Apparently, Santa Claus went on another week-long bender up at the North Pole and decided to drive his sleigh right through the pilgrim picnic table.  Give that slob a DUI ticket and throw him in jail until December.  Run tell that, Rudolph.

What the hell’s going on here?  When I was a kid the Christmas season didn’t start until December.  Nowadays, people are tripping over pumpkins trying to get their lights stapled to the house.  It’s no wonder the rest of the world hates the U.S.  We’re not thankful for anything unless its a 50% off Black Friday deal.  By next year, we’ll all be eating turkeys stuffed with candy canes, and it’ll only progress from there.  I’m holding a clump of mistletoe above my back pocket right now.  You know the procedure…

Maybe I’m over-reacting.  Maybe Santa’s just addressing his chronic procrastination once and for all.  Congratulations.  It only took a couple thousand years for him to figure out that it’s a lot easier to manage the big delivery day by planning ahead a little more.  I’m probably way off though.  Common sense leads me to believe that someone who’s capable of delivering trillions of parcels in one evening probably isn’t thinking about Christmas past the month of December.  It’s not like he has a thirty day return policy – that’s your problem, kid.

If that’s the case it begs the question:  what exactly goes on at the North Pole Headquarters for the rest of the calendar year?

Reindeer Games

I’d imagine there isn’t a lot to do up there — regardless of what time of the year it is – other than play with some kid’s Xbox or GI Joes.  That means Chris Kringle is probably out at the bars getting looped on eggnog when he isn’t wrapping presents.  I can picture his jolly ass stumbling back to the house — drunk and belligerent — telling dirty jokes to all of the disgruntled elves, and decking the halls with moldy beer cans.  That might explain the beer gut and rosy cheeks.

And to think, for all those years you were convinced he was eating the cookies and milk you left out.  Yeah right.  The deer ate those.  Saint Nick was eating your leftover Chinese food in the fridge, and pounding down half your liquor cabinet.  If it’s linked to seasonal depression, I apologize.  I’m way out of line.

He can’t be all that jolly though.  How many managers have you worked for that haven’t been complete jerk-offs during a high-stress work week?  Whatever they’re all uptight about pales in comparison.  Try dealing with his mess.  Stop crying about your yearly inventory…

Hostile Holiday Takeover

The reality is that it’s quickly becoming like a corporate merger, or more accurately, a hostile takeover.  The Chris Kringle Corporation has gained majority market share of consumer focus during the month of November.  As a result, the Pilgrims and Turkey Corporation have agreed to sign over their rights to the official Thanksgiving holiday.  From now on the two entities will act as one.  Here’s what we can expect moving forward:

•  It will be mandated that Turkeys be stuffed with garland rather than traditional bread stuffing
• Christmas lights, decorations, and trees must be in place no later than November 1st
• Thanksgiving floats must incorporate at least one Reindeer, Elf, or fucking Jingle Bell
• One member of every U.S. household must spend at least one night camping outside of a big-box store prior to Black Friday.

To hell with all that.  Since nobody else wants to celebrate Thanksgiving anymore, I’ll just have to enjoy it myself.  In loving remembrance of the holiday, here’s a few things that i’m thankful for.

Things I’m thankful for

• Microwaves —   There’s a good chance that many of my future Thanksgivings will consist of microwavable Turkey Dinners and Hot Pockets. Keep me away from stoves.  The only thing I know how to do well with a stove is start grease fires.  Bless you Mr. Microwave oven inventor guy.  Two minutes is about how long I like to wait before I eat anyways.
• Electric Blankets — My favorite winter time activity is sleeping.  I’m like a bear.  My metabolism slows to a crawl, and my heart rate drops to about 12 bpm’s for the duration of winter.  Without the aid of an electric blanket I might not ever make it out alive.
• Jessica Biel – What a hottie.  That’s all.
• Amazon.com — When the mad shopping dash starts, I’ll be sitting at the finish line drinking a glass of eggnog.  Three days after that, all of my online orders will be wrapped and sitting under the tree.  Take that you fist-fighting consumer whores.
• Aspirin– I’ll definitely be stockpiling these for the holiday season.  I usually keep a bottle on me anyways in case I run into a small talker.  I think it would be kind of fun if they fit in a Pez dispenser.  At least I could have a chuckle before I double over from a holiday-induced migraine.
• WordPress — I’m really glad I stumbled upon it.  There’s nothing I miss more than having a homework assignment on Sunday nights since graduating.  At least this homework has been fun…

I don’t wanna hear anymore Christmas music, talk about shopping, or see any holiday lights.  To the chunky guy in the red suit, I say wait your turn.  Let’s not be hasty  in hustling the Indian Corn and Hand-Turkey art projects back into storage just yet.  This is supposed to be a time to relax, and to put out the family feud fires from last Thanksgiving…

…Enjoy your Holiday, consumer whores.

What Are You Thankful For?  Make ‘em good…

-Happy Blogging 

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