Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah 2021 & Happy New Year!!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:02 pm

Your back will pay for that.

EDIT: Top of the page mystery post.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:08 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:02 pm You're back will pay for that.

EDIT: Top of the page mystery post.

The recliner was built for an eight foot person with the spine curvature of a yardstick already. There won't be much of a difference.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:13 pm

I noticed my spelling error in your quote. Sigh.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:51 pm

ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 12:48 pm
YellowKing wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:39 am The new house has a large open space for the tree, so we were all excited to get a BIG tree this year. Our old house didn't have a lot of room so we were always forced to get a small tree, so this was going to be the year we went full Clark Griswold.

We went to our normal tree lot, and they had quite a few 8 and 9-footers, but they all looked a little sparse. Finally we settled on a 7 1/2 foot that was perfectly shaped.

Got it home and......womp womp. It's absolutely swallowed in the space. We also thought the branches would fall down and relax after we got it inside, but no such luck. It's skinny and pathetic looking. We decorated it up as best we could, but I started calling it our Charlie Brown Christmas tree. What was supposed to be a gigantic explosion of Christmas nonsense wound up being a total dud.

It's so bad I got out my fake Christmas tree for upstairs, and it looks twice as majestic. And our fake tree is 20 years old, it's not even a good one. Oh well, maybe next year.
Our big tree adventure turned out a little better, I think. Our new house is an old-school Chicago-style bungalow, which means a large row of windows in the polygonal front similar to this:

(Not exactly the same, but just to give an idea.)

It's perfect for displaying a big tree, so I picked one up that's about 8.5" and fortunately for us, the branches did come down and fill out a bit. I also put up some lights outside (although not a ton - I don't have the desire or energy to go overboard). We've also got a set of 3 smaller fake trees in the dining room that we refer to as our Christmas tree forest. I think that's about it for the decorations this year. It's a little earlier than usual for us, but the neighbors put up their tree early and the twins were obsessed.

That looks like a genuine Berwyn bungalow!

My lame effort was put up last week. I still want to add a string or two the parkway tree (got the color scheme down, but the three strands in the branches aren't nearly enough). The beermaids at the Buffett bar where I hole up while the kids are in dance class asked me to take a picture but it's not something I'm proud to share.

Next year I really want to hire a contractor to deal with all that nonsense for me. Most of my neighbors do the same, apparently you can rent the lights and everything.

We have a decent fake tree, but the layout in our house dictates a location not near any windows, so it doesn't add to any decoration.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:08 pm

Turn your sub woofers up

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:03 pm

Pyperkub wrote:First time we've ever gotten a tree up before December. It's kind of nice.

I even got a neat advent calendar /display for Mrs. Kub!

Mrs. Kub is having fun with the advent calendar /display! She had never really heard of it, but having fun!

Score!

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:09 pm

One thing I sprung for this year was this :

I was SO happy not to have to crawl around under the tree trying to get those stupid screws right this year. German engineering FTW!

Fardaza · Post by **Fardaza** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:58 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:08 pm Turn your sub woofers up

Most excellent!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:00 pm

That Tree Genie looks straight out of the 1970s.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 9:13 pm

I assume that when you pump that lever enough, the tree rotates to a music box rendition of Oh Christmas Tree.

Either that or it launches through the ceiling.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:59 pm

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:09 pm One thing I sprung for this year was this :

I was SO happy not to have to crawl around under the tree trying to get those stupid screws right this year. German engineering FTW!

We have something like that too.

I assume that, once you get the trunk held securely, you can pivot the whole tree by whatever degrees you need to get it truly straight?

Hrothgar · Post by **Hrothgar** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:12 pm

A little later than usual, but I finally heard Dig that Crazy Santa Claus. It's not really Christmas until all the little hepcats jump for joy.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:20 pm

Brian Setzer?

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:23 pm

We watched “The Christmas Chronicles” on Netflix this afternoon. The one where Kurt Russel plays Santa.

That might be the worst Christmas movie I’ve ever seen. Holy crap, it was terrible.

Hrothgar · Post by **Hrothgar** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:35 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:20 pmBrian Setzer?

That the more recent version. We have an old Christmas album with the Ralph Marterie version. It also has Cool Yule by Louis Armstrong.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:47 am

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:21 pm

With this weather Im going to have to ask Santa for a beach and a girl in a bikini.

71 Christmas!!!!

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:23 pm

Wow. That weather is crazy. You can go outside and trim your plants.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:33 pm

Happy Cha-new-kah from Smokey Robinson to all our Jewish friends.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:39 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:23 pm Wow. That weather is crazy. You can go outside and trim your plants.

You know I still have trimming to do. It never ends. Then theres the kudzu. That stuff...ugh.

And Smokey is old now Ill give him a pass. He was trying.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:15 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:21 pm With this weather Im going to have to ask Santa for a beach and a girl in a bikini.

71 Christmas!!!!

Santa isn’t a human trafficker.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:59 pm

Merry Christmas everyone!

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:06 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:08 pm Turn your sub woofers up

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:15 pm

Welcome all around.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:17 pm

I have Die Hard playing in its own browser on my monitor. Its the season. John is in the limo. We should have set this up to watch together.

“Yippee-ki-yay, mother&#*^%^$.”

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:54 pm

"Tell that to Takagi"

All these old quotes coming back to me as I watch. Fun.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:34 pm

Haaaaaaaaaans! I just finished watching Die Hard. Awesome. Merrry Christmas ya'll

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:58 pm

I'm not sure Santa can be very effective using a limited sleigh and 8-9 reindeer. How does that work in the suburbs and trailer parks? How about the homeless and the giant skyscrapers?
How does he survive the rednecks and ISIS? And Trump?

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:35 pm

I am bing streaming Hawkeye tonight - love how they are using Christmas movie in an action show!

Zenn7 · Post by **Zenn7** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:48 pm

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.

We opened most of our gifts tonight (tradition is to open 1 on xmas eve). Have to go visit relatives out of town tomorrow, so not a lot of time. Saved 1 thing each for tomorrow (plus Santa's got some candy and scratch off lotto tickets to surprise the family with before they get up in the morning, perks of being the early riser).

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:19 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:34 pm Haaaaaaaaaans! I just finished watching Die Hard. Awesome. Merrry Christmas ya'll

I just saw it for the first time -- a bowdlerized version on Bravo. Fortunately the ads were skippable. Much better than expected (I don't like action movies generally)...I can see why it gets so much love. Now I want to see it uncensored someday. Yippy-kai-yay.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:46 pm

Happy holidays, ya big lugs.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 12:04 am

Kraken wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:19 pm
Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:34 pm Haaaaaaaaaans! I just finished watching Die Hard. Awesome. Merrry Christmas ya'll
I just saw it for the first time -- a bowdlerized version on Bravo. Fortunately the ads were skippable. Much better than expected (I don't like action movies generally)...I can see why it gets so much love. Now I want to see it uncensored someday. Yippy-kai-yay.

Peacock has it streaming with the adult words and ads.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 2:17 am

I watched it on Peacock but didn't get any ads....just a quick blink then back to the movie.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:19 am

Kids’ gaming chairs assembled and all of the presents wrapped. Stuffed animals sticking out of 2 of the 4 stockings.

They’ll wake me in 5 hours. This was much easier when they went to bed earlier and my dad would help with assembly. And when they weren’t able to investigate the house so easily.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:58 am

Zarathud wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:19 am This was much easier when they went to bed earlier and my dad would help with assembly. And when they weren’t able to investigate the house so easily.

It gets easy again when they are teenagers. The hard part now is figuring out what to get them.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:38 am

coopasonic wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:58 am It gets easy again when they are teenagers. The hard part now is figuring out what to get them.

+1

Merry Christmas everyone. To anyone celebrating, I hope you all can enjoy a safe and restful day.

Bad Demographic · Post by **Bad Demographic** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:55 am

Happy Holidays to all you OOers!

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:27 am

Happy Holidays to all of my OO family. Here’s to a safe and quiet holiday for all of us.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:30 am

Merry Christmas everyone!
Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Kwanza!
Happy Year of the White Metal Ox!
Happy Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha!
Happy Shinto!
Do Buddhists Dream of Electric Jesus?