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Thread: I love Christmas time
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12-04-2021, 04:29 PM #251skier
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12-04-2021, 04:49 PM #252
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12-04-2021, 06:16 PM #256
All the time. Every time.
I still call it The Jake.
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12-04-2021, 06:17 PM #257
^ “is it a boy or a girl?” “Yes” and,
“As a matter of fact you’ve beaten me George. And as anyone in this town will tell ya. That takes some doings”
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12-04-2021, 07:47 PM #260skier
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Tonight’s Makers old fashioned :
In a cocktail shaker ;
Tablespoon of sugar
Maraschino cherry
Nice chunk of orange pulp
Few ounces of water
Some Dashes o bitter
Muddle
Add :
Buncha Makers Mark
Some Blood orange juice
Some ice cubes
Stir for a minute.
Pour over rocks
Garnish with orange rind
A few maraschino cherries
Drink it down
Post
Then smoke crack
Enjoy!
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12-04-2021, 10:52 PM #261
That is a strong point for White Christmas. And even though I'm a Christmas Story fan myself, I checked in on ole George Bailey and noticed a few items of significance there, too: George's newel post needed fixing first, and his friends Bert and Ernie gave PBS the only daily commentator duo to outlast MacNeil and Lehrer.
And sure, they're seldom on a Christmas-theme, but Dana Carvey's Jimmy Stewart impressions are easily as solid an addition to the comedic cannon as that super prudent President or the Church Lady. And having attempted the Superior Dance myself at least 3 times, I do not say that lightly.
Around here movies 1-4 include Ralphie, George Bailey, Clark W. Grizzmnnnnd, Bing Crosby and Danny Fucking Kaye in some order. But #5 is tough:
Die Hard, Elf, Bad Santa, Four Christmases, Simon Birch, A Midnight Clear, Scrooged--can they beat Boris Karlof's Mr. Grinch with the Thurl Ravenscroft soundtrack? I think not, but it's close. Then again, I haven't seen Family Man in a minute. Must revisit.
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12-05-2021, 12:13 AM #262Is it radix panax notoginseng? - splat
This is like hanging yourself but the rope breaks. - DTM
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12-05-2021, 05:49 AM #263
I love Christmas time
Excellent point on the Grinch. And I’m not a Christmas Story fan but props where props are due. Even if it’s not your cup of tea you have to recognize it’s place in the canon.
So that makes the top 5:
1. Tie.
White Christmas
Wonderful Life
To round out the top 5 in no particular order
Christmas Story
The Grinch
Christmas Vacation
Anyone want to submit an substantive argument to alter that top 5?
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12-05-2021, 06:09 AM #264
Reason 586 why I love It's A Wonderful Life: I used to live in Pottersville. Who can argue with White Christmas. The animated Grinch is 1000X better than the movie. As previously stated Pocket Full Of Miracles is top 5. So is The Family Stone (if just for Rachel McAdams). Rounding out my top 5 is Miracle On 34th Street. Honorable mention to Love Actually.
“How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world? I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher”. — Jimi Hendrix
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12-05-2021, 07:47 AM #265yelgatgab
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Started the season off right with Christmas Vacation followed by my daughter’s first ever viewing of Die Hard. She started out Luke warm but pretty quickly got into it.
As a kid, my only question after watching Die Hard was “when can I see it again?!” She’s clearly more advanced than I was, asking things like, why didn’t he keep checking for shoes, and why don’t they ever run out of bullets? She also noticed that the ambulance wasn’t in the truck at the beginning, something I’ve never noticed.Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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12-05-2021, 08:00 AM #266
Ok to be clear (and it should not have to be said) we are talking the animated Grinch. The movie thing that’s more recent is an abomination against all that is natural. So does that animation not qualify as a movie? Fair point. I’ll accept that ruling.
So now we are down to
Wonderful Life
White Christmas
And then we have nominations for
Miracle on 34th
Christmas Vacation
Christmas Story
Family Man
Pocketful or Miracles.
Need to get down to 3.
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12-05-2021, 08:46 AM #267
If Tea Leoni in a shower doesn’t scream top 5 Christmas movies of all time, then I don’t want to know what does.
I still call it The Jake.
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12-05-2021, 09:15 AM #268skier
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You know the drill!
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12-05-2021, 03:54 PM #269
Xmas started today for me, with the traditional heading to the plateau and searching for our tannenbaum with my daughter and the hound. Beautiful sunny day, only about 20cm of snow with a crust hard enough to support 70lbs. Only a grouse got ruffled by our intrusion. Climbed an old unploughed road about 1.5km, I chose what seemed a likely tree, then another route down via a little lake for a quick slide on the ice which both Emily and Lexa took great pleasure in. Daughter wasn't overly impressed with my first tannenbaum choice, so after loading the first in the truck, we walked up the main road and found one that met her expectations a couple hundred metres from the truck. Albeit much dustier. Gave it a hose off at home, send out a post to friends for the second tree, and made Mum very happy with our offering, just before she settle down for a rest before the night shift.
Joyous Yule to you all!
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12-05-2021, 04:16 PM #270
The trees on cars coming down from the mountains today were the most pitiful Charlie Browners I've ever seen in my 20+ years making that first ski day trip. We got a decent one from our favorite town charity lot last weekend, but man.. slim pickens out this way..
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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12-05-2021, 04:17 PM #271skier
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12-05-2021, 04:22 PM #272“How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world? I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher”. — Jimi Hendrix
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12-05-2021, 04:29 PM #273
In university, we sold xmas trees each season to contribute to the graduating class's banquet. Probably the best retail 'job' I've ever participated. Most everyone is happy, copious amounts of rum and hot chocolate was consumed (which affect was most notable coming out of an Edmonton -20C into a very warm travel trailer to make change); even a shipment of trees that arrived in a hog stock truck - every tree that touched the sides of that truck, once warmed in someones house, reeked of swine to the heavens - did not dampen people's spirit while tree shopping.
We had a section that we placed all the most damaged or misshapen trees, and put up a sign saying Charlie's pick, with some minor charge. We had no issue selling those trees, and those customers seemed by and large the most stoked to take those poor little trees home.
I seriously look at a xmas tree permit in our local community forest when I retire, if I make it that far. Can't image a better way to enjoy the community, in a mildly commercial sense, during the lead-up to the solstice.
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12-05-2021, 07:44 PM #274I still call it The Jake.
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12-05-2021, 07:53 PM #275
Great work. You didn’t miss anything at the Alta, snow was shite. Did 5 runs and headed back to the valley for a hike. Those butter cookies remind me of my grandma, thanks for bringing those memories back
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