Bring back the joy in the Holidays

[Suzette]

Another thread "Do any adults actually enjoy the holidays?" got me thinking about how serious it is in my family. It's very serious, let me assure you. Nothing, besides death, is more serious!

So I want to find the fun! Get silly! Spark a laugh! Help me find the fun in whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year. Please posts silly holiday memes, jokes or cartoons to help shake us up a little.

(Jokes courtesy of Mens Heath magazine)

• How do you wash your hands over the holiday? With Santatizer.
• Why don’t you ever see Santa in a hospital? Because he has private elf care.
  
• Why is Santa afraid of getting stuck in a chimney? He has Claus-trophobia.
  
• Why does Santa have three gardens? So he can ho ho ho.
  
• What does Santa do when his elves misbehave? He gives them the sack.
  
• What do you call a kid who doesn’t believe in Santa? A rebel without a Claus.
  
• What nationality is Santa Claus? North Polish.
  
• How much did Santa pay for his sleigh? Nothing. It was on the house.
  
• How can you tell that Santa is real? You can always sense his presents.
  
• Why will Santa go down your chimney on Christmas Eve? Because it soots him.
  
• If Santa and Mrs. Claus had a baby, what would he be? A subordinate Claus.
• What does Santa spend his hard-earned salary on? Jingle bills.
• What brand of motorcycle does Santa ride? Holly Davidson.
• What goes “Oh Oh Oh”? Santa walking backwards.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I guess the best I remember of the holiday were the public decorations aimed at dazzling children like me. In the Detroit area there was the huge display put on by Ford, in the Ford Rotunda, until that burned down. There were some more adult delights, Greenfield Village, where Henry Ford collected historical structures, was always decorated and if it snowed there were sleigh rides from the town hall.

As a a teen, I fell out of enjoying it as much. Being poor I did not feel good about expecting any gift from parents struggling with money, then there came the grotesque cult of shopping bargains on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Then when I saw some peers receive cars for merely existing, I understood that Christmas was not for me.

Now I celebrate with a dinner with friends and that is satisfying. That is the best I could hope from a holiday stripped of its superstitious foundation.

 

[Tom]

Every year my wife, daughter and her partner insist on dressing up the four Chihuahuas. They all hate it except Penny, who's a Diva.

 

[Suzette]

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

There is a very strong difference between enjoying the holidays and enjoying time with the people who have been horrible to you all year.

Forgiveness is a powerful and painful thing, and this is the time of year to do it.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Every year my wife, daughter and her partner insist on dressing up the four Chihuahuas. They all hate it except Penny, who's a Diva.

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If looks can kill!

 

[Nitro]

I can't bring back something I never let go of

 

[Suzette]

I can't bring back something I never let go of

So, spread some of your inate joy around! Don't be shy

 

[Nitro]

For starters, I always wear my Santa hat when doing my impromptu get togethers.

Published January 2020:

The layout was based on the story "A Christmas Carol" set in modern times. Scrooge had a Rolls-Royce for his ride while the Cratchet family lived behind a bar and a service station next to a junkyard.

 

[Nitro]

This is from the early 1980s:

Turn up the volume to hear the music

 

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[Nitro]

While I don't have any legacy of my own, I can still serve in the role as a grandfather figure to the other treasures of my world:

Most of these have been timestamped.

 

[Nitro]

During the summer months, I'm the go-to guy for freezie pops and snap and pops.
I also provide the glow bracelets and necklaces, well, because I can
When the kids were younger, they all wanted to come to my house to "feed the fishies" and raid my snack stash.
Now they are all older and becoming busy with their lives, so I have to settle for holiday visits and birthdays.

 

[Suzette]

@Nitro , these are awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. I can feel the lightness in your heart!

 

[Nitro]

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My Father, the gentleman holding the baby, represents four generations of my family

 

[LadyS]

 

[LadyS]