Merry Christmas everyone

[bayonetbrant]

Merry Christmas to all grogs near and far!

[bayonetbrant]

Continuing the current trend of large-scale mergers and acquisitions, it was announced today at a press conference that Christmas and Hanukkah will merge. An industry source said that the deal had been in the works for about 1300 years.

While details were not available at press time, it is believed that the overhead cost of having twelve days of Christmas and eight days of Hanukkah was becoming prohibitive for both sides. By combining forces, we''re told, the world will be able to enjoy consistently high-quality service during the Fifteen Days of Chrismukah, as the new holiday is being called. 

Massive layoffs are expected, with lords a-leaping and maids a-milking being the hardest hit. As part of the conditions of the agreement, the letters on the dreydl, currently in Hebrew, will be replaced by Latin, thus becoming unintelligible to a wider audience. 

Also, instead of translating to "A great miracle happened there," the message on the dreydl will be the more generic "Miraculous stuff happens." In exchange, it is believed that Jews will be allowed to use Santa Claus and his vast merchandising resources for buying and delivering their gifts. 

One of the sticking points holding up the agreement for at least three hundred years was the question of whether Jewish children could leave milk and cookies for Santa even after having eaten meat for dinner. A breakthrough came last year, when Oreos were finally declared to be Kosher. All sides appeared happy about this. 

A spokesman for Christmas, Inc., declined to say whether a takeover of Kwanzaa might not be in the works as well. He merely pointed out that, were it not for the independent existence of Kwanzaa, the merger between Christmas and Chanukah might indeed be seen as an unfair cornering of the holiday market. Fortunately for all concerned, he said, Kwanzaa will help to maintain the competitive balance. He then closed the press conference by leading all present in a rousing rendition of "Oy Vey, All Ye Faithful."

[Staggerwing]

LOL

Happy Yule to all!

[BanzaiCat]

and

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/hanukkah-harry/n9852?snl=1

I love Hanukkah Harry. I especially love the absolutely awkward silence from the audience each time they did one of these sketches...LOL.

[bob48]

Seasons Greetings everyone.

[MikeGER]

Merry Christmas and of course ....

^-^

[airboy]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

We will put up our tree today (got back from vacation yesterday) and go to midnight Mass tonight.

[undercovergeek]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

We will put up our tree today (got back from vacation yesterday) and go to midnight Mass tonight.

Is that a tradition Air boy? People here have had theirs up since late November

[Richie61]

Merry Christmas to all the Grogheads and their families  O0

[DoctorQuest]

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a joyous Winter Solstice to all!

[bayonetbrant]

an ass-kicking Christmas present for a little kid - he gets adopted

After more than 800 days in foster care, a 3-year-old found his "forever family" -- and became an Internet sensation to boot.

"Meant to be" is how his adopted mother described Michael Brown's addition to her family just in time for Santa's arrival.

Tara Montgomery, a single mother, told CNN's "New Day" on Saturday she wasn't initially considering adoption, but when plans to reunite Michael with his biological mom fell through, she knew she had to make sure her foster child would never again wonder where he might end up next.

"He's been through a lot. This is his third foster family," she said, "but he had been with us for so long, and he was a part of our family."

When the biological mother's rights were severed, Montgomery immediately filed the adoption papers, and on Tuesday in Phoenix, things became official -- much to the child's delight.

"He wakes in the morning and says, 'Mom, I so happy,' " Montgomery said.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/24/us/christmas-adoption-trnd/index.html

[MetalDog]

Merry Christmas and the most joyous of holidays that our Grogs and their families celebrate!  Be happy, healthy, and prosperous today and every day!!

[bob48]

+100 MD

[mirth]

+101

Merry Christmas to all

[Yskonyn]

I wish to all of you, whatever you wish for me!  :nerd: