i need an icebreaker, anybody have any ideas?
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Yea..I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for but here are a few general ideas.  my online teacher had an icebreaker called the con game where you had to think of a word starting with con and then make up a phrase.  For example, I am a person who just got out of jail and found the nearest entrance to a home and laid my lips upon it.  The word is conquistador (Con kissed a door).  Kind of lame, but cute.\n\nAlso, in a seminar I once took the teacher bought a book of top tens of everything (movies, music etc.) Then he'd say the category and in groups we tried had to guess 10 things on paper to match the list.  The one with the most won a prize.  It was really fun!
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Try WW Grainger.  If they don't have them they will point you in the right direction.
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Try the Discovery Channel store if there is one near you.  Or you could try Best Buy, Suncoast, Sam Goodie, even Blockbuster, Target or Walmart. \n\nIf not, you could put a piece of paper in a Fathers Day card saying that there is a surpise comming in the mail for him soon and just order it off the Discovery Channel's website.
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go to blockbuster or some place like that and see if they can order any for you... and try flea markets. people sell all kinds of stuff at flea markets, you'd be surprised at what you can find.... MY daughter still has a Jem doll with the light up earrings... they still work....
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For a bargin, try here:\nhttp://www.sierratradingpost.com/d/287_Womens-Ins-Waterproof-Jackets.html\n\nIf price isn't the issue, try here:\n\nhttp://www.paragonsports.com/Paragon/Shop?Dsp=30000&PCR=1:100:1001:10027:100267:1000713&Key=Clothing_Womens_Ski_Jackets_All_JacketsCoats
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How about a nice shirt? or a tool? does he fix things around there? or a gift card to Cold Stone? ice cream? or a good book, there's a new John Grisham novel out, oh, i want to read that. Or a magazine sub. to the coffee place?  yea, hope that helps. :)
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The Fighting Illini have a store. It can be found here\nhttp://fightingillini.collegesports.com/store/  I did a search and went through the categories and found a jacket/windbreaker here http://store.fansonly.com/marketplace/store_contents.cfm?cart_id=&store_id=180&dept_id=2123&product_id=72155 but you can look around for yourself if you don't like that one.
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Ice pack.  Get on it and stay on it.
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That sounds like a great gift . . . you might also get him a subscription to a snowboarding magazine or a rain check to go see his favorite band.
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go to an accessory store and go wild, with $25 you can buy alot of stuff!
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Go to Cracker Barrel's store. They sell stuff like that!
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Damn, Im sure I need some more freezer fodder.... d'ya think the male Q busters can help me with that one ;-)\n\nGood one
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You could use penguins and incorporate math by having them build (addition/counting) an igloo or dive into a pond.  That new movie is coming out so it would be timely.
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try www.wildimports.com   They have what you are looking for.  They cost a few bucks, but are actually quite good prices for the quality you are getting.  I LOVE cannons!  Get one!  Try the mountain howizter.....\n\nIf you don't want to spend quite that much money, you can always find a Coehorn mortar.  They make them in golf ball size or beer can size.  Put a charge of black powder in one of those babies and it'll rattle the mountainside!  They are fun too and you can get a decent quality mortar for a few hundred bucks.
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i started with a package deal.. a brand called axis.. it included the board, boots, and bindings for about 300.. its a great beginner board, i never had any problems with it.. if i were you id look into some kind of package deal like that.. if you go to a snow sports store and ask them about it theyll prolly have something for you...im not really a fan of the whole renting idea.. its usually espensive enough for the lift ticket, i wouldnt wana be spending another 20, 30 bucks a pop for a daily snowboard.. i mean if you wanted to see what snowboarding is like, that might be a good idea but if youre pretty positive your going to stick with it, buying you own is the way to go
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TRy goin to one of those party shops or get them from people you know!
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you might want to go during the summer to a ski shop. they will have boards that they demoed last year in good condition and good quality for cheap prices. also you might want to get last years modle. i got $1100 skis for $400 and they were really nice. you would also want to get last years modle for boots. that doesn't mean there bad the ski shop just wants to get rid of them. you might want to go to a ski swap because that stuff is usually good. if you need to you might want to use ebay but im not sure the security of that. good luck finding the gear!