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When it comes to Father’s Day presents, a gift as simple and sincere as a pair of socks can do the trick. Of course, dad would prefer something with a little more pizazz — an electric bug zapper that plays “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy” every time it makes a kill, for example — but, being dad, he’ll likely just smile and thank you for the socks.

Here are five late entries in the let’s-get-dad-something-different sweepstakes. They’re not bug-zapper cool, but they’re not socks, either. Prices don’t include shipping or extra charges to ensure on-time arrival.

Socks? Who gives socks … ?

–William Hageman, Tribune Newspapers