| If your favorite dad plays golf, barbecues, travels, | | | | wall-mounted fish qualifies as a really bad gift. |
| loves books, music or movies, enjoys tools, | | | | 6. Cheap Cologne. No matter how manly the |
| gadgets or cigars, or follows a favorite sporting | | | | packaging or romantic the advertising, most |
| team, finding a Father's Day gift he'll really like | | | | women don't enjoy the company of a man who |
| shouldn't be that hard. But no matter what kind of | | | | smells like an old saddle or a sea captain. A good |
| dad you're buying for, keep in mind that it | | | | practice is never to give dad a gift that he might |
| probably isn't smart to give him anything on this | | | | be tempted to splash on in lieu of taking a |
| list. | | | | shower. |
| 1. Necktie. A tie is one of the most universally | | | | 7. Opera Tickets. Some dads might enjoy an |
| unwelcome gifts, second only to the dreaded | | | | evening at the opera. But most dads won't. What |
| holiday fruitcake. So before you even consider | | | | makes this gift even more distasteful is that it is |
| giving dad another tie, ask yourself how many | | | | such an obvious ploy to get him to give you the |
| ties he already has and does he even wear ties | | | | other ticket and agree to be your escort. |
| anyway? | | | | 8. Pink Golf Balls. Even if dad likes to golf and |
| 2. Nose Hair Clippers. Nose hairs should never be | | | | would otherwise enjoy a few extra balls to hit |
| seen or brought up in polite conversation. So if | | | | into the trees, pink golf balls are for lady golfers. |
| you love your dad, choose another gift and allow | | | | And you won't get a pass from dad just because |
| him to keep all nose hair issues to himself. | | | | they are brand name balls or you got them at a |
| 3. ThighMaster. This infomercial icon also makes | | | | deep discount. |
| the top ten worst Mother's Day gift list, and for | | | | 9. Anything in a bright Yellow Book that insults |
| the same reasons. Buying someone exercise | | | | their intelligence." It's hard for men to admit that |
| equipment sends a clear message that their body | | | | they don't know everything. Why rub it in their |
| needs some attention. And not in a good way. | | | | faces with a gift book that screams "you're a |
| 4. Chia Pet. A Chia Pet is another obviously bad | | | | dummy"? And never, ever buy him the ultimate |
| Father's Day gift. Unless dad is already an avid | | | | insulting Father's Day gift: Fatherhood for Less |
| collector of animal-shaped pottery that grows | | | | Intelligent Dads |
| grass on window sills, when you walk by the Chia | | | | 10. A Barbecue Apron. What could be more |
| Pet display in the drugstore, just keep walking. | | | | humiliating for dad than wearing a cutesy |
| 5. A Singing Fish. There are two schools of | | | | barbecue apron as he walks into the backyard |
| thought about what makes a talking wall-mounted | | | | with a platter of steaks and a 12-pack for his |
| fish one of the worst gifts ever. Some say it is | | | | buddies? While he might wear it to please you, it |
| the silly song that plays when you get walk by. | | | | may take years to live down all the ribbing. |
| But most people agree that any type of | | | | |