My brother asked for Buddhism for Christmas

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I am spending Christmas with my DB so I gave him a call and asked what he would like for Christmas? He replied that it would be great if I could bring some Buddhism.
I was mildly confused but more intrigued, he has never been really into religion but it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that he should be interested in Buddhism.
So I enquired what sort of thing he had in mind: ideas for the path to liberation? Some prayer beads? Or maybe a book on Buddhist studies? There was a long pause then he said “er, what?”
So I pointed out that he had just asked for Buddhism.
“no” he said “not Buddhism! You know, the draft you get in cans, Buddies.”
“Budweiser?”
“No! I’m not drinking that shite. You know the stuff in the yellow cans!”
Eventually the penny dropped “Boddingtons?”
“Yes! Bring 24 cans of that”.

Clearly my brother is less sophisticated than I thought .

Anyone else been asked for something rather unexpected this Christmas?

No but that did make me . It’s the type of conversation I can certainly imagine having with my brother!

You definitely have to wrap his beer in prayer flags now op!

Love it.

Excellent, a case of beer and a Buddhism for beginners guide for his Christmas gift

I now have a picture in my head of the Dalai Lama enjoying a can of Boddingtons.

I opened this thread up, expecting a very different thread.

This is classic!

Best I can add is the worst fake father christmas ever repeatedly telling me I wanted a puppy when I was telling him I wanted a Popple (remember them?) - I was shocked because my mum could hear and yeah obviously santa isn't real but if she actually thought for a moment that I was asking people for an animal... In OUR house...

Cans of Buddhism

You must have been relieved . Definitely get him one of these as well though.

Not the point but I bought that very Buddha at Lincoln xmas market on Sunday
#festivebuddha

My DS asked for 'cheese. But not the stinky foot cheese that grandad likes' for xmas

Hardly on par with Buddhism though!

My DB and I have these sorts of conversations all the time, we are usually chatting on an international line while he is on hands free in his van negotiating rural irish lanes. Lines really do get crossed .
I’m looking forward to a very boozy Buddhist Christmas

I think I should have put “lighthearted” in the title.

Ooh you have to get him a bottle of Laughing Budda to go with his Boddingtons!

Many years ago when I was a teenager I wrote a Christmas list for my grandparents, I asked for Roget’s thesaurus and perfume, but I didn’t put the “and” in. My poor grandfather went all over town looking for Rogets Thesaurus perfume!

I have these sorts of conversations all the time with my youngest.
Still got a few years left to try and solve the problem.