Happy Holidays: Have You Been Naughty or Nice?

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Discussion Overview

The thread revolves around holiday greetings and personal reflections on the Christmas season, including experiences of celebration, family interactions, and individual sentiments. Participants share their holiday activities, feelings, and well-wishes, creating a warm, communal atmosphere.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share personal holiday experiences, such as quiet evenings with family and neighbors, and the joy of giving and receiving gifts.
  • Others express feelings of nostalgia and melancholy, reflecting on past Christmas memories and the importance of family gatherings.
  • A few participants mention health issues affecting their holiday experience, including food poisoning and hangovers, while others offer supportive advice for recovery.
  • Several members exchange greetings and well-wishes, emphasizing a sense of community and shared celebration during the holiday season.
  • Some participants quote or reference Bertrand Russell, adding a philosophical touch to the discussion about happiness and human relationships during the holidays.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the sentiment of wishing each other well during the holidays, but there are varying personal experiences and feelings expressed, particularly regarding health and holiday activities. No consensus is reached on the impact of these experiences.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions touch on personal health issues and their effects on holiday enjoyment, but these are not resolved and remain individual experiences.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in personal reflections on holiday experiences, community interactions, and the emotional aspects of celebrating Christmas may find this discussion engaging.

  • #31
Borek said:
Merry Christmas!

My Christmas are slowly starting to be merry. Food poisoning. I will spare you details, but I have spent night 23rd/24th discussing my latest meals with the toilet.


:frown: Oh noes! I hope you recover quickly...food poisoning is so, so horrible.
 
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  • #32
Astronuc said:
Merry Christmas, cristo. I'll post a reminder Dec 23, 2011. :biggrin: I hope the head feels better later today. Drink plenty of water, take some aspirin, and perhaps eat some breakfast - or lunch. I found scrambled eggs helped a bit after a night of drinking too much.

Thanks! I'm feeling better now; I drank lots of water and then ate a huge xmas feast that my mum prepared, which settled the stomach and head!
 
  • #33
a very merry christmas to you my friend. Hope santa's been good to you!
 
  • #34
Merry Christmas to all PF'ers!:smile:
Hope you have a great time...
 
  • #35
Thank you all. I am much better now. So far I just lost two days of feasting (Christmas Eve is an important holiday here). But we are still feasting tomorrow, and I feel ready :smile:
 
  • #36
Merry Christmas all. I am in Orlando, FL. where I brought the family to avoid the cold. Now there is a blizzard warning in NJ. Sweet. After all, it isn't enough to enjoy life. Others must suffer. Take that B Russell.
 
  • #37
Borek said:
Thank you all. I am much better now. So far I just lost two days of feasting (Christmas Eve is an important holiday here). But we are still feasting tomorrow, and I feel ready :smile:

You are the third person this week that I have heard has been channeling my old friend. The first was his own grandson.

He must really miss the corporeal world.

What was his name you ask? Why Ralph of course.
 
  • #38
Borek said:
Thank you all. I am much better now. So far I just lost two days of feasting (Christmas Eve is an important holiday here). But we are still feasting tomorrow, and I feel ready :smile:

Glad to heat that you're feeling better!:smile:
 
  • #39
Good feasting, Borek! My wife and I are heading into a day or two of gustatory excess. (Not so much quantitatively, but qualitatively) I need to marinade a pound of jumbo shrimp tomorrow, so I can grill them over charcoal the day after. Maybe make up a batch of jalapeno poppers, too...
 
  • #40
We didn't have any Yule Goats this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4_EdJ-XkUA
 

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