Why do the television stations flood us with horror movies during the ********* season?

Why do the television stations flood us with horror movies during the ********* season?
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Have you ever been chastised for using, or not using, a particular greeting during the ********* season?

Description : Have you ever been chastised for using, or not using, a particular greeting during the Christmas season?

Last Answer : No. It’s a made up crisis.

Do you go caroling during the ********* season, or know anybody who does?

Description : Do you go caroling during the Christmas season, or know anybody who does?

Last Answer : answer:We used to do caroling, but a few years ago, the organizer stopped organizing it. I don't know why. It was a kind of take back the night thing. Actually, the last time I did ... this unexplained anxiety and sense of doom. As you might imagine, that feeling was not conducive to holiday cheer.

Have you missed ********* songs on television or anywhere else this year?

Description : Have you missed Christmas songs on television or anywhere else this year?

Last Answer : Come to all the stores around me: I hear them all over. Can’t speak to t.v.; don’t watch it.

People who are not American: Does your country have a shopping day that is considered the kick-off to the ********* buying season?

Description : People who are not American: Does your country have a shopping day that is considered the kick-off to the Christmas buying season?

Last Answer : No, completely personal choice & really rather random.

I am drawing a creature to represent the spirit of *********. What attributes should it have to represent the season? (e.g the wings of a turkey ect)

Description : I am drawing a creature to represent the spirit of Christmas. What attributes should it have to represent the season? (e.g the wings of a turkey ect)

Last Answer : I see a lot of doves getting used. Peace on earth, goodwill to all, etc.

Will you make any of your ********* gifts this season and if so, what?

Description : Will you make any of your Christmas gifts this season and if so, what?

Last Answer : answer:I make cookies and candies to give to close friends each year. It’s easy for me since I love baking. Those are the only things I’ll be making to give as gifts (though I don’t really consider them to be gifts, just something nice to do).

What's something you have done for someone this ********* that embodies the spirit of the season?

Description : What's something you have done for someone this Christmas that embodies the spirit of the season?

Last Answer : Still finishing exams, its not christmas yet.

US jellies, do you use the term "Boxing Day" to refer to the day after *********?

Description : US jellies, do you use the term "Boxing Day" to refer to the day after Christmas?

Last Answer : I don’t. Probably Anglophiles do. :)

If a belligerent alien race were to visit us on ********* Day. What do you think their reaction would be ?

Description : If a belligerent alien race were to visit us on Christmas Day. What do you think their reaction would be ?

Last Answer : They’d probably try to blow everything up, a la “Independence Day.”

If you hang ********* lights on your house during the holidays, does it bother you if your neighbour chooses not to?

Description : If you hang Christmas lights on your house during the holidays, does it bother you if your neighbour chooses not to?

Last Answer : It doesen’t. Well, I don’t put up lights myself. Two people on my street have an impressive set of lights every year though. Looks like a Christmas village up in this bitch. Even if I did have lights, no one would notice as I’d be eclipsed by those two Xmas G’s.

How much CO2 might a healthy Douglas Fir ("*********") tree absorb during its lifetime?

Description : How much CO2 might a healthy Douglas Fir ("Christmas") tree absorb during its lifetime?

Last Answer : I do not know, but I will say thank you! That is how the “issue” of excess CO2 should be addressed.

Why do ********* tree lights go dead during storage every year?

Description : Why do Christmas tree lights go dead during storage every year?

Last Answer : Because they’re mad that you shoved them into that box so rudely; without a care for their happiness and well being?

Do you think the real Santa gets and/or should be paid royalty fees for all the movies about him and all the Salvation Army, bell ringing wanna-be’s?

Description : Do you think the real Santa gets and/or should be paid royalty fees for all the movies about him and all the Salvation Army, bell ringing wanna-be’s?

Last Answer : No. He should be in jail for product piracy and slavery. Just think about the millions of toys he makes cheap knockoffs off, all while employing elven slaves at no pay.

U.S. citizens: Does it scare you to watch movies in the theatre since the Batman shootings happened?

Description : U.S. citizens: Does it scare you to watch movies in the theatre since the Batman shootings happened?

Last Answer : I don’t let fear dictate my life. It doesn’t even cross my mind when I go to the theatre since it’s such an isolated incident.

Which of the following is used to estimate which areas will be inundated during a flood, based on river height information? (a) satellite and radar images (b) flood maps / floodplain hydraulic models (c) river gauging stations (d) all of the above.

Description : Which of the following is used to estimate which areas will be inundated during a flood, based on river height information? (a) satellite and radar images (b) flood maps / floodplain hydraulic models (c) river gauging stations (d) all of the above.

Last Answer : (b) flood maps / floodplain hydraulic models

Whom do you miss this season?

Description : Whom do you miss this season?

Last Answer : Santa Claus.

Tis the season to give. Do you?

Description : Tis the season to give. Do you?

Last Answer : This year I got the scheduling wrong so I missed a couple of chances in my community which really upset me, I love those things! so Katawagrey and I are trying to figure out what we can do ... know what restrictions there are, we may have to do some dancing to do something other than donating cash.

What is the best present you got this holiday season?

Description : What is the best present you got this holiday season?

Last Answer : Nintendo Wii

Do you know anyone grieving this holiday season?

Description : Do you know anyone grieving this holiday season?

Last Answer : Not necessarily grieving, per se, but we often know people who-for whatever reason-will be alone at the holidays (recently divorced, live to far away from home to get there, etc). We always invite the ... really do but stay home and feel alone. So we try to make sure no one feels that way.

Did people fire shots where you live on ********* Eve at midnight?

Description : Did people fire shots where you live on Christmas Eve at midnight?

Last Answer : No. There are laws here that you can’t fire guns within a certain distance from residences.

Are there any ********* songs that make you cry?

Description : Are there any Christmas songs that make you cry?

Last Answer : White Wine in the Sun

Did your ********* plans get screwed up at the last minute because of covid?

Description : Did your Christmas plans get screwed up at the last minute because of covid?

Last Answer : My girlfriend and her family were all going to Princeton NJ for a large family Christmas gathering. Tuesday her sister called and said that the town had been hit by omicron and no one was going ... Wednesday afternoon, he had a sore throat and congestion and had tested positive, so no visiting him.

Do you have ********* meal on the 24th or the 25th?

Description : Do you have Christmas meal on the 24th or the 25th?

Last Answer : We do our not very fancy traditional meal on Christmas Day.

What are some of your plans for *********?

Description : What are some of your plans for christmas?

Last Answer : I will not be with family again this year. Instead, my friends and I will have a BBQ in the park. It will be good fun.

DIY decoration ideas for *********?

Description : DIY decoration ideas for Christmas?

Last Answer : If you're in an area with wild holly, you can get some cuttings and put them in vases, or even make a wreath or garland of them. Very festive, surpsisingly long-lasting (three weeks or so without ... you don't have pets or children that might eat the toxic berries, as they do fall off eventually.

Will you be putting up a ********* tree?

Description : Will you be putting up a Christmas tree?

Last Answer : We had Christmas house lights up last year, figuring people will still drive by.

If ********* time is defined by when stores first start selling ********* related products, when does ********* start where you live?

Description : If Christmas time is defined by when stores first start selling Christmas related products, when does Christmas start where you live?

Last Answer : Mid July. :-(

*********: Do you open presents on ********* Eve or ********* Morning usually?

Description : Christmas: Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning usually?

Last Answer : Morning

Anything exciting today? On ********* Day 2018?

Description : Anything exciting today? On Christmas Day 2018?

Last Answer : Let me illustrate the day with a song

So, my Jelly pals, would you care to share your ********* plans?

Description : So, my Jelly pals, would you care to share your Christmas plans?

Last Answer : Scour the wasteland for scrap and canned dog food.

Which ********* present is the one thing you wait all year for?

Description : Which Christmas present is the one thing you wait all year for?

Last Answer : My grandmother used to make cookies just for me for Christmas. When she died (2001), my aunt found the handwritten recipe she used and gave it to me. I have since made the cookies every year and thought ... though I'm making them, I feel as though they are still presents from her in a strange way.

Has anyone started their ********* shopping?

Description : Has anyone started their Christmas shopping?

Last Answer : Aye aye, I eyeballed a pair of prescription sun glasses and bought them for 2020.

Does anyone else remember silver ********* trees?

Description : Does anyone else remember silver Christmas trees?

Last Answer : Grammy had one. I chewed her out for going commercial. I was like eight-ish.

Have you ever known an adult who expected, almost to the point of demanding, a gift for *********?

Description : Have you ever known an adult who expected, almost to the point of demanding, a gift for Christmas?

Last Answer : That’s crazy. Christmas is for kiddos anyway. Some people are just shameless and self centered…

Is it stressful when people tell you exactly what to get for a ********* present?

Description : Is it stressful when people tell you exactly what to get for a Christmas present?

Last Answer : Um, @Dutchess_III , it is pretty late in the game. You only have two more days. You could have looked on Amazon and had it delivered to your door, but it's probably too late now. There's ... kids since I don't have any and would have no idea what they would want. Get shopping @Dutchess_III !!

In the Dickens story, A ********* Carol, why does Jacob Marley have his head tied up as though he has a tooth ache?

Description : In the Dickens story, A Christmas Carol, why does Jacob Marley have his head tied up as though he has a tooth ache?

Last Answer : No toothache. He’s dead. His jaw is tied up because it’s gone slack, as a corpse’s does. But he has to untie it to speak. (We won’t demand too much logic or fidelity to real life when it comes to ghosts.)

Have you had a memorable ********* tree disaster?

Description : Have you had a memorable Christmas tree disaster?

Last Answer : About 40 years ago a friend and I rented a little house in the woods east of Seattle, in the foothills of the Cascades. Being very hippy and self-sufficient (so we believed) we went ... about it all, and replaced the broken window and battered doorframe quickly and without too much fuss.

Do you like *********, or dislike it? Why?

Description : Do you like Christmas, or dislike it? Why?

Last Answer : I like it. I celebrate it with joy in my heart. Geez, @josie, you;re making me teary and it is still November. The Christmas story, a tale of common people overcoming poverty and forced travel to bring a ... the point my kids check to see if I am weepy. That's what Christmas is about, @josie Brown .

How much, on average, do you spend on your kids and / or grandkids at *********?

Description : How much, on average, do you spend on your kids and / or grandkids at Christmas?

Last Answer : I SO badly want to get the old book Look Our For Pirates for my 6 year old grand daughter but damn! They want $24 bucks for it on Amazon! And that’s the cheapest!

Other than your spouse do you still ********* shop for the adults in your life?

Description : Other than your spouse do you still Christmas shop for the adults in your life?

Last Answer : I make consumables for everybody, but yes, for many fewer than I used to.

Is the "ugly ********* sweaters" phenomenon contributing to the squandering of energy and resources?

Description : Is the "ugly Christmas sweaters" phenomenon contributing to the squandering of energy and resources?

Last Answer : Probably no more than the Teen Formalwear industry. 2-3 skanky nylon dresses per year, per kid, for 4 years of high school (assuming they didn't start going to high school formals in seventh grade ... certainly double as a 2nd or 3rd layer when gallivanting in the snow during not-Christmas, as well.

Do those of you who live in areas where it snows think it’s odd or funny to see “fake” snow ********* decorations?

Description : Do those of you who live in areas where it snows think it’s odd or funny to see “fake” snow Christmas decorations?

Last Answer : When I lived in California, and then Nevada it felt out of place to me. Now that I have snow where I live, it just seems like extending the outdoors indoors. I laugh though, at those people who hang “icecicle” lights on their house, and they get frozen inside of enormous real ice spikes. Lol

What should I get for my 52 year old mom's ********* birthday?

Description : What should I get for my 52 year old mom's Christmas birthday?

Last Answer : How much do you want to spend?

It's July, has anyone started their ********* shopping?

Description : It's July, has anyone started their Christmas shopping?

Last Answer : Bah humbug. Over hyped, over commercialized, over priced. Now I’ll have nightmares of Christmas carols paying on the radio station before Labor Day.

[Fluff time] Do you believe you would have a better ********* as a stressed out wealthy person or a content pauper?

Description : [Fluff time] Do you believe you would have a better Christmas as a stressed out wealthy person or a content pauper?

Last Answer : answer:Well, I've never been rich but I have been poor in monetary terms. Never poor in spirit or joy. So I will bet on the poor. The one good thing about being poor is everyone who is in the ... as everyone I love is healthy and happy too. You learn to live in the moments that are big or small.

[Fluff time] Is a lousy ********* gift with a possible use would be as worse as a lousy one with no plausible use?

Description : [Fluff time] Is a lousy Christmas gift with a possible use would be as worse as a lousy one with no plausible use?

Last Answer : A kayak? Dude where the hell do you come up with these examples lol.

[Fluff time] What was the largest amount (as in numbers of bulbs) of ********* lights you ever hung or arranged in any of the places you ever called home?

Description : [Fluff time] What was the largest amount (as in numbers of bulbs) of Christmas lights you ever hung or arranged in any of the places you ever called home?

Last Answer : For me, personally, I think it’s 1000. Five 200 bulb strands. All inside.

What is on your ********* tree? (If you have one).

Description : What is on your Christmas tree? (If you have one).

Last Answer : I’m not putting up a tree, but…I just hung some cool blue lights. :-) When my daughter was growing up we often went on excursions to cut our own tree, and decorated together.

What would you get Trump for *********?

Description : What would you get Trump for Christmas?

Last Answer : A steaming pile of my sick-person shit.

What would you get Hillary for *********?

Description : What would you get Hillary for Christmas?

Last Answer : Last year as a gag my brother in law gave me a Trump bumper sticker that had his big orange head. I was going to wrap it in a box and give it back this year with a tag that said “dick in a box” I guess I could give that to her.