# Xmas Tree with lead **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 21, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262 "2007-11-21T00:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zambini57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4491bb/32.png) [@Zambini57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zambini57)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/21 "2007-11-21T18:24:40Z")
Christmas just isn’t for some people. If you are the “type” who makes a big deal about the possibility of lead in your fake Christmas tree, then I think you should just forget about the whole thing. Christmas has taken some major hits in recent years. Of course you have the panties-in-a-bunch atheists who cringe at the word “Christ”. And want to ruin it for everyone else, because they asked for an electric train when they were 8, but instead got a pair of red panties from their father. No matter., Christmas is just another day off. I like it for that reason. But, back to the subject at hand, if you are worried about lead, and China, and other bullshit, then just give it up. Christmas just isn’t for you. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/22 "2007-11-21T18:38:40Z")
[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror] Lead warnings are everywhere in CA. I’m sure you could find it on fishing tackle (“Warning: This lead contains lead.”) [/QUOTE] I’ve seen boxes of ammunition with lead warnings. For some reason I found this profoundly amusing. Warning! This box of hollowpoint ammunition contains lead! LEAD I say! Don’t shoot anyone as it may cause birth defects in Californians. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/23 "2007-11-21T20:03:39Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] Because it isn’t. Ironically, similar lights without the CA Prop 65 warning crap on them could very well contain MORE lead than those with it. Undoubtedly, lightsets from 10-20 years ago did. [/QUOTE] And now I know it isn’t. _sigh_ I was mostly worried about my cats chewing on it, like they do. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/24 "2007-11-21T22:15:52Z")
Well, it looks like we’ll be returning the damn thing after all-it’s missing parts and we can’t assemble it. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/25 "2007-11-22T05:17:04Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] And yes, my father handles 'dangerous chemicals every day of his life." Plenty of jobs do. He doesn’t bring them home, though, and use them to decorate the living room.. [/QUOTE] Wouldn’t that be cool though? "I’ve polished the trim with formalin and morticians’ wax. That fish has been dead for years now. But the bowl is filled with formaldehyde. " ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/26 "2007-11-22T23:53:29Z")
EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD THAT HAS EVER HAD THAT TREE IS GOING TO DIE! Humans, around age 75 or 80. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/27 "2007-11-23T14:34:10Z")
[QUOTE=Zambini57] Christmas has taken some major hits in recent years. Of course you have the panties-in-a-bunch atheists who cringe at the word “Christ”. And want to ruin it for everyone else, because they asked for an electric train when they were 8, but instead got a pair of red panties from their father. [/QUOTE] [Moderator Warning] **Zambini57** , this kind of comment is inappropriate in GQ. You should know this, since you have been cautioned before about this kind of thing. Do not do this again. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262/28 "2007-11-24T01:55:16Z")
[QUOTE=DocCathode] Wouldn’t that be cool though? "I’ve polished the trim with formalin and morticians’ wax. That fish has been dead for years now. But the bowl is filled with formaldehyde. " [/QUOTE] Hmmm, great idea. And yet another update-the pin was hidden in the box. _sigh_ Mods, if you want to close this, feel free. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xmas-tree-with-lead/427262.md?page=1)