12-20-2007, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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The Grinch thread
Those of us who hate Christmas need a safe haven. Too loud, too busy, too expensive, and too much family time. Glad I'm skipping it this year for a week in Vegas.
I also hate children, candy canes and snow.
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12-20-2007, 02:54 PM
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I don't mind Christmas, but I sure as hell don't want to hear about it for a month and half. Two weeks at the most is as much as I can handle.
Ba Humbug!
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12-20-2007, 02:57 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hell
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i'm with you rube I hate xmas
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12-20-2007, 03:00 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Halifax
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can we rename this the "santa got me a sweater instead of the bike i asked for when I was eight" thread?
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12-20-2007, 03:11 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Austin, Tx
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The Only reason I don't like Christmas is Xmas movies and music for the most part are terrible. I also hate the fact that my weekly trivia competitions at bars turn into trivia about Xmas movies and music and I know little about them.
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12-20-2007, 03:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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I like Christmas, but this is turning into a bad one.
I sure would like to shake this nasty head cold right now. Breathing through my nostrils would be a treat.
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12-20-2007, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
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Wow..i can't stand busy shopping malls, but you sound like the devil. At least you are getting away from it in style. Although i'm sure they have christmas in Vegas too.
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12-20-2007, 03:38 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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I haven't started shopping yet. This is going to be fun.
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REDVAN!
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12-20-2007, 03:39 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Halifax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REDVAN
I haven't started shopping yet. This is going to be fun.
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I'm done shopping when my sister is. Wait no, I'm done when I give her money to split on whatever she bought.
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12-20-2007, 03:49 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by foofighter15
I'm done shopping when my sister is. Wait no, I'm done when I give her money to split on whatever she bought.
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I tried doing that with my bro but he called me and said "you gotta get some stuff too you lazy ^%##%^&"
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REDVAN!
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12-20-2007, 03:56 PM
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I like Christmas, but this is turning into a bad one.
I sure would like to shake this nasty head cold right now. Breathing through my nostrils would be a treat.
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You too, I'm going onto my second week of this.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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12-20-2007, 04:12 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Halifax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REDVAN
I tried doing that with my bro but he called me and said "you gotta get some stuff too you lazy ^%##%^&"
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key difference is my sister likes this stuff. I don't mind it, but once it gets crowded I let her do her thing
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12-20-2007, 04:38 PM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Yeah, I tried the lets not do Christmas this year and go to Hawaii the week after when everything is on sale because everyone spends themselves broke at Christmas this year. Of course my wife didn't quite get the whole message and missed out on the we're not buying gifts or any of that stuff part. Really is it my problem if relatives send me a gift and I don't send them one back. Surely they'll figure out next year that I meant bussiness. I appreciate the effort my inlaws put into getting me gifts, but my house is already filled with junk we don't use. I don't need anymore.
Last edited by Sylvanfan; 12-20-2007 at 04:40 PM.
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12-20-2007, 04:39 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cowtown
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I'm still relatively young and I'm in this boat. Christmas music everywhere for a month... someone shoot me, please. And all the chocolate in sweets... going to need a new belt... also the fact that I'd rather save up some cash then go spend it on things that people barely end up caring about in the middle of their other gifts... Even free stuff is losing it's appeal.
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12-20-2007, 04:43 PM
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Basement Chicken Choker
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants.
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I love Christmas - the hot sun, the taste of a cool tropical drink, the sound of the surf coming in on the beach, hot women slathering themselves with oil and not even asking me to throw any loonies - oops, wait a minute, that's not Christmas!
But I sure wish it was. I'd even sing a carol, if I got 50% off my next drink.
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12-20-2007, 04:54 PM
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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I am not a huge fan of Christmas anymore. Ever since my parents split up, it sucks having to figure out who I am spending Christmas with and how much time I will spend with each parent so that neither feels like I am favouring the other. Plus, I just end up getting more frustrated with the malls and shopping and wrapping and everything. Sucks all the fun right out of it. By the time it actually rolls around, I just want to sleep or watch tv. I should add though that having my little nephews around seems to make it easier to deal with, they get really excited about everything.
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Last edited by Eastern Girl; 12-20-2007 at 04:56 PM.
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12-20-2007, 05:00 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastern Girl
I am not a huge fan of Christmas anymore. Ever since my parents split up, it sucks having to figure out who I am spending Christmas with and how much time I will spend with each parent so that neither feels like I am favouring the other. Plus, I just end up getting more frustrated with the malls and shopping and wrapping and everything. Sucks all the fun right out of it. By the time it actually rolls around, I just want to sleep or watch tv. I should add though that having my little nephews around seems to make it easier to deal with, they get really excited about everything.
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Thats because they dont have to buy anything.
Send them out to the mall with a credit card they'll have to pay down eventually and see how jacked up they are then. 
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12-20-2007, 05:03 PM
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One of the Nine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastern Girl
I am not a huge fan of Christmas anymore. Ever since my parents split up, it sucks having to figure out who I am spending Christmas with and how much time I will spend with each parent so that neither feels like I am favouring the other.
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In my family it has become tradition that my full sister and I spend xmas eve with my dad & stepmom and xmas day with mom.
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12-20-2007, 05:06 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I like Christmas, but this is turning into a bad one.
I sure would like to shake this nasty head cold right now. Breathing through my nostrils would be a treat.
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Same here. It's hard to enjoy all the Christmas baking when you can't taste anything.
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12-20-2007, 05:11 PM
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
In my family it has become tradition that my full sister and I spend xmas eve with my dad & stepmom and xmas day with mom.
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Well, we haven't really managed to work it out yet so that no one is PO'd. We've only had two Christmases to figure something out. This year, it will be Christmas eve and day with my mom at my brothers place. Then boxing day with my other brother at my dads cottage. But moms not happy because it looks like my dad will get more time than she will. I might not even bother with this next year, I'll just stay in Ottawa with my dog.
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