This Grinch hates......

monster · 12-01-2010, 10:46 PM

This Grinch hates:

The bell ringers
The pervasive artificial cinnamon smell

DanaC · 12-02-2010, 05:53 AM

Jingle fucking bells.

And snow.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-02-2010, 07:59 AM

Oh don't be dour, ladies.

limey · 12-02-2010, 08:05 AM

"O come all ye faithful" and "hark the herald"

xoxoxoBruce · 12-02-2010, 08:38 AM

Bad Grinch, cheer up.

monster · 12-02-2010, 09:07 AM

I like lights.

I just hate the bell ringers and the cinnamon. Dana, Limey, you are fortunate -unless the bell ringers have made it to the UK now. They stand outside every grocery and large store -every one- and continuously jangle a hangover-reminiscent tinny bell trying to extort cash from people who hope in vain for them to quiet for just a second. You can hear the stupid things for miles, There is no way to pick up a gallon of milk without hearing them. I think maybe I should market elf-ear-defenders so we can ignore them without appearing to be unseasonal. Seasonal tinitus. They're not doing the most good, they're being the most fucking irritating and successfully putting all feelings of goodwill on my back burner.

glatt · 12-02-2010, 09:16 AM

The biggest local grocery store here has imposed a limit on the bells this year. The bells can only ring for 6 days before Christmas. And only during certain hours.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-02-2010, 10:24 AM

Console yourself with it's the Salvation Army, which is one of, if not the, most efficient charities. If you're concerned about impressing strangers, ink jet up some twenties, and stuff them with great flourish.

monster · 12-02-2010, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

The biggest local grocery store here has imposed a limit on the bells this year. The bells can only ring for 6 days before Christmas. And only during certain hours.

Well done that store. I'd probably be more receptive if they just revved an engine or ran a washing machine on a spin cycle. Anything but the bells, the bells.....

So, all in agreement on the fake cinnamon, then?

Bullitt · 12-02-2010, 03:13 PM

Agreement on the fake cinnamon.
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.
"Holiday tree" bullshit. It's a Christmas tree, get over it.

I've been a Salvation Army bell ringer before, it's a very rewarding experience. You meet some great people too.

Lamplighter · 12-02-2010, 03:19 PM

All you need to say to appreciate the SA is "Katrina"

Shawnee123 · 12-02-2010, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Well done that store. I'd probably be more receptive if they just revved an engine or ran a washing machine on a spin cycle. Anything but the bells, the bells.....

So, all in agreement on the fake cinnamon, then?

So, it's the tintinnabulation of the ringing of the bells that you find unpleasant, no? Is it because the gush of euphony voluminously wells? Is it the smells? Is it the world of merriment their melody foretells?

Who doesn't like cinnamon?

Pete Zicato · 12-02-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Who doesn't like cinnamon?

Hate the smell of fake cinnamon.

Love the smell of Mrs. Z's baking with real cinnamon.

Pete Zicato · 12-02-2010, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Well done that store. I'd probably be more receptive if they just revved an engine or ran a washing machine on a spin cycle. Anything but the bells, the bells.....

Oh yeah.

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

So, all in agreement on the fake cinnamon, then?

All artificial scents. I can't stand to walk past a bath and body store in the mall.

monster · 12-02-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

All artificial scents. I can't stand to walk past a bath and body store in the mall.

Oh ugh. Scents are often a problem for me too (asthma). I sell gift gards as a fundraiser for the school. A few years ago around this time I opened up the delivery packet and couldn't breathe because Bath and Body had decided to make their gift cards scented. Candy cane and cinnamon

Even the office staff who are normally into that sort of thing complained about the stink.

12-01-2010, 10:46 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	This Grinch hates...... This Grinch hates: The bell ringers The pervasive artificial cinnamon smell __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-02-2010, 07:59 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh don't be dour, ladies. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-02-2010, 08:05 AM	#4
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12-02-2010, 08:38 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bad Grinch, cheer up. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-02-2010, 09:07 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I like lights. I just hate the bell ringers and the cinnamon. Dana, Limey, you are fortunate -unless the bell ringers have made it to the UK now. They stand outside every grocery and large store -every one- and continuously jangle a hangover-reminiscent tinny bell trying to extort cash from people who hope in vain for them to quiet for just a second. You can hear the stupid things for miles, There is no way to pick up a gallon of milk without hearing them. I think maybe I should market elf-ear-defenders so we can ignore them without appearing to be unseasonal. Seasonal tinitus. They're not doing the most good, they're being the most fucking irritating and successfully putting all feelings of goodwill on my back burner. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-02-2010, 09:16 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The biggest local grocery store here has imposed a limit on the bells this year. The bells can only ring for 6 days before Christmas. And only during certain hours.

12-02-2010, 10:24 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Console yourself with it's the Salvation Army, which is one of, if not the, most efficient charities. If you're concerned about impressing strangers, ink jet up some twenties, and stuff them with great flourish. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-02-2010, 03:13 PM	#10
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Agreement on the fake cinnamon. I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. "Holiday tree" bullshit. It's a Christmas tree, get over it. I've been a Salvation Army bell ringer before, it's a very rewarding experience. You meet some great people too. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

12-02-2010, 03:19 PM	#11
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	All you need to say to appreciate the SA is "Katrina"

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