Please help me figure out what to gift my boring brother?

Cash. Gifts shouldn't be about what is fun for you to buy. It's just something you think might make the other person happy. 16 year olds usually aren't sure who they are or their place in the world or what they want out of life. So if the fella says "whatever" to gifts, give currency. Everybody is happy.

Get him a membership to this website and tell him it will make him less boring.

A gift card to Taco Bell.

Cards Against Humanity. Then suggest the whole family joins in for a game.

Get him a gun.

That or a mould of your dick.

Can't go wrong with straight up cash. Let him buy his own boring shit...

@panvixyl said:

Now drugs on the other hand, yeah, think I might head on down to the local meth dealers at the supermarket round the corner! Seen 'em on the bus plenty and they always seemed like good folk, sides their fucked up Lohan teeth.

Jesus once said "Give a kid some pot and he gets high for a day, teach a kid to grow pot and he gets high for a lifetime."

@panvixyl: buy him a round trip ticket to pound town

Condoms? No, seriously.

Give him the finger and say gifts are for exciting people. -explosion-

@ShockD said:

@Chavtheworld said:

Get him a gun.

That or a mould of your dick.

Mfw nobody notices OP is actually female. On a separate note, I support the gun idea.

That edit wasn't there when I posted!

A cool skate boarding or guitar t-shirt? I mean clothes are never bad and you should know his size/can tell it to family members so that seems like a decent choice. Maybe tickets to a sporting event or play if he enjoys those.

Money.

But in a Visa card format, so he can pretend he has a credit card and be all cool in front of his kid friends.

Unless his kid friends have for real credit cards. Then he'll be mocked senselessly.

Some thing's just about any teenage guy would appreciate: Cash (or a visa card), a good leather wallet, and Electronics (depends on what he already has).

Depending on your family and surroundings/state, a gun might actually be a good gift. I like the swiss army knife idea.

Try to force him to find some clothes he would like under threat of you buying him clothes anyway. I'm sure he can find some. :P If he still refuses, go to threadless anyway and get some shirts you think he would like?

If he doesn't have access to weights, some decent quality dumbbells might be nice.

@panvixyl Get him Aliens HD anniversary edition (I'm sure there is one) or the director's cut of same. Maybe you can force good taste on the kid.

Not to be rude, but your brother sounds like the type of always bored kid who's doing ketamine or whippets or crunching up and snorting Adderall in his buddy's basement. Keep on eye on him, or have a heart-to-heart and ask him if he's doing "the drugs."

Money, the boring gift for the boring brother.

Flesh-lite.

Money. That way he can get whatever the fuck he wants.

@_Zombie_ said:

Cocaine.

Fleshlight

Buy him a game that has shooting but isn't a shooter. Force him to expand his horizons within a reasonable zone of comfort. I suggest Saints Row: The Third.

FORCED GIFTS NEEDS TO DIE! Don't give him anything! Kill tradition! Fuck christmas and birthdays!

@TobbRobb said:

FORCED GIFTS NEEDS TO DIE! Don't give him anything! Kill tradition! Fuck christmas and birthdays!

I find this really funny while your avatar is wearing a Santa hat. I also imagine you firing a gun into the sky as you yell this for some reason.

@NegativeCero: If I had a gun to fire people might stop giving me useless crap! Good idea!

Also the santa hat is for the forums sake, I enjoy joining in silly stuff like that. Just don't send me shit or wish me a merry crhistmas. :D

@zyn said:

You can't go wrong with money!

Comic books, maybe? I seem to remember there being an Alien vs. Predator comic book series.

I second the "something music/video game-related that's a little beyond his comfort zone" idea, too. When I heard "skater", I immediately thought ska, I know a few ska bands I like that I could recommend. Or maybe guitar tab books so he can practice?

Just send him a link to this thread.

@zyn said:

You can't go wrong with money!

Al-co-hol and some pornos.

Just give him some money. I remember when I was like 12-13 and I just started asking for and receiving money for Christmas instead of gifts my relatives thought I would like but I actually didn't want and then got zero use out of. It was great.
 
Since he's your brother, money might be a little bit impersonal. You could take him shopping and buy a couple things for him? I was always sad I didn't have an older sister; all my friends that did had nice relationships with theirs and I always felt like I was missing out. I'm not sure how old you are in relation to him or how your sibling relationship currently is, but later on he'll probably wish he had spent more time with you growing up. You might as well spend some time with him now before he gets too old.
 
I know that doesn't work for the rest of your relatives, but still, just tell them to give him money so he can buy what he actually wants.

Xenomorph fleshlights are the only acceptable answer.

Since he has an interest in AvP he might be interesting in reading AvP books or comics.....that's if he reads. Maybe get him some replacement strings for his guitar.

@panvixyl:

Animal Chin shirt. If he doesn't know who that is then he's only half a skater.

Marijuana.

@Willtron said:

Marijuana.

I seriously don't know a 16 year-old kid who doesn't like pot.

fireworks and ninja stars

Ah the Swiss Army Knife, the greatest of I don't what to get you gifts. In my family its actually a tradition to make sure everyone has a Swiss Army Knife so we can avoid awkwardly giving ones at Christmas.

Cool clothes? Music?

I'm a bit in the same boat. I don't actually need anything, and the things I do want are out of any reasonable price range.

Honestly, after last year I've given up caring about my birthday or xmas.

Purchase him a Wii U I'm pretty sure he will like it lol

I purchased a iPad (well my father helped to pay for it) to my sister but she doesn't seem to enjoy it that much.

Make a donation in his name to the Human Fund, or any charity of your choice.