# Have you been naughty or nice this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981 "2004-12-21T15:39:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/1 "2004-12-21T15:39:10Z")
Me? Nice, but only because I’ve been too busy to get up to much mischief. Also, I did take care not to splash anyone with slushy puddles, and I don’t think I told any lies on my taxes. I’d like the opportunity to be a bit more naughty next year. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/2 "2004-12-21T17:03:19Z")
Well, my _intentions_ were good. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/3 "2004-12-21T17:07:46Z")
I think I’ve been really good. I made a serious effort to get in touch with my estranged parents, and while we’re not on the best of terms, we are chatting amiably, at least. I started a letter-writing campaign to my family. Well not a campaign. But both sides had slacked off on the letters, and I renewed it and have been keeping it afloat. I made a huge effort to put aside my severe jealousy at a certain couple who had been together for less than half the time my SO and I had but were already getting married. (Long, long story). To make it short, I helped at the wedding, danced with my jealousy locked up and a full heart. I started a regular excersise rhythm. And I kept up my good spirits and saw the bright side of things as much as possible, although it was particularly hard this year. Thank you, **MrFantsyPants**. I didn’t know how much I wanted to at least say those things out loud once. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/4 "2004-12-21T17:43:40Z")
Naughty. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/5 "2004-12-21T18:18:46Z")
Lawful neutral, I think. I wouldn’t mind a chance to be naughty, but I live in the 'burbs, so opportunities just don’t arise. And aside from a few random acts of kindness and the occasional charitable donation, I haven’t exactly been challenging Mother Teresa for a slot in the do-gooder’s hall of fame. ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/6 "2004-12-21T18:46:41Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Thank you, **MrFantsyPants**. I didn’t know how much I wanted to at least say those things out loud once. ::tips hat:: just doin’ my job, ma’am, just doing my job. Sounds like you’ve tackled some pretty hard stuff. Good for you. Wanna teach me that “regular exercise” thing? ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/7 "2004-12-21T19:04:15Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Lawful neutral, I think. I wouldn’t mind a chance to be naughty, but I live in the 'burbs, so opportunities just don’t arise. And aside from a few random acts of kindness and the occasional charitable donation, I haven’t exactly been challenging Mother Teresa for a slot in the do-gooder’s hall of fame. Same here. I really wanna be both more intentionally good (plan to start doing more volunteer work) and intentionally naughty (maybe I’ll start a slutty phase or something)… ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/8 "2004-12-21T19:34:02Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > Naughty. > > 😉 Me too! [sub]How **you** doin?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/9 "2004-12-21T19:38:16Z")
> [@MrFantsyPants](#): > > ::tips hat:: just doin’ my job, ma’am, just doing my job. > > Sounds like you’ve tackled some pretty hard stuff. Good for you. Wanna teach me that “regular exercise” thing? I wanted to answer this because I really did learn a good system. Plan your excersise for a time when you really don’t want to do anything else. Lemme 'splain. I HATE mornings. I am not a morning person. I loathe crawling out of the nice warm bed, and doing anything. So all I had to do was convince myself to get out of the bed 1/2 hour early. Once I was out, I was cranky, and really didn’t feel like doing anything - do I set my excersise time. It did me good to go off in the spare room and use the bike, or do a little aerobics, or in the summer, go jogging. Thank you for the encouragement, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/10 "2004-12-21T20:31:45Z")
I voted for Kerry, so that means I automatically get in the “Nice” column. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/11 "2004-12-21T21:21:17Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I HATE mornings. I am not a morning person. I loathe crawling out of the nice warm bed, and doing anything. So all I had to do was convince myself to get out of the bed 1/2 hour early. Once I was out, I was cranky, and really didn’t feel like doing anything - do I set my excersise time. It did me good to go off in the spare room and use the bike, or do a little aerobics, or in the summer, go jogging. funnily enough, that is the routine I had that worked for me, oh about 22 months ago. Now my never-once-slept-through-the-night super-duper-teething 21 month old has far month control over my schedule that I do, and as a result, I’m getting to the gym about once a week (sometimes more sometimes less). Go baby! > [@Anaamika](#): > > Thank you for the encouragement, by the way. you’re muchos welcome. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/12 "2004-12-21T22:11:54Z")
Naughty. I’m generally just not a very nice person. At least I’m honest about it! ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/13 "2004-12-21T23:35:10Z")
A little of column A, a little of column B. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/14 "2004-12-22T02:35:21Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/15 "2004-12-22T14:48:47Z")
> [@MrFantsyPants](#): > > funnily enough, that is the routine I had that worked for me, oh about 22 months ago. Now my never-once-slept-through-the-night super-duper-teething 21 month old has far month control over my schedule that I do, and as a result, I’m getting to the gym about once a week (sometimes more sometimes less). Go baby! > you’re muchos welcome. Oh, I’m sorry…can’t help you with the baby. The total extent of my living responsibilities are one boyfriend and one small turtle,and at least both sleep through the night. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/16 "2004-12-23T15:42:46Z")
Naughty. I’m catching up on lost time with being good for many years. ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year/280981/17 "2004-12-23T15:48:59Z")
Chaotic Neutral. 😛 More nice than naughty this year I suppose. (except for that noodle incident, which they cannot prove I was involved in) But I’ll wait to see if Santa delivers the laser-guided rocket launcher before I can tell you for sure.