Tree's,tree's and more tree's

When does your family put up the ol' Christmas foliage?

2 weeks before hand, just because we'd forget to water it and it'd be dead before christmas if we got it earlier.

We are normally fairly late on, around about a week before christmas.
We try to have the whole family around when we put it up, and given
that I'm at uni and my dad works away from home, we can't really have a
set date or anything.

We're putting the tree up this Sunday (I say "we" but I leave it to
nieces etc, I'm only called for getting stuff out of the attic, lifting
heavy things, etc). I'm contemplating getting a little tree for my
office-cum-factory, and maybe decorating in there too. I don't like the
whole xmas decorations deal, but its something I'm compelled to do.
Anyone else decorate their workplace?

Whenever someone can be bothered, or my sisters start complaining to
the parents that it's not up. Like 2/3 days before Christmas?

Not the biggest fans of Christmas in our house, being godless left wingers, poor and whatnot :razz:

And Christmas is my mums birthday, so we tend to celebrate that more than anything :smile:

we slipped up this year.. traditionally its the day after turkey day, but we have not put it up yet this year :sad:

i will have to remedy this ASAP

BTW, mayhap someone can do a "real" vs. "artificial" tree poll.

we found a beautiful fiber optics tree.. up till then it was real all the way. i just adore a Douglas fir.

but no tree ever looked as good as this fiber optic does.

We cut down an ancient red wood tree and decorate with the dead bodies of Jews. Then we sing O' Christmas Tree while baking pies laced with cyanide for the homeless.

We put it up when we can be arsed it usualy goes up some time after my birthday so on the poll it would be between the 2-1 week before

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Spartan 34</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>We cut down an ancient red wood tree and decorate with the dead bodies of Jews. Then we sing O' Christmas Tree while baking pies laced with cyanide for the homeless.

</DIV></DIV>

this sudden out of the blue total break with the merry character of this topic made me laugh somehow

consider the source, its not so "out of the blue" :heee:

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Orpheus</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>consider the source, its not so "out of the blue" :heee: </DIV></DIV>
More like outa the purple.

Yes, well. Spartan is nothing if not cynical about the holidays. Me thinks he had a bad experience sometime in the past. Switches to a high pitched annoying voice Did Santi Claus molest you when you were a wee little tot?

Our family genernally puts it up right after ThanksGiving, but this time, we're running a little behind.... :O~~

2 weeks before Christmas. I want to have colored, flashing led's in it,
but my mother always wants the normal yellow ones. We argue about it
every year. Ahh... Christmas.

(double postage)

About 2 weeks before.

last minute and it stays up till february :S :biggrin:

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Tracer Bullet</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Yes, well. Spartan is nothing if not cynical about the holidays. Me thinks he had a bad experience sometime in the past. Switches to a high pitched annoying voice Did Santi Claus molest you when you were a wee little tot? </DIV></DIV>
Those burned down orphanages are in the past now.

I want to have christmas at spartans. We can blast Napalm Death at carol singers and eat reindeer. Oh, the joy Christmas! :biggrin:

... free free to horribly abuse apostrophes in your topic title, too :razz: Plurals do NOT use them!

...and 'kill' the 'damn' grammar nazis :razz:

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Mephs</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>...and 'kill' the 'damn' grammar nazis :razz:
</DIV></DIV>
Now now we don't call 14 year old AIM addicted half brained monkey retarded iliterate jock wannabee f**ktards, "nazis". That's just offensive.

methinks the young man has some issues......welcome to the human race mate....

doing it this weekend orph; you do the math...

merry christmas to all here at the pit, hope ya all live through it... :heee:

Doc Brasso.... :dodgy:

...and 'kill' the 'damn' grammar nazis :razz:

Would you prefer correct spelling and grammar or tttly aw3sm aol sp3k?

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Dr Brasso</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>methinks the young man has some issues......</DIV></DIV>
Nice one Ms. Cleo.

Spartan 34 said:
? quoting Dr Brasso
methinks the young man has some issues......
Nice one Ms. Cleo.

Oh man, she got the s**t sued out of her.

I'm usually getting the tree with my brother on the christmas day. Well in time :wink:

Ended up putting the tree up last night, and I remembered the real
reason I hate christmas; spending ages untangling the lights only to
find that half the sets don't work anyway.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Leperous</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>... free free to horribly abuse apostrophes in your topic title, too :razz: Plurals do NOT use them!</DIV></DIV>

hmm, a code issue?

i can avoid them in the future, i didn't know they posed a problem.
/my bad

No, Orph. "Tree's" means belonging to a tree, like "The tree's leaves fell off." "Trees" means many trees, as in "I saw some trees today."

Hey what if the trees in question all belong to each other?

Tree is sharing his tree, with tree's tree.

Tree's a croud doncha know

**Laugh patheticaly at own joke**

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Monqui</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>No, Orph. "Tree's" means belonging to a tree, like "The tree's leaves fell off." "Trees" means many trees, as in "I saw some trees today." </DIV></DIV>

oh, OK then.

i did spell check, it passed so i assumed it was correct.

truth be told, both look wrong as anything ending with EE or has EE in it :/ tree should be single or plural .
thanx monkee. :smile:

Ended up putting the tree up last night, and I remembered the real
reason I hate christmas; spending ages untangling the lights only to
find that half the sets don't work anyway.

I was surprised at how cheap new Christmas tree lights are these days,
compared to when I was a child. Save the hassle of untangling your old
ones, and give the middle finger to the environment similtaneously!

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting TwoKnives</DIV>
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compared to when I was a child. </DIV></DIV>

short term memory giving you trouble again Dave? jeez, it was only last year.
/runs

? quoting Orpheus
? quoting Monqui
No, Orph. "Tree's" means belonging to a tree, like "The tree's leaves fell off." "Trees" means many trees, as in "I saw some trees today."
oh, OK then.
i did spell check, it passed so i assumed it was correct.
truth be told, both look wrong as anything ending with EE or has EE in it :/ tree should be single or plural .
thanx monkee. :smile:

You do realize spell check is terrible right? It'll tell you that you spelt a word right, not necessarily the word you're looking for. Not to mention it's grammar suggestions aren't always (or hardly ever) correct.

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Crono</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>You do realize spellcheck is terrible right? Not to mention it's grammar suggestions aren't always (or hardly ever) correct. </DIV></DIV>

you do realize who you are talking to right?
spell check is smarter than i am, so you are only magnifying my stupidity.

Orpheus said:
? quoting Crono
You do realize spellcheck is terrible right? Not to mention it's grammar suggestions aren't always (or hardly ever) correct.
you do realize who you are talking to right?
spell check is smarter than i am, so you are only magnifying my stupidity.

Yes. I thought I'd help you start in the other direction ... and that's the thanks I get?

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Crono</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Yes. I thought I'd help you start in the other direction ... and that's the thanks I get? </DIV></DIV>

well, merry christmas bud.
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