Your “Christmas Eve Is A Pain In The Backside” Open Thread

Seriously.  It really is.  I thought I got all my stuff done weeks ago.  I was wrong.

I’m cooking today.  Cooking a lot of stuff.

We discussed what to cook.  We bought a pork loin.  We bought a buttload of ground beef (tacos and chili next week….woooooo!!!!).

We bought a turkey.  We bought a ham.

But what we landed on was a beef roast.  So why did we buy the rest of that stuff?????

(ahem)

Pot roast.  Carrots.  Red skin potatoes.  Onions.

Crock pot.  Usually I’d go with the ceramic stew pot, but this year it’s just too much.

Shit, I forgot.  I gotta make gravy.

Some assorted breads and sundries will accompany, of course.

Later I’ll have people whom I do not like, but who are allegedly related to me, in the house for much longer than I’d like.

Eating my food and tearing shit apart.

And then I’ll have to kick them out later.

God help them if one of them walks into my house with a sidearm on their hip (spoiler alert….at least one will).  But I’m better armed and faster.  And sneakier.

/checks ammo supply

//yup we’re good

Frankly, I wish they’d all stay home and I could have each and every one of YOU good people (you people?) here with me.  Family.  It’s what we are.

It figures itself out.

Think about that.

(no, I want to shoot them, not youse)

I know most of you will laugh at this one, but it’s a good cover.

In spite of not being particularly religious, I do have to admit I do get a little emotional at this time of year.  When people are compelled to be nicer to one another, or just more compassionate.  It’s a good thing.  It moves me to want to help others as well.

Beginning a few months ago, I began donating to several charities.  You can’t take it with you.

Help someone else if you can.  It doesn’t have to be a donation of money.  Just be kind to one another.  Even that is enough.

Enjoy your people.  Family, friend or whomever.

You never know who may not be here next year.

Yes, they’re a pain in the ass more often than not.  Trust me, I get it.

BUT THEY’RE YOUR PAIN IN THE ASS.

That’s important.

Think about that, too.

Love ya’s.

Yes, I know I link this every year.  But it never hurts to hear it again.

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An unapologetic, even if often manic-depressive (it's a requirement given his choices of sports teams), fan of NC State University, the Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore Orioles. When not parked in front of the computer and/or TV, can often be found on the golf course shouting obscenities to no one in particular.
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Horatio Cornblower

tWBS, you out there? My daughter is watching a 13 year old golden that isn’t going to make 14. Could use some advice.

Also, HEY MERRY XMAS EVERYONE. MINE’S GOING FUCKING GREAT!!!

Fronkenshteen

Got all my waiver picks! Rolling in week 17 for all the marbles ($500) with Daniel Jones, Noah Fant, Matt Gay, and Travis Homer. YAHOOO!!!

Unsurprised

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ballsofsteelandfury

I was told there would be punch, pie, and a Die Hard live-brog?

BrettFavresColonoscopy
Unsurprised

I envy all of you cooking, because I love food and I wish I could make anything at the moment.

Senor Weaselo

I misplaced a page and started the Gloria at the Kyrie. Fittingly this was because the Mea culpa threw me off.

/And nobody got any of that

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yeah right

I got it Senor. They didn’t so move forward as if everyone else didn’t fuck up.

Senor Weaselo

No, I fucked up because talking about fuck-ups fucked me up.
/Is immediately hit by lightning for church swears

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Just think about a specialized fetish….. like; Karate Trample Femdom Girls – Face Kicking Black Belt

WCS

BANANACAKES BOWL GAME ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED

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Senor Weaselo

It’s 11:47, so shit, cut one of the songs, gotta be done by 12 for Jeebus!

JerBear50

If you happen to run into him, I hear he’s not crazy about shaking hands.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Finger palm tickle flirt.

Senor Weaselo

Wait, the carol program is beforehand? Eh, we’re playing three numbers in it, which is why I’m commenting from the choir loft!

Gratliff

Finally used up the last of my wrapping paper I bought like 5 years ago. 100% going to forget I need more next year and he’ll have to do without like the bows and tags this year.

Senor Weaselo

Good evening from midnight mass rehearsal! Hey, my ass and the rest of me is getting paid $300 for it so I’ll take it.

Gratliff

As someone who attended midnight mass the first 10 years of my life, I’m not sure how they expected me to end up anything other than atheist

Senor Weaselo

See, the key is they pay you to go there!

Dunstan

Eh, usually the Catholic Church is willing to pay $300 just for the ass.

Senor Weaselo

Nah, I’m too old

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Is it mean that I just told my niece if she wasn’t asleep by the time Santa came that he’d skip the house?

Don T

Not enough

yeah right

Needs more Krampus.

Col. Duke LaCross

I thought that’s just what you did to get kids to go to bed on Christmas Eve.

ThurberHerder

Oh no, he won’t skip the house. He’ll stop by and take away the things she already owns

Dunstan

Got me a goose for tomorrow. A mashed potato and sage stuffing, perhaps some roasted carrots on the side. French onion soup to start. Time to start eyeing the wine fridge and picking the starting lineup….

rockingdog

Jealous

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WCS
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Who the fuck is calling me at this time?

[drunk and stoned]

JerBear50
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Mary Christmass.

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JerBear50

100% accurate.

JerBear50

I spent 38 years thinking my shoelaces were just there to keep my shoes on. It wasn’t until I got cats last year that I realized the laces are plotting against me and need to be attacked as often as possible to deter them.

JerBear50

Working tonight but the g/f is coming up for dinner tomorrow. Got the rib roast dry-brining, already made the roasted garlic/horseradish/mustard rub to go on it, and got the stock reduced to make au jus. Just got the actual cooking left to do when I get up tomorrow afternoon. Also spent all night making a huge pot of bolognese, so that may have to make its way into an appetizer of some sort.

ballsofsteelandfury

Nice!

JerBear50

Should be. Usually comes out fantastic. I’ve also got a 6 lb strip roast in a dry-aging bag going in the fridge. I’ll have some nice 6-week aged strip steaks in a couple more weeks. Into the sous vide, under the torch, and into my face.

yeah right

Sounds amazing. I’m doing baked ziti on Saturday when my daughters and the little ones stop by. I used short ribs instead of ground beef and cooked them down in the red sauce.
Oh yeah.

yeah right

Go after Christmas, the week between Christmas and New Year’s is ripe for sales.

JerBear50

I commented to the g/f that I should have grabbed a small rack of ribs to simmer in the sauce. It’s already got about 7 lbs of meat in it, so I’ll live with it: beef, pork, veal, moratdella, pancetta, and chicken liver. Lots of red wine, stock, and almost no tomato. Makes for an awesome lasagna if you thrown in a nice bechamel.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

The superior meat is just the way to go.

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IT CAN BE BOTH!!

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

*actually; it can be all four.

JerBear50

I was trying to use up as much as I could from my freezer. I like to throw in ribs or even a chuck roast, but I was going the cheaper route since I got a very un-christmas-like note from my uncle AmEx explaining that he’d like me to actually pay for things.

yeah right

Needs so much Italian sausage.

JerBear50

BTW, if you have a vacuum sealer, those Umai dry-age bags are fucking awesome. Not cheap, but they work really well.

ballsofsteelandfury

There’s a Bob’s Burgers marathon on Adult Swim. It’s a very merry Christmas.

ballsofsteelandfury

It’s all Christmas episodes.

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ballsofsteelandfury

In the ass?

ballsofsteelandfury

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JerBear50

Evening gents. And Zymms if it applies.

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Redshirt

Since its Christmas Eve Night, I feel compelled to say that we all should refrain from making sophomoric jokes for cheap laughs and respect the magic of the season.

Now if you’ll excuse me, the family is now asleep, so I’m going to sneak down, pull down each of their stockings and give them all a little present.

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First stocking; ALL CLEAR!

rockingdog
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Horatio Hornblower audiobooks nerd alert.

Because Horatio Cornblower audiobooks are not available.

Horatio Cornblower

They were available until those spoilsports in legal put the kibosh on them.

Damn their oily hides.

yeah right

Just finished making a pastry shell for TAJ. He’s making pecan pie. Tomorrow is a New York strip roast, potato latkes and a massive cheese selection. Had some tamales tonight and a really nice pinot noir. Drinking a pinot grigio now. Just me and all of the right brothers.

I’ll take it.

Merry Christmas to all of you good folks.

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JerBear50

Good on you. I don’t have the patience for fucking with pastry.

yeah right

The joys of the food processor. Just a few pulses and bingo. Make sure your butter is COLD.

JerBear50

I actually do that for making biscuits. So much faster than cutting in the butter by hand.

yeah right

Plus the butter doesn’t get warmed up by your body temperature.
It’s the little things.

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Me too.

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That is just great work! WELL DONE!

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rockingdog

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Can I go to sleep yet?

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No.

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A few relatives……

Fronkenshteen

Ah this game stinks.

King Hippo

am glad I decided not to GAMBLOR on Original Recipe Team Big Love

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Pungent or acrid?

Game Time Decision

Went to my wife’s aunts house for dinner. She “made” Wendy’s Junior bacon cheeseburgers for everyone. she got them plain and the all the condiments on the side so you can make it however you like it. Not sure if genius or lazy but in either case a tasty dinner.

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Game Time Decision

The aunt has the same hair, just less orange. Oh and the same size hands

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Does she know Putin?

Unsurprised

Remember that Clark Griswold lost his shit because he didn’t get a large Christmas bonus that would cover the check he wrote to have an in-ground pool built

King Hippo

oh, deffo a “White Ppl Problems” scenario, gotta keep it relatable

Col. Duke LaCross

And he was the SYMPATHETIC character in that situation.

Redshirt

But he got a one-year subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club! That’s the gift that keeps on giving!!!

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May everyone have a happy Zombie Beaver Mutation Christmas.

ThurberHerder

It’s Christmas in Australia already, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q

And you, my baby girl
My jetlagged infant daughter
You’ll be handed round the room
Like a puppy at a primary school
And you won’t understand
But you will learn someday
That wherever you are and whatever you face
These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

So regarding people who carry guns everywhere…are they in a constant state of fear that they’ll need a gun for some reason? Or is it that they are constantly fantasizing about being a hero thanks to their trusty gun?

I’m not unsympathetic, as my experience with a bidet has taught me what it’s like to visit a relative’s house and feel desperately uncomfortable about being separated from such a prized possession, but it’s easy to explain my motivation as “I like having my butthole be cleaner and less stinky than it otherwise would.”

King Hippo

Probably a penis thing.

My law school, PA-redneck buddy has like 200 guns, but I never saw him just around town with one. Then again, he’s also a liberal.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

About half the people I work with are gun nuts, but I am not aware that any of them ‘carry and confront’. Several have multiple assault weapons, and I am absolutely be sure that they would feel naked without owning them. Granted I am a gun owner too, but shooting which I used to enjoy quite a bit has lost its appeal somewhat.

Portable bidets…..

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

On the other hand I wish all men who are even close to being predators had the fear of being shot.

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

Portable bidet would make us millions

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Of Yen.

Gratliff

Got a peanut butter cheesecake going and starting the cranberry sauce which I will eat like 90% of because it’s a step removed from candy how I make it. The wrapping is getting old but the only child is 12 so like 1 more year and then it’s all cash

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I’m just hearing weird noises that I know are in my head.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

I’m hungry; time to eat.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

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yeah right

This movie is incredible. Best film of the year in my honest opinion.

King Hippo

Sitting alone, except for two cats. LOVE IT. Of course, it’s not Xmas Eve without:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039p6xqutU

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

We’re at my sister’s tonight, so I didn’t have to make shit. On top of veggies tomorrow for other sister’s house. Hope all have a festive and well lubricated Christmas.

yeah right

Happy hannuoch!

TheRevanchist

I’ve had some Rumchata and a few White Claws. Man I am feeling Christmas-y.