Christmas lights and decorations (going overboard)...Whhhhhyyyyy??????? - Page 2

AKA2D '91 · #16 12-04-2003, 03:33 PM

The reindeer are about 8". The penguin is about 4-5 ft. .

HederaNaturale · #17 12-09-2003, 07:34 PM

All the tacky lights I ever need to see are in my neighboorhood...

The house across the street from us always has a light up Santa (on a sleigh with reindeer) on the roof, another Santa with reindeer here and there on the lawn, a nativity scene, angels, carolers, and various layers of lights in all kinds of different colors, some icicles, some chain, some regular.. some blink, some go in a line. These people are across the street, so the blinding light from this spectacle is always shining through our windows at night. About 3 years ago (every year, they add something new) they had the nerve to set the lights to music... how trifling is that? I swear, I can't get any sleep because it's SO bright and loud!

The house behind us caught on fire 2 years ago from the crazy amount of lights.

She had her dog house decorated, her clothesline, her tool shed, and her POWER LINES, as well as the house... she was doing too much. But don't you know she kept them up, and came back strong again last year?

Other neighboors have decorated...
above ground swimming pools, cars in the yard that no longer move, backyard fences (chain link ones, for dogs), random trees and bushes in the yard, with ornaments like Christmas trees, birdbaths, and fountains (but why do you have a full-out, light up fountain in the front yard of your 2-bedroom, 1-story house?)

is it just here that people wanna decorate EVERYTHING in the yard?

midwesterngirl · #18 12-09-2003, 08:10 PM

I think that Christmas brings out the Griswald gene in too many people.

There is a man up the street from me a few blocks that has enough red lighting on his fence to light the street.I think the city could shut off the street lights 3 blocks in either direction and it would still be well lit.I have a seven year old in my house and even she knows what is too much. I have a small ranch house and I have 1 single strand of multicolor lights that go the length of the side facing the street and you can see my Christmas tree in the window.Nothing tacky at my house.

Monique · #19 12-10-2003, 08:47 PM

Picture this..I was just in Wally World(Wal-mart)last nite and as I was in the toy aisle(sp?), i heard a code something and i saw booko cops running toward a crowd. All i heard was B*#@h i had it first, No u lying h%e i had it first. U saw me with it in my buggy..All of this was followed by hitting and more hitting. I'm talking about str8 up fighting.Two grown azz women..Do u wanna know why they were fighting?
One lady took a pack of icicles lights(the lights that hang down) out of the other lady buggy and their wasn't anymore in the store.

I was laughing so hard...is it really that serious?

Ideal08 · #20 12-10-2003, 09:09 PM

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
Outside on the side of the building (there isn't alot of room). They also have these reindeer on stakes.

Now, you know I'm trying to picture this, right? Outside the building where? Like near THEIR door or downstairs in front of the whole building???

And someone needs to tell me what a penguin has to do with Christmas? Cuz I feel like GeekyPenguin lucked up on this one.

ETA:

One thing I don't like is how people put ribbons on the front of their cars. I think that is so tacky. But not as much as WREATHS. Now THAT is the tackiest. To me.

AKA2D '91 · #21 12-10-2003, 09:20 PM

Well, I guess I'm going to have to take a pic of it. The thing is the man PUTS THE PENGUIN OUT EVERY EVENING. Then, (I guess) before he goes to bed, he brings it in. :O

THAT IS A LITTLE MUCH FOR ME.

GeekyPenguin · #22 12-10-2003, 09:23 PM

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
Well, I guess I'm going to have to take a pic of it. The thing is the man PUTS THE PENGUIN OUT EVERY EVENING. Then, (I guess) before he goes to bed, he brings it in. :O

THAT IS A LITTLE MUCH FOR ME.

HEHE! Our penguins were defective and wouldn't stay lit, so we took them back.

And I really don't know what the penguins have to do with Christmas, other than that they are wintery/snowy. I think a penguin creche scene would be highly entertaining, but I don't know how the parentals would feel about that.

HederaNaturale · #23 12-11-2003, 01:38 AM

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
And I really don't know what the penguins have to do with Christmas, other than that they are wintery/snowy. I think a penguin creche scene would be highly entertaining, but I don't know how the parentals would feel about that.

There's a family up the street from my aunt in Maryland that had a family of penguin carolers outside their house, but these were big light-up things (like 2-3 feet tall or so)
But these people also decorate for Halloween and Thanksgiving... so they're a special case.

GeekyPenguin · #24 12-11-2003, 02:00 AM

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Originally posted by HederaNaturale
There's a family up the street from my aunt in Maryland that had a family of penguin carolers outside their house, but these were big light-up things (like 2-3 feet tall or so)
But these people also decorate for Halloween and Thanksgiving... so they're a special case.

Oh man I would seriously pee.

Some of our neighbors have gone WAAAY over the top this year, and I think I'll be taking some pictures once finals are over.

mu_agd · #25 12-11-2003, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by Ideal08
ETA:

One thing I don't like is how people put ribbons on the front of their cars. I think that is so tacky. But not as much as WREATHS. Now THAT is the tackiest. To me.

i question those people's sanity every year!

(and i hope that i don't offend anyone on here that may actually do this!)

GeekyPenguin · #26 12-11-2003, 03:00 PM

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Originally posted by Ideal08
One thing I don't like is how people put ribbons on the front of their cars. I think that is so tacky. But not as much as WREATHS. Now THAT is the tackiest. To me.

You know my mind is GONE from finals because I just stared at this for like 20 minutes thinking "I think wreaths are pretty classy decorations" and then I realized you meant on cars.

I think they're only appropriate for large SUVs that are the size of my apartment anyway.

AKA2D '91 · #27 12-11-2003, 03:02 PM

What about the 18-wheelers?

GeekyPenguin · #28 12-11-2003, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
What about the 18-wheelers?

They are permitted a wreath on the front and perhaps a little tree on the roof of a cab - or they can wrap the whole trailer up like a package!

Honeykiss1974 · #29 12-12-2003, 01:04 PM

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Originally posted by Monique
Picture this..I was just in Wally World(Wal-mart)last nite and as I was in the toy aisle(sp?), i heard a code something and i saw booko cops running toward a crowd. All i heard was B*#@h i had it first, No u lying h%e i had it first. U saw me with it in my buggy..All of this was followed by hitting and more hitting. I'm talking about str8 up fighting.Two grown azz women..Do u wanna know why they were fighting?
One lady took a pack of icicles lights(the lights that hang down) out of the other lady buggy and their wasn't anymore in the store. I was laughing so hard...is it really that serious?

but still ROTFL...... ok, back to