[mxzjxluwst]

Dude disfunctionaly family!

You mean it's not normal for Uncle Eddie to smash into the Christmas Tree every year?
Geeze..and all this time I thought it was some sort of Irish Yuletide tradition........

Keep the eggnog scotch free and the shouting will subside.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT'S HYSTERICAL! MY FAMILY....NO ALCOHOL!!.....CHRISTMAS!!!...AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! You slay me!

Or just point out that no matter what they think Thanksgiving and Christmas are about they're WRONG!! It's all about getting the family together and talking about the good times because you don't get many chances to have a whole family together. Kids grow up and move away, marriages mean that you have to arrange to meet two families, people grow old and die. Serve up a big 'ol plate of STFU to them and remember you're supposed to love each other.

That was totally from the 1982 Christmas episode of Diff'rent Strokes, wasn't it?

Whatchu talkin' 'bout everyone!

[AOE6q4bu]

You mean it's not normal for Uncle Eddie to smash into the Christmas Tree every year?
Geeze..and all this time I thought it was some sort of Irish Yuletide tradition........

Why is it always the uncle that does the stupid things?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT'S HYSTERICAL! MY FAMILY....NO ALCOHOL!!.....CHRISTMAS!!!...AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! You slay me!
Well if they must then spike it with valium...suddenly everyone will be nice and calm


That was totally from the 1982 Christmas episode of Diff'rent Strokes, wasn't it?

Whatchu talkin' 'bout everyone!
no idea, I never watched different strokes. A) the name is just bad and B) I hate sitcoms...to perfect. "Now that our strange experience is over let's all go have some Tang!"

[lXwVlTgO]

Anybody know if they have turkeys in Japan? A live one would work out. Or if I could bring a frozen one with me? Maybe dry ice and a cooler?

Turkey can be found, not easily but they are available. If all else fails you can order one from the Foreign Buyers Club. The REAL problem is finding a place to cook it! They don’t have ovens in this country!

[phenterminediett]

Turkey can be found, not easily but they are available. If all else fails you can order one from the Foreign Buyers Club. The REAL problem is finding a place to cook it! They don’t have ovens in this country!

Too true. You'd have to cook it a wing at a time.

[yovbQVpD]

Why is it always the uncle that does the stupid things?

Ahhh Good 'Ol Uncle Eddie...This is the guy who plays the "I got your nose" game every time I see him.

It wickedly funny.


...When I was 3.






I'm 38.




But I'm pulling your legs of course.
I have no family. You know, being from the planet Qubilibong and all.
You humans call it a gas giant revolving around a star in the M43908 j. Galaxy.

Spore-Pods.
Yup! That's what we call families where I'm from. Why, many's the time when Pappy Splor'ath would place his pseudopod upon my shoulders and he'd gurgle: " "Splarg my boy", (That was his pet name for me) As I go out from this world, I want ye ta think of this one life lesson whilst you and your spore-kin'are digesting my remains...And that lesson is: Never kerpaslth'z in your Nikalthonk when you should be dweezing your jafuntlz'ik. And always remember, I love the way the your pod-mother always seem to secrete enough xit'zo during the holidays, Yilzak bless her!"

....He fell under the gnashing mouth rasps of my siblings that very night.

(Sniff) We'll always have the xit'zo, Grandpa.....we'll always have the xit'zo.

[drgshmcm]

Spore-Pods.
Yup! That's what we call families where I'm from. Why, many's the time when Pappy Splor'ath would place his pseudopod upon my shoulders and he'd gurgle: " "Splarg my boy", (That was his pet name for me) As I go out from this world, I want ye ta think of this one life lesson whilst you and your spore-kin'are digesting my remains...And that lesson is: Never kerpaslth'z in your Nikalthonk when you should be dweezing your jafuntlz'ik. And always remember, I love the way the your pod-mother always seem to secrete enough xit'zo during the holidays, Yilzak bless her!"

....He fell under the gnashing mouth rasps of my siblings that very night.

(Sniff) We'll always have the xit'zo, Grandpa.....we'll always have the xit'zo.

ok....
I think I'll go now...*sidles to door*

[HotDolly]

Ahhh Good 'Ol Uncle Eddie...This is the guy who plays the "I got your nose" game every time I see him.

It wickedly funny.


...When I was 3.






I'm 38.




But I'm pulling your legs of course.
I have no family. You know, being from the planet Qubilibong and all.
You humans call it a gas giant revolving around a star in the M43908 j. Galaxy.

Spore-Pods.
Yup! That's what we call families where I'm from. Why, many's the time when Pappy Splor'ath would place his pseudopod upon my shoulders and he'd gurgle: " "Splarg my boy", (That was his pet name for me) As I go out from this world, I want ye ta think of this one life lesson whilst you and your spore-kin'are digesting my remains...And that lesson is: Never kerpaslth'z in your Nikalthonk when you should be dweezing your jafuntlz'ik. And always remember, I love the way the your pod-mother always seem to secrete enough xit'zo during the holidays, Yilzak bless her!"

....He fell under the gnashing mouth rasps of my siblings that very night.

(Sniff) We'll always have the xit'zo, Grandpa.....we'll always have the xit'zo.

Tell your wife to stop spiking your sake with draino....it'll get rid of all these nasty delusions you're having. Everyone knows that you don't secrete xit'zo you bleb it. Sheesh....too much tv for you. You've got your sporocistian biology all wrong.

[MontyP@thon]

Yule log? You mean the logs made of cheese or chocolate? I didn't realize they were Canadian.

Let's see, this one was chocolate cake (more like thin brownie), spread with a layer of strawberry jam, then ice cream, rolled up, dipped in chocolate, then covered in whipped cream and finally caramel drizzle. Must be 1 GCal in the thing and it's only a kilogram or so. Made in Toronto. Our (Canadian) Marketing guy gets them for the holidays.
You want heart attacks, stick around until January 6 for Ukrainian Christmas, then you can pound down perogies fried in butter with huge dollops of sour cream. I can hear the arteries hardening already. Nope, death does not agree with me. I like their Christmas borscht, though.

[dittygari]

Too true. You'd have to cook it a wing at a time.

Yeah. And what does man have to do around here to get some fecking eggknog?!

[ireleda]

Turkey can be found, not easily but they are available. If all else fails you can order one from the Foreign Buyers Club. The REAL problem is finding a place to cook it! They don’t have ovens in this country!

Alternatively you could deep fry it. So you'll be clogging your arteries faster than a hachidan's kirikaeshi, but at least you'll have a nice, big cooked bird!

[PHOTOSHOPoem]

Alternatively you could deep fry it. So you'll be clogging your arteries faster than a hachidan's kirikaeshi, but at least you'll have a nice, big cooked bird!

No more deep frying. I'm still on the "list" for setting the parking lot at work on fire a few years ago.

Time to sing the "Death by Misadventure" song!

I was thinking to build a smoker. I saw some plans for building one out of some big ceramic pots, I think it could work. Mmmmm, smoke meat! Luckily I learned about the "Do Not Throw A Sleeping Bag Over The Smoker To Speed Up Cooking" rule from my dad, when he burned down the the back of the house many years ago. So we've got that covered. Or, in this particular case, not covered.

-Charles

[sbrthrds]

Alternatively you could deep fry it. So you'll be clogging your arteries faster than a hachidan's kirikaeshi, but at least you'll have a nice, big cooked bird!

Isn't "hachidan's kirikaeshi" an oxymoron?

[citicroego]

Isn't "hachidan's kirikaeshi" an oxymoron?

That was pretty good. Seen a 7dan do one... but a 8dan..... ?

[Mark_NyB]

Isn't "hachidan's kirikaeshi" an oxymoron?

Heh heh heh that's brilliant.

[adesseridopaw]

Yeah. And what does man have to do around here to get some fecking eggknog?!

Know how to brew your own? Maybe if you're really lucky you could go to COSTCO and find some. Haven't checked but maybe. Other than that stand outside one of the US bases and beg them to get you a carton.

[QzVyZbTg]

Isn't "hachidan's kirikaeshi" an oxymoron?

Is it possible that I'm a little slow? Because I'm confused .

[attanilifardy]

Is it possible that I'm a little slow? Because I'm confused .

I presume that being hachidan, they feel that there is nothing more to be learned by repeated kiri-kaeshi. So they don't do any. Ever.

Pure speculation on my part. I've only ever been in a dojo with a 7th dan once, and he was conducting a seminar.

And yeah, I think it's possible you're a little slow.

[Sowsunese]

hee hee

I think a good example of this is in the 9th dan keiko vid on you tube when that one hachidan's kiai gives out mid way through his kirikaeshi. The whole crowd laughed at him!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-myBW-ubCiU

[Shemker394]

I presume that being hachidan, they feel that there is nothing more to be learned by repeated kiri-kaeshi. So they don't do any. Ever.

Think more of an age thing. Most of these guys are getting up in years. I'm only 29 and I find it hard enough to do kirikaeshi after being run around by my sensei for 5 minutes. Imagine doing it when you're 60.

If you ask them if they have anything else to learn they will all probably tell you stories of how much faster their sensei was and how they wish they were more like him.