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Today is Xmas day. Xmas!!

Discuss.

― JTS (JTS), Monday, 25 December 2006 00:22 (eighteen years ago) link

sandboXmas!!!

― Rodney is wise enough to know when a gift needs givin' (Rodney J. Greene), Monday, 25 December 2006 00:25 (eighteen years ago) link

It's not Christmas here, yet though.

― Rodney is wise enough to know when a gift needs givin' (Rodney J. Greene), Monday, 25 December 2006 00:25 (eighteen years ago) link

Almost. Currently at my folks place and in an hour and a half we go over to my aunt and uncle's, where my cousin George and his wife Pilar and their young son Owen will be as well. Haven't seen them in two years -- they live in NYC now -- so this will be a treat. Gifts under the tree, good food to be had and I'm feeling v. content. Carmel for Christmas is truly wonderful. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 25 December 2006 00:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Traditional Johnson Family Christmas Eve Swedish Feast:
-Pickled herring, herring in cream sauce
-Two types of Swedish cheese
-Limpa bread
-Korv sausage (this sausage is made in the garage of some dude in Westerly, RI! As such, its taste and texture varies year to year--this was a good year.)
-Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce
-Potato salad
-Weird cole slaw thingee
-Excessive amnt of cookies, cakes etc.

Tomorrow it is roast beef tenderloin and potatoes and some sort of sauteed or steamed green vegetable; less intriguing but perhaps more appetizing to some.

― ian (orion), Monday, 25 December 2006 01:00 (eighteen years ago) link

ian living in an ikea shocker!

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 01:35 (eighteen years ago) link

if i lived in an ikea, i wouldn't have to use birthday money to buy record shelving units.

― ian (orion), Monday, 25 December 2006 01:55 (eighteen years ago) link

-Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce

oh god mmmmmm

we're having a v. low-key xmas this year; no relatives coming over, just family friends. i'm making the pot roast tomorrow (which i've never made before so advice welcome). looking forward to MOCHATINIs and other assorted mom-drinks with family.

― jo ga11ucci electrix (joseph), Monday, 25 December 2006 02:02 (eighteen years ago) link

i am watching vh1's world series of pop culture hosted by PAT KIERNAN THE CRANKY CANADIAN FROM NY1

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 02:06 (eighteen years ago) link

"Pickled herring, herring in cream sauce"

NO I CAN'T I'M SORRY I JUST COULDN'T OH THANK YOU ANYWAY THOUGH IT'S JUST THAT I'M SOOOOO STUFFED ALREADY MR.JOHNSON SIR. everything else looks yummy to me though.

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 02:30 (eighteen years ago) link

i don't eat that shit either, skot!
my sister of all people loves it, and she's a rather picky eater. weird.

― ian (orion), Monday, 25 December 2006 02:40 (eighteen years ago) link

not a herring fan here, either

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 02:51 (eighteen years ago) link

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/sexymollusk/santapod.jpg

happy hollendaise!

― latebloomer (clonefeed), Monday, 25 December 2006 03:19 (eighteen years ago) link

mm sashimi

― chaki (chaki), Monday, 25 December 2006 03:20 (eighteen years ago) link

i REALLY try to be open to anything food-wise, but the world of smoked/cured/pickled fish...i just can't do it. i'm a failure. even sardines. lil' ol' sardines. i have made sooooooo many whitefish bagels and smoked salmon bagels in my time as a food service professional in philly and...i just can't do it. chubs. we used to sell smoked whole chubs at this store i worked at, ugh, yeah, everyone has their thing. it's my thing.

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 03:21 (eighteen years ago) link

i just want to eat shrimp cocktail all day long. one thing about living on MVI, man, shrimp and scallops up the ass. i still haven't tried an oyster yet though. they have so many different kinds here too. maria's cousin emitt has an oyster farm here.

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 03:24 (eighteen years ago) link

scott OTM (xpost)

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 03:25 (eighteen years ago) link

i may be opening my presents online, here, LIVE !!

stay tuned

― Ste (fuzzy), Monday, 25 December 2006 03:52 (eighteen years ago) link

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/137/325452732_b7dada5c3d.jpg

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:06 (eighteen years ago) link

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― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:14 (eighteen years ago) link

me and dad watching animated batman & mr. freeze movie on BOOMERANG aka the best channel ever

― ian (orion), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:16 (eighteen years ago) link

i love voomerang, but we till wathc christmas story all oday laong

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:20 (eighteen years ago) link

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― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:33 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.eat-online.net/images/christmas_habits/turkey.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:40 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.svecc.com/photogallery/Christmas%202005%20059.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:41 (eighteen years ago) link

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― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:43 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.schlocktoberfest.com/current_columns/gfx/foy_1203_04.jpg

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:45 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.agapebears.com/christmas/498408.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:46 (eighteen years ago) link

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:49 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.placervillevet.com/gallery/Blitzen%20aka%20Bonsai%20Gray.JPG

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:49 (eighteen years ago) link

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― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:51 (eighteen years ago) link

"what the fuck do i know?"

http://www.sunrisewholesalemerchandise.com/images/30241.gif

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:53 (eighteen years ago) link

"Hi Dere, Waht Is I Made Of?"

http://www.christmas-treasures.com/ChristianUlbricht/Ornaments/Images/100170.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:54 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.westendlondon.com/photos/random/father%20christmas.jpg
STOP SNITCHIN

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:55 (eighteen years ago) link

http://web.mit.edu/sharplab/P30/Grinch.jpg

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:56 (eighteen years ago) link

hi christmas!!
look wht is it made \\i made it is gningerbread
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/332350438_9eeacb0d1e.jpg

whoa xpost getout of mybrain sct

― impermanent rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:56 (eighteen years ago) link

"Who could ever forget me? That beloved character beloved, um, by millions."

http://www.christmas-treasures.com/ChristianUlbricht/Ornaments/Images/100536.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:57 (eighteen years ago) link

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― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:57 (eighteen years ago) link

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― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:59 (eighteen years ago) link

Stressful morning waiting while wife worked up her nerve to face people today. Went to my sister's house for Christmas dinner with her family and my parents, finally able to relax a little once we got there. My mom gave all her kids and grandkids cash -- "I could say I just didn't know what to get you all, but the truth of it is that I just don't go shopping anymore, too stressful." Which was so honest it was endearing. Came home and we opened one gift each. (I got next year's sudoku page-a-day calendar.) Now I'm so sleepy I can't see straight. Tomorrow, more presents and the traditional huge breakfast.

― Joe Isuzu's Petals (Rock Hardy), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:00 (eighteen years ago) link

"I am teh old-tyme santa. Scary much?"

http://www.brierrose.com/images/FthrChristR1.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:02 (eighteen years ago) link

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/308525336_632b0b8511.jpg

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:04 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.karikatur-cartoon.de/cartoons/tannenbaum.jpg
HI DERE WAHT DOES ICH MEAN

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:06 (eighteen years ago) link

Christmas - The only time of year when we actually look more progressive than the Dutch!

http://www.magiccarpetjournals.com/Santa/Sinterklaas.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:07 (eighteen years ago) link

ohman, i made this airplane model from a christmas cracker that i got yesterday night and i have somehow lost it in the vast acreage that is my desk - it was puzzle! no instructions! and i got it!
yet where did it go??
xpost to jbr

― impermanent rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:09 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/stnic/images/roberts-cove-three.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:09 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/holiday/whtree/images/13.jpg

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:10 (eighteen years ago) link

OMG, best website ever!

http://santasuitsdirect.com/santa_costumes.htm

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:14 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/faith/2004/09/images/gallery2/images/9.jpg
Timkot Day in Ethiopia

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:15 (eighteen years ago) link

http://santasuitsdirect.com/images/santa_beardds.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Real Santa Boots in three convenient
sizes. Rental quality with side zippers
for comfort and fit. Great look at an
affordable price. Heavy duty vinyl and
cordura construction, approx. 16" tall.
For costuming only, not made for alot
of heavy use. Stay in your sleigh don't
run a marathon. Larger sizes will not be
available until later in 2007.
No Express.

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:16 (eighteen years ago) link

that is One Luxiuruious Beard

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:17 (eighteen years ago) link

minor-key crisptness carols. spoooooooky!

― tipsy mothra (tipsy mothra), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:18 (eighteen years ago) link

"I am SO gonna eat you!"

http://perplexingtimes.com/oi/santa-wilson-pic5.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:19 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.dysrhythmiaband.com/d.images/redneck%20christmas.jpg

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:22 (eighteen years ago) link

Nothing says christmas like bark and brittle:

http://www.themikkelsens.net/sarah/pictures/041223_Christmas_Candy.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:25 (eighteen years ago) link

http://tunesmith-anthony.com/images/charo.jpg
MY WORK HERE IS DONE

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:26 (eighteen years ago) link

show-offs:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/noel/imatges/epice2.jpg

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:27 (eighteen years ago) link

loser:

http://www.supereggplant.com/archives/gingerbread%20lillie%20house.JPG

― scott seward (121212), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:28 (eighteen years ago) link

word up, that sucks

http://www.hiddenrebelbase.com/images/98misfit62.jpg
eff a charlie in the box, who needs that shi

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:30 (eighteen years ago) link

aw, that is one pathetic looking house. still, gumdrops!

xpost

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:30 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ufRrgnSEdU

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:31 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/2005/photoessays/essay1/images/p112605sc-0348-398h.jpg

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:32 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.devilducky.com/media/55575/

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:37 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.devilducky.com/media/55445/

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:39 (eighteen years ago) link

All of these photos truly make it a merry Xmas. Good evening here, see you all tomorrow post-presents.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:48 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVk6JKDa3zI

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:51 (eighteen years ago) link

http://media.monsieurcinema.com/film/006000/6086/6086.jpg

― Ruud Haarvest (KenL), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:06 (eighteen years ago) link

you guys all just missed grace jones singing "the little drummer boy" to pee-wee herman on the pee-wee's playhouse christmas special!

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Maybe I had my TV tuned to that channel and can recover it by retroactive DVR!!

― Ruud Haarvest (KenL), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:22 (eighteen years ago) link

no such luck

― Ruud Haarvest (KenL), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:22 (eighteen years ago) link

yaaay the del rubio triplets

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:26 (eighteen years ago) link

You can't hurt me, jbr, I am basking in the glow of that brilliant Leonard Nimoy/Bad Brains video.

― Ruud Haarvest (KenL), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:28 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm making the pot roast tomorrow (which i've never made before so advice welcome)

Get the dutch oven/casserole pan hot on the stove top first, add a bit of oil, then brown the meat for at least 10 minutes on each side, including the edges (for as long as possible - 10 minutes standing there propping up a pot roast edgewise feels ridiculous). Then add braising liquid and simmer on low for hours.

― jaq (jaq), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:31 (eighteen years ago) link

You can't hurt me, jbr, I am basking in the glow of that brilliant Leonard Nimoy/Bad Brains video.

yes, that was RAD.

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Hi, sorry for the lacklustre start to this thread, although it seems to have found a suitable permutation in the last 7 hours - being Christmas and all, I guess. I wrote "Xmas" due to all the annoying PC signs all over town right now, and there are children out there who think that is how you actually spell Christmas, including my corruptable young self....

Even at 18, I'm never to old to go into my parents' room at 6am singing a bad rendition of "I Saw Three Ships". This may be the last time, thankfully for them.

My mother was actually considering staying up all night, as she feared the room containing all the food was not 100% cat proof. When we finally persuaded her to go to bed, she was close to tears at the thought of the cats getting in and "ruining Xmas" but as far as I can see, they didn't get in. Xmas is safe for another year :) For dinner we usually have about 20 different food items on the table and inevitably one gets left in the oven, the microwave etc. so Boxing Day is often spent eating leeks in cheese or courgettes on their own. I'll try and make sure that doesn't happen this year :S

Anyway merry Xmas ILX!!

― JTS (JTS), Monday, 25 December 2006 06:54 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/peewee-xmas/18.gif

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Monday, 25 December 2006 07:20 (eighteen years ago) link

The kids were up late last night watching the Santa make his way round the world via the NORAD site, they were getting excited/scared as he made his way across Europe.
Anyway they've been up an hour or so now all the presents are open and they're playing charades.

I'm on breakfast duty - hence taking a couple minutes out to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Let's hope it's a good one.

― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Monday, 25 December 2006 08:31 (eighteen years ago) link

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― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Monday, 25 December 2006 10:52 (eighteen years ago) link

And merry merry to all. Lovely Carmel morning here and the presents were gone through with gusto -- we all made some fun scores and as always the feeling is the best part of all, snug and cool. Plenty of phone chat going on with relatives and others and all's well; hope everyone is having an equally good day if you celebrate.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 25 December 2006 18:55 (eighteen years ago) link

W0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY XMAS ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 25 December 2006 19:44 (eighteen years ago) link

http://i13.tinypic.com/344p3k4.jpg

― StanM (StanM), Monday, 25 December 2006 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link

(srsly though, merry xmas and WTF?)

― StanM (StanM), Monday, 25 December 2006 22:16 (eighteen years ago) link

The tiny, comma-shaped Armenian old lady neighbors just brought over a huge pan of cheese borag and said they hoped we enjoyed "our Christmas". Barely any condescension over our barbaric ignorance of the Orthodox calendar, not to mention extra week for shopping.

― Stephen Ex (Stephen Ex), Monday, 25 December 2006 22:41 (eighteen years ago) link

dude, the armenians i know celebrate holidays either both days or whichever is most convenient! just enjoy the food :)

― Maria e (Maria), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 22:36 (eighteen years ago) link

eight years pass...

― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 December 2015 04:17 (nine years ago) link

merry

― tehresa, Saturday, 26 December 2015 05:37 (nine years ago) link

― lxy, Monday, 28 December 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link

xm0s

― spite n ease (harbl), Monday, 28 December 2015 21:48 (nine years ago) link

one year passes...

DON: Well, yeah.

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 December 2017 08:00 (seven years ago) link

six months pass...

jergins says i am as excited on "it's time to bring out the jarbl day" as i do on christmas day

― lxy, Friday, 13 July 2018 22:32 (six years ago) link

LOL :)

― spite n ease (harbl), Saturday, 14 July 2018 17:13 (six years ago) link

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