Here's a great little tool to help you decide what to get them....

h/t the Commissar

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Prompted by an assholish conversation we were forced to listen to at the next table during breakfast this morning, and a post over at Smash's place, my DH presents his long awaited rant on Mama Moonbat and the prostitution of her son's death.

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You Are a Bright Christmas Tree

For you, the holidays are all about fun and seasonal favorites. You are into all things Christmas, even if they're a little tacky.

Your Elf Name Is...

Giggles Fluffernutter

Your Christmas Song Is

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light From now on, Our troubles will be out of sight From baking cookies to giving gifts to everyone... You enjoy brightening up the season for those you know

You Are a Fruitcake!

You taste like nothing else in this world. And get ready, you're about to get tossed!

All lifted from Jay and Deb

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Welcome to the 70th edition of the Carnival of the Recipes. Lots of wonderful holiday recipes for us all to share!

First up, a serving of history and some delicious hot beverages:
Wassail history and recipes from George Stratton of In the Interest of Me

Yummy treats for a Holiday Brunch or Christmas Morning:
Orange Slices in Wine and Lime from Punctilious of Blog O'Ram
Easy Monkey Bread from Deputy Headmistress of The Common Room
Cinnamon Apple Pockets from ALa of Blonde Sagacity

Warm and delicious soups and stews, perfect for cold winter nights:
Southwest Chowder from Joan of Oasis of Sanity
Hot and Sour Soup from Kevin of Technogypsy
Unexpected Beef Stew from Judith of Kesher Talk

Sides and Main Dishes for all those Holiday Feasts:
Baked Garlic Jalapeno Cheese Grits from Trouble in Shangri La of Dubious Wonder
Holiday Green Beans from Marsha of A Weight Lifted
Crater Gravy from triticale
Pepper Steak from Peaches of The Peach Pit

Holiday Sweets and Treats:
Swedish Butter Crescent Cookies from Aeryk of Geek Can Cook
Greek Wedding Cookies from Taleena of Sun Comprehending Glass
Afghan Biscuits, a family tradition from Keewee of Keewee's Corner
Pnina Shichor's Sufganiyot from Amanda of CustomerServant
Chocolate Mice from Shawn of Everything and Nothing

And my personal favorite, a perfect fit for Christmas parties, my own Birthday Red Velvet Cake

Ith has a wonderful collection of all sorts of holiday recipes. Just click over and keep scrolling down!
And finally for some holiday laughs try one of these:
Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies from Elisson of Blog d'Ellison or
Rita's Christmas cake from Riannan of In the Headlights, and be sure to scroll down for the "real" recipe.

That's the lot. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Solstice, and Happy Holidays to each and every one of you!

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How evil are you?

from the ever-so-angelic Margi

**Bonus Points for anyone who gets the title reference**

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1 I was good. Aw Chucks.

Posted by: thirdee at December 16, 2005 07:03 PM (9Jssb)

2 Heh. I was angelic. :O)

Posted by: Karen at December 16, 2005 09:36 PM (KXjfA)

3 i was flat out evil, don't know how that happened...

Posted by: KG at December 16, 2005 11:56 PM (eRMCR)

4 Hi! De-lurking for Friday. 'Cuz it's still Friday, right...? Gah. I have decided that today I am mostly evil....but that's only because I am crossing people off my Christmas list left and right due to lack of time. Bad me. Less bad, clearly, you

Posted by: Elizabeth at December 17, 2005 08:11 AM (Tk+uM)

5 Steel Magnolias. Weezah says it to Clairie. Didn't take the quiz yet.

Posted by: Courtney at December 18, 2005 09:03 AM (a2WRP)

6 Yep. Exactly. One of the best movies ever.

Posted by: caltechgirl at December 18, 2005 02:12 PM (uI/79)

7 Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion. I agree. I love that movie. xoxo

Posted by: Margi at December 19, 2005 09:14 AM (nwEQH)

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I don't care if Steve-O won't say it, I will. Heh.

It's time to face facts: The launch of Pajamas Media was a complete COCK UP.

When you launch something with that much fanfare, you better be damn sure all your ducks are in a row, your party line is clear to all the mouthpieces, and all your ad code is working and distributed.

Not to mention a copyright check on your proposed name.....

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You scored as Gryffindor. You have been sorted into Gryffindor! You're brave, loyal, and perhaps a little short tempered- if someone says or does something you don't like, you'll make sure they know- and everyone else too- regardless of the consequences. Gryffindor 80% Ravenclaw 70% Hufflepuff 60% Slytherin 45% The Hogwarts Sorting Hat! created with QuizFarm.com

WooHoo! Griffyndor!

From a Ravenclaw

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Christmas Naughty or Nice List I am on the The Nice List After checking the North Pole database I had : 1,659 nice entries 439 naughty entries Check your name on the Christmas Naughty or Nice List at JokesUnlimited.com

At least with my real name.... Since that's the one Santa has on his list....

h/t another nice kid

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I just saw the Terrence and Philip MovieBarenaked Ladies! Who wants to touch me? I said who wants to f*ckin' touch me???? < /cartman>

The show was a blast, mostly because it was at the Santa Monica Civic, which seats about 2,000 people, so it had almost a small room feel and there was no issue with parking or lines.....

Last night's opening act was the LeeVees, and they were fantastic. A Jewish band that writes and sings Hanukkah songs! Consider this a recommendation to any of you who are Jewish or want an album full of songs about Latkes and Hanukkah. They were funny as well as reasonably good musicians and songwriters.

BNL came on around 8:30 and played a 90 minute set. The first part included a kids choir from Orange, CA, and most of their parents were in the audience. The kids have been traveling with them for about a month and I think this was their last show, so there was much hamming and showing off from the kids.

Lots of BNL favorites and most of their holiday album, too. As usual, they were INSANE. From Ed and Steven being goofy to Tyler's "get off your lazy drummer ass" version of Feliz Navidad, it was a really fun show.

In a few days, I'll be downloading the concert from here.

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1 Touch you? Sure. I can't believe you made it. So cool. F*&K you? Nope, besides I don't have the equipment anyways. ;-)

Posted by: vw bug at December 14, 2005 02:52 PM (SCN6v)

2 Cool! LOL at VW... ;-)

Posted by: Marie at December 15, 2005 08:39 AM (JfXX4)

3 Glad you had fun and all that, but...jealous. /sniffle

Posted by: princess jami at December 16, 2005 10:31 AM (0gPLe)

4 Oh! I feel much better knowing I can download them. Yippee!!! :-D

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I received this email today from CPT. Chuck Ziegenfuss, who as many of you know was wounded in OIF and was the inspiration for Project Valour-IT. If you know someone who qualifies, PLEASE pass this info on to them!

Hi there. My name is Captain Chuck Ziegenfuss, and for those of you who
don't know me, I was wounded during OIF. And, for the last six months have
struggled to regain my health. During that time, I helped to found Project
Valour -- IT... I was the test bed/guinea pig. You can read more about me
and a long strange trip it's been from Iraq to my living room at
http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/ .

But that's not why I'm writing you today. I am begging you to please post
about an organization called Salute America's Heroes. They are donating
$500 to every wounded Soldier, Sailor, Airmen or Marine who registers with
them in the next few days. I don't know when the end date is on this, but
they did extend it beyond the date listed on their web site. This has been
approved by and coordinated through the Department of Defense office of
General Counsel Standards of Conduct office.

I'm simply trying to get the word out about this project. Please help me
by writing something about it in your blog, and telling any wounded veterans
that you know about this. If you prefer, you can simply link to my post on
it:
http://tcoverride.blogspot.com/2005/12/flash-traffic-immediate-attention.html

You can check out the organization at:

http://www.saluteheroes.org/redesign/

And our veterans can register for the $500 award at

http://www.saluteheroes.org/redesign/contents/registry/gift_cards.shtml

I was called this morning by a representative from the Veterans
Administration, who pointed me to this site so I myself could register. I
felt that I would be doing a disservice to my fellow wounded veterans if I
did not do everything that I could to spread the word about this program.

Thank you very much for your time,

Chuck

Go over to Chuchk's blog and check it out for yourself!

Update from Chuck: Supposedly the VA is contacting all the servicepeople who qualify. HOWEVER, given the fact that this is the VA, if you know someone who might qualify, it doesn't hurt to make a phone call.....

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A photograph taken by blogger/journalist/truth teller Michael Yon, which originally was published in Time magazine in May is now up for "People's Choice" photo of the year.

As of this morning, he leads with 52% of the vote, but I'm sure he could use some more.

Michael's story of the moment and the photo is here, and you can view all the nominees and vote here.

h/t Greyhawk

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Frank J and SarahK were married over the weekend, and it appears to have gone off without a hitch! Except of course for that whole "getting hitched" part

Congratulations you two, and may every day be more loving and lovely than the last! Enjoy your cruise!

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I swear I'm never putting the computer down again.

First, we learned this weekend of the passing of Steven Malcolm Anderson, a longtime denizen of Dean's World and minion of QOAE Rosemary, and quite an amazing character in his own right. I will miss his quirky individualism and his tradmark signoff: "HAIL TO THE QUEEN OF ALL EVIL!!!"

Also, this weekend, Bill Frey, father of BFLer Patterico passed away at his home. Patrick wrote a touching tribute to his dad that you can read here.

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With the passing of Richard Pryor this weekend, we've lost yet another genuinely funny comedian.

And I've lost one of my favorite lines of all time: "I ain't dead yet, muthaf*cka"

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You Are Comet

A total daredevil, you're the reindeer with an edge! Why You're Naughty: You almost gave Santa a heart attack when you took him sky diving Why You're Nice: You always make sure the sleigh is going warp speed

From Rudolph!

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1 That is a cute test. I am Dancer :-)

Posted by: M Janelle at December 11, 2005 11:50 AM (tK0mN)

2 I'm Dancer too... Carefree and fun, you always find reasons to do a happy dance. Why You're Naughty: That dark stint you had as Santa's private dancer. Why You're Nice: You're friendly. Very friendly.

Posted by: vw bug at December 11, 2005 03:28 PM (SCN6v)

3 Makes me wonder what question we all answered the same, acuz I'm Dancer, too.

Posted by: Margi at December 11, 2005 04:05 PM (nwEQH)

4 I got Vixen... uh oh. I won't quote it.

Posted by: Bou at December 11, 2005 07:54 PM (iHxT3)

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If I sent you a Christmas Card, and you got it, let me know, so I won't worry that I sent it to the wrong place or that a pack of rabid wolves ripped the mailbag off the poor carrier's back and took it back to their den for sh*ts and giggles. Or whatever rabid wolves do instead....

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1 Ahhh... Princess's eyes are glowing....

Posted by: Bill at December 09, 2005 08:18 PM (67MBU)

2 Cutest. Puppy. EvAR.

Posted by: Margi at December 10, 2005 03:49 PM (nwEQH)

3 Woof, woof!! That's doggy talk for, "got it!"

Posted by: Amanda at December 10, 2005 08:05 PM (+wL/A)

4 Can't speak for rabid, but wolves tend to go through and oogle pictures, like those of Princess, laugh at gramatical and spelling errors, and then use the worst of them to line the den against the cold. The rest they sell.

Posted by: Laughing Wolf at December 11, 2005 05:16 AM (5cMH5)

5 I didn't get mine... er wait, that's probably because you didn't send me one.

Posted by: Contagion at December 12, 2005 05:51 AM (Q5WxB)

6 Received intact, but sadly, no wolves accompanied its delivery.

Posted by: Ith at December 12, 2005 10:50 AM (Fv0oe)

7 Christmas card has arrived here in Iowa. What a cute doggie!

Posted by: Paul Burgess at December 13, 2005 11:38 AM (7EVyU)

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So, since I've been a good little girl, what should I ask Santa for this year?

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You're a scientific intellectual.


What Sort of Intellectual Are You?
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from The Pirate

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Stolen wholesale from the lovely Pamibe:

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE PSYCHIATRICALLY CHALLENGED

Schizophrenia -Do You Hear What I Hear?

Multiple Personality Disorder -We Three Kings Disoriented Are

Amnesia -I DonÂ’t Know if IÂ’ll be Home for Christmas

Narcissistic -Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me

Manic -Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants andÂ…

Paranoid -Santa Claus is Coming to Get Me

Borderline Personality Disorder -Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire

Personality Disorder -You Better Watch Out, IÂ’m Gonna Cry, IÂ’m Gonna Pout, Maybe IÂ’ll tell You Why

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle BellsÂ…

Agoraphobia -I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day But WouldnÂ’t Leave My House

Autistic -Jingle Bell Rock and Rock and Rock and Rock Â…

Senile Dementia -Walking in a Winter Wonderland Miles From My House In My Slippers and Robe

Oppositional Defiant Disorder -I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House

Social Anxiety Disorder -Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas While I Sit Here and Hyperventilate

So, which one are you?

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The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic

Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few. But if someone's obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky. Your best movie matches: Office Space, Showgirls, The Big Lebowski

h/t another Classic

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