Christmas Creep Backlash LOL

[taxguykarl]

Here's the article.

It was based on this cartoon.

[MoonCat]

I've got that pic saved in my computer. I love it.

They've started playing Christmas music on the radio here on NOV. FIRST.

[AmbrosiaWriter]

I get sad when they start playing x-mas music so early. I war born November 29th, so when everyone is already gearing up for Christmas before we've even gotten to Thanksgiving, I feel like I and the rest of the November babies have been forgotten by society. :/

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I've just been reminded to pick up Loaded Santa's Twitter stream again. Thanks.

[wolfie]

I get sad when they start playing x-mas music so early. I war born November 29th, so when everyone is already gearing up for Christmas before we've even gotten to Thanksgiving, I feel like I and the rest of the November babies have been forgotten by society. :/

Bad: Stores in the U.S. gearing up for Christmas before Thanksgiving
Worse: Stores in Canada doing the same thing
WTF were they thinking: Australian stores jump on the bandwagon

[dalesys]

...jump on the bandwagon

I see what you did there.

[DeltaSierra]

I went and read the article - which linked back to the original reddit thread and came across this gem in the comments:



I think we really need to establish Herbert's Law, "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Dune approaches 1."

[Flyndaran]

Bah. I've seen Christmas stuff pop up on store shelves before Halloween. If Santa can take out all of Hallow's Eve's ghosts and goblins, then some flightless birds never stood a chance.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I hope Nordstrom still holds to their "no holiday decorations until after Thanksgiving" rule.

Not that I can afford to shop there, but it's nice to know at least one major department store sticks to one holiday at a time.

[AmbrosiaWriter]

Bah. I've seen Christmas stuff pop up on store shelves before Halloween. If Santa can take out all of Hallow's Eve's ghosts and goblins, then some flightless birds never stood a chance.

Actually wild turkeys can fly. They fly up into the branches of trees to sleep at night so that predators can't take them out on the ground.

It's only domestic turkeys that cannot fly, and you can probably guess why.

[wolfie]

I see what you did there.

For once, the pun was unintentional - I only noticed it when I saw your comment.

[Ironclad Alibi]

... then some flightless birds never stood a chance.

Actually wild turkeys can fly. They fly up into the branches of trees to sleep at night so that predators can't take them out on the ground.

It's only domestic turkeys that cannot fly, and you can probably guess why.

It has to be posted:

WKRP "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

[Flyndaran]

Actually wild turkeys can fly. They fly up into the branches of trees to sleep at night so that predators can't take them out on the ground.

It's only domestic turkeys that cannot fly, and you can probably guess why.

Same with wild chickens. Even road runners can fly. They just prefer not to.

[wolfie]

Actually wild turkeys can fly. They fly up into the branches of trees to sleep at night so that predators can't take them out on the ground.

It's only domestic turkeys that cannot fly, and you can probably guess why.

Since someone posted the obligatory WKRP reference, I'll say that it's for the same reason Jennifer (Loni Anderson's character) can't fly.

Even road runners can fly.

Actually, it's not Road Runners that can fly, but their "corporate twins", namely Chargers. Didn't you learn anything from watching The Dukes of Hazzard?