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Post by CynicalDreamer2 on Nov 30, 2018 4:05:50 GMT
Sheesh!  I like those white lights. There's a place for them. They look good in certain places, on certain kinds of homes and in certain kinds of homes. Back when I was growing up, when Christmas trees tended have bigger bulbs than they do today and most even college educated middle class folk didn't care a flying bloofer lady whether people thought their home looked classy, white lights had a place alongside all the other more colorful ones. I remember those big a bulbs lol. |
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Post by Salzmank on Nov 30, 2018 4:46:19 GMT
HaveYourselfaMerryLittleAckbar, ol’ buddy, ol’ pal, I know you don’t like plain white lights, but your phrasing of it gave me an idea for a lyric. You’ve inspired the Christmas song I’ve long wanted to write because I get so bored with the same Christmas songs coming on! So… Here ya go!  Plain white lights on a Christmas tree,
plain white lights like the stars above,
plain white lights in a green-branch sea,
plain white lights that I’m dreaming of…
Cold winter nights while the church bells ring,
cold winter nights, and a dance of snow,
cold winter nights, on a robin’s wing,
cold winter nights, with the moon aglow…
I know… How I know…
For home is what I remember,
just turkey, pumpkin pie,
a fire blazing, the ember,
outside, unforgiving December
cold, unforgiving December…
Plain sparkling lights on a Christmas tree,
plain sparkling lights that I see from afar,
plain sparkling lights like a bright marquee,
plain white lights, bright shining star!
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Post by poelzig on Nov 30, 2018 4:55:26 GMT
It's a white folks thing. Plain, boring and uninspired. Kind of like having salt as y'alls only spice. Best to fall in line and do what everyone else does. Y'all don't want color in your neighborhood so you sure don't want none in your house even if it's on a tree. Where's the Kwanzaa thread at by the way? You don't know many white people, do you?
I severely restrict my use of salt, but I freely use several other spices on a regular basis.
It's literally impossible NOT to know many white people if you live in America. My girlfriend is white. Some of my closest buddies are white. My neighbors are white. My relatives are white. My employees are white. Conversely I can tell you have NEVER had a friend that wasn't white. Your snide comments to me about race are why I have zero respect for you. I know that's how y'all roll in australia but sooner or later y'all will have to enter the 21st century (or at least the 20th. 19th? Have you even seen an indoor toilet?) kangaroo boy. Now hop on over to the barbie and throw some shrimps on it. Can you put some hot sauce on mine? That would be lovely. Peace. |
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Nov 30, 2018 5:04:17 GMT
You don't know many white people, do you?
I severely restrict my use of salt, but I freely use several other spices on a regular basis.
It's literally impossible NOT to know many white people if you live in America. My girlfriend is white. Some of my closest buddies are white. My neighbors are white. My relatives are white. My employees are white. Conversely I can tell you have NEVER had a friend that wasn't white. Your snide comments to me about race are why I have zero respect for you. I know that's how y'all roll in australia but sooner or later y'all will have to enter the 21st century (or at least the 20th. 19th? Have you even seen an indoor toilet?) kangaroo boy. Now hop on over to the barbie and throw some shrimps on it. Can you put some hot sauce on mine? That would be lovely. Peace. I love how you keep whining about people being bigoted and racist when you’re literally the most bigoted and racist user on this whole site. You complain about non-Americans criticizing Americans daily, but you know what else you do daily? Criticize and mock non-Americans and white people. I’ll ask again, why is it ok for you to be bigoted and racist but it’s not ok for other people to be? |
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Post by poelzig on Nov 30, 2018 9:39:32 GMT
It's literally impossible NOT to know many white people if you live in America. My girlfriend is white. Some of my closest buddies are white. My neighbors are white. My relatives are white. My employees are white. Conversely I can tell you have NEVER had a friend that wasn't white. Your snide comments to me about race are why I have zero respect for you. I know that's how y'all roll in australia but sooner or later y'all will have to enter the 21st century (or at least the 20th. 19th? Have you even seen an indoor toilet?) kangaroo boy. Now hop on over to the barbie and throw some shrimps on it. Can you put some hot sauce on mine? That would be lovely. Peace. I love how you keep whining about people being bigoted and racist when you’re literally the most bigoted and racist user on this whole site. You complain about non-Americans criticizing Americans daily, but you know what else you do daily? Criticize and mock non-Americans and white people. I’ll ask again, why is it ok for you to be bigoted and racist but it’s not ok for other people to be? As any white liberal would verify, my caucasian, Black folks can't be racist so your post is a non starter but I will humor you anyway. I point out and criticize bigots which is not being bigoted. It's just being conscientious. I'm actually a hero if you think about it. Considering my ancestors were stolen and brought here against their will and forced to work themselves to death or when they tried to escape were lynched I should hate America. Yet I love my country and defend it and it's citizens, even angry people like yourself who hate me because I dare point out hypocrisy and racism and bigotry. Lets be honest, at least I will be, we like the same type of movies, some of the same music which is more than enough reasons we should be able to be amiable towards each other. I have never called you out or insulted you yet you follow me around and insult me constantly, insisting I'm the worst person on this site. You pretend it's because of this so called racism and bigotry yet I've NEVER seen you insult or badger anyone else here and there are people here who use racial slurs, blatantly say they hate Jewish people or Asians, misogyny and misandry abounds etc... Oddly (not really) you're cool with those guys but hate me. If I were to think of you other than when I respond to one of the posts where you target me with your hatred I could possibly help you with your issues. I will try anyway and off the cuff I would guess you're upset that the world is changing and you're stuck in the past. It's no longer okay to overlook bigotry and racism so when I point it out you feel threatened and terrified. Thus that somehow make me your "nemesis" in your mind. I'm Django and you're that guy that liked to force slaves to fight to the death that Leo DiCaprio portrayed. I'm Obama. You're Trump. I'm Jesus. You're Hateus Blacksius. He was one of the roman soldiers that crucified Jesus. The really pale one that no one liked. All that aside I think any sane person would agree with one thing. Uptight white folks (many of them are not uptight) HATE being teased about anything. |
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Post by ant-mac on Nov 30, 2018 12:13:35 GMT
Well, they say variety is the "spice" of life.  Is wormwood, the additive to alcohol that makes Absinthe, considered a spice? I've only had a 'Green Fairy' once ,and it was delicious, but I don't think there was enough wormwood in the Absinthe to produce any of the hallucinogenic side effects. I don't know, I've never tried it myself. |
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Post by ant-mac on Nov 30, 2018 12:40:44 GMT
You don't know many white people, do you?
I severely restrict my use of salt, but I freely use several other spices on a regular basis.
It's literally impossible NOT to know many white people if you live in America. My girlfriend is white. Some of my closest buddies are white. My neighbors are white. My relatives are white. My employees are white. Conversely I can tell you have NEVER had a friend that wasn't white. Your snide comments to me about race are why I have zero respect for you. I know that's how y'all roll in australia but sooner or later y'all will have to enter the 21st century (or at least the 20th. 19th? Have you even seen an indoor toilet?) kangaroo boy. Now hop on over to the barbie and throw some shrimps on it. Can you put some hot sauce on mine? That would be lovely. Peace. I don't like barbeques, because they often attract too many flies and I don't care for seafood either. However, thank you for the "kangaroo boy" reference. It sort of reminds me of my favourite nickname, which I had as a small child.
Oh and my earlier offer still stands... I'll be happy to provide you with as much information as I can about the imperfections of my country, both before and after I was born. However, as I previously mentioned, some of it might be upsetting. It certainly affected me when I first learned about it. In fact, I think some of it was almost as bad as what occurred in the USA.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I've only ever seen one outhouse. It belonged to my grandmother, who actually was born in the 19th century. All the rest have been indoor toilets. I'm not sure which I find to be more amusing, your bigotry, ignorance or stupidity. At present, I think they're all fairly evenly matched. However, at least they provide a good laugh. 
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Post by Pep Streebeck on Nov 30, 2018 14:23:21 GMT
Warm white looks the best. LED technology reproducing that warm tone is pretty new. Bright white LEDs look kind of cheap.
I did read this other odd thing... Christmas trees that are black are supposedly popular and "classy" looking. They have all white trees, why not try out the all black?
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Post by HaveYourselfaMerryLittleAckbar on Nov 30, 2018 17:39:58 GMT
HaveYourselfaMerryLittleAckbar , ol’ buddy, ol’ pal, I know you don’t like plain white lights, but your phrasing of it gave me an idea for a lyric. You’ve inspired the Christmas song I’ve long wanted to write because I get so bored with the same Christmas songs coming on! So… Here ya go! Plain white lights on a Christmas tree,
plain white lights like the stars above,
plain white lights in a green-branch sea,
plain white lights that I’m dreaming of…
Cold winter nights while the church bells ring,
cold winter nights, and a dance of snow,
cold winter nights, on a robin’s wing,
cold winter nights, with the moon aglow…
I know… How I know…
For home is what I remember,
just turkey, pumpkin pie,
a fire blazing, the ember,
outside, unforgiving December
cold, unforgiving December…
Plain sparkling lights on a Christmas tree,
plain sparkling lights that I see from afar,
plain sparkling lights like a bright marquee,
plain white lights, bright shining star! BRILLIANT!!!1 |
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Post by HaveYourselfaMerryLittleAckbar on Nov 30, 2018 17:45:14 GMT
Warm white looks the best. LED technology reproducing that warm tone is pretty new. Bright white LEDs look kind of cheap. I did read this other odd thing... Christmas trees that are black are supposedly popular and "classy" looking. They have all white trees, why not try out the all black? Don't even get me started on LED lights! I HATE LED lights! They're always way too bright and the fact that they're on the blue-light end of the spectrum makes them hard on the eyes and extremely ugly, especially in X Mas lights. |
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Post by Pep Streebeck on Nov 30, 2018 18:20:53 GMT
Warm white looks the best. LED technology reproducing that warm tone is pretty new. Bright white LEDs look kind of cheap. I did read this other odd thing... Christmas trees that are black are supposedly popular and "classy" looking. They have all white trees, why not try out the all black? Don't even get me started on LED lights! I HATE LED lights! They're always way too bright and the fact that they're on the blue-light end of the spectrum makes them hard on the eyes and extremely ugly, especially in X Mas lights. They are making them now which is basically a very dull yellow. Looks pretty natural. |
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Post by HaveYourselfaMerryLittleAckbar on Nov 30, 2018 19:53:25 GMT
It's a white folks thing. Plain, boring and uninspired. Kind of like having salt as y'alls only spice. Best to fall in line and do what everyone else does. Y'all don't want color in your neighborhood so you sure don't want none in your house even if it's on a tree. Where's the Kwanzaa thread at by the way? |
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Post by kuatorises on Nov 30, 2018 20:47:16 GMT
It's a white folks thing. Plain, boring and uninspired. Kind of like having salt as y'alls only spice. Best to fall in line and do what everyone else does. Y'all don't want color in your neighborhood so you sure don't want none in your house even if it's on a tree. Where's the Kwanzaa thread at by the way?  |
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Post by kuatorises on Nov 30, 2018 20:58:10 GMT
Soooooooo boring.
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Post by _ on Dec 2, 2018 4:22:54 GMT
I do, you old curmudgeon! HAND OLD CURMUDGEON A FUCK 2 GIVE !!!!!!!!!!12 |
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Post by NewtJorden on Dec 2, 2018 4:25:59 GMT
I prefered colored light.
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Post by _ on Dec 2, 2018 4:36:22 GMT
I prefered colored light.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2018 14:08:09 GMT
I love white lights because they look like snow. I think colored lights look cool on a white tree though.  |
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Post by HaveYourselfaMerryLittleAckbar on Nov 25, 2019 18:36:37 GMT
I bought a new (artificial) tree this year and it comes with lights that can be switched from rainbow to plain white... And y'know what? I actually really like the plain white now! They are classy! I feel like I should be wearing a monocle and a top hat along with this thing! I still use the rainbow ones most of the time, but those plain white lights have earned my respect! I had to bump this thread so that I could stand in front of my new plain white lights and sing Salzmank 's classic Christmas song! |
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Post by _ on Nov 25, 2019 19:15:29 GMT
I bought a new (artificial) tree this year and it comes with lights that can be switched from rainbow to plain white... And y'know what? I actually really like the plain white now! They are classy! I feel like I should be wearing a monocle and a top hat along with this thing! 
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I like those white lights. There's a place for them. They look good in certain places, on certain kinds of homes and in certain kinds of homes. Back when I was growing up, when Christmas trees tended have bigger bulbs than they do today and most even college educated middle class folk didn't care a flying bloofer lady whether people thought their home looked classy, white lights had a place alongside all the other more colorful ones. 
