The Christmas Countdown Thread! - Page 3

trekkiedane · October 27 2010, 09:50 PM

Screecher4747 wrote:

SmoothieX wrote:

Oh just shoot me now...

Ditto.

Christmas is two damn months away. It's October! It's still in the 60s and 70s outside where I am! We haven't even had Halloween yet!

And Christmas pictures?! Ugh.

My Christmas wish? That it'd go away! And, moreso, people think they need to honor it and celebrate it with decorations, corniness and with OMG!!! SHOPPING AND BARGINS!!!!

Can we at least get past Thanksgiving (U.S.) before talking about fucking Christmas?!

Why don't all you spoilsports just stay out of the thread and leave it for those of us that happily would accept two x-masses per year? (not only directed at you Scrooge4747!)

And, just for the record, you don't 'honor' midwinter, you celebrate it

Trekker4747 · October 27 2010, 10:09 PM

trekkiedane wrote:

Why don't all you spoilsports just stay out of the thread and leave it for those of us that happily would accept two x-masses per year? (not only directed at you Scrooge4747!)

Because we're still in this forum where we're seing a thread coutnindown to a holiday that's two freaking months away.

trekkiedane · October 27 2010, 10:22 PM

Isn't there a countdown to some imaginary event sometime in 2012 in another forum?

The whole point of the celebration of mid-winter is counting days; by your reasoning we could skip x-mas altogether since it merely marks the start of the countdown to summer...

auntiehill · October 27 2010, 10:35 PM

Meh. I don't care what people say. I start thinking about Christmas in October every year. I love giving gifts and sharing traditions, and decorating like an idiot. Some of my happiest childhood memories come from helping my Mom decorate or bake for Christmas. I will always remember the time she let me and my sister sleep in our sleeping bags under the tree. I remember looking up at the glowing lights and thinking it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.

Most of the time, I'm a jaded skeptic. But at Christmas, I'm a big sap.

Plus, this year, I may actually have a kid to share it with.

nevermore · October 27 2010, 11:38 PM

Oh, god, christmas creep on the BBS. Kill me now.

Holdfast · October 28 2010, 01:15 AM

One of my fondest annual Christmas traditions is enjoying the bitching that occurs at the sight of the first Christmas-related thread of the year. It's as seasonal as egg-nog and almost as deliciously intoxicating.

Miss Chicken · October 28 2010, 01:21 AM

I have already bought about half of the Christmas presents I am going to buy. If I waited until December to think about Christmas shopping would be more stressful.

Holdfast · October 28 2010, 01:30 AM

Kreepy Kat wrote:

I have already bought about half of the Christmas presents I am going to buy. If I waited until December to think about Christmas shopping would be more stressful.

Sure, but you'll find that if you wait until Christmas Eve, the stress disappears almost completely due to accepting the merry inevitability of not finding anything, and simply having a drink or two instead.

More cost-effective and certainly easier!

Miss Chicken · October 28 2010, 04:23 AM

But I don't drink.

When my children were young I used to buy gifts throughout the year especially from stores that had a July or September sale with lay-by until Christmas Eve.

October 28 2010, 04:27 AM

Ugh! I actually got X-Mas Cards & Lights today!!! The Horror!!!

I was shocked to see that crap out this early.

RoJoHen · October 28 2010, 04:31 AM

I think about Christmas the week of Christmas. I usually don't do any shopping until Christmas Eve.

ShamelessMcBundy · October 28 2010, 05:29 AM

I do my shopping the week before.

Spot's Meow · October 28 2010, 06:27 AM

I've discovered the Gift Organizer on Amazon and I've already started looking around at the recommendations for family and friends. There have actually been some great ideas. For example one of my sisters is rather eccentric and has everything she needs already, so it suggested a pan flute or didgeridoo. Great ideas as she used to be a trumpet player!

trekkiedane · October 28 2010, 12:34 PM

Holdfast wrote:

Kreepy Kat wrote:

I have already bought about half of the Christmas presents I am going to buy. If I waited until December to think about Christmas shopping would be more stressful.

Sure, but you'll find that if you wait until Christmas Eve, the stress disappears almost completely due to accepting the merry inevitability of not finding anything, and simply having a drink or two instead.

More cost-effective and certainly easier!

I like the reasoning behind this strategy but there's always some place open, and does it really matter if everybody gets the same thing? -I say no! and buy them all a set of matching wind-shield wipers or a nice bottle of key-hole defroster.

King Daniel · October 28 2010, 01:18 PM

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October 27 2010, 10:22 PM	#33
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! Isn't there a countdown to some imaginary event sometime in 2012 in another forum? The whole point of the celebration of mid-winter is counting days; by your reasoning we could skip x-mas altogether since it merely marks the start of the countdown to summer... __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

October 27 2010, 10:35 PM	#34
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! Meh. I don't care what people say. I start thinking about Christmas in October every year. I love giving gifts and sharing traditions, and decorating like an idiot. Some of my happiest childhood memories come from helping my Mom decorate or bake for Christmas. I will always remember the time she let me and my sister sleep in our sleeping bags under the tree. I remember looking up at the glowing lights and thinking it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Most of the time, I'm a jaded skeptic. But at Christmas, I'm a big sap. Plus, this year, I may actually have a kid to share it with.

October 27 2010, 11:38 PM	#35
nevermore Admiral Location: quoth the raven, nevermore	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! Oh, god, christmas creep on the BBS. Kill me now. __________________ What is a country without the shackles of it's past?

October 28 2010, 01:15 AM	#36
Holdfast Procul, O procul este profani! Location: 17 Cherry Tree Lane	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! One of my fondest annual Christmas traditions is enjoying the bitching that occurs at the sight of the first Christmas-related thread of the year. It's as seasonal as egg-nog and almost as deliciously intoxicating. __________________ Get into Medicine UK - free advice & information about medicine & medical school

October 28 2010, 01:21 AM	#37
Miss Chicken Little three legged cat with attitude Location: Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! I have already bought about half of the Christmas presents I am going to buy. If I waited until December to think about Christmas shopping would be more stressful. __________________ Big Brother, the people are watching YOU

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October 28 2010, 04:23 AM	#39
Miss Chicken Little three legged cat with attitude Location: Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! But I don't drink. When my children were young I used to buy gifts throughout the year especially from stores that had a July or September sale with lay-by until Christmas Eve. __________________ Big Brother, the people are watching YOU

October 28 2010, 04:27 AM	#40
Jetfire Guest	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! Ugh! I actually got X-Mas Cards & Lights today!!! The Horror!!! I was shocked to see that crap out this early.

October 28 2010, 04:31 AM	#41
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! I think about Christmas the week of Christmas. I usually don't do any shopping until Christmas Eve. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

October 28 2010, 05:29 AM	#42
ShamelessMcBundy Fleet Admiral Location: Wreath of Khan	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! I do my shopping the week before. __________________ "I just don't see you as a Southern belle." -RoJoHen, to me

October 28 2010, 06:27 AM	#43
Spot's Meow Vice Admiral Location: California	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! I've discovered the Gift Organizer on Amazon and I've already started looking around at the recommendations for family and friends. There have actually been some great ideas. For example one of my sisters is rather eccentric and has everything she needs already, so it suggested a pan flute or didgeridoo. Great ideas as she used to be a trumpet player! __________________ Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future. And time future contained in time past. —T.S. Eliot

October 28 2010, 01:18 PM	#45
King Daniel Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: The Christmas Countdown Thread! -58 __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two