Are you going to decorate for Christmas this year?

SamIam · 12-04-2009, 11:25 AM

Take this handy quiz to see if you're a grinch or Santa's best elf?

Give yourself 10 points for questions 1 and 2.

8 points for question 3.

5 points for 4.

0 points for 5.

-10 points for 6.

And as many points as you want for 7.

Merry, Merry.

Pie · 12-04-2009, 12:11 PM

There's a lot of ground to cover between "My tree is a 7 foot fir imported from Norway" and "I have a 3 foot fake tree and a pointsetta"!

I've got a 9' pre-lit fake fir with glass ornaments, 18' of poinsettia garland, and a wreath on the door. And I go around telling 3-years there is no Santa.

Pico and ME · 12-04-2009, 12:30 PM

Welllll...we got all the decorations down from the attic a week ago and so far only the storage boxes themselves are doing any decorating...my living room floor, that is! My husband and I are putting in so many hours that we both are too tired to even notice them there. So my answer, which isnt in the poll is...maybe.

TheMercenary · 12-04-2009, 12:47 PM

My wife decorates because she likes to do it. I hate it. I am all bah humbug when it comes to X-mas. I get the boxes down and put up the lights but that is it. She does the rest, the whole freaking house including lights outside on the trees and bushes. I refuse to put up lights on the house. I like looking at what other people put up but I think it is a bit gaudy...

classicman · 12-04-2009, 12:53 PM

I can't really answer any of the poll options, but I have done ZERO so far this year. I planned on trying to do something this weekend, but life has been complicated as hell lately, so I'm not sure. I'd like to do something. I love the season as most people usually are nicer, but ... <shrug>

Queen of the Ryche · 12-04-2009, 12:55 PM

PotR and I LOVE decorating for the seasons. Halloween goes up the first of October, Thanksgiving the first of November, and Xmas the first of December. New fairy lights on the hedges and a new polar bear that looks like he's made of ice this year outside. My usual tall skinny "all natural fake" tree in the living room with lighted houses, Pooh xmas stuff, as well as snowmen in every nook and cranny (even the kitchen and bathroom) and P's two foot tree in her room. it's a great reason to redecorate the house!!!

SamIam · 12-04-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

There's a lot of ground to cover between "My tree is a 7 foot fir imported from Norway" and "I have a 3 foot fake tree and a pointsetta"!

I've got a 9' pre-lit fake fir with glass ornaments, 18' of poinsettia garland, and a wreath on the door. And I go around telling 3-years there is no Santa.

You get 7 points for decoration and minus 10 points for messing with little kids' minds. The grinch gives you minus 3 points.

Clodfobble · 12-04-2009, 06:20 PM

I'm generally a bah humbug. I'll put up the (6-foot, fake) tree at some point in the next few weeks, but it's getting delayed as long as possible because the younger kids will just try to destroy it and the older kids won't even be here until the 26th. Right now I'm just trying to muster the energy to shop online so everything can get shipped in time.

monster · 12-04-2009, 10:53 PM

My outside lights are mostly up. I wrap a tree and hang icicle lights from the garage roof. And they'll be turned on probably in to Feb. They're winter lights.

TheMercenary · 12-04-2009, 11:02 PM

I guess I am at -5. Bah. Humbug.

Glinda · 12-05-2009, 02:47 PM

I have a beautiful 24-foot silver pine in the front yard. That's enough.

C'mon. I live in the woods at the end of a dirt road that's at the end of a dirt road. Nobody's going to see any decorations I might put up anyway.

Cicero · 12-05-2009, 02:52 PM

I did nothing, I am waiting to be Christmasy at ma's. This must be making one of my roommates sad, she decorated yesterday with a kitchen towel. We were presented with a red and green snowman kitchen towel. It was a nice gesture. So far, I am pretty happy with the lack of decoration.

wolf · 12-05-2009, 04:27 PM

There was a box of Christmassy stuff on the table in the mailroom. I snagged a wooden animated thingy of two reindeer and a santa. They go up and down and spin when you turn the little handle on the side.

I put it on top of the television.

When I get around to it, I will extricate the Hippie fiber-optic tree from the storage.

And I need to find a place to hang momwolf's outdoor wreath.

Oh, I did put away the Halloween witch kitchen towels and have put out the one with the Cardinals on it. I crocheted the topper myself.

lumberjim · 12-05-2009, 04:59 PM

I got some new C9 lights to do the front fence up .....and a few boxes of spare bulbs...those damn weiner neighbor kids like to nick my bulbs.

DanaC · 12-06-2009, 05:54 AM

I'll probably sling some fairy lights around my desk. I may light a couple of candles. That's about it.

View Poll Results: Are you a grinch?
I have a herd of electic raindeer and Santa in his sleigh on my roof	0	0%
I have so many Christmas lights that my neighborhood endures periodic blackouts	5	33.33%
My tree is a 7 foot fir imported from Norway	1	6.67%
I have a 3 foot fake tree and a pointsetta	6	40.00%
I plan to take a long winter's nap through the entire thing	1	6.67%
I go around telling 3-years there is no Santa.	2	13.33%
What Christmas? I celebrate hanukka.	0	0%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

12-04-2009, 11:25 AM	#1
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Are you going to decorate for Christmas this year? Take this handy quiz to see if you're a grinch or Santa's best elf? Give yourself 10 points for questions 1 and 2. 8 points for question 3. 5 points for 4. 0 points for 5. -10 points for 6. And as many points as you want for 7. Merry, Merry. Last edited by SamIam; 12-04-2009 at 11:49 AM.

12-04-2009, 12:11 PM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	There's a lot of ground to cover between "My tree is a 7 foot fir imported from Norway" and "I have a 3 foot fake tree and a pointsetta"! I've got a 9' pre-lit fake fir with glass ornaments, 18' of poinsettia garland, and a wreath on the door. And I go around telling 3-years there is no Santa. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-04-2009, 12:47 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	My wife decorates because she likes to do it. I hate it. I am all bah humbug when it comes to X-mas. I get the boxes down and put up the lights but that is it. She does the rest, the whole freaking house including lights outside on the trees and bushes. I refuse to put up lights on the house. I like looking at what other people put up but I think it is a bit gaudy... __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-04-2009, 12:53 PM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I can't really answer any of the poll options, but I have done ZERO so far this year. I planned on trying to do something this weekend, but life has been complicated as hell lately, so I'm not sure. I'd like to do something. I love the season as most people usually are nicer, but ... <shrug> __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-04-2009, 12:30 PM	#3
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Welllll...we got all the decorations down from the attic a week ago and so far only the storage boxes themselves are doing any decorating...my living room floor, that is! My husband and I are putting in so many hours that we both are too tired to even notice them there. So my answer, which isnt in the poll is...maybe.

12-04-2009, 12:55 PM	#6
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	PotR and I LOVE decorating for the seasons. Halloween goes up the first of October, Thanksgiving the first of November, and Xmas the first of December. New fairy lights on the hedges and a new polar bear that looks like he's made of ice this year outside. My usual tall skinny "all natural fake" tree in the living room with lighted houses, Pooh xmas stuff, as well as snowmen in every nook and cranny (even the kitchen and bathroom) and P's two foot tree in her room. it's a great reason to redecorate the house!!! __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

12-04-2009, 06:20 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm generally a bah humbug. I'll put up the (6-foot, fake) tree at some point in the next few weeks, but it's getting delayed as long as possible because the younger kids will just try to destroy it and the older kids won't even be here until the 26th. Right now I'm just trying to muster the energy to shop online so everything can get shipped in time. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-04-2009, 10:53 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	My outside lights are mostly up. I wrap a tree and hang icicle lights from the garage roof. And they'll be turned on probably in to Feb. They're winter lights. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-04-2009, 11:02 PM	#10
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I guess I am at -5. Bah. Humbug. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-05-2009, 02:47 PM	#11
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	I have a beautiful 24-foot silver pine in the front yard. That's enough. C'mon. I live in the woods at the end of a dirt road that's at the end of a dirt road. Nobody's going to see any decorations I might put up anyway.

12-05-2009, 02:52 PM	#12
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I did nothing, I am waiting to be Christmasy at ma's. This must be making one of my roommates sad, she decorated yesterday with a kitchen towel. We were presented with a red and green snowman kitchen towel. It was a nice gesture. So far, I am pretty happy with the lack of decoration. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

12-05-2009, 04:27 PM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	There was a box of Christmassy stuff on the table in the mailroom. I snagged a wooden animated thingy of two reindeer and a santa. They go up and down and spin when you turn the little handle on the side. I put it on top of the television. When I get around to it, I will extricate the Hippie fiber-optic tree from the storage. And I need to find a place to hang momwolf's outdoor wreath. Oh, I did put away the Halloween witch kitchen towels and have put out the one with the Cardinals on it. I crocheted the topper myself. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-05-2009, 04:59 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I got some new C9 lights to do the front fence up .....and a few boxes of spare bulbs...those damn weiner neighbor kids like to nick my bulbs. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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