Happy Holidays

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[Nasty_Magician]

I really wish they'd bring back the Here Comes Santa Claus and Up On the Rooftop KIA commercials with the hipsters...

 

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[puckhead]

tree through roof pic

the house I grew up in had a ceiling in the family room that sloped up to double height.
of course the Christmas tree always had to go on in the tallest corner, but it was pretty damned tough to estimate a 20 foot tree when you are picking one to cut down (yes, in those days we cut down our own Christmas trees, and wore onions on our belt, too).
So invariably, we'd end up with a 22-28 foot tree, that would either bend along the ceiling, or get unceremoniously lopped off for a bonus tree somewhere else in the house.

and then there was the time that my dad tried to burn all of the extra boughs in the fireplace. All the sap and embers clogged up the chimney, and we ended up of a 6 foot flame coming out the front of the fireplace, as the fire went for the only remaining oxygen source.

fun times.

 

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I gotta say, those decorations are through the roof...

 

[KennyBanyeah]

 

[KennyBanyeah]

the house I grew up in had a ceiling in the family room that sloped up to double height.
of course the Christmas tree always had to go on in the tallest corner, but it was pretty damned tough to estimate a 20 foot tree when you are picking one to cut down (yes, in those days we cut down our own Christmas trees, and wore onions on our belt, too).
So invariably, we'd end up with a 22-28 foot tree, that would either bend along the ceiling, or get unceremoniously lopped off for a bonus tree somewhere else in the house.

and then there was the time that my dad tried to burn all of the extra boughs in the fireplace. All the sap and embers clogged up the chimney, and we ended up of a 6 foot flame coming out the front of the fireplace, as the fire went for the only remaining oxygen source.

fun times.

This is just too awesome!!!

Thanks for that Puck.

 

[mattola]

the house I grew up in had a ceiling in the family room that sloped up to double height.
of course the Christmas tree always had to go on in the tallest corner, but it was pretty damned tough to estimate a 20 foot tree when you are picking one to cut down (yes, in those days we cut down our own Christmas trees, and wore onions on our belt, too).
So invariably, we'd end up with a 22-28 foot tree, that would either bend along the ceiling, or get unceremoniously lopped off for a bonus tree somewhere else in the house.

and then there was the time that my dad tried to burn all of the extra boughs in the fireplace. All the sap and embers clogged up the chimney, and we ended up of a 6 foot flame coming out the front of the fireplace, as the fire went for the only remaining oxygen source.

fun times.

 

[elocomotive]

I gotta say, those decorations are through the roof...

The favorite Christmas song in that house is "Oh Holey Night."

 

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The favorite Christmas song in that house is "Oh Holey Night."

Up on the Housetop click click click
Down through the hole falls Good St. Nick

 

[Darkstone42]

I have updated my avatar for the holiday season. Also because I no longer have that handlebar mustache.

 

[mattola]

Should Santa Claus still be fat? - CNN.com

seriously... fuck off PC people. fucking mind controlling assholes. fuck off.

 

[elocomotive]

Well gents, I am off to Florida for Christmas, golf, swimming with dolphins, etc.

I hope all of your holidays are filled with family, friends, love, and joy. Merry Christmas!

 

[Comeds]

the house I grew up in had a ceiling in the family room that sloped up to double height.
of course the Christmas tree always had to go on in the tallest corner, but it was pretty damned tough to estimate a 20 foot tree when you are picking one to cut down (yes, in those days we cut down our own Christmas trees, and wore onions on our belt, too).
So invariably, we'd end up with a 22-28 foot tree, that would either bend along the ceiling, or get unceremoniously lopped off for a bonus tree somewhere else in the house.

and then there was the time that my dad tried to burn all of the extra boughs in the fireplace. All the sap and embers clogged up the chimney, and we ended up of a 6 foot flame coming out the front of the fireplace, as the fire went for the only remaining oxygen source.

fun times.

Great stuff. My childhood home had a fireplace and my fatherdid the same thing a couple times. He didn't learn. Never had a 6 foot flame though.
What is the meaning behind wearing onions on your belt? I have never heard of that.

 

[Comeds]

Should Santa Claus still be fat? - CNN.com

seriously... fuck off PC people. fucking mind controlling assholes. fuck off.

Yeah because Santa is a figure all the young kids aspire to look and dress like.

Well gents, I am off to Florida for Christmas, golf, swimming with dolphins, etc.

I hope all of your holidays are filled with family, friends, love, and joy. Merry Christmas!

Have fun. Happy holidays.

 

[puckhead]

Great stuff. My childhood home had a fireplace and my fatherdid the same thing a couple times. He didn't learn. Never had a 6 foot flame though.
What is the meaning behind wearing onions on your belt? I have never heard of that.

the whole fireplace/hearth was made of white stones going up to the double height ceiling
no matter how much my mom tried to clean the smoke damage off, it never got better than light-grey.
so of course, she never let my dad forget about it

"onion on the belt" was just a Simpsons reference for whenever you are reminiscing.
I didn't think any of those counted as obscure anymore

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

Johnny Mathis is the king...his version of "Do you hear what I hear" is undoubtably the greatest Christmas song of all time.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Shit you guys are making me jealous. I will be spending Christmas alone because my wife is going to Ohio to see the kids and grand kids, my younger son leaves for Florida for eight weeks working on his degree as a PT.

I need to stay home because I'm having surgery to remove the filter they installed because of my blood clot problems. My sis invited me out to her place XMas day for dinner so that's pretty good. Pre op work Dec 28th and the operation Jan 10th. The doc doesn't want me to travel.

I will need to give myself Lovenox injections for a while because they can not do the surgery if I'm on the blood thinners I take.

It's going to suck for a week or so but we do what we gotta do I guess. Things will be fine unless the vascular surgeon decides the need to do surgery on both lungs because of the pulmonary embolisms.

Needless to say this holiday season will be an adventure.

Wish I could be with the grand children.

BTW, I insisted on her going down there to see them and my daughter in law is a doctor and will be on call. Some pretty um emotional discussion over this.

 

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