The President issued an executive order declaring 12/24 a holiday.
OMG, the liberal War on Christmas has reached new extremes!
Wait, what?
Mal: I call you back? Wash: No, Mal. You didn't. Zoe: I take full responsibility, cap.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
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.
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)
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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.
sarameg - Dec 21, 2012 1:25:31 pm PST #5336 of 30001
I have a headcold. I basically passed out the past 5 hours. This is inconvenient.
erikaj - Dec 21, 2012 1:29:22 pm PST #5337 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
I didn't find much of anything in Burlington Coat Factory. Just some bras.
le nubian - Dec 21, 2012 1:29:33 pm PST #5338 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I am in a mall right now. Otherwise known as Hades. I still have yet to hear LDB. Does it count if you get past Xmas and hear it?
Cashmere - Dec 21, 2012 1:31:23 pm PST #5339 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Owen's teacher got him an illustrated, kid-friendly graphic novel of Hamlet. She cleared it with me ahead of time and said he was the only one she'd give something like that to. He cracked it open as soon as he got home.
I'll be in the corner beaming. Forever.