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Stradlater · Nov 9, 2005, 02:13 PM

Eggnog made its appearance on store shelves this week and, though the weather still hasn't taken much of a turn for the winter, little things like this can help me into the seasonal spirit.

I picked some up the other day and made myself an eggnog cappuccino this morning. Ahh

So, what gets you into a wintertime mood?

King Bob On The Cob · Nov 9, 2005, 02:19 PM

~45 days is NOT the season. Wait til the end of the month to pull out the decorations. You'll get much more enjoyment out of them if you keep them around for a shorter time of year.

Stradlater · Nov 9, 2005, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by King Bob On The Cob

~45 days is NOT the season. Wait til the end of the month to pull out the decorations. You'll get much more enjoyment out of them if you keep them around for a shorter time of year.

It was just a question for discussion

So, it becomes the season for you on a specific day? Or when the decorations go up.

Don't get me wrong; the holiday music is still put away. The eggnog is just a sign of what's to come, like when halloween candy shows up at the beginning of September or end of August.

andi*pandi · Nov 9, 2005, 02:26 PM

there is no season until after thanksgiving, despite what the displays in Target want us to think.

Stradlater · Nov 9, 2005, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

there is no season until after thanksgiving, despite what the displays in Target want us to think.

That's valid. That's when the real holiday spirits come about.

But really there's no season till about a week before the new year.

You guys are no fun.

Plain and simply:

What is it that gets you into the seasonal mood?

Is it snowfall? When the decorations go up? When the turkey's been eaten? When the music begins to play?

turtle777 · Nov 9, 2005, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Stradlater

When the turkey's beaten?

I concur.

-t

BlueSky · Nov 9, 2005, 03:04 PM

Naked Woman Dipped in Cinnamon.

marden · Nov 9, 2005, 03:16 PM

A holiday joke is always good to get me in the holiday mood.

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

Nov 9, 2005, 04:12 PM

Buy Nothing Day always get me in the mood.

Or having my testicles pulled over my head. That works, too.

Heavy Fluid · Nov 9, 2005, 04:24 PM

Crowded malls, no parking, annoying X-mas songs on the radio, greedy people, the "X-mas" spirit....boyoboy, I can't wait.

Ratm · Nov 9, 2005, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by marden

A holiday joke is always good to get me in the holiday mood.

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

Oh man that was bad.

You remind me of my father.

I miss him.

Kevin · Nov 9, 2005, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by marden

A holiday joke is always good to get me in the holiday mood.

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

Bwhahahhaha

deej5871 · Nov 9, 2005, 05:20 PM

Snow. Real snow. Not like a little dusting or anything. Serious whip-out-the-snowplows snow gets me into the spirit every time.

wallinbl · Nov 9, 2005, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Heavy Fluid

Crowded malls, no parking, annoying X-mas songs on the radio, greedy people, the "X-mas" spirit....boyoboy, I can't wait.

Too bad for you, I guess. You can either embrace it and love it or you can loathe it. Choice seems obvious to me.

andi*pandi · Nov 9, 2005, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by deej5871

Snow. Real snow. Not like a little dusting or anything. Serious whip-out-the-snowplows snow gets me into the spirit every time.

yep.

and I don't want to hear music until I'm darn well ready--preferably when I'm at home with all my gifts to wrap, and it's snowing, and I've got cocoa, then I'll play the music.

sek929 · Nov 9, 2005, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by deej5871

Snow. Real snow. Not like a little dusting or anything. Serious whip-out-the-snowplows snow gets me into the spirit every time.

Seconded.

Though Christmas around here is usually not white but slush colored.

Albert Pujols · Nov 9, 2005, 07:03 PM

I can't wait for Kwanzaa and Hanukkah, but not Christmas. Santa never came to my house, that fat wanker.

GlobalNomad · Nov 9, 2005, 07:23 PM

you know you can get egg nog all year round down here

deej5871 · Nov 9, 2005, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

Seconded.

Though Christmas around here is usually not white but slush colored.

Ouch. Do you live in the city? I live in a rural area so the snow around here is all as white as in a children's Christmas movie.

nonhuman · Nov 9, 2005, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by wallinbl

Too bad for you, I guess. You can either embrace it and love it or you can loathe it. Choice seems obvious to me.

Or you can just not deal with it at all. That's what I do.

Holidays are dumb.

ghporter · Nov 9, 2005, 08:13 PM

It's. Not. Even. Thanksgiving. Yet. For. God's. Sake!!!

I don't get into the "holiday mood" until much later, like around Thanksgiving. Oh, and it should be at least cool for me to get into the mood; today it's in th 80s and over the weekend it was nearly 90 freakin' degrees!

So eggnog isn't quite enough to get me excited about the holidays. Not yet anyway.

Bitter? ME? Nahhhh.... I'm cool... Dad blasted TEXAS WEATHAARRRRRR!!!!!!

Nov 9, 2005, 08:48 PM

The fact that a great deal of the U.S. economy is based upon people buying tokens of how-much-people-mean-to-them is more than reason enough to boycott everything about this stupid ****ing holiday.

If you have to buy crap for people because it makes you feel good or it's expected of you, take that money and donate it to a worthy cause. People don't need anymore **** cluttering up their houses.

sek929 · Nov 9, 2005, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by deej5871

Ouch. Do you live in the city? I live in a rural area so the snow around here is all as white as in a children's Christmas movie.

I live near the coast so the water tends to keep temps above freezing through the first half of the winter. If it's cold enough and a big costal storm brews up then we get whacked.

If we do get bigs storms its a good chance that the latter end of it will be rain (not last winter though) so it gets real slushy.

rambo47 · Nov 9, 2005, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by screamingFit

The fact that a great deal of the U.S. economy is based upon people buying tokens of how-much-people-mean-to-them is more than reason enough to boycott everything about this stupid ****ing holiday.

If you have to buy crap for people because it makes you feel good or it's expected of you, take that money and donate it to a worthy cause. People don't need anymore **** cluttering up their houses.

Bah humbug.

ghporter · Nov 9, 2005, 09:15 PM

Oh I didn't even mention how crassly commercial the "holiday season" is... Do NOT get me started-you know how I get.

Well actually you don't. You see, my mom worked in advertising for 30 years. I had summer jobs with the agency. I know how the stuff happens-don't blame the advertising agencies, blame the clients who have only profit on their minds.

Ooooo! I hate it when I get on that subject!

Heavy Fluid · Nov 9, 2005, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

Or you can just not deal with it at all. That's what I do.

Holidays are dumb.

Now that might be the best post in this thread yet.

I second that nonhuman.

KeriVit · Nov 9, 2005, 10:26 PM

It begins for me around Thanksgiving- the family gathering - the feeling of giving. Actually this year, since I am w/o my love, I was thinking of volunteering at a shelter, should my family be unavailable... But at any rate, once Thanksgiving comes, the spirit ignites.

Then the music, and I just want to give. I just want to share and be a part of the whole spirit.

Shopping, meh- I do what I have to, but I make many gifts.

As of now, it is early. I don't know why the commercialism must take over, but it is a personal thing. Experience it on your own.

Cody Dawg · Nov 9, 2005, 10:46 PM

Sex with jingle bells. Fuzzy puppy dogs. Riesling. Crisp autumn nights. Making money. Chocolate coffee with cream. A trip to the Apple Store. Sleeping in late. Bing Crosby in the background. It's A Wonderful Life.

Yeah, it's all good, isn't it?

JoshuaZ · Nov 9, 2005, 11:32 PM

Hearing Xmas songs in Japanese. Thats a fun one.

MrForgetable · Nov 9, 2005, 11:51 PM

Snow will get me in the spirit every time.

oh wait. it doesn't snow in southern california.

oh well.

BlueSky · Nov 10, 2005, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Sex with jingle bells.

Uh yeah...how's that work? We talking about some ben-wa action here?

Cody Dawg · Nov 10, 2005, 02:18 AM

Like the smiley, but, no.

Kevin · Nov 10, 2005, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by screamingFit

The fact that a great deal of the U.S. economy is based upon people buying tokens of how-much-people-mean-to-them is more than reason enough to boycott everything about this stupid ****ing holiday.

So you are saying, tanking the economy is more than reason enough to boycott Christmas?

You'll go far with that.

Kevin · Nov 10, 2005, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Sex with jingle bells. Fuzzy puppy dogs. Riesling. Crisp autumn nights. Making money. Chocolate coffee with cream. A trip to the Apple Store. Sleeping in late. Bing Crosby in the background. It's A Wonderful Life.

Yeah, it's all good, isn't it?

You always make the thread brighter Cody.

Now, lets talk about that bolded part.

Cody Dawg · Nov 10, 2005, 10:11 AM

Does yours smile, Kevin?

Where's WDLove this morning?

I had ZERO, zilch, 0, nada, none, kein, nyet, sleep last night. I'm SO tired. My dear darling VAMPIRE child would not go to sleep. I watched Bravo all night - two airings of Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz (performances were great - new found respect for Tommy Boy from me to be honest - but I still don't really understand the movie) and As Good As It Gets afterwards (best line by Jack Nicholson was his definition of women: "I think about a man and then I remove reason and accountability,") and then Animal Planet - Houston Animal Cops. I think we fell asleep together in the easy chair at about 5:00 AM.

I'm just out of it today. I feel like absolute crap.

I need a WDLove Fix™ and where is Cubeoid today, anyway?

Stradlater · Nov 10, 2005, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Does yours smile, Kevin?

Where's WDLove this morning?

I had ZERO, zilch, 0, nada, none, kein, nyet, sleep last night. I'm SO tired. My dear darling VAMPIRE child would not go to sleep. I watched Bravo all night - two airings of Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz (performances were great - new found respect for Tommy Boy from me to be honest - but I still don't really understand the movie) and As Good As It Gets afterwards (best line by Jack Nicholson was his definition of women: "I think about a man and then I remove reason and accountability,") and then Animal Planet - Houston Animal Cops. I think we fell asleep together in the easy chair at about 5:00 AM.

I'm just out of it today. I feel like absolute crap.

I need a WDLove Fix™ and where is Cubeoid today, anyway?

[Mood | Tired ]
[Music | vanilla sky soundtrack ]

Fixed

Kevin · Nov 10, 2005, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Does yours smile, Kevin?

Does my what smile Cody?

Cody Dawg · Nov 10, 2005, 11:03 AM

Your "Kevin" of course!

Cody Dawg · Nov 10, 2005, 11:05 AM

I think WDLove might be at the Apple Store today for some reason. He was there yesterday I understand. Hopefully he'll be online soon.

Or CUBEOID.

Where's CUBEOID?

Kevin · Nov 10, 2005, 11:05 AM

It doesn't have lips to smile with dear.

But if it could, It would have last night.

Bekah brought one of her friends over last night..

No, not what you are thinking.. but they did entertain me and had me laughing for quite a long time last night.

Kevin · Nov 10, 2005, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

I think WDLove might be at the Apple Store today for some reason. He was there yesterday I understand. Hopefully he'll be online soon.

Or CUBEOID.

Where's CUBEOID?

Last I heard he was banned from the Lounge.

Oh, and I added you to my AIM list a day or so ago.. just haven't had time to message you.

andi*pandi · Nov 10, 2005, 11:36 AM

I thought she was talking about your dog.

turtle777 · Nov 10, 2005, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Where's CUBEOID?

There have been dozens of posts about him being temporarily banned from the Lounge...

-t

BlueSky · Nov 10, 2005, 12:04 PM

I saw Cubeoid on the internet recently.

ghporter · Nov 10, 2005, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Sex with jingle bells. Fuzzy puppy dogs. Riesling. Crisp autumn nights. Making money. Chocolate coffee with cream. A trip to the Apple Store. Sleeping in late. Bing Crosby in the background. It's A Wonderful Life.

Yeah, it's all good, isn't it?

Cody, I have to ask: Who wears the jingle bells? And I'm afraid I also have to ask: Where?

Kevin · 12:26 PM

Maybe she was actually talking about having sex with jingle bells? Maybe "Jingel Bells" is a new sex toy?

Jingle My Bells Kit
This cool cache holds cosmetics unlike any she’s ever used before! Inside she’ll find all the goods to freshen up and make her cheeks rosy: A lipstick look-a-like vibrator (with batteries), lubricant, and her very own pair of duotone Smartballs. All packed discreetly in a very hip, high quality satchel that is available in your choice of three colors.

JHromadka · Nov 10, 2005, 12:25 PM

For me it's always Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving my parents would go buy a tree, so it seems silly nowadays that decorations go up before Halloween.

turtle777 · Nov 10, 2005, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Kevin

Maybe she was actually talking about having sex with jingle bells? Maybe "Jingel Bells" is a new sex toy?

Jingle My Bells Kit
This cool cache holds cosmetics unlike any she’s ever used before! Inside she’ll find all the goods to freshen up and make her cheeks rosy: A lipstick look-a-like vibrator (with batteries), lubricant, and her very own pair of duotone Smartballs. All packed discreetly in a very hip, high quality satchel that is available in your choice of three colors.

Good. Now WDlove knows what do get for Cody for Xmas...

-t

Kevin · Nov 10, 2005, 12:40 PM

Exactly!

ApplCmptrDood · Nov 10, 2005, 03:56 PM

I love everything about Christmas, decorating the tree, helping out people in need, everything about it!