Who here still has their tree and outside lights up?

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 14:41

Plenty of colorful lights still shining brightly at Bob’s and a half dozen or so other homes in the ‘hood.
I want to know which Swiller is the last to bring theirs down.

by **Rocinante** 2020-01-27, 14:48

Mine was down before new year. I don’t fuck around.

by **kingstonlake** 2020-01-27, 14:57

I hereby give an Swiller the right and legal permission to euthanize me if I ever reach the stage in my life where I muse about who has their tree or lights up in late January. Let alone put it down in writing. Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 2809484752

Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 2809484752

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-01-27, 14:57

I'm not poor white trash, so no.

by **Turtleneck** 2020-01-27, 15:04

I don’t put up a tree or lights so nothing to take down. All that stuff is pretty irrational.

by **Jake from State Farm** 2020-01-27, 15:12

Rocinante wrote:Mine was down before new year. I don’t fuck around.

My wife took all our stuff down Christmas Day. She fucks around less than you do.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 15:13

kingstonlake wrote:I hereby give an Swiller the right and legal permission to euthanize me if I ever reach the stage in my life where I muse about who has their tree or lights up in late January. Let alone put it down in writing.

Says the guys whose lights won’t be down until end of April. Nice deflection.
Although, let’s save some time and do it now. Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 2809484752

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 15:15

Jake from State Farm wrote:
Rocinante wrote:Mine was down before new year. I don’t fuck around.

My wife took all our stuff down Christmas Day. She fucks around less than you do.

There’s a couple of families here who are that hardcore, too, although one of them heads south for the rest of winter on 12/26, so it’s a practical move. The other family is probably just grumpy, like Turtleneck.

by **kingstonlake** 2020-01-27, 15:17

tGreenWay wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:I hereby give an Swiller the right and legal permission to euthanize me if I ever reach the stage in my life where I muse about who has their tree or lights up in late January. Let alone put it down in writing.

Says the guys whose lights won’t be down until end of April. Nice deflection.
Although, let’s save some time and do it now.

I’m not worried. Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 2599972566

Let us know if there are any violations of the neighborhood bylaws when you’re on sentry duty tonight. Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 1811933421

Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 1811933421

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 15:20

kingstonlake wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Says the guys whose lights won’t be down until end of April. Nice deflection.
Although, let’s save some time and do it now.

I’m not worried.

Let us know if there are any violations of the neighborhood bylaws when you’re on sentry duty tonight.

Can’t. Too busy looking down to make sure I don’t slip on ice and break a hip.

by **DWags** 2020-01-27, 15:31

Mine are still up. From 1995. Don’t be Scrooge’s.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 15:49

DWags wrote:Mine are still up. From 1995. Don’t be Scrooge’s.

Don’t be Scrooge’s what?

Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 1494614055

by **Turtleneck** 2020-01-27, 16:23

tGreenWay wrote:
DWags wrote:Mine are still up. From 1995. Don’t be Scrooge’s.

Don’t be Scrooge’s what?

You're not funny.

by Senior Dickfist 2020-01-27, 16:46

DWags wrote:Mine are still up. From 1995. Don’t be Scrooge’s.

I've never put up lights or a tree. I'm not sure if this is the same, but when I don't decorate for Halloween, my neighbor asks me if I'm a communist.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 16:57

Senior Dickfist wrote:
DWags wrote:Mine are still up. From 1995. Don’t be Scrooge’s.

I've never put up lights or a tree. I'm not sure if this is the same, but when I don't decorate for Halloween, my neighbor asks me if I'm a communist.

Tell them you’re ultra orthodox Christian and you don’t celebrate pagan rituals.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 16:59

Turtleneck wrote:I don’t put up a tree or lights so nothing to take down. All that stuff is pretty irrational.

Tough talk from someone who’s always first in line for a photo with the Easter bunny at Tonawanda Heights Mall.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2020-01-27, 17:27

My nativity scene is still up to honor Him.

If you have a problem with it, you can suck my motherfucking cock, goddammit.

Fuck you.

# Jesus #TheReasonForTheSeason

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 17:29

Robert J Sakimano wrote:My nativity scene is still up to honor Him.

If you have a problem with it, you can suck my motherfucking cock, goddammit.

Fuck you.

# Jesus #TheReasonForTheSeason

So, you’re the one on Ardson with the manger scene.

by MSU addict 2020-01-27, 19:26

Robert J Sakimano wrote:My nativity scene is still up to honor Him.

If you have a problem with it, you can suck my motherfucking cock, goddammit.

Fuck you.

# Jesus #TheReasonForTheSeason

There is a house in our neighborhood that puts up a large outdoor nativity scene (the human figures are about 3.5 feet tall) on a lot that is about an acre. The owner starts just after Thanksgiving by building a large stable with an empty manger and various plastic figures of animals. A few days later you notice Mary, Joseph and a donkey on the back of their lot traveling toward the stable. Every day they move them closer to the stable. This is not easy task because they are lighted so all that has to move as well. They arrive at the stable a couple of days before Christmas. The baby Jesus appears Christmas morning.

At the same time three Magi and camels move daily toward the stable from the East. Again fully lighted and they arrive a couple of days after Christmas.

I am not a religious person, but I do admire the guy's dedication.

FWIW, the scene was removed the first week of January.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-01-27, 19:29

MSU addict wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:My nativity scene is still up to honor Him.

If you have a problem with it, you can suck my motherfucking cock, goddammit.

Fuck you.

# Jesus #TheReasonForTheSeason

There is a house in our neighborhood that puts up a large outdoor nativity scene (the human figures are about 3.5 feet tall) on a lot that is about an acre. The owner starts just after Thanksgiving by building a large stable with an empty manger and various plastic figures of animals. A few days later you notice Mary, Joseph and a donkey on the back of their lot traveling toward the stable. Every day they move them closer to the stable. This is not easy task because they are lighted so all that has to move as well. They arrive at the stable a couple of days before Christmas. The baby Jesus appears Christmas morning.

At the same time three Magi and camels move daily toward the stable from the East. Again fully lighted and they arrive a couple of days after Christmas.

I am not a religious person, but I do admire the guy's dedication.

FWIW, the scene was removed the first week of January.

That's pretty awesome, actually. Do the figures move about the same distance each day or does it vary?

by **I.B. Fine** 2020-01-27, 19:34

Are you insulting my Presidents Day lights?

by MSU addict 2020-01-27, 19:37

Floyd Robertson wrote:
MSU addict wrote:There is a house in our neighborhood that puts up a large outdoor nativity scene (the human figures are about 3.5 feet tall) on a lot that is about an acre. The owner starts just after Thanksgiving by building a large stable with an empty manger and various plastic figures of animals. A few days later you notice Mary, Joseph and a donkey on the back of their lot traveling toward the stable. Every day they move them closer to the stable. This is not easy task because they are lighted so all that has to move as well. They arrive at the stable a couple of days before Christmas. The baby Jesus appears Christmas morning.

At the same time three Magi and camels move daily toward the stable from the East. Again fully lighted and they arrive a couple of days after Christmas.

I am not a religious person, but I do admire the guy's dedication.

FWIW, the scene was removed the first week of January.

That's pretty awesome, actually. Do the figures move about the same distance each day or does it vary?

Well I did not bust out a tape measure, but they seemed to move about the same distance daily. I am not sure if they moved on the sabbath or not.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-01-27, 19:40

MSU addict wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:

That's pretty awesome, actually. Do the figures move about the same distance each day or does it vary?
Well I did not bust out a tape measure, but they seemed to move about the same distance daily. I am not sure if they moved on the sabbath or not.

I think to maintain some level of authenticity he should move them random distances each day to make up for the terrain. Please pass along my suggestion.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 19:44

MSU addict wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:My nativity scene is still up to honor Him.

If you have a problem with it, you can suck my motherfucking cock, goddammit.

Fuck you.

# Jesus #TheReasonForTheSeason

There is a house in our neighborhood that puts up a large outdoor nativity scene (the human figures are about 3.5 feet tall) on a lot that is about an acre. The owner starts just after Thanksgiving by building a large stable with an empty manger and various plastic figures of animals. A few days later you notice Mary, Joseph and a donkey on the back of their lot traveling toward the stable. Every day they move them closer to the stable. This is not easy task because they are lighted so all that has to move as well. They arrive at the stable a couple of days before Christmas. The baby Jesus appears Christmas morning.

At the same time three Magi and camels move daily toward the stable from the East. Again fully lighted and they arrive a couple of days after Christmas.

I am not a religious person, but I do admire the guy's dedication.

FWIW, the scene was removed the first week of January.

Does he use real myrrh?

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 19:46

I.B. Fine wrote:Are you insulting my President Day lights?

Fixed for accuracy. Everybody knows you’re a Chester A. Arthur man.

by **I.B. Fine** 2020-01-27, 20:11

tGreenWay wrote:
I.B. Fine wrote:Are you insulting my President Day lights?

Fixed for accuracy. Everybody knows you’re a Chester A. Arthur man.

Hard to pick between Chester and Warren Harding...

by **DWags** 2020-01-27, 20:22

MSU addict wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:My nativity scene is still up to honor Him.

If you have a problem with it, you can suck my motherfucking cock, goddammit.

Fuck you.

# Jesus #TheReasonForTheSeason

There is a house in our neighborhood that puts up a large outdoor nativity scene (the human figures are about 3.5 feet tall) on a lot that is about an acre. The owner starts just after Thanksgiving by building a large stable with an empty manger and various plastic figures of animals. A few days later you notice Mary, Joseph and a donkey on the back of their lot traveling toward the stable. Every day they move them closer to the stable. This is not easy task because they are lighted so all that has to move as well. They arrive at the stable a couple of days before Christmas. The baby Jesus appears Christmas morning.

At the same time three Magi and camels move daily toward the stable from the East. Again fully lighted and they arrive a couple of days after Christmas.

I am not a religious person, but I do admire the guy's dedication.

FWIW, the scene was removed the first week of January.

I bet he voted for Trump. If he did, build a wall between Mary Joseph and the stable a couple days before Christmas. If he takes it down and keeps the figures moving, when the baby Jesus is born, get two cages. Put the baby Jesus in one and Mary and Joseph in the other. December 26. Throw some silver blankets in there with them.

by **GRR Spartan** 2020-01-27, 20:27

Came down the Jan 15-16.

I like to put up the tree on Army v Navy weekend and keep it up at least through NFL Wildcard weekend and like to keep things up throgh the FBS Championship game.

by AvgMSUJoe 2020-01-27, 20:29

Ours were down by nye. (She did it)

Wife learned not to have me do it, cause half make it to the trash.

by MSU addict 2020-01-27, 20:45

I have always resisted putting up any outside Christmas decorations. I have a five year old daughter who really wanted me to put some up. To help get her to buy-in on the concept of moving to a new house, I agreed that when we moved I would put up some outside Christmas lights and decorations - which I did.

I procrastinated about taking them down, because I thought she would be upset. As I was walking her to the bus stop the first day after Christmas break (January 2nd) she asked "Dad, it is no longer Christmas, why do people still have their Christmas lights up?"

They came down that day.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 20:59

I.B. Fine wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Fixed for accuracy. Everybody knows you’re a Chester A. Arthur man.

Hard to pick between Chester and Warren Harding...

Please, Travis has banned horny posting.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-01-27, 21:02

MSU addict wrote:I have always resisted putting up any outside Christmas decorations. I have a five year old daughter who really wanted me to put some up. To help get her to buy-in on the concept of moving to a new house, I agreed that when we moved I would put up some outside Christmas lights and decorations - which I did.

I procrastinated about taking them down, because I thought she would be upset. As I was walking her to the bus stop the first day after Christmas break (January 2nd) she asked "Dad, it is no longer Christmas, why do people still have their Christmas lights up?"

They came down that day.

Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 502811600

Awesome story.

by **I.B. Fine** 2020-01-27, 21:17

MSU addict wrote:I have always resisted putting up any outside Christmas decorations. I have a five year old daughter who really wanted me to put some up. To help get her to buy-in on the concept of moving to a new house, I agreed that when we moved I would put up some outside Christmas lights and decorations - which I did.

I procrastinated about taking them down, because I thought she would be upset. As I was walking her to the bus stop the first day after Christmas break (January 2nd) she asked "Dad, it is no longer Christmas, why do people still have their Christmas lights up?"

They came down that day.

We know who the boss is in your house. Who here still has their tree and outside lights up? 502811600

by **DWags** 2020-01-27, 21:37

MSU addict wrote:I have always resisted putting up any outside Christmas decorations. I have a five year old daughter who really wanted me to put some up. To help get her to buy-in on the concept of moving to a new house, I agreed that when we moved I would put up some outside Christmas lights and decorations - which I did.

I procrastinated about taking them down, because I thought she would be upset. As I was walking her to the bus stop the first day after Christmas break (January 2nd) she asked "Dad, it is no longer Christmas, why do people still have their Christmas lights up?"

They came down that day.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2020-01-27, 21:39

If you want to get down to what the date really should be, January 6th is the last day to leave your lights up. It is the Epiphany, it is the 12th day of Christmas that the song talks about, it is Three Kings Day. In the Eastern/Orthodox church, I believe they celebrate it as Jesus' baptism. Important things all around, but most of all it is the date that all of the Christian religions move on from the birth story into the life story.

by **Nordic** 2020-11-22, 17:23

Put the tree up today. First time ever before December. Felt like I needed some lights and energy in the house.

Late Sunday afternoon, Dolphins/Broncos are on, been snowing all... perfect vibe. Even put up some outside lights, which is rare. I mean, I totally half-assed it, but there are lights outside.