teh anti christmas thread

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[redred]

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[Southern Belle]

I'm annoyed that Christmas decorations are already up and that it's all about spend spend spend. I don't look forward to it any more. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it's all about giving thanks for the blessings we've received and not running around trying to out spend, out shop, or whatever.
I'm already sick of the tv commercials and the Christmas music.
That's my rant.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[redred]

korean christmas dinner :tup:

[Acid Trip]

I'm annoyed that Christmas decorations are already up and that it's all about spend spend spend. I don't look forward to it any more. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it's all about giving thanks for the blessings we've received and not running around trying to out spend, out shop, or whatever.
I'm already sick of the tv commercials and the Christmas music.
That's my rant.

Thanksgiving is my favorite too.

The ironic part? We give thanks for everything we have on Thanksgiving. Then the next day we go out shopping and act like a bunch of wild animals. Now that Black Friday sales start on Thanksgiving we don't get a single day of reprieve.

[Richard Cranium]

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[RBP]

:shock:

[Godfather]

I used to just grab coffee at the Starbucks beside where I park before work... but they put out their Christmas decorations, music, cups and goodies almost a month ago now.

I found a new coffee shop.

[Loser]

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[RBP]

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[redred]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc5dKqoFtKk

[redred]

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[DemonGeminiX]

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[RBP]

:lol: I have seen that "hand" thing in several gifs... what is that from?

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol: I have seen that "hand" thing in several gifs... what is that from?

Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones

[Griffin]

duh...

[RBP]

Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones


duh...

:dunno: never saw it.

[DemonGeminiX]

:dunno: never saw it.

You should. It's not the greatest movie ever BUT... Yoda fights like Jackie Chan in it.

[Muddy]

http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?94022-Daredevil-falls-to-his-death-from-62-story-building

Same guy?

[Muddy]

I was looking for that thread that we once had that featured people in their last moments.. Couldn't find it to save my ass.. If you find it can you move my post to that thread?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Same guy?

Yup

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I was looking for that thread that we once had that featured people in their last moments.. Couldn't find it to save my ass.. If you find it can you move my post to that thread?

Dunno what thread you are talking about :lol:

[Muddy]

It was like a thread that had pictures and stories in it. One of the pictures had some girl that was held captive she was a kidnap victim they never recovered.. It was very dark.

[deebakes]

fricnjay started it:

http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?76736-Shocking-Disturbing-Chilling-Photos-With-a-Back-Story&highlight=pictures

looks like someone bumped it anyway :shrug:

[Godfather]

I was looking for that thread that we once had that featured people in their last moments.. Couldn't find it to save my ass.. If you find it can you move my post to that thread?

There's a sub-reddit on that... it's cryptic but not gruesome. https://www.reddit.com/r/lastimages/

[Hal-9000]

asswipe brother shows up next weekend with his wife...after I explained TWICE, I don't want to celebrate Christmas this year.

I got them a French Press coffee maker and I'm going to smash it into bits before wrapping. Then I'll say humorously - Oh, it must have gotten pressed already...yuk, yuk, yuk


:x

[RBP]

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[Hal-9000]

:lol:

[Muddy]

You cant tell me people dont know exactly what they are doing when they make this shit..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

asswipe brother shows up next weekend with his wife...after I explained TWICE, I don't want to celebrate Christmas this year.

I got them a French Press coffee maker and I'm going to smash it into bits before wrapping. Then I'll say humorously - Oh, it must have gotten pressed already...yuk, yuk, yuk


:x

You could always tell him you got an insect infestation and you are having the house fumigated...just go and buy one of those giant fumigation tents they cover houses with :-k

[Hal-9000]

You could always tell him you got an insect infestation and you are having the house fumigated...just go and buy one of those giant fumigation tents they cover houses with :-k

and then I could start making meth!!! :dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

and then I could start making meth!!! :dance:

:snapout:

[Hal-9000]

[-( You gave me the Walter White scenario

Enabler

[Teh One Who Knocks]

[-( You gave me the Walter White scenario

Enabler

:beatdown: Enable :beatdown: this! :beatdown:

[Hal-9000]

Zoinks, zoinks, zoinks

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Zoinks, zoinks, zoinks

:lol:

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[deebakes]

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[Noilly Pratt]

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Especially "Carol of the Bells". Ugh!

[Noilly Pratt]

Went to a block Christmas party yesterday...I sat back and listened mostly. It consisted of everyone saying how they love their dog and the stories about them (don't have one so...), Christmas ornaments, Star Wars, and a long brag-fest about their kids and their accomplishments.

I said virtually nothing, especially at the kid part of the convo. I'm as proud as anything about my daughter, but it just seemed like one-upmanship. It was people talking AT each other, not TO each other. I spent my obligatory hour, drank my glass of wine and left.

I have to stop myself sometimes at being negative over the holidays...my Dad died on Jan 2nd, and my Mum contracted Cancer in the November and died Jan 5th so it's not exactly an "up" time for me. And, my 1 brother is estranged and the other one has begun life with wife 2.0 and really doesn't bother much.

Thankfully my wife's family is great and it becomes a celebration once we're in the swing of it. But I find the preamble of Christmas a bit draining. But my family and my wife's more than makes up for it.

[Hal-9000]

Went to a block Christmas party yesterday...I sat back and listened mostly. It consisted of everyone saying how they love their dog and the stories about them (don't have one so...), Christmas ornaments, Star Wars, and a long brag-fest about their kids and their accomplishments.

I said virtually nothing, especially at the kid part of the convo. I'm as proud as anything about my daughter, but it just seemed like one-upmanship. It was people talking AT each other, not TO each other. I spent my obligatory hour, drank my glass of wine and left.

I have to stop myself sometimes at being negative over the holidays...my Dad died on Jan 2nd, and my Mum contracted Cancer in the November and died Jan 5th so it's not exactly an "up" time for me. And, my 1 brother is estranged and the other one has begun life with wife 2.0 and really doesn't bother much.

Thankfully my wife's family is great and it becomes a celebration once we're in the swing of it. But I find the preamble of Christmas a bit draining. But my family and my wife's more than makes up for it.

Thanks for sharing Noilly.

Usually I like Christmas because I can give gifts to my family and be happy the people in my life are okay. This past year I lost my Dad, my Mom is in a home, and I've been having a tough time physically. So emotionally, physically and spiritually... I just want Christmas to go by this year. Something feels wrong about 'celebrating' and laughing when the two closest people to me aren't here anymore. Oh, I broke up with my part time girlfriend too.

My brother and I don't get along. He lives near Bumfuck Terrace, BC. He calls me in October:

him - Is it okay if we come out to visit you for Christmas this year?
me - No, that won't be a good idea (I give him the reasons above). I then say again no, Christmas won't be happening here.

My sister invites him out to her place on the island for Christmas. His response - We've already bought plane tickets and rented a car to go stay with hal in Calgary.

His daughter lives here in Calgary and made him the same offer to stay. He says no, he's coming here.

:|

So if you're keeping track, he asks me if it's okay to come here, I say no and give him my reasons. He can spend Christmas at his place, at my sister's place or at his daughter's place. He elects to piss me off instead. I was one phone call away from changing the locks on my door before my sister talked me out of it. As it is, I have no tree set up, no outside lights and no food in the house. I'm hoping he tries to 'Christmas shit up' and then it's on..

[Noilly Pratt]

Hal - Isn't it nice when family asks you a question, and then completely rides roughshod right over you, ignoring your response? Man, I can definitely relate. I'm thinking they are thinking "Hal needs cheering up - he doesn't really know what he really wants" when in actual fact you do. I won't site every time that has happened in my family...this would turn into a novel...but just 1 example...

The brother I actually talk with did just that about 7 years ago. He came in from Ontario, and basically scheduled me to pick him up from the airport "because you have a minivan" etc. I did it, and ran him around Vancouver until my wife said "whoah...you're inconveniencing us for a brother who didn't ask, but TOLD" (there was something we needed to do but I altered plans and stepped on a few toes to accomodate). I just automatically slipped into that little brother role, which I used to do what was asked and then kick myself later. Ever since then, I drew a line in the sand and I've been saying "No" a whole lot more. And feeling a whole lot better about myself.

I guess you will have to grin and bear it as much as you can. Been there, done that, bought the alcohol to cope with it!

My father in law passed away a few months ago and we will celebrate Christmas at my wife's sister's place. One brother says that he wants to keep it quiet this year. As opposed to my family, who would probably stage an intervention and insist on a Dr. visit, and medication, they said "OK...if you change your mind, the door is always open."

I will raise a glass to you, Hal at Christmas. Family -- can't live with them...can't kill 'em... :D

[DemonGeminiX]

My sister used to pull that kind of superiority shit on me. I started buying guns and it stopped. :lol:

[deebakes]

come to south canada hal and you can hang out with me for kwanzaa :tup:

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[Muddy]

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Except for the kids.. Get the kids a little sumptin sumptin..

[Noilly Pratt]

Nope, not even then. My family was poor at times, and sometimes you got 1 gift - One Christmas I got a few hotwheels cars and a chocolate bar in my stocking. I never felt like I was lacking anything until my friends bragged about their train set, and their this and their that. When times got better, I did get a race car set, or whatever, but even now we don't go nuts at Christmas.

I once, when I got a full time job at Christmas bought my dad an answering machine and it was as if I bought something so extravagant, my dad was kinda mad and cool about it at the same time.

Biggest ticket item for my daughter is the ongoing rental of her Sax. And we spent $40 on pizzas when her friends came over.

I'll say it...I'm cheap. I think I splurge more at Birthdays than at Christmas. It's more the get-together bit of it for us.

[Hal-9000]

Yep, I won't even get into the different wage levels vs who gets what at Christmas in our family.
My Dad summed it up one year..." Boy hal, you sure get ripped off at Christmas. " :lol:

My bro has always made over six figures a year and last year I got a Tim Hortons gift card from him. He gave my Dad an iPad air which my father rarely used because he found it confusing and had no need. I quipped to his wife - No fair, Dad gets an 800 dollar iPad he never uses and I get 25 bucks worth of coffee. She responds - Oh he knew your Dad was going to pass away and he would get the iPad back.

:|

I said to her very quietly - That is one of the coldest things I've ever heard. She almost starts crying and says - Please don't tell him I told you that!

When I don't like or get along with someone, there's usually a reason. Karma is going to hit him with a tidal wave one day.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yep, I won't even get into the different wage levels vs who gets what at Christmas in our family.
My Dad summed it up one year..." Boy hal, you sure get ripped off at Christmas. " :lol:

My bro has always made over six figures a year and last year I got a Tim Hortons gift card from him. He gave my Dad an iPad air which my father rarely used because he found it confusing and had no need. I quipped to his wife - No fair, Dad gets an 800 dollar iPad he never uses and I get 25 bucks worth of coffee. She responds - Oh he knew your Dad was going to pass away and he would get the iPad back.

:|

I said to her very quietly - That is one of the coldest things I've ever heard. She almost starts crying and says - Please don't tell him I told you that!

When I don't like or get along with someone, there's usually a reason. Karma is going to hit him with a tidal wave one day.

What an asshole. You should 'misplace' the iPad and then sell it on Craigslist after they leave.

[Hal-9000]

What an asshole. You should 'misplace' the iPad and then sell it on Craigslist after they leave.

He already got it a few months ago. Also, we had an old radio down here from the 30's and a working Victrola complete with 78's from the 30's and 40's.

Both are in his house now...I helped carry them out and pack his truck over the summer. My sister and I rather than argue with him, just agreed he should take them.

Him and his wife walk around here exclaiming - Oooh a wooden driver golf club, oooh an old phone table, ooooh an antique sugar bowl. I think we should take this stuff!!

My wonderful sister who's typically a really kind person says - WHOA! If anything is going to be taken, we will discuss it and I get first crack at some of this older stuff!!!! :x

She agrees with me. Keep my parent's house the way it is right now and look after it...like an homage to their life building it.
After my Mom goes, then we can into the who gets what scenarios.

People often wonder why I hate my bother because generally I'm a pretty friendly guy to most people. My sister asked - Won't it be better to have someone in the house with you at Christmas? I said I'd rather spend it with my Dad's ashes and some eggnog, than with Fuckface McSelfish :hand:

[Hal-9000]

I called my brother, my 'bother' in the post above.


How Freudian :rofl:

[Noilly Pratt]

I hear you. When my Mum passed away in 2000, I inherited all her household goods. I was just 3 years into living my house and had a futon, a stereo and a bed and that's about it. So it was welcome for sure.

Throughout her life, my brother would look at an object and say "oh, Mum, put that in the will for me" as a joke just a few times too often. So much so that my Mum would say to me "when I go - you watch him!" So my revenge was gifting her a sticker for her car "We're spending our kid's inheritance". :D The car he eventually inherited. :giggle: The will stipulated that the car was to be sold and the proceeds split 3 ways but that somehow didn't happen. :shrug:

My bro (my "Fuckface McSelfish" - love it!) and his wife volunteered to pack up Mum's stuff as "therapy" and for the most part, it made its way into my home, all nicely categorized. But a few years later I notice little trinkets, little stuff that was in their home...if I asked, they said "Mum gave that to us" when I know she didn't. I wouldn't have begrudged them any of it, but I think it would have been nice to have been asked. I didn't make waves. So when he decided to give me the silent treatment (for what transgression I still don't know) about 7 years ago, it is now that I analyze it, a welcome relief.

My other brother just after the funeral and before his flight back wanted a few china tea cups (my Mum love them) so he went down to my basement and started rooting through and took a few back with him to Ontario. That was fine but he was saying "what about..." and a certain mug and describing a certain one in detail. He is 16 years older than me (my other brother is 18) and was relying on a 30 year old memory as to certain mugs. I had no clue. He then hit me up for a loan for 10K (about what I inherited) after he returned home to pay the taxman.

Families are strange.

[Hal-9000]

Boy does my brother sound like yours Noilly. He makes the same really inappropriate comments and I realized it's not a 'me and him' thing...it's a him thing.

He will be here for a week over Christmas and I may just remind him of every selfish, asshole move he's made over the years as part of his gift.

As it stands I got him and his wife a nice gift. If he asks why I'm not going out to Christmas dinner with them, my response will be - Because I usually celebrate Christmas with people that I love. Mom and Dad are gone and my sister isn't here so what's the point?

:)

fuckface - 0
hal - 1

[Noilly Pratt]

For me, it took getting married and having my wife say "do you realize how verbally abusive he is to you? Why do you take that?" to get me to wise up and realize how damned dysfunctional the whole situation was. And then the inevitable break...

I think this trip will "inform" your bro quite a bit that you mean what you say. Hopefully after the Christmas season we will be celebrating your "emancipation", so to speak.

Good Luck!! And I hope it helps knowing others have trodden down the same path...

[Griffin]

If I hadn't been born a boy, I wouldn't have had anything to play with on Christmas morning.

[Godfather]

For your old crusty hearts :lol: A live kitten christmas special. Like it on youtube to feed kitty treats.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2X8tL7s3bo

[Muddy]

Nope, not even then. My family was poor at times, and sometimes you got 1 gift - One Christmas I got a few hotwheels cars and a chocolate bar in my stocking. I never felt like I was lacking anything until my friends bragged about their train set, and their this and their that. When times got better, I did get a race car set, or whatever, but even now we don't go nuts at Christmas.

I once, when I got a full time job at Christmas bought my dad an answering machine and it was as if I bought something so extravagant, my dad was kinda mad and cool about it at the same time.

Biggest ticket item for my daughter is the ongoing rental of her Sax. And we spent $40 on pizzas when her friends came over.

I'll say it...I'm cheap. I think I splurge more at Birthdays than at Christmas. It's more the get-together bit of it for us.

You didn't by chance have to walk 6 miles in the snow uphill and barefoot just to get to school also did you? :mrgreen:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I will say, we were poor growing up after my parents split. My dad left us with nothing and my mom didn't have a lot of work skills because she'd been a stay at home wife/mother. But even though we had to go without on a lot of things, at Christmas she tried to make it amazing for me and my brother. I still remember the year that we got an Atari 2600 for Christmas and we couldn't believe it because it was such an expensive thing back then. I didn't appreciate it as much as I do now because my mom would have had to go without things even more than usual just so she could get that for us. Christmas is and always should be about the kids.

[Noilly Pratt]

You didn't by chance have to walk 6 miles in the snow uphill and barefoot just to get to school also did you? :mrgreen:

In actual fact, for about 6 months there in Northern Saskatchewan, it was a very prairie flat 1 mile walk to school, but it was -38° a few days there. We rejoiced when it "warmed up" to -10°F. I had boots, but to make them waterproof, my Mum would (I shit you not - this was a common practice up there as even the most waterproofed shoes would crack and leak due to the extreme temps), after I put on my socks, put bread bags on my feet before I put on my boots to be sure I was waterproofed! :D

I need to write a book!

[Muddy]

:facepalm: :lol: Noilly..

[Goofy]

If I hadn't been born a boy, I wouldn't have had anything to play with on Christmas morning.

You've never heard of titties? :-s


I will say, we were poor growing up after my parents split. My dad left us with nothing and my mom didn't have a lot of work skills because she'd been a stay at home wife/mother. But even though we had to go without on a lot of things, at Christmas she tried to make it amazing for me and my brother. I still remember the year that we got an Atari 2600 for Christmas and we couldn't believe it because it was such an expensive thing back then. I didn't appreciate it as much as I do now because my mom would have had to go without things even more than usual just so she could get that for us. Christmas is and always should be about the kids.

I got an Atari one year too! :woot:

My mum and dad were pretty strapped for cash when i was a kid but i never felt i missed out........ was actually quite emotional as an adult hearing about the sacrifices they made for me when i was a kid (eg, my dad sold his drum kit one year to buy me a bike). I never really knew how tight things were though, i guess they shielded me from it really well. Great parents though and i love them to bits :)

[Hal-9000]

I will say, we were poor growing up after my parents split. My dad left us with nothing and my mom didn't have a lot of work skills because she'd been a stay at home wife/mother. But even though we had to go without on a lot of things, at Christmas she tried to make it amazing for me and my brother. I still remember the year that we got an Atari 2600 for Christmas and we couldn't believe it because it was such an expensive thing back then. I didn't appreciate it as much as I do now because my mom would have had to go without things even more than usual just so she could get that for us. Christmas is and always should be about the kids.

That was similar to us Lance. My Dad was working seismic bringing up three kids. I used to complain about not getting this or that...then I remembered we always got handfuls of gifts, we had stockings full of treats and small gifts...and always tons of food around the house for the holidays. I feel so ashamed sometimes.

I was really into train sets and remember a few Christmas's getting lots of buildings and accessories :thumbsup:

[Hal-9000]

You didn't by chance have to walk 6 miles in the snow uphill and barefoot just to get to school also did you? :mrgreen:

To go to junior high, my friends and I walked over a mile (11 city blocks) to and from school :thumbsup: If you ever get up here I'd be happy to show you. We walked in -30 degree weather and that's no joke. My buddy across the street would wet his hair some days and parts of it broke off and he cried :lol:

Be happy you grew up Havana or Miami or wherever it is you were spawned :thumbsup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

To go to junior high, my friends and I walked over a mile (11 city blocks) to and from school :thumbsup: If you ever get up here I'd be happy to show you. We walked in -30 degree weather and that's no joke. My buddy across the street would wet his hair some days and parts of it broke off and he cried :lol:

Be happy you grew up Havana or Miami or wherever it is you were spawned :thumbsup:

That's similar to what I had to go thru in middle school living in Vermont. We were "too close" to take the bus so we had to hoof it, no matter how cold or snowy. :lol: Not quite as far as you had to walk, we had to go just over a half mile, but that was a long way to walk when you were in grades 4 thru 6. :lol: Plenty of days where it was -10° to -35° in the winters. Toughens a boy up in a hurry :lol:

[Hal-9000]

That's similar to what I had to go thru in middle school living in Vermont. We were "too close" to take the bus so we had to hoof it, no matter how cold or snowy. :lol: Not quite as far as you had to walk, we had to go just over a half mile, but that was a long way to walk when you were in grades 4 thru 6. :lol: Plenty of days where it was -10° to -35° in the winters. Toughens a boy up in a hurry :lol:

We used to hike down to a place called Turtle Hill and go tobogganing there. My parents used to shake their heads because we'd stay all day in -35 weather and come home crusted up with snow and ice on all of our clothes :)

Now...I drive past there and never walk, and in a car with a damned good heater :lol:

[Hal-9000]

You've never heard of titties? :-s



I got an Atari one year too! :woot:

My mum and dad were pretty strapped for cash when i was a kid but i never felt i missed out........ was actually quite emotional as an adult hearing about the sacrifices they made for me when i was a kid (eg, my dad sold his drum kit one year to buy me a bike). I never really knew how tight things were though, i guess they shielded me from it really well. Great parents though and i love them to bits :)

Your pa sold his drum kit to buy you a bike and you're still a flabby-ass?

shame on your bald backside [-(


:lol: j/k...that's a nice story and we never do see the sacrifices parents make. I wonder what mine gave up some Christmas's to give gifts to us three whining children..

[Godfather]

I will say, we were poor growing up after my parents split. My dad left us with nothing and my mom didn't have a lot of work skills because she'd been a stay at home wife/mother. But even though we had to go without on a lot of things, at Christmas she tried to make it amazing for me and my brother. I still remember the year that we got an Atari 2600 for Christmas and we couldn't believe it because it was such an expensive thing back then. I didn't appreciate it as much as I do now because my mom would have had to go without things even more than usual just so she could get that for us. Christmas is and always should be about the kids.

Man that's just it.

Almost every Christmas my parents told me it'd be a lean year, my dad never had a great job until we were in our teens and my mom stayed home. But a few times, after all our little gifts were open, he and my mom would get a little twinkle in their eyes and tell us there's one more gift hiding behind the couch. One time it was an N64, and other it was a little track race car set.

Christmas has sort of lost being so special because there aren't many kids in the family, but buying gifts for my cousins little kids is the best. Someday I hope I have a few little rugrats to spoil.

[Hal-9000]

Man that's just it.

Almost every Christmas my parents told me it'd be a lean year, my dad never had a great job until we were in our teens and my mom stayed home. But a few times, after all our little gifts were open, he and my mom would get a little twinkle in their eyes and tell us there's one more gift hiding behind the couch. One time it was an N64, and other it was a little track race car set.

Christmas has sort of lost being so special because there aren't many kids in the family, but buying gifts for my cousins little kids is the best. Someday I hope I have a few little rugrats to spoil.

By then their phones will be 16000 dollars and nothing else will do...

Happy parenting :lol: