War on Christmas! I am with Santy Claus! HO HO HO!! Put up your damn lights!

[SlicerDicer-]

Merry Christmas even if early :) Get your lights up or be left in dust ;-)

And Meh with the black friday nonsense we need more Griswold thats all there is too it. If we did that then we would be much happier.

So show your lights!

EDIT: I just had to note

1) I don't usually buy gifts for people. I think its bullshit to encourage rampant consumerism like that
2) I like lights they are pretty
3) Santa is for kids usually so why not make them happier?
4) If you really want to have fun get people Coal. It will be illegal soon according to Republicans so may as well get this "Special Gift" while you can. Not to mention its cheap!
5) Just have fun and crack up about it :)

[Bolo Boffin]

1. :applause:

:applause:

[sakabatou]

2. My family's Jewish...

[orleans]

25. well certainly there must be some sort of light you can turn on

in order to help enrich the electric company.

:sarcasm:

[Canuckistanian]

3. You're one of those people who put Xmas lights in the bathroom, aren't you?

And tsk, tsk, no Giant Santa on your roof.

[SlicerDicer-]

6. Sorry dont want to kill myself on that roof just yet ;-)

[HuckleB]

10. Yeah, that roof is awfully dark.

[vanderBeth]

4. Where are the dancing elves?

[SlicerDicer-]

7. Next year likely.

I keep adding more and more each year. I am up to about 7000 bulbs I think. I want to break 10k by next year.

I want to build a landing strip that blinks in the front yard with deer and sleigh. Make a super bright LED light that is red for Rudolph. Christmas is my favorite time of year just for the lights I love doing it. This is 5 years building worth of lights. I dont buy cheap ones so they last :)

[orleans]

26. you count the bulbs? (i'm so sorry but i really do think you can

find a little something more to do with your time)

pretty picture--the lights look very nice.

[Muttocracy]

5. I don't have the image for my reply, but it's in this book

When You Ride Alone You Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism

by Bill Maher.

[SlicerDicer-]

8. Well Osama cant hide in my yard damn it!

[Muttocracy]

9. no, it's one of the other photos...about energy spent on Xmas lights funding the terrorists

:P

[SlicerDicer-]

12. bah that is nonsense.

USA power comes from the following

Coal 50% roughly
Nuclear, Hydro and Natural Gas.

Nuclear Fuel comes from USA or Australia usually. Hydro well we are not buying water from Mid East. Natural gas comes from USA and Coal is homegrown as well.

Seriously.

I like Bill Maher and all but thats just brain dead thinking.



His argument is invalid.

[HuckleB]

20. Yuppers.

[HuckleB]

11. I notice that you have no snow.

Hmmmmmmmmm.

[SlicerDicer-]

13. Santa can land on Sand. Its roughly the same. (New Mexico)

[HuckleB]

14. True enough.

But would you brave the elements to put up the same decs in, say, North Dakota?

;)

[SlicerDicer-]

15. Well thats why you put them up early.

Then you can power them up later if needed so that you do not freeze!

[HuckleB]

17. If you say so...

it gets cold early in South Dakota.

Luckily, I don't live there.

[SlicerDicer-]

21. Ahh likely thats why I dont live there ;-)

[HuckleB]

22. And yet Santa Claus lives at the north pole.

Or at least he did before the ice broke up.

Hmmmmmmmm.

[RC]

32. Don't be knocking North Dakota now.

The weather keeps out the riff raff.:hi:

[HuckleB]

35. Oh, I'm not knocking it.

Just saying it can get a bit chilly.

Cheers!

[RC]

36. Down to -43° F once that I know of.

So yeah, it can get chilly.

My 1966 Plymouth Fury started after sitting out all night. I had no way to plug it in either.

[norepubsin08]

16. I you use Christmas lights you're an eco-terrorist

because you're using energy that could be saved for something later on down the road. You are also increasing demand which make my electrical rates higher...if it's on public property with public funds paying for the utilities then you are stomping on my constitutional rights not to have to be confronted with Christmas images.

[HuckleB]

18. Say what?

[SlicerDicer-]

19. Wow Just wow...

[Bluebear]

23. Holy moly.

[Number23]

28. Sweet Fancy Moses...

[spoony]

30. First of all, you don't even know what eco-terrorism means

It's the opposite of what you think it means, and even if you were right in its definition you're still more wrong in its application. Between this and your thread, you've got to be in contention for the biggest prat on this site.

[glowing]

24. The lights are my favorite too. I'm not much for the big blow up thingies.

But I love lights. Last year we had just moved into the house.. so, we only had a tree. this year, I'm putting my hubby out on a ladder. AND my 4 yr old loves them.. last year, we'd have to take longer ways back to the house at night to look at all the lights. I love Christmas. I love the corny music. I like that people are generally nicer... especially if you are nice first. I never go out for that Black Friday crap.. It would just ruin the real meaning of celebrating... AND this year with the election and all it feels even better.

[rpannier]

27. Have you cut a hole in your roof to put in the Santa Claus

ala Tim Taylor

[OneBlueSky]

29. pet peeve . . . most people who put up Christmas lights have no taste . . .

some of the houses I see just in my local area are atrocities . . . I'm particularly disgusted by those who supplement the lights with these huge inflatable Santas, snowmen, and yes, even baby Jesus' . . .

yesterday a neighbor two doors down spent the better part of the day "decorating" his house . . . much of the time was spent inflating and positioning no less that eight huge balloon-like creatures with a seasonal theme . . . by nightfall his place looked like a whorehouse trying to drum up business during the holiday season . . .

well, it got a little warm and rained last night and, lo and behold, every single one of his inflatables was crumpled into piles of plastic all over his yard . . . I imagine he was pretty depressed when he woke up today -- and I don't give a shit . . . serves him right for buying and displaying that crap in the first place . . .

now the question becomes: will he re-inflate? . . . I'm guessing he will, but we'll wait and see . . .

[MineralMan]

33. Did someone request something in bad taste?

Here's my contribution...the front yard of my house. Enjoy!



Bwaaahaahaa!

[SlicerDicer-]

34. Thats awesome! Santa in a boat!

[spoony]

31. Looks cool!

I really like the big ones over the garage :)