So, how many out there got a Christmas gift that you can't figure out why the giver gave it to you?

For example, my parents gave me a backpacking water filter. I haven't done any backpacking for a good 10 years, now, and all the "camping" I've done lately is car camping, where there's a readily available supply of potable water. Are they perhaps suggesting the water from the taps in LA isn't safe to drink? Giving me a start on putting together an earthquake kit?

Oh, well... I guess I'll have to start doing some backpacking again.