# Deck the hars with bars of horry fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372 "2011-12-07T14:40:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/81 "2011-12-08T04:13:09Z")
I’m surprised it doesn’t get played Way Up North. Universal themes and humor! A city in winter that looks like every other Northern Hemisphere city in winter! Meatloaf and red cabbage! You guys do eat meatloaf and red cabbage, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/82 "2011-12-08T04:15:38Z")
This thread is A+++++++++++! ETA: F—, already beaten to it. OK how about: Now it is well know throughout the Midwest that the old man is a turkey junkie A bona fide golly turkicanis freak. A few days before Christmas his eyes would begin to gleam with a wild and ravenous light. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/83 "2011-12-08T04:17:08Z")
It does get played here, but I have never bothered to watch it because I don’t know much about it. And yes, we do eat meatloaf, and we do eat red cabbage - are you supposed to eat them together? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/84 "2011-12-08T04:46:38Z")
Has anyone here watched the sequel? I don’t expect it to be as good as the original (especially with a different cast) but I’m wondering if it’s worth seeking out. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/85 "2011-12-08T04:57:27Z")
> [@FauxExample](#): > > I’m not being funny or racially hateful - but I really thought this was a thread about Christmas carols in China… :smack: > > Being an idiot seldom has advantages. You are not alone. I came in to tell a story about a watch that a friend bought in China. A watch with a voice that announced the time in English. A Chinese voice…Guilty pleasure for all. It serves me right that I find myself standing off from the crowd, left out, not getting the joke. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/86 "2011-12-08T05:17:42Z")
The “major award” appeared as an artifact in the warehouse this week on _Warehouse 13_. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/87 "2011-12-08T05:42:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Has anyone here watched the sequel? I don’t expect it to be as good as the original (especially with a different cast) but I’m wondering if it’s worth seeking out. If it’s the one where the family goes on vacation, no. Maybe it suffers by comparison. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/88 "2011-12-08T05:55:45Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Has anyone here watched the sequel? I don’t expect it to be as good as the original (especially with a different cast) but I’m wondering if it’s worth seeking out. the narration was similar and good. the story did have its moments. the story and acting wasn’t as good IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/89 "2011-12-08T13:28:25Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > Each viewing, I remark about that gloomy, depressing house. And it gets worse each time I see it. At our house, we speculate on what kind of medication Mommy is taking, or what kind she _ought_ to take. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/90 "2011-12-08T14:02:04Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Has anyone here watched the sequel? I don’t expect it to be as good as the original (especially with a different cast) but I’m wondering if it’s worth seeking out. Sequel or remake? The one with Charles Grodin? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/91 "2011-12-08T17:47:10Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Sequel or remake? The one with Charles Grodin? Sequel - the movie is about the same characters but it’s set during a summer vacation not Christmas. Charles Grodin and Mary Steenburgen played the parents and Kieran and Christian Culkin played Ralphie and Randy. It was released in 1994 (eleven years after the original) with the title _It Runs in the Family_. But apparently some people didn’t realize it was a sequel to _A Christmas Story_ so it was retitled _My Summer Story_ for its DVD release. The movie was directed by Bob Clark and written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Clark (and narrated by Shepherd) so there was some continuity. While reviews were mixed, the movie flopped completely. It was released on September 23, 1994 and it earned $70,936 in theatres. No, that’s not a typo. September 23, 1994 was coincidentally the same day _The Shawshank Redemption_ was released. The top grossing movie that weekend was _[Timecop](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111438/)_ (in its second week) with _[Terminal Velocity](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111400/)_ being the top-grossing debut at the number two spot. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/92 "2011-12-08T19:28:56Z")
What was the name of the Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/93 "2011-12-08T20:39:05Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m not much of a TV watcher, but I’m not completely removed from pop culture either. > > I’ve never seen this movie advertised for television here in Canada. And, frankly I’ve never heard of anyone talk about it either. > > I am only aware of this movie from, what 6 or 7 years registered here. > > I can’t believe I’m the only one (or only Canadian at least) who has never been exposed to this movie. I’ve only seen it because I was visiting my parents one Xmas and they had a cable package that included TBS. The traditional Xmas movie in Canada is The Sound of Music, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/94 "2011-12-08T20:45:51Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > My wife and I were walking in our neighborhood and saw this [backlighted window screen](http://www.amazon.com/Translucent-Window-Decorations-Single-Design/dp/B00448H7H8/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_2_0). We both said “It’s a _major award_!” It’s Fra Gilé 😛 ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/95 "2011-12-08T23:00:35Z")
Ralphie : “I have since heard of people under extreme duress speaking in strange tongues. I became conscious that a steady torrent of obscenities and swearing of all kinds was pouring out of me as I screamed.” ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/96 "2011-12-08T23:01:49Z")
Now, I had heard that word at least ten times a day from my old man. He worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium; a master. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/97 "2011-12-09T03:09:36Z")
> [@Pixiesnix](#): > > What was the name of the Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse? Victor. Everybody knows that! ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/98 "2011-12-09T03:56:50Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m not much of a TV watcher, but I’m not completely removed from pop culture either. > > I’ve never seen this movie advertised for television here in Canada. And, frankly I’ve never heard of anyone talk about it either. > > I am only aware of this movie from, what 6 or 7 years registered here. > > I can’t believe I’m the only one (or only Canadian at least) who has never been exposed to this movie. > [@Morgyn](#): > > You’re not. I’ve never seen it, either. > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I’ve vaguely heard about it, and after reading this thread, I realize I should probably watch it at some point. 🙂 Meh, it’s not like y’all are missing a movie that won an ‘Academy Award’ or had Oscar winning performances by slew of ‘A-list’ actors or anything like that. 😉 But IMHO, it’s a pretty good ‘holiday’ movie. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/99 "2011-12-09T04:00:49Z")
I actually was one of the few people who seemed to have seen this in the theaters. The whole place was empty but for us and we loved it. Apparently we were early adopters. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372/100 "2011-12-09T16:15:47Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > I actually was one of the few people who seemed to have seen this in the theaters. The whole place was empty but for us and we loved it. Apparently we were early adopters. Saw it in the theater with my parents. They were fifteen and twelve at Christmas in 1940, living in Racine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372.md?page=6)