Holiday Grumping Thread

[111]

Post your least favorite thing about the holidays.

 

- Lines at stores

- Same songs on the radio over and over

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

[Whittledown]

Post your least favorite thing about the holidays.

 

- Lines at stores

- Same songs on the radio over and over

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

 

*walks into thread with a plate of cookies, immediately turns a 180 and walks out of the thread*

[Steel Wolf]

Working in the industry I do, where I book everyone else's holiday vacations, this entire time of year is just a reminder that I don't get holidays, I get key business days.

 

Love it.

[Aaron]

People making me feel obligated to buy them shit.

[111]

Post your least favorite thing about the holidays.

 

- Lines at stores

- Same songs on the radio over and over

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

 

*walks into thread with a plate of cookies, immediately turns a 180 and walks out of the thread*

 

*dumps cookies into the trash*

 

*crosses arms*

 

*pouts*

[Whittledown]

Post your least favorite thing about the holidays.

 

- Lines at stores

- Same songs on the radio over and over

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

 

*walks into thread with a plate of cookies, immediately turns a 180 and walks out of the thread*

 

*dumps cookies into the trash*

 

*crosses arms*

 

*pouts*

 

Well... there goes my smile...

[Verad]

There is a one-week period each year in which Christmas music is acceptable. Everything prior to the 18th is not that week.

[111]

Post your least favorite thing about the holidays.

 

- Lines at stores

- Same songs on the radio over and over

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

 

*walks into thread with a plate of cookies, immediately turns a 180 and walks out of the thread*

 

*dumps cookies into the trash*

 

*crosses arms*

 

*pouts*

 

Well... there goes my smile...

 

Good. Next you'll be joining me to tell small children that Santa isn't real.

[Kage]

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

EXCUSE YOU.

 

WHO ATE -MY- BIRTHDAY COOKIES?!

 

Edit: IT WASN'T ME.

[Unnamed Mercenary]

Oh please.

 

Anything but the Christmas music. 

 

Used to work in a place that'd play them just minutes after Thanksgivign ended until mid-January. Christmas music has become unbearable in extended durations.

 

edit: Saw Verad's post

 

There is a one-week period each year in which Christmas music is acceptable. Everything prior to the 18th is not that week.

 

SO MUCH THIS

[Kage]

I can't listen to a radio station during December because -every- -single- -track- MUST BE CHRISTMAS THEMED D:

[Whittledown]

Post your least favorite thing about the holidays.

 

- Lines at stores

- Same songs on the radio over and over

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

 

*walks into thread with a plate of cookies, immediately turns a 180 and walks out of the thread*

 

*dumps cookies into the trash*

 

*crosses arms*

 

*pouts*

 

Well... there goes my smile...

 

Good. Next you'll be joining me to tell small children that Santa isn't real.

 

Will we also tell the medium and large children?

[111]

- Everyone is trying to make me eat cookies

EXCUSE YOU.

 

WHO ATE -MY- BIRTHDAY COOKIES?!

 

I really like white chocolate macadamia cookies ok.

 

I hate those butter cookies that come in those big tins.

[Kage]

I really like white chocolate macadamia cookies ok.

 

I hate those butter cookies that come in those big tins.

I only got to eat 2 of them T_T

[Aysun]

Working on Christmas. :3  /healthcare professional

[Unnamed Mercenary]

Working on Christmas. :3  /healthcare professional

 

I'm sorry. :

 

May the day/night be uneventful.

 

 

...I am suddenly less upset about working on the Eve and day after.

[Askier]

Having the soothing voice of my Drill instructor singing Christmas songs as he beat us and made do push ups in a freezing cold sand pit. . .

 

Seriously that was how he said good bye to us before we went on holiday break today. ;_;

[Unnamed Mercenary]

Having the soothing voice of my Drill instructor singing Christmas songs as he beat us and made do push ups in a freezing cold sand pit. . .

 

Seriously that was how he said good bye to us before we went on holiday break today. ;_;

 

Time to get the bombs out?

 

also, Hi.  

[Guest Ragnar]

Bomb Kitty!

[111]

Having the soothing voice of my Drill instructor singing Christmas songs as he beat us and made do push ups in a freezing cold sand pit. . .

 

Seriously that was how he said good bye to us before we went on holiday break today. ;_;

 

Yo askier :3

 

Happy shitty military training holiday.

[Askier]

Having the soothing voice of my Drill instructor singing Christmas songs as he beat us and made do push ups in a freezing cold sand pit. . .

 

Seriously that was how he said good bye to us before we went on holiday break today. ;_;

 

Time to get the bombs out?

 

also, Hi.  

Lol only.for a couple weeks. Then I, and the bombs, get stored back away for more training, devoid of phones and music save for the sweet cries of our suffering. 

 

Also Ragnar, you are in for one crazy trip once you get yourself here. Its unlike anything else.

 

Edit: I like the name Natalie. Think I have a new tradition now. Lol

[Maril]

- Social expectations (It's the required norm to attend several xmas parties here before xmas, such as with your workplace, family, friends.. Last year I had 5 during december)

- Peer pressure to eat more than you can.  

- Pretending everything is fine (and usually failing) 

- People pretending to like your gifts (and usually failing) 

- People saying "Oh you don't have to get me anything" .. Like.. So I'm supposed to show up empty handed when you're getting me something. As if you wouldn't get disappointed. 

- People not saying what they want / being very unspecific, like "Oh, clothes" (especially if you don't know their tastes) 

- Routines get broken due to vacation days

- Fireworks way too early. You don't expect the boom. Makes me jump out of my chair every time. 

- Rain. 

- Re-broadcasting that christmas tv calendar show for kids from 199x for the 6th time, reruns so often you can't avoid it + media talking about how good it is by slightly rewording old articles. 

 

But oddly enough I don't mind the xmas music. 

... Xmas is not my absolute favorite time of year.

[Nebbs]

People at work just won't stop trying to squeeze things in before the break.. it's not like anyone will take any notice of them until we all get back!

 

People being otherwise engaged over the period.. I get some free time and they go and spend it enjoying themselves.. how selfish!

 

Being introverted is perfectly fine.. leave me alone for new year, why do I have to be subject to forced socialisation with people who care so much about each other they don't even say hello in the street?

 

[Attican]

Neighbors with audio-sync'd light shows playing Let it Go on loop. All day.

[D'ly]

The rudolph the red nosed reindeer song. Everytime it comes on, click! Off goes the radio.