Humorous Holiday Gifts

Humorous Holiday Gifts

Whether you play gift-giving games with gag gifts, or "white elephants," or you just like messing with holiday tradition, wacky and weird presents have a place in our seasonal celebrations. Read on for the most playful, campy and just plain hilarious gift picks available.

Clothing
Looney Tunes Laplander Hats

Part hip, part ridiculous, and totally trendy, a Looney Tunes laplander hat makes a great gift for teens and twentysomethings. Now you just have to decide whether they're more the Yosemite Sam, Marvin the Martian or classic Bugs type

Clothing
Bacon Ties

Bacon has pretty much conquered the known universe so, of course, bacon-emblazoned neckties abound. Extroverts will love the trompe l'oeil full slice o' bacon design, while introverts prefer more "subtle" stamped patterns.

Clothing
Ugly Christmas Sweaters

A very special item they’ll certainly drag out for giggles every holiday season, the revered and reviled ugly holiday sweater holds a place of mythic grandeur in the gag gift pantheon. (How dull would holiday office parties be without these?

Toys and Games
Family Guy Operation Game

The Baby Boomer childhood game Operation gets a makeover, with Nurse Stewie assisting as players try to treat Peter's clammy hands, gas factory and chowder head. Warning: This patient complains.

Toys and Games
Whoopie Cushion

Perhaps the most revered icon in the world of practical jokes, this timeless gag gift will get a rise out of anyone who's unlucky enough to sit on it.

Toys and Games
Trick Golf Balls

Duffers and masters alike will go red if they’re trapped on the green with these trick balls. Watch out for flying golf clubs if you're anywhere near the course

Books
Yoga Dogs

Life can certainly get ruff, so chillax by looking at man's (and woman's) best friends unwinding. Yoga Dogs comes in book and calendar form and showcases a bunch of curiously calm canines

Books
So Now You’re A Zombie

This helpful handbook hits the zombie zeitgeist dead-on. Whether you're new to the undead game or have a loved one who's going through the change, this guide offers afterlife lessons

Books
Goodnight iPad

Beloved kids storybook Goodnight Moon gets an up-to-the-nanosecond sendup in this hilarious parody. While skewering our culture's device dependence, the story also delivers a gentle lesson on the value of tech-free togetherness

Around the House
A Christmas Story Leg Lamps

As much a holiday icon as any blinking red nose on a reindeer, the glowing, fishnet-clad limbfrom A Christmas Story can grace your home in full-size or miniature versions.

Around the House
Nose Shower Gel Dispensers

Perhaps this is the kind of bath accessory that should be put away when the relatives arrive for a stay? In the meantime, it'll be a scream getting clean

Around the House
Funny Shot Glasses

Collectors will love adding a couple of snarky-messaged vessels to their shot glass array, while super-neat variations like "gummy" glasses and those made from frozen ice molds will put everyone in the right spirit

Accessories
Handlebar Mustaches

An astoundingly popular college campus craze goes viral: This time it's all about the mustache, an old-timey handlebar style, to be specific. Score this wacky under-nose gear in a myriad of silly styles

Accessories
World’s Largest Gummy Worm

Gross but yummy, this gummy worm is super-sized for maximum laughs. Totally incredible and actually quite edible, it'll keep their sugar rush going for weeks

Accessories
Rubber Chicken

All hail the king of gag gifts. This pathetic and plucked pollo doesn't really do anything but look ridiculous, although we've heard rumors that it's been used in the past to bean folks on the head.