# The 12 Days of the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950 "2005-11-27T20:14:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/21 "2005-11-28T20:19:43Z")
> [@Lute Skywalker](#): > > Are there any 12 Day parodies that get the meter exactly right? I think \*\*the 12 Pains Of Christmas \*\* has the right meter Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and a potato in a pastie. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/22 "2005-11-28T20:22:20Z")
On the Fifteenth Day of Christmas, MacTruloff centipede: Fifteen goats a-felching, Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and a potato in a pastie.[ ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/23 "2005-11-28T20:23:46Z")
Make that 16 goats. :smack: Preview, schmuck. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/24 "2005-11-28T20:31:11Z")
On the Seventeenth Day of Christmas, MacTruloff centipede: Seventeen Whooshers Whooshing Sixteen Goats a-Felching, Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and a potato in a pastie. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/25 "2005-11-28T20:36:16Z")
On the Eighteenth Day of Christmas, Tuba sent to me: Eighteent jack-boots stamping, Seventeen Whooshers Whooshing, Sixteen Goats a-Felching, Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and a baton in a rather rude place. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/26 "2005-11-28T21:12:41Z")
On the ninteenth day of Christmas, Hicmona canopy: Nineteen 'Twenties death-rays Eighteent jack-boots stamping, Seventeen Whooshers Whooshing, Sixteen Goats a-Felching, Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, And something involving TV. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/27 "2005-11-28T21:23:45Z")
On the twentieth day of Festivus, Mike threw a grape to me: Twenty Pitters Pitting Nineteen 'Twenties death-rays Eighteent jack-boots stamping, Seventeen Whooshers Whooshing, Sixteen Goats a-Felching, Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, And something involving TV. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/28 "2005-11-28T21:38:45Z")
On the 21st day of Christmas my twru lov sent to me. 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench Twenty Pitters Pitting Nineteen 'Twenties death-rays Eighteent jack-boots stamping, Seventeen Whooshers Whooshing, Sixteen Goats a-Felching, Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and a huge misunderstanding. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/29 "2005-11-28T22:21:48Z")
On the 10110nd day of nonspecific holiday expressed in bi-nair-ee: 22 Rio Rio’s by Duran Duran 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench Twenty Pitters Pitting Nineteen 'Twenties death-rays Eighteent jack-boots stamping, Seventeen Whooshers Whooshing, Sixteen Goats a-Felching, Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and Hi Opal! in a tree. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/30 "2005-11-29T23:54:25Z")
On the twenty-third day of The American Holiday Season™ be it Ramadan or Christmas or Hannukah or Kwanzaa or Yule you are celebrating my significant other sent to me: Twenty three "Cite?"rs citing… 22 Rio Rio’s by Duran Duran 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench Twenty Pitters Pitting Nineteen 'Twenties death-rays Eighteent jack-boots stamping, Seventeen Whooshers Whooshing, Sixteen Goats a-Felching, Fifteen Pointless Game Threads Fourteen turkey recipes, Thirteen socks a socking, Twelve Trolls Trolling Eleven drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and Danny Partridge in a locked ward. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/31 "2005-11-30T02:01:37Z")
On the twenty-fourth day of Christmas Matt’s true love gave to me: 24 Scott Plaid OPs 23 "Cite?"rs citing… 22 Rio Rio’s by Duran Duran 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench 20 Pitters Pitting 19 'Twenties death-rays 18 jack-boots stamping, 17 Whooshers Whooshing, 16 Goats a-Felching, 15 Pointless Game Threads 14 turkey recipes, 13 socks a socking, 12 Trolls Trolling 11 drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and The whole darned Partridge Fam’ly. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/32 "2005-11-30T02:37:24Z")
On the 25th day of Generic Winter Holiday of choice Ma’s struedel saved for me [25 Christmas Carols](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346980) 24 Scott Plaid OPs 23 "Cite?"rs citing… 22 Rio Rio’s by Duran Duran 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench 20 Pitters Pitting 19 'Twenties death-rays 18 jack-boots stamping, 17 Whooshers Whooshing, 16 Goats a-Felching, 15 Pointless Game Threads 14 turkey recipes, 13 socks a socking, 12 Trolls Trolling 11 drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three threads of pet pics, Two Harry Potter threads, and Danny Bonaduce ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/33 "2005-11-30T04:17:25Z")
On the [0x1Ath](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&q=0x1A+in+decimal&btnG=Search) day of [Oct 31](http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/97/17/index2a_page8.html?tw=design) my Cthulhu gave to me 26 Sequential “Sequential Thread” threads 25 Christmas Carols 24 Scott Plaid OPs 23 "Cite?"rs citing… 22 Rio Rio’s by Duran Duran 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench 20 Pitters Pitting 19 'Twenties death-rays 18 jack-boots stamping, 17 Whooshers Whooshing, 16 Goats a-Felching, 15 Pointless Game Threads 14 turkey recipes, 13 socks a socking, 12 Trolls Trolling 11 drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three “Hi Opals” Two Harry Potter threads, And a Japanese transistor radio. (And it has a wire with a thing on one end that you could stick in your ear, and a thing on the other end that you can’t stick anywhere because it’s bent.) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/34 "2005-11-30T14:03:00Z")
oooh! an Allan Sherman fan! yay! ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/35 "2005-11-30T14:32:22Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > On the twenty-fourth day of Christmas > Matt’s true love gave to me: > > 24 Scott Plaid OPs > \ **Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/36 "2005-11-30T15:19:54Z") On the 27th days of the Winter Soltice [which has been co-opted by various mainstream religions to the detriment of the original pagan celebration, so there] My significant other [which may be male or female, determined without prejudice to any opposing point of view, and dependant upon the laws holding in your state/country applicable at the time] sent to me 27 Movie game posts 26 Sequential “Sequential Thread” threads 25 Christmas Carols 24 Scott Plaid OPs 23 "Cite?"rs citing… 22 Rio Rio’s by Duran Duran 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench 20 Pitters Pitting 19 'Twenties death-rays 18 jack-boots stamping, 17 Whooshers Whooshing, 16 Goats a-Felching, 15 Pointless Game Threads 14 turkey recipes, 13 socks a socking, 12 Trolls Trolling 11 drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three “Hi Opals” Two Harry Potter threads, And a Dominatrix in a Nazi uniform. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950/37 "2005-11-30T16:14:39Z")
on the 28th day of whatever somebody or other found it necessary to drop in my lap 28 Salvation Army Santas Annoying 27 Movie game posts 26 Sequential “Sequential Thread” threads 25 Christmas Carols 24 Scott Plaid OPs 23 "Cite?"rs citing… 22 Rio Rio’s by Duran Duran 21 minutes at the Marianas Trench 20 Pitters Pitting 19 'Twenties death-rays 18 jack-boots stamping, 17 Whooshers Whooshing, 16 Goats a-Felching, 15 Pointless Game Threads 14 turkey recipes, 13 socks a socking, 12 Trolls Trolling 11 drunken rantings Ten guests debating Nine “nice guys” whining Eight TMI threads a-threading Seven Mods a-Modding, Six spelling nitpickers a-nitpicking Five Golden Smilies, Four well-deserved bannings, Three “Hi Opals” Two Harry Potter threads, And a headache even Exedrin couldn’t fix. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12-days-of-the-sdmb/332950.md?page=1)