2019 Christmas Thread

[Catharsis]

So I got this strange Christmas card in the mail today. I have no idea who it's from, it was addressed to "Miss Mary B," and it has weird drawings all over it and some talk about Clancy sitting at a desk. There's no return address.

There's a picture of a family (everyone has their eyes closed), and I don't have a clue who these people are. They didn't write their names anywhere. This is the note on the back of their card:

I ... have no idea ???

It looks like something written by a Markov chain text generator, a la this.

Don't know of anywhere that does predictive text generated Christmas cards though.

 

[MaryKB]

Well I confirmed this is fake, I found the picture of the family online. Since I know it's already an internet thing, I feel it's okay for me to share the picture here. I saw this was processed through a postal center in Pontiac MI, so I'm guessing that means someone on the east side of this state sent it to me, but I still don't know who. Mr KB suggests I not tell anyone I know, and see who "fishes" for news of a prank Christmas card.

 

[CKS]

There was a science fiction story about a guy who recognizes that the further you send something by regular mail the faster it gets there (this was weirdly true back in the prehistoric days when snail mail was the norm). So he addresses a card to "galactic center mega store" and writes "please send me your current catalog" on it. The next day there's a catalog in his mailbox.

I'd be interested in making a small wager on whether @Valka D'Ur recognizes that plot and can tell me who wrote it, or the title. Otherwise I suspect it is lost to the ages.

I remember the story, but not the author or title. I'm pretty sure it was in a collection called something like 100 great science fiction short stories, which is currently on the shelf in my parents house, 1000 miles away, and which, coincidentally, I got for Christmas about 40 years ago.

 

[Takhisis]

Please, can we get back to our civil conversation about collecting front teeth from people in celebration of Jesus' birthday?

Totally on point, everybody should read ‘Hogfather’ by Terry Pratchett.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Please, can we get back to our civil conversation about collecting front teeth from people in celebration of Jesus' birthday?

You mean the joke that apparently went over your head, which has been pointed out to you as a joke, that you quoted over a month later in a clear effort to start a "fight" from the safety of your keyboard? What about it?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

 

[Birdjaguar]

Well I confirmed this is fake, I found the picture of the family online. Since I know it's already an internet thing, I feel it's okay for me to share the picture here. I saw this was processed through a postal center in Pontiac MI, so I'm guessing that means someone on the east side of this state sent it to me, but I still don't know who. Mr KB suggests I not tell anyone I know, and see who "fishes" for news of a prank Christmas card.

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Does your company have an office or workers out that way? I'm guess it's a work associate. Listen to Mr. KB.

 

[AdamCrock]

What Christmas is really about ! must watch !

 

[rah]

Well, Thanksgiving is done so I guess it's time to make it official and change the avatar.

 

[Kyriakos]

We need the Christmas smileys.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Albuquerque Christmas tradition; Tumbleweed Snowman

 

[Snerk]

'tis the spirit of the season and all that.
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[Timsup2nothin]

Well, Thanksgiving is done so I guess it's time to make it official and change the avatar.

If the Christmas ferret emerges from its hole and sees its own shadow, does that mean an extra week of December?

 

[rah]

It means gifts for everyone.
Some might not consider them gifts though.

 

[civvver]

Time to mix up some vodka, bailys and hot chocolate.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

While putting up the Christmas tree the cat tried to climb it and it went over and broke apart and not even duct tape could put it together. But found a nicer one that was on sale.

(Plastic ones, sadly. The landlords won't allow real ones because they're a fire hazard.)

Thankfully the cat hasn't tried to climb the new one.

 

[Snerk]

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Anyone got pictures of their tree?

 

[Takhisis]

But it's not Christmas yet?

(besides the fact that why should i submit to paganism when I'm not getting any presents - seriously, charcoal is a wonderful 100% natural medicinal product and I don't get even that)

 

[Birdjaguar]

Anyone got pictures of their tree?

We stopped having trees when the kids moved out.