The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MOXOMUMD]

I am watching ABC in EST. You?

Rudolph is on CBS. 50th anniversary of it.

 

[MinnieM123]

ABC has Santa on, and CBS has Rudolph on.

I'm watching Rudolph. More drama.

 

[JenniferS]

ABC has Santa on, and CBS has Rudolph on.

I'm sticking with Santa Claus.
Rudolph gets all weird when I try to sit on his lap.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I'm watching Rudolph. More drama.

I'm watching both. I have the Rankin-Bass complete Christmas box set so I'll probably watch them again tomorrow.

Spoiler

and the next day....and the next day....

 

[MinnieM123]

I'm watching both. I have the Rankin-Bass complete Christmas box set so I'll probably watch them again tomorrow.

Spoiler

and the next day....and the next day....

I also got a set of these movies last year for a Christmas present.

 

[JenniferS]

Despite not needing to shop, and not really having the $$ to waste, Hubby insists we go on our annual Christmas shopping/getaway to Buffalo this weekend.

It's kind of our thing. Two nights away at a nice hotel, a fancy dinner at a lovely restaurant, a little shopping, a matinee movie or two ... and no kids.
Obviously, I said:

 

[Clamman73]

I'm watching both. I have the Rankin-Bass complete Christmas box set so I'll probably watch them again tomorrow.

Spoiler

and the next day....and the next day....

My favorite is the Snow/Heat miser songs.

 

[MinnieM123]

My favorite is the Snow/Heat miser songs.

In Rudolph, I always liked the "island of Misfit Toys" song; I can relate . . .

 

[JenniferS]

I just checked the listings for Regal Cinemas at the Walden Galleria (our usual theatre) and there is NOTHING I want to see.
At the theatre on Transit Rd. however, they are playing one of Hubby's all time favourite movies:


And ... what I want to see on Monday:


Care to guess?

 

[Clamman73]

The one thing Santa coming to Town has going for it is that it still has the original dust on the film look to it vs Rudolph which is a cleaned up version.

 

[donaldtoo]

Yum! What are we celebrating today?

The 5 co-workers b-days that are in December.
They used to celebrate them individually, but, we've grown a bit.
That's 4 less days of b-day treats this month...
Oh, the HUMANITY!!!

 

[MinnieM123]

The 5 co-workers b-days that are in December.
They used to celebrate them individually, but, we've grown a bit.
That's 4 less days of b-day treats this month...
Oh, the HUMANITY!!!

My heart goes out to you.

 

[donaldtoo]

Can the company you work for give you a little more money, and put a nice colorful picture above the bed (perhaps a nice scenic with some color),...

Do any of these look like they might work...?

 

[donaldtoo]

Yes, that is the place. Have a funny story to share with you about that. Went to a parochial school up to the 8th grade. At the end of the 8th grade school year, the nuns would arrange for a pizza party celebration for the 8th graders. Everyone looked forward to it, as we never really got to do anything fun like that (we had to always bring lunch from home, and all we ever bought at school was milk). So there I was, finally made it to the 8th grade, and was looking forward to a pizza party.

Enter a new Mother Superior the year I was in 8th grade. She heard about the pizza party tradition and put an end to it, saying that there were far better ways to commemorate our 8 years in that school. She said we'd be the first class to have a religious retreat at the LaSalette Shrine, instead of pizza. All the kids were disappointed. Off we went into buses down to the shrine for a whole day of prayer and reflection--and no pizza . . .

The grounds were pretty and all, but I don't think my classmates noticed or cared!

"Nuns on Mr. Toads Wild Ride. Do they know they're going to hell...?"

 

[JenniferS]

The one thing Santa coming to Town has going for it is that it still has the original dust on the film look to it vs Rudolph which is a cleaned up version.

Except for watching Survivor once a week, I pretty much never wear my glasses to watch t.v.; ergo, everything is a little blurry and "dusty" to me.

 

[donaldtoo]

Watching Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, featuring the voice talents of Paul Frees.
I knew I knew the name, so I Googled him. Yowza, that was one talented guy.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Frees

FWIW, the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials are the voices of my childhood. Decades later, they hold up as well, if not better, than any other Christmas animation.

I'll second, on both counts...!

 

[JenniferS]

"Nuns on Mr. Toads Wild Ride. Do they know they're going to hell...?"

Did I ever tell you that Hubby worked at a convent for 18 years?
In fact, we got married in the chapel at the Motherhouse.

God bless those little ladies, Hubby hasn't worked there since 2007, and yet large contingents of them came from out of town to pay their respects when each of my parents died. A couple of them fondly recalled my dad's shenanigans at the ceremony.

Spoiler

He very obviously slipped Hubby a $10 bill as he handed me over.
I told you my dad was a character.

 

[donaldtoo]

Wait a second...how can they put both Santa comes to Town and Rudolph on at the same time???

Sacrilege!!!!!

 

[JenniferS]

Do any of these look like they might work...?

The PTB at work do not appreciate my affection for Disney.
They have also been known to mock my Titanic obsession.
And ... they don't really care for the Mr. Potato figure on my desk, that I won't let anyone play with.

 

[donaldtoo]

Did I ever tell you that Hubby worked at a convent for 18 years?
In fact, we got married in the chapel at the Motherhouse.

God bless those little ladies, Hubby hasn't worked there since 2007, and yet large contingents of them came from out of town to pay their respects when each of my parents died. A couple of them fondly recalled my dad's shenanigans at the ceremony.

Spoiler

He very obviously slipped Hubby a $10 bill as he handed me over.
I told you my dad was a character.

Yes you have, and I think it's kinda' cool.

And, your pop was definitely a hoot!!!