The big and spark-lee, hey-it's December, everything holiday thread

[my miss storm cat]

My brain is numb and I have this one line from the pad lock swirling around in it so in an effort to MAKE IT STOP and to try to get into the holiday mood just a little bit I thought we should have a... ta da... fun holiday thread.

A holiday thread anyway.

What is one of your holiday traditions?

Do you decorate? Do you bake? Drink? Beat up random people?

What do you celebrate?

Do you hang stockings for your pets (Geekie)?

Do you have a favorite Christmas movie? A favorite Christmas carol?

For the love of God tell me something about your holiday or I will march back to the pad lock, go into bitch mode and lecture the poor guy who posted Readers, you have read that headline correctly about how there is NO way he has kids cause if he did...

Ooops sorry!

Okay, let's be festive! (You know you wanna be ).

Who wants to go first?

[Arletta]

No holiday traditions here.. I just count the days until I can take all the crap down

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Arletta

No holiday traditions here.. I just count the days until I can take all the crap down

What about baking cookies or leaving water out for the reindeer?

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

What about baking cookies or leaving water out for the reindeer?

Nope

Favorite Christmas movie is 1983's "A Christmas Story," written and narrated by the late Jean Shepherd. No Christmas is complete until I watch it two or three times, and reminisce about listening to "Ol' Shep" on WOR radio in NY during the 50's when he regaled his audience with stories like this every Sunday Night.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Favorite Christmas movie is 1983's "A Christmas Story," written and narrated by the late Jean Shepherd. No Christmas is complete until I watch it two or three times, and reminisce about listening to "Ol' Shep" on WOR radio in NY during the 50's when he regaled his audience with stories like this every Sunday Night.

One of our traditions too, as I'm sure it is a lot of people here, but it's funny cause I knew the narrator had a great voice and all but never knew who he was.

[geeker2]

I always look forward to hearing "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" at least 10X.

Tradition is usually a trip to Vegas. Nothing better than Vegas on Xmass

Oh and I have to watch "you'll shoot your eye out" at least 5X

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Arletta

No holiday traditions here.. I just count the days until I can take all the crap down

If you're like me, you just leave it up until next year. Not really, I took most of it down, but there were a couple of toy rocking horses and some silvery mistle toe looking stuff that my wife put on the mantel over the fireplace that I left there until about a month ago. Should have just left it there. Now I have to crawl up in the attic and bring it down again. Since I retired, I've gotten worse about procrastination. I've got a landscaping project in my front yard that's going into its second year. Why do these things when there are races to watch and wager on?

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by cal828

If you're like me, you just leave it up until next year. Not really, I took most of it down, but there were a couple of toy rocking horses and some silvery mistle toe looking stuff that my wife put on the mantel over the fireplace that I left there until about a month ago. Should have just left it there. Now I have to crawl up in the attic and bring it down again. Since I retired, I've gotten worse about procrastination. I've got a landscaping project in my front yard that's going into its second year. Why do these things when there are races to watch and wager on?

Maybe because the dog house can get mighty chilly if you dont

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Arletta

Maybe because the dog house can get mighty chilly if you dont

You're right about that. I talk big on the internet, but I know not to cross "she who must be obeyed."

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Favorite Christmas movie is 1983's "A Christmas Story," written and narrated by the late Jean Shepherd. No Christmas is complete until I watch it two or three times, and reminisce about listening to "Ol' Shep" on WOR radio in NY during the 50's when he regaled his audience with stories like this every Sunday Night.

Yeah, good one...our family fav is the all time classic..
It's a Wonderful Life(1946)
We watch it at least twice...Loved the villian Mr Potter...'Those garlic eaters' 'run them out of town on a rail'..

Oh, yeah, that one for sure. I remember this summer I bet on a horse called Zuzu's Petals, maybe running in Cali, as a hunch. It lost.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Oh, yeah, that one for sure. I remember this summer I bet on a horse called Zuzu's Petals, maybe running in Cali, as a hunch. It lost.

No schit, what's new

[Sightseek]

I LOVE Christmas decorations! I live on a historical street and everyone really decorates beautifully in Victorian style. For whatever reason, walking at night to look at all of the decorations is very calming to me. I miss snow though.

I like a lot of the classic Christmas movies, but Elf and Love Actually have to be watched every year.

[GenuineRisk]

One of the apartment buildings an avenue away from us has put an enormous inflatable Rudolph up on the roof. And its head moves. It's very scary, as its head swivels slowly back and forth, surveying everything with those blank shark eyes. I just know it's plotting revenge on all who have made fun of its nose.

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I LOVE Christmas decorations! I live on a historical street and everyone really decorates beautifully in Victorian style. For whatever reason, walking at night to look at all of the decorations is very calming to me. I miss snow though.

I like a lot of the classic Christmas movies, but Elf and Love Actually have to be watched every year.

I love posts from a "reasonably attractive youngish female"

Good to have you back Sighty

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Oh, yeah, that one for sure. I remember this summer I bet on a horse called Zuzu's Petals, maybe running in Cali, as a hunch. It lost.

You are not one of those horrible men who calls horses "it".

I figured you needed to be reminded of that.

She lost.

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I LOVE Christmas decorations! I live on a historical street and everyone really decorates beautifully in Victorian style. For whatever reason, walking at night to look at all of the decorations is very calming to me. I miss snow though.

I like a lot of the classic Christmas movies, but Elf and Love Actually have to be watched every year.

Welcome back, Sighty.

Agree on the movies (and decorations, AND missing snow).

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

You are not one of those horrible men who calls horses "it".

I figured you needed to be reminded of that.

She lost.

Mike is a horseman...he wasn't calling the horse 'it'...he was referring to the bet as it...just thought you might like to know..

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Mike is a horseman...he wasn't calling the horse 'it'...he was referring to the bet as it...just thought you might like to know..

Aaah okay.

It lost as in the bet lost.

I mean I wouldn't say it as in the bet but...

Oh never mind!

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Aaah okay.

It lost as in the bet lost.

I mean I wouldn't say it as in the bet but...

Oh never mind!

Please make it stop Ror!!