#its a festivus miracle

[madlichen]

To get a sense of scale for the winter storm this weekend, Houston TX, New Orleans LA, Mobile AL, and Orlando FL are all under freeze warnings tonight. Remember the storm that brought down the Texas power grid? This is worse.

See that purple region in the southeast? That's a hard freeze warning. Meaning uninsulated water pipes there, or north of there, could freeze and burst. Meaning water damage when the pipes thaw after Christmas.

[sgiandubh]

You exaggerate! Mordor only cares about the well-being of the Grannies and, of course, the random walkers passing that sidewalk...

Dear Granny Anon,

Mordor only cares about its own obsessions. The biggest one being the Shipper community and its dynamics: you know nothing, Joe McCarthy.

I sometimes wonder what will they do if, by some sort of Oppenheimer miracle, they would wake up in a world without shippers, Kevin 'I made my family disappear' McCallister style ? Throw a 40 day long Festivus? Get drunk in droves? Declare it a National Day? Jump for joy, then realize it's nowhere near as fun as it used to be, when the yeomen were around? Actively look for alternative scapegoats ? Realize they clutch to their pearls just a fistful of carefully staged pictures and a legal document they can't really make sense of? Finally understand the Sybil of Tydavnet is not engaging with them and shares almost nothing personal on socials (which is a pious way to say she DGAF about them) and McSideburns is, at best, a ghost?

That is a lot to digest. Meanwhile, the grannies (and not only them) will happily buy S's exceptional alcohol in bulk, without a care in the world.

[musingsbyserena]

Yule 🎄

In the Northern Hemisphere, Yule is December 21st. In the Southern Hemisphere, Yule is June 21st.

Like Samhain, Yule, also known as the winter solstice, is a rather large holiday in the Pagan calendar, but it is also has a large presence across the world. The biggest shadow looming over Yule is, of course, Christmas and Christmas Eve. It's the Christian celebration of Jesus’s birth, but we all know that it’s the Catholic church’s way of shoehorning pagans into celebrating Christmas. Those who are blatantly against the celebration of Christmas celebrate Newtonmas, which is the same basic idea, but in honor of Sir Isaac Newton and science instead. Alternatively, you could join the Festivus gang for people who are fans of Seinfeld. Other holidays include the Jewish Hanukkah, which honors the miracle of lasting oil, the Ancient Saturnalia, a festival for Saturn and the coming of longer days, and Kwanzaa, which is actually a holiday started in America to celebrate African culture and family in much the way Christmas does. There are also a number of other holidays of varying names, and religious backgrounds that all celebrate the same core idea of family, beliefs, the coming of summer, and giving back.

At its heart, the Solstice signals the coming of longer days and shorter nights. In the midst of the dark days of winter, Yule is the promise that it won't last forever  The God has been reborn, and as a symbol of the Sun, he brings a stronger one. A sun that will melt the snow and bring new animal and plant life. Now that the Goddess has ensured the survival of nature, she can rest for the rest of the season. It is a time to celebrate hope and the power of community in surviving the hard times.

Traditional decorations really take the concept of the new sunrise and run with it. Bonfires, candles, Yule logs, and even Christmas lights all come from the same idea of bringing light back into the darkness. You could even be as obvious as hanging sun symbols and using citrus fruit in decor pieces. Pinecones and evergreens are included for the symbolization of being “ever green” and the hope of new life. We’re just looking for the general feeling of life going on through the winter, and bringing the sun back into our lives, also incorporating the standard “Christmas” colors like red, green, gold, silver, or even blue if you want to bring in the cold and snowy element.

[roguetelemetry]

its a waterbear festivus miracle

[pixoplanet]

It's December 23rd, 🎉 Festivus! This excuse to party is a relatively unknown phenomenon outside the US, but since its debut in 1997, it's been steadily growing in popularity. Festivus was introduced as a secular holiday during an episode of the hit TV show "Seinfeld" as an alternative to the pressures and commercialization of Christmas.

But just as Christmas has traditions, so does Festivus. Friends and family get together for an evening of Festivus food, fun, and entertainment. The tradition of displaying a Christmas tree is replaced by displaying a plain aluminum "Festivus Pole." Instead of giving presents, celebrants are encouraged to donate money to "The Human Fund" – a thinly disguised fake charity where the donations end up in the head of the household's bank account. Throughout the evening, celebrants are also encouraged to point out "Festivus Miracles" – easily explained events which, of course, aren't miracles at all.

The highlight of the evening comes when everybody gathers round the dining room table for a Festivus Dinner of meatloaf on a bed of lettuce and an "Airing of Grievances" – an opportunity for everybody to express how everybody else has disappointed them during the past year. The festivities then conclude with "Feats of Strength" – wrestling matches in which each dinner guest who doesn't have an excuse to leave because he or she has something better to do, attempts to pin the head of the household. Happy Festivus, everybody! A Festivus for the rest of us! ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

[artiparty]

Day 22 prompt: Draw a pony celebrating your favorite holiday

[neonlightsglow]

HOLY FUCK

ITS FUCKING SNOWING!!❄️❄️❄️

[hgfstreamchats]

Christmas Eve Eve Stream

Knock Out9:21:45 PM Hello there!

thenightetc9:21:53 PM Hello!

Mimic9:22:12 PM Hello! I am on time for once!

Knock Out9:22:38 PM Perfect!

Knock Out9:23:19 PM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Knock Out's screen

Jakson 9:23:22 PM good evening!

Knock Out9:23:37 PM Here she goes!

thenightetc9:23:42 PM Uh oh!

Belle9:24:16 PM hi all

thenightetc9:24:25 PM Funny, it seems like only a few months ago we were watching that Futurama episode

Knock Out9:24:31 PM It always does.

Knock Out9:25:14 PM There they are!

thenightetc9:25:55 PM They all look just so thrilled to be there.

Knock Out9:26:13 PM The last thing they remember is Sarah Brightman coming through their bedroom windows.

Caroline9:27:41 PM Sarah Brightman's allowed to trespass wherever she wants. If you ask me.

Caroline9:27:48 PM Also, hello!

Belle9:28:00 PM Hey, where are the sock puppets? The tagline promised sockpuppets.

thenightetc9:28:14 PM These are very advanced sockpuppets.

Belle9:28:23 PM Ah, that explains it.

Knock Out9:29:12 PM Caroline human? Is that you?

Caroline9:29:24 PM :) Hi, Doctor.

Knock Out9:30:19 PM It's a Christmas miracle!

Knock Out9:30:26 PM How's life been treating you?

Belle9:31:12 PM Looks like Glasgow.

Caroline9:31:16 PM It's had its ups, downs, sideways, backways - lively, to say the least. How've you been, dear?

Knock Out9:31:32 PM Ups, downs, sideways, backways, and lively to say the least.

Caroline9:31:52 PM And we're all still somehow alive and kicking.

Caroline9:32:01 PM It's a Festivus miracle!

Caroline9:32:24 PM Wait - that Neptunian stuffed his dinner down his pants.

Knock Out9:32:36 PM And not one of those horrid everyday miracles, like a sunrise!

thenightetc9:32:46 PM Well, how did you think they ate?

Caroline9:32:58 PM /Hygienically!/

Knock Out9:33:47 PM You have no way of knowing how hygienic they are or aren't down below.

Caroline9:34:02 PM Money's on "aren't."

thenightetc9:34:11 PM I'm saying whatever they eat with is in their pants.

Knock Out9:35:00 PM There's an argument to be made that anyone who can eat that way should be allowed to.

Belle9:35:14 PM Well, it coould be worse, he could be in a wall instead of the floor.

Knock Out9:35:37 PM Time for the Eradicon Christmas anthem!

Caroline9:36:12 PM I never expected the Eradicon Xmas anthem to be so... jolly?

Mimic9:36:32 PM I mean where's any other emotion gotten them

Knock Out9:36:36 PM Propaganda will do that to you.

Caroline9:36:55 PM I hope they at least get overtime.

Belle9:36:56 PM This is still less exploitative than Amazon warehouses.

Caroline9:37:04 PM Much, much less.

Knock Out9:39:52 PM Ratchet soon enough.

Caroline9:40:26 PM Chanukah Zombie. I'm curious.

Caroline9:44:09 PM A Magnexecutor 1) sounds like a Pokemon 2) cannot be ethical.

Mimic9:44:22 PM Santabot, Chanukah Zombie, and Kwanzaabot all get a musical number in one of the movies

Caroline9:44:36 PM I'm Santa Claus.

thenightetc9:44:38 PM My favorite part.

Mimic9:44:38 PM iirc

thenightetc9:45:42 PM Heh!

thenightetc9:47:56 PM My other favorite part.

Caroline9:48:22 PM Santabot would be able to see you when you're sleeping and know when you're awake.

Caroline9:48:29 PM Not unlike Soundwave, when you think about it.

Knock Out9:49:08 PM Just because we can't see or speak to him anymore doesn't mean he's not watching. Always watching.

Knock Out9:49:18 PM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Knock Out's screen

Belle9:49:24 PM Ah the joy of shuddering in terror knowing you were on his list.

Caroline9:49:57 PM That dude's name is Mr. Please?

thenightetc9:50:44 PM That egg must be made of rock.

Caroline9:50:55 PM Maybe it came from a rock dove.

thenightetc9:51:11 PM "Dinner!"

Knock Out9:51:25 PM "There might be a fetal bird inside! Meat!"

Caroline9:51:35 PM It's ADORABLE.

thenightetc9:51:48 PM Looks kind of... owlish.

Knock Out9:51:52 PM NO.

thenightetc9:52:23 PM What is with the mouse ears on that bird

Knock Out9:52:47 PM All I see is a mouse with wings.

thenightetc9:52:58 PM Are they fake ears?

Knock Out9:53:01 PM Yes.

Belle9:53:24 PM Clearly living in all the pollution from that trash has mutated it.

Caroline9:53:47 PM What if the pollution /gave/ her ears?

Knock Out9:54:13 PM She also has scales and a bleeding disorder.

Caroline9:54:37 PM She looks remarkably well, all things considered!

Mimic9:54:44 PM indeed!

thenightetc9:55:06 PM They are going to nocie that sticky trail of jam

thenightetc9:55:55 PM The funny thing is, if they'd ONLY seen a bird, it would've been fine

thenightetc9:56:16 PM They would have just opened a window and shooed her out

Knock Out9:56:54 PM It would have been charming.

Belle9:59:17 PM Magpies... That is one for sorrow.

Caroline10:00:04 PM Never seen a house described as "" before. Fascinating.

thenightetc10:01:10 PM omg

Caroline10:01:15 PM Ah yes, the real spirit of the season. Accumulating Things.

Belle10:01:28 PM Where is the lie?

thenightetc10:01:41 PM He's using that broken wing a lot

Knock Out10:01:44 PM If there's a lie I'm not seeing it.

Caroline10:02:19 PM He's one rusty spoon away from turning into Salad Fingers.

Knock Out10:02:35 PM The feeling of rust against his wingtips is almost orgasmic.

thenightetc10:02:44 PM No.

thenightetc10:03:11 PM hoo boy

Caroline10:03:34 PM Christmas capers are the best sort of caper.

thenightetc10:03:56 PM Don't you give him that look. You're just as bad at sneaking.

thenightetc10:04:45 PM HAHAHAHHAHA

Caroline10:04:52 PM omg

Caroline10:04:56 PM OMG

Knock Out10:05:13 PM I want three hours of the ""sneaky"" bird.

Belle10:05:30 PM The birds that stole Xmas.

Caroline10:05:37 PM I think you could get at best three minutes.

thenightetc10:05:48 PM Putting WEIGHT on the broken wing

Caroline10:06:20 PM I really hope this family has bird insurance.

thenightetc10:07:56 PM This cat is mean and I love it.

thenightetc10:09:33 PM OH NO

Caroline10:09:41 PM It EXPLODED

thenightetc10:09:48 PM Fireworks shed!

Caroline10:10:24 PM Even the gnomes pity her.

Belle10:10:27 PM No, you're a terrible bird.

Knock Out10:13:13 PM The father mouse has an oddly comforting voice.

thenightetc10:13:34 PM "but instead I wrecked their entire living room, almost got eaten, and set off an entire shed full of fireworks"

Caroline10:13:37 PM He does - it's quite soothing.

Belle10:13:51 PM The moral of the story is that you can be totally incompetent no matter your species.

Knock Out10:14:16 PM No matter what the circumstances of your birth, you can become a laughingstock that nearly gets everyone killed.

Caroline10:15:13 PM Branch gonna crack in three... two...

thenightetc10:15:39 PM f

Caroline10:15:43 PM f

Mimic10:16:44 PM little confusing, yes

Caroline10:16:55 PM She's not a mouse, but she is a Mouse.

thenightetc10:17:01 PM Heh.

Belle10:18:27 PM And later the humans died of weils disease.

Knock Out10:18:28 PM A week later they were dead of hantavirus.

Knock Out10:18:32 PM That too.

Caroline10:18:39 PM Reeses in pieces.

Knock Out10:18:54 PM Alright! Time for Rifftrax!

Knock Out10:19:09 PM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Knock Out's screen

Caroline10:19:24 PM Y'know, I've never actually seen It's a Wonderful Life.

thenightetc10:19:42 PM A charming holiday story about having someone to draw aggro away from the rest of the party.

Belle10:19:47 PM It is a heartwarming tale of fiscal incompetence

Caroline10:20:16 PM That could apply to a host of Christmas movies.

Knock Out10:20:26 PM It's a lovely tale of how it's fine to blackmail someone nude in the bushes.

Mimic10:20:36 PM delightful AND wholesome

Caroline10:20:45 PM Why would you blackmail someone nude in the bushes? Shouldn't you put your clothes on?

Knock Out10:20:58 PM You keep Christmas in your way and let me keep it in mine.

Caroline10:22:05 PM ... I didn't know galaxies could talk.

Belle10:22:16 PM Astronomers are shitting their britches seeing those galaxies flash like that

thenightetc10:22:43 PM "this is important, so we'd better send our DUMBEST angel"

Belle10:22:46 PM Gamma ray bursts of unprecedented magnitude must behurtling through space, sterilising everything in their path.

Caroline10:22:55 PM But he has the faith of a child!

Caroline10:23:17 PM Everybody's really bullying this guy for not having wings.

Knock Out10:23:40 PM The story turns into Last Contact.

Caroline10:25:01 PM This is breaking child labor laws, I'm sure of it.

Knock Out10:25:27 PM Leave the 10 year old in charge of the dimethylmercury.

Belle10:26:15 PM At least he'll have access to the Tri-Nitro-Toluene, every kid should

Caroline10:26:32 PM Wait, did he say three or four wives?

Caroline10:26:54 PM Why are all these children so adultlike?

Belle10:26:55 PM His hero was Henry VIII

Caroline10:27:59 PM All right, I'm scared this dude's gonna croak in front of the kid.

Belle10:28:31 PM Harvest season for the moneylenders

thenightetc10:28:38 PM Uh oh!

Caroline10:28:53 PM "shove me up"

Knock Out10:29:53 PM What bots hear before doing something that's guaranteed to land them in my office.

Caroline10:30:20 PM Child abuse is one thing, but child abuse in the back of the apothecary is very dangerous.

thenightetc10:30:38 PM Taste it

Belle10:30:57 PM Something could be poison, so stick it in your mouth to check

Belle10:31:00 PM Smart

Caroline10:31:17 PM We all want a big one, George Bailey.

thenightetc10:31:39 PM Oh my god.

Caroline10:31:48 PM He wants the Scherezade deal.

Caroline10:32:19 PM I also like cows.

Belle10:32:35 PM You know, if you catch a pharmacist in a mistake then you're morally obligated to inform the industry regulator so they can assess continuing fitness to practice

Knock Out10:32:41 PM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Knock Out's screen

thenightetc10:32:57 PM No, no, you should cover it up, then they owe you one!

thenightetc10:33:09 PM Forever.

Caroline10:33:10 PM ^ And that's how you blackmail.

Caroline10:33:37 PM The car did literally go "AWOOGA"

Belle10:34:00 PM Knock Out, have you ever awooga'd a human?

Knock Out10:34:16 PM Never in a million vorns.

Caroline10:34:27 PM Someone doesn't remember watching Labyrinth.

Knock Out10:35:02 PM He was playing something nonhuman. Doesn't count.

Caroline10:35:09 PM Fair.

Belle10:35:30 PM The Bowie creature transcended all mortal designations

thenightetc10:35:43 PM "use that new floor"

Knock Out10:35:47 PM And that clever little bit of prose afterwards turned him into a bot.

Knock Out10:35:51 PM So *that* doesn't count.

thenightetc10:37:02 PM Certainly not.

Caroline10:39:06 PM I can't tell how old anyone here is.

Knock Out10:39:21 PM Spry young 39 year olds.

thenightetc10:39:33 PM That guy was the class president

Caroline10:39:43 PM He colluded.

Caroline10:40:22 PM Best. Wingman. Ever.

Caroline10:40:34 PM "George, Mary. Mary, George. DEUCES"

Caroline10:42:25 PM Are they going to kill George?!

Belle10:42:29 PM They say swimming pool, but it works more like a Bond villain death trap

Caroline10:42:57 PM JUST LOOK BEHIND YOU

Caroline10:42:57 PM ONCE

Caroline10:42:59 PM //ONCE//

thenightetc10:43:03 PM Whoopsie!

Caroline10:43:08 PM STOP CHARLESTONING

Belle10:43:18 PM spatial awareness not their forte

Mimic10:43:29 PM apparently they're gonna charleston til they drop

Caroline10:43:36 PM Everyone in the US was still under the influence of lead poisoning. I blame that.

thenightetc10:44:38 PM ........

Caroline10:44:45 PM George may not know how to count.

thenightetc10:44:52 PM Jesus, dude

Belle10:45:24 PM His character is what, twenty four? And he's creeping on an eighteen year old.

Knock Out10:45:30 PM Night human, any suggestions on how to stop the stuttering?

thenightetc10:45:49 PM None whatsoever, sorry. Although I'm not seeing any stuttering just now.

thenightetc10:46:05 PM "Wow, eighteen! So, technically, I wouldn't be a criminal if"

Knock Out10:46:15 PM NO.

thenightetc10:46:40 PM It was the subtext anyway.

thenightetc10:47:01 PM Just, godawful.

Caroline10:47:09 PM WHOA, George

thenightetc10:47:26 PM *facepalm*

Caroline10:47:41 PM Aww, they disappointed Porch Guy.

Knock Out10:47:54 PM He has so little going on.

Caroline10:48:01 PM Not the brightest knife in the shed.

thenightetc10:48:04 PM Oh god.

thenightetc10:48:15 PM ...

Caroline10:48:18 PM ...

Knock Out10:48:25 PM Because of the implication.

Caroline10:48:37 PM He's not actually gonna hurt Mary, is he?!

Belle10:48:39 PM This is a huge cluster of sexual predator red flags

thenightetc10:48:43 PM Y'know what? Don't bother saving this guy. He can just jump off that bridge.

Caroline10:48:53 PM "They'd be on my side" Jeeeesus

Knock Out10:49:12 PM No! Why would he hurt Mary?

Belle10:49:20 PM Mary isn't sorry

Knock Out10:49:25 PM She's going to go along with this. Because of the implication.

Caroline10:49:52 PM So she IS in danger!

thenightetc10:51:01 PM No, he died of shame over what his son was trying to do.

Knock Out10:51:28 PM No one's in any danger! It's the implication of danger.

Knock Out10:52:50 PM This didn't age at all, did it?

Caroline10:52:59 PM Not in the least.

Belle10:53:07 PM Not at all.

Caroline10:53:24 PM Well, we have less child labor in pharmacies.

Caroline10:53:29 PM But that's about it.

Caroline10:53:52 PM ... There's just a crow. In their office.

Caroline10:54:02 PM I hope he works there.

Knock Out10:54:03 PM You mean you decided against having 11 year olds sell you cocaine drops?

Belle10:54:16 PM I believe Wisconsin is bringing back child labor

Knock Out10:54:22 PM Of course they are.

Caroline10:54:31 PM They'd eat the cocaine drops. With gusto.

Knock Out10:54:51 PM That'd teach them some kind of a lesson.

Belle10:54:53 PM It was either bring back child labour or start paying people a living wage

Caroline10:55:32 PM Bubble wrap /is/ an exciting sound.

Belle10:55:42 PM In a couple of years there will be unlimited opportunities to travel through Western Europe and also the Far East

Mimic10:56:18 PM it'll have to be a working vacation but it will be a very explosively growing industry.

Belle10:57:31 PM Wait, is she her father's beard?

Knock Out10:57:37 PM Yes.

thenightetc10:57:42 PM Hm.

Caroline10:57:47 PM If only he could grow his own.

Caroline10:57:52 PM ... In a way, he kind of did!

Caroline10:58:28 PM He's fine. Drunks bounce.

Belle10:58:33 PM Damn, they can't claim his life insurance

Belle11:00:05 PM Dude, it's been four years and if the other members of the board know you want to leave and still haven't stepped up to hire a replacement, then just go. They clearly don't care about the bank.

Caroline11:00:42 PM Necking? Is Nancy Reagan at the party?

thenightetc11:01:02 PM Just stop in the middle of the road there.

Belle11:01:13 PM He is still coming across like a sexual predator

thenightetc11:02:06 PM Where indeed

Caroline11:02:13 PM Did a peanut gallery just materialize?

thenightetc11:02:18 PM Apparently!

Belle11:02:27 PM Uh oh, that is a federal offense

Caroline11:03:20 PM She drew him /fanart/.

thenightetc11:03:45 PM Christ, dude

Caroline11:05:12 PM He's his own wet blanket.

Belle11:05:18 PM What does she see in him?

thenightetc11:05:19 PM He really is.

Caroline11:05:31 PM Maybe it's because he's tall?

Caroline11:05:56 PM ...

thenightetc11:06:00 PM ...

Mimic11:06:22 PM well.

Caroline11:06:34 PM That was unnecessary.

Caroline11:06:47 PM "hee-haw"

Caroline11:08:00 PM Please stop smelling her hair, Dennis.

Caroline11:08:03 PM I mean, George.

Knock Out11:08:12 PM Gennis.

Caroline11:08:18 PM /Genius./

thenightetc11:08:22 PM Dorge.

Caroline11:08:29 PM such predator

Caroline11:08:32 PM many creep

Caroline11:08:34 PM waow

Belle11:08:56 PM Mary, use your duress word.

thenightetc11:09:38 PM What the hell

Caroline11:09:52 PM Forreal

Caroline11:10:08 PM Wait, did they just get married upstairs?

thenightetc11:11:20 PM What on earth happened on that phone call and how did it lead to this

Caroline11:11:57 PM That phone call apparently caused the stock market to crash.

Caroline11:13:57 PM Wow, this /really/ didn't age.

thenightetc11:14:41 PM This is why there's FDIC insurance on bank accounts now.

Belle11:16:49 PM At some point you have to ask if the town is worth saving

Knock Out11:17:22 PM Pull the plug. Show mercy.

Caroline11:18:38 PM The two grand lasted eight miraculous hours.

Belle11:18:44 PM Is he offering personal unsecured loans? That seems unwise, and possibly illegal.

Caroline11:19:03 PM Technically, Mary offered it.

Caroline11:19:07 PM Can't testify against your spouse!

Belle11:19:25 PM Did he give Mary away as a loan too?

Caroline11:21:00 PM Because who wouldn't want to make violent love in a ramshackle old house on their honeymoon.

Knock Out11:21:23 PM ...I mean, it's not as though we had any other choice.

Caroline11:21:34 PM No, but that's what makes it memorable.

Caroline11:21:39 PM You make do.

Belle11:21:43 PM staying in the ramshackle house, or the violent love?

Caroline11:22:23 PM ... Is the steward gonna stay and watch?

Knock Out11:22:51 PM No music or rotisserie fuel or voyeurs for ours, though.

thenightetc11:23:14 PM What a shame.

thenightetc11:23:24 PM How can you even call it a honeymoon without all that.

Caroline11:24:11 PM Are all those kids theirs?

Caroline11:24:22 PM ... Including, I guess, a literal goat kid.

Belle11:26:07 PM Wait, I'm supposed to hate the guy who is against uncontrolled urban sprawl and environmental destruction?

Caroline11:26:45 PM Yes. Loathe the pinko commie.

Caroline11:28:02 PM Why does Mr. Potter have a skull on his desk?

Belle11:28:23 PM Who doesn't have a skull on their desk?

Caroline11:28:31 PM I don't!

thenightetc11:28:35 PM Who doesn't?

Knock Out11:28:56 PM It ties a room together.

Caroline11:29:11 PM I use a rug for that.

Belle11:29:22 PM The flayed hide of a rival?

Caroline11:29:47 PM I'm not shlepping hide up to my apartment.

thenightetc11:32:18 PM Rude.

Caroline11:32:26 PM The other guy didn't do anything!

thenightetc11:33:38 PM Spiders don't deserve to be compared to some asshole slumlord

Mimic11:34:23 PM AGREED

Caroline11:34:31 PM Oh, I really hope George knows how the baby got there.

thenightetc11:35:08 PM Ha!

Caroline11:41:03 PM He's in no mood to payable any accounts, I take it.

Belle11:41:50 PM Why would anyone trust Uncle Billy with any cash at all?

Caroline11:42:02 PM This is George, remember?

Knock Out11:42:03 PM Why would anyone trust Uncle Billy with anything whatsoever?

Caroline11:42:43 PM I don't know, but George is not taking the fall for him.

Belle11:43:19 PM Well, I mean, he's wrong to say it, but he's right about if this is a jailable offence of fiduciary misconduct then Ublce Billy should be the one to go to jail

Caroline11:43:54 PM Oh yeah, Uncle B dun goofed.

Caroline11:44:59 PM That kid is my favorite.

Knock Out11:47:22 PM I love this part.

Belle11:47:23 PM Did he just leave the bank inspector locked up in the bank overnight?

Caroline11:48:04 PM I really think he's gonna hurt these women!

Belle11:48:39 PM Seriously, he is just a huge cluster of red flags

Caroline11:48:44 PM WHAT THE HELL, DUDE

Belle11:49:07 PM Destruction of property is a big indicator of domestic violence, not joking.

thenightetc11:49:20 PM What, what just happened

thenightetc11:49:27 PM I had to get up for a couple of minutes

Knock Out11:49:58 PM He shouted at his family and smashed some things.

thenightetc11:50:04 PM ohhhh dear

Knock Out11:50:35 PM Why did he think this would work?

Caroline11:50:42 PM Ugh, Mr. Potter must love this.

thenightetc11:50:49 PM Ugh

Belle11:51:09 PM George, Get. A. Lawyer.

Caroline11:51:24 PM He's desperate. Mr. Potter is a sick fiend.

thenightetc11:52:41 PM Creepy.

Caroline11:53:10 PM Seeeeeriously.

Caroline11:54:49 PM ???

thenightetc11:54:57 PM wow

Caroline11:55:08 PM And he wanted to pay!

Belle11:55:15 PM He kinda had that one coming

Knock Out11:55:51 PM He really did.

Belle11:56:17 PM Check your life insurance doesn't have a suicide clause

Caroline11:56:37 PM Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if he had.

Caroline11:56:59 PM Wait, he passed away in it?

thenightetc11:58:51 PM Ha!

thenightetc11:59:49 PM It feels like we skipped something here

Belle12:00:12 AM I was gonna say, but figured I just fell asleep or something

Caroline12:00:19 AM I assume he and Clarence procured the $8k.

thenightetc12:00:28 AM Like... maybe the angel really did have the eight grand?

Caroline12:00:49 AM Angel printer go brrrr

Knock Out12:01:04 AM I knew some of this wasn't in the public domain and they couldn't riff it, but I didn't know it was the entire Pottersville sequence.

thenightetc12:01:14 AM Oh, huh.

Knock Out12:01:34 AM That's a shame, it's the best part of the movie.

Belle12:01:37 AM I feel like they are making the case that embezzlement was carried out at the bank.

Caroline12:01:47 AM It's the American dream!

Caroline12:01:54 AM Fraud!

thenightetc12:02:04 AM An entire town coming together to bail out a bank that lost a bunch of money!

Caroline12:02:50 AM Hee-haw bailed him out?!

thenightetc12:02:51 AM But... what about the original money?

Belle12:03:17 AM Isn't this the second time this bank has had a potentially town ending financial crisis?

thenightetc12:03:30 AM And would the bank examiners really be satisfied by that?

Belle12:03:37 AM Seems like maybe it isn't a stable financial institution.

thenightetc12:03:42 AM They clearly did lose the original $8000!

Caroline12:04:02 AM Yes! They need MORE money, so they can't lose sight of it!

Caroline12:04:13 AM Too big to miss is too big to fail!

Mimic12:04:36 AM Smart money moves all around

Knock Out12:05:34 AM And there you have it!

Belle12:05:44 AM Christmas Family Ness cartoon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVwfraAHWA4

Caroline12:05:54 AM I'm quite happy to have experienced that movie for the first time in here.

thenightetc12:06:03 AM It was... something

Caroline12:06:17 AM It was an excellent lesson in financial readiness.

Knock Out12:07:34 AM You should watch the Pottersville bits they cut. It's really not complete without them.

Belle12:07:41 AM I do feel like maybe it needs a prequel movie about the war hero kid brother

thenightetc12:07:41 AM Honestly, though, thank you for streaming it.

Belle12:08:08 AM But thank you though. It was cool seeing it.

Knock Out12:08:18 AM My pleasure!

Knock Out12:09:34 AM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Knock Out's screen

Caroline12:11:32 AM I think this woman has lived through an Experience.

Knock Out12:11:52 AM Some kind of Experience that Happened for sure.

Belle12:12:07 AM And then there was the time that Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

thenightetc12:12:45 AM Ohhh boy

Caroline12:12:49 AM I love her.

Caroline12:13:14 AM shart

Caroline12:13:15 AM omg

Caroline12:13:54 AM ....... Hogtaker and logmaker.

Knock Out12:13:59 AM Cooter and tooter.

Caroline12:14:14 AM She's something of a cunning linguist.

thenightetc12:14:57 AM Just worse and worse

Caroline12:15:08 AM Colleen 4 Prez

Mimic12:15:36 AM WOW

thenightetc12:15:44 AM :|

Knock Out12:16:02 AM Well said.

Belle12:16:08 AM I laughed so hard I think I hurt myself

Knock Out12:16:29 AM And that's about all I've got.

thenightetc12:16:42 AM What about the traditional Folgers ad?

Knock Out12:16:53 AM Of course! I knew I was forgetting something, thank you!

thenightetc12:17:07 AM It's just not christmas without implied incest!

Caroline12:17:41 AM I'm sure they have Folgers in West Africa.

Caroline12:18:05 AM Hopefully with less incest.

thenightetc12:18:12 AM *solemn clapping*

Caroline12:18:54 AM We never even get to see what's in the package!

Knock Out12:19:11 AM She sure did.

Caroline12:19:15 AM ...

thenightetc12:19:17 AM Oh, you.

Caroline12:19:19 AM It's Christmas Eve.

Caroline12:19:23 AM You can have that one.

Knock Out12:19:44 AM Oh!

Knock Out12:19:58 AM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Knock Out's screen

Caroline12:20:55 AM /Extreme/ Baking?

thenightetc12:21:34 AM That is a lot for two hours

thenightetc12:21:53 AM So realistic!

Caroline12:22:04 AM Everything. Everything went wrong.

Caroline12:23:11 AM That sounds like terrible civil infrastructohhh my god

Belle12:23:11 AM I've baked worse.

thenightetc12:23:14 AM "SEAN"?

Caroline12:23:22 AM Put SEAN out of his misery.

Caroline12:23:25 AM Please.

Mimic12:23:38 AM wow that is unfortunate

thenightetc12:24:08 AM "yeah we don't like fondant"

Caroline12:24:13 AM w h a t

Caroline12:24:45 AM What could be more extreme than cake come to life?

Caroline12:25:16 AM ...

thenightetc12:25:17 AM Huh.

Caroline12:25:18 AM That.

Caroline12:25:21 AM That is more extreme.

Belle12:25:29 AM Well there is a thing

Caroline12:27:00 AM This is Elsa's cousin, Elsuh.

thenightetc12:27:17 AM f

Caroline12:28:01 AM F

Caroline12:28:02 AM F

thenightetc12:28:03 AM Jesus

Caroline12:28:04 AM FFFFF

Belle12:28:19 AM Oh, it is the sonic from the first Sonic movie trailer

Mimic12:28:19 AM still better than the first movie trailer

Caroline12:29:41 AM ... I wonder if you can still eat a haunted cake.

Knock Out12:29:50 AM You can eat anything once.

thenightetc12:29:54 AM The veins.

Caroline12:30:12 AM The everything.

Knock Out12:30:47 AM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Knock Out's screen

thenightetc12:31:39 AM Jesus!

Caroline12:31:45 AM It grew baby legs.

Caroline12:32:12 AM How can you be an amateur college student?

thenightetc12:32:31 AM Uh.

thenightetc12:32:45 AM Oh no.

Caroline12:32:55 AM No Santa from Arrakis?

Mimic12:33:29 AM oh god

thenightetc12:33:36 AM Nobody likes that.

thenightetc12:33:47 AM Oh wow

Caroline12:34:07 AM Ohhhhh wow

Belle12:34:35 AM Oh no.

thenightetc12:34:38 AM Is it a dick.

Caroline12:34:38 AM Oh no.

Belle12:34:52 AM of course

Caroline12:35:00 AM Ralph has some sort of a fetish.

thenightetc12:35:08 AM Definitely.

Knock Out12:35:13 AM Ralph has all the fetishes, even the ones that contradict each other.

Mimic12:35:36 AM no kidding

Knock Out12:35:39 AM That's all I've got, I think, unless there's some other tradition that's slipping my mind.

thenightetc12:36:00 AM I can't think of any!

thenightetc12:36:11 AM We watched the terrible christmas dream song

Knock Out12:36:38 AM Can't miss that!

Belle12:36:45 AM I've got a Family Ness Christmas cartoon, if anyone wants that one?

Caroline12:36:55 AM Christmas dream song?

Knock Out12:37:29 AM A beloved (?) tradition!

Caroline12:37:39 AM It's Sarah Brightman, so I think it counts.

thenightetc12:37:41 AM A tradition.

Mimic12:38:43 AM every time i see this i just have Showgirls flashbacks

Caroline12:39:04 AM I've never seen Showgirls, but I want to one day.

Knock Out12:40:35 AM That seems as fitting a place to wrap up as any.

Belle12:40:50 AM Goodnight all, and Merry Christmas

Caroline12:40:58 AM Indeed. Merry Christmas, Doctor! Goodnight stream!

thenightetc12:41:03 AM And to all a good night!

Knock Out12:41:18 AM Goodnight, everyone! Have the merriest of Christmases!

thenightetc12:41:22 AM You, too!

Mimic12:41:33 AM merry christmas!

thenightetc12:41:53 AM Enjoy your awful, I mean thoughtful, gift. (On Steam.)

Knock Out12:42:33 AM I can't wait!

thenightetc12:42:50 AM Goodnight!

[aestheticvoyage2020]

Day 359a: Thursday December 24, 2020 - “The Christmas (Tree) Miracle(s)”

The Finca’s first Christmas will be remembered for being the one where in the matter of an hour we went from no Christmas trees on Christmas eve, to having three!  And just in time for us to get them up and decorated before Audrie had to leave and go to work.  We pulled out the lights and the old decorations and the new decorations and decked the hall of the Great Room before eating Steak Dinner with Grandpa.  By nights fall, our First Home ornament, and baby coming soon, and even AC’s first baby ornament were lit in the tree in the big window for the neighborhood to see.  Its a long-short story, but what counted was that a tree arrived - my parent’s big Christmas present to us, and we were grateful - turned out, that it was indeed all part of the story.   We waited until just the nick of time, and St Nick rewarded us by coming down the chimney (or up the street) for 3 lucky deliveries.  We laughed, and cheered, and got to work while pouring the eggnog and singing our favorite carols and wipied away the sweat of that close Christmas call - our first in our home.  That will be a story we’ll happily tell for many christmas’ to come (sure beats three trees coming the day after Christmas!) almost as if it had come straight out of one of those hallmark movies we’ve been watching all week.

I was sad to have to make a run to the airport on Christmas eve, definitely made my heart heavy - though we’ve been lucky to have had Audrie here with us this entire time.  I know she was sad to go too, but we sent her off well fed and happy to have been able to participate in the festivus - we’ll also remember this Christmas as the one where she swung a Tucson overnight and so would be back in just 12+ hours.   As we rolled up to her door at the airport, there wasn’t a single other person or car stirring.  I kissed her and said Merry Christmas and Goodnight then came back home in the backway where I could come up Banff and see our tree, all litl in the window, with our candles - the perfect sight and though about how a year from now, we’d tell of our Finca’s first Christmas while celebrating baby’s first!  And hoped that one wouldn’t include a commute flight to LA in the middle!   Let’s call that forward...and I groaned mid thought realizing, that Christmas night will be here in a blink!  What a big year ahead.

Song: Florida Georgia Line - Lit This Year

Quote: “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” ― Hamilton Wright Mabie

[ninalomando]

The FULL episode, in all its magnificence‼️😂 🙌🏻”It’s a Festivus MIRACLE!”🙌🏻 ENJOY 😉‼️

[nwbeerguide]

Black Raven Brewing Company releases another Festivus for the rest of us.

If you are old enough to remember Seinfeld's 166th Episode, otherwise known as "The Strike", you no doubt recall the season of Festivus. Stated as a holiday to combat commercialism and all its tropes, December 23rd is an opportunity to exercise the "Airing of Grievances", "Feats of Strength", while adorning an aluminum "Festivus" pole, looking for easily explained "Festivus Miracles", all while enjoying a "Festivus dinner". First conceived of, by author Dan O' Keefe, before coming to prominence in 1997's previously mentioned Seinfeld episode, Festivus is the inspiration for not only countless references to this mythological holiday but also the namesake of Black Raven Brewing Company's seasonal ale - Festivus.

image courtesy Black Raven Brewing Company

Much like the infamous holiday, Festival from Black Raven is released not during November or December, when one is pondering thoughts of dinners, presents, and themed parties but during a time when thoughts roam towards more yard work, rain-soaked driveways and sidewalks, and of course the changing of the seasons. Made with cranberries, various citrus peel fruit, and a blend of spices that only the brewers know Festivus is a refreshing treat as one ponders what November and December will deliver. Look for Festivus, as well as Black Raven's other beers on draft at their taprooms in Redmond and Woodinville, starting now. For more information associated with Black Raven Brewing Company, including hours and locations, visit http://bit.ly/1rgDwdV.

About Black Raven Brewing Company

As beer lovers ourselves, our mission is simple; brew beer that we want to drink. So whether you’re enjoying one of our award-winning, year-round beers or trying one of our many unique seasonal beers, you will be without a doubt, drinking delicious beer. Inspiration for our tasty beer comes from a mix of old-world styles and northwest flavor, creating new and original (did we mention delicious) beers for all of Washington to enjoy.

from Northwest Beer Guide - News - The Northwest Beer Guide http://bit.ly/35c9OxT

[visually-corrupted]

Inofficial Alternative Endgame Post Credits Moment

Although Avengers: Endgame has a number of great moments, for me it fails in critical key aspects. Some may not think that a movie this successful deserves criticism, but to me it has become the snap that reduced my passion for the MCU about 50%. While I greatly enjoyed individual scenes, especially in the first half, they ruined it more and more for me along the ride. A time heist indeed that throws us back years undoing a lot of the timid progress the MCU had made. To me, it’s a disgrace, a middle finger to a number of characters and their fans.

I’m not giving up on the MCU, we are entering a new era and I hope with new people in front and especially behind the camera, we will eventually see the progress that they tricked us into thinking we already had.

I will still blog about the things and people from the MCU that I like and don’t like, yes and those who think that we are allowed to talk about this only from the positive side can immidiately sit right down, I’m not here to piss on your parade, I’m just airing my grievances, although it is still some time until Festivus, and it will be some time until the MCU can reignite the fire I had been nourishing since Iron Man.

I’m not really interested in discussing this with anyone who is blindly defending the movie or its makers, so don’t message me about this, if that’s all you are going to do, because you may not see these problems or choose to ignore them but that doesn’t make them go away.

The rest is cheeseburgers... ⧗

Some links to good articles that wonderfully express my thoughts after I left the cinema under the cut:

Avengers: Endgame Exposes How Marvel Can’t Handle Powerful Women

https://www.themarysue.com/marvel-avengers-endgame-problem-powerful-women/

Avengers: Endgame Failed Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a27274694/avengers-endgame-black-widow-death-marvel-failure/

How Avengers: Endgame Failed Black Widow

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/04/avengers-endgame-black-widow-death-scarlett-johansson?verso=true

Avengers: Endgame fails the MCU's female characters AGAIN 

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a27285123/avengers-endgame-black-widow-nebula-female-characters/

Why Black Widow deserves much better than Avengers: Endgame

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/avengers-endgame-death-scarlett-johansson-black-widow-natasha/

Black Widow deserved better from Avengers: Endgame 

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/black-widow-deserved-better-from-avengers-endgame

Here’s My Problem with Natasha Romanoff in Avengers: Endgame 

https://www.themarysue.com/natasha-romanoff-problems-avengers-endgame/

Endgame Utterly Fails One Of The Original Avengers 

https://screenrant.com/avengers-endgame-black-widow-death-bad/

Why Thor’s Transformation in AVENGERS: ENDGAME Wasn’t Funny At All 

https://www.comicsbeat.com/thor-transformation-avengers-endgame/

Avengers: Endgame Fails Black Widow--And Most Of Its Other Characters

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/avengers-endgame-fails-black-widow-and-most-of-its/1100-6466530/

Avengers: Endgame's Women Deserved More 

https://io9.gizmodo.com/avengers-endgames-women-deserved-more-1834388344

We Need To Talk About Black Widow’s Treatment In ‘Avengers: Endgame’ 

https://junkee.com/avengers-endgame-black-widow/203507

Avengers: Endgame doesn’t earn its big “girl power” moment 

https://film.avclub.com/avengers-endgame-doesn-t-earn-its-big-girl-power-mom-1834366317

Black Widow's MCU Journey Is Tragic - But Not In A Good Way 

https://www.cbr.com/black-widow-avengers-endgame-mcu-tragic/

I Identify Deeply With Thor. I Wish Avengers: Endgame Hadn’t Used His Mental Health For Jokes

https://www.tor.com/2019/05/01/i-wish-avengers-endgame-hadnt-used-thors-mental-health-for-jokes/

How Avengers: Endgame failed Black Widow 

https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/5/2/18524155/avengers-endgame-failed-black-widow

Marvel must work a miracle with Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/02/scarlett-johansson-black-widow-avengers-endgame-marvel-cinematic-universe

[musingsbyserena]

Yule ❄️

In the Northern Hemisphere, Yule is December 21st. In the Southern Hemisphere, Yule is June 21st.

Like Samhain, Yule, also known as the winter solstice, is a rather large holiday in the Pagan calendar, but it is also has a large presence across the world. The biggest shadow looming over Yule is, of course, Christmas and Christmas Eve. It's the Christian celebration of Jesus’s birth, but we all know that it’s the Catholic church’s way of shoehorning pagans into celebrating Christmas. Those who are blatantly against the celebration of Christmas celebrate Newtonmas, which is the same basic idea, but in honor of Sir Isaac Newton and science instead. Alternatively, you could join the Festivus gang for people who are fans of Seinfeld. Other holidays include the Jewish Hanukkah, which honors the miracle of lasting oil, the Ancient Saturnalia, a festival for Saturn and the coming of longer days, and Kwanzaa, which is actually a holiday started in America to celebrate African culture and family in much the way Christmas does. There are also a number of other holidays of varying names, and religious backgrounds that all celebrate the same core idea of family, beliefs, the coming of summer, and giving back.

At its heart, the Solstice signals the coming of longer days and shorter nights. In the midst of the dark days of winter, Yule is the promise that it won't last forever  The God has been reborn, and as a symbol of the Sun, he brings a stronger one. A sun that will melt the snow and bring new animal and plant life. Now that the Goddess has ensured the survival of nature, she can rest for the remainder of the season. It is a time to celebrate hope and the power of community in surviving the hard times.

Traditional decorations really take the concept of the new sunrise and run with it. Bonfires, candles, Yule logs, and even Christmas lights all come from the same idea of bringing light back into the darkness. You could even be as obvious as hanging sun symbols and using citrus fruit in decor pieces. Pinecones and evergreens are included for the symbolization of being “ever green” and the hope of new life. We’re just looking for the general feeling of life going on through the winter, and bringing the sun back into our lives, also incorporating the standard “Christmas” colors like red, green, gold, silver, or even blue if you want to bring in the cold and snowy element.

[jdubqca]

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[tikkamasalamd]

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[pixoplanet]

It's December 23rd, 🥳 Festivus! This excuse to party is a relatively unknown phenomenon outside the 🗽 US, but since its debut in 1997, it's been steadily growing in popularity. Festivus was introduced during an episode of the hit 📺 TV show "Seinfeld" as a secular holiday – an alternative to the pressures and commercialization of 🎅 Christmas.

But just as Christmas has traditions, so does Festivus. Friends and family gather for a Festivus evening of food, fun, and entertainment. The usual tradition of 🎄 Christmas tree is replaced by a plain aluminum "Festivus Pole" with a very high strength-to-weight ratio. Instead of giving presents, participants are encouraged to donate 💰 money to "The Human Fund" – a thinly disguised fake charity where the donations end up in the head of the household's bank account. Throughout the evening, participants are also encouraged to point out 🙌 "Festivus Miracles" – easily explained events which, of course, aren't miracles at all.

The highlight of the evening comes when everybody gathers 'round the dining room table for a 🍽️ Festivus Dinner of meatloaf on a bed of lettuce and an 👺 "Airing of Grievances" – an opportunity for everybody to express how everybody else has disappointed them during the past year. The festivities then conclude with 🤼‍♂️ "Feats of Strength" – wrestling matches in which each dinner guest who doesn't have an excuse to leave because he or she has something better to do, attempts to pin the head of the household. 🎈 Happy Festivus, everybody! A Festivus for the rest of us! ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet