# I took my Christmas lights down.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633 "2003-11-27T22:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/21 "2003-11-28T15:43:02Z")
…and I read that Jesus was really born in the spring because of the “shephards watching over their flocks thing” and I didn’t want to be part of a lie so I am waiting until March to put them back up… ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/22 "2003-11-28T15:47:07Z")
… and it’s too bright for Christmas lights in March anyway, what with all the flowers and sunshine and stuff anyway… Robin ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/23 "2003-11-28T15:47:31Z")
…and when the Alien Overlords show up and fly over the neighborhood shooting their 1920’s-style deathrays do I _really_ want to draw anymore attention than I have to… ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/24 "2003-11-28T17:29:30Z")
. . . they’re tasty! ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/25 "2003-11-28T17:32:41Z")
…and they’ve been up since LAST Christmas anyway…hey, I wonder if the alien overlords would want the lights? Might brighten up that dull gray metallic ship of theirs… ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/26 "2003-11-28T17:36:50Z")
…but I changed my mind yesterday and put them back up. You know. All the neighbors had 'em, and… well… I didn’t want to be different… ---
**Author:** ![pencilpusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pencilpusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pencilpusher)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/27 "2003-11-28T17:41:30Z")
… and now my head is swimming because I’ve been watching the lights for the past 7 hours again… ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/28 "2003-11-28T17:57:32Z")
…and I’m getting very angry… ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/29 "2003-11-28T17:59:49Z")
…and this one time at bandcamp… ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/30 "2003-11-28T21:30:19Z")
…I stuffed a string of Christmas lights up my… ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/31 "2003-11-28T23:17:20Z")
…chimney with glee… ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/32 "2003-11-28T23:30:22Z")
…cause I wanted to light Santa’s way… ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633/33 "2003-11-29T06:28:38Z")
…and used them to make a 1920’s style death-ray… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-my-christmas-lights-down/215633.md?page=1)