Posted on 12/24/2005 5:38:49 PM PST by Scarchin
That's almost as good as the "puking pumpkin".
Tonight I could have used a power saw to open the plastic container of video cables.
As a teenager in the '60s we would receive probably 2 or 3 presents at Christmas.
When our kids were young, that number jumped to 5 or 6 gifts under the tree.
Now the grandkids have 5 or 6 from me, and 5 or 6 from GrandmaThreePuttin.
Gotta be the damn Libs making us give more to the kids. <.sarc>
Whey do they have to screw the toys to the packages though?
Because of the liberals "entitlement" culture and their "cuddle the criminals" efforts, the toys will be stolen right off the shelves unless drastic measures are taken.
Owl_Eagle
"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"
Well, 3 weeks ago I was scheduled to spend Christmas with my girlfriend's family in San Luis Obispo. Turns out, when her dad asked about me, my girlfriend told him that I was a former Navy and airline pilot, which apparently led to a discussion on whether or not I was a "warmonger".
My now ex-girlfriend told her folks that I was a Bush supporter, which led to her telling me that during Christmas day, I should avoid politics because her parents were Kerry-supporting liberals. I made a crack (joking) that if her parents were dumb enough to support John Kerry, that I hoped she was adopted.
Yada, yada, yada, and Pukin is spending Christmas all alone.
But at least, the X-Box 360 that I purchased so she could give it to her little brother is now on E-bay, and I didnt have to spend a dime on her at all. She's called 3 times asking me to reconcile, but I think she (and my big mouth) did me a favor.
Who needs a woman at Christmas when you have beer?
Liberals invented the internet.
None.
Christmas is about the Christ; liberals are about nothing except that which is immoral or anti-American.
Actually, the torx driver has nothing to do with liberalism. It actually has more to do with good-old conservative capitalism. Microsoft doesn't want your son fixing his X-Box, they want him buying a new one. I had the exact same problem with my iPod. Opening it up was freaking difficult, and then I needed a T6 screwdriver (good luck finding one of those) - getting repair from Apple would cost about $260, and Apple recommends people just buy a new one. After all, how can a company make more money: selling you something new, or fixing something old?
On a side note, it is also less expensive to manufacture things with torx screws. You do not have to worry about the tool breaking as much. Although generally, companies use both torx and regular screws, with torx being put in places they don't want you opening up.
The thing that drives my friends crazy (those who have kids) are the TEN MILLION TWISTIE-TIES that fasten every single toy to its packaging. What in God's name are they worried about? Structural fatigue from the vibration as it's rocket-launched through max-Q to orbital velocity? What's next, rivets? It's a TOY, for crying out loud!
Merry Christmas!
Yeah, I agree.
If someone had called me a warmonger at the dinner table, I might have had to shove a bone where bones don't belong. Truth is, I saw an opportunity to get out of it and I took it. The fact that she keeps calling is great for my ego too. If I can call your parents stupid and you still want the Dog, then I must be truly sexy.
Liberalism and its pleasure-principle, what's-in-it-for-me myopia have produced high(er) divorce rates, which means we now spend 4-5 days every Christmas running to and from various 'homes' to see parent A/stepparent A and parent B/stepparent B while also attempting to coordinate the comings and goings of nieces and nephews who are being shuttled between their own divorced parents (my in-laws) who are only 32 years old.
Gift exchanges are a forced march (albeit a fast one) devoid of spontaneity, togetherness or appreciation as the rush is on to get to the next venue and satisfy adults (who should know better) and their egos. A sit-down Christmas dinner is an impossibility under these conditions.
Christmas is really about the kids, etc. but harried parents dropping the reins completely while the kids swing from the rafters shouldn't be part of the equation.
Somehow we work a church service into the mix.
Back home at last, my wife and I squeeze our Christmas into about 2 hours after all the go-go-go madness. We actually enjoy ourselves, put some music on and/or a Christmas special DVD (Charlie Brown in both cases), have a coffee and try to keep the whole thing in perspective. We usually succeed and promise ourselves that next year will be different...but it never is. Perhaps we'll miss the commotion one day but put us in the 'we've lost Christmas to commercialism' camp.
Absolutely, and before screws the backs broke off all too frequently.
The only liberals I know are Christians.
Doubt it.
If that was the case, then they wouldn't be worried about Sony and its playstations.
Competition has a nice way of working things out.
If a company uses the "your better off buying a new one", people will buy new ones....from competitors.
Focus on a greater power destitute of political concerns and I guarantee your frustrations of the season will be lesser that conveyed by your thread.
The most physically pleasing gal I've been with was a screaming lib.
Monica could have learned new tricks, too bad, she was a real beauty too.
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