counter- I Am a christian. You missed my earlier this year posts (as vanilla). MERRY XMAS!! :o
Uh, huh. Christmas STILL sucks! BUY BUY BYU… oh wait! BYU? I’m not mad at Christmas, I’m mad at Brigham Young University. Damn! I HATE when that happens! 
Best!
Byz
“If retail sales begin to falter, the economy will adjust with increased employment in other business segments.”
Um, like, say manufacturing, for example, or, um, (help me out here folks) . . . (sigh).
And not to be too subversive, but would we be talking about the same crass commercialism that has placed MicroSoft, Yahoo!, and AOL on the Big Board right next to companies that actually make things? Is someone expecting that we can just keep recycling the money supply without creating any new wealth to keep this big evil ship afloat fer you idealistic children to demonize? Society seeks helmsmen, not idle mutineers with zealous ideas in place of informed direction.
Creating the delight in my children’s eyes is reward enough to suffer the excesses of the season ten-fold, and I wish Sona Saor-la to ye Scrooges, regardless of yer affiliation or pompous rejection of affiliation. Open yer eyes a bit wider.
Sometimes it’s allowed to be about nothing other than the sheer fun of it all.
Dr. Watson
“By the time I learned the difference they had all left town.”
Don’t it just make your butt pucker for people to moan and bitch about the very thing they do? Hey…Christmas is what you make it…if you don’t want to go out and buy presents…then don’t do it. It’s commercial because we make it commercial.
I don’t think that it’s a federal law written anywhere that you have to celebrate Christmas…so if you don’t like it…then don’t do it. It would make it a lot easier on the ones of us that love it.
I love christmas, I love the lights, the decorations, the christmas carols. I love doing special things for my family and friends. I try to do things all year long but during this time of the year, when the earth is at rest, and sun barely out to bring cheer, I make it a point to do so myself. To me it is a season of good cheer. a time to be more tolerant, to make another person smile. My favorite thing to do this time of year is to go to the Shopping Mall and play door opener to those who are entering or leaving. I just love to see their smiling face when some stranger does something unexpected for them. Call me crazy… but the holiday season is the only things that makes winter bearable.
I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature!
When manufacturers began to move jobs overseas, people predicted economic downfall. Instead, we’re STILL in the middle of growth, and unemployment is at its lowest since 1970. Trust me on this, folks–if you cut down your retail spending, retailers can and will absorb it. I know; I see their earnings figures all the time at work.
Anyway, what I hate most about Xmas is the patent falseness of it. People would like you to think everybody is charitable and of good cheer this time of year, but they aren’t. Most of Xmas consists of tired, frustrated people, overworked because half the office is on vacation, traveling overcrowded roads to park in overcrowded parking lots and fight through overcrowded malls to get presents nobody really wants and which will be forgotten or ruined in six months, so they can stand in line and fight about who was next. Meanwhile, at home, families are struggling to create “the perfect Christmas” that they’ve been shown by Hollywood for the last sixty years, and wondering who is going to ruin it and when.
Count me out.
“It’s my considered opinion you’re all a bunch of sissies!”–Paul’s Grandfather
Relax, take it easy. You can’t be brainwashed without your consent…I think the masses have consented. Fine, let them muddle through their daily pathetic lives. X-Mas is a time for showing others how much you appreciate them. Give them a gift, hug, care, food, or a vacation. You guys shouldn’t be angry at what others choose to do with their money.
That being said…I still hate carolers.
Occam – Amen. How and/or why ye choose to celebrate is a personal decision, and should be one which brings the most delight to you and yours.
pldennison – we disagree not on points of philosophy, but only on points of economics. Perhaps we can take this up another time, but I wish you the best of the season, and hope that in counting yerself out ye’ve left room for those that are still counting you in.
Again, Sona Saor-la folks, and may ye all have a fine holiday.
Dr. Watson.
“Signing off now, and placing the laser printer on stun.”
Hey all you happy people: This topic was supposed to be about “Why Christmas Sucks!” Move your cheer and good will to another thread!!! 
Lisa
Happy Holidays, Lisa! I send wishes of good cheer from my home to yours. May all your Christmas’ be bright. Fa la la la la la la la la.
>^,^<
KITTEN
Fluff yer hair Beula, I’s feelin frisky - M.S.
UncleBeer – “where do you want the tinsel and lights?” Dear God man, are you insane? You ask me this? You must have had one beer over the line because I would take the tinsel and lights and shove them up every single “I love Christmas!” poster to this threads butt!
This is about WHY CHRISTMAS SUCKS! See, you have gotten me so mad that I’m yelling! GRRRRRRR!
PunditLisa – my respect for you grows… it is a dark and dangerous thing… come, join me. Yes, it is dark here but there is beer and many bags of junk food…
Diane – ARGGG!!! Stop being happy in here! Go start a “Why Christmas is so fucking great I just can’t stand it!” thread! Darn you! You probably like going to the dentist too! If it weren’t for that massively cool sig line of yours I’d be insane with rage!
P.S. Santa? Can I have just one wish? I want this one so much it hurts… okay, now that I’ve wished it silently to you, you better come through or I’m taking those pictures of you to the tabloids…
Best!
Byz
“Why Christmas Sucks,” by WallyM7:
Surly retail clerks. That’s right. The ones that are doing me such a huge favor by eventually acknowledging my presence with a condenscending, “may I help you.”
Yes, I’ve been waiting here for a half an hour trying to catch your eye while you were gossiping on the phone.
I’m here to spend some money, moron, some of which will go toward your salary.
Yeah, you have a nice day, too.
Fuck you.
Gee, that felt good.
Underneath my clothes I am completely naked.
<p align=“center”>Top Ten Things I’d Rather Do Today Than Go Into An Insanely Crowded Place To Drop $600 On People I Don’t Even Much Like</p>
- Get a Novocain-free root canal from a first year dental student who is a dominatrix in her spare time.
- Get my driver’s license renewed on “Didn’t shower? 50% off!” day.
- Watch the O.J. Simpson Invitational Golf Classic with Warner Wolf doing the commentary.
- Re-read the Starr Report
- Retrieve that lost $100 bill from the Trainspotting toilet.
- Walk into a prison dressed like Madonna.
- Invite the Jehovah’s Witnesses in for a chat and some coffee.
- Be deprived of the SDMB during a system crash. (oh, wait…)
- Go into the Post Office wearing a target and antlers.
<p align=“center”>and the Number One Thing I’d Rather Do Today Than Go Into An Insanely Crowded Place To Drop $600 On People I Don’t Even Much Like</p>
- Felch.
Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine
Manny, that was hilarious!
Manny Im comin to your place for Christmas
A true friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out…there are Angels among us
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Danny, you crazy guy.
Underneath my clothes I am completely naked.
Byz, ya got Funyons? I’m there, baby!
Manhattan, I had finally exorcised the felching image out of my mind…damn you!
Diane, Merry Christmas back at ya. I just can’t stay grumpy forever. It IS Christmas Eve, after all…
Well, here it is, Christmas Eve. I’m at work (I volunteered: the pay was just too tempting to turn down), and all i can say about Christmas is: It beats a kick to the crotch.
Well,…then again, I haven’t had a kick to the crotch in a long time, so…
Alright already! I wasn’t asking for volunteers! Sod off, ya wankers!
Hapy Holidays, y’all!
You say “cheesy” like that’s a BAD thing.