# The Good and the Bad about Xmas 2003

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**Created:** [January 10, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-and-the-bad-about-xmas-2003/223774 "2004-01-10T03:04:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![TartPops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TartPops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TartPops)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-and-the-bad-about-xmas-2003/223774/1 "2004-01-10T03:04:42Z")

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Well, I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was bad, but it was a little astonishing.

My 9 month old baby brother got more presents then my dad and I did combined.:eek: :eek:

Sure he’s cute and adorable and all of that, but c’mon.

Of course he managed to break one of them within 15 minutes, so that’s par for the course.\*

The good was getting a phone call from my older brother. My dad answered the phone, and then handed it to me.

I put the phone to my ear and said, “Hello?”

I heard the intake of a breath, then silence… then my brother said, “My hatred for you burns with the fire of ten thousand suns.”

I said, “I take it that Teddy is enjoying his gift from me.”

This was verified by the sudden sound in the background of cymbals crashing and a drum being beaten.

I said, “Hey, it’s a **tradition**. It’s not my fault that you’re the only one right now who has kids. Wait a minute, maybe it’s partly my fault. anyhoo, Merry Christmas.”

There is nothing that can give you such malificent pleasure as giving your 4 year old nephew a drum and cymbal for Christmas.

/Insert evil laugh of your choice here/

\*My baby brother is a 35 pound Irish Soft Coated Wheaten terrier named Harry Muldoon.