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Throck

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7. The Christmas decorations go up.....

Reply to rampartc (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 29, 2021, 07:54 AM

Nov 2021

....right after the inflatable Halloween crap comes down.

Nothing says Christmas like an inflatable baby Jesus manger scene.

People don't comprehend the hidden energy consumption in fans.

I'm not against holidays, just the conspicuous consumption and decadent levels it's been taken to.

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war on xmas : why we fight [View all] rampartc Nov 2021 OP

Thank you for posting this. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #1

you are welcome. rampartc Nov 2021 #3

Both stories are silly. rownesheck Nov 2021 #2

+1 that is "why we fight" rampartc Nov 2021 #4

The post's title is excellent. 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 #17

We tuned out commercial Christmas years ago. Throck Nov 2021 #5

+1. some of the people down here take the lighting to extremes. rampartc Nov 2021 #6

The Christmas decorations go up..... Throck Nov 2021 #7

+1 for describing "potlatch" perfectly rampartc Nov 2021 #9

The Little Drummer Boy, played over and over can drive a person to violence. NCjack Nov 2021 #14

Thanks for the Laugh PXR-5 Nov 2021 #16

Meh. I enjoy Christmas. We do it more about being together and enjoying each other's company. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #8

that is what it is for. rampartc Nov 2021 #10

My large family decided a while back to stop giving presents. Sure cuts down on stress. Midnight Writer Nov 2021 #19

Christmas is for giving Philosophizing Fool Nov 2021 #11

+1 absolutely true. rampartc Nov 2021 #15

The less I get the happier I am. Throck Nov 2021 #22

I think it's for the kids. They figure out the stories are BS captain queeg Nov 2021 #12

Perhaps you've missed an important aspect of the War on Christmas PJMcK Nov 2021 #13

+1 rampartc Nov 2021 #18

I love Christmas.. I love the idea of giving.. Peacetrain Nov 2021 #20

I wonder every year about the War on Christmas... Wounded Bear Nov 2021 #21

I stopped doing xmas years ago... 2naSalit Nov 2021 #23

I enjoy it all. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #24