Happy, Merry, Joyous Whatever!

by Bryan

Evergreen

Ho Ho Ho!

Happy NODWISH
С Рождеством Христовым
메리 크리스마스!
Vrolijk Kerstfeest
Nadolig Llawen
Fröhliche Weihnachten
Joyeux Noël
Buon Natale
Feliz Navidad
God Jul
Rauhallista Joulua
عيد ميلاد سعيد
Happy Christmas

At 6AM CST Christmas arrived in Asia, and the excitement is building among the “rug rats” that will burst forth at any moment to waken their poor parents who have probably had about two hours of sleep after dealing with “some assembly required” and/or “batteries not included”.

To avoid any bad feelings: it is an official requirement contained in the “Manual for Childless Adults” that some form or type of device that makes loud and obnoxious noises must be included in all Christmas parcels for children [of all ages].

5 comments

1 hipparchia { 12.25.21 at 12:39 pm }: some form or type of device that makes loud and obnoxious noises must be included in all Christmas parcels for children [of all ages]

a bit more difficult once they become teenagers with drivers licenses… 🙂
2 Bryan { 12.25.21 at 7:41 pm }: Oh, yes, as we all believe they will grow out of it, and don’t really believe the sole raison d’être for teenagers is to annoy adults, we accept that a gift card to iTunes, Spotify, et alia won’t result in a significant increase in “loud and obnoxious noises”. It’s not like they would flip burgers to buy a 1000 watt amp to drive a trunk filling subwoofer. 😉
3 hipparchia { 12.26.21 at 6:57 pm }: i don’t have any qualms about helping them annoy their parents, but once they’re highly mobile and annoying entire neighborhoods, my conscience kicks in.
4 Bryan { 12.26.21 at 10:38 pm }: You must be strong to uphold the principles of the manual for childless adults. Tell yourself, your neighbors are all Republicans who voted for Trump and Gaetz. 😉
5 hipparchia { 01.03.22 at 7:21 pm }: 🙂

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