Merry Christmas!
December 24th, 2012 at 12:17:02 PM
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God Bless us, everyone!
December 24th, 2012 at 12:24:59 PM
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Quote: FrGambleGod Bless us, everyone!
Ah, the yule log, lots of drinking and merriment
and debauchery. Until that upstart of a new
religion came along and stole our holiday as its
own. Luckily, enough of the merriment and debauchery
still exist, the upstart religion didn't completely win.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 12:32:50 PM
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, I think
that should cover everyone !
that should cover everyone !
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
December 24th, 2012 at 12:36:22 PM
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Merry Christmas to everyone!
My wife and I were dining out last evening and our waitress wished us Merry Christmas. She then whispered that she knew she could say it to us. Seeing our somewhat puzzled looks she explained that her boss forbade her to say those words. She said that she just had to say it to someone and chose us because my wife was wearing a Christmas sweater.
My wife and I were dining out last evening and our waitress wished us Merry Christmas. She then whispered that she knew she could say it to us. Seeing our somewhat puzzled looks she explained that her boss forbade her to say those words. She said that she just had to say it to someone and chose us because my wife was wearing a Christmas sweater.
Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth. - Mahatma Ghandi
December 24th, 2012 at 12:40:28 PM
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Trying to be politically correct last week at work, I
said "Happy Holidays" to a couple of folks.
At least one said "Merry Christmas" in response.
IT's ALL GOOD !
said "Happy Holidays" to a couple of folks.
At least one said "Merry Christmas" in response.
IT's ALL GOOD !
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
December 24th, 2012 at 12:56:18 PM
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Quote: EvenBobstole our holiday
I knew you were a Heathen!
Merry Christmas to all!
btw I heard a lot of "Merries" yesterday and today, less people seemed concerned they might offend if I was a Heathen or whatever.
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
December 24th, 2012 at 12:58:45 PM
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Guess I'm a little late for this, but...
Io Saturnalia!
Io Saturnalia!
December 24th, 2012 at 1:08:39 PM
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Quote: odiousgambitI knew you were a Heathen!
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I have plenty of homemade clove flavored vodka on hand,
and will be acting as heathenistic as possible and overindulging
in everything. Tis the season..
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 1:13:32 PM
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Quote: EvenBobI have plenty of homemade clove flavored vodka on hand,
and will be acting as heathenistic as possible and overindulging
in everything. Tis the season..
Sonuvagun Bob, that sounds good. I've laid up a supply of strong ale myself. Strong Christmas ale, some mulled pears, and good friends and family. Can't beat it.
A falling knife has no handle.
December 24th, 2012 at 1:14:14 PM
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Merry Christmas everyone!
December 24th, 2012 at 1:26:42 PM
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is it still acceptable to wish people happy SAINT patrick's day?
December 24th, 2012 at 1:28:06 PM
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This is how clove vodka starts out and what it
looks like when you're done. Throw in a cinnamon
stick too and its really delightful.
looks like when you're done. Throw in a cinnamon
stick too and its really delightful.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 1:29:59 PM
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I ended my year as far as playing blackjack yesterday and quite a nice year it was. Christmas week isn't the greatest week for playing because the tables and casinos are really crowded with all those folk just itching to spend that Christmas money. lol
My younger brother is coming in today to visit for 10 days, I so I am just going to relax and spend time with him and a few friends over the next 10 days, showing him around Vegas and Nevada and nearby destinations such as the grand canyon. It will be a nice break. I am not even going to think about blackjack or casinos except when we are eating in the restaurants, which I do everyday. lol
As far as drinking, I pretty much gave up drinking last fall while recovering from valve replacement surgery. The antibiotic regiment that I was placed on was not a good mix with alcohol, so that was the time to quit. Now that I can drink again, I really don't drink too much. Not the clubbing booze hound I was just a couple years ago. But, with my brother in town, I am sure we will be hitting the clubs and I am planning on throwing a few back. :)
Happy Holidays to everyone and I hope everyone is able to relax and share quality time with friends and family over the holidays.
My younger brother is coming in today to visit for 10 days, I so I am just going to relax and spend time with him and a few friends over the next 10 days, showing him around Vegas and Nevada and nearby destinations such as the grand canyon. It will be a nice break. I am not even going to think about blackjack or casinos except when we are eating in the restaurants, which I do everyday. lol
As far as drinking, I pretty much gave up drinking last fall while recovering from valve replacement surgery. The antibiotic regiment that I was placed on was not a good mix with alcohol, so that was the time to quit. Now that I can drink again, I really don't drink too much. Not the clubbing booze hound I was just a couple years ago. But, with my brother in town, I am sure we will be hitting the clubs and I am planning on throwing a few back. :)
Happy Holidays to everyone and I hope everyone is able to relax and share quality time with friends and family over the holidays.
December 24th, 2012 at 1:37:10 PM
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Quote: MoscaSonuvagun Bob, that sounds good. I've laid up a supply of strong ale myself. Strong Christmas ale, some mulled pears, and good friends and family. Can't beat it.
Oh my, Christmas Ale..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOgIKd9yFv4&feature=player_embedded
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 2:07:10 PM
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That looks really delicious. I wonder if it made it to the snooty beer stores in St. Louis...
Only 5.5% ABV though? Weaker than I expected...
Only 5.5% ABV though? Weaker than I expected...
December 24th, 2012 at 2:09:12 PM
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Merry Christmas and positive variance to all.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:21:28 PM
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Quote: DocGuess I'm a little late for this, but...
Io Saturnalia!
Actually it's the feast of Sol Invictus. Literally it means "the undefeated Sun."
Winter festivals were common among all ancient human societies. They still are, but for a different reason. In ancient times you had a harvest on the one hand, and the need to slaughter what cattle and work animals couldn't be kept alive (ie fed) through winter. So there was plentiful food. At the same time, farms lay largely idle.
So, you have combination of free time and lots of food. Ergo let's party.
Add the winter solstice, when the nights begin to get shorter and the days longer, and you have symbolism, too. It's no coincidence.
Now, if you worship the Sun, or have a Sun god, this is the ideal time to celebrate, too.
You can listen to the explanation here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/historyofrome/18-_A_History_of_Rome_Christmas.mp3
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
December 24th, 2012 at 2:31:41 PM
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We're having what I call a 'Hogan's Heroes Christmas' in
W MI this year. We have the lightest dusting of snow on
the ground, about as much snow as you ever saw in an
episode of Hogan's Heroes.
That show was on for 6 seasons, and its always winter in
every season. Thats because the historical context of the
show is the winter of 1941-42 and it never moved from
that. It was an Air Force prison camp, thats why they
were all pilots and airmen. We had been bombing Germany
right along with the RAF before we declared war on Germany
in Dec 1941, and thats all we had over there, AF POW's.
Thats why Shultz is always in his greatcoat and Klink put on his
heavy coat everytime he went outside.
W MI this year. We have the lightest dusting of snow on
the ground, about as much snow as you ever saw in an
episode of Hogan's Heroes.
That show was on for 6 seasons, and its always winter in
every season. Thats because the historical context of the
show is the winter of 1941-42 and it never moved from
that. It was an Air Force prison camp, thats why they
were all pilots and airmen. We had been bombing Germany
right along with the RAF before we declared war on Germany
in Dec 1941, and thats all we had over there, AF POW's.
Thats why Shultz is always in his greatcoat and Klink put on his
heavy coat everytime he went outside.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 2:38:21 PM
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Not many of that cast are still alive.
From memory, so some spellings may be wrong....
Werner Klemperer
Richard Dawson
Bob Crane
John Banner
And I think both the General and the Gestapo major died too.
From memory, so some spellings may be wrong....
Werner Klemperer
Richard Dawson
Bob Crane
John Banner
And I think both the General and the Gestapo major died too.
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
December 24th, 2012 at 2:59:45 PM
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Quote: RaleighCrapsNot many of that cast are still alive.
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If you like trivia, most people have no idea about
these facts:
"The actors who played the four major German roles—Werner Klemperer (Klink), John Banner (Schultz), Leon Askin (Burkhalter), and Howard Caine (Hochstetter)—were Jewish. Furthermore, Klemperer, Banner, Askin, and Robert Clary (LeBeau) were Jews who had fled the Nazis during World War II. Clary says in the recorded commentary on the DVD version of episode "Art for Hogan's Sake" that he spent three years in a concentration camp, that his parents and other family members were killed there, and that he has an identity tattoo from the camp on his arm ("A-5714"). Likewise John Banner had been held in a (pre-war) concentration camp and his family was killed during the war. Leon Askin was also in a pre-war French internment camp and his parents were killed at Treblinka. Howard Caine (Hochstetter), who was also Jewish (his birth name was Cohen), was American, and Jewish actors Harold Gould and Harold J. Stone played German generals."
Wiki
Robert Clary, who played the little French guy, spent
3 years in a German concentration camp and saw his
parents killed there? Incredible.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 3:47:20 PM
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I'm always amazed that a situation comedy was made about Nazis.
December 24th, 2012 at 4:06:53 PM
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Quote: EvenBobOh my, Christmas Ale..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOgIKd9yFv4&feature=player_embedded
Ahhh...Anchor Brewing Company, brewers of the best beers in the world, and now distillers of the best Gin: Junipera.
Name a brand that can beat this Christmas brew, Anchor Steam, Anchor Liberty Ale, ANCHOR PORTER!, and, of course, Anchor Foghorn!
There's a reason free tours of this little SF brewery are booked 6 months in advance.
December 24th, 2012 at 4:23:00 PM
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Quote: CalderI'm always amazed that a situation comedy was made about Nazis.
It wasn't about Nazi's. Klink and Shultz were not members
of the Nazi Party. I think the occasional visit by a
Gestapo officer was the only time we saw a Nazi on the
show.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 5:05:28 PM
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Quote: CalderI'm always amazed that a situation comedy was made about Nazis.
Life is beautiful is a comedy, partly set in a concentration camp. Until i saw that film I thought there was lines you shouldnt cross... now I'm not so sure.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
December 24th, 2012 at 5:42:57 PM
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Quote: thecesspitLife is beautiful is a comedy, partly set in a concentration camp.
It was NOT a concentration camp, it was POW camp.
POW's did NOT go to concentration camps. Sheesh.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 24th, 2012 at 6:25:37 PM
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And it wasn't even set in the springtime!Quote: CalderI'm always amazed that a situation comedy was made about Nazis.
Someday, joor goin' to see the name of Googie Gomez in lights and joor goin' to say to joorself, "Was that her?" and then joor goin' to answer to joorself, "That was her!" But you know somethin' mister? I was always her yuss nobody knows it! - Googie Gomez
December 24th, 2012 at 6:33:58 PM
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Quote: Even BobIt was NOT a concentration camp, it was POW camp. POW's did NOT go to concentration camps. Sheesh.
You misunderstood, I think, due to a missed capital "B".
"Life is Beautiful" was a movie set in a death camp.
December 24th, 2012 at 6:46:55 PM
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Quote: CalderI'm always amazed that a situation comedy was made about Nazis.
Imagine Max Bialystock's surprise at his play Springtime for Hitler !
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
December 24th, 2012 at 7:03:47 PM
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Quote: CalderI'm always amazed that a situation comedy was made about Nazis.
The comedy is in that the Germans, mostly Luftwaffe and a few SS Officers, were made to look like fools. Klemperer took the role of Klink on the condition that Klink would never come out getting the better of any situation. And if you notice he never did. Rarely he came out not the worst of things, but he never came out on top. Schultz was just a poor guy who wanted to get through the war without being noticed. Burkalter wanted to catch Klink as a fool but never was able to. And Hockstetter (my favorite) always knew somehting was going on but was never able to prove it no matter how obvious it was to him.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
December 24th, 2012 at 7:07:21 PM
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Quote: 1BBMerry Christmas to everyone!
My wife and I were dining out last evening and our waitress wished us Merry Christmas. She then whispered that she knew she could say it to us. Seeing our somewhat puzzled looks she explained that her boss forbade her to say those words. She said that she just had to say it to someone and chose us because my wife was wearing a Christmas sweater.
I have started replying to "Happy Holidays" with "Merry Christmas." Some people love it, one guy had a nice smile, as if his boss told them to say "Happy Holidays" and he was tired of such nonsense.
Now we move onto the most synthetic and pathetic excuse of a Holiday in 26 hours from when I post this--Kwanza. Does anybody know of anyone who actually celebrates this?
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
December 24th, 2012 at 7:09:10 PM
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Further searching seems to indicate that perhaps only Robert Clary (Le Beau) and maybe Kenneth Washington (Sgt Baker) are the only ones left alive.
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
December 24th, 2012 at 7:56:18 PM
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Quote: BuzzardImagine Max Bialystock's surprise at his play Springtime for Hitler !
What's so odd about making fun of Nazi Germany?
Quote:Franz Liebkind: [while waving a gun around] You made a fool of Hitler!
Carmen Ghia, Roger De Bris: [Carmen and Roger peer over the couch where they are hiding] He didn't need our help.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
December 24th, 2012 at 8:02:51 PM
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Quote: DocGuess I'm a little late for this, but...
Io Saturnalia!
Doc you beat me to it!!!
December 24th, 2012 at 8:43:02 PM
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Quote: EvenBobOh my, Christmas Ale..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOgIKd9yFv4&feature=player_embedded
Love the Anchor Christmas ales! This Christmas I laid in Bell's Christmas Ale. No particular reason, Bell's knows how to brew. I'll grab the Anchor for New Year's weekend, maybe.
A falling knife has no handle.
December 24th, 2012 at 9:10:54 PM
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Merry Christmas everyone.
As I went out Christmas shopping for the past few days, most people have taken the time to say "Merry Christmas" instead of happy holidays. I think people are consciously making a point of it now as kind of a revolt against "happy holidays". Heck, I even got a Merry Christmas at Walmart.
And yes, good variance and fortune to all.
As I went out Christmas shopping for the past few days, most people have taken the time to say "Merry Christmas" instead of happy holidays. I think people are consciously making a point of it now as kind of a revolt against "happy holidays". Heck, I even got a Merry Christmas at Walmart.
And yes, good variance and fortune to all.
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You want the truth! You can't handle the truth!
December 24th, 2012 at 9:35:46 PM
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DUHHIIIIIIIII HEARD THAT!
December 24th, 2012 at 11:48:49 PM
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Quote: MoscaThis Christmas I laid in Bell's Christmas Ale. No particular reason, Bell's knows how to brew. .
Bell's is brewed 40 miles from where I live.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 25th, 2012 at 5:42:07 AM
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Merry Christmas to all...
December 25th, 2012 at 7:25:13 AM
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Since I am from Central PA, its Troegs Mad Elf.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
December 25th, 2012 at 9:31:05 AM
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Here is how my Christmas is going so far. Let me preface this by saying that I'm not the most adept person at putting things together. If you want to me to waste a whole day and get into a furious mood, get me any "assemble it yourself" furniture from Ikea.
So, I was excited to see a Big Wheel at the store yesterday, so got it for my six-year-old. When I was her age, in 1971, Big Wheels where THE thing to have. Any day after school Daisy Circle was full of kids having Big Wheel races, stunts, follow the leader games, and other such games. We had to use duct tape on the rear wheels to keep from from wearing out. It was a shame we had to grow too old for them.
Last night I spent entirely too much time assembling the thing. I had particular difficulty with attaching the handlebars, which involved putting one of that hat shaped things on a rod, which as the last step wasn't easy because there was no resistance on the other end. Eventually I figured out a way. Anyway, the first thing my daughter said when she say it was "I don't want it." After explaining how it must have taken somebody hours to assemble, she wouldn't budge in her position. Hopefully the son of Lupe, my weekly housekeeper will want it.
Then my wife got the same daughter a Razor scooter. I might we already have two, which she hasn't touched in months. I've spent at least an hour trying to unfold the thing into the riding position, but just can't figure out how. Please don't suggest any links to instructions or videos. I've already tried dozens and they are for different models or tell me to do things that just don't do anyting. It is very frustrating. I've been meaning to take my son's bike in for a tune up. Hopefully there will be somemore more mechanically inclined that I am who can explain it. It will probably take him all of two seconds. Meanwhile, I hope I can refrain from throwing the damn thing through my window.
So far my wife and I have managed to avoid our annual Christmas fight, but the day is still young.
Wishing all a better day than I'm having.
So, I was excited to see a Big Wheel at the store yesterday, so got it for my six-year-old. When I was her age, in 1971, Big Wheels where THE thing to have. Any day after school Daisy Circle was full of kids having Big Wheel races, stunts, follow the leader games, and other such games. We had to use duct tape on the rear wheels to keep from from wearing out. It was a shame we had to grow too old for them.
Last night I spent entirely too much time assembling the thing. I had particular difficulty with attaching the handlebars, which involved putting one of that hat shaped things on a rod, which as the last step wasn't easy because there was no resistance on the other end. Eventually I figured out a way. Anyway, the first thing my daughter said when she say it was "I don't want it." After explaining how it must have taken somebody hours to assemble, she wouldn't budge in her position. Hopefully the son of Lupe, my weekly housekeeper will want it.
Then my wife got the same daughter a Razor scooter. I might we already have two, which she hasn't touched in months. I've spent at least an hour trying to unfold the thing into the riding position, but just can't figure out how. Please don't suggest any links to instructions or videos. I've already tried dozens and they are for different models or tell me to do things that just don't do anyting. It is very frustrating. I've been meaning to take my son's bike in for a tune up. Hopefully there will be somemore more mechanically inclined that I am who can explain it. It will probably take him all of two seconds. Meanwhile, I hope I can refrain from throwing the damn thing through my window.
So far my wife and I have managed to avoid our annual Christmas fight, but the day is still young.
Wishing all a better day than I'm having.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
December 25th, 2012 at 9:45:07 AM
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Merry Christmas. You will remember days like these fondly when you watch your children go through these same type of things.
December 25th, 2012 at 9:53:47 AM
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Quote: WizardHere is how my Christmas is going so far. Let me preface this by saying that I'm not the most adept person at putting things together. If you want to me to waste a whole day and get into a furious mood, get me any "assemble it yourself" furniture from Ikea.
So, I was excited to see a Big Wheel at the store yesterday, so got it for my six-year-old. When I was her age, in 1971, Big Wheels where THE thing to have. Any day after school Daisy Circle was full of kids having Big Wheel races, stunts, follow the leader games, and other such games. We had to use duct tape on the rear wheels to keep from from wearing out. It was a shame we had to grow too old for them.
Last night I spent entirely too much time assembling the thing. I had particular difficulty with attaching the handlebars, which involved putting one of that hat shaped things on a rod, which as the last step wasn't easy because there was no resistance on the other end. Eventually I figured out a way. Anyway, the first thing my daughter said when she say it was "I don't want it." After explaining how it must have taken somebody hours to assemble, she wouldn't budge in her position. Hopefully the son of Lupe, my weekly housekeeper will want it.
Then my wife got the same daughter a Razor scooter. I might we already have two, which she hasn't touched in months. I've spent at least an hour trying to unfold the thing into the riding position, but just can't figure out how. Please don't suggest any links to instructions or videos. I've already tried dozens and they are for different models or tell me to do things that just don't do anyting. It is very frustrating. I've been meaning to take my son's bike in for a tune up. Hopefully there will be somemore more mechanically inclined that I am who can explain it. It will probably take him all of two seconds. Meanwhile, I hope I can refrain from throwing the damn thing through my window.
So far my wife and I have managed to avoid our annual Christmas fight, but the day is still young.
Wishing all a better day than I'm having.
I sympathize with you. The build up to Christmas is always great with the music in the casinos, all of the cookies, all of the cards. Christmas day itself is always a disappointment. I got more underwear and socks than I know what to do with, and really nothing too exciting at all. Then I got a new iphone case and got scrutinized for not appreciating it. Of course I'm not going to love it, I have the ideal case on my phone now, I don't want to replace it with a piece of cheap hard plastic. I got $7 in lottery scratch tickets in my stocking, won $2, below the already low expected value of around 3 dollars. At least my mother is making a turkey with her delicious stuffing.
As to the big wheel, I am only 22 and I had a big wheel growing up. They are a lot of fun. Hopefully she will give it a chance.
December 25th, 2012 at 10:10:56 AM
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Wizard's Christmas -- Part 2
Shortly after my last post we had a plumbing incident, which was entirely my fault. It involved an overflowing toilet and flooding in the room where said incident took place and the floor below. Without getting too graphic, this house is filled with wimpy toilets. I've tried to keep a plunger in every single one of them, for such incidents, but my wife keeps taking them out and putting them in the garage. I suppose she thinks they don't look attractive. Somebody should invent a nice pink feminine-looking plunger, that is still manly enough to get the job done.
You may be wondering what I got from Santa. Let me preface that answer by saying that I hate polyster. Both the look and feel. What few times I've gone with my wife to by clothes she is always picking out stuff made of polyster. When she asks what I think the only thing I need to say is "What is it made of?" I thought she knew that I conisder polyster clothing something from the pit of hell, as evidenced by the fact that her reply is always "POLYSTER!!!" Give me any natural fabric or don't give me anything at all.
So, to get to the point, I got polyster-blend slacks and polo shirt. They seem about 2/3 polyster. Of course, I didn't complain. Granted, they do look better than a lot of the ratty all-cotton clothes I already have. If there is an occation when I need to look good, at the expense of comfort, they might come in handy. However, I can't imagine such an occation. Most days I sit around in sweat pants a an old t-shirt all day.
I think I'm going to on a nice 13-mile run to clear my head.
Shortly after my last post we had a plumbing incident, which was entirely my fault. It involved an overflowing toilet and flooding in the room where said incident took place and the floor below. Without getting too graphic, this house is filled with wimpy toilets. I've tried to keep a plunger in every single one of them, for such incidents, but my wife keeps taking them out and putting them in the garage. I suppose she thinks they don't look attractive. Somebody should invent a nice pink feminine-looking plunger, that is still manly enough to get the job done.
You may be wondering what I got from Santa. Let me preface that answer by saying that I hate polyster. Both the look and feel. What few times I've gone with my wife to by clothes she is always picking out stuff made of polyster. When she asks what I think the only thing I need to say is "What is it made of?" I thought she knew that I conisder polyster clothing something from the pit of hell, as evidenced by the fact that her reply is always "POLYSTER!!!" Give me any natural fabric or don't give me anything at all.
So, to get to the point, I got polyster-blend slacks and polo shirt. They seem about 2/3 polyster. Of course, I didn't complain. Granted, they do look better than a lot of the ratty all-cotton clothes I already have. If there is an occation when I need to look good, at the expense of comfort, they might come in handy. However, I can't imagine such an occation. Most days I sit around in sweat pants a an old t-shirt all day.
I think I'm going to on a nice 13-mile run to clear my head.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
December 25th, 2012 at 10:17:09 AM
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Wizard, it's not even noon in pst and you are having "one of those Christmas." Do relax and enjoy. It isn't worth the stress.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
December 25th, 2012 at 10:23:54 AM
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Correction to my first post on the topic. We already have THREE Razor Scooters. The one I now can't unfold, and my daughter will probably never touch, is the fourth.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
December 25th, 2012 at 10:28:43 AM
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Merry Christmas to all.
My New Year resolution is to place only +EV wagers :-)
My New Year resolution is to place only +EV wagers :-)
December 25th, 2012 at 10:42:40 AM
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If it's any consolation, my wife and I are rolling on the floor as I try to read this morning's adventures to her. If it gets any more challenging, here's an idea to calm things down: Get the family together, and have a moment of silence in honor and remembrance of the children and families in Newtown. It works for us.
December 25th, 2012 at 10:45:19 AM
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Sorry to hear about your Christmas woes, Wiz. Personally I'm not a big fan of the holiday [see signature], but I've been lucky enough to have pretty uneventful days in my history of Christmas. Of course, I don't have my own kids yet.
For as long as I can remember, my family has operated on the principal of self-created Christmas lists. We would put the list on the fridge around Thanksgiving and everyone would write stuff that they wanted on their list, and the rest of the family then had some good ideas to start with. It prevented a lot of "what the hell is this? This sucks!" situations, I would imagine. Your kids might be too young to intelligently wish for stuff, unsure.
As to the plumbing, what a crappy situation!
For as long as I can remember, my family has operated on the principal of self-created Christmas lists. We would put the list on the fridge around Thanksgiving and everyone would write stuff that they wanted on their list, and the rest of the family then had some good ideas to start with. It prevented a lot of "what the hell is this? This sucks!" situations, I would imagine. Your kids might be too young to intelligently wish for stuff, unsure.
As to the plumbing, what a crappy situation!
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
December 25th, 2012 at 10:49:11 AM
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Ho ho ho!
"What, me worry?"
December 25th, 2012 at 10:59:12 AM
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Let me preface by saying I'm so glad I was brought up Jewish and don't have any forced responsibilities on days like this :P
Really? I have little in the way of manual ability, but those things are easier than legos to put together. True, sometimes they are a two-person job, but otherwise it's all straightforward enough.
At the local Office depot and Office Max stores, you can also get someone to come to your house and assemble it. They deliver, too.
Quote: WizardIf you want to me to waste a whole day and get into a furious mood, get me any "assemble it yourself" furniture from Ikea.
Really? I have little in the way of manual ability, but those things are easier than legos to put together. True, sometimes they are a two-person job, but otherwise it's all straightforward enough.
At the local Office depot and Office Max stores, you can also get someone to come to your house and assemble it. They deliver, too.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
