[syncFisee]

Yep, everyone forgets that Christmas is really about livening things up when it's cold and dreary, and celebrating the winter solstice.

Poodlespit. You northern hemisphere chumps have it all wrong.

Christmas is about getting together at someones backyard pool, swimming around with plastic glasses of vino/bundy/champers or beer until youre all wrinkly and pithed. Then you hand around the suncream, cremate a few kilos of lamb and prawns on the BBQ, and yell at any kids leaving the back door open for the flies to get inside.

Everyone migrates inside when its too hot to walk on the paving outside, where the drinking and eating continues until people pass out on the coolest patch of lino they can find.

Boxing Day is traditionally "beach day", where you do it all again. The person who can body surf without getting saltwater in their beer gets a standing ovation... from those who can stand.

CHRISTMAS IS AWESOME

[streMunford]

Poodlespit. You northern hemisphere chumps have it all wrong.

Christmas is about getting together at someones backyard pool, swimming around with plastic glasses of vino/bundy/champers or beer until youre all wrinkly and pithed. Then you hand around the suncream, cremate a few kilos of lamb and prawns on the BBQ, and yell at any kids leaving the back door open for the flies to get inside.

If that were in America, we'd just have have plastic tumblers, vodka and deep-fried pork ribs.
I swear, where has all the culture in our American lives gone?


Sigh.....You wonderful Aussies...So elegant.

[N9NACzws]

Poodlespit. You northern hemisphere chumps have it all wrong.

Christmas is about getting together at someones backyard pool, swimming around with plastic glasses of vino/bundy/champers or beer until youre all wrinkly and pithed. Then you hand around the suncream, cremate a few kilos of lamb and prawns on the BBQ, and yell at any kids leaving the back door open for the flies to get inside.

Everyone migrates inside when its too hot to walk on the paving outside, where the drinking and eating continues until people pass out on the coolest patch of lino they can find.

Boxing Day is traditionally "beach day", where you do it all again. The person who can body surf without getting saltwater in their beer gets a standing ovation... from those who can stand.

CHRISTMAS IS AWESOME

I wanna do that too. I am in the same boat with Neil Cold Cold and more Cold. It's -37 celcius right now with windchill. I wanna go to the beach. I have never seen a Christmas without snow I think it would be a good change of pace.

[Louthcoombutt]

Poodlespit. You northern hemisphere chumps have it all wrong. I am SO JEALOUS!!!

Had to actually wear a coat today, and that makes it too cold for me!

All I want for Christmas is to summer in the U.S., and winter down under!

[Sttim]

Huzzah for Australia! =D

[fuslkdhfma]

I have never seen a Christmas without snow I think it would be a good change of pace.

White sand is a lovely alternative

And yes Kenzan, Christmas here is classy - especially when you notice that Uncle John has been drinking constantly for the last 5 hours, but hasnt once got out of the pool to go to the loo......

What would I like for Christmas? To see my family and have a good time. That'll do... With lots of chlorine.

[ireleda]

Funny, I keep telling 'yo Big 'ol fat mama the same thing!

Oh yes..I went there.

When was this... when yo' purty li'l Mama was waxing up my sleigh?!?

And yes, I went there, too!!!

[Acrogeokickic]

Poodlespit. You northern hemisphere chumps have it all wrong.


CHRISTMAS IS AWESOME

But hunting for Easter Eggs in the S'uth'n Hemisphere is murder!!!!

[86GlSqSK]

White sand is a lovely alternative

And yes Kenzan, Christmas here is classy - especially when you notice that Uncle John has been drinking constantly for the last 5 hours, but hasnt once got out of the pool to go to the loo......
What would I like for Christmas? To see my family and have a good time. That'll do... With lots of chlorine.

We have that sort of thing in America too.

Usually when Uncle (insert name here) has had waaaay too many (insert alcoholic beverages of choice) and jumps up on the table slurring:

"You know whash th' prolbem wish thisf famly ish...NOooO! I will NOT shitddown! I gotsh shompitn to shay!...Huh? Wha? Why am I takin off mah schweater? ...BECAUSH ITSH HOT IN HERE, THATSH WHY!!!"



Ah...Good times.

When was this... when yo' purty li'l Mama was waxing up my sleigh?!?

And yes, I went there, too!!!

If that's really the case, I believe you owe me some one some money.

BTW:"Purty li'l Mama" is 68, you freak.


LOL

[doogiehoussi]

If that's really the case, I believe you owe me some one some money.

BTW:"Purty li'l Mama" is 68, you freak.


LOL

Nothing like a little "cougar" to spice up one's life!

Arr-arr-ARRRRR!

The "Freak"

[st01en_lox]

Ok, getting back to the subject at hand... I wonder if it was proper for the ranks to give a little something in appreciation to the sensei?

[samanthalueus]

Ok, getting back to the subject at hand... I wonder if it was proper for the ranks to give a little something in appreciation to the sensei?

My Sensei wants a box of Cuban cigars and a coupon for a Thai massage with a happy ending.












I got him a Santa-Claus tie.

[mymnarorump]

OMG.... -20 for a high?? Ouch... I think I've only seen that here about twice since I moved here 10 years ago. That's insane, for a high. If it was -32 (Assume w/out the windchill.), in the morning, it must've hit like what... -40 for the low?

No, -32F was the low, without windchill. But it hits -40 (C or F, same) here pretty much every year. I never quote windchill in temperature, pet peeve of mine. At -40 there's usually no wind at all anyways, you need to be in a hell of a low to generate that temperature. The weather is actually more miserable when it's a little warmer and the wind can come up.

I have never seen a Christmas without snow I think it would be a good change of pace.

About 10 years ago or so it was +10C (50 F) on Boxing Day. I have a picture of me repairing my deck in a sweatshirt, no snow in sight. Weird.

Ok, getting back to the subject at hand... I wonder if it was proper for the ranks to give a little something in appreciation to the sensei?

Did I not mention the Porsche? Nobody takes a hint around here.

[DoterForeva]

Did I not mention the Porsche? Nobody takes a hint around here.

I'll mail you a dinky car....any particular model you prefer?


....and no you can't have the kind of model with the squishy bits.

[Maserati]

I grew up in a town called Embarrass, Minnesota (google it) where one year we set the record low temperature for the continental United States... -65 F. They closed school and just about everything else. It was really cool because you could spit and it would freeze before it hit the ground.

Fast forward to today, I'm in Portland Oregon and laugh at the wussy winters.


All I want for X-Mas is for Operation:Shoot-down Claus to go off without a hitch. Say goodbye to X-Mas kiddies. MUA HA HA HA HA!

[averkif]

Santa came way early this year! Got me shinken !!!!! Next on list for Santa is some more ladies for my heram and switiching out the tsuba of Shinken to customised version I want!
And they all said I had delusions of Granduer lol

[epPtsDno]

All I want for xmas is an injury-free body :3

btw speaking of cold weather... cycling through 28.0 °F mist by the coast makes icicles grow on your person... interesting sensation...

[Les Allen]

We have dedicated cyclists here that ride every day of the year, -40 days included. There's bikes parked in the rack outside as I write this.

[unioneserry]

belgium has too many cyclists
and they own the road, and pavement

ill be having a good christmas
no family this year and lots of good gifties

but it means i have to make to roast

[Qnpqbpac]

Well, I'm pretty good for kendo stuff. Shinais,...check. Bogu....check. Nagging left achilles....check.

But, I'm pretty sure I've got some great DVD's coming. I went through the threads on here and found out everyone's fave movies, and gave my wife a list. There's some DVD shaped parcels under the tree...she's not home...should I peek?

Oh yeah,...I really wish I could do 2009 Haya-Suburi this Friday at our final practice for the year.

I'm scared. One of my dojo-mates said this is the tradition. Apparently this is in store for us followed by some balloon-geiko.