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Arugula Latte

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31. Sicko!

Sat Nov 2, 2013, 05:34 PM

Nov 2013

I kid.

I TRY to not let all the ads and commercialism bother me, but it's tricky when you're already sick of Xmas images and the red and green color scheme by early November.

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I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!! [View all] titaniumsalute Nov 2013 OP

I love it too shenmue Nov 2013 #1

My favorite holiday just passed by... yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #2

Give me your address titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #6

lol! yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #11

Man that makes my mouth water titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #44

I intend to buy massives amount of yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #48

Please steal it and post it in Cooking and Baking. We won't tell... freshwest Nov 2013 #97

I used to spend hours decorating xmas cookies. CrispyQ Nov 2013 #108

Me too! n/t ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2013 #3

I love Christmas too fishwax Nov 2013 #4

Me, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #5

The WAR on Christmas is so fake! nt caledesi Nov 2013 #68

When I was a kid I loved it, but I've grown up B Calm Nov 2013 #7

I do too, but only after Thanksgiving. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #8

+1.0 GreatCaesarsGhost Nov 2013 #82

You've never even heard of Thanksgivoween? eridani Nov 2013 #101

I hate this!! WCLinolVir Nov 2013 #103

+ infinity Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #109

Me too! :) nt onlyadream Nov 2013 #9

Christmas sucks. MagnumUK Nov 2013 #10

thank couldn't have said it better myself! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #24

My Christmas isn't over commercialized anything titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #45

This. +1000 n/t Beartracks Nov 2013 #59

You got that right, titan! My christmas isn't about santa claus, baby jesus in a manger, japple Nov 2013 #70

I love your spirit Lifelong Protester Nov 2013 #110

I can handle a little bit of Christmas cheer here and there, but it can be hard to ignore when it liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #12

You can do it. Think about something else when you see those gross displays japple Nov 2013 #73

Hear hear! I LOVE Christmas too! lunamagica Nov 2013 #13

I forgive you. Iggo Nov 2013 #14

Had some eggnog last night... XRubicon Nov 2013 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #16

I love putting up little Christmas lights. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #17

that's using energy that could be used elsewhere gopiscrap Nov 2013 #25

They'll put a smile on my face. That's the best use of a very small bit of electricity. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #75

yes while parts of the world go with out electricity. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #76

They're not going to send power from upstate NY to the rest of the world. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #79

lights going up..as we speak Sheepshank Nov 2013 #29

I have a very small Christmas Village on top of my dove's cage. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalLoner Nov 2013 #18

ME TOO!!! johnp3907 Nov 2013 #19

And peppermint ice cream and sugar cookies cut into shapes. pnwmom Nov 2013 #20

Me too Pirate Smile Nov 2013 #21

it brings back wonderful childhood memories passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #22

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #27

Welcome to DU! classof56 Nov 2013 #43

Thank you Class of 56 passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #94

Thanks for sharing and welcome to DU! titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #46

Thank you for your warm welcome passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #95

I love Christmas too. It's a shame we have to go to war against it... Silent3 Nov 2013 #23

Nice!! titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #47

Let's be besties! It's such a great opportunity for love and laughter! nolabear Nov 2013 #26

I love the music part of it gopiscrap Nov 2013 #28

This atheist godless heathen loves Christmas, too. liberalmuse Nov 2013 #30

I love Christmas in all its forms, and buy all the gifts before Halloween. No last minute rush. freshwest Nov 2013 #98

O Tannenbaum~ sheshe2 Nov 2013 #117

Yay! Christmas at the White House and my favorite Nat King Cole song! Thanks! freshwest Nov 2013 #118

Sicko! Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #31

The commercialism titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #49

Especially poor retail workers who have to listen to Xmas music on a loop Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #54

Me too, but I hate stores opening on Thanksgiving. Faygo Kid Nov 2013 #32

Me either titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #51

#WarOnThanksgiving n/t Gore1FL Nov 2013 #33

I love the family part of it and the food malaise Nov 2013 #34

Same here! CFLDem Nov 2013 #84

I love it too! mecherosegarden Nov 2013 #35

Me too. efhmc Nov 2013 #36

You're a happy man and that's a good thing. BlueJazz Nov 2013 #37

Me too! ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #38

Tacos and enchilades ChazII Nov 2013 #39

I'm indifferent to it and most other holidays... penultimate Nov 2013 #40

K & R rollin74 Nov 2013 #41

I like Christmas, too, except Jamaal510 Nov 2013 #42

I moved from Ohio to South Florida four years ago titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #53

Not I. bunnies Nov 2013 #50

I love Everything about Christmas! Stellar Nov 2013 #52

Hugs. Thanks for sharing! titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #55

Awww...Thanks!!! Stellar Nov 2013 #92

Great Lakes beer is really good coldbeer Nov 2013 #56

My wife and I are both atheists, but we STILL love Christmas! eqfan592 Nov 2013 #57

many non believers do the same thing krakfiend Nov 2013 #60

Me too, and strangely even more in the lean years tavernier Nov 2013 #58

I love Christmas, too. 840high Nov 2013 #61

I've already started buying "arts and crafts" type items OKNancy Nov 2013 #62

Two months of... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #63

I don't go to stores...so I don't have to hear. N/T titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #64

they even get us... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #65

Ahh come one titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #66

It gets old.... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #67

Stand up, fight back. Take it back from the whining x-tians. japple Nov 2013 #74

Another godless heathen atheist here who loves Christmas. SheilaT Nov 2013 #69

Pass the butter please. Initech Nov 2013 #71

Agreed! Me too. Too many grinches on DU Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #72

We must all sit in our homes, reject anything that could be fun or traditional titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #77

Christmas is my favorite holiday! minivan2 Nov 2013 #80

I love it too meadowlark5 Nov 2013 #81

I love the HOLIDAY season. Everything you mentioned is SECULAR. Happy Holidays !:-) RBInMaine Nov 2013 #83

Hard for me to stay away from a church titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #88

Being a musician is wonderful. I play guitar. I just can't accept mythology as reality. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #104

It appears to me you're talking about Christmas, the day LiberalElite Nov 2013 #85

I don't think you should be ridiculed titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #90

You must live near by! Christmas Ale is now available! we can do it Nov 2013 #86

Unfortunately I now live in Florida titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #89

Not a hoppin frog fan - way too pricey, not that special. Will drive to Delaware for Dogfish, though we can do it Nov 2013 #93

Yes it is pricey...but I love it titaniumsalute Nov 2013 #114

I love it when the Grinch's heart grows 3 sizes eom yawnmaster Nov 2013 #87

I love Christmas! samsingh Nov 2013 #91

Light shows, animal sacrifice, pyrotechnics Festivito Nov 2013 #96

Never worked retail, I see jmowreader Nov 2013 #99

My best friend was a brew-master for Great Lakes... WCGreen Nov 2013 #100

Shame you missed it, but then again glad you don't need it! we can do it Nov 2013 #115

Me too! TBF Nov 2013 #102

An excuse to buy pretty baubles! WCLinolVir Nov 2013 #105

Yes. jwirr Nov 2013 #106

okay, I will rec this hfojvt Nov 2013 #107

Here ya go! nolabear Nov 2013 #111

Here is a hybrid for ya.... Rebellious Republican Nov 2013 #112

more than a name was changed hfojvt Nov 2013 #116

kick rollin74 Nov 2013 #113

It would be a easier to love (and by love I mean tolerate) if it lasted only 12 days Matariki Nov 2013 #119