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Start here => What's your crime? Basic Discussion => Topic started by: Gopher Gary on December 12, 2016, 10:04:16 PM
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Since you bunch of Scrooges wont buy me stuff in the other Christmas thread >:( then post some stupid Christmas stuff here. :green:
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How did you get that little hat on your head? :heart:
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I was wondering the same thing!
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How did you get that little hat on your head? :heart:
Transparent object or sticker effect. The gopher is magic. ;)
We should dress you up too.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/christmas_zpsconkayoi.jpg)
Smaller...
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How did you get that little hat on your head? :heart:
I used Microsoft paint. :orly:
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OMG the Weeble looks so festive!! :GA:
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Oooooo I like the snowing one. :o
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I'll be under the mistletoe if anyone's interested.
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I'll be under the mistletoe if anyone's interested.
Yes, yes you will be. ;)
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I'll be under the mistletoe if anyone's interested.
:-*
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I'll be under the mistletoe if anyone's interested.
:-*
Come here you wee, little furry thing.
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I'll be under the mistletoe if anyone's interested.
:-*
Come here you wee, little furry thing.
Aw, shucks. :zoinks:
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How did you get that little hat on your head? :heart:
Transparent object or sticker effect. The gopher is magic. ;)
We should dress you up too.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/christmas_zpsconkayoi.jpg)
Smaller...
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I love it so much, thank you! :)
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
My beady eyes are more striking under a fuzzy hat. >:D
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
It's festive.
Now this is oddly disturbing. >:D
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
It's festive.
Now this is oddly disturbing. >:D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/xmas_zpsx7moj6tz.gif)
OMG I love it. Use it, Odeon. You have to!!!!! :2thumbsup:
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
Beady eyes, some kind of flaming snowflakes are scary enough, but I am mostly afraid of the skateboard, as always.
:yikes:
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
Beady eyes, some kind of flaming snowflakes are scary enough, but I am mostly afraid of the skateboard, as always.
:yikes:
Okay, okay...no skateboard.
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
Beady eyes, some kind of flaming snowflakes are scary enough, but I am mostly afraid of the skateboard, as always.
:yikes:
Somehow I never realise it is a skateboard. A cucumber maybe, or a dildo with wheels.
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I wish I knew someone who likes beer. :lol1:
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I wish I knew someone who likes beer. :lol1:
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Damn it! I forgotten the name..... It was Guinness! -_- DERP!
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Damn it! I forgotten the name..... It was Guinness! -_- DERP!
Were you going to buy someone beer? :orly:
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Damn it! I forgotten the name..... It was Guinness! -_- DERP!
Were you going to buy someone beer? :orly:
Not when I'm on a anti-depressant and a mood stabilizer.
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Who the hell is that?
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It looks great, yet oddly disturbing. :P
It's festive.
Now this is oddly disturbing. >:D
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:GA:
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Who the hell is that?
I don't know. I just think it's funny and fitting for a stupid Christmas thread. :dunno:
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I love those awkward Christmas card photos. :LOL:
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:lol1: :plus:
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I love those awkward Christmas card photos. :LOL:
I like the ones where the kids are crying and Santa looks equally miserable. :lol1:
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:2thumbsup: :plus:
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I don't know where I originally found that picture, but the filename is wrongplanet.jpg and it's been on my hard drive since November 2010.
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That makes it even better. :zoinks:
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Watch Krampus the movie for free
http://123movies.is/film/krampus-10203/watching.html
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Watch Krampus the movie for free
http://123movies.is/film/krampus-10203/watching.html
Years ago I caught a deadly case of cyber cooties from watching free movies online, so I don't do it anymore. I have Netflix and there's plenty of free movies on demand with out cable subscription, so I'm okay with that. :dunno:
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:autism:
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4dHmGwYTxnI
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Is Radio Shack still going?
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Is Radio Shack still going?
I'm not sure. I'm reading they went bankrupt and were sold. I think there's a store still operating near here. I'll have to ask Sugarbutt. :orly:
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He said yeah, there's two of them here. :orly:
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Would be interesting to see. We had Dick Smith Electronics which was probably the equivalent to Radio Shack. The local store has closed down though.
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We had Tandy here, but they all closed down years ago. I still have a Realistic branded passive mic mixer and a few of their headphone adaptors.
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Oh yes, I now remember Tandy too. Closed down when I was a kid here.
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I remember going to Radio Shack with my father alot... we found a boatload of gizmos from there. Even that scanner radio he used to have.
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Radio Shack sold the Realistic Concertmate MG-1 synthesizer, which was designed and manufactured by Moog. I don't know how much they go for these days, but the buy it now prices for them on eBay are getting pretty silly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfNnNisIR3I
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
Sister Mary Elephant is what I call black lace up flat shoes for women.
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
Sister Mary Elephant is what I call black lace up flat shoes for women.
:kapkao:
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
Sister Mary Elephant is what I call black lace up flat shoes for women.
:kapkao:
I used to wear them (flat feet), but now I wear athletic shoes almost exclusively. I lead a very casual life style now.
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
Sister Mary Elephant is what I call black lace up flat shoes for women.
:kapkao:
I thought it was a Cheech & Chong skit. :dunno:
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
Sister Mary Elephant is what I call black lace up flat shoes for women.
:kapkao:
I thought it was a Cheech & Chong skit. :dunno:
Since I've never seen Cheech & Chong, it is something I thought up. However, I don't think that very many thoughts are unique.
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
Sister Mary Elephant is what I call black lace up flat shoes for women.
:kapkao:
I thought it was a Cheech & Chong skit. :dunno:
That's correct.
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Dad and I try to sell random stuff here and there on Ebay. Only time we got lucky was when we auctioned an unknown Nun Doll that we nicknamed "Sister Mary Elephant".
Sister Mary Elephant is what I call black lace up flat shoes for women.
:kapkao:
I thought it was a Cheech & Chong skit. :dunno:
It is....
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Two-words...
FUCK CHRISTMASS!!!
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Yes. :2thumbsup:
https://youtu.be/m2lwIZNC9PY
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Yes. :2thumbsup:
https://youtu.be/m2lwIZNC9PY
I like those too. :2thumbsup:
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What is that? Its eyes look like those of a crab.
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What is that? Its eyes look like those of a crab.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
http://creationwiki.org/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
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:lol1:
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What is that? Its eyes look like those of a crab.
:FSM: :FSM: :FSM: :FSM: :FSM:
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Merry Christmas.
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What is that? Its eyes look like those of a crab.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
http://creationwiki.org/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
Ahhh, thank you!
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Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you too, and to the others.
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Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you too, and to the others here.
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Happy xmas all.
Anyone get anything good?
Got a much needed new battery for my e-cig, couple of pairs of warm winter trousers, and best bit, a new lab balance, sensitive down to 1mg, and that is precisely what I needed, after the last one died screaming and ended up as a blob of melted plastic and rust. Whilst it served well enough for weighing out reagents, this is tenfold more sensitive and with many times lesser of a drift, plus cover to protect against air currents, calibration weights etc.
Now I can finally get cracking on a certain project I've had in mind for a while, as soon as I have some alcohol available (other than, that is, the beer I've been filling myself with this xmas)
Don't know if its going to prove active in vivo, but since its got both an entirely new heteroatom in a new place, plus a modification known to decrease quantities requisite for full in-vivo activity in humans in a more well known compound, there was no damned way I'm taking chances.
And that was with the phenethylamine original, not the corresponding amphetamine, which usually, in active compounds are active at 0.5-5mg (the latter is the least potent, more or less, bar a couple of them) so another three to four-fold improvement on that.
And for something thats never, that I've been able to root out, gone into a human being, or even been synthesized that I am privy to, buggered if I'm taking chances.
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^Cool presents, Lestat.
I got money with which my mum specified that I spend it on getting my hair done (I told her last time I saw her that that was what I wanted) and more money with which I want to buy a portable vacuum cleaner. I've yet to go shopping for that.
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Cashews from The PR
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I was somewhat surprised actually. Since I need to replace my hotplate (well one of the three, is under repair, and quite honestly thats the only reason I haven't stripped the sack of shite being comandeered at the moment (it worked for boiling water to strip welding flux off stuff being made, and it could, arguably, be used for cooking. But its fucking schizophrenic and likes to trip the circuit breakers multiple times, needing turning off, breakers resetting, fuses replacing, and the nanosecond that it is not the only option, its getting gutted for the nichrome wire and going in the trash. But rather pleased with the scale especially.
Mmmmm cashews....I'm not sure whether it would be quicker for her to get to my heart through my stomach, or vice versa. But damn well that would do the trick. Was munching some last night with the xmas beer. Good ale and salted cashew nuts...mmm...definitely one of my favourite xmas snacks. Do wish her a happy xmas from me, and that she has my warm regards for the coming year. As, of course, QV, do you.
Gods fucking damn though I have such a sodding hangover now. And I shouldn't. Forgot about having to temporarily rely on a half dose of my usual antiseizure med for the previous and that day, and not being able to make some more as one of the reagents I'd have needed to make the same stuff in an emergency the pigs impounded. May they choke on it. If they opened the bottle...santa just brought me an unintended xmas gift as blowback of someone ELSE being on the naughty list. Or the s/hit list. That would, I believe, have prevented the interaction with metronidazole, an antibiotic that reacts most unpleasantly with alcohol. Thats the only culprit I can assume, since I didn't even have one crate of lager, It was shared between three people.
And bugger if I didn't have to wait longer than needs be for those antiseizure meds amongst others.
Needed a new eye patch too, ended up having to buy a sleep mask with built-in earplugs instead. But what happened? exactly what my cynicism said would happen. Moment I walked back in from the place, to home, what did I find? aside from the leftover reindeer curry that is. (jk, its beef. Funny damn cow though, flying like that, and must have been from some altitude to have its fore-end heated to such a glow by reentry into the atmosphere.)
Traditional xmas grub, it was not. But bugger all the turkey and shite, neither me or the old man are particularly fond of it, my uncle would eat the plate if given a chance and chase it down with the cutlery (I jest, sort of, but he, whilst not at all fat, he does ENJOY his grub. Made him what he'd be doubtless horrified not to get, always make him some flapjacks, this year, gave them extra kick using fresh grated ginger root, scraped to a pulp and extracted into the heated liquid sugar/syrup/butter fraction, as well as dried powdered stuff.
But we three got on quite well enough with two cans of pringles, a crate of lager, some ale, and a DIY curry. I left out the fly agaric this time, mainly because of my uncle's health, and not being able to predict interactions with immune regulatory agents, given his condition, whilst the mushroom has been in use from time immemorial, the condition, has not. And the twain must meet rarely if ever. That and I wasn't even hungry myself really, content to snack on cashews and fill up on lager.
The scale is the one I am most pleased with though. I have resolved not to use it for weighing any liquid reagents, and to buy myself a cheap shit 10mg resolution one, which is fine for syntheses, but something the likes as is available from average head shops for dealers and such to weigh their herb and other shit on, that will do just fine, resolution range wise, for synthetic processes, just not for the research using the results of said processes, or sensitive assays in vitro in cases where I demand nothing short of absolute precision.
Even didn't get a fuss made by my docs when I asked for some additional oxy, again, considering my eye is still somewhat sore. Its not too bad now actually, when kept behind the eyepatch, but when I couldn't find it today, going out to pick those meds up, I shrivelled from the sun like a vampire being force-fed a holy water beer-bong. Up both ways at once.
Still, the extra oxy is working wonders as a hangover cure. For a hangover I shouldn't even HAVE. My usual limit is about a liter of vodka before I'd feel like throwing up, down in three shots for a 70cl or four for a 1l bottle of spirit. Although I did once make the mistake, doing something like that with absinthe, and ever since that day, I've drunk alcohol perhaps 3-4 times at most. Such was the sheer virulence of the hangover to follow the day after. If someone had offered me the choice between a hospital's annual supply of morphine, and a double barreled shotgun, the day after from that one I'd have chosen both. Whilst falling from a plane, sans parachute, just to make damn well sure. I'm not much of a drinker anyway though by preference. CAN hold it, just don't wish to. And with beer, even on a med that sensitizes people extremely (the antiseizure stuff, chlormethiazole) to alcohol I can BARELY manage to get to a stage where I feel a light warm buzz, which is what I aim for at most usually if indulging for any other reason than to slake thirst. But of course, when theres a big bowl of dee-lish salted roasted cashews beside me, then the beer must flow :)
I do hope neither you nor the PR have any nasty hangovers my dears, (same goes for the rest of you, MLAnus aside. Although technically speaking, in order of precedence, a hangover would have a MLArsewipe rather than the other way around, and beer bottles would vomit that cunt backwards out of the sewers)
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The PR is strictly a tee totaler. I haven't had a drink in ever so long, but that's not a permanent condition.
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I don't drink either as I am unsure as to how it will interact with my meds. Plus my dad is an alcoholic and I don't want to end up like that.
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Just about to finish off the bottle of ale I opened last night but only had a few mouthfuls of, and thence a rollup, whilst I wait for my morning meds to kick in.
For some reason, I always really, really want a smoke when my morphine kicks in. Oxy doesn't share that same trait much.
*many hours later, after waking up from a nap sitting slumped in the computer chair*
Still didn't quite finish that bottle of ale. A swallow left for rinsing my mouth out after finishing my relit smoke. That presumably was the alcohol, albeit less than a bottle of 5% EtOH w/v ale interacting with the mixture of chlormethiazole, oxy, morphine and nitrazepam. MMm...feel much better for having a good sleep, and waking up to marilyn manson blasting from the youtube clip from the headphones round my neck :)
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I'm officially bumping the stupid Christmas thread. :santa:
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I should put up the tree, but I've been stalling.
I think the new cat is on meth. I remember mine being active when they were younger but this is almost ridiculous. :laugh:
He's up to 10 lbs and hurtling through the house at light speed 24/7. EVERYTHING is a play toy, everything BUT the 100+ toys he already has.
I am afraid.:hide:
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My daughter did that the day after Thanksgiving. She also pulled out my wife's collection of nutcrackers. Unfortunately, with a touch of OCD, she has re-arranged the tree and the display of nutcrackers several times per day since.
:GA:
Of course all that Christmas shit is poised in FRONT of my speaker systems. Everything sounds muffled, like there is a pillow over every speaker. The speakers are very powerful and I can still discern everything but nuances, but I always have a month of crap sound while all this seasonal crap unfolds.
I have collected about three hundred CDS recently and my concern is that I had them stacked atop one of my subwoofers (this is actually a negative sub, used out of phase from the rest to ameliorate or lessen a few room dynamic nodes) and now I have no idea where to find my latest acquisitions.
They have been moved or removed.
Either way this happenstance suxxors.
:hahaha:
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Search the adjacent storage cabinets or nearest closet.
It's all about presentation...this from another OCD Christmas decorator. :zoinks:
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:zoinks:
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:zoinks:
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I should put up the tree, but I've been stalling.
Tree tends to go up last minute here, and down again quickly after. Prefer to maintain normalcy inside the house as much as possible. The outdoor lights go up early, but not doing them this year. They're getting old and don't feel like spending the money to replace them. Plus Jack is getting old and it's a lot of work. :laugh: Like to have all the shopping and wrapping done by first week of December so to avoid stress and only have to be concerned about the event.
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Our neighbourhood is big on the light displays. We just strung up lights along the front of the house and around one tree, looks good without being OTT.
Early Xmas present for the whole family was our expensive new puppy. So no need for present shopping.
My son is 14. He didn't start developing doubts about Santa Claus until he was 12. I always told my kids I don't believe in Santa. My daughter stopped believing when she was 10.
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Did some decorating.
Snowman and fresh pine arranged in the planters on the front porch, wreath on the door. Stopped at the tree...hung white lights on my 4 ft "money tree" and the 3 meyer lemon trees crowding the window space near my sliding door.
It looks cozy, might skip the tree totally or do the last minute thing like Jack. ;) Thanks.
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My wife's birthday is this week end.
She LOVES Christmas shit for her birthday, but I get something related to Christmas for her every year. I also try to find something that means something to her every year.
This year I "wood burned" an tiny angel with a graduation cap, representing her daughter's graduation and reminding her that all her babies are all grown up.
Best I could come up with to represent this year's massive timescape.
While shopping with my daughter, yesterday, trying to find the perfect card and such, I heard two "fancy, expensive, probably high maintenance women" remark as to how all these Christmas decorations were too religious and not "christmassy" enough.
I almost LOLed.
:heisenberg:
Hey! How christmassy do we actually need, bitches!??!?!
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It's my mum's birthday tomorrow (Saturday). I'm going to call her when I get home from volunteering. I miss her heaps.
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It's my mum's birthday tomorrow (Saturday). I'm going to call her when I get home from volunteering. I miss her heaps.
I live over one thousand miles (1700 Kilometers) from my mom and over fifteen hundred miles (2400 kilometers) from my brother. We talk on the cell as often as possible, but I miss them both so much it hurts at times.
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Christmas sweater with Santa and cocaine forces Walmart to apologize
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/09/business/walmart-apology-santa-sweater/index.html
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Amazon pulls Christmas ornaments showing Auschwitz concentration camp
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/02/tech/amazon-auschwitz-products-removed-scli-intl/index.html
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I really want one of those sweaters now. :laugh:
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Santa is pinging on that Xmas jumper.
Evangelicals putting notes in toys telling kids that Santa, but their imaginary sky wizard is real. Twats.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cP26ndrmtg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPDFBNEp6jQ
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Merry Christmas.
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I got some cash, a Lorna Jane voucher (sportswear shop, I wonder if I can find anything big enough to fit me), some biscuits and chocolate, a Lottery ticket, a smelly sticks holder (with the sticks), a moisturiser set with really nice lip balm and that's all I can think of. I received quite a lot this Christmas.
I also took some leftover meat and salad home. Yum.
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I saw this today and it inspired me to resurrect the stupid Christmas thread. :2thumbsup:
Walmart has partnered with Intel to put on holiday light shows powered by drones at eight of their stores. :orly:
https://youtu.be/jX4MsaZ92d0
https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/11/23/walmart-lights-up-the-sky-with-all-new-holiday-drone-light-show
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That's kind of cool.
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Consider myself Jewish and (separately) not being motivated to celebrate Christmas - messy house, too much work to put up a tree, and I hate seeing Christmas trees at New Year's Eve.
So this year I've been doing a lot of thinking about the expectations of life. I've come down on the side of believing that Christmas is a religious holiday for Christians. Yes, it's okay to have a birthday cake for Jesus, but the day should be spent in thankfulness for the birth of Jesus. No presents. Presents should be given on Epiphany when the Magi brought their presents to Jesus. So I've explained my thoughts to my Christian friends and they know they'll get a few thoughtful presents on Jan 6.
Remember Charles Dickens invented the current view of Christmas.
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I hate seeing Christmas trees at New Year's Eve.
Same. Indoor decorations make the house feel cluttered. The tree is only up about two weeks, and comes down right away afterward. When Christmas is over, it's over, and really don't want to look at it anymore. :laugh:
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I see Xmas as a repurposed pagan festival.
So I have as much right to celebrate Xmas as the Xtians do.
Kids are teens now and expecting more expensive presents like laptops. And iPhones.
So there's gonna be a big hole in the budget this month. In some countries your salary is paid in 13 monthly instalments, with a double pay packet in December. I like that idea.
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It *is* a repurposed pagan festival, at least around here.
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In some countries your salary is paid in 13 monthly instalments, with a double pay packet in December. I like that idea.
Like that idea too. Before the acquisition, used to be able to cash in two weeks of vacation pay so that time was saved and used as christmas fund. Four weeks of time off is difficult to use up anyway, so it was a great option. Now it's use it or lose it, so this is the second year of having to save for the holidays.
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It *is* a repurposed pagan festival, at least around here.
It is. Christians adopted the traditions and slapped a name on it...in Rome it was a feast called Saturnalia that celebrated the solstice.
Then you have Yuletide, which is the pre-Christian Germanic Midwinter celebration.
http://thepaganjourney.weebly.com/yule.html
"The evergreen trees signaled the "return of life" and "light" as the winter solstice meant the days were starting to get longer."
Mistletoe...was started by the Druids, who believed it was an all-powerful healing item from the sacred oak tree.
"If you met someone in the forest you gave them the sign of peace under the mistletoe so people started to hang mistletoe above their doorways as a symbol of peace. This was such a powerful symbol of paganism that English churches actually banned the use of it,"
"Holly is sacred to Holle, the Germanic underworld goddess, and symbolizes everlasting life, goodwill and potent life energy."
Not really into it this year...Yule, Christmas, whatever. Meh. Boy will be spending it with girlfriend, and no visitors with covid this year. Hung some lights this year around the house, but that's about it...no tree. I spend 95% of my time pulling the cats out of it anyway. :lol1:
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That last one looks particularly ominous.
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All the presents are wrapped and everything we need - including food and drink - is already bought. 4 days early.
Now I get to sit back and watch everyone else panic.
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Well this year I found I was biologically 2% Jewish
Also this year my cousin and his daughter died in a car wreck so it's been a pretty crap year.
overall though, I can't complain though. Life is still awesome, and I have a new hobby. Collecting action figures~
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Well this year I found I was biologically 2% Jewish
Also this year my cousin and his daughter died in a car wreck so it's been a pretty crap year.
overall though, I can't complain though. Life is still awesome, and I have a new hobby. Collecting action figures~
I'm sorry to hear about what happened, especially with the virus which makes it a whole lot of a crappier year.
Very glad you still have a positive attitude to life. :thumbup:
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Well this year I found I was biologically 2% Jewish
I hope you have a better 2021.
And stay away from the Proud Boys.
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I'm sorry to hear about what happened, especially with the virus which makes it a whole lot of a crappier year.
Very glad you still have a positive attitude to life. :thumbup:
Oh thank you. It is what it is, 2020 has been a crap year for everybody, but now with the Vaccines rolling out hopefully things get better. Hey, have a Merry Christmas :)
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I hope you have a better 2021.
And stay away from the Proud Boys.
Thank you. So do I. I'm sure I will, :laugh:
Merry Christmas to you. and a happy new year, :)
I'm a super liberal. so I wont have anything even remotely to do with Trumpism lol
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I hope you have a better 2021.
And stay away from the Proud Boys.
Thank you. So do I. I'm sure I will, :laugh:
Merry Christmas to you. and a happy new year, :)
I'm a super liberal. so I wont have anything even remotely to do with Trumpism lol
I mean they are fascists and you are 2% Jewish.
Bad joke.
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I mean they are fascists and you are 2% Jewish.
Bad joke.
Joke went over my head. :laugh: :santa:
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Merry Christmas everyone. :santa:
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Merry Christmas everyone. :santa:
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!
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So what did y'all get?
I got some handmade candle holders plus candles and a shopping voucher from Kayleigh's parents, a book (that I've already read), a Target voucher and some chocolate from my parents and a Mandalorian calendar from Kayleigh.
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So what did y'all get?
Sugarbutt and I got some mutual gifts, a gift card for Lowes that we're going to use to replant the front garden bed, one of those meat and cheese gift sets, and some handmade ornaments. I got some slippers, a candle, a mug (Jack recently tossed all the mugs :lol1: ), and some perfume. I also got some cash, but I gave away that cash to my bitches. :zoinks:
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Here in Australia, Lowe's is a men's clothing shop. Is it for plants and hardware there? If so, it's like our Bunnings.
You did well. :)
I ended up with a lot of chocolates.
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Here in Australia, Lowe's is a men's clothing shop. Is it for plants and hardware there? If so, it's like our Bunnings.
Yeah, Lowes is a giant home improvement store and they also have a garden center. It's just like Home Depot, if you've ever heard of them. :dunno:
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Yep, I've heard of Home Depot.
We have two Bunnings in our town alone. They're famous for having sausage sizzles out the front of their stores.
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I looked up Bunnings online, and the outside reminds me a lot of Lowes. They use the same color scheme and both have a house rooftop shape at the entrance. Since Bunnings has been around longer, I wonder if Lowes copied their curb appeal. :orly:
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Because you looked up Bunnings, I looked up Lowe's. I saw a store with lots of plants in the front. Their main colour seems to be blue. Their workers wear everyday clothes with a vest on top, unlike Bunnings workers who wear a uniform shirt with a safety vest.
Also, Lowe's sells indoor furniture whereas Bunnings only sells outdoor furniture. I think Lowe's is bigger with more variety.
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I got books. :zoinks:
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I got books. :zoinks:
What kind of books?
My book was about two sisters, one autistic (though they never say "autism" in the story), the other not. The non autistic sister can't fall pregnant so the autistic sister decides to have a baby for her.
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I got books. :zoinks:
What kind of books?
My book was about two sisters, one autistic (though they never say "autism" in the story), the other not. The non autistic sister can't fall pregnant so the autistic sister decides to have a baby for her.
The latest Ian Rankin, Bob Woodward's Rage, Obama's little effort...
Reading other stuff at the moment but I'll get there eventually. :)
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Oh, we also got a holiday greenery centerpiece with an LED candle in the middle of it. We receive one each year. Sugarbutt said I should water it, but I said no because if I water it then it will last for three months. It's beautiful but I don't want to look at it for that long. :lol1:
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Oh, we also got a holiday greenery centerpiece with an LED candle in the middle of it. We receive one each year. Sugarbutt said I should water it, but I said no because if I water it then it will last for three months. It's beautiful but I don't want to look at it for that long. :lol1:
I got something like that as a wedding present long ago. It lasted a very long time.
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My wife is downstairs putting up the christmas trees. And yes that is "trees" plural. She has gone and bought another one because a single tree isn't christmassy enough.
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:GA:
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My wife is downstairs putting up the christmas trees. And yes that is "trees" plural. She has gone and bought another one because a single tree isn't christmassy enough.
Hey man, thanks for resurrecting my stupid Christmas thread. I though about it the other day but was worried it might be too early.
:plus: Sorry I can't really plus you.
I don't know if you've ever had to be with a woman who isn't excited about the impending doom of Christmas, but yeah be grateful for those tree(s). :lol1:
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My wife is downstairs putting up the christmas trees. And yes that is "trees" plural. She has gone and bought another one because a single tree isn't christmassy enough.
Hey man, thanks for resurrecting my stupid Christmas thread. I though about it the other day but was worried it might be too early.
:plus: Sorry I can't really plus you.
I don't know if you've ever had to be with a woman who isn't excited about the impending doom of Christmas, but yeah be grateful for those tree(s). :lol1:
Too early? I don't think "too early" exists for Christmas nowdays.
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My wife is downstairs putting up the christmas trees. And yes that is "trees" plural. She has gone and bought another one because a single tree isn't christmassy enough.
Hey man, thanks for resurrecting my stupid Christmas thread. I though about it the other day but was worried it might be too early.
:plus: Sorry I can't really plus you.
I don't know if you've ever had to be with a woman who isn't excited about the impending doom of Christmas, but yeah be grateful for those tree(s). :lol1:
Too early? I don't think "too early" exists for Christmas nowdays.
The thing I like the least is early Black Friday deals. I stay home on Black Friday but I've always appreciated the ironic juxtaposition of how Americans gather with loved ones to be thankful for what they have, and then go out the next day to trample strangers for great deals on more stuff. :autism:
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I never really buy anything at Black Friday. It's just a complete con of a day, another annoying lame americanism that has infected countries over here.
Some places even do a "Black Friday Week".
:wanker:
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Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, so I didn't know there was Black Friday in places with no Thanksgiving. :lol1: I'm not sure when they started doing "Cyber Monday" but this year I've noticed early Black Friday sales happening all over already and Black Friday is still a week away, so I guess that means it's turned into Black Friday "Week" here too. :dunno:
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I don't agree with Black Friday but I did just pick up a Samsung S21 5G and 200gb/month of data on a 2 year contract for my wife for £32 a month.
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That's an old ad (going by the man's collar).
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Yeah I think it's pretty old, and stupid. :lol1:
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That man has been dead for thirty years. Not sure how long the commercial ran, but an update would be difficult.
He was kind of a star over here, in some circles.
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I put together a spotify Christmas playlist of lesser heard Christmas "choons" that you don't hear on the radio. Please feel free to listen and to recommend anything interesting you've found so I can make it bigger for this year.
(I *think* I took out all the bad sweary songs btw but apologies if you play this for your Gramma and there's still a "parental advisory" track amongst them)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ANBFJXtIFx86vBgwmibPt?si=2a51229251f74e20
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Gonna put up the tree this weekend. I do love a tacky, colourful christmas tree.
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Good idea I have to get my tree up :laugh:
For Christmas, I got my family warm beanies, dreamloafers, and cash in a Christmas cards
For myself I got a Sterling silver man in the maze pendant :eyebrows:
I love Christmas. :santa:
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No way a tree's going up before the middle of December.
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No way a tree's going up before the middle of December.
December 1st.............no earlier for me.
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Earliest we've put up ours was around middle of November.
I've also known people who kept theirs up until March.
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I could be in the Christmas spirit 9 months out of the year. If I lived anywhere near the equator, I could not celebrate it with no cold weather. Can't do it
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Earliest we've put up ours was around middle of November.
Americans usually start decorating after Thanksgiving, which is now. Personally tend to wait until a week before Christmas, two weeks tops, and then take it down almost immediately afterwards. Outdooor lights go up early, but prefer to maintain normalcy inside the house as much as possible.
I've also known people who kept theirs up until March.
That can be a sign of depression, which can be common during and after the holidays.
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This is so true. :lol1:
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Gonna put up the tree this weekend. I do love a tacky, colourful christmas tree.
I think I'm going to ask the boy to help me put up some outdoor lights this weekend. :thumbup:
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We bought some tinsel for the cats to play with.
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The outdoor Christmas lights are up. :woohoo: We used to deck out the whole front of the house but that's more than we care to do anymore, so we just did the trunk and part way up the limbs on the big tree in the front yard. It's something we can see from inside the house and it will be nice for people walking on the sidewalk. We had more green lights than anything else, so we opted for green. I've officially named it the big green blob, because that's what it will look like from a distance. :lol1: Now I just need to figure out what to do with myself for the rest of the day. :dunno:
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pretty funny. Here's a +1
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:plus: (for all of them)
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We have a neighbor whose yard looks a lot like this for Christmas, Easter and Halloween, except with more stuff so it's even more tacky. When the girl lived at home she loved their house. Her favorite chiristmas decorations were tacky christmas, drunk christmas where the lights are randomly and haphazardly strewn, and old school christmas with the big fat bulbs. :lol1:
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Does anyone do advent calendars?
Kayleigh and I went halves on a Borg one (Star Trek). It's a big cube with goodies inside, one for each day. So far we've gotten a pack of TOS cards, a Kirk pin (I'm thinking of putting it on my Salvos apron), a Quark's Bar wine bottle stopper, two pictures of Elnor - a Romulan from ST: Picard and a pair of Enterprise D themed socks.
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Does anyone do advent calendars?
Kayleigh and I went halves on a Borg one (Star Trek). It's a big cube with goodies inside, one for each day. So far we've gotten a pack of TOS cards, a Kirk pin (I'm thinking of putting it on my Salvos apron), a Quark's Bar wine bottle stopper, two pictures of Elnor - a Romulan from ST: Picard and a pair of Enterprise D themed socks.
Now I have truly heard everything! MIND BLOWN! :headexplode:
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Today we got a Locutus of Borg pin.
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I do one for the cub, a wooden one shaped like a Christmas tree that I painted, with little drawers in it that I fill up with M&M's and Reeses Pieces.
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Got one from my kids - one with licorice. Yummy.
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I do one for the cub, a wooden one shaped like a Christmas tree that I painted, with little drawers in it that I fill up with M&M's and Reeses Pieces.
That sounds pretty cool. Chocolate every day! :2thumbsup:
Got one from my kids - one with licorice. Yummy.
Different kinds of licorice?
I've heard of a cheese one, I wouldn't say no to that.
Today we got some pretty fancy TOS coasters, very colourful.
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My two favorites are the Godzilla and the wheel cover tree. Very cool!
The 404 error is a close second.
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Got one from my kids - one with licorice. Yummy.
Different kinds of licorice?
Yup, and it's all good. :drool:
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I like the cog tree. :)
:plus:
Other stuff from our advent calendar include a metal bottle opener with the delta symbol, a pin of a Borgified Janeway and a tea towel depicting Starfleet Headquarters.
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I like the cog tree. :)
I thought of you when I saw it. :eyelash: Here's another one. :zoinks:
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I've always liked these but I never see them anymore. I think the last time I saw one was over twenty years ago. I think it's a generational thing and older ladies just don't leave behind stuff like this anymore, and pins and brooches aren't worn like they used to be. My grandma had a lot of costume jewelry, but that side of the family is huge and there were so many daughters and granddaughters when she passed, that each of the ladies received a piece to remember her instead of it all going to one person. :heart:
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I approve of those book trees!
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I approve of those book trees!
There's tons of photos of book trees. :orly: This one seems a bit destructive, but it's possibly the best use for some books. :lol1:
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My guys took me out driving around to look at christmas lights tonight. :heart: So today I'm posting some lights. :zoinks:
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I :heart: pretty lights.
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I :heart: pretty lights.
Christmas lights are my favorite thing about Christmas. :2thumbsup:
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I :heart: pretty lights.
Christmas lights are my favorite thing about Christmas. :2thumbsup:
Mine was the family arguments.
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I :heart: pretty lights.
Christmas lights are my favorite thing about Christmas. :2thumbsup:
Mine was the family arguments.
I believe that. :zoinks:
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https://youtu.be/Rzw5SrrF18c
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https://youtu.be/gl5MUM-x894
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^I would totally wear that shirt.
I just have to buy an Aldi gift card for my parents (they love Aldi and because they live out in the country, they don't go there very often) and then my Christmas shopping is done.
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https://youtu.be/Rzw5SrrF18c
https://youtu.be/gl5MUM-x894
Always curious what happens when someone gets a heart attack from one of these kinda pranks.
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Go be gloomy in the covid thread. :zoinks:
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Here's some photos from this year's White House Christmas.
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(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/05/fashion/30JILL-BIDEN-XMAS-1/merlin_198531993_e7441c41-fe4d-46a2-8f99-e89b7e074506-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
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(https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/11/AP213335304192561.jpg)
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^I would totally wear that shirt.
I just have to buy an Aldi gift card for my parents (they love Aldi and because they live out in the country, they don't go there very often) and then my Christmas shopping is done.
Someone once gave me an Aldi gift card. It was very appreciated. I generally don't like gift cards because most of the ones I've received in the past are for places I wouldn't otherwise go so they sort of felt like errands and they sat in my pocketbook for a long time, but I do like gift cards for practical places like grocery stores, WalMart or Target, or big home and garden stores. :thumbup:
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OMG IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!! :GA:
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OMG IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!! :GA:
And it's fricken hot!
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OMG IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!! :GA:
And it's fricken hot!
It's been nice here this week, even cool in the evenings and mornings. I think it's funny how many homes around here have fireplaces. Ours has wood in it as a decoration, and I added fairy lights in there for Christmas. :lol1:
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With so many rodents around, a fireplace is perfect for spit roasting
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I just remembered. There may not be as many fireplaces as I thought. When the roof was redone the roofers asked if the chimney was going and that seemed like a really weird question. Evidentially some homes around here have fake chimneys so they assumed it wasn't real. I had never heard of such a thing. :lol1:
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Since we're getting too old and decrepit to decorate, I think I might do this next year. :zoinks:
(https://www.prudentpennypincher.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/grinch-house.jpg)
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Merry Christmas 🎄 bitches! 😍 Posting from my tiny phone screen really sucks, I need a new desktop in 2022!
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OMG IT'S THE WEEBLE!! :GA:
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Merry Christmas, everyone! :santa:
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GOPHERRRRRRR :gopher:
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Merry Christmas 🎄 bitches! 😍 Posting from my tiny phone screen really sucks, I need a new desktop in 2022!
Back to you!
Any idea what sort of desktop you'll be getting?
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It's getting close to that time of year again!
I'm going to Officeworks after work to see if they have Christmas sticky tape. I was already going to buy regular clear tape because although we have tape on a roll at home, it's really fiddly to get it off the roll. So maybe I'll get a tape dispenser too?
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Nooooooooooooooooo
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Stores here started putting out Christmas stuff before Halloween.
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It's getting close to that time of year again!
I probably wont be excited about it enough to post in this thread until December. I try to have christmas bought and wrapped by Thanksgiving so I can relax and actually enjoy the holidays. :thumbup:
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Xmas music at walmart including my unmentionable with extreme loathing song from Wham.
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No Christmas tape at Officeworks. So I bought one each of gold and silver tape.
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NOPE!
I ain't doin' it!
Not yet.
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^ ^^ I don't think about Christmas till after Thanksgiving
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^ ^^ I don't think about Christmas till after Thanksgiving
I don't remember exactly when I started shopping early, but it was when the kids were fairly young. I think there's a lot of pressure on mothers during the holidays. Not only gifts, but all of the other planning and preparation for decorations, events, gatherings, meals, travel, crafts, sprinkle cookies, or whatever the season demands. Not having to think about gifts or dealing with busy stores during the month of December made all the other things less stressful and easier to enjoy. It's something I've continued since they've grown. :dunno:
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Christmas decorating is in full swing at the Salvos and some of the volunteers are already wearing Christmas shirts. I'm sticking to my black collared shirts which are part of the Salvos uniform.
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No Christmas at work this year since the building is being renovated to make it earthquake proof. So most offices have moved out and people work from home now. I will miss the decorations and the food I find. But at least I won't put on a few pounds this year.
And our local radio station started playing Christmas songs before Veterans day.
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There is no such thing as earthquake proof.
Next.
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Wife has put the Christmas decorations up already. This year we have half a dozen small Santas hanging from the ceiling by threads. It looks like there has been a mass lynching.
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Some decorations went up today.
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Some decorations went up today.
We will probably do some next week. :santa:
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Florida trip for Christmas is a go, unless of coarse my sister changes her mind at the last minute like last year
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What part pf Florida are you heading for?
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What part pf Florida are you heading for?
Sarasota, I lived there from when I was 11 till I was 18.
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What part pf Florida are you heading for?
Sarasota, I lived there from when I was 11 till I was 18.
Hope the travel plans work out this time and you have great weather down there.
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What part pf Florida are you heading for?
Sarasota, I lived there from when I was 11 till I was 18.
So hopefully, being so young at the time, you didn't leave behind many feral offspring while you lived there?
:green:
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(https://www.digsdigs.com/photos/2017/12/22-a-creative-steampunk-wreath-with-gears-top-hats-hot-air-balloons-robots-and-so-on.jpg)
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(https://www.listinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/diy-creative-christmas-tree-ideas-2.jpg)
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^Cool pictures. :)
I'm going to the Salvos Christmas lunch on Sunday and I've decided to wear my bright red Christmas shirt with Santas and reindeer all over it.
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(https://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Christmas-Ornament-Cat.jpg)
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(https://cdn.designrulz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Unconventional-Christmas-Tree-Ideas-designrulz-17.jpg)
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(https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-10.19.56-PM.png)
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A multicoloured light tunnel! Pretty cool.
And I identify with the scissors and wrapping paper.
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(https://www.guide4moms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Christmas-Memes-2020-Covid-7-768x518.jpg.webp)
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(https://www.guide4moms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Christmas-Memes-2020-Covid-14-768x585.jpg.webp)
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We have no lights. But our electricity bill will still be high as we've already had the air conditioning on.
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We have no lights. But our electricity bill will still be high as we've already had the air conditioning on.
Ours is always highest in the summer because of the AC too. We used to do tons of christmas lights and I never noticed a difference in the bill, but that might just be because it was still low compared to the summer. :dunno:
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If it's Christmas, there are Grinches.
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I think this is a great idea.
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Those frozen water balls are awesome. :2thumbsup:
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:2thumbsup:
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My mum just rang and said it's decided that Christmas is going to be on the 18th December at their house in Collie. This is because my sister - who works driving trucks in the mines up north - will be working on the 25th.
So I'll get to spend Christmas with Kayleigh which is fine with me.
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Some folks' minds just work differently. I love this!
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(https://bouncymustard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1-funny-snow-sculptures.jpg)
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I saw the exact same joke done with beer instead of chocolate and instead of getting just a little ahead as with the chocolate, the beer is gone ...
This thing is not working right!
According to my Beer Advent Calender, Christmas is today.
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Now, this is cool!!
:2thumbsup:
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(https://www.toxel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/xmastree01.jpg)
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(https://www.familyfuncanada.com/calgary/files/2019/12/Christmas-Lights-Facebook-Calgary.jpg)
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Merry Christmas, everyone! :santa:
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"If you're out in the stores shopping today, take it easy on the workers. They don't really want to be there either and it's NOT their fault you waited until Mary's water broke to start your Christmas shopping!"
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^Saw that one on a sign somewhere.
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(https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8596608768/h66F94C92/tumblr-post-of-cat-that-looks-like-snowman)
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Very funny photos.
I've actually finished Christmas shopping early. It was easy - I got everyone vouchers in cards. But it did cost a lot.
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Merry Christmas, Everyone. :santa:
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Thanks Gary, same to you. :)
Christmas is almost over here. I just stayed home with Kayleigh. We spent vouchers online. I bought books.
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Merry Christmas!