The Christmas 2023 Thread
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My slightly geeky tree:
Edward Woodward killing it as the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Patrick Steward certainly made the best Scrooge but I like to watch the George C. Scott version just to see Edward Woodward's Ghost of Christmas Present. He completely steals the show. The Ghost of Christmas Present is the most important Ghost because he really gets to Scrooge. Yes, Past makes him nostalgic and Future scares the ever-loving crap out of him but Present shows Scrooge his true self and we see the cracks start forming in his rigid facade.
I used to use a few lines of this as my signature line every Christmas, because it sums up the purpose of the story entirely. The point of A Christmas Carol isn't just "don't be a dick at Christmas" but be a better human being and think about others, even those who are very different from you. Not only will you be a better person, but by removing the greed, hate and scorn from your soul, you'll be a happier person. It will be a life well-lived, as opposed to a futile life best forgotten.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone
I hope everyone has a great day however they are celebrating. I was traveling for Thanksgiving and even had a big part in doing the Thanksgiving Dinner so Christmas is going to be low key this year. I'm getting a Lasanga dinner and watching Football.
I hope everyone has a great day however they are celebrating. I was traveling for Thanksgiving and even had a big part in doing the Thanksgiving Dinner so Christmas is going to be low key this year. I'm getting a Lasanga dinner and watching Football.
It isn't Christmas until we get pissed and watch porn.
Or "Die Hard".
My slightly geeky tree:
So is the universe’s
https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/nasa-captures-celestial-christmas-tree/
Nice treats!
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...hristmas-desserts-arent-so-naughty-after-all/
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Great and helpful post! Many Thanks!
I will incorporate this in my teaching Illustrating to my Second Graders.
They will love their results!!!
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Utterly agree, re: Edward Woodward!
Plus, loved him in The Equalizer.
Um…I had no idea! What a tradition!
Learn something new every day…
Fabian Salazar, of Wuauquikuna:
Merry Christmas folks. It's already Christmas morning here in Australia.
^ Merry Christmas!
We still have another 8 hours to go before it's Christmas.
We still have another 8 hours to go before it's Christmas.
Started by the one and only Billy Mack:
Christmas is in progress here. The Norse countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark) do Christmas on the 24th). My grandparents were Swedish/Norwegian, so that's how we've always done Christmas.
I'm currently trying out a new flavor of Pringles chips. Spicy Honey... it's quite good. The honey flavor isn't drowned out by the spice. Shame that it's a limited time flavor. I'd add it to the regular grocery list if they'd add it to the line.
I didn't bother with a tree this year, though I did make an ornament that I would have put on it if I had bothered with the tree. I made a snowflake out of a Werther's Original candy wrapper. It's shiny-gold and crinkly, with brown trim since I used a wrapper from the coffee flavored variety.
