mead107 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, row_33 said: It's meant way too much for a handful of years during the last 3 decades..... That is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Went to Sabres game last night. Bought my son some Sabres merch. Hope he doesnt read this board before Christmas. Just being his Old Man keeping him hip and urbane! The apple doesn't fall to far from the tree... LoL... 6 hours ago, Bills4everNY said: Watching It's a Wonderful Life every Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, we've become Pottersville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 14 hours ago, LeviF91 said: Having to see family you don't want to see: check Getting that uncontrollable urge to drink, even at work: check The Bills are making me miserable again: check Yep, it's the holidays alright. The older I get the more relieved I am when the holiday season is over. Christmas was a magical time for me as a child; that ended a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 15 hours ago, mead107 said: That is my favorite. It was a lousy year when i pay rapt attention and maybe shed a tear or two at the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Fadingpain said: The older I get the more relieved I am when the holiday season is over. Christmas was a magical time for me as a child; that ended a long time ago. I hear ya. I like Christmas Eve because my family comes over & it is fun getting loaded with my dad. Christmas is one of the worst days of the year for me. It is fun watching the kids open up the presents but after that it is living hell. Rush to church, then rush to my inlaws for brunch(I just seen them the night before & I can't stand my mother in law) then go home try to clean the house up & then go over to my wife's aunt's house where all her (dipsh*t cousins are where I see my mother in law once again. My parents for awhile now, Chrismat Eve they come & on Christmas just the two of them go to a nice steakhouse & then go to the Casino. One of these years I am telling my wife I am going to join them. She could go with the kids to her aunt's house & see all her loser idiot liberal cousins. Edited November 9, 2017 by Gordio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I got massive Christmas cheques from grandparents until i was 38, which made it all a lot more enjoyable. I miss it so much.... it made it all magical, like Bertha's cinnamon in Charlie's coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 On 07/11/2017 at 3:22 PM, Canadian Bills Fan said: Its pretty much like your Black Friday only its a holiday for us lol Yeah, that's a good way to explain it, it's US black Friday as a national holiday... I believe the true meaning had to do with giving your boxes/parcels to the post man. It was a weird explanation I heard one time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: Yeah, that's a good way to explain it, it's US black Friday as a national holiday... I believe the true meaning had to do with giving your boxes/parcels to the post man. It was a weird explanation I heard one time. we've creeped up on a November boxing day as well to keep shoppers in Canada... Not sure what would convince me to go out into the swarms on Boxing Day or Black Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Most stores here I was ready to burn down watching them discounting and taking down the Halloween stuff before the end of October just so they could get the Christmas items out. In my family, Christmas season didn't start until after your (American) thanksgiving until after the Ukrainian Christmas in Janauary. It seems like in the last few years it keeps getting sooner and sooner that they are pushing Christmas on everyone, I would assume next year they will be setting things up in July. My wife and her mom usually start decorating early November (her mom's tree would be up November 1st) ours a little later. It usually makes me dispise the holiday more.... The decorations them come down the day or 2 after christmas is over I'm not someone who really cares for Christmas, I don't like getting gifts since when I want or need something no will just get it myself, but have no issues getting others gifts. No one listens to me when I say I don't want anything and not to buy me anything, and then they get mad cause I don't give them ideas or tell them what I want. Just now, row_33 said: we've creeped up on a November boxing day as well to keep shoppers in Canada... Not sure what would convince me to go out into the swarms on Boxing Day or Black Friday. Yeah, a lot of the ads now advertise black Friday sales here in Canada to compete and keep people here. I have never had the urge to go out and get involved in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 On 11/7/2017 at 3:25 PM, Happy Gilmore said: My mom usually starts her Christmas shopping in like July/August. I personally can't start thinking about Christmas until after Thanksgiving weekend. Have to give turkey day its due...still my favorite holiday. Beer, food, football...what's not to love? at one point i loved thanksgiving...until we started hosting it. we bought our forever house a few years ago, and made sure it had enough room for holiday throwdowns. mistake numero uno. 45 people come over, eat our ****, drink my booze, and !@#$ my house up. i don't think i've actually eaten a full dinner in 3 years. i honestly just want to go out to eat at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Teef, you make me feel happy in my apartment with a cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 It's A Wonderful Life!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 19 minutes ago, teef said: at one point i loved thanksgiving...until we started hosting it. we bought our forever house a few years ago, and made sure it had enough room for holiday throwdowns. mistake numero uno. 45 people come over, eat our ****, drink my booze, and !@#$ my house up. i don't think i've actually eaten a full dinner in 3 years. i honestly just want to go out to eat at this point. We left our “forever house” behind in FL. We’d frequently have 50+ for events and could have easily held 2 to 3 times that. Spent thou$and$ and didn’t even get to talk to each person. It’s like your wedding - it’s gone in a flash. Now we try to stick to a dozen or so where we can all sit around one table together. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving tends to go into overload mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 30 minutes ago, row_33 said: Teef, you make me feel happy in my apartment with a cat. some my happiest times were when i lived in a tiny apartment in buffalo. it was almost a glorified studio. i never worried about a thing. 13 minutes ago, Augie said: We left our “forever house” behind in FL. We’d frequently have 50+ for events and could have easily held 2 to 3 times that. Spent thou$and$ and didn’t even get to talk to each person. It’s like your wedding - it’s gone in a flash. Now we try to stick to a dozen or so where we can all sit around one table together. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving tends to go into overload mode. oh man...this exactly where we're at. it ends up costing a lot to put on events like that. sure people bring stuff over to help, but the hosts always end up taking the hit. once the family knows the house works for larger events, you become the go to for every damn function and party under the sun. i do like having family and friends over, but i hate missing out. comparing it to a wedding is perfect. in my defense though, i enjoyed my wedding. everyone kept telling me i wouldn't have any fun at mine because it's just so busy. well...i spent about half of it shaking hands and saying hi. for the second half i said screw it, and got plastered with my friends. my wife had to send someone to come get me to cut the cake. she was not happy, but she knew what she was getting into. maybe i'll use that same strategy for thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, teef said: oh man...this exactly where we're at. it ends up costing a lot to put on events like that. sure people bring stuff over to help, but the hosts always end up taking the hit. once the family knows the house works for larger events, you become the go to for every damn function and party under the sun. i do like having family and friends over, but i hate missing out. comparing it to a wedding is perfect. in my defense though, i enjoyed my wedding. everyone kept telling me i wouldn't have any fun at mine because it's just so busy. well...i spent about half of it shaking hands and saying hi. for the second half i said screw it, and got plastered with my friends. my wife had to send someone to come get me to cut the cake. she was not happy, but she knew what she was getting into. maybe i'll use that same strategy for thanksgiving. A friend of mine was in a wedding in Athens, GA (UGA guys) where the groom got a DUI driving about 4 blocks between the reception and the hotel. OOPS! In a jail cell is NOT a good way to start your honeymoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Augie said: A friend of mine was in a wedding in Athens, GA (UGA guys) where the groom got a DUI driving about 4 blocks between the reception and the hotel. OOPS! In a jail cell is NOT a good way to start your honeymoon! why in god's name would you drive on your wedding day? i could barely get back to the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 It's not Christmas in my house until someone gets piss drunk and falls into the tree. Ah, good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 OK I think we have a new winner in the worst Christmas song ever. Your a mean one Mr. Grinch by Jordan Smith My ears wont stop bleeding CBF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 10 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: OK I think we have a new winner in the worst Christmas song ever. Your a mean one Mr. Grinch by Jordan Smith My ears wont stop bleeding CBF he's all high pitched we need a deep voiced baritone (?) right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Just now, ShadyBillsFan said: he's all high pitched we need a deep voiced baritone (?) right? I at least think so. I just think this version is horrible. Tried to change it wayyyyy to much CBF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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