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Frustrating things about Thanksgiving

  1. Have to deep clean the house to make it ready for company
  2. Still haven’t finished raking the yard.
  3. Heavy traffic heading out of town on Wednesday.
  4. Reminds me I need to start my Christmas shopping
  5. Getting “dressed up”
  6. Forgetting to start defrosting the turkey until it is too late to do it right
  7. One of the NFL games always includes the Detroit Lions
  8. Dealing with last minute changes in plans
  9. Getting everything cooked and heated and out to the table at the same time
  10. Having to pretend to believe in God during prayers
  11. Having to deal with customers in the store who, after making their purchase, say “You shouldn’t have to work on the holiday.” No good smart answer to that one.
  12. Finding adequate space in the fridge and freezer for all the leftovers.
  13. Getting rid of all those Thanksgiving leftovers.

And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
  8. Hearing fucking Christmas songs in every store, on every radio station, etc.
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
  8. Hearing fucking Christmas songs in every store, on every radio station, etc.
  9. Hopeless search for this year’s hot toy
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
  8. Hearing fucking Christmas songs in every store, on every radio station, etc.
  9. Hopeless search for this year’s hot toy
  10. Not being able to get the hell away from that smarmy narc “Elf on a Shelf.”
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
  8. Hearing fucking Christmas songs in every store, on every radio station, etc.
  9. Hopeless search for this year’s hot toy
  10. Not being able to get the hell away from that smarmy narc “Elf on a Shelf.”
  11. People griping about Christmas music, which I love
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
  8. Hearing fucking Christmas songs in every store, on every radio station, etc.
  9. Hopeless search for this year’s hot toy
  10. Not being able to get the hell away from that smarmy narc “Elf on a Shelf.”
  11. People griping about Christmas music, which I love
  12. No one had the decency to spike the egg nog at the company Christmas party.
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Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
  8. Hearing fucking Christmas songs in every store, on every radio station, etc.
  9. Hopeless search for this year’s hot toy
  10. Not being able to get the hell away from that smarmy narc “Elf on a Shelf.”
  11. People griping about Christmas music, which I love
  12. No one had the decency to spike the egg nog at the company Christmas party.
  13. Christmas music starting on the radio waaaaay too soon

Next:

Someone you look forward to seeing at Thanksgiving (whether or not you will this year)

  1. My distant cousin Courtland, who’s always friendly, witty and well-dressed
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And now: Frustrating things about Christmas

  1. Having my December 25th Birthday ignored.
  2. Slim chance of avoiding hearing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  3. Its commercial invasion into the month of October
  4. Certain groups of people whining that there is a “war” against it.
  5. Same three songs (especially “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) played 24/7 on pop radio stations
  6. Keeping the cat away from the tree
  7. Tangled strands of Christmas lights
  8. Hearing fucking Christmas songs in every store, on every radio station, etc.
  9. Hopeless search for this year’s hot toy
  10. Not being able to get the hell away from that smarmy narc “Elf on a Shelf.”
  11. People griping about Christmas music, which I love
  12. No one had the decency to spike the egg nog at the company Christmas party.
  13. You know that whole Santa Claus thing…talk about disappointing deceptions.

Next: various holiday/festival traditions from other cultures/times you wished we would adopt

  1. The Saturnalia ‘role reversal’ thing
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Ninja’ed NM

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Someone you look forward to seeing at Thanksgiving (whether or not you will this year)

  1. My distant cousin Courtland, who’s always friendly, witty and well-dressed
  2. My wife’s friend from Georgia, her wife and daughter will be visiting from Georgia. Great friends who we don’t get to see enough.
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Someone you look forward to seeing at Thanksgiving (whether or not you will this year)

  1. My distant cousin Courtland, who’s always friendly, witty and well-dressed
  2. My wife’s friend from Georgia, her wife and daughter will be visiting from Georgia. Great friends who we don’t get to see enough.
  3. My whole family.
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Someone you look forward to seeing at Thanksgiving (whether or not you will this year)

  1. My distant cousin Courtland, who’s always friendly, witty and well-dressed
  2. My wife’s friend from Georgia, her wife and daughter will be visiting from Georgia. Great friends who we don’t get to see enough.
  3. My whole family.
  4. My friend Scott, who’s housebound, and yet a great mind to pick.
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Someone you look forward to seeing at Thanksgiving (whether or not you will this year)

  1. My distant cousin Courtland, who’s always friendly, witty and well-dressed
  2. My wife’s friend from Georgia, her wife and daughter will be visiting from Georgia. Great friends who we don’t get to see enough.
  3. My whole family.
  4. My friend Scott, who’s housebound, and yet a great mind to pick.
  5. My sisters
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Someone you look forward to seeing at Thanksgiving (whether or not you will this year)

  1. My distant cousin Courtland, who’s always friendly, witty and well-dressed
  2. My wife’s friend from Georgia, her wife and daughter will be visiting from Georgia. Great friends who we don’t get to see enough.
  3. My whole family.
  4. My friend Scott, who’s housebound, and yet a great mind to pick.
  5. My sisters
  6. Holiday pay! Whoo! Hoo!