I see NUTTIN', I know NUTTIN', I buy NUTTIN' for Christmas and encourage you to do the same
So this is Christmas
And what have you done
This year, I feel like answering that question like the dumb David Letterman guy:
"Um, I don't know."
Shrugs shoulders.
"Nuttin'."
And guess what I'm getting for Christmas.
Yep.
Nuttin'.
And do you know what I'm getting my family for Christmas?
Yep.
Nuttin'.
Because personally I like the idea of a Buy Nothing Christmas.
So much so that I'm even discouraging you from buying anything with this uplifting video:
If you've already bought something for Christmas or one of your pagan holidays, may Jesus have mercy on your soul.
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20 comments:
Gosh, I wish you'd warned me about this BEFORE I'd gone shopping. Some timing, Rambler! Now I'm going to have to return all this stuff. :)
I like the idea myself, and not just because we don't have a lot of money to throw around. Something about the holiday being all about giving things cheapens not only the spiritual meaning of it but also the social, as if at this one time of year our friends and family will judge us by the quality and propriety of the 'stuff' we come up with. It just stresses out the cranky little perfectionist in me. Good thing the inert, lazy me is next to her on my mental couch with her elbow in her ribs, preventing her from getting up.
I know...a little late, but you can take all your gifts back or donate them to a worthy cause. ;)
...although that part about not having "a lot of money to throw around" makes it an even better idea. :) I'm on that mental couch too, but then again I'm there most of the time, as you well know.
I wouldn't change a thing. There's no other special occasion like it. Family, food and festiveness. Merry Christmas!
Isn't that ironic that the girl who write Buy Nothing Christmas 2009 has a laptop and cell phone.
Because every teen age girl MUST have those items.
Or she won't be cool as every OTHER American girl.
*sigh*
Will you send me the money you're not spending? (hopeful grin)
Oh, how badly I wish this had been a Buy Nothing Christmas. So far there's been a lot of swearing and anry e-mails over who got who what and why didn't you tell me you sent that list to everyone and who's going to return those books and get her something else and you still owe me $50 for Mom's gift. . .
And so on. Next year, next year.
I love the idea of a Buy Nothing Christmas. It's more stressful than it is worth the trouble. I just want to give a gift whenever I feel like it. Not when the stores spend entirely too much time "decorating" and the customers are pushing and shoving. The whole thing is disgusting.
Are you seriously participating in this? How are people responding?
I wouldn't change the family, food (hell, no) and festiveness, but some of the other aspects of it, I would. But being Canadian, you might not see that as much up there. ;)
If I had the money I wasn't spending, I would be able to buy all the gifts. :)
That sounds pretty bad...
...we don't get into the angry e-mails, mostly because my folks aren't savvy enough for that.
Margaret: While I also love the idea of this, I'm not seriously participating in it this year. However, we're not doing the whole gift exchange thing with everyone this year. I think I got one "joint" (no, not that kind) gift for a nephew (went in with my aunt on, very small), another small one for the same aunt (with my sister) and a couple of small ones for my wife (what kind of Scrooge would I be if I didn't get my wife anything...I mean, yeah, I'm a bastard sometimes, but hopefully not that big of one. ;)
We are, though, getting a gift from all of us (wife, me, parents, sister, brother-in-law) for a charity.
Short answer: No, this is a humor blog. ;)
I love the idea. I'm sure those working in retail don't. ;-)
No ;) about it for them, I'm sure :(. But I didn't consult them in writing this either.
You will be very happy to know that I got you absolutely nuttin for Christmas.
That's good, because your gettin' nuttin' too.
I'm getting used to it by now. Birthdays, Christmas. It all runs together. Fine, be that way. ;)
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You will be visited by three spirits tonight..... =-O
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