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Poll: Do You Like Christmas? (Fourth Funny Day of Christmas)
Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:15 PM EST
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Do you like Christmas?
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Your opinion is very important. Very Important People may be reading that poll, and you'd hate for your side to be misrepresented, right? Can't let those bastards win.
- 10 votes
LOL...are you gunning for better poll position? Hmmmm? hahaha
- 11 votes
Walt is from the future. 'Nuff said.
Oh, and Pagan holidays are lame, so I cannot "like" Christmas...guess that wasn't quite 'nuff after all...oh well!
- 7 votes
Oh, and Pagan holidays are lame,
Name a non-pagan holiday.
- 5 votes
I like giving and receiving presents. Lots and lots of presents.
Other than that, meh.
- 4 votes
I like Christmas but I don't like the commercialization of it and the selling of it now starts in Aug.
- 4 votes
oh, to be profligate is not nececessarily not to be particular. lauhal is both gourmet and gourmand!
- 4 votes
I like it all, except for the fruit cake.
Gotta love the cute little kids singing totally off key in the Christmas programs, the yummy cookies, the presents (giving and recieving) as well as the tree.
Oh yeah... Egg Nog!
- 3 votes
ERich, you don't like the fruitcake? Send it to me, I love the stuff. I beg for fruitcake every year, and this year finally got a couple chunks. They didn't last long, though. If my brittle old bones would let me, I would turn cartwheels down 5th Ave in NYC for a nice big fruitcake. YUM!
- 1 vote
Hehehe..... the Christmas sweaters.... I totally forgot those!
At my daughter's school, they had a tacky christmas sweater contest. (high school) She borrowed one from my mom and didn't win. It was the funniest conversation on the phone.... "Grandma, you know that sweater with Santa on it? My school is having a tack... a um... a Christmas fun sweater contest. Can I borrow it? "
Hehehe......
- 1 vote
Follow up should be "Do you like PAYING for Christmas?"
- 9 votes
#3 - Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:04 PM ESTWooohooo! Now you're blue. I feel much better. And you look better in blue. :0
- 6 votes
lauhal...everyone looks better in Blue!..Except if your Andorian and then you just look nude.....
- 3 votes
I love Christmas, it's my favorite time of the year. I especially like going to the mall and looking at all the decorations...and the smell of it is out of this world!
- 2 votes
I love Christmas, it's my favorite time of the year.
Me too roby. We like driving around and looking at the lights. There are some really cool displays. Ours is pretty dang cool itself.
- 1 vote
There are some really cool displays. Ours is pretty dang cool itself.
I'll bet my neighbours all hate me for not having a single light on or around the house...or maybe thankful for the lack of competition for the attention I guess, depending on their personality...
- 4 votes
Yes! I like Christmas, anytime you can get gifts is a good day!
- 7 votes
#4 - Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:11 PM ESTPoll: Do you like Christmas? (Fourth Funny Day of Christmas)
How can it be the fourth funny day of Christmas when Christmas has yet to arrive?
Just asking.
- 3 votes
#5 - Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:41 PM ESTHow can it be the fourth funny day of Christmas when Christmas has yet to arrive?
Yeah. My fault. All scheduling will now be in the hands of the lovely rwarner because I suck at managing spherical object orbital time constructs.
- 5 votes
In other words, Myk can still redeem himself tomorrow with Fourth Day Two: Electric Boogaloo.
- 4 votes
caution: Myk-appeasing geek reference in 3..2...
..but everyone knows The Empire Strikes Back outshone Star Wars.
You have one day...your real day. Consider this abomination to be like, I dunno, Neo fighting virtual Agents in a simulation? A holodeck? Fighting oneself in Metal Gear Solid? The initial prophecy of the M'uad D'ib only finding realization in his grandson? I'm running out of geek references...
- 1 vote
...@!$%#ing dial-up. That comment was beautifully structured before the modem (remember modems?) crapped out. Anyway...post again tomorrow, Myk, or be forever known as a monosyllabic poll-troll.
- 3 votes
or be forever known as a monosyllabic poll-troll.
Is there a negative in there somewhere I'm not aware of?
- 2 votes
Christmas is...okay. Watching my little siblings open up presents is hilarious and adorable.
Buying said presents for them, however, is a nightmare.
- 6 votes
#6 - Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:30 PM ESTFor someone with as many obvious appetites as yourself your prose is bloody bulimic.
- 9 votes
#8 - Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:37 PM ESTone man's bulimia is another's trenchant minimalism, and you, winsome cowboy, obviously wouldn't know trenchant minimalistic with if it went to the store, bought a bag of oranges, paid cab fare, rang your doorbell, hid in the bushes, jumped out when you answered and planted a big slobbery kiss on you whilst handing you the oranges and wishing you good cheer.
- - - or hitting you with same.
- 7 votes
Yes - I like Christmas. The planning, negotiation, logistics, decorating, light-wrestling, wallet wrestling leading up to Christmas not so much, but I like Christmas.
- 4 votes
#9 - Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:49 PM ESTContractual (and contextual) obligation:
- 3 votes
#13 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:09 AM ESTrest assured that they're a lot better than Myk's piece.
That's what she said. :0
- 5 votes
That's what she said. :0
That reminds me, how is Ryan doing these days? She rich and famous yet or what?
- 5 votes
Xmas was fun when children were involved. Now that I am older and wanting for nothing, Xmas has transformed itself into a commercialized holiday.
- 5 votes
#14 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:24 AM EST'Wanting for nothing', *sigh* It's a curse really. What? No thanks. Been there done that.
- 5 votes
I was born in Poland , and there Christmas under Communist rule were totally different than for many of You .
As a kid I only saw things like oranges , bananas, pineapples , nuts , chocolate on Christmas . Not everyday , but 1-ce a year or maybe 2 times , if I was lucky to have those as well on Easter.Poland simply didn't import those things trough the year cos economic situation was so poor , that we ( Poland ) , spend moneys on other more important commodities instead.Same things were about meat products and fish . I remember like Me and my 2 brothers , we were holing to shopping lines over nights , along grocery stores, or fish stores , to buy something next day , when they open the door for business. There were so many people and only few products , that to make sure You buy fresh fish , or bottle of oil , one have to start holding spot in line the day before. Good thing there was 3 of us brothers , we could exchange each other every few hours of standing .
When we were doing shopping , my mom of course was doing the cooking and baking.
Getting Christmas tree and decorating it was my fathers job.
For whole week we were expose to fragrancess of so many good things we were about to eat at Christmas that momentum for it was building up. And there were also gifts , hidden somewhere for every one of us , lots of them from parents , family relatives and friends ... We were also gathering gifts for them in return....
And there it was , first Star on the sky in Christmas eve , and the whole world was like a heaven instead ,for next 3 days !
:-)
Whole families getting togheter . Many times it was the only occasion to see some relatives from far away.
Christmas days were one of my best times in life.
Now days . I am alone . No family any more ,and everything what is related to Christmas is bringing good memories , but cold reality , at the same time.
Christmas time is not welcome by me any more . I rather see it come , and go , as fast as possible .
So here You have it .....I may vote ether way in response to Your "Live poll " . I'm leaving this comment just so You know I didn't vote. I'm split 50/50 on that .
Merry Christmas all !
- 12 votes
#15 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:42 AM ESTI'm very happy that You guys found it my story interesting and You did like it .
Thank You very much for Your kind words.
:-)
- 5 votes
how abouth Christmas joke now ?
Q - What nationality is Santa Claus?
A - North Polish.
It's 2:23 AM my time and as of right now Christmas is winning by a score of 17-16. It looks like it's going to be a tight race!
- 1 vote
#16 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:24 AM ESTNot really...... some members of my family like it, but al it does for me is bring back bad memories overall. I only like the chocolate, but I can get chocolate anytime of the year....
- 2 votes
#17 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:23 AM ESTOne vote for "No." Christmas is a pain in the ass, especially when I have to listen to all these bible thumpers talking about the virgin mary and jesus and the true meaning of christmas......meanwhile most of them couldn't even tell you anything about solstice, saturnalia, zoroastrianism, etc...etc... For me, it is basically a time of tolerance.....a time to listen to people spouting idiotic beliefs about their one true religion (despite all of the other one true religions out there). If christmas were to disappear, i would hold an annual celebration to mark the occasion......at least that would be a worthwhile holiday (something akin to a new era of enlightenment).
- 5 votes
#18 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:39 AM ESTHow do you really feel? ;)
Sorry lauhal, I had to tone my comment down a bit. I was worried that if I didn't, it might be deleted or collapsed. I'll try to be a bit more specific with my rants in the future though :~)
We could still shop, though, right?
There's no point in going shopping during this time of the year. Everything is overpriced, the crowds are horrible, and everyplace you go the same stupid happy holiday CD is playing in the background. Online is a little better though.....only have to deal with the ads that seem to pop up everywhere.....and the occassional webpage that plays x-mas music in the background (but I can usually close those pages pretty quick).
- 3 votes
Just joshing you, Atheist. :) I agree with you...especially about the shopping. Major ugh.
- 4 votes
Glad I'm not the only one. Once x-mas disappears, I'll make sure to send you an invitation to my "new era of enlightenment" holiday party.....no gifts, bad music, gaudy displays, etc...etc... Just a good time (of course there will have to be a mandatory IQ test at the door to keep out the neo-x-mas revolutionary party crashers)
- 5 votes
Pissed off atheists crack me up.
Glad I could provide a useful service during the holiday season.
Here's wishing you a merry festivus :~)
- 4 votes
Call me a grinch, but I hate Christmas! Depressing!
- 5 votes
#19 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:48 AM ESTYes, I'm a grinch; those are the breaks- I'm just an oddball in a world of Christmas lovers.
Why can't we celebrate Arbor Day or Happy Solstice instead? It make more sense to me....Even Happy Equinox. I bet I'm asking for too much....
At least Happy Saturnalia or Happy Beltane be fun.....No family nor religious baloney...
- 3 votes
Happy Genitalia sounds better and more fun, add the "glove love" and you got a winner!
- 5 votes
Nope, hoping for "glove love", nice warming lube and an attractive willing partner that is into mentos.....
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Why can't we celebrate Arbor Day or Happy Solstice instead? It make more sense to me....Even Happy Equinox. I bet I'm asking for too much....
But you can-- if you want to. Its really your choice.
Before I moved I used to have a group of friends who are Wiccans and don't celebrate Christmas. (however they are very tolerant type folk-- and don't feel the need to mock other peoples' holidays-- just don't observe them). They do make a big deal of solstices and Beltrane and things like that
- 1 vote
I played over 500 Nutcrackers. It probably altered my DNA. I don't celebrate Christmas, but I helped make Christmas. It was fun. Best memory: a little boy came up to the orchestra pit and asked my stand partner and me if we would like some m&ms. This inspired us in the way only playing a show zillions of times can: we put up a tiny sign at the edge of the pit like they have at the zoo "The musicians are on a special diet, please don't feed." Thinking back I'm lucky no-one threw a sardine at us.
Just saw "Nut" at the theatre last week. Lots of little girls in the audience in their best Christmas dresses, and a few even in tulle. Adorable. One little girl ceremoniously stretched into a few arabesques while waiting for the aisle to empty.
The music is without equal, a fairy tale in sound. I never got sick of playing it and still listen to it on the radio every Christmas morning.
so, yes.
- 8 votes
#20 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:05 AM ESTChristmas itself? Not so much, too much commercialism for my taste. However I do love the lights, displays on lawns and the beautiful holiday trees.
It is sweet how the Christians were so taken with our holiday festivities that they adopted them for themselves. It really does make your high holy day more festive, bright, warm and beautiful doesn't it.
(Holiday means Holy day and if Christmas isn't a most/high holy day I'm not at all sure what would be as far as Christians are concerned)
#22 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:21 AM ESTAnother reason for the Christian majority in this country to paint themselves as oppressed victims. i.e. "The War on Christmas taking Christ out of Christmas".
Another excuse to attempt shove their agenda down my throat.
Trying to pass on the belief that their imaginary friend who lives in outer-space impregnated a young woman through magic?
The BS commercial aspect to it.
The bald faced greed of children and some adults as they fantasize about the gifts they are about to recieve?
What's to like?
I can't wait for it all to be over and for the new year to start.
- 1 vote
#25 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:15 PM ESTWhoa, pard! The country may be majority Christian, but you are falling for the smoke and mirrors of conservative media as far as the "war on Christmas" thing goes. I have never heard an actual person not on a TV screen complain about any of this.
Like I said, pissed off atheists crack me up. Seems as if you feel pretty oppressed yourself. I think you need more spike in your eggnog.
- 5 votes
Don't accuse me of being an athiest, or pi$$ed off for that matter.
Just stating my opinion.
OK, pissed off people crack me up. And you sound pissed. And since you were railing about an imaginary friend, well????
- 4 votes
Oh, one more thing: and how is atheist an accusation?
It only seems like an accusation when you're pissed. :)
- 2 votes
OK, Omega, we'll spike your cocoa with Bailey's and call it a night. ;)
- 4 votes
And well into day two we're still neck and neck - Christmas haters and christmas lovers are tied 23-23. With 6 days left in the poll, this could be an early anomaly - surely one side or the other will soon bring in all of their friends to skew the numbers and leave comments dismissive toward the other! Surely someone cares enough about the TRUE SPIRIT of WHATEVER to do WHATEVER IS NECESSARY to WIN the POLL! COME ON SHEEPLE!
- 2 votes
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