# Christmas Eve 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138 "2024-12-25T02:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/21 "2024-12-25T06:23:14Z")
Went to my younger son’s house. He’s a chef so it’s the first time in years I didn’t cook. I ate more than I usually do. I got to see my beautiful new grand baby for the second time. He lives an hour and a half away, and with Hubster’s Parkinson’s l have to do all the driving. Between the caregiving and the driving it’s stressful. We came home and watched Christmas Vacation. We watched Elf and Deck the Halls the day before Christmas Eve. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/22 "2024-12-25T06:23:29Z")
I spent today tasting several cookies to make sure they weren’t poisoned, made Chex mix, then went delivering cookies and gingerbread to my friends (and one delivered some home made tamales to us. YUM!). After I got home, I started a brisket on the smoker and we had my traditional Christmas Eve dinner of Chicken McNuggets.My wife is a devout Schulzist, so we watched her religious programming and opened our gifts to each other. Now I’m babysitting the brisket and in about an hour I will stick in the oven so it can stay warm and finish itself around the time that my brother and his girlfriend will arrive. Since it’s midnight, there’s a few super-geniuses making with the celebratory gunfire. Oh, the joys of living in south Dallas. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/23 "2024-12-25T06:27:02Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > _Too many people,_ > _Too much noise,_ > _Too many questions,_ > _From girls and boys._ > > _Too much mess,_ > _From all of these._ > _Also from two cats,_ > _Who are Siamese._ Thank you @Spoons and **Beck** , this was much enjoyed~like an extra special trinket in my _🎄_ Christmas _🧦_. I read it just as the clock slipped from 11:59pm Christmas Eve to 12am Christmas morning and a Siamese snoozed in my lap. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/24 "2024-12-25T06:32:30Z")
My nephew sang in a Christmas concert in combo with St Olaf College’s Christmas broadcast. We watched that and then both nephews were whipped up so we played some pickleball with a LED setup; so exhausting yet a good memory for years to come. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/25 "2024-12-25T07:07:57Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Too HOT (they keep the house at 76! My parents keep theirs at 79. I think they’re lizards. > [@ParallelLines](#): > > a fuckton of Rifftrax/MST3k projected on the wall, eating too much, drinking FAAAAR too much, and goofing off of the highest order! That sounds lovely. > [@ParallelLines](#): > > dessert martini made with homemade chocolate liqueur, peppermint liqueur, half and half, served in a martini glass rimmed with dark chocolate. Oh, jeebus, be still, my heart. > [@Spoons](#): > > Let me help you out a little This was well done, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/26 "2024-12-25T16:16:27Z")
Just finished last minute vacuuming while the Siamese totally ignored the machine roaring around her cat bed. Daughter coming over later for prezzies and roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. The traditional Holidayfest of four full days of games with our games group coming up for the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/27 "2024-12-25T16:19:12Z")
I had a pleasant Christmas Eve with one of my cousins. I will be doing lunch at a local Japanese restaurant today with a coworker. She is recently divorced and her son went with his father. This is a new one for me! But looking forward to it. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/28 "2024-12-25T16:24:31Z")
This morning, we’re sleeping in and relaxing. Tonight we’ll go to my brother’s. I’m bringing my famous charcuterie. Last night we went to the in-laws’ for a family Christmas party. Earlier this week we watched Clarence, Angel Second Class get his wings. And we also watched NYPD Detective John McClane save the innocent people being held hostage in Nakatomi Tower. Merry Christmas, and an Oohrah New Year, fellow Dopers! • [![](https://i.imgur.com/rSgwUe7.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/rSgwUe7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/29 "2024-12-25T16:25:44Z")
LOL I love the OOhrah New Year. I was in the Navy and married a marine so I get this. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/30 "2024-12-25T16:26:40Z")
Bless your heart! ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/31 "2024-12-25T17:29:08Z")
Jerry Christmas everyone! [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/3130/3123455298_5412ba9ca8.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/3130/3123455298_5412ba9ca8.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/32 "2024-12-25T19:34:51Z")
@Spoons is a marvel. Ain’t he? 🎅 ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/33 "2024-12-25T19:45:30Z")
Hmm There was a sign across the street for a Hanukkah festival. It gave an address. But I have no knowledge of this neighborhood. My beloved informed that Google Maps said public transit would be 90 minutes each way. I just double checked on my iPhone. According to that, all I have to do is exit my apartment building and walk about three blocks and I’ll be there. Who do I believe? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/34 "2024-12-25T19:50:27Z")
WAG: Public transit probably isn’t running many stops today, so it’s faster to just walk there than to stand around waiting for the infrequent bus. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/35 "2024-12-25T19:53:59Z")
Oh, without giving away my address, it sounded like it should be in walking distance. For one thing, why put up a sign if it is so far away? I will be taking public transportation today though. I will be going to the Ruby Buffet. It is a standard Americanized Chinese all you can eat experience. Unfortunately, it is all the way in South Philly. The bus ride there will take a little over 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/36 "2024-12-25T22:19:02Z")
Christmas afternoon. Just threw another log on the fire. Sipping a glass of dry sack and a mug of tea, a cozy murder novel, with Frank singing, to be followed by Nat . 🔥 A coffee grounds log, made of compressed coffee grounds. Burns for three hours. Interesting what they turn into fire logs these days. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/37 "2024-12-25T22:31:42Z")
The new Wallace and Gromit - recorded earlier, about to be watched right now. j ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/38 "2024-12-25T22:45:16Z")
Doctor Who marathon on BBC. Lots of ads. But I dont mind too much. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/39 "2024-12-26T00:29:16Z")
I just got back from an all you can eat Chinese buffet. It was extremely crowded. Most of the patrons seemed to be Christian. Eating Chinese food on Christmas is a Jewish tradition! This is cultural appropriation and I won’t stand for it! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138/40 "2024-12-26T00:53:48Z")
Worked until almost midnight on Christmas Eve, went to sister-in-law’s for Christmas Day, house is pretty much destroyed by fire while we were gone, watching “The Christmas Carol” narrated by Vincent Price (very rare!), seeing insurance adjuster in the next couple of days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-eve-2024/1012138.md?page=3)