The Humbug Thread

bordertangoman

bordertangoman

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Once in Royal David's City stood a lonely cattle shed,
Where a mother held her baby.
You'd do well to remember the things he later said.
When you're stuffing yourselves at the christmas parties,
Youll just laugh when I tell you to take a running jump.
Youre missing the point I'm sure does not need making
That Christmas spirit is not what you drink.

So how can you laugh when your own mother's hungry,
And how can you smile when the reasons for smiling are wrong?
And if I just messed up your thoughtless pleasures,
Remember, if you wish, this is just a christmas song.

(hey! santa! pass us that bottle, will you? )

Jethro Tull

This is the place for Scrooges, Grinches and anyone else who is disenchanted with the hype surrounding Christmas.......

rant away
 
Not exactly my favorite time of year either.

The crowds and the traffic are unbearable.

The only time I've ever really enjoyed Christmas was when my kids were young and had more fun playing in the boxes the gifts came in than with the gifts.

Maybe I'll just get them some boxes this year and see what happens. :)
 
ccc said:
Not exactly my favorite time of year either.

The crowds and the traffic are unbearable.

The only time I've ever really enjoyed Christmas was when my kids were young and had more fun playing in the boxes the gifts came in than with the gifts.

Maybe I'll just get them some boxes this year and see what happens. :)
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Exactement: our expectations are just too high when we can enjoy each other's company with simplest of household objects; my daughter loves banging my saucepans! The most precious thing we can give our children is our time, our love but you can't wrap that up.
 
"If I could work my will," said Scrooge indignantly, "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!"

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
 
them's fightin words, but this is your thread so I'll just mosey over to the Christmas thread...fa lalalalalalalala la
 
fascination said:
them's fightin words, but this is your thread so I'll just mosey over to the Christmas thread...fa lalalalalalalala la
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not without a twinkle in my eye though :wink:

this is not an anti- Christmas thread just a rant against what's wrong with it.

Like f'rinstance most things look a lot prettier in the shop windows than they ever will in your home.
And the pleasure of making home decorations gifts and so forth is being lost to commercial prettifiers who do nice things but leave us bereft of the preparatory pleasures.
 
aww..., I know BTM, and I agree...I have promised myself that this year will be deliberate and thoughtful...one of my favorite things to do (as mentioned long ago) are to buy as many of the obligatory gifts via charities (let me plug two: heartbeats and ministry of the arts), the proceeds for which go to those who made them and who are generally persons struggling in one way or another...that way when I have to get gifts for various ingrates, their crappy response won't bother me b/c I know I spent my money wisely...
 
bordertangoman said:
"If I could work my will," said Scrooge indignantly, "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!"

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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blimey, btm!

i'm not big on christmas, but not into bashing it either... it's just like any other time of the year for me, except a little bit more sparkly...which i happen to like at any old time!
 
ah, but but read his subsequent post to me, and the words of the jethro tull song...he'd just like it to be what is should be...who could disagree with that?
 
oh, thanks for the headsup, f... how'd i miss that -- i'm usually pretty thorough

love your qualifier, tangoman! i tend to find that stores look garish with all their earnest "buy me for the holidays!" product placement.

so i guess the way i deal with it is that i for the most part don't look. <g> i tend to just let in only the parts i want to be a part of my reality, and i veer away from the rest.

love those sparkly lights but i look away at the new fashion of blowup santas on people's front lawns.

hideous. just hideous..
 
my children are ever complaining that we don't look like we celebrate christmas...meh, they can waste their money on all of that crap when they grow up , if they want....
 
yah, if i wanna waste my money i'll buy yet another pair of sparkly earrings!
lol

back in the day when i was filled-to-bursting w/ holiday spirit, i used to get such a kick out of my kids' christmas lists. now they're about as into that sort of thing as i am.

and besides, my only answer is ever "sparkly earrings"... lol
 
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