Wolverines?
Oh, yeah. Got it.
They’re in the Rose Bowl and not the Badgers.
On second thought, it’s not the genuine Rose Bowl this year.
It’s post like these - and declaring the tree’s star the Star of Earendil - that make me wish I knew you personally.
I’ve asked for further clarification from the Dark Vala. His PR office is a bit busy right now, what with trying to blanket out Christmas and all. But in retrospect, any soul is good for Him. Hail, um, Him!
WRS/Thû
I didn’t realize that it was high tide.
Christian? Noone’s accused me of be Christian in a while.
The tree goes up at Winter solstice. Hail the unconquered Sun!
The lake’s been rough.
“Does any man know
where the love of God goes
when the waves turn the minutes to hours?”
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan]
The lake’s been rough. QUOTE]
Ahhhhhh, you have those rare mutant fresh water lake grunions. I understand they glow in the dark…
Now THERE’s an idea…tie the glow-in-the-dark mutant grunions on you tree (or use duct tape in a festive color). Light problem solved.
I realize you have placed grunions in the vermin category, however, under the circumstances perhaps you can relent and bring them in out of the cold. This would be a very benevolent winter-solstice-y thing to to. The grunions would be toast, but your tree would be lit!
[QUOTE=GraphicsGal]
Damn invasive species! First Lamprey, then Alewives, then Zebra Mussels, and now Grunions!
They glow, but they give off true black light, or anti-photons. So it’s of little benefit.
Sturgeons, on the other hand, make lovely tree decorations.
And the really big ones, the 30+ footers really go a long way. I mean, in your case, all you would need is one.
You would not, of course, even consider dwarf sturgeon as they are devout Christians and would rot at top speed to be associated with your solstice flora.
Well, we managed to get the tree up and fully lit today! Qadgop is quite pleased. And, as no pagan ceremony is quite complete without the spilling of blood, the tree obliged and went for my boyfriend’s wrist during one phase of assembly. No grunions made an appearance, though.
Good thing there was a doctor in the house.
Vlad/Igor
Unfortunately, there wasn’t. He was still on his way home from work when the tree made the attack.
He was, however, home a few minutes ago when it stabbed my boyfriend in the eye…
I love our Xmas tree!
:eek:
:mad:
Well, since the Xmas tree savaged him twice, but didn’t kill him, it appears he’s been accepted by the household spirits. Can’t argue with them. 
You misspelled “surgeons”.
Don’t be silly. You never heard of “tree sturgeons” before?
Sounds fishy to me…
DASTARDLY GRUNIONS!
<shakes fist>
Well, now that said BF has survived the murderous artificial Germanic Christmas Symbol and has been accepted by the house spirits (I’ll take bourbon, thanks), he needs an SDMB account.
Vlad/Igor
He has one! He just never uses it.