P.S. I find tinsel distracting.
Happy Festivus (For the Rest of Us!)
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Happy Festivus (For the Rest of Us!)
Peace and love
P.S. I find tinsel distracting.
P.S. I find tinsel distracting.
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Re: Happy Festivus (For the Rest of Us!)
"I'm on paid sabbatical from BYU in exchange for my promise to use this time to finish two books."
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Re: Happy Festivus (For the Rest of Us!)
bill4long wrote
Tinsel is a German thing. They'll even stop a war for a few hours to hang their tinsel, sing some songs, rest, drink, and then get back to business. On the eve of December 25, 1776, General Washington wasn't guided by the stars—since it was raining—but by the glimmer of tinsel in the hands of the Hessians on the far shore. And don't get me started on the Nazis and their tinsel...Peace and love
P.S. I find tinsel distracting.
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Re: Happy Festivus (For the Rest of Us!)
I think that supports my feelings about tinsel. Even though my mother (RIP mommy) was a German import.yellowstone123 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 21, 2025 7:49 pmbill4long wroteTinsel is a German thing. They'll even stop a war for a few hours to hang their tinsel, sing some songs, rest, drink, and then get back to business. On the eve of December 25, 1776, General Washington wasn't guided by the stars—since it was raining—but by the glimmer of tinsel in the hands of the Hessians on the far shore. And don't get me started on the Nazis and their tinsel...Peace and love
P.S. I find tinsel distracting.
Tinsel is evil, and everyone knows it. Regardless of the reason.
Tinsel is not the reason for the season.
Frank Costanza was right.
A pretty good band for the season:
https://youtu.be/IIu3peq4c7M?si=hHwJZsbz0kQiLHxR&t=6560
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Re: Happy Festivus (For the Rest of Us!)
According to Wikipedia, tinsel was invented in Nuremberg in 1610, so I guess it is German in origin. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it here in Germany in the past 20 years, though.
Maybe it’s actually common and it just hasn’t registered, but my impression is that it’s much more typical in North America.
Maybe it’s actually common and it just hasn’t registered, but my impression is that it’s much more typical in North America.
I was a teenager before it was cool.
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Re: Happy Festivus (For the Rest of Us!)
I've heard about that Christmas at Temple Square—where the LDS Church puts on its impressive display featuring those beautiful bright holiday lights—it's pretty cool. In addition, it adds their shiny, happy missionaries, and then it's back to business as they ring in the new year
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