# Let's see some pretty Xmas pages **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 15, 2000, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651 "2000-12-15T00:16:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/1 "2000-12-15T00:16:03Z")
Yeah, let’s get with the program & have some pretty pictures of lights & ornaments & things on the board. It looks like it could sure use some season greetings! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/2 "2000-12-15T01:36:53Z")
It starts at home, ya know! Lemme see about some downloads here, from [download@cnet.com](mailto:download@cnet.com): [Holiday Lights for PC](http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1461982-100-3740937.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-7-1.3740937) Hope this helps. Happy Holidays! your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/3 "2000-12-15T01:38:25Z")
[Twinkle Bulbs for PC](http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1461916-100-3249256.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-7-1.3249256) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/4 "2000-12-15T01:40:00Z")
[Holiday Lights for Mac](http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10247-100-3582679.html?tag=st.dl.10005-103-1.lst-7-1.3582679) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/5 "2000-12-15T01:41:03Z")
[Hanukkah Mac](http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10199-100-859726.html?tag=st.dl.10005-103-1.lst-7-2.859726) your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/6 "2000-12-15T03:07:34Z")
I take it **Tuba’s** response means there will be no Christmassy version of the SDMB. For this I say thank you–otherwise I would become violently ill. Bah, humbug. (And I mean that in the nicest possible way.) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/7 "2000-12-15T18:02:58Z")
'Bout time for a Grinch sockpuppet to show up here isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/8 "2000-12-15T18:05:36Z")
Ahem. Not. Now, let’s put some pretty seasonal red & green up. None of that old holiday light stuff which has to be registered & paid for. Anything is better than reading that ad about Jean-Luc Godard. Some of his films are really perverse. A director that worked with him was our film teacher at UCSD & he showed some of their films & boy are they major weird. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/9 "2000-12-15T18:18:24Z")
Is someone here criticizing the skills of famous swiss film-maker Jean-Luc Godard? Sure, he doesn’t direct “Charlie’s Angels”, but his films are intelligent and thought-provoking. Rent one today! For an easy introduction to his work, try _A bout de souffle_ (_Breathless_) with the great french actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. TubaDiva, thanks for not forgetting the Mac folk! I alread had “Holiday Lights” and plan on running it all of next week. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-pretty-xmas-pages/45651/10 "2000-12-15T23:37:20Z")
**The Straight Dope** also heartily endorses **Gouda Cheese** , films with **Rutger Hauer** and/or **Jeroen Krabbe** , films directed by **Paul Verhoeven** , music by **The Golden Earring** , **Shocking Blue** , **Focus** , **Harry Sacksioni** , and last but not least, anything involving **Jos Verstappen** (kudos to those who know who the last guy is!) 😃