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"This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by MKitty on 12-07-12 at 03:53 PM
Time for everyone's favourite game! This or that?? Even answer if some of them are NOT your tradition or relgious affiliation!

1. Eggnog or hot rum?

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie?

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck?

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)?

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only?

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional?

7. Kugel or gifilte fish?

8. Stockings or no stockings?

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD?

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation?

11. Scrooge or Frosty?

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride?

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow?

14. Latkes: potato or apple?

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ?

Let 'er rip...


*winter delight from Sharnina*

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"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Max Headroom on 12-07-12 at 04:35 PM
1. Eggnog or hot rum?
2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie?
3. Turkey or Goose/Duck?
4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)? This year, both.
5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only? N/A - not Jewish
6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional? N/A - not Jewish
7. Kugel or gefilte fish? N/A - not Jewish
8. Stockings or no stockings?
9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD?
10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation? no thank you
11. Scrooge or Frosty?
12. Caroling or horse drawn sleighride? no thank you
13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow?
14. Latkes: potato or apple? N/A - not Jewish
15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ?

Bah, humbug.

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by MKitty on 12-07-12 at 04:59 PM
LAST EDITED ON 12-07-12 AT 05:00 PM (EST)

LOL..I meant to say "Grinch or Frosty"..and that would have been perfect for you too, as I see you have the perfect Grinch hand on your siggie!!


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Starshine on 12-07-12 at 05:02 PM
I may be guessing at some of these


1. Eggnog or hot rum? Never had either, glühwein or mulled wine would be more traditional over here. I thoroughly enjoyed Starbucks eggnog flavoured coffee, but then again I do like a nip of rum every now and again... Eggnog

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie? Had to look up sugar cookie, and that made me decide on gingerbread

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck? I'm the only person in my family who likes turkey, managed to negotiate a three bird roast last year, this year Duck

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)? Fake (with optical fibres)

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only? One, because 7 satsumas and one big present isn't that big a deal

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional? Traditional

7. Kugel or gifilte fish? gefilte fish every day of the year (although they have quadrupled in price over the past 3 years

8. Stockings or no stockings? I may be letting down my sex, but no stockings, Oh hang on I get it, loved getting a stocking when I was young and my brother gave me a selection box last Christmas that bought back all the olde happinesses, so yes to a stocking

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD? None

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation? It's a Wonderful Life (although it isn't Christmas until White Christmas has been on

11. Scrooge or Frosty? Bah Humbug. Scrooge

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride? Carolling

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow? Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

14. Latkes: potato or apple? ! This is one of the reasons I lvoe this place, I have never heard of apple latkes, so I would give them a bash

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ? Only 364 days to go

"Special Starshine Version"
Posted by MKitty on 12-07-12 at 05:12 PM
Being of British background myself, here are a few more:

1. Christmas crackers: Wear the hat or don't wear the hat?:
2. White Christmas or Love Actually?
3. Plum pudding or toffee pudding?
4. Kylie Minogue or Bill Nighey singing the annual Christmas song?
5. Boxing day: Shopping or no shopping?

RE: the latkes, I used to make both potato, apple and zucchini latkes when I was married to my first husband, who was Jewish, which his why I threw in some of the Hannukah references too!!


"RE: Special Starshine Version"
Posted by CTgirl on 12-07-12 at 05:22 PM
We always have crackers at my family Christmas celebration (we don't celebrate on Dec. 25th. It's like a moveable Boxing Day. This year we are getting together on the 23rd.) I always make everyone wear their crown - I have years of blackmail pics! LOL


"RE: Special Starshine Version"
Posted by thndrkttn on 12-08-12 at 05:18 PM
We get crackers too and everyone wears their crown without complaint. Although, if truth were told, I haven't been home for Christmas in six years. That's kind of sad...
"RE: Special Starshine Version"
Posted by WyoGuy44 on 12-08-12 at 05:32 PM
I havent been home in 6 years either. How weird is that?
"RE: Special Starshine Version"
Posted by thndrkttn on 12-08-12 at 07:18 PM
Mr. Wyoming? Why haven't you been home? Me? Our families do NOT appreciate the time, effort and money it takes to come home and no one feels the need to visit us, soooo... Heck, after all the family drama on both sides last year, we're not going home at all this year. You want to see us? You know where we live.

You're new. Introduce yourself! We don't bite...right away anyway.

"RE: Special Starshine Version"
Posted by WyoGuy44 on 12-08-12 at 07:30 PM
My family lives 800 miles away and we dont get along. I'd rather spend christmas alone than deal with them.
"RE: Special Starshine Version"
Posted by Starshine on 12-07-12 at 06:18 PM
1. Christmas crackers: Wear the hat Although I have to bully my Mother and Brother to actually get crackers

2. White Christmas or Love Actually? I have never seen Love Actually, and I always enjoy White Christmas so no competition

3. Plum pudding or toffee pudding? Plum pudding (or as we call it over here Christmas pudding) no competition, now Brandy Butter, Rum Butter, sweet white sauce, cream or custard is the difficult question

4. Kylie Minogue or Bill Nighey singing the annual Christmas song?

5. Boxing day: Shopping or no shopping? Lying in bed watching The Sound of Music


Lovely cheese Mooney

Where are Voice of the Beehive when we need them?


"RE: Special Starshine Version"
Posted by MKitty on 12-07-12 at 06:58 PM
Yup, I call it Christmas pudding too, but just wanted to be clear (I know some peope make it out of carrot too, so maybe saying Plum pudding was also misleading!) I love a good rum sauce on top....mmmmm...


Like CT girl and you, I ALWAYS make everyone wear the crown...EVERYONE!! I am the Crown Enforcer


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by CTgirl on 12-07-12 at 05:25 PM
I thought the duck link was going to bring me to the turducken!
"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Starshine on 12-07-12 at 06:05 PM
Turducken! Try the Four bird roast

The real traditional thing is the seven bird roast, although even that has been superseded now!

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by CTgirl on 12-07-12 at 07:05 PM
The four bird roast looks good to me - all those different flavors - yum!!
"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Karchita on 12-07-12 at 05:08 PM
1. Eggnog or hot rum? Not that I am crazy about hot rum, but eggnog? is disgusting.

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie? Easy.

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck?

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)?

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only? Every Jewish kid I ever knew always claimed that as the advantage.

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional?

7. Kugel or gifilte fish? I don't think I've ever had either, and I am not sure what kugel is, but I like the sound of it better.

8. Stockings or no stockings?

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD?

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation? I haven't seen CV.

11. Scrooge or Frosty?

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride?

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow? Specifically, a Mexican beach. I have spent more of my adult Christmases in Mexico than this country and I really prefer their traditions to ours and especially the lack of commercialization.

14. Latkes: potato or apple?

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ? I was sick of Christmas a week ago. I don't know how people do this year after year. I would love to flee to Mexico, but am stuck here this year.


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by MKitty on 12-07-12 at 05:14 PM
Always love to hear about your great travels Karchita



Crooning courtesy of Agman

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Dakota on 12-08-12 at 02:13 PM
kugel

It's mostly noodles.


Agman's Christmas Cheer 2011


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Karchita on 12-08-12 at 04:20 PM
Thank you! Yes, I am really a first class lazy googler.

I think I have had kugel, then. Bland, but still my choice over highly questionable fishy stuff. Except for lox. Me likey lox a lot.


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Dakota on 12-10-12 at 08:33 PM
With you on the fishy stuff. You can have the lox too.

Agman's Christmas Cheer 2011


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by CTgirl on 12-07-12 at 05:19 PM
1. Eggnog or hot rum? - Blech, neither. My mom used to make Wassail when we were growing up - hot cider with spices and spiked with whiskey

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie with frosting?

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck?

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)? Both fake and cut

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents-would love to be able to stretch out Christmas for 8 days! or one day only?

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional?

7. Kugel or gifilte fish? Neither, blech again! Where is the choice of chocolate question?

8. Stockings-anyone who wakes up at our house on Christmas morning gets a stocking! or no stockings?

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD?

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation?

11. Scrooge or Frosty?

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride?

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow?

14. Latkes: potato or apple?

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over"?


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by agman on 12-07-12 at 05:52 PM
>Time for everyone's favourite game! This
>or that?? Even answer if
>some of them are NOT
>your tradition or relgious affiliation!
>
>
>1. Eggnog or hot rum? hot rum
>
>2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie? sugar cookies
>
>3. Turkey or Goose/Duck? turkey
>
>4. Fake tree or real tree living
>(cut or living)?
>
>5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents sob only one
>or one day only?
>
>6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional? neither
>
>
>7. Kugel or gifilte fish? yech
>
>8. Stockings or no stockings? stockings baby

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD? minimal this year
>
>
>10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life Wonderful Life!!!!!
or Christmas Vacation?

>
>11. Scrooge or Frosty? bah humbug
>
>12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride? how about a snow mobile?

>13. Christmas on the beach, or
>Christmas in the snow? you're talkin' to agman here....da beach!
>
>14. Latkes: potato or apple? potato
>
>15: Day after: "thank goodness it's depends on the year
>over" or "awwww, it's over"



"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Molaholic on 12-07-12 at 06:53 PM
1. Eggnog or hot rum? Both rank around 12 out of 10 in the yuk meter

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie?

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck? Only because my exposure to duck has been very limited and my exposure to goose non-existant

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)? Cats & trees don't mix

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only? Interesting family backstory here...

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional? My maternal grandmother was Jewish -- technically making me Jewish -- but she changed into something unique to her. I honor my heritage with a Menorah display.

7. Kugel or gifilte fish? Not that much honoring.

8. Stockings or no stockings? See #4

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD? Does none count as minimal?

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation?

11. Scrooge or Frosty?

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride?

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow? We get both here in SoCal

14. Latkes: potato or apple?

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ?

Let 'er rip... Don't say this with middle schoolers.

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by CTgirl on 12-07-12 at 07:08 PM
>Let 'er rip... Don't say
>this with middle schoolers.

Or around my 48 and 50 year old brothers either!

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by MKitty on 12-07-12 at 07:07 PM
LAST EDITED ON 12-07-12 AT 07:07 PM (EST)

I guess I also need to answer this!

1. Eggnog or hot rum?
I actually adore both, eggnog in coffee (to cut its richness) and hot rum...well, it's my all-time favourite drink!

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie?
Love me some gingerbread. Will make some next weekend.

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck?
I adore duck, so would vastly prefer that to a dried out turkey.

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)?
Real all the way! Cutting one down this weekend from the farm.

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only?
1 day...8 is too much pressure!

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional?
Love the funky modern ones...a rustic one...

7. Kugel or gifilte fish?
I adore kugel (a noodle pudding for those people not familiar)

8. Stockings or no stockings?
Christmas stocking may be one of my favourite Christmas traditions along with trimming the tree. As a child, loved my stocking but stopped getting one around 12 years old. Married into a very Christmassy family about 10 years ago and they even give stockings for adults, so I now get a stocking again! Woo-hoo!

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD?
I don't go crazy, but I do love twinkling lights outside.

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation?
I am going with my all time favourite "Christmas" movie, stepping outside of the box, to actually vote for the Christmas Story (for family viewing), with a strong adult-only, no-children-present second choice of Love Actually

11. Scrooge or Frosty?
Kind of love Scrooge...

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride?
My siggie shows me carolling, which I do love

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow?
For me...snow all the way baby...

14. Latkes: potato or apple?
Crispy potato latkes WITH apple sauce....mmmmm

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ?
As much as I love Christmas...I also love when it's over...


Crooning courtesy of Agman

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by kidflash212 on 12-07-12 at 08:06 PM
1) Egg Nog. Rum is the liquor that gives me bed spins.

2) Sugar Cookie.

3) Turkey. Never liked duck.

4) Fake. real trees are too messy.

5) Doesn't apply but I think I would prefer one night, eight days in a row might get tedious.

6) Traditional

7) Kugel. Definitely Kugel. Gefilte Fish, Egg Nog and sugar cookies would be a bad mix anyway.

8) Stockings.

9) Minimal. Keep it dignified.

10) It's A Wonderful Life. A true classic vs a schlocky sequel? no contest.

11) Scrooge. He gives better presents.

12) Horse Drawn Sleigh. It's fun to watch all the people on Queens Blvd jump out of the way.

13) Christmas in the snow. I despise warm/hot Christmases.

14) Potato. With sour cream.

15) Awww it's over. I'm an incurable romantic.

Let 'er rip...

Are you sure that's what you want?



Capn2patch put me in motion!

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Karchita on 12-08-12 at 04:22 PM
"bed spins"

*giggle*

Don't say that around middle schoolers, either.


"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Dakota on 12-08-12 at 01:59 PM

1. hot rum

2. sugar cookie

3. Turkey (I don't eat meat, but I'd choose turkey over water fowl)

4. Fake tree (real is better, fake is practical *sigh*)

5. Hannukah: one day only

6. Menorahs - traditional

7. Kugel (how can we eat Guppy's friends and relatives?)

8. Stockings

9. Outside lights: minimal

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life

11. Frosty

12. horse drawn sleighride

13. Christmas on the beach

14. Latkes: potato

15: Day after: "awwww, it's over"

Agman's Christmas Cheer 2011

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by Snidget on 12-08-12 at 02:53 PM
1. Eggnog or hot rum? Usually had it as a Hot Toddy, so I'll go with Hot Rum

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie? Gingerbread cookie. Remember the differently abled ones have no calories

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck? I usually cook Turkey, but a I always loved it when Mom made either Goose or Duck.

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)? Fake Tree. Dad was allergic to pine so got used to the fakes and not sure I wanna deal with the needles from the living. The fake ones shed badly enough.

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only? I'll take the 8 days, please

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional? Avant-garde

7. Kugel or gifilte fish? Kugel

8. Stockings or no stockings? Stockings on me, but I haven't hung a stocking since leaving parents house.

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD? Minimal. There is one of those blow up-palooza houses around the corner, they do it for both Christmas and Halloween.

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation? It's a Wonderful Life

11. Scrooge or Frosty? Frosty

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride? Sleigh Ride

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow? Snow.

14. Latkes: potato or apple? Potato

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ?
How many days until the stores are normal again?


Deck the Halls with Sigs of Tribe

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by WyoGuy44 on 12-08-12 at 04:44 PM
Just having ham this year with some mashed taters. Not putting up any lights. to the rest
of the questions...NO,NO.NO. lol
"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by thndrkttn on 12-08-12 at 07:13 PM
1. Eggnog or hot rum? Rum...with coke.

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie? Sugar

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck? Beef Tenderloin with Caulifower au Gratin and twice baked potatoes.

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)? Both!

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only? Not applicable

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional? Not applicable

7. Kugel or gifilte fish?Neither. Oy vay!

8. Stockings or no stockings?Yes to the stockings but we don't use them for gifts. Purely decorational.

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD? I like to think of it as tasteful.

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation? A Christmas Story!

11. Scrooge or Frosty? ScroogED

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride? Gah! Neither!

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow? Snow! *sigh* The one thing I don't like about NC? No snow at Christmastime. Messes up my sense of what time of year it is. Heck, it's going to be 72 and partly cloudy tomorrow. That's like what? Early September in NY? I'll be ready for Halloween sometime in January.

14. Latkes: potato or apple? Potato with sour cream!

1. Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ? Again, I'll be all excited for Christmas in late February.

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by kidflash212 on 12-10-12 at 07:54 PM
9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD? I like to think of it as tasteful.

Hmmmm, just checking - does this say tasteful to you?:

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by WyoGuy44 on 12-10-12 at 08:07 PM
So you were the one that stoled my s.u.v.? Darn kids
"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by kidflash212 on 12-10-12 at 08:13 PM
Couldn't get the reindeer to stand right on the top of my Volt.
"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by WyoGuy44 on 12-10-12 at 08:21 PM
lol kid. I took my reigndeer off the back of my s.u.v. for safe storage.
"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by syren on 12-10-12 at 11:29 PM
1. Eggnog or hot rum? Neither, blech

2. Gingerbread or sugar cookie? Sugar, because I am sweet!

3. Turkey or Goose/Duck? Turkey, but really Ham

4. Fake tree or real tree (cut or living)? Fake

5. Hannukah: 8 days of presents or one day only? 1. I have a teenager. I cannot afford more than 1

6. Menorahs - modern/avant-garde or traditional? Both

7. Kugel or gifilte fish? Huh?

8. Stockings or no stockings? Stockings, and I always am the one to do them, so I only get what I want

9. Outside lights: minimal or GRISWALD? Griswald

10. Movies: It's a Wonderful Life or Christmas Vacation? Both, for different reasons.

11. Scrooge or Frosty? Both

12. Carolling or horse drawn sleighride? Carolling

13. Christmas on the beach, or Christmas in the snow? Beach

14. Latkes: potato or apple? Potato

15: Day after: "thank goodness it's over" or "awwww, it's over" ? Both



Oh yea, hello!

"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by kidflash212 on 12-10-12 at 11:57 PM
Syren? Well, how have you been?
"RE: This or That? Festivus version"
Posted by syren on 12-11-12 at 09:10 AM
I am good Flash! How are you? Thought I'd pop in, see how the board was.



Happy Holidays!!!