The Christmas Thread

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:12 PM

Love it or hate it, this is the place you can post your thoughts, memories, holiday wishes, travel plans, holiday recipes (let's get a good egg nog recipe), complain about the crowds and annoying family, favorite holiday movie clips/quotes, post pics of your trees, songs.. you get the idea.

Lemme get this thing started..

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:13 PM

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:18 PM

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:19 PM

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:26 PM

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:31 PM

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time!!

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:32 PM

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

Sam hell you say you won it?

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

Is this your mancave, 405?

**Euroholic** · 12-14-2013, 11:58 PM

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S6aLiY66HVs

**Times Roman** · 12-15-2013, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

here's the sad part. i actually have this lamp.

but i think it is made in a place called, uh...

"Fra-gee-lee"

where ever that is?

The missus wanted me to toss it, but i had to tell her no. it is, after all, a major award!

**Igifuno** · 12-15-2013, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Times Roman

here's the sad part. i actually have this lamp. but i think it is made in a place called, uh... "Fra-gee-lee" where ever that is? The missus wanted me to toss it, but i had to tell her no. it is, after all, a major award!

Yeah a statue!! Must be Italian!!

**austinite** · 12-15-2013, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Times Roman

here's the sad part. i actually have this lamp.

but i think it is made in a place called, uh...

"Fra-gee-lee"

where ever that is?

The missus wanted me to toss it, but i had to tell her no. it is, after all, a major award!

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:39 PM

**brazuka** · 12-14-2013, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Igifuno

Beast Mode!!! Loved it

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by brazuka

Beast Mode!!! Loved it

Haha love that scene...

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:17 PM

Christmas day always flies by at my house. We wake up, do gifts with the kids, and get right to work because we always host dinner with the whole family.

I used to get pretty annoyed because I wanted to relax and spend time with the kids but I like doing it now. My sister in law always gets hammered on my egg nog, my mother in law drinks whiskey with me, and my brother in law eats himself into a coma and falls asleep in the basement.

Looking forward to it.

**Times Roman** · 12-14-2013, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Igifuno

Christmas day always flies by at my house. We wake up, do gifts with the kids, and get right to work because we always host dinner with the whole family.

I get pretty annoyed because I wanted to relax and sit on my ass that day, spending time with the kids. My sister in law always gets hammered on my egg nog, my mother in law drinks whiskey with me, and my brother in law eats himself into a coma and falls asleep in the basement.

Looking forward to it.

you need to get arthritas in your back like me, that way, you can tell your family that your recliner is more of a theraputic remedy than an actual way to "just sit on your ass"

....c'mon mate. try and keep up, will ya? =)

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Times Roman

you need to get arthritas in your back like me, that way, you can tell your family that your recliner is more of a theraputic remedy than an actual way to "just sit on your ass"

....c'mon mate. try and keep up, will ya? =)

I may have to pull my back shoveling on xmas eve.. nice one TR

**Times Roman** · 12-14-2013, 08:18 PM

i always suspected that santa clause was a fraud. so me and my neighborhood buddies (we were about six) compared the signatures of santa left on the various presents left on the gifts at the various households. when we found incongruities (anyone find this word i'm using a bit on the "familar" side?), then moms explained that Santa really doesn't sign all the to/from labels, it's actually his helpers that do the signing...

...and oh, by the way, don't tell your buddies, since they probably don't know and now that you are a "big boy" we felt you could handle this top secret information.....

**Cuz** · 12-14-2013, 08:25 PM

I don't have any at the momnt but I will get back with you

**derekkpapa1** · 12-14-2013, 08:30 PM

You will shot your eye out kid

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:30 PM

how bout a non-alcoholic egg nog recipe??

**kelkel** · 12-14-2013, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

how bout a non-alcoholic egg nog recipe??

What would anyone do with that?

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by kelkel

What would anyone do with that?

ummmmm................. drink it?? ive never had egg nog even when i drank BTW

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

ummmmm................. drink it?? ive never had egg nog even when i drank BTW

Oh man you don't know what you're missing. Got carried away a few years back and drank it (2 parts brandy, 1 part cognac, dash of nog) from Thanksgiving to Xmas.. mm-mm its good stuff. Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on top and.. that's Christmas.

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Igifuno

Oh man you don't know what you're missing. Got carried away a few years back and drank it (2 parts brandy, 1 part cognac, dash of nog) from Thanksgiving to Xmas.. mm-mm its good stuff. Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on top and.. that's Christmas.

i bet it is good but i no longer drink alcohol..

**derekkpapa1** · 12-14-2013, 08:35 PM

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:39 PM

here u go buddy

**derekkpapa1** · 12-14-2013, 08:47 PM

Thanks 405 phone suxs

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Derekjpapa

Thanks 405 phone suxs

ur welcome!

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 09:02 PM

**Lunk1** · 12-14-2013, 08:50 PM

I was probably pre-teens and I had a wonderful habit of using a razor blade to open all my gift before Xmas so that I knew what I was getting. This particular year I opened my gifts. They consisted of the usual socks, shirts, skivvies etc.

Then the big heavy one. I carefully sliced the tape at the overlap so I could then cover up my handy work with an exact sized piece of tape. I carefully unfolded the paper and opened the box. There it was, an old ass, used, typewriter! I was pissed!!! I wrapped the piece of shit up and hated Xmas ever since!!!!!!!!! A typewriter....really!???

**--->>405<<---** · 12-14-2013, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Lunk1

I was probably pre-teens and I had a wonderful habit of using a razor blade to open all my gift before Xmas so that I knew what I was getting. This particular year I opened my gifts. They consisted of the usual socks, shirts, skivvies etc.

Then the big heavy one. I carefully sliced the tape at the overlap so I could then cover up my handy work with an exact sized piece of tape. I carefully unfolded the paper and opened the box. There it was, an old ass, used, typewriter! I was pissed!!! I wrapped the piece of shit up and hated Xmas ever since!!!!!!!!! A typewriter....really!???

one year when i was like 11-12 yrs old, i decided i could not take it anymore and stole one of my presents from under the tree. it was the Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo. i never got caught. having parents that clueless did not help my juvenile deliquency!

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

i bet it is good but i no longer drink alcohol..

its good without the alcohol too.. kind of thick though so you can cut it with a dash of milk

Originally Posted by chadcuz1985

Merry Christmas to everyone on the forum, except the trolls.

Merry Christmas Chad!

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

one year when i was like 11-12 yrs old, i decided i could not take it anymore and stole one of my presents from under the tree. it was the Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo. i never got caught. having parents that clueless did not help my juvenile deliquency!

Classic.. one year I peaked at all my gifts too (I must have been 6 or 7) and on Christmas morning, I didn't get one of the toys I spotted when I peaked so I asked about it. I remember my dad just going into his room and bringing it out and handing it to me.. never called me out about peaking lol.

**Igifuno** · 12-14-2013, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Lunk1

I was probably pre-teens and I had a wonderful habit of using a razor blade to open all my gift before Xmas so that I knew what I was getting. This particular year I opened my gifts. They consisted of the usual socks, shirts, skivvies etc.

Then the big heavy one. I carefully sliced the tape at the overlap so I could then cover up my handy work with an exact sized piece of tape. I carefully unfolded the paper and opened the box. There it was, an old ass, used, typewriter! I was pissed!!! I wrapped the piece of shit up and hated Xmas ever since!!!!!!!!! A typewriter....really!???

I'll bet you no one knows what skivvies are.. I do though. My grandfather always used to yell to my grandmother.. Evelyn, get me my skivvy shirt! haha..

Man what a sh*tty present. A typewriter. Christmas wasn't a huge ordeal at my house either when I was a kid. For some reason though, I always loved it.. never got awesome gifts or anything. Same as you, some clothes, toys when I was real little. My grandfather used to get me and my cousin some cool stuff like BMX bikes. He always got us cool stuff. Loved the time off from school.

My wife came here from southeast Asia when she was 8 and her family never celebrated it. But when we had kids it was all over.. Christmas is a huge deal now, we need to be careful not to go ape sh*t on gifts for the kids. But lots of lights, decorations, awesome tree.. we put lot into it actually. Love this season.

**GrimmReaper** · 12-16-2013, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Lunk1

I was probably pre-teens and I had a wonderful habit of using a razor blade to open all my gift before Xmas so that I knew what I was getting. This particular year I opened my gifts. They consisted of the usual socks, shirts, skivvies etc.

Then the big heavy one. I carefully sliced the tape at the overlap so I could then cover up my handy work with an exact sized piece of tape. I carefully unfolded the paper and opened the box. There it was, an old ass, used, typewriter! I was pissed!!! I wrapped the piece of shit up and hated Xmas ever since!!!!!!!!! A typewriter....really!???

Did the same thing growing up, glad to now I wasn't the only one

**lovbyts** · 12-16-2013, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Lunk1

I was probably pre-teens and I had a wonderful habit of using a razor blade to open all my gift before Xmas so that I knew what I was getting. This particular year I opened my gifts. They consisted of the usual socks, shirts, skivvies etc.

Then the big heavy one. I carefully sliced the tape at the overlap so I could then cover up my handy work with an exact sized piece of tape. I carefully unfolded the paper and opened the box. There it was, an old ass, used, typewriter! I was pissed!!! I wrapped the piece of shit up and hated Xmas ever since!!!!!!!!! A typewriter....really!???

In other words, your parents were not as dumb as you though and they knew what you were doing.

I have this uncanny and annoying to significant others to be able to guess what most of my presents are. Sometimes I really surprise myself how often I am right.