November 06, 2008

Curious George and his Christmas Lights. Silly survey question: yesterday, I took advantage of the balmy weather and an early end to the workday to hang my Christmas lights on the eavestroughs with care, since I was up on the ladder anyway cleaning out the leaves and guck. So the lights are up. When should I turn them on? Now, since Hallowe'en's over? Nov. 25th? December 1st?
posted by Capt. Renault 16 years ago
  • December 1st. And even then you'll still be a weirdo. But I loves ya.
  • December 6th? St Nick's day, I think.
  • The first day of Advent is Sunday November 30.
  • Was I just Robroll'd?
  • The day after American Thanksgiving is the first day of the Christmas season in my mind. Also, you're overthinking this. Turn them on whenever you want.
  • Pretend they're all purpose autumn and winter lights and turn them on today
  • Although if you've got a gigantic animated Father Christmas as the centrepiece of your display you might not be able to get away with that, I suppose
  • The neighbour across the street still has their Jack O'Lanterns out, if that makes any difference.
  • Most of us Yanks seem to put them up at (American) Thanksgiving, which is 11/27 this year. Especially if you get the Friday off work, it gives you daylight hours to work with. Does your neighborhood do it up big, or are they Scrooges to your Cratchit? (Or your Fred, I guess, depending on the level of sumptuousness.)
  • Our Christmas tree and lights go up no more than two weeks before the big day. But my mate puts his up Dec 1st. TINY SAUSAGES WRAPPED IN BACON!!!!! OMG!!!!!!
  • There's not much in terms of decoration -- I was the only one to have anything up last year. And me and the neighbour across the street were the only ones to have anything Hallowe'eny. But that didn't stop the neighbour next door from standing on his porch handing out candy and acting like the Pope of Chillitown with all the kids, or from standing on his porch watching me on the ladder yesterday and giving me helpful tips as to how best to hang Christmas lights like he never does.
  • NOW BRING US SOME FIGGY PUDDING
  • I don't understand why people take them down. Colored lights are pretty and should be up all year. (The inflatable snowman should probably wait until December, though ...)
  • The Christmas tree traditionally goes up the weekend before my birfday, but since it's just me, it's just a fake tree, but a totally fake one, all silvery and shit with fibre optic light-up needles. Sinterklaas stuff goes up at the start of the month, along with the Playmobil advent calendar and Nativity set.
  • CHRISTMAS DOES NOT BEGIN UNTIL ADVENT. STOP CHRISTMAS SEASON CREEP HERE AND NOW.
  • Bah, humbug!
  • BUT GET ME SOME SAUSAGES WRPPED IN BACON NOW!!!! This thread is getting me in the mood. For Christmas, that is.
  • BUT GET ME SOME SAUSAGES WRAPPED IN BACON NOW!!!! This thread is getting me in the mood. For Christmas, that is.
  • Haw
  • *sings* HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING! GLORY TOOOOOooOOOOO THE NEW BORN KING!!! *runs around*
  • I don't do Christmas lights on the house. Mrs. Fimbulvetr and I had A TALK about this last night. As a result, I need to get around to installing an exterior electrical outlet on the house.
  • NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT
  • STOP CHRISTMAS CREEP
  • Who wants to pull a cracker with me? Eh? EH??? *waves cracker*
  • *Eats sprout*
  • You'll shoot yer eye out, kid!
  • *waves misteltoe* *leers*
  • LALALALALALALLALALA I CANT HEAR YOU I CANT SEE YOU LALALALALL STOP CHRISTMAS CREEP
  • YOU STOP, CHRISTMAS CREEP!
  • Oh, bring us a bacon sausage, Oh, bring us a bacon sausage, Oh, bring us a bacon sausage, Or we'll box your ears! NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL ADVENT Hehe, my recorder ensemble is playing for a church service on 12/14, and we got a message that the pastor is very particular about us not "dressing Christmassy" during Advent.
  • I do actually loves Chrsitmas and all, and look forward to driving out to cut down the tree, baking all the Christmas goodies (speaking of which, must start fruitcakes this weekend . . .), decorating the inside of the house, and all that. It just doesn't seem as special and fun when it is dragged out over months.
  • So when is the advent of Christmas Creep? HAH! See what I did there? Enh? ENH?
  • CHRISTMAS CREEP CREEPS BEFORE THE ADVENT OF ADVENT.
  • so there.
  • In my mind, the Christmas Creep shares an apartment with the Hamburglar, the Noid, and the Soggies.
  • Turn them on on December 8th, Rohatsu. It's a good day to celebrate enlightenment.
  • You'd better be good, little boys and girls, or the Christmas Creep will come instead of Santa.
  • There is a tale known by many deceased The dark, fearsome yarn of the dreaded Christmas Creep He's covered with fur, matted and foul The hum coming off him will make children howl There's talk of a maw with teeth set like knives Those who have felt them have paid with their lives He might fancy your head, or your liver instead You are his dinner, laying in bed He starts at your toes, for soft brain he's bound He slurps and chaws loudly, your sweet spots he's found He savours each bite, he chews with no haste Each bone full of marrow he sucks for the taste But the worst little boy... adapted from the tale of the Wooly Beast from The Great Eastern
  • Eavestroughs are for snivleing gutter-snipes.
  • The day after thanksgiving
  • pixplz
  • I think something like this is in order.
  • STOP CHRISTMAS YOU CREEP! I'm with > fimbulvetr. NOT before Advent or Dec 1. And let me celebrate my Turkey Day in peace, please, without your stinkin' caroling.
  • I find that, down here in the South, the colored lights fade in the sunlight. You can only leave white lights out all year long and expect them to look good the next year. Down at City Hall the large live oak trees are wrapped in thousands of feet of white lights. Come early November the city workers slash them off and put up new ones, which stay up 'till the next November. I don't mind early lights, but don't you dare start playing Christmas music until after American Thanksgiving. Just don't. The Friday after Thanksgiving the grocery stores start with their rotation of the songs we have grown to know and hate. I grind my teeth and shop as quick as I can. Play "Santa, Baby" one more time and I can't be responsible for the consequences.
  • HUM-BUGGER THE CHRISTMAS CREEP! Harrumph.
  • They used to pump the stuff out into the streets from our village hall, Waxy. And I think it must have been on 8-track, because it was the same songs over and over again. I had an irrational fear of Bing Crosby for years.
  • Nothing irrational about fear of Bing Crosby.
  • ♫ Chestnuuuuuts roastinggg on an open fire... ♪♪
  • Now would be a good time to once again promote Dave Foley's Christmas special, The True Meaning of Christmas Specials, which features, among many other treats, der Bingle beating up Bowie.