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Geek Culture / Neighbourly Abuse or Xmas Cheer?

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Kangaroo2 BETA2
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You decide!

This is a photo I've just taken of my next door neighbour's house

that you can't see in this photo is that many of them are animated and flicker on and off, spin etc. My kids love it.... I'm, um, undecided


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Ian T
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Bad, but not as bad as being expected to give out free candy to every brat who comes to your door on Halloween

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The Real 87
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they cloned Santa Oh no.... wait... Will I get double the presents this year???

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Posted: 1st Dec 2005 20:37
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Quote: "My kids love it...."


Well, isn't that all that matters?


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Posted: 1st Dec 2005 20:41
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Wow...

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Kangaroo2 BETA2
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Posted: 1st Dec 2005 20:43 Edited at: 1st Dec 2005 20:44
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"Bad, but not as bad as being expected to give out free candy to every brat who comes to your door on Halloween"
Heh yeah I ran out of sweets and had to resort to giving them mars bars (cost about 40p / 80c each) and then when I ran out of them all I had left to give were pound coins out of my wallet - they cleaned me out! Cost me a fortune

As for cloning the Santas, well there's 6 on the front of their house so I think you may be on to something there! I'll =set the governemnt on them lol

Jimmy - *through gritted teeth* yes of course it is!


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Just sneak out at night and blow a few bulbs. There is nothing people love more than spending all moring searching for the blown bulbs so they can get their lights working.

By way of demonstration, he emitted a batlike squeak that was indeed bothersome.
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Kangaroo2 BETA2
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lmao Great idea!


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Will'ya just lookit all those bulbs...

The rest of the neightborhood's lights probally dim when they turn that bugger on.


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What a waste of electricity...


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Kangaroo2 BETA2
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Yes, it makes our sky (satalite tv) flicker, and dvd player reset as well...

I probably should have pointed out what makes this an even bigger crime : During the rest of the year, 75% of that stuff is left attached to the house, just switched off... it was all there last easter! And beofre it! and after it too! argh!


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Robin
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How often/for how long do they switch it on?

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Quote: "There is nothing people love more than spending all moring searching for the blown bulbs so they can get their lights working."

Unless they are the kind that still work even when some bulbs don't.

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"How often/for how long do they switch it on?"
Everynight, from abou 7pm till 7am, through dec 1st to mid jan...

Trouble is its very bright (picture doesn't do it justice!) and lights up our bedroom at night!


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ok heres what you could do.

do you own a rabbit? If not buy one, they love to each cords. Do you see where I am going with this?? No? ok, go over and complain about it.

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its Christmas not Xmas.........
PUTTING THE CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS!


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Its not Christmas its crossmass!

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Quote: "its Christmas not Xmas.........
PUTTING THE CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS!"


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Quote: "do you own a rabbit? If not buy one, they love to each cords"
NO!!! ARG!!! [WARING!!!!] DO NOT GET A RABBIT!!!!. He mentions the advantage of them being good for a sabbotage, BUT what about their overt horniness and ...um.. strength. I had a rabbit tried, to hump my cat, chair, leg, and slipper(twins!). So unless you want to clean up cr@pp and other excrements for the rest of your life, DO NOT GET A RABBIT!!! That said they make excellent raisins(although they do taste funny).

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I bought two rabbits a few years ago. After a few months I had 18 of them fuzzy critters hopping around my backyard. Awesome lill buggers they be. And he's right about the wire munchin, it's like they have some sort of insulation 'round their teeth so they don't feel anything.

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Posted: 2nd Dec 2005 02:23
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Quote: "Unless they are the kind that still work even when some bulbs don't."


I.e. A Parallel circuit as opposed to a serial circuit (which most older christmas lights were composed of).


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Show off..

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Quote: "I bought two rabbits a few years ago. After a few months I had 18 of them fuzzy critters hopping around my backyard. Awesome lill buggers they be. And he's right about the wire munchin, it's like they have some sort of insulation 'round their teeth so they don't feel anything."
Yeah but you probably live somewere with mild winter's. We had to keep ours inside and boy, did he stink!

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Physics.


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That's awesome.
There's some crazy people in the surrounding neighborhoods, people covering every square inch of their lawn and roof with lights and all sorts of crazy things.


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lol craziness.

PS I [purposely left the "Christ" out off Xmas - no religious discussions allowed remember


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Christmas isn't religious. It's a federal holiday in the US. If we were to talk about Christ himself that would be religious.

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Yep...it called Christmas not X-mas......


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if shops didnt exist then no one would celebrate x-max


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Actually I believe federal holidays around the xmas period are now described as the "holiday" period, not christmas, as that doesn't offend people of other religions and cultures - I have also heard it referred to as "annual gift giving day" which even more cements the idea that its purely a commercial holiday nowadays rather than a religious celebration. Which is quite plainly stupid (in my opinion at least) - I'm not offended by hearing people talking of Kwanza (sp?) etc. I'm not a christian by the way - I just don't see why people shouldn't be allowed to talk about such things in public incase they offend others

Funny because in many areas in britain you are not allowed to put christmas trees outside etc as it may offend people. Just as you weren't allowed to fly the England flag during the football tournaments in case it offended people from other countries living here! Of course 99.9% of people ignore such rules and do it anyway

[edit] hope this doesn't sound like political debate / discussion - not intended to be


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Quote: "Actually I believe federal holidays around the xmas period are now described as the "holiday" period, not christmas, as that doesn't offend people of other religions and cultures"


wrong. They call it the Holiday season because of other religions holidays and othe important holidays (thanks giving and new years most notable) that fall in the same 2 month period.

Christmas is December 25th and was originally made a federal holiday for religious reasons. And that hasn;t changed on the federal level. It is still Christmas, not X-mas or "Gift Giving Day".

Of course I am talking about the USA, which has no concern about who we offend

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I stand corrected I just gathered/guessed that opinion from the growing ammount of recently made american "Christmas" specials which are re-named and reworded, especially childrens productions - a case in poin being the Bear in the Big Blue House hildy show my kids just made me sit through this morning It was nauteating in its political correctness


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In my school we can't speak of any religion or we will be shot.
Or like no teacher can decorate for Christmas.
I miss the olden days
But hey , December 25th is my favorite day.
Christmas and my birthday.

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technically if it is X-mas that means we can call it whatever we want since x is a variable right? I call it day that jesus supposedly born based on the religious texts of the bible. Although this cannot be proven and I would like to point out this is merely referencing history and is not in any violation of the AUP since I am not condemning or condoning any of this-mas



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@Kangaroo2 BETA2:

If you're complaining, then what about the neighbours for this house?
http://www.break.com/articles/houselights.html

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Why would anyone take that much time to program the lights to do that? It took me long enought just to put my single strand on each part of the roof up. He must be a ninja

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Bush Baby - yeah I feel like that too - it certainly was like that where I used to live

Antitode lol

Nerd - Wow thats amazing! And light polution!


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See thats what is wrong with people.... taking religion out of everything......next I wont be able to say words like judicial because some tard is gonna get offended...IMO this whole thing is stupid....so what if they get offended? someone is always going to get offended....thats why America is loosing it morals........bah enough of my jibber jabber...


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Quote: " @Kangaroo2 BETA2:

If you're complaining, then what about the neighbours for this house?
http://www.break.com/articles/houselights.html"

THAT is SO COOL!!

I want my house to do that. Put on a freakin' rock concert on Christmas eve.


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