Do You Look Forward To Christmas?

**Thermal** · 12-01-2009, 21:15

My advent calender came with jokes! 1st decembers is:

What do you call a Snowman Bitten by a Shark?

A Frostbite

Fairly awful, even by Gregoshi's standards

I hope they get better as I progress.

**Strike For The South** · 12-01-2009, 22:02

One of the few times of the year I get to spend with my family, makes everything else worth it.

**Scienter** · 12-02-2009, 18:35

I love Christmas! I enjoy having my tree and an excuse to light candles at dinner and put out some potpourri. I'm putting up my tree this weekend!

That said, I hate all the advertising, it's so tacky. I wish that malls/grocery stores/etc didn't start decorating for Christmas in October. In my area, people are INSANE during the holiday shopping season and having to deal with them in a mall puts me into a homicidal rage.

Hooray for amazon!

**Prussian to the Iron** · 12-02-2009, 19:06

Originally Posted by Scienter

That said, I hate all the advertising, it's so tacky. I wish that malls/grocery stores/etc didn't start decorating for Christmas in October. In my area, people are INSANE during the holiday shopping season and having to deal with them in a mall puts me into a homicidal rage.

Hooray for amazon!

Christmas shopping in D.C.? Christ.....the rest of the year is bad enough, I couldn't imagine doing it every year around Christmas.

Aside, I hate when people surprise me with gifts. Mostly because I know exactly what I want, and no more or less, and I will tell you. Especially when it is something you detest rather than don't care for. This happened the other day:

I was at my friends house, and his mom (who, by the way, is a total and complete loser, and treats those around her like

, which I will provide more details on if you want) gave me 2 presents, and she said to open them at christmas. I shook 'em around, and knew they were clothes. Now, she knows how I like to dress. I dress nice, even playing Football (not Soccer), and especially when I meet people.

So I asked what kind of clothes they are, and she instantly said something about some rapper (don't know, don't care but knew he was a rapper) and that's the kind of clothes they are. Then when I politely refused them, she went into some stupid rage for no reason, asking if I wanted to "Dress like a nerd all my life" (coming from the lady who suggested her 17-year old daughter spend a weekend with her boyfriend at a beach-house, even though her daughter, being responsible, continually said she needed money and had to work. the mothers response was something along the lines of "Do you want a life, or do you want to work all the time like your father?" with the father right there).

sorry....I just needed to vent that. his mom is such a racist, ignorant, loser, idiotic, horrible-advice-giving, fat, disgusting, piece of

, who constantly spews insults at her husband, her only source of income, who just takes it. GAH!!!!

**Meneldil** · 12-02-2009, 19:18

I bought a plane ticket for Canada, at a ridiculously expensive price, so my girlfriend and I can see eachother a last time before we break up.

So no, I don't particularly like Christmas usually, but this one will be a killer.

**Husar** · 12-02-2009, 20:45

This also fits the subject.

**Thermal** · 12-03-2009, 00:27

I'm glad the majority of orgahs aren't scrooge's

2nd decembers calander joke

why did the golfer have a spare set of trousers?

In case he got a hole in one

---Not only have I heard that joke a thousand times, its not even christmassy

Shame on my malteasers advent calander, shame on malteasers, the chocolates good though