11-26-2024, 01:32 AM
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#19901
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Christmas is only too commercialized if you choose to celebrate it that way
Christmas is awesome
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11-26-2024, 07:56 AM
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#19902
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Christmas is only too commercialized if you choose to celebrate it that way
Christmas is awesome
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And the idea that it’s “become” too commercialized seems silly. I get that some people here are so old that they were there for the invention of the wheel, but Christmas has been a commercialized thing for almost 200 years.
If anything it’s better now because you can totally avoid the commercialization of it easier than ever.
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11-26-2024, 07:57 AM
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#19903
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Dion
It's become too commercialized. It's a time when we become obsessed with presents and material things that go with it. We rake up our credit card bills to get everyone what they wanted. None in my extended family unit buys presents unless it's for the kids.
Christmas should be about spending time with family and friends.
Yours truly The Grinch
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Our gift budget is $500 for everybody. We mostly just make cookies these days to give out since nobody actually wants things at our age.
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11-26-2024, 09:35 AM
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#19904
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PepsiFree
And the idea that it’s “become” too commercialized seems silly. I get that some people here are so old that they were there for the invention of the wheel, but Christmas has been a commercialized thing for almost 200 years.
If anything it’s better now because you can totally avoid the commercialization of it easier than ever.
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Yeah Nah, it sucks.
I was thankful once my kids reached the age of understanding it was all made up, Santa wasn't real.
And don't even get me start on the whole putting Christ back in Christmas bull####.
Such an awful time of year.
I am 52 if I want something I go out and buy it. When my friends and I want to see each other we do. We don't need a made up season so celebrate and see each other, we use a group text to set it up.
Also Turkey sucks, it's like a down grade from Chicken which isn't anything special.
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Last edited by undercoverbrother; 11-26-2024 at 09:38 AM.
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11-26-2024, 09:36 AM
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#19905
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Yeah Nah, it sucks.
I was thankful once my kids reached the age of understanding it was all made up, Santa wasn't real.
And don't even get me start on the whole putting Christ back in Christmas bull####.
Such an awful time of year.
I am 52 if I want something I go out and buy it. When my friends and I want to see each other we do. We don't need a made up season so celebrate and see each other, we use a group text to set it up.
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Whatever you say Ebenezer.
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11-26-2024, 09:39 AM
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#19906
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Yeah Nah, it sucks.
I was thankful once my kids reached the age of understanding it was all made up, Santa wasn't real.
And don't even get me start on the whole putting Christ back in Christmas bull####.
Such an awful time of year.
I am 52 if I want something I go out and buy it. When my friends and I want to see each other we do. We don't need a made up season so celebrate and see each other, we use a group text to set it up.
Also Turkey sucks, it's like a down grade from Chicken which isn't anything special.
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The only thing I love about Christmas is that I get 10 days off work.
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11-26-2024, 09:51 AM
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#19907
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Christmas is only too commercialized if you choose to celebrate it that way
Christmas is awesome
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If you like it so much why don’t you marry it?
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11-26-2024, 09:58 AM
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#19908
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Yeah Nah, it sucks.
I was thankful once my kids reached the age of understanding it was all made up, Santa wasn't real.
And don't even get me start on the whole putting Christ back in Christmas bull####.
Such an awful time of year.
I am 52 if I want something I go out and buy it. When my friends and I want to see each other we do. We don't need a made up season so celebrate and see each other, we use a group text to set it up.
Also Turkey sucks, it's like a down grade from Chicken which isn't anything special.
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What if it was hotter? Would that change your mind?
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11-26-2024, 09:58 AM
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#19909
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
What if it was hotter? Would that change your mind?
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UCB would like Australian Christmas.
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11-26-2024, 10:05 AM
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#19910
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
What if it was hotter? Would that change your mind?
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It certainly wouldn't ####ing hurt, but nah...... I gotta be truthful I'd still hate the bull####
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Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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11-26-2024, 10:05 AM
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#19911
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by bizaro86
UCB would like Australian Christmas.
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Shrimp on tha barbie?
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11-26-2024, 10:20 AM
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#19912
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Originally Posted by Locke
Shrimp on tha barbie?
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I hate shrimp
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Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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11-26-2024, 10:23 AM
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#19913
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Originally Posted by puckhog
Everyone who disagrees with you is stupid
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11-26-2024, 10:27 AM
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#19914
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I hate shrimp
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Shrimp are great. They clean up the dirtiest trash we dump in the oceans, then there is an entire economy around selling them to people. To eat. For some reason.
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11-26-2024, 10:58 AM
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#19915
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Also Turkey sucks, it's like a down grade from Chicken which isn't anything special.
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Switch to goose, it's far more tasty.
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Originally Posted by bizaro86
UCB would like Australian Christmas.
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Eight year-old me f-cking loved Christmas in Australia. 25°C outside, it was glorious.
Then my parents revealed in my Christmas card that they'd bought me my first computer from Future Shop (yes, I still remember the exact specs) and I wanted to go home IMMEDIATELY. 
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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11-26-2024, 11:01 AM
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#19916
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Switch to goose, it's far more tasty.
Eight year-old me f-cking loved Christmas in Australia. 25°C outside, it was glorious.
Then my parents revealed in my Christmas card that they'd bought me my first computer from Future Shop (yes, I still remember the exact specs) and I wanted to go home IMMEDIATELY.
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Wow - 8MB of RAM and a 16 bit sound card? Look at the baller over here.
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11-26-2024, 11:01 AM
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#19917
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
If you like it so much why don’t you marry it?
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Haven't heard that one in a while lol.
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11-26-2024, 11:04 AM
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#19918
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Dion
It's become too commercialized. It's a time when we become obsessed with presents and material things that go with it. We rake up our credit card bills to get everyone what they wanted. None in my extended family unit buys presents unless it's for the kids.
Christmas should be about spending time with family and friends.
Yours truly The Grinch
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Some people's love language is giving gifts.
I love shopping for people including even hitting the malls.
People can celebrate however they want.
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11-26-2024, 11:05 AM
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#19919
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
If you like it so much why don’t you marry it?
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I'm defiling Christmas in bed right now as I type.
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11-26-2024, 11:05 AM
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#19920
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Originally Posted by DigitalCarpenter
Wow - 8MB of RAM and a 16 bit sound card? Look at the baller over here.
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Back then, 720 MB of hard drive space was also apparently quite impressive. I can't exactly remember what it cost, but it was something stupid like $2,400. Funny enough, that 16-bit card couldn't actually emulate a Sound Blaster 16, so I would have to set NHL 96 PC to use Sound Blaster Pro or older.
Oh yeah, and it included a 14" Daewoo VGA monitor! 
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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