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General discussionI have to stop Christmas from coming ... but how?(148 posts)(148 posts)
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Posted November 17, 2015
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IAmSinistar: It's mid-November and Christmas is well underway here in The States. It starts immediately after Hallowe'en, if not sooner. And I freaking hate that.

Only children and idiots believe "more is better" as a categorical imperative. I find it's often the reverse. 12 days of Christmas? That's acceptable. Two months? Not so much. It's the same result that splitting the Olympics achieved - taking something that is special because it only happens at certain times and diluting that to where one is sick of it before it even arrives. I remember as a child being excited when the Olympics rolled around; now they seem like they're always here. Same thing with Christmas these days.

I understand the desire to drag these things out, especially when they mean more commercial opportunities ('cause Christmas is all about the Benjamins here in the U$A). But do people as a whole really enjoy it more? Maybe it's just me whose heart is black and only wants Christmas at Christmastime.

For now I am holding the encroaching tide of Christmas at bay by refusing gingerbread-flavoured things out of season and playing Santa Dog on a loop.
This has been a disturbing trend for many years now and I like you really despise it. I am sure the idea of taking advantage of holidays for money has been occurring since the beginning of time, however; now it is almost unbearable. It seems like every day of the year has a special "item" attached: donut day, coffee day, sandwich day, ad nausea.

This societal behavior has really "sucked the life" out of special days like Christmas and its a damn shame. As a child I loved the energy and enthusiasm associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas, however; now it has definitely lost something.

Power and greed are the root of many evils. Once ingrained in society it creeps into every part of life including the holidays. I am working hard to ensure my family rekindles the special aspects of this time of year and muffles all of the greed that is rampant.

If I don't speak to you again this year, have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas IAMSINISTER!
Posted November 17, 2015
Eh, it seems to be starting here later than usual. Other times it would have already started in October. Of course, it might vary by region/regional unit.
Post edited November 17, 2015 by Grargar
Posted November 17, 2015
Don't watch TV and most of your problems (including this) will go away .
Posted November 17, 2015
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JMich: Simple. Convert to our lord and saviour Cthulhu, and start celebrating Solstice instead. Do enjoy yourself by playing this playlist and check how long it will take the listeners to identify that something is wrong with the music...
Back in my college days in the '80s I started Cthristmas, which I'm sure is all over the web and a thing now. I don't bother Googling any of my old creativity anymore, since the internet became an infinite number of monkeys with typrewriters, producing everything ever thought of all at once.

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Licurg: Don't watch TV and most of your problems (including this) will go away .
I already don't watch TV. But now it's coming in through the windows. p_O

EDIT: Clarification - the Christmas is coming in through the windows, not the TV. For which I am thankful in some small measure.
Post edited November 17, 2015 by IAmSinistar
Posted November 17, 2015
Hire Jack Skellington.
Posted November 17, 2015
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IAmSinistar:
I find leaving an early present on the rug can resolve things - at any rate you'll feel better!
Posted November 17, 2015
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IAmSinistar:
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Sachys: I find leaving an early present on the rug can resolve things - at any rate you'll feel better!
..feeling better with presents on a rug? Said dog owner and after that day, we still try to search him in the dark forest..
Posted November 17, 2015
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Sachys: I find leaving an early present on the rug can resolve things - at any rate you'll feel better!
I think I'll change the biscuits I leave out to these.

And as a bonus, those have given me a new greeting card motto - Die In Open Air.
Posted November 17, 2015
Screw Christmas, we have to do something about Saint Nicholas' Day!
Posted November 17, 2015
Every year it seems Xmas starts earlier. It's so stupid walking around a store in early November and hearing Xmas music--before Thanksgiving! It's madness.
Posted November 17, 2015
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InfraSuperman: Screw Christmas, we have to do something about Saint Nicholas' Day!
We will have to do something to get saints row 5
Posted November 17, 2015
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Treasure: ...
we get to eat melomakarona and courambiedes (greek Xmas sweets that are really delicious!)
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Those are awesome words, if you don't mind I'll use those to name my RPG characters. Assassin Melomakarona and Courambiedes the Thief!
Posted November 17, 2015
What gets me about Christmas is how openly nasty people become when they're all cramming into shopping malls and such places. Folks, you have an internet now - you can order all that stuff online and never have to go anywhere! Why are you screaming "fuck off" to everyone just because you were dumb enough to go to a mall after Halloween?

The other thing is how retailers are angling to turn every holiday into a gift-giving occasion now. You see "Easter gift" ads now. Apparently chocolate bunnies don't bring in enough cash anymore :p
Posted November 17, 2015
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IAmSinistar:
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Sachys: I find leaving an early present on the rug can resolve things - at any rate you'll feel better!
I worked long and hard on that special gift. Hope you like!
Posted November 17, 2015
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Treasure: ...
we get to eat melomakarona and courambiedes (greek Xmas sweets that are really delicious!)
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awalterj: Those are awesome words, if you don't mind I'll use those to name my RPG characters. Assassin Melomakarona and Courambiedes the Thief!
Thanks for appreciating these greek words I guess. :-) However, since you're going to use them on RPG characters, do bear in mind that what I wrote there are the plurals of the relevant nouns -that is a single sweet of the former kind is a melomakarono, and a single sweet of the latter kind is a courambies. After all why name a single character after multiple sweets, not to mention that Assassin Melomakarono and Courambies the Thief sounds way better -at least to my native greek ears! :-)
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General discussionI have to stop Christmas from coming ... but how?(148 posts)(148 posts)
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