tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post113374351020624489..comments2023-11-05T06:37:06.657-06:00Comments on Twelve Two Two Fondue: Not the Santa!Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921039513056888571noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1134414424003086562005-12-12T13:07:00.000-06:002005-12-12T13:07:00.000-06:00My wife and I attended some friends' Christmas par...My wife and I attended some friends' Christmas party the other night. We rolled up in front of their house while there was still some light left, and I was alarmed to see what appeared to be slaughtered elves and melted snowmen all over the front lawn. "Ah," I thought as I carried the first load of foodstuff* inside. "Inflatable decorations."<BR/><BR/>Two trips later, I was on my way back out to the car to retrieve my wife when suddenly the lights came on, the melted snowmen and flaccid elves began laboriously hauling themselves upright, and the first thing that came into my head was this weird amalgam of Frosty the Snowman and the Thriller video. That and the word "Brains!" as voiced by Yukon Cornelius from the Island of Undead Toys.<BR/><BR/>Suffice it to say that after relating my impressions to my wife, I was restricted to sugarless soft drinks for the night.<BR/><BR/><BR/>* Which, incidentally, included a fondue pot for the queso.Foohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326549003460148154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133890509774874642005-12-06T11:35:00.000-06:002005-12-06T11:35:00.000-06:00PS. "I'm the baby, gotta love me!!"PS. "I'm the baby, gotta love me!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133822928704630432005-12-05T16:48:00.000-06:002005-12-05T16:48:00.000-06:00If you don't have the Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown...If you don't have the Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack, you should get it; it's a classic. I love Christmas music too, especially as it's once a year and really evokes the season. Unfortunately, the male half of the family traditionally makes assorted retching noises when they hear it every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133820518032715042005-12-05T16:08:00.000-06:002005-12-05T16:08:00.000-06:00OK, if only I'd known. We have Fondue Parties in A...OK, if only I'd known. We have Fondue Parties in Antarctica too. We had one earlier in the season.<BR/><BR/>I HATE Christmas: the commercial crap, the obligatory gift-giving with a deadline, the forced good cheer. <BR/><BR/>Yet it follows me here, we have Christmas decorations up all over town. Even at the bottom of the world there is crass crap and shopping.<BR/><BR/>At least I don't have to do the mall.<BR/><BR/>G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133807553420036582005-12-05T12:32:00.000-06:002005-12-05T12:32:00.000-06:00Bill, as a fellow Christmas lover, I say "You go m...Bill, as a fellow Christmas lover, I say "You go man!"<BR/><BR/>I hate the mall, no matter the time of year.<BR/><BR/>I want to be on your Christmas list too, but rather than the G5 thingy, I want a brother of the Griptilian...Shaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364055849106684154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133806577185294552005-12-05T12:16:00.000-06:002005-12-05T12:16:00.000-06:00Huh. I don't understand your daughter; I got a red...Huh. I don't understand your daughter; I got a red Swingline (a la Office Space) for my birthday and showed it to everyone, I was so happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133798609195732572005-12-05T10:03:00.000-06:002005-12-05T10:03:00.000-06:00I don't like Commercial Crimbo either but puleaase...I don't like Commercial Crimbo either but <I>puleaase</I> can I be on your Christmas list, if you're handing out G5s??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133794328226992802005-12-05T08:52:00.000-06:002005-12-05T08:52:00.000-06:00Red Swingline, perhaps?Red Swingline, perhaps?Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432038543983819499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133786683855123872005-12-05T06:44:00.000-06:002005-12-05T06:44:00.000-06:00I HATE those inflatable holiday lawn ornaments. T...I HATE those inflatable holiday lawn ornaments. There really ought to be a law. <BR/><BR/>I bought everyone on my list Birkenstock soft and fuzzy socks this year. I hate dealing with the mall crowd. Shopping's over for me!schmimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264864338195139930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712940.post-1133769938784212942005-12-05T02:05:00.000-06:002005-12-05T02:05:00.000-06:00I *love* fondue. Need to look up some good fondue...I *love* fondue. Need to look up some good fondue recipes as I've only ever done cheese and chocolate, but after going to Melting Pot, I know you can do broth etc.<BR/><BR/>I also enjoy the spirit of Christmas, however I feel that the presents portion is getting too commercialized. I'd rather get someone 1 decent well thought out present than spends scads of money on every new piece of electronic gadget known to mankind.AtaiDanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109559426277607394noreply@blogger.com