what happened with the beer poll?

I mean the scary movie poll

xmas is a time for being grateful there are people in the world worse off than you, or something

Obviously Eric is spending the Xmas with scarey movies and beer.

read me like a cheap book

Although there is nothing like a freshly pressed pizzelle sitting next to my junk, I think I would rather eat it, than put it down my pants.

There is no selection for those of us who will be working rather than holidaying.

Plus no selection for those of us prancing around in red suits working the 'ho's.

The holiday season is the time to gather with loved ones, and to give our undivided and grateful attention to the multitude of ways in which we have been blessed by the Creators of good television. The Twilight Zone Marathon and turkey sandwiches all the way! I wish they would do an Outer Limits Marathon. Well, hope springs eternal. Ah, the hearth and home.

i'm planning on drinking too much scotch while watching the full 24 hour A Christmas Story marathon.

then a nice morning of squeeky cats-on-piano jazz accompanied by some nice eggnog with nutmeg.

Does one watch such a marathon with the unspoken hope that something will change in the movie on the second, third or tenth viewing? Like maybe the kid's tongue will come off when it gets stuck to the pole?

i never get tired of the bully gettin' beat up.

i think that's it.

plus, i'm pretty sure that the dad uses the word 'assplow' while putting the furnace in its place.

you can pick it up clearly in the digitally-enhanced remastered version on SADC-NYPD-PG&E-PDQ-DVD

And after Ralphie beats up on the red-headed needlenosed bully, he gets the Lifebuoy treatment for calling the kid a "pudsmear." And I'm pretty sure Dad calls one of the neighbor's dogs a "mangy fleabitten fucknuckle". I'm not sure.

if we have year-end blogcritics awards, 'fucknuckle' just might edge out 'assplow' for "Best Pottymouth Word"

"fucknuckle" totally rocks the rectum

That sounds more like something an assplow would do.

The best part of this is both "A Christmas Story" and "Black Christmas" were directed by Bob Clark. So which is scarier, a bb gun or dry cleaning bag?

I lucked out this year. My wife is having a huge spat with her mother, and they haven't spoken in two months. Therefore, I don't have to go eat my mother-in-law's turkey pucks at Thanksgiving. I have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take my family to Ouray, Colorado (dubbed "The Switzerland of America", a 40 minute drive from Telluride) for 6 days and five nights of peace and quiet, hot-springing, snowshoeing, 4-wheeling, family time, and all the stuff I've never ever been able to do with the people who live under my roof at the holidays.

Then my parents are coming for a nice, quiet Christmas holiday without the screaming hordes we're accustomed to.

It will be the best Nov-Dec in memory.

We are going to Universal Studios/Disney World over Thanksgiving. We went last year and had a great time! We'll have our Thanksgiving "feast" at Emerils. (Fantastic Food!!!!)

Christmas is always at home, we do our family Christmas parties before the actual day so that Christmas is reserved for just our house. We used to travel to each family's house but it was way to stressful with 3 kids, so we do a family party with each side and Christmas is ours. It is usually spent assembling presents and picking up the little bits of wrapping paper and tape off of everything.....