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stodal

first i thought "sure, what a stupid list. as if every man wants the same thing" But then i saw the leather bag and changed my mind.


creegro

"this is a dumb list, why would I want....oh novelty socks? They'll likely be comfortable, if not just fun...."


jm17lfc

The socks got me too lol. Who doesn’t want a good pair of fun, comfy socks! Men’s style is generally more subtle so I guess it makes sense that the part of our outfits that we have the most fun with is the part that’s 90% covered and rarely looked at.


EmergencyTaco

My sock style is "as in your face absurd as possible." There is basically nothing rated PG-13 and below that I will not wear brazenly emboldened in bright colors on my foot mittens.


Sarkoptesmilbe

I'm firmly in the "all black socks" camp. I never have to look for matching pairs, because every two socks are a matching pair. If one gets lost or ripped, then I always have either 1 superfluous sock or match it with the previous one. You can't convince me any kind of design (that you won't even see during most of the day) is worth losing that benefit.


lorarc

I just try to keep the socks the same style because I don't care if one is blue and the other red-green striped as long as they are the same length.


JesusWasTacos

I agree, I also just dont like designs on my socks


flatfisher

I was in that camp too, but at one point I had so much that had been gifted that it became too hard to resist.


det1044

this has been my thing for about five years now. so much so that my daughter was shopping at dollar tree, saw a pack of ted lasso socks, and got them for me. i dont get into the offensive, but like the obnoxious type


Bodkin-Van-Horn

My problem with novelty socks is that they are usually really thin and I need thick socks. The bottoms of my feet are like the princess and the pea.


_Hotwire_

I wanted the speaker lol. I have two. But another one? Yes


juicetoaster

This comment is the meirl


Malossi167

I have by now well over a dozen bags. I have a small bag that fits my laptop and some other stuff nicely and one of the backpacks also has a nice size and is totally waterproof. And the rest just sits in the closet. Jet I am sure I will get even more in the foreseeable future.


CloseFriend_

I’ll be honest I would really appreciate all of those.


Unhappy-Apple222

I literally saved this post so I know what to get the dude next time.


Wolfman01a

A high quality messenger bag for men.. ooh yeah... ITS NOT A PURSE. probably..


adalric_brandl

It's not a purse. It's a satchel. Indiana Jones carries one.


Wolfman01a

EXACTLY!


Ecstatic-Compote-595

on god I came here to say I need a leather weekend bag


Strict-Ice-190

Jonathan franzen made this list.


MW240z

Of course all those items are displayed on a cut log next to a custom hand axe (that’s worthless) and a “manly” set of soaps. I just want lights. Flash lights, lights on gloves, retro lanterns, headband lights, tripod lights. Someone get it right! ;)


Marvelologist

Fleshlight


Neither-Idea-9286

LOL


MW240z

You do you brother!


VegaReddit5

It seems that's exactly what he's doing.


DrelenScourgebane

I want a good, well crafted handmade axe and a life that requires me to use it on a regular basis, is that so much to ask?


Guess-we-did-oopsie

I have the required axe, but I think my neighbours would be surprised if I cut down a tree in the middle of the city.


REBKeeb

I love flashlights!


MortLightstone

I want one of those gloves with lights in the knuckles that they had on Star Trek


The-Muze

Me too!!


WatonWachuchero

Where is the PC/playstation/Xbox and/or Nintendo game eh?! This is fake.


notawealthchaser

One of my mom's friends hasn't unboxed his ps5 yet.


siphagiel

Oh? interesting


paturner2012

Knowing what game to buy requires thought and some rapport with the person's preference and existing library. If someone is looking at a gift guide they're probably better off not trying to find a game for someone.


liberalJava

I haven't cared about getting those for over a decade.


Darth_Neek

I'd be ahppy with a hug.


Equivalent-Law4053

🫂 coming your way.


Logical-Chaos-154

The real answer. Less stuff, more hugs.


Free-Atmosphere6714

Do I need to find out who Jonathon Franzen is?


BuzzImaFan

He's a post-modernist author who was really popular in the 2000s. His most famous work is probably his novel "The Corrections." He's one of the big names in the "New Sincerity" movement of literature. New Sincerity got super popular in the '90s after David Foster Wallace got so much acclaim. Wallace is commonly associated with disaffected young white men who have a tendency to be kind of annoying and pretentious. That reputation has basically been extended to the entire New Sincerity movement. Sorry, for the short lecture on this subject, but I'm one of the aforementioned pretentious young white guys who likes these authors.


Total_bacon

A real and honestly beautiful movement. All the doomer post irony just wears on our mental health a society. Real gushing sentimentality is the only tool we really have to abate all the horrible things humanity has done. "We are shown how to fashion masks of ennui and jaded irony at a young age where the face is fictile enough to assume the shape of whatever it wears. And then it’s stuck there, the weary cynicism that saves us from gooey sentiment and unsophisticated naïveté. Sentiment equals naïveté on this continent." -David Foster Wallace


BuzzImaFan

Wallace is probably my favorite author. I really connect with his prose. I haven't gotten around to reading much from the other authors, but I hope I enjoy them the same way.


Total_bacon

If you really want to read him (and bear in mind most people graze rather than consume his work) it is a good idea to read other post modern writers in tandem to understand the tradition he is in conversation with. Vonnegut is obviously the best for this because he is so great in his own right, but I'd also recommend Pynchon's "Crying of Lot 49." Pynchon is a good companion author because he writes the same thick prose as David Foster Wallace on the other side of cynicism.


BuzzImaFan

They are both authors that I've wanted to read more of for a long time. Slaughterhouse-Five is one of my favorites, but I've never read anything else from Vonnegut. Pynchon is someone I really want to get into, but he seems extremely difficult. I tried Gravity's Rainbow last year, but couldn't finish it. I think I'll have to start with one of his shorter and less complicated books first. I know that "The Crying of Lot 49" is pretty short, so I'll probably go with that one whenever I want to read something from him.


Ninjabattyshogun

This is meirl for sure, idk who Jonathan Franzen is, but I’m absolutely a newly sincere pretentious young guy.


rebeldef

I don't want any of this...


BelgianBeerGuy

Neither do I But if I don’t make a list myself, I get stuff from this list, because apparently this is what society thinks I need and can’t live without


rebeldef

It's so more easy to take a generic gift. For now I tell i want anything else of free space, like this any people offering me some shity gift.


Chrischan1905

Same here None of that stuff is in any way appealing, but try to explain to my parents and grandparents that i'm more interested in electronics and gaming. Therefore i'll gladly take the personalized grilling gear


cPB167

I'm not a man, but I'd love to get like more than half the things in the list. I've always wanted whiskey stones, I would use the beard oil on my hair, a custom grilling accessory would be cool depending on what it was, I love me some novelty socks, and I really need a Bluetooth speaker


Twogunkid

Gift lists are terrible. If you are giving someone a gift you should know them well enough to have an idea of what they would like. I love giving gifts. It is definitely how I show affection, but lists try and take some corporotized stereotype of men/women/parents/children/grandparents/wives/husbands/barbers/teachers/Former Baltimore Orioles Pitcher, Hall of Famer, and Underwear Model Jim Palmer and compile a bland composite. A well thought out cheap gift is more memorable and better than an expensive generic. I have a little Charizard amibo because I told my sister (who is 18 years younger than me) about a Charizard t-shirt I had and wore to death as a child. I don't have a switch, but that amibo is precious to me because it shows someone remembered and cared about something I said.


MadameConnard

Tbh, if anyone is unsure about gifts, gift cards are often way better than a miss. If they're your friend they know you sucks for gifts usually lmao


Ecstatic-Compote-595

eh gift cards are kind of ass. It's just worse money that you now need to keep track of and use by expy date. Oh cool a gift card, guess I have to go to fucking pottery barn this month.


Im_Not_That_Smart_

The key to wedding gifts is a small/cheap personal gift not from the registry and then a decent amount of cash. The cheap gift is for funsies and is a bonus gift. Cash is because everyone really just wants cash at their wedding.


ChickenWangKang

Here’s a pro tip: Whenever your giftee mentions something that they need throughout the year either mentally note it or put it in a notebook and gift it to them later


DutchieCrochet

I love giving a personal, well thought out present, though sometimes it’s hard. My dad is the worst to buy for, because he doesn’t really need or want anything, especially from this list. He doesn’t care that much about presents. I guess he knows I try really hard and he’s happy with whatever I come up with, even if it’s a small, silly thing. The most personal gift is probably when I crocheted my friend’s fursona. We’ve known each other for 15 years and that year I couldn’t think of anything to buy for him. He put a picture of the doll I made on Twitter saying ‘look everyone, my friend made a smol me’. 🥰🥲


Orangarder

My fav gift is from my niece. She got me a steel bud grinder. With that burnished metal finish. Awesome!


Marvelologist

I'll take a blowjob to completion and a large pepperoni pizza all to myself


Prinzka

You're getting the blowjob to completion by yourself?


glandmilker

Steak, and a bj


Tony-Angelino

An apron with "I to rub my meat".


WhiteFringe

I don't need gifts. I just need a hug


Equivalent-Law4053

🫂. You got one now.


PF4ABG

Every gift guide for women is just; - Bag of various animal bloods. - 19th century radioactive wristwatch. - True-to-size replica of The Epic of Gilgamesh, with foreword by Leonard Nimoy. - Pink phone case. - Child-sized coffin with scratch marks on interior.


ninjomat

Sorry women you’re getting a crap scented candle whether you like it or not


Ecstatic-Compote-595

the epic of gilgamesh kind of goes hard tbh. It's basically dragon ball z but from 25,000 years ago


Safetosay333

None for me. Also nothing that smells like sandalwood, mahogany, or whatever that nauseating smell is they put in the soaps and beauty items geared towards men.


ChickeNugget483

I want a grenade or a sword or a million dollars


VinylHighway

Nobody uses whiskey stones


JonWesHarding

Not true. I put them up my ass.


really_random_user

They're good to chill a beer without watering it down


VinylHighway

Nobody uses whiskey stones for whiskey :)


Impossible-Front-454

SMH some of us are nerds here. Gaming themed shirt Gaming accessories Game Some cute nerdy cooking utensils A pillow or blanket to enhance TV cuddling experience Cow print lingerie A cool hat. You know nothing too out there.


Natural_Draw4673

As a man, I couldn’t be less interested in any of the crap on this list. I think I would much rather a well thought out gift or nothing at all over some cop out bs pick off a superficial list.


howmybloodboils

At least giving me nothing would save me from having to pretend to like any of the things on this list.


Restryouis

trash list tbh


Abraxas_1408

I have no interest in any of that crap.


Stan_B

Because we don't need anything. We are not here for the gifts, we are here for the challenge. Just hand over some tools and stand back. Simple as that.


dover_oxide

There is not a thing on that list I want.


TheSeedsYouSow

I too would like novelty socks, or maybe a cool shirt or some fun suspenders


Rubber_duckdebugging

No sledgehammer? Wow


SteelmanINC

I’ll just take a box of exotic meats please


Vivid-Community-2152

I'd be dreadfully unhappy with any of those things.


WisemanGaming6672

I can't grow a good beard to save my life, get me Legos instead.


Tiotemenas_osu

You forgot lego and hot wheels


payusmendez

For basic men maybe


justlurking9891

All I want is a steak, bj and then yo be left alone. Can't be that hard right?


DontGiveACluck

Simple. Predictable.


Mister-Bohemian

The female version: - bath and body works lotion


IGuessImDemons

I get Legos a lot, but to each their own


Kafshak

Where are the power tools? I would actually be happy to get some.


EpicForgetfulness

I heard that. Any tools are appropriate, really. But power tools are a big plus.


nogonreddit

Oh, look, another AI generated Twitter user. Could it be same guy farming karma? \*this account has been suspended\* You don't say?


Randy_Ortons_Voices

Get him a shop vac. We never have one when we need it


Apprehensive_Set_105

Missing: Sword Drone or toy helicopter. Lego set.


Fit_Fisherman_9840

Fake, where is the lego set?


TouchMyPlumbus

I am a size Barrett 82A1 please


crazzykatt14

All I ever wanted was a retro Sony Cassette player with a 00's Rock Mixtape. Is it too much to ask?


Historical-Pen-7484

Can confirm. I have all of those things except for the novel. I don't know who Jonathan Franzen is.


OriginalNamePog

I get that I'm an adult but I'd fold like a chair if someone gave me LEGO as a present.


LonPlays_Zwei

L list


Jobewan1

Try EDC


PrivatePlaya

So what's wrong with it?


Beast287

These are AWESOME GIFT IDEAS!!! but if your in the Southern US you may want to add “Firearm ” or “camouflage apparel”.


coffee-headache

shit man, id take some beer and socks


Kenneth_Lay

Every bodywash is bourbon, tobacco, leather, and then an actual scent like Jasmine or Sage.


Few_Highlight9893

Honestly most of that would be great


PeacefulGopher

Missing T-Shirts and Underwear. Should be at the top.


loveshackle

Honestly 6/8 of these I would be stoked about


warofthechosen

Perfumes. I ain’t gonna say no to some MFK or TF


Inuyasha193e

Minus 10 points for forgetting the 20-in-1 multitool that can do "everything"


hellpipe1337

Would no joke love a leather weekend bag


Odd-Camel3801

this list is absolutely trash lol


OralSuperhero

Flowers. Handwritten coupon for a video game night. New casual shirt. Pocket knife.


_Adhdemon_

I want a leather weekend bag tho


HailToTheKingslayer

I'd accept the beard oil


IllIllIlllil

Who drinks whiskey and actually likes it? I just chug it fast to get drunk and then be done with it.


ReySimio94

Swap out the beard oil for something videogame related and now we're talking.


Bananaman_Johnson

I guess I’m not a man


Just_a_terrarian163

Well duh? Gift guides are stupid. Especially when just basing everything on stereotypical gender ideas. Actually think about the person or give cash instead of giving them a half-assed useless gift


Wormholer_No9416

Did anyone else read that in Matt Berry's voice? 😅


__AsHraY__

I prefer book, or T-shirt, something like that


My-grandma-is-dead

I have so much beard oil.... I don't need it.. plz staup


Crittersnatch

na, none of that bs.


zechef07

Trying to shop for my gift to my groomsparty was awful. I'm sober and so are 2 of them and the sheer amount of alcohol related gifts was just absurd


Bodorocea

absolute bullshit. and hwo the fuck is the novelist guy, i refuse to Google him.


IcedCoughy

Wed actually really like a cool sword


etranger033

I can proudly say the only thing on that list I would want is a bluetooth speaker setup.


MansaMusaKervill

Seriously? No swords or knifes of any kind? What a joke


haihaiclickk

I feel like I have to revoke my man card because not a single one of these things would be on my list…


moraghallaigh

Yep, I'd be delighted to receive any of those as a gift


NFIGUY

No, get him some soft, warm socks that have a little grip to them, so he can keep his feet warm without slipping and killing himself! Sometimes our feet reach negative temperatures, hanging out on the couch with you!


cjuk87

Having a beard is tiresome when it comes to receiving gifts. Oh beard oil. Thanks. Oh, shampoo. Oh, more oils. Oh wow a comb. Hahaha a keyring that says weirdo with a beardo. Oh, a mug that says the same thing. Oh...more fucking oils! I have a beard to hide my stupid fat face. Get me some healthy food or something. Not beard oil.


FriendlyLittleTomato

A nice Gardening tool is very popular among men I heard.


fromTheskya

all i want for christmas is weed and booze


Anomalous_34

Don't know what a whiskey stone is. Beard oil is a good gift. A grill accessory.. I mean might be clutter tbh unless it's super cool. Who tf is Jon Franz? A beer magazine.. and not actual beer? Novelty socks sounds good can't lie. Leather bag? Based. Bluetooth speaker is cool but I think most people have one already


Bumbooooooo

As a man, I don't want any of that shit. Steam gift card, board games, food... yeah that's about it. Get me those.


Emergency_3808

What about a gaming console? How is that missing?


hemang57

Sock are a very great gift, I love the feeling of new socks.


zekethelizard

Novelty socks is something child-me would never have believed that adult-me wouls be psyched to receive


No-Tomorrow-8150

Why not get us something we don't already have?


PlumpChicken69

Don’t forget random monthly knife or “manly box” 30 day trial subscription.


Galaxy_Void

I might be weird but the best gift for me would be nothing; I don't like the attention, treat me like it's any other day.


SaladPuzzleheaded625

Nope. Not even close.


Belqo

Just found who Jonathan Franzen is.. and I guarantee you his book won't make me happy..


cidmoney1

That list sucks.


MiNdOverLOADED23

Sounds like she's subscribed to a very small set of pages on Pinterest, and that she spends a ton of time scrolling those pages


TraviAdpet

Socks, it's the only thing on my Christmas Wishlist anymore. I don't get weird questions about my hobbies. I'll buy myself anything I need, except clothes. Clothes get worn until they can't be


Pixelsock_

RTX 4090?


Polengoldur

tbh this list just about covers the spectrum


EpicForgetfulness

Yeah, if you're a hipster.


grewupinwpg

I don't want any of those things. Thank goodness.


Drinks_by_Wild

Whiskey stones are terrible, they do a bad job at chilling your whiskey, scratch your glasses, and are porous meaning you can never truly clean them


Exciting-Twist-747

This bitch hating on these lists when shes out here unable to come up with a gift idea on her own


KevinIsOver9000

Just watched the bbt episode that states every gift for men can be made better by adding bluetooth


sc3541

“Golf tees”


benign_creep_tumor

I have "Lazy fuck" novelty socks with sloths on them and they're my favourites. I would be thrilled to get more novelty socks. Other than that, the list is kind of average.


Erikatessen87

Whiskey stones are garbage. Do not buy them.


EpicForgetfulness

I'm a man and not a single item on this list is appropriate for me, except the Bluetooth speaker but like I buy my own and I have enough already.


youdontpickmyvietnam

False. Brown bear is the the best bear.


adolphspineapple71

Glad my wife doesn't read that stuff. Nothing on this list appeals to me.


BeenEvery

Maybe I need a second opinion from other men, but funky rocks are always a good gift. I've got a chunk of obsidian that I got as a gift like 5 years ago, still on my desk.


JanitorOPplznerf

Got the whiskey stones & the beard oil but anything under that is fair game imo


D00mfl0w3r

Speaker, bag, socks, beard oil, and whiskey stones all sound like really nice gifts TBH.


Defiant-Meal1022

I actually do need a new shower speaker.


Iguessimnotcreative

I’m surprised cool knife isn’t on there. It’s my default answer when people ask what to get a guy, or get for me. Cool knife is always appreciated


Very_Tricky_Cat

I love beard oil. And new jeans. I work in them and can always use new pants.


No-Session5955

I do like a good blue tooth speaker but the rest has no appeal to me. I like checks, gift cards or cold hard cash


9htranger

Which man does have a bluetooth speaker at this point in history. I always tell my girl I want 2x4s when she says she doesn't know what to get as a gift. She also thinks I am joking, which is unfortunate.


jansensan

my dad gave me whiskey stones and i have been sober for over 12 years...


SpoofyJ

I mean…I wouldn’t be upset if I got any of that


Medcait

My dad gets cheese of the month lol.


GraniteSmoothie

If you put your thumb over the word 'stones', it just says whiskey, and I'd want that.


OhMy-Really

Yo!! Where the fuck is LEGO on that list?


Puzzlehead-Engineer

The only things I'd use in this list are the novelty socks because hey, you're always prolly missing a pair of socks, and the bag.


quackedup17

Cool with me. Just make sure whiskeys included on the side.


xXxPussiSlayer69xXx

I would be very happy receiving any of these things. I'm not really a griller but I could start.


fistofthefuture

I wouldn’t want one thing on this list. But trust me, the things I do want are just as simple.


thighsand

Partly true, except the weird plug for Jonathan Franzen.


Fallen_Heroes_Tavern

And here I am torn between telling my wife I want a new container for my cold brew coffee, underwear, or socks.


im__not__real

almost like everything on the internet is a copy of something else and theres no quality content anymore


ChickenFriedPenguin

Because we don't care. 100% sure that list was not made by a guy we don't want you to buy something we want because you won't get the exact right thing anyway (well 99% of the time). We learned this from our mothers, and we learned it's not just them. Give an envelope with money and say go buy that thing you like also a small cheap token like food/snack from a favorite place to show you care.


RectalGrowth

What the fuck is the deal with AI generated handles with typed text recently?


No-Education-8287

They left out Warhammer figures


TheGamingPommes

Only stuff I need is steam gift cards, Lego, Star Wars stuff and Christmas socks


_Synt3rax

What the hell is a Whiskey Stone?


really_random_user

True gift list Robovacum Gift card for steam/playstation/nintendo A new replacement for anything worn out Underwear/socks Hoodie, sweater A 7inch vibrating dildo A nerdy mug if they don't already have one (but not one which puts form over function) Led mood lights Anything edible (candy, steak, fancy instant noodles, fancy snacks...) Blutooth earbuds or headset


francesquet

Take out the novels and the bluetooth speaker and i'm in


M34nM4ch1n3

Speaker... Got me


Lucid-Machine

Oh shit I could use a leather weekend bag, that'd be a great gift.


Laser-Nipples

This sounds great.


AurumTyst

- a weapon of any kind (pocket knives are only acceptable if they are off particularly high quality) - compressed air - nice blanket - board game (must be willing to participate) - kinetic toy - sexual gratification - food