Xmas Eve
Bah humbug! I can picture little kid Grace doing mean things to the neighborhood children… thus being banished from any sort of Santa favor for years… Fast forward to present where she and Rat (her boyfriend) still do mean things to the neighborhood children.
Hum-a-Bug-Hug!
Oops, moo touch negg ogg…
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! HAPPY YEW NEAR!!
Well, you can celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, which start tomorrow and run until Jan. 6.
Merry Christmas, Brig & Harrold & all the Squiddies! And yes–you, too, Grace McScrooge, whether you like it or not.
I can’t believe I’m actually siding with Grace… *shudder*
How do you know that the Three Wise Men were firemen?
The Bible says, “they came from a-fahr.”
–paraphrasing Terry Bradshaw on Fox NFL this morning.
Joe… Not only “HAPPY YEW NEAR,” but also Happy Yoos Fahr..Away.
Mary… Wow, talk about temptations of commercialism… The 12 days of Christmas kick off with after-Christmas closeout-clearance sales. Bargain hunters celebrate.
Astra… I find myself siding with Grace too. If you’re down on the commercialism and not looking to reap a heap of expected gifts, then getting coal and slimy things is no big deal. You can just toss it out. Better yet, if receiving it on a visit to someone else’s place, you can leave it behind for them to deal with. Better yet still, coal can fire up a barbque. And as for the slimy things, you can …”throw another shrimp on the barbie” … and fry yerself up some fine, garlic-buttered escargot and squid. mmm.
Why did the snail paint a giant “S” on his car?
So when he drove by the other snails would say, “Look at that S-car go.”
The worst thing about working retail during Christmas is that on Christmas eve you are amongst the last people in the world to go home that night. Maybe that’s why Grace is so bitter and angry. But then again I guess she’s always that way.
Aw come on, maybe she secretlt helps out at homeless shelters or something? Gotta have faith in that little bit of good in everyone, well almost everyone. I can think of some big bankers, etc., that it would be nice to see frying in some place warm, without beaches or drinkies or sweeties!
Sorry, that was secretly, keyboard can’t spell sometimes.
I, strangely enough, believe they are both saying the same thing. Just wording it differently, and because they are so ingrained into not paying attention to what the other says, don’t realize they are saying the same thing. For to truly enjoy the holiday season, one needs to get away from the consumeristic falsitude (as Grace puts it) that the season has become and truly appreciate the friends and family togetherness.
However, if they really aren’t saying the same thing, I’m with Grace. I dread just going to Wally World for groceries this time of year.
Grace has a point, yes… it can be overly commercialized. I look at all the Christmas “junk” at places like Rite-aid or CVS… the stuff that’s made in China that is cheesy resin, shotily painted and you know nobody will buy… and it’ll go 80% off… Stroll that aisle while you hear piped in same ol’ Christmas tunes while the lines go all the way back to Pharmacy. THIS is what CHRISTMAS SHOULD NOT BE! … but often is. Pepper spraying while Xmas Shopping… NOT CHRISTMAS.
Focus should BE on helping one another, delivering cookies to neighbors, supping with friends, etc and keeping the true meanings of Christmas close. Whilst I’m on my soapbox… I would hope that one wouldn’t blame the holiday for what greed and malice has done to it. Money ruins everything. Just ask Scrooge…. thankfully THAT story had a happy ending. Okay, off the box.
I have a friend who worked retail all his career. If anyone wished him a Merry Christmas his invariable response was “Bah, humbug.” He also said that, when he died, he would go straight to Heaven. He managed a toy store for seven years. Seven Christmas seasons managing a toy store; he’s served his time in Hell.