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Title: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: mongers on December 24, 2012, 07:51:11 PM
It's now turned midnight here, so

Happy Christmas and a Happy New Years.  :cheers:


Have a good one and don't eat too much.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: jimmy olsen on December 24, 2012, 08:10:10 PM
Merry Christmas!

Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men!
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Malthus on December 24, 2012, 08:29:02 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 24, 2012, 08:10:10 PM
Merry Christmas!

Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men!

Women too.  :P
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Camerus on December 24, 2012, 08:55:07 PM
Merry Christmas!   :hug:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 24, 2012, 09:12:41 PM
Yeah, what they all said.  It's A Wonderful Life, and all that jazz.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Ed Anger on December 24, 2012, 09:37:23 PM
It is quiet right now. Just like it was in Da Nang just before Charlie threw himself into the wire.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Valmy on December 24, 2012, 10:29:28 PM
Merry Christmas all!  May you all get your Red Rider BB Guns this year.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 24, 2012, 10:51:17 PM
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Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 24, 2012, 10:53:25 PM
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Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: derspiess on December 24, 2012, 10:53:44 PM
Trying to get a wired 4-year old to sleep. Last year the Santa Tracker helped me get him to sleep. Now he's obsessed with looking at the map on Google's Santa Tracker.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Scipio on December 24, 2012, 10:57:25 PM
Christ is born!  Glorify Him!
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Ed Anger on December 24, 2012, 11:03:37 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 24, 2012, 10:29:28 PM
Merry Christmas all!  May you all get your Red Rider BB Guns this year.

You'll put your eye out.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on December 24, 2012, 11:05:13 PM
Merry Christmas  :cheers: !
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: katmai on December 24, 2012, 11:35:01 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 24, 2012, 11:03:37 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 24, 2012, 10:29:28 PM
Merry Christmas all!  May you all get your Red Rider BB Guns this year.

You'll put your eye out.
yeah I don't want to end up like Paul A.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: derspiess on December 24, 2012, 11:43:47 PM
Quote from: katmai on December 24, 2012, 11:35:01 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 24, 2012, 11:03:37 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 24, 2012, 10:29:28 PM
Merry Christmas all!  May you all get your Red Rider BB Guns this year.

You'll put your eye out.
yeah I don't want to end up like Paul A.

:lol:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 24, 2012, 11:54:03 PM
So don't rob banks. Easy enough.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 24, 2012, 11:54:22 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 24, 2012, 10:53:44 PM
Trying to get a wired 4-year old to sleep. Last year the Santa Tracker helped me get him to sleep. Now he's obsessed with looking at the map on Google's Santa Tracker.

Ugh, gotta be tough.

Tell him the last time Santa was delayed because a little boy wouldn't go to sleep, the Soviets almost shot him down in 1983.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: dps on December 25, 2012, 12:07:08 AM
Just after midnight here now, so Merry Christmas everyone.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: derspiess on December 25, 2012, 12:20:44 AM
Merry Christmas.

Tommy is still awake but somehow we've gotten him to stay in his room. Wife is almost done wrapping his presents. Thankfully Lola won't remember this one, cuz Tommy beat her by a 2:1 ratio. I just found too much cool shit for him that I also want to play with. NOW LET DAD HAVE A TURN WITH THAT RC T.34
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Barrister on December 25, 2012, 01:25:54 AM
Quote from: derspiess on December 25, 2012, 12:20:44 AM
Merry Christmas.

Tommy is still awake but somehow we've gotten him to stay in his room. Wife is almost done wrapping his presents. Thankfully Lola won't remember this one, cuz Tommy beat her by a 2:1 ratio. I just found too much cool shit for him that I also want to play with. NOW LET DAD HAVE A TURN WITH THAT RC T.34

We realized Andrew also got shafted - with all the hand-me-down toys from his big brother, not much left to buy him.  :blush:

Merry Christmas everyone!  Born is the King of Israel!
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: katmai on December 25, 2012, 04:04:05 AM
It is finally Dec 25th here, so Merry Xmas to you all, even the ones i don't like.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Syt on December 25, 2012, 04:04:58 AM
Happy Year End Solstice Festival of your choice! :P
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Ed Anger on December 25, 2012, 05:22:20 AM
FUCK THIS SHIT. IT IS 5:20 AM.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Agelastus on December 25, 2012, 05:29:46 AM
A somewhat belated (given the night owls above) MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of Languish. :bowler:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Liep on December 25, 2012, 05:30:19 AM
Merry Christmas, now let the This Year in Review Shows begin!
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: garbon on December 25, 2012, 10:45:55 AM
Merry Christmas, kids. We sang Felix Navidad in church last night. Kinda odd.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: lustindarkness on December 25, 2012, 10:51:31 AM
Nina got her own laptop, so now I have mine back.  :lol:

Gabo got some really nice Bose headphones, I can't wait for him to do something wrong so I can take 'em away for a day or two.  :D

Mara got another Pandora charm, so I should be able to play some Black Ops today without much fuss.  ;)

Merry Christmas bastards, retards, and assholes alike.  ^_^
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Habbaku on December 25, 2012, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: katmai on December 24, 2012, 11:35:01 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 24, 2012, 11:03:37 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 24, 2012, 10:29:28 PM
Merry Christmas all!  May you all get your Red Rider BB Guns this year.

You'll put your eye out.
yeah I don't want to end up like Paul A.

RIP
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Habbaku on December 25, 2012, 11:26:03 AM
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Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: garbon on December 25, 2012, 11:37:48 AM
I'm glad kindle changed my post to Felix.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Count on December 25, 2012, 11:40:00 AM
 :Joos:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Habbaku on December 25, 2012, 12:15:03 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 25, 2012, 11:37:48 AM
I'm glad kindle changed my post to Felix.

Apparently, Kindle knows Latin.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Caliga on December 25, 2012, 12:29:26 PM
Merry Christmas everyone. :cool:

I got a bunch of different crap, but aside from the usual ammo and beer, my favorite present (from Princesca):

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genuine Resistol Briscoe, folks :alberta:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: merithyn on December 25, 2012, 12:39:39 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and happy free-day-off-work for those who don't! :hug:

I received a cast-iron teapot, something I'd mentioned to my daughter in an off-hand way that I'd really, really like when we had a little bit more money that then, somehow, ended up a gift under the tree for me. :wub:

Kids got stuff. Mostly clothes, which is what they'd asked for. Riley got make-up (oy!) and a Bob Marley t-shirt. Plus, her bff gave her a Bob Marley lava lamp. Max got 12 pairs of new socks, something he asks for every year. He will one day be Woody Harrelson, I'm sure of it.

Today will be calm, quiet, and incredibly peaceful. I'm already so relaxed that I feel like I'm melting in my chair.

May you all have exactly the kind of day you want. :wub: Love you all. :wub:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Ed Anger on December 25, 2012, 06:01:29 PM
The twins got thier my little pony crap, which they immediately turned their Canterlot play sets against each other in a pony civil war. They both attempted to get Michael and his toy tanks on thier side. Eventually, Katerina bought his mercenary services and crushed Cassandra's Pony forces in a blitzkrieg of epic proportions.

Sic transit gloria mundi.

Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: dps on December 25, 2012, 07:14:55 PM
I ended up going with candy for my mom.  Not the greatest gift, but as I said, she's one person I don't want to just give a gift card to, and there was nothing else she wanted.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Caliga on December 25, 2012, 07:18:08 PM
*shrug* If that's what she wanted, then it sounds like a great gift to me. :)
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: garbon on December 25, 2012, 07:24:21 PM
Drama Queens. After making a big to do about how they couldn't possibly show up for Christmas this year - my maternal uncle's family made a surprise appearance. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Grallon on December 25, 2012, 08:30:12 PM
I forgot it was Christmas and that at Christmas restaurants are closed - I am not amused. <_<





G.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Razgovory on December 25, 2012, 09:00:11 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 25, 2012, 06:01:29 PM
The twins got thier my little pony crap, which they immediately turned their Canterlot play sets against each other in a pony civil war. They both attempted to get Michael and his toy tanks on thier side. Eventually, Katerina bought his mercenary services and crushed Cassandra's Pony forces in a blitzkrieg of epic proportions.

Sic transit gloria mundi.

Looks like you are raising good kids. :)
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: derspiess on December 25, 2012, 09:07:12 PM
So I got a plush My Little Pony for Lola and she literally picked it up & threw it across the room.  Gave her her first Barbie and a similar-looking Snow White doll and she went nuts with them.  She also got her first real baby doll and a stroller. 

I ordered Tommy a mini RC Tiger tank from China and they sent me a T.34.  I've spent more time with it than he has.  He's only played his 3DS XL a little (I suppose I should've gotten him some games).  Aside from his very loud Boba Fett gun, his favorite present so far has been Lego Lord of the Rings for Xbox.

I got an HDHomeRun Prime cable card box which should theoretically allow me to ditch my TiVos but I think I'll just use it as a backup and to tinker around with for now.  Also got blindsided by the parents getting me a Raspberry Pi.  Not because of the expense (they're cheap) but because of the thoughtfulness.  My brother must have told them I'd like one.  I had kind of forgotten about them but yeah, I'll have plenty of fun playing with it.

Got a bunch of beer glasses & mugs from my brother-- running out of cabinet space for them.  And got way more blu-rays than I wanted-- exception being The Pacific series.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: mongers on December 25, 2012, 09:22:30 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 25, 2012, 09:07:12 PM
So I got a plush My Little Pony for Lola and she literally picked it up & threw it across the room.  Gave her her first Barbie and a similar-looking Snow White doll and she went nuts with them.  She also got her first real baby doll and a stroller. 

I ordered Tommy a mini RC Tiger tank from China and they sent me a T.34.  I've spent more time with it than he has.  He's only played his 3DS XL a little (I suppose I should've gotten him some games).  Aside from his very loud Boba Fett gun, his favorite present so far has been Lego Lord of the Rings for Xbox.

I got an HDHomeRun Prime cable card box which should theoretically allow me to ditch my TiVos but I think I'll just use it as a backup and to tinker around with for now.  Also got blindsided by the parents getting me a Raspberry Pi.  Not because of the expense (they're cheap) but because of the thoughtfulness.  My brother must have told them I'd like one.  I had kind of forgotten about them but yeah, I'll have plenty of fun playing with it.

Got a bunch of beer glasses & mugs from my brother-- running out of cabinet space for them.  And got way more blu-rays than I wanted-- exception being The Pacific series.

Yeah, that was very thoughtful of them, especially as it's a bit hit and miss if you can get one within a sensible delivery time.

Now that you've mentioned it, I'll have to get one, iirc there's also now a useful release of RISC OS for it.   :bowler:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: jimmy olsen on December 25, 2012, 09:36:04 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 25, 2012, 06:01:29 PM
The twins got thier my little pony crap, which they immediately turned their Canterlot play sets against each other in a pony civil war. They both attempted to get Michael and his toy tanks on thier side. Eventually, Katerina bought his mercenary services and crushed Cassandra's Pony forces in a blitzkrieg of epic proportions.

Sic transit gloria mundi.
Those girls are definitely taking after you! :lol:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: FunkMonk on December 25, 2012, 10:25:52 PM
Capping off this Christmas watching 30 for 30s of 'The U' and 'Pony Express' on ESPN U. Good Christmas.  :)
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 25, 2012, 10:38:28 PM
The youngest 1st grader niece got the only thing she begged, pleaded, told her friends and teachers and anyone who would listen, wrote to Santa multiple times, and held the Elf on the Shelf hostage in a 4 hour standoff with Mommy last week for:  a drum set. 
A real one, too.  Kettle, bass, snare, two tom-toms, a high hat and cymbal.

She and her older 3rd grade sister, the guitarist, were already working on White Stripes tunes by the afternoon.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: mongers on December 25, 2012, 11:20:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 25, 2012, 10:38:28 PM
The youngest 1st grader niece got the only thing she begged, pleaded, told her friends and teachers and anyone who would listen, wrote to Santa multiple times, and held the Elf on the Shelf hostage in a 4 hour standoff with Mommy last week for:  a drum set. 
A real one, too.  Kettle, bass, snare, two tom-toms, a high hat and cymbal.

She and her older 3rd grade sister, the guitarist, were already working on White Stripes tunes by the afternoon.

:cool:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: sbr on December 26, 2012, 12:35:14 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 25, 2012, 10:38:28 PM
The youngest 1st grader niece got the only thing she begged, pleaded, told her friends and teachers and anyone who would listen, wrote to Santa multiple times, and held the Elf on the Shelf hostage in a 4 hour standoff with Mommy last week for:  a drum set. 
A real one, too.  Kettle, bass, snare, two tom-toms, a high hat and cymbal.

She and her older 3rd grade sister, the guitarist, were already working on White Stripes tunes by the afternoon.

I don't remember if I have told this story here before.  My dad's sister bought me a drum set when I was 5-6; it was a cheap Mickey Mouse one but it made some good noise.  After I outgrew/lost interest in it my dad put it in the attic for close to 10 years until her first kid was the same age and then he gave it back.  The look on her face that Christmas was one of the funnier things I have seen.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Barrister on December 26, 2012, 01:16:51 AM
The one thing Timmy asked for was "cars", and lo and behold, he got more Hot Wheels than you can shake a stick at.
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Barrister on December 26, 2012, 01:40:50 AM
And I generally got very few presents - wife and I are saving for a big trip.

But from my in-laws, I was very touched to get - hockey skates.  I haven't had a pair for 20-30 years. :cry:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: derspiess on December 26, 2012, 07:44:44 PM
Quote from: mongers on December 25, 2012, 09:22:30 PM
Now that you've mentioned it, I'll have to get one, iirc there's also now a useful release of RISC OS for it.   :bowler:

Set up my SD card last night.  Hooked up a USB keyboard and mouse to it a few minutes ago, plugged an ethernet cable into it, and have it hooked into the HDMI port on my kid's 22" TV.  Powering it with the USB port on the TV & am making this post now on it via Chromium :cool: :nerd:
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: Sheilbh on December 26, 2012, 10:09:10 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!
Title: Re: Merry Christmas 2012 !
Post by: derspiess on December 27, 2012, 01:05:51 PM
My brother's mother in law really does not like him.  She gave him a $50 gift card to a local restaurant with stern instructions to use it to take her daughter to dinner for her birthday.  She also got him a set of three ornaments he has no use for.

She gave her other son in law an iPad mini  :lol: