- Have you ever bought a Christmas gift that tanked?
- Have you improved at gift giving over the years?
The hosts open the end-of-2022 show from the Pathway Studios in Johnston proper with banter about Dan's near-purchase of a yak horn. They trade stories of Christmas gifts that tanked: Dan (speaker-2, addressed on-air) once wrapped his deceased sister's nurse doll for his brother as a kid; an atheist uncle once gave gag religious gifts including a Catholic Jesus nightlight, a roller-skating Jesus, and a Buddy Christ figurine from Dogma; Nathaniel's returned camera equipment; and a coupon booklet that was never redeemed. The host addressed as Boova tells the 'Uh-oh: Conversations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door' diet book his nana gave him as a teenager. Listeners are invited to call or text the complaint line (515) 517-0085 with their own gift stories.
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Dear LFTP: the single man and the holiday cliques
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Dear LFTP: the grandma, 'Libby,' and the weight comment
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Dear LFTP: the Mimi letter ('Call Me Hoopi')
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