Ah, Christmas Time!

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:36 pm

Yeah, that's about right.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:54 pm

Keeping Portland Weird.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:34 pm

I have another mouse.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:00 am

History of NORAD's Santa Tracker. . . http://www.npr.org/2014/12/19/371647099 ... ium=social

Terri remembers her dad had two phones on his desk, including a red one. "Only a four-star general at the Pentagon and my dad had the number," she says.

"This was the '50s, this was the Cold War, and he would have been the first one to know if there was an attack on the United States," Rick says.

The red phone rang one day in December 1955, and Shoup answered it, Pam says. "And then there was a small voice that just asked, 'Is this Santa Claus?' "

His children remember Shoup as straight-laced and disciplined, and he was annoyed and upset by the call and thought it was a joke — but then, Terri says, the little voice started crying.

"And Dad realized that it wasn't a joke," her sister says. "So he talked to him, ho-ho-ho'd and asked if he had been a good boy and, 'May I talk to your mother?' And the mother got on and said, 'You haven't seen the paper yet? There's a phone number to call Santa. It's in the Sears ad.' Dad looked it up, and there it was, his red phone number. And they had children calling one after another, so he put a couple of airmen on the phones to act like Santa Claus."

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:19 am

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:45 am

What's Christmas without a Nativity controversy? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/23/oh ... ity-scene/

An Ohio homeowner was ordered by town officials to remove a Nativity scene in front of his house that featured zombies instead of wise men and a baby Jesus.

"I wanted a Nativity and I worked with what I had," Jasen Dixon, who manages a nearby haunted house, told Fox 19. "The neighbors don't like it. My father hates it and anything bad that happens he blames it on that."

The Nativity scene features life-size figures and a zombie baby Jesus, with pale skin and pure white eyes. At night, the figures are illuminated by red and green lights.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:44 am

I find it hilarious that he has till the day after christmas to stop offending all the christians.

I think it's a great nativity, and he should keep it up for as long as he cacn.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:48 am

Merry Fucking Christmas.

There, that statement should make both sides happy.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:25 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:19 pm

PieceOfMeat wrote:I find it hilarious that he has till the day after christmas to stop offending all the christians.

I think it's a great nativity, and he should keep it up for as long as he cacn.

It's like the town council goes "ok whiners, we did something".

has until Dec. 26 to take down the scene.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:19 pm

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:48 pm

Daryl Zero · Post by **Daryl Zero** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:39 pm

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:06 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:37 pm

I just checked the NORAD website, and it's not looking good.

They lost contact with Santa somewhere over the Ukraine.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:40 pm

Why is Christmas depressing in China?

Because there's a chance the toys the kids get were ones they made themselves.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:50 pm

http://www.legrugru.com/avent/

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:17 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:42 pm

azgreg,
Those jokes are just wrong.
And by wrong I mean effin funny.

Merry Christmas all!

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 8:16 am

Mr.Zebra · Post by **Mr.Zebra** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 3:11 pm

I got a stopped up sewer drain for xmas. I hate xmas

Daryl Zero · Post by **Daryl Zero** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 8:01 pm

Mr.Zebra wrote:I got a stopped up sewer drain for xmas. I hate xmas

Sorry man. Know how that feels. I spent many a Christmas in the ER because of my kids (ear infections mainly).

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 8:52 pm

Mr.Zebra wrote:I got a stopped up sewer drain for xmas. I hate xmas

That stinks...maybe you should look into renting/buying one of those professional power snakes. Your sewer drain is regularly having issues.

Daryl Zero wrote:
Mr.Zebra wrote:I got a stopped up sewer drain for xmas. I hate xmas
Sorry man. Know how that feels. I spent many a Christmas in the ER because of my kids (ear infections mainly).

Ear infections

My wife used to get them something awful.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:00 pm

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:38 pm

Wtf is a jewelery armoire and how much is it going to set me back?

Anyone know where I can find one at a store, not online. Because I'm anticipating having to return it for the one she wants and don't want to hassle with return shipping.

I don't like the slippery slope this gift will set me on...

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:40 pm

xmas this year is gonna set me back for the lady about 1/8 of last years cost. benefit of getting married next year and having a frugal fiance.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:41 pm

Jewelry armoire means she'll be expecting jewelry every anniversary, Christmas and birthday.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:42 pm

Online, but an estimate of costs

Best Choice Products® Black Mirrored Jewelry Cabinet Armoire W Stand Mirror Rings, Necklaces, Bracelets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DIIZ0KQ/re ... twb8ZG7C5T" target="_blank

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:45 pm

Looks like that thing can fit a LOT of shiny things. Good luck with that.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:56 pm

No kidding.

She already has tons of stuff from her parents and family (well to do South American family and Persian)

Wife is frugal, but also does likes nice stuff which is great. Got her a lovely necklace for our anniversary in June, so I'm good on the jewelery till our 2017 I think/hope.

Thanks for the link hater.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:40 pm

Amazon has very easy returns too. I don't care for that color though, wood grain would be nicer.

I have been shopping more at Jet now for bigger items. No sales tax, unlike Amazon.

Daryl Zero · Post by **Daryl Zero** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:01 pm

Hate the fraking traffic around X-Mas time.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:16 am

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:21 am

Daryl Zero wrote:Hate the fraking traffic around X-Mas time.

I haven't been to Walmart in a month. If I order online from Walmart for free store pickup I have it shipped to the Walmart grocery store. In and out in 5 minutes. Otherwise I have to stand in the long line with all the layaway people at the regular Walmart.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:24 am

Too bad it wasn't 10 days later, white Christmas in Oracle!

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:21 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 4:16 pm

I don't think that's a very good idea Clark.

Daryl Zero · Post by **Daryl Zero** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:32 pm

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:33 am

ghostwhitehorse wrote:What's Christmas without a Nativity controversy? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/23/oh" target="_blank ... ity-scene/

An Ohio homeowner was ordered by town officials to remove a Nativity scene in front of his house that featured zombies instead of wise men and a baby Jesus.

"I wanted a Nativity and I worked with what I had," Jasen Dixon, who manages a nearby haunted house, told Fox 19. "The neighbors don't like it. My father hates it and anything bad that happens he blames it on that."

The Nativity scene features life-size figures and a zombie baby Jesus, with pale skin and pure white eyes. At night, the figures are illuminated by red and green lights.

It's baaaaaack....

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/us/zo ... .html?_r=0

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:15 pm

And now gift reviews from NBA players (with a remarkable amount of Channing Frye. . .): http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14320 ... iday-gifts" target="_blank

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:13 am

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