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Yep, you heard right, there are still three light-up reindeer outside the house and I have a feeling that they are not going anywhere fast. Please say I am not the only one on the planet that still has not take down the decorations!

Commander Cain wrote:Yep, you heard right, there are still three light-up reindeer outside the house and I have a feeling that they are not going anywhere fast. Please say I am not the only one on the planet that still has not take down the decorations!

I'm up here in New Hampshire, and there are still people with Christmas lights up. I took down the Hanukkah lights a while ago.

I'm sure in a trailer park somewhere there is still a trailer with a cheap paper Santa hanging on the door and a Nativity with Frosty pulling double duty as one of the three wise men while a half burnt out string of lights blink on into February.

HEY! I lived in a trailer park. Salt of the Earth those people. Ok Im lying. I hated every minute of it

No I took my lights down a month ago. But your not alone, theres a house at my sons buss stop that still has them up. Infact they just leave them on 24-7. Maybe they are hoping itll burn itself out iunno

chowderhead13 wrote:

Commander Cain wrote:Yep, you heard right, there are still three light-up reindeer outside the house and I have a feeling that they are not going anywhere fast. Please say I am not the only one on the planet that still has not take down the decorations!

I'm up here in New Hampshire, and there are still people with Christmas lights up. I took down the Hanukkah lights a while ago.

Where in New Hampshire?

FITZZ wrote: I'm sure in a trailer park somewhere there is still a trailer with a cheap paper Santa hanging on the door and a Nativity with Frosty pulling double duty as one of the three wise men while a half burnt out string of lights blink on into February.

Why take 'em down? I reckon I'll just have to put the sumbitchin' things up again next year.

We still have our tree up, but no outdoor decorations... well, OK there's a bell on the door

Better get on that...

I can't remember the last time we put any decorations up outside.... Probably not since before 1995......

Still a few wreaths up in my area.

I have some icicle lights still up. The idea of getting up on a ladder just really isn't appealing to me these days.

Well it looks like I am not alone

Monster Rain wrote:

chowderhead13 wrote:

Commander Cain wrote:Yep, you heard right, there are still three light-up reindeer outside the house and I have a feeling that they are not going anywhere fast. Please say I am not the only one on the planet that still has not take down the decorations!

I'm up here in New Hampshire, and there are still people with Christmas lights up. I took down the Hanukkah lights a while ago.

Where in New Hampshire?

Jackson. It's near Conway.

Monster Rain wrote:I have some icicle lights still up. The idea of getting up on a ladder just really isn't appealing to me these days.

This. As long as there is snow on the ground those lights are going nowhere. Unplugged them weeks ago but ladders and snow dont mix.

Wait, we're supposed to take them down?!?!

i see some folks here and there(small towns/rural areas usually) that have them "wear out" before they take them down!

chowderhead13 wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:

chowderhead13 wrote:

Commander Cain wrote:Yep, you heard right, there are still three light-up reindeer outside the house and I have a feeling that they are not going anywhere fast. Please say I am not the only one on the planet that still has not take down the decorations!

I'm up here in New Hampshire, and there are still people with Christmas lights up. I took down the Hanukkah lights a while ago.

Where in New Hampshire?

Jackson. It's near Conway.

That's a lovely area.

Well... in the summer.

We put the tree up on December 22 and I had every decoration put away on December 27. If we didn't have a cat, I would've probably left it up a bit longer. But tripping over decorations and whatnot got old by December 23.

I don't know why nobody else has mentioned this yet but if you don't remove your christmas decorations by the 5th of january then you burn in hell. But then to be fair you didn't have much of a chance anyway with your god. That guy has some strict rules.

I know a lot of people that leave their lights up all year, and only plug them in during Christmas season.

whatwhat wrote:I don't know why nobody else has mentioned this yet but if you don't remove your christmas decorations by the 5th of january then you burn in hell. But then to be fair you didn't have much of a chance anyway with your god. That guy has some strict rules.

..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?

FITZZ wrote:

whatwhat wrote:I don't know why nobody else has mentioned this yet but if you don't remove your christmas decorations by the 5th of january then you burn in hell. But then to be fair you didn't have much of a chance anyway with your god. That guy has some strict rules.

..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?

cause it's WJWD?!

seriously, living in the Bible Belt's buckle, i'd never heard it either.

alarmingrick wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

whatwhat wrote:I don't know why nobody else has mentioned this yet but if you don't remove your christmas decorations by the 5th of january then you burn in hell. But then to be fair you didn't have much of a chance anyway with your god. That guy has some strict rules.

..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?

cause it's WJWD?!

seriously, living in the Bible Belt's buckle, i'd never heard it either.

Yeah,my Grandmother was a veritable encyclopedia on what was and wasn't a "sin" and she never mentioned this one,perhaps it's only applicable to our friends in the UK.

Maybe. I think it is only supposed to bring you bad luck tbh, but bad luck and going to hell is all the same to you Christians right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_%28holiday%29

It's on there, third paragraph.

FITZZ wrote:
..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?

Dante posited that there 9 circles of Hell, but there are in fact 10. The tenth, and deepest level, so deep that the Dwarfs of Moria could not hope to breach its rocky mantel, is devoted to those who leave up their Christmas decorations. There the most horrific punishment is inflicted upon sinners....Christmas Elevator Music.

whatwhat wrote:Maybe. I think it is only supposed to bring you bad luck tbh, but bad luck and going to hell is all the same to you Christians right?

I suppose one could see it that way,I'd have to ask a Christian as I'm not one..I celebrate Christmas as an excuse to buy my kids a load of gak they don't need and to stuff myself with Gumbo and sweet potato pie.

No offence to those who celebrate Christmas in the way they see fit.

FITZZ wrote:

whatwhat wrote:Maybe. I think it is only supposed to bring you bad luck tbh, but bad luck and going to hell is all the same to you Christians right?

I suppose one could see it that way,I'd have to ask a Christian as I'm not one..I celebrate Christmas as an excuse to buy my kids a load of gak they don't need and to stuff myself with Gumbo and sweet potato pie.

No offence to those who celebrate Christmas in the way they see fit.

Gumbo and sweet potato pie, we need a love orkmoticon.

dogma wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?

Dante posited that there 9 circles of Hell, but there are in fact 10. The tenth, and deepest level, so deep that the Dwarfs of Moria could not hope to breach its rocky mantel, is devoted to those who leave up their Christmas decorations. There the most horrific punishment is inflicted upon sinners....Christmas Elevator Music.

Well hell...I suppose I'll be headed their..I left my tree up until January 10th...maybe the 11th ...fortunately I enjoy Christmas music.

I celebrate Christmas with an orgy of foaming drunkeness.

Is this wrong?

No. The date of chritmas is what you got wrong. It's at the end of december not every friday night.

corpsesarefun wrote:

Gumbo and sweet potato pie, we need a love orkmoticon.

Indeed, They're a Christmas tradition at Casa Del Fitzz.

Hell, I'm surprised the stores haven't already started advertising for next Christmas...

mattyrm wrote:I celebrate Christmas with an orgy of foaming drunkeness.

Is this wrong?

...Yet another Christmas tradition..
You ever try to assemble a bicycle after several shots of whiskey?...I'll tell you it isn't easy.