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18 December 2007

This is a "Bah, Humbug!", thread. →[More:]On Christmas Eve I have to play host to approximately forty extended family members, about five of which I actually want to see. Everywhere I go the insidious horror of Brenda Lee seeps into my ears, the idiotic phrase "in the new, old-fashioned way" making me grind my teeth. It is impossible to go to a store and maintain one's sanity. BAH! I say! BAH HUMBUG!

post by: King of Prontopia at: 13:43 | 26 comments

I am Christmasing all alone this year.

posted by JanetLand 18 December | 13:46

Happy Holidays!

posted by dersins 18 December | 13:50

I actually LIKE Brenda Lee rocking around the Christmas tree.

posted by bunnyfire 18 December | 14:50

I hate having to celebrate my birthday at home. Everything's closed and all the friends are visiting their families elsewhere.

posted by casarkos 18 December | 15:08

Is it your birthday, casarkos?

posted by dersins 18 December | 15:14

No, I think she's Jesus.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 December | 15:22

Can't a girl get an LOL?

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 December | 15:54

lol

posted by wendell 18 December | 16:44

Gawd, wendell, that was a pathetic 'lol'.

posted by essexjan 18 December | 16:55

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"You got any Christmas music, Carlyle?"

"Man, this is Christmas music."

posted by mochicrunk 18 December | 16:59

it really does read as a very deadpan lol.

And I love Christmas. But I live with an Angry Atheist, so no tree for me if I want to keep the peace at home. (next year I may get him convinced into a tree for a week and a half or so, since he's not so angry to forget gifts or anything)

I'm just annoyed this book my dad wants is sold out EVERYWHERE, all online stores, and every local one. So he has to get a photo of it and Amazon will ship right to him when it comes in.

posted by kellydamnit 18 December | 16:59

I'm a Meh Atheist. I allow Saturnalia.

posted by chuckdarwin 18 December | 17:13

(kellydamnit, why does your angry atheist get to keep you from your tree? Honestly, that tree has nothing to do with Baby Jesus anyway. Arg.)

posted by bunnyfire 18 December | 17:32

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posted by Hellbient 18 December | 17:45

I'm a Lazy Atheist. Christmas trees are too messy.

Get Angry Atheist some genetically modified pine trees, and the Darwinism on it might compensate the Santa-Clausism.

posted by qvantamon 18 December | 17:49

I'm a Jolly Atheist who loves his Xmas tree. Also, more lights! You can never have enough big colorful lights.

posted by BoringPostcards 18 December | 17:56

Yeah, I don't get why Angry Atheists assume Xmas Tree = Hearting Baby Jesus. Would it make him feel better if you called it a Winter Holiday bush?

posted by muddgirl 18 December | 18:01

Winter Holiday? Please. Are there any winter holidays that aren't religious?

(I haven't been an Angry Atheist for years, but if somebody hums the first few bars, I can usually fake it.)

posted by box 18 December | 18:13

I'm a jolly Atheist Jew, who adores Christmas. And ham. I loves me some glazed ham.

posted by Pips 18 December | 19:10

(One of these days, though, I wouldn't mind Christmas in Vegas, just Jon and me. No family stress.)

posted by Pips 18 December | 19:11

You're in good company, Pips, as Mr. V is a Spiritual Jew who loves Christmas. And ham. Can't really call him Jolly, though. Gruff is more like it.

posted by redvixen 18 December | 20:36

I think a Jew who hates Xmas pretty much has to say "Humberg".

posted by Hellbient 18 December | 22:54

wow, that drunken comment didn't age well.

posted by Hellbient 19 December | 10:51

Winter Holiday? Please. Are there any winter holidays that aren't religious?

Festivus. Bam.

New Years. Bam-a-lam.

Xmas, which is a celebration of wanton consumerism and the latest electronics. That's three, my good fellow.

posted by muddgirl 19 December | 11:01

I always figured Festivus, like many things from Seinfeld, was obviously Jewish without ever actually coming out and saying so.

And isn't New Year's a fertility/nature worship thing?

Good point about Xmas, though.

posted by box 19 December | 11:44

Nah, I think festivus was an actual "holiday" that one of the writer's families cooked up, although his family "celebrated" it as a floating "holiday" that occured sometime between December and March. He later wrote a book about it.

posted by muddgirl 19 December | 11:51

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