A photo of what's going on in Australia. Not photoshopped at all.
You mean Australia doesn't always look like that?
I am disappointed.
You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Dec 21, 2012 10:37:58 am PST #5326 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
tommyrot - Dec 21, 2012 10:58:12 am PST #5327 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You mean Australia doesn't always look like that?
I am disappointed.
An Aussie commenter did mention that's a typical Friday for them.
Fred Pete - Dec 21, 2012 11:02:03 am PST #5328 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
how so, Fred?
The President issued an executive order declaring 12/24 a holiday. I don't know how (or even whether) it affects contractors.
Jesse - Dec 21, 2012 11:08:02 am PST #5329 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Which means that Scott Brown is going to run for Senate again. Ridiculous.
Even more ridiculous, Bill Weld just moved back. [link]
tommyrot - Dec 21, 2012 11:13:30 am PST #5330 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The President issued an executive order declaring 12/24 a holiday.
OMG, the liberal War on Christmas has reached new extremes!
Wait, what?
Calli - Dec 21, 2012 11:28:18 am PST #5331 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The President issued an executive order declaring 12/24 a holiday.
OMG, the liberal War on Christmas has reached new extremes!
Wait, what?
Yep, the President has loosed the liberal atheist hordes to attack Christmas on its very eve. Diabolical!
Kat - Dec 21, 2012 12:00:08 pm PST #5332 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
A War on Christmas though is historically part of our Christian heritage. The Puritans HATED Christmas and outlawed it in the colonies. [link]
Well into the 18th century, those who attempted to keep the tradition of wassailing alive in New England often found themselves arrested and fined. Indeed, the Puritan War on Christmas lasted up to 1870, when Christmas became a legally recognized federal holiday. Until then, men and women were expected to go to work, stores were expected to remain open, and many churches did not even hold religious services.
FTR, it's not a War on Christmas. It's a War on the Dickensian/Victorian style Christmas. (This statement not aimed at Buffistas, but the world in general)
t /pedant
msbelle - Dec 21, 2012 12:00:10 pm PST #5333 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
omg, mac is gonna be back in 2 hours. I've managed like 5 Christmas cards, and I cleared all the Criminal Minds off the TiVo. Guess I better watch Scandal next, right?
I've also been making gift tags from old Christmas cards - a thing I got from Pinterest. Many cards do not lend themselves to the repurposing - those I am just tossing, because 3 year old cards? don't need those. I think I may keep some favorites and make a Christmas collage to hang over the fireplace.
Burrell - Dec 21, 2012 12:10:09 pm PST #5334 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
msbelle is adorable.
I need to go get more butter so I can make sugar cookie dough. I thought I had enough in the house, but I forgot that the recipe asks for a full pound. Ridic. Other baking will wait to closer to the day of, but I realized this am I need to start planning the menus.
Laura - Dec 21, 2012 1:04:10 pm PST #5335 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Wow, I haven't been outside today so I didn't know it got cold. It is supposed to get into the 40s tonight! Guess I better dig around for long pants. And a sweater! Maybe this will help me get the holiday spirit thing happening.