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

Quote:

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.

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?

Lamplighter · 12-02-2010, 03:19 PM

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

monster · 12-02-2010, 03:22 PM

'scuse me, this is not a bitch about the bloody SA, it's about the damn bells, can we please get the kvetching back on track. What doesn't the Grinch in you like?

Lamplighter · 12-02-2010, 03:26 PM

OK... Hallmark

Oh, and the photocopied mass mailings of "our family this past year"

Shawnee123 · 12-02-2010, 03:31 PM

Family christmas pictures where the kids are supposed to be in costume of the country of the family's origin.

I was at my younger brother's house and my brother and sis-in-law were talking with a friend about a christmas picture of these people they all know, with the kids in lederhosen. I figure the family hails from up around the Minster area (The Great White North) because it's populated heavily with german catholics.

Putting these poor kids in lederhosen. Ugh. So the friend was telling my brother and sis-in-law that they should dress up their kids like little leprechauns (sis-in-law the epitome of irish: from looks to name) and they could all have little itty bitty pipes hanging out of their mouths.

They're always after me lucky charms.

This would have been funnier with sound: my Irish accent is to die for. No really, you'd die if you heard it. From shame. For me.

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
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	"O come all ye faithful" and "hark the herald" __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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	#12
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"

12-02-2010, 03:22 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	'scuse me, this is not a bitch about the bloody SA, it's about the damn bells, can we please get the kvetching back on track. What doesn't the Grinch in you like? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-02-2010, 03:26 PM	#14
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	OK... Hallmark Oh, and the photocopied mass mailings of "our family this past year"

12-02-2010, 03:31 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Family christmas pictures where the kids are supposed to be in costume of the country of the family's origin. I was at my younger brother's house and my brother and sis-in-law were talking with a friend about a christmas picture of these people they all know, with the kids in lederhosen. I figure the family hails from up around the Minster area (The Great White North) because it's populated heavily with german catholics. Putting these poor kids in lederhosen. Ugh. So the friend was telling my brother and sis-in-law that they should dress up their kids like little leprechauns (sis-in-law the epitome of irish: from looks to name) and they could all have little itty bitty pipes hanging out of their mouths. They're always after me lucky charms. This would have been funnier with sound: my Irish accent is to die for. No really, you'd die if you heard it. From shame. For me. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 12-02-2010 at 03:45 PM.

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