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The***OFFICIAL***Weekend Singles' Thread-(December 22-25, 2006)Christmas Stories ~ Christmas Weekend
December 22, 2006
| DollyCali and Snugs
Posted on 12/22/2006 4:56:30 PM PST by DollyCali
CHRISTMAS STORIES
Tim Burton's holiday classic, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993), makes a return to the big screen each holiday season.The dazzling new make-over of the musical-fantasy was led by writer/producer Tim Burton and the technical wizards at Industrial Light + Magic.
Audiences will get closer than ever to Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally, a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters Lock, Shock, and Barrel to help him kidnap Santa Claus. Jack eventually realizes his mistake but has to contend with the evil Oogie Boogie before he can make things right and restore the Christmas holiday. Fueled by an unforgettable soundtrack featuring ten ghoulishly delightful songs by Danny Elfman who also provided the singing voice for Jack.
A CHRISTMAS STORY (1985) is humorist Jean Shepard's vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in Indiana during the 1940s.
The main story involves nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas -- and is waging an all-out campaign to convince his reluctant parents that the toy will be safe in his hands. Meanwhile, Ralphie prepares for the big day with his rather idiosyncratic family. For example, his brother has a strange relationship with food, and his dad is obsessed with a crossword puzzle contest. But the most important question of all is...when Christmas Day arrives, will Ralphie be the proud (and careful) owner of a Red Ryder BB Gun?
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas ! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all his good deeds over the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his family and forget about suicide ?
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: christmas; movies; singles; wonderfullife
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To: devolve
whoa!
what a great surpise on my comments page.
Thank you sweet devolve and a wonderful Christmas to you & yours!
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posted on
12/24/2006 7:03:44 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: pcottraux; snugs; All
Not to mention the vet bills!
well, peeps..momma dolly is aheading for the tub..
music, candles, more music, herbs, oils..... yea man!
have a peaceful night.. and may santa be good to you all!
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posted on
12/24/2006 7:05:48 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: devolve; potlatch; ntnychik; dixiechick2000
Click Truck & Come Out For a Coke
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posted on
12/24/2006 7:20:08 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: Dallas59; ilovew
South America, maybe. I'm pretty sure he's covered Europe and Africa by now.
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posted on
12/24/2006 7:26:17 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: darkangel82
I'm betting his sled gets good mileage.
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posted on
12/24/2006 7:26:54 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: pcottraux
Could be, but I still see the physics not adding up (yes, I putzed around with some calculations)...
To: devolve
Ahh, thank you devolve - the most lovely of posts!!
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posted on
12/24/2006 8:57:40 PM PST
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: devolve; PhilDragoo
Thank you Phil, that is a very neat graphic 'under' there!
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posted on
12/24/2006 9:00:23 PM PST
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: All
Well, it's officially December 25th on the east coast so...Merry Christmas, everyone! :)
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posted on
12/24/2006 9:04:17 PM PST
by
ilovew
(Merry Christmas to all of our brave soldiers who are far from home this Christmas.)
To: rzeznikj at stout
You probably forgot to include Christmas magic in the equation.
Of course.
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posted on
12/24/2006 9:04:38 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: potlatch
Thanks -
Another yet to post/link now
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posted on
12/24/2006 9:09:18 PM PST
by
devolve
( ....shop_invest_and_hire_wisely)
To: pcottraux
As was said in the 1973 version of Miracle on 34th street(my favorite)::
"I see that the Santa Claus delusion knows no age boundaries".
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posted on
12/24/2006 9:12:44 PM PST
by
Rca2000
(True believers who practice what they preach are rare nowdays.)
To: pcottraux
Er, no, I don't think so...
The laws of physics would still take that into account...
To: rzeznikj at stout
You also have to factor the Spirit of Children Believing or whatever.
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posted on
12/24/2006 9:23:15 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: pcottraux
Still, these do not override the laws of physics.
In other words, it is impossible (both mathematically and otherwise).
For Santa to lug around presents for the whole world, he'd have to:
-Assuming each child receives roughly two pounds worth of presents and 500 million stops worldwide (from people and cultures who believe in Santa--and each of these having at least one good child), he'd have to lug around over 500,000 tons of presents (about 4.8 times the weight of the Queen Mary 2--the largest cruise ship currently in service).
Eight reindeer wouldn't suffice; if a single reindeer can haul, say, 500lbs on a sled (which evenso is probably stretching it), that puts the amount of reindeer (which weigh a couple hundred pounds a piece) up to at least 2,000,000.
500,000 tons plus the weight of the reindeer (200,000 tons) plus the weight of the actual vehicle (unknown, but for thee purposes let's figure 100,000 tons), plus the weight of Santa himself (overweight but less than 3/8 ton). So, we're looking at least 860,000 tons of weight to be carried to start.
-This is, of course notwithstanding the space issue...
-That 860,000 tons is going to cause a lot of atmospheric friction. Meaning that as Santa travels, the reindeer, sled, presents, and Santa himself will burn up in the atmosphere on re-entries. Why? To travel that fast without any direct force would require a vacuum (e.g. space).
-Cover the entire world in 31 hours (counting changes for timezones and the Date Line). The Earth rotates around its axis roughly 15 degrees every hour. This means that Santa has to travel nearly 700 miles a second (3,500 times the speed of sound) to meet this target (with an assumption of 500 million stops), and the average stop time is no more than one fifth of a millisecond.
The Ulysses solar space probe by contrast travels at roughly 30 miles per second, and the Apollo spacecraft cruised at 5 miles per second.
-Couple the last two points. Why do you think it's necessary for spacecraft re-entering the Earth's atmosphere to have a full heat shield? Any heat shield around the reindeer would kill the reindeer and thus render the whole system null.
Santa would never make it to Australia, much less the U.S. His spacecraft would burn up under all that friction.
To: rzeznikj at stout
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posted on
12/24/2006 10:07:48 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: rzeznikj at stout
Lots of time on your hands?
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posted on
12/24/2006 10:10:30 PM PST
by
darkangel82
(Everyone has the right to be an idiot, but on DU they abuse the privilege.)
To: pcottraux
Told you I could be a nerd...8^)
To: darkangel82
Hey, you're still up. Merry Christmas :)
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posted on
12/24/2006 10:12:30 PM PST
by
ilovew
(Merry Christmas to all of our brave soldiers who are far from home this Christmas.)
To: darkangel82
Actually, yes.
I've kinda blown off Christmas (at least this year, anyhow). So, I figured I have roughly 32 hours to kill...
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