The 12 Days of the SDMB

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.

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.[

Make that 16 goats. :smack: Preview, schmuck.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On the 25th day of Generic Winter Holiday of choice
Ma’s struedel saved for me

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 threads of pet pics,
Two Harry Potter threads,
and Danny Bonaduce

On the 0x1Ath day of Oct 31 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.)

oooh! an Allan Sherman fan! yay!

Scott peers out his window, and throws a bucket of Ice Cold water all over the Carolers outside his door, using the bucket Polycarp give him.

Bah Humbug!

:stuck_out_tongue:

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.

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.