04-01-2016, 11:28 AM
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#41
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
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04-01-2016, 11:37 AM
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#42
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
Ah, maybe I am just getting older then. There was no such things as smartphones or tablets when I was in high school -- DS' everywhere though. We had a lunchtime Mario Kart DS gathering in the cafeteria that would routinely be 12-15 people.
It wasn't even that long ago haha. Things move fast.
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I'm with you, what teenager doesn't play games. A DS or a Vita would be both mine and my fiance's go-to time waster and we're 24
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04-01-2016, 11:43 AM
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#43
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evil of fart
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Just finished texting his old man.
He likes reading anything to do with fishing or hockey.
So books suggestions (The Scorpion was in early).
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Haha, when I was 16, my mom would have told you to get me a book, too. I would have wanted the DS.
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04-01-2016, 11:46 AM
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#44
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Haha, when I was 16, my mom would have told you to get me a book, too. I would have wanted the DS.
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Good thing I asked his dad 
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04-01-2016, 11:52 AM
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#45
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Haha, when I was 16, my mom would have told you to get me a book, too. I would have wanted the DS.
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I actually really liked reading when I was a teen, so I'd be ok with either a book or a 3DS. But not non-fiction lol. Loved fantasy / science fiction books. It is a good thing you asked his dad, as different kids like different things. I would have killed for a 3DS when I was 16.
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04-01-2016, 11:53 AM
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#46
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
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i had to google 3DS... i am old
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04-01-2016, 11:56 AM
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#47
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Uncle Chester
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Does he own an iPad? What about a monthly or annual Marvel online subscription?
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04-01-2016, 11:57 AM
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#48
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Does he own an iPad? What about a monthly or annual Marvel online subscription?
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The feedback his dad gave me was books on fishing or hockey. He isn't a comic/gamer type of kid.
I am leaning towards The Game by Ken Dryden.
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04-01-2016, 12:01 PM
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#49
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Franchise Player
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How laid up will he be? Will he still be able to fish?
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04-01-2016, 12:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
How laid up will he be? Will he still be able to fish?
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Yeah he should be able to move around.
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04-01-2016, 12:04 PM
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#51
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Yeah he should be able to move around.
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If you're a fisherman yourself the gift of taking him out fishing a couple times would be a great gift. No one likes being stuck at home for too long.
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04-01-2016, 12:07 PM
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#52
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
If you're a fisherman yourself the gift of taking him out fishing a couple times would be a great gift. No one likes being stuck at home for too long.
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I am not a fisherman but I agree the gift of time is the greatest and he has given me and my boy plenty of his time.
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04-01-2016, 12:21 PM
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#53
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Nothing to do with fishing or hockey, but this is my favorite book and I recommend it to anyone:
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04-01-2016, 12:39 PM
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Ok I may be lampooned for this as being out of touch for what a 16 yr old fishing and hockey player might like. Perhaps it is because I just tore through this and loved it:
Podcast: Dan Carlins Hardcore History Series : Blueprint for Armeggedon
It is a six part series (I think) about the First World War. Truly fascinating story telling and heartbreaking at the same time.
If he likes it then he will be about 20 hrs down the rabbit hole before it is finished. If he doesn't like it, well it is FREE so nothing lost.
Also at sixteen he should know the major details of the war so following it is not as tough as some of the other subjects he has tackled.
My two cents
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04-01-2016, 12:46 PM
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Late Bloomer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Campo De Golf
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I like the e-reader suggestion. If he likes to read he will use it for years.
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04-01-2016, 12:48 PM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Quote:
Originally Posted by prarieboy
I like the e-reader suggestion. If he likes to read he will use it for years.
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He has an iPad, so the e-reader would be redundant, wouldn't it?
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04-01-2016, 12:50 PM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
He has an iPad, so the e-reader would be redundant, wouldn't it?
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Not necessarily.
iPads aren't exactly great for reading with the backlight. Imagine reading a book on your laptop. Sure you can do it, but it's not great on the eyes.
Readers have a flatter light that makes it more like reading a page.
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04-01-2016, 12:52 PM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattyC
Not necessarily.
iPads aren't exactly great for reading with the backlight. Imagine reading a book on your laptop. Sure you can do it, but it's not great on the eyes.
Readers have a flatter light that makes it more like reading a page.
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Personally, I put iBooks into 'Dark Mode', which makes the background black and the text white. I find that helps.
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04-01-2016, 01:06 PM
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#59
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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If he has an iPad i would suggest an Itunes card, he could get apps, movies or books. A nice set of good comfy head phones for his devices would be a great gift if he doesn't already have a set.
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04-01-2016, 01:09 PM
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#60
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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Also a nice pair of sunglasses or a nice dressy watch, not really gonna help him during recovery but nice things none the less.
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