The days grow colder, the nights grow longer. That means /co/ Christmas cheer is coming to town. Grab some cocoa, turn on the Christmas music, get comfy, and hang out with some /co/mrades as we share stories and get into the holiday spirit.Make merry, have a joyfultime, share some stories, read some storytimes!Pastebins: https://pastebin.com/yYV0AZ8phttps://pastebin.com/h3K9W6sT
I never checked the OTHER chan at a better time.
Its finally time! I thought one would have started yesterday but I'm thrilled it's here nonetheless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UomKOrfn7JEMerry Rizzmas everyone
>>151481594These have always started on Black Friday, but usually earlier than now. Very pleased to see we made it in time still.
Greetings, spooks and spookettes! Nice to finally see the thread up. Regretably, I am busy this weekend, but my friends have arranged some streams in the meantime.Currently streaming Grandma Got Run Over.Stream Link: cy(delete this part)tu(DOT)be(slash)r(slash)SkeletalStreamer
>>151481852I usually come towards the end of the first thread for some reason or another, its my first time being in the celebratory beginning. How was everyone's year?
>>151481914It was a waking nightmare until the last quarter, but all is well for the moment. Halloween was over in an even quicker flash than usual, though. I want to make Christmas last as long as possible.
And a sales-ful Black Friday to all! Posting a little late for my taste since everything east of the Atlantic is already on Saturday, but hey, as long as it's Friday somewhere.This year, I decided to do something kinda roundabout. Since almost every day is some sort of a national holiday somewhere (a lot of Independence Days, some Republic Days and some other ones) - and even when there aren't any, I can always stretch the truth somewhat - I decided to each day focus on one such country and investigate what their unique Christmas/New Year/Winter Solstice traditions might be. Note that the traditions will usually not be related to the day I post them on, which is why I called the whole thing "roundabout".
>>151482245As far as November 28th goes, there's three countries celebrating their Independence Day today. Mauritania, however, is a Muslim country near the equator, so there won't be very many traditions related to Christmas or Winter. Albania has some, but today I chose to focus on Panama.Which kind of showed the limits of only doing research through internet search, because a lot of traditions touted as strictly Panamanian are things even I can recognize as broadly Latin American, like Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe or Las Posadas. Hell, one online tourist guide tried to sell nativity scenes as something you'll only see in Panama. Although to be fair, apparently there's a boatload of them over there.I hope the two traditions I've picked aren't as widespread, but if they are, I'm counting on our LatAm posters to correct me. First one is renovating houses in December. After all, what better way to enter the New Year than with a fresh new coat of paint?The other is Muñecos de Año Viejo. They're life-sized effigies representing the old year, commonly made to look like celebrities or politicians (in pic related one of them is a soccer player since that year Panama finally qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in decades). Made with straw, twigs and other flammable materials, they are put on the sides of roads and then burned down once New Year hits. Which is where the firecrackers also shoved inside them come in - there's no better way to say "Out with the old and in with the new" than with explosions.As for the Christmas spread (the dinner taking place on Christmas Eve evening, before the midnight mass), the centerpiece seems to be roast pork. Other mainstays include ham and/or turkey, arroz con guandú (pigeon peas with rice), bread wreath and nana's tamales, best in the land. And fruit cake for dessert.
Merry Squidmas fuckers. I missed you guys
Daily dose of classic Christmas cartoonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=089T8dPQwPchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TCw0NN0Of0
Ho ho ho, hulk smash puny holiday season!
>>151482893Nice
>>151481856>Grandma Got Run OverNoooo I missed it... specially the cousin
>>151483277It was amazing as always. Especially Mel.
>>151483299And that's why i'm sad for missing it _~_
Merry Christmas to all, may the jannies all get coal shoved up their stockings for trying to pogrom the thread off the board last year.And may this year be pleasant to all who carry the spirit of the season in their hearts.
Glad to be back! I hope everyone had a good year, at least in a personal sense. The general state of things at large somewhat precludes a certain level of cheer.
Happy holidays all, hope everyone had a nice meal last night, whether you celebrate the holiday or not.I need to eat something and go get milk (yes, I know that's the wrong order but I felt asleep this afternoon after watching some S4 Stranger Thing I never caught last time around) but I'll put together some story-times for later tonight.
>>151483418Sir, this is a blue board.
>>151481914years are a long time to report back on, none of it was nightmarish for me (glad it improved for you, anon: >>151482036), and most of it was pretty typical - good things, bad things. Nothing particularly bad, nothing particularly great. I'm alive, in good health and doing well.Hope everyone else can say the same.
>>151481914Honestly been a pretty good year for me. Lots of good memories made this year. The local Octoberfest and Chili contest at my neighborhood was good.
Would you live in Tattertown?
>>151483794And suddenly I'm reminded MeTV got around to airing that one New Mighty Mouse short with the powder snorting.
01/06 Here's a recent annual tradition to start us off, a set of five of Mike Maihack's annual holiday Kara and Bad's art pieces, starting with the oldest one from 2011.
>>15148409202/06 - 2012's piece
>>15148410303/062013's
>>15148410504/06 - 2014's
>>15148412205/062015's
>>15148412806/06 FIN 2016's edition - will post the next batch over the weekend
Hello, just wanted to let you know that the /r9k/ SSG is doing well and that wishlists aren't being removed this year outside of some dummies proxy posting so you'd probably be safe posting lists and whatnot. However, we have had an issue with someone spamming the threads with illegal material so be on the lookout.
>>151484092>>151484103>>151484105>>151484122>>151484128Kara is a cinnamon roll.
Hohoho! Is that time of the year again?!?!this past months have been one hell of a ride here in... Let's just say in the land of Frost giants and TacosIm very happy to be here once again and while I might be too busy to post as regularly as other years I'll be very happy to drop by and ask people how they been doing!
here's "A Christmas Peril" from Batman #27, 1945.
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>>151483418Still impressive that the last spook thread of the year was still on for almost the month.https://desuarchive.org/co/thread/151091082
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>>151484768It may have lived entirely on necrobumps, but I'm glad it went the distance. Had to dump near my entire Sanchez collection to help keep it afloat.
>>151484836forgot the last page, whoops!
Where is the upvote button?
>>151485661Based cringe.
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Good morning everyone, I think for the first time ever I'm in thread number 1. How's everyone doing? Having a good year I hope?
Ho ho ho! Hope everyone's year has been great so far or at least more sufferable than the last one. How many leftover turkeys do the US anons have and is anyone willing to send one my way? Some friends sent me their plates on Thursday and I'm still hungryHere's to this year's Cheer being better than last year and that the mods are also onboard with us this time around. Fingers crossed that I can be active this time around given that my notebook is broken and for some stupid reason, /co/ and /toy/ still seem to have an on-and-off IP rangeban on my phone. Btw, any help in that department would be appreciated since this has been going on for at least 2 or 3 months>>151483630Have you had the change to drink some Glühwein and eat Brezel?
I don't know when Elusive will join but I just updated the pastebins on the quick. It's a bit more inconvenient on mobile but I'll try to update them daily if I can (of course help by other regulars would be appreciated)
>>151487103>/co/ and /toy/ still seem to have an on-and-off IP rangeban on my phone.I noticed this with 4chan while phone posting. I think it's the cellular towers and what part of town you are in. I was in a different suburb last week, chasing down a toy collectible as a present for someone and tried to make a post and upload pictures of some collectible figures to /toy/ I found at a close-out store, and got a "you are banned" for "child porn." I was in a different part of the metro area (about two hours from where I live). I have no problem with this phone at home on my WiFi, only while out and about. And I have no problems on my laptop. I've also been using DuckDuckGo's (free) VPN browser on this Android phone, so I don't think 4chan is actually tracking my hardware but tracking what IP signal they are getting from the VPN or from the mobile tower?No clue if that helps you, but look into it.
Yay, tis the season again!>>151481914It's been alright. Many positive developments, and I feel my life is finally starting to get better after years of stagnation. Hope the next year will be even better.
>>151487212It actually started on my laptop that broke. Then, after two weeks, the same thing started happening with my phone as well. Sometimes, switching from wi-fi to regular data helps but it keeps on constantly changing. /toy/ keeps on banning me way more often but the rangeban never has a reason attached to it so they are definitely not acting like I did anything. Still annoyingI'll keep the VPN in mind in case it ends up messing with these threads. So far, I only had the rangeban pop up a few hours ago
>>151487296They have been forcing me to drop my email every time I have to update Firefox (which is usually once a week so my javascript and pop up blockers work, I haven't seen an ad in forever when I stream crap or go to YT or anywhere in years and I intend to keep it that way, even if I am in captcha hell on 4chan 3 to 4 times a month. But I have a burner email account.Maybe when you first start to post, try to use a throwaway email (and use the same email, I noticed their is no longer any delay since I've used the same useless Yahoo account every time I do this)?As far as your laptop being where it started, that sounds like an ISP issue, maybe try resetting the router, if you can?
Ah to hell with it, I'm not going to let last year totally sour me yet. Another chance at redemption!Been a long year but not an altogether bad one. Had my downs, had my ups, but I can't complain; Ol' Snowy elopedWishing my friends here the very best as we enter the holliest and jolliest time of year! And for those in the US, enjoy the little snow being flung across the last few days!
So, what's an underrrated Chirstmas Special you love?Not animated but The Goes wrong Christmas Carol is pretty good.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpSDn-sDbrw
>>151487686>spoilerCongratulations!
>>151487756It's also not animated or even really a special but Fitzwilly is such an underrated and charming Christmas movie. I first caught it airing on the day about a decade ago (this never gets easier) while channel surfing for background noise during that Christmas afternoon lull, but I grew more and more invested in it. Now I have at least two heist movies in the mix.Simultaneously closer to and farther away from the prompt: the first level of Gex 3, Totally Scrooged. Oh, is The Looney Tunes Show's Christmas special considered underrated? That was my favorite one I watched last year.
>>151487756I try to watch 12 Hundred Ghosts each yearhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF_rKE3nIoIIt's a little early for me to start watching, so maybe next week
I'll get the Sabrina stuff starting tomorrow, for now stimulate your brains with this
>>151481914It's been pretty crap the whole way through.
>>151482263Ooh, this roundabout stuff seems like it'll be interesting!>>151483193Yay, smashing!>>151483392Hear hear!>>151483459Good to see you!>>151483482No, that order's fine. You need energy and stuff from food in order to go out.
>>151481914Very uneventful, not in a good or bad way. Mostly I just can't believe it's already almost over, new year's eve feels like it was 3 months ago at most
>>151484618Do Frost Giants eat giant tacos?>>151486756Numbah 1!>>151487177I shall do my part as always!>>151487686A Miser with a spouse?!>>151488648My brains is...something, I think.
>>151488648>Eel Skins read from right on the first row>Bat Wings on the second>Lizard Eyes on the third>Gnats on the fourth>Tentacles on the first long column>Spiders on the second, red from the bottom up>Snail Tails on the last columnIf only the usual puzzles posted in these threads were this easy.
>>151487686Congratulations, you old coot!
I cant be with my family again this year for Christmas for shitty reasons. I'm debating if Christmas cartoons will cheer me up or bum me out. I think I might watch it's a Wonderful Life to finally know where all those fucking episodes about people seeing what the world would be like if they were dead came from. Maybe it's not too late for Nightmare Before Christmas.Thanks for reading my blog
>>151489569Shit I thought there was some Christmas in that picture
Hello to all! Hope the year wasn't too bad for anyone.I did my A Levels in Math and English, a bit disappointed with my results (Pure Math 3 lowered my average, I'll bet), and more disappointed that there's no way to get any feedback to know what I could've done better.But since people here are about to start ordering a lot of things to gift their relatives, let me regale you woth my tale of woe. It happened in 2024, so I could've done it last year, but then I wouldn't be able to bring it to a satisfying conclusion.First of, for context, I'm a Pole currently stealing jobs in the UK, and I keep most of my suff I don't regularly use (like most of my /co/llection) in my old room so as not have to bother with transporting it all once I decide to go back.Back in 2024 I went on a little bit of a /toy/ kick, buying up all the Lego sets I've had my eye on (pic related) since I finally had the money to do so. Optimus was easy, since he was still relatively new, although later I found it about £10 cheaper.The Home from Home Alone is abig, cumbersome order, too much so to be brought on board a plane, and too fragile to travel in a cargo hold, but I found it pretty cheap from a seller on Bricklink (which is like a Lego-specific ebay). I ordered it in such a way that it would have arrived while I was visiting, and so I would be able to collect it myself... If it actually arrived on the estimated date, or within a week or so of it. In the end, it finally showed up after I've already gone back to the UK, the delivery guy didn't even bother knocking/ringing and I had to send the family to the local pick-up place, where they had to use the text messages to prove they actually represent me, the recipient.
>>151490103The worst part though was the other two sets - Metalbeard's ship from The Movie and the Friends' Apartments from Friends, both long since discontinued and not available in normal stores. I found both from a seller in South Korea, and foolishly picked the cheapest shipping option. What was supposed to be 10-to-12 weeks (worst case, it would've arrived during the same visit as the Home Alone Home), actually took five months (with absolutely no info between when they arrived at the Busan port and when they reached Poland), and then they were stopped at customs due to their value as imports from outside the EU. And to get them through, I would have to either hire a third party to confirm whatever, learn the ins and outs of being an importer to deal with all of it myself, or - the "easiest" option - show up in person at any post office and authorise the Polish Post Service to do it in my name. Minor problem though - obviously the Polish Post Service only has offices in Poland. I managed to plead with the customs to keep the parcels in their warehouse for a bit longer than the month or so before they'd send them back to Korea, booked the first plane tickets to and from whatever Polish city that were reasonably cheap coming off of the Holiday/Winter season, booked a holiday at work for that day and delivered a signed authorization (and just to twist the knife, the post office I picked to go to was in an uproar because of one postman's very free-spirited way of dating undelivered mail). After that, my Lego sets arrived on the next day, or the day after, with an additional 20% custom fees slapped on (which came to about $150). But at least now I have all the Lego sets I ever wanted. I was wondering about buying the new Enterprise-D that just came out for my brother, as a Christmas/Birthday gift (early January), but not for that price.
>>151490103>>151490120Wow. Glad you got all your sets after all that crap.
>>151490120>>151490103I'm a millenial. Our first snowfall literally just started as I read your post and you reminded how much I loved 90s Lego especially Ice Planet 2002. I also had Artic sets which were basically kid The Thing and I would take all these winter themed guys with me everywhere outside when I was playing in the snow and warm them off by the fireplace when I came back. (Kid logic lol.) Ice Planet is still one of my favourite things to this day. A few years ago I bought a bunch of mini gigs from bricklink (old sets get too expensive.)
>>151490428OH AND FUCKING KOPAKA WAS THE COOLEST SHIT. I had all the DC comics up to a certain point
Back in my day we didn't have santa hats or beards so we just had a wizard pirate Santa.
>>151484768Desu slow for anyone else?
>>151490428For me it was the late 90s UFO sets, although the biggest one I had was this one, apparently "only" 52 pieces.
>>151487756I don't know about underrated but after been put off b them for a while, I wouldn't mind a stream of some of the old stop motion animations from my childhood. >>151487686>spoilerCongrats>>151489245>the usual puzzlesI might do a contest again but I suppose it will need to be run in plus, so to speak.
>>151490103>>151490120Damn, glad you got them after all that bullshit
>>151482245>>151482263Awesome to see you, CM - glad you're still finding new ways to keep things fresh!
>>151490103>although later I found it about £10 cheaper.that's always the kicker with some things; I saw the Iron Giant Deluxe action figure at a chain big box department store in their "adult collectors" section (it's a Super7 toy if you want to look it up) but thought a 7" toy when I already have a much nicer giant version of him, for about the same MSRP, was absurd. After sleeping on it, I decided I could afford to treat myself, what else am I going to spend my money on? But it was gone and I haven't seen it at other similar, branches of this chain big box. Crapazom put it on sale a few weeks back and I snagged it for $10 less!PIC REL is the one I own, $39.99, bought from one of my local LCSs, since it's a Diamond Select exclusive before they went all bankrupt. Glad you got yourself sorted. Shame you couldn't find the one you wanted while you were in the UK.
November 29th is Unity Day in Vanuatu, and also the birthday of William Tubman, Liberia's longest-ruling president. But today I'm picking Albania, which celebrates its Liberation Day - unlike yesterday's >>151482263 Independence Day, established during World War 1, today celebrates driving out Germans at the tail end of WW2. Best thing is, both days are public holidays. Imagine - last year, when it fell on Thursday and Friday, Albanians enjoyed a four day weekend.Anyhow, Albania doesn't actually really celebrate Christmas much - partially because only about a third of the population is actually Christian (Catholic and Orthodox) with twice as many Muslims, and partially because of the State-Enforced Atheism during the Commie regime killed any notion of celebrating religious holidays. But they couldn't really touch New Year celebrations, so that's mostly when families gather, feast and exchange gifts. Speaking of feasts, Albania is one of the countries where they enjoy their roasted turkey, as well as byrek (or burek, or maybe börek), a savory pie with a spiral-shaped crust, apparently with a walnut and bean filling, according to one source (although with so many recipes with so many different fillings, I'm starting to think it's just their version of pie), traditional Albanian dishes like Tavë Kosi or Tavë Krapi (lamb and rice or carp casseroles), Baklava for dessert and Rakia to get shitfaced on.Although it has to be pointed out that apparently over the last decade or so, the globalized, consumer-friendly version of Christmas has been making headway in the country.There's also some traditions going back to pagan times, related to Winter Solstice and centered around Buzmi Bujar - a literal yule log (often specifically walnut, it's an important crop), sometimes given offerings and almost always burned for a good harvest the following year. Ashes are also sometimes spread among fruit trees. Makes sense, they enrich the soil and lower its pH.
>>151491399Thanks, it gives me something to do the other 11 months of the year.
Might as well kick off the first thread with a classic Carl Barks story!
>>151490806It was acting up on me yesterday.
Glad to see these are still a thing. Been coming to these for over a decade, and they're pretty much the only thing worth coming back to /co/.
>>151490428My dad brought this Ice Planet base from his business trip to Norway and gave it to me as a birthday present. It was the coolest thing ever and I loved it to no end. And I wish I was a bit more careful with my toys when I was a kid.My dad rules, I need to call him more often.
>>151481914... Interesting. I've spent a lot of time re-evaluating how much of my life I spend online, and here in particular. There's a certain nostalgia that keeps pulling me back, but I'll be the first to admit this place isn't the same as when I first came here accidentally because I wanted to check out /d/
>>151481914Kinda rough. I managed to get a new laptop in the Black Friday sales (my old one was a cheap refurbished piece of shit I got back in 2020, and I think the battery was close to exploding) but saving up for it literally took all year.
>>151489245One or both of our resident puzzlers have been so busy for the last few years that I'm really missing the headaches their works induce in me. I once made it to the last box of a riddle, but it hasn't really worked out since.
>>151492673I'm definitely looking forward to any puzzles that come our way this year!It's been so long...
aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZvbGRlci80Z0Z4MUFDQyNOeWREUDFJM0RVSWVPb3FvTzg3NmR3welcome back everyone, the Batches are back again!taking requests, comics, movies, specials, anything holiday relatedbatches get wiped and a new one is up every 5 days to Christmas
>>151492805>FingersWhen will God stop your sinful hand?
>>151481083I don’t have time for a story time, maybe later. I always read Christmas Judge Dredd stories every year.
>>151492532What kind of model did you get?
has anybody tried posting a wishlist to see what the jannies do
>>151493495Honestly, after the shitshow that was Cheer 2024 I think playing it safe is best
>>151492805Properly well actually grown PPG makes me wonder what their lifespan would be. 300 years? 500?
>>151493495Have you tried not being a faggot and reading the OP?
>>151492805Lets goHow the Grinch Stole Christmas - 1966Christmas Comes to Pac-LandBugs Bunny's Christmas CarolChowder - Hey, Hey It's Knishmas!"
>>151492532I need a new laptop myself. My piece of junk is from 2018. I'm thinking of going back to Mac because Windows 11 sounds like a nightmare and I'd rather deal with Apple's hardware bullshit than Microsoft's software bullshit. Even then, every listing I've looked at mentions "Apple Intelligence" features that I don't want. I could use some insight.
>>151492370>It was the coolest thing ever and I loved it to no endI feel you I broke or lost 90%of my childhood toys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx2A_IDSHWY
>>151493650God, that was bleak. Unquestionably our worst year.
>>151494178Yeah, even 2020 was better than that fiasco. Best not to dwell on it.
>>151494044>it's been 9 years since they last did a Retsupurae
Daily dose of classic christmas cartoonshttps://archive.org/details/seasins-greetinks-1933https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftD4hmJILzQ
>>151490806the back end search keeps dying and 404 but if you refresh, it eventually works.they probably need a new server, I noticed a lot of the jpegs from older Cheer Holiday Threads (I was looking for a particular OP image for plus) wouldn't load, which is usually a server issue. At least the text all seemed to be scrapped correctly.
>>151494447I hope they figure it out; digital preservation is becoming more and more important
>>151492805Is A Christmas Carol - the musical actually fun? I'm making egg nog and having whiskey later tonight for the heck of it.
>>151494492they need donationspossibly more volunteers, too?
>>151494264Honestly, the last year or so they really seemed to be struggling for content. Kickstarter videos, bootleg Mickey Mouse flash animations... they were doing okay, but the love had gone.
>>151493783i dont remember electing OP as king of christmas
>>151494493It has George Costanza as Jacob Marley belting out a song about the torment of his chains while summoning spectres. 10/10
>>151494605https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwTeJuaje78
>>151488093>>151488800>>151489556>>151491137My thanks! It was a beautiful, albeit small, ceremony. Culmination of 11 years and it was worth it. You're all in the exclusive club of knowing when even our families don't!
>>151494784I really need to watch Monkie Kid
Spam filter is silly.>>151490103>>151490120What a nightmare. I've never had that kind of bad luck ordering Lego, but that's one I wouldn't wish on anyone. I only hope the sets have been worthwhile!>>151490428>>151490472>>151491071For me, it's Slizers and Cyber Slam. Bionicle certainly carries a place though, as do most 90s and early 00s sets. Though at this time it's Monkie Kid. The cartoon really convinced me, and I've absolutely fallen in love with the set design. I do wish it was more accessible to buy, but alas. Plus hey, cute girls.
>>151494803As you should! A very enjoyable series. And my pic in >>151494784 now feels woefully disconnected from the post it's in.
cytu be slash r slash SkeletalStreamerSkelly got run over by a reindeer so he let me run the stream tonight
>>151495057Cool!
>>151490103>>151490428>>151490488>>151491071LEGO was better when>there were fewer bespoke pieces/prints/minifigs>themes were deliberately generic so children could invent their own narratives to tie "pirates" and "space" and "knights" together>sets existed for purposes beyond repackaging (you)r favorite media IPs into block form to trick you into giving the owners even more money>sets didn't require applying for a second mortgageThese all feel like pretty room-temperature takes but I don't spend enough time on /toy/ to get a temperature check for how channers feel about the toys
>>151495177>more pieces then ever>better pieces than ever>more colours than ever>things were better in the past because nostalgia is my entire brainOkay.
>>151493965Based
This one's a a bit tangentially Christmas, but I guess it counts now that it's not December yet.
>>151495385Cheer threads have always started around Thanksgiving>their reddit holidayHow new are you?
>>151495219>more piecesTo build blorbo from your shows, yes.>more colours than everthat only come in 2 sets because they're Disney's Marvel Super Heroes brand red or whatever the fuck>coloursOpinion discarded
>>151495385What joyless fucking hole did you crawl from where the Christmas season isn't welcome? I know you don't have Thanksgiving as an excuse
Anyway, that's all from me for now, so I'll end with a question: what comics have you been reading this year? New, old, it doesn't matter, as long as you've given them a go.
>>151495464I'm from a developed place that doesn't have a holiday 6 days apart from another holiday that's essentially the same fucking thing.
>>151495385Sharty is down the hall and to the left, nigger
>>151495520Thanks for storytiming>what comics have you been reading this year?I’ve been behind on my comic reading.I did read an adaptation of Dracula that had Bela Lugosi’s likeness. It was alright.And I read that Damian Wayne comic, The Boy Wonder by Juni Ba. I liked that one.
>>151495530This man is a pedophile, a bigot, a racist, a womanizer, and an asshole.
>>151495464>>151495433>>151495750>>151495750Ignore the troll. Otherwise, that's how the thread'll get purged.https://youtu.be/-HEUEi2fVSA?si=K-2b1csN_rvtv49i&t=43
What do you see, /co/?
>>151495879A herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the planes.
>>151495879The face of panic
>>151495879It’s Dignity!
>>151495879Desu not loading images to the point I had to click on the image to know.Desu jannies???????
>>151495879A broken clock.
>>151495879goatse
Cat and Mouse time
who is responsible for this
>>151496777I don’t know but bless them for it!
>>151495439>she does not know Lego still has lots of original themes you can choose from>complains about shit she doesn't like instead of focusing on shit she MIGHT like if she looks at itI also like to complain and be a nostalgiafag.
>>151496777Whew
>>151492805I always have a special place for the George C Scott Christmas Carol.
>>151487686Mazel tov!>>151495879Charlie Brown.
>>151487686Many congrats. I'm glad the ceremony wasn't too much.>>151496943Likewise. My favorite straight (read: Non-Muppet) adaptation of the story.
>>151495057I'm not pressing charges, at least.
I've been active in these threads for 6 or so years with a few missing in-between, but DCanon told me to post in here and make myself known. I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!Greetings from /toy/!
>>151497620Thanks, anon. My Thanksgiving was good. Ate lots of turkey and Mac n Cheese.
>>151497628let me share a bit about what we ate down near the Bonnet Carré Spillway. I just ate some leftovers tonight. Mirliton Casserole is this odd stuffing/dressing thing made from the chayote plant. Real deep south Cajun type ish. You can stuff it like a pepper with cornbread and seafood, or you can shred the chayote and bake it in a dish with a top crust and all that. Thanksgiving was with in-laws this year and they made 3 different kinds of this stuff in addition to the turkey, ham, potatoes, etc etc.Not this same recipe, but i'll link it anywaykeiladawson DOT com slash louisiana-creole-mirliton-recipe
>>151497838Nice
>>151497838Sounds delicious
>>151495057I think I slept through most of this but at least my Pee Wee Herman toy present to myself - that I thought wasn't going to be delivered - arrived.>>151494613I see. Watch an overlong Stranger Thing episode from last season to catch up or watch George singing, what to do.>>151494811They started doing this annoying thing where you can only reply to so many people in one post.Very silly, true!>>151496063They need new servers.And new volunteers.We were just talking about this, anon!Pay attention!!!!
>>151495385Please I know better. I've been enjoying Christmas music since the first week of November and can now break out the Christmas movies/specials.
>>151499487I don't think I've listened to any Christmas music yet.
>>151500780>>151499487I'm generally not an enjoyer of christmas music when I feel it's forced on me (e.g. retail). Today, I hit a Ross since it's next to one of the supermarkets I hit, and both stores thankfully didn't hit me with holiday muzak.I was at Ross looking for toy gifts, and I did look at wrapping paper, but decided to use what I have on hand up first since it all looked so generic and boring.I did buy some holiday chocolate and a holiday card for one person at the grocery store, so I probably would have been a little more relaxed about some holiday tunes, but other times, nope.
>>151500780Then start with the best of the best:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3_rg-VYvQ
so no Sheol stream this year?why not list the Skeletal streams?did Sheol's set up finally gave up the ghost or has he been too busy with the wee ones/wife/life?also something something updating something.
>>151492532 here: so my laptop needed an update last night, and now it has what is apparently known as the "black screen of death"So, now I get to figure out what warranty this thing has and if I can get it repaired.Fucking amazing. I've had it a week and already Windows updates have fucked me over. That's gotta be a record for me
>>151501622Fuck dude, that sucks. Hope you can get it fixed.
>>151501877Me too. I paid over a hundo for some 2-year warranty that allows for free repairs, but apparently it doesn't start for some fucking reason, so I'm going to have to pay for a repair.Wheeeeee.
>>151502036Fucking corpos, fucking everything over
>>151495520I've been reading the old Superman newspaper comic strip; it's pretty fun, like when Superman spanks a bratty princess after she tries hitting on jim
Sabrina storytime folks
>>151502783>>151501468Skele did say he was busy this weekend so maybe he just hasn't had time to do it
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>>151502809The end! Can't believe Sabrina predicted online shopping
Excited to crack open my advent calendar, got a nice one this year
>>151502823Thanks for the storytime, Jackbros!
>>151495520I managed to get my hands on both of the Indiana Jones Adventures graphic novels, put out during the hot minute when Dark Horse were trying to make Indiana Jones comics a thing again, to tie in with The Crystal Skull. They're pretty fun, shame the fourth movie sucked ass.
>>151495057Any sunday streams skeletal?
>>151501622>>151501877>>151502036>>151502434Laptop bro again; turns out it just needed to be switched on a couple times for the update to actually update. So right now, I'm feeling like a complete chump, while also feeling relieved that I won't have to spend any extra money this December that isn't on fun stuff.I might storytime something later to celebrate.
>>151503078I've always loved the idea of them but have never managed to pick one up. I have to substitute it with Ashens opening terrible ones.
>>151494784Your secret's safe with me -- if you finally introduce me to Jack Frost.>>151495520I got pretty much caught up on marvel stuff from around...2002-ish. Still reading Something is Killing the Children, and reading the comic adaptations of the X-Men cartoon.>>151495879A treasure map!
Here are five more of the Kara and Bad's Holiday 'fan art' (albeit a famous, published "fan artist" in Mike Maihack) annual holiday art pieces coming at you, since no one is story-timing at the moment:>>151484128>>151484413
01/05 - technically the 7th edition, 2017's drop
>>15150380102/052018
>>15150381503/05 - the 2019 holiday drop
>>15150382904/05 and taking us to 2020, in two image's ...
>>15150385205/05 Finishing up 2020's drop and these post, todayFIN
>>151503866>putting Barbara through that much heartacheI get it, it's a classic, but that movie puts you through the wringer
>>151502823I was waiting to see if you were going to drop these, I'll let you handle Sabrina and drop some of my usual Archie holiday stories - they are cute little bite size story-times so easy to add in when the thread needs 'em>>151495520Thanks, I haven't read that since I borrowed that paperback from my local library more than a decade ago. For some reason, these haven't been collected/remastered and digitized to be pirated other than as scans, and I'm sure I have the scans somewhere in some external but it's the digging them out....I recently noticed that my library had gotten in some of those DC Finest and I've been skim reading a few of those - currently The Team Up - Chase Till The End of Time one. >>151502789meant that the streams are usually listed on the bins and nothing is listed so far; a pal of Skele did one using his channel, with his consent, Friday?
>>151496777Looks like the Tom and Jerry movies style, probably Nutcracker.
>>151503801>>151503815>>151503829>>151503852>>151503866Has this artist ever done a whole comic?
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, kids, but Lobo has killed Santa.
>>151503866>>151484155Cute
>>151504514NOOOOOOO
>>151504514Hope he's happy, now I'll have to do necromancy again...
>>151504395Yes, Cleopatra in Space.
>>151496063For the longest time, images wouldn't load when clicking on them. After 5 minutes of having opened one, they then loaded though. Sometimes, I don't understand this website>>151495879A hairy monster holding a test tube!>>151495520Read the entirety of Injustice, Byrne's Superman, and started Invincible but couldn't get into it>>151490103>>151490120Damn, that sounds like a fun time... not. At least you got the sets you wanted. Lego was never really my thing but seeing current prices for some of the sets I see at Smyths in my town is crazy. I don't even understand how those are supposed to be for kids anymore when there's 100-300 dollar sets on a regular basis now
>>151505125OHHHHHHH that's it! I always thought this art had a very graphic novel vibe to it.
>>151505241>>151504395And it's fun.There are links on GetCow or ask me later tonight and I'll service some, heading to a museum for a screening in a bit
>>151505327>Comet the Super-HorseGod, he was such a fucked up part of the Superman mythos
>>151503630>AshensSpeaking og which...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkfjyXY5G_Y
November 30th is National Day in Benin (:DDDD), but also, more importantly for my designs, Independence Day in Barbados, which is what I'll be focusing on today.Another tropical country, there's a lot of social gatherings, since the weather is perfect for it, unlike in Europe or more northern parts of North America. One is Carols by Candlelight, sang by the Prime Minister's residence, another is the morning Christmas Service in Queen's Garden National Park in the capital city, Bridgetown, where families put on their best clothes to try and style on each other.As for the food, the more traditional dishes include Jug-Jug, which is a hearty stew made from pigeon peas, corn flour, and two or three kinds of meat. Apparently inspired by haggis brought by Scottish immigrants back in the 1600s, which is a crazy coincidence, because November 30th is also St. Andrew's Day, the Patron Saint of Scotland, which is a public holiday over there.Other mainstays include Great Cake, also known as Black Cake, which is a rum-powered version of a fruitcake (here's a song about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bJlL5TRH2w), and Sorrel, a Caribbean hibiscus drink.And on Boxing Day, some people attend horse races, other opt for a picnic.
Got around to sorting my wishlist outDZNIT01A728Went to see the new SpongeBob film today and I really enjoyed it, lots of cool visual gags and jokes for the adult crowd plus the claymation almost looking CGI they've used is really visually appealing
Laptopbro here; I promised a storytime, but it's so big I'll have to break it up. I doubt I need to explain who The Spirit is to you guys, but for anyone who's in the dark (or only knows him from that crappy Frank Miller) he's a crimefighter who mostly spends his time getting the shit beaten out of him by thugs, or being hit on by sexy dames (and plenty of 'em)
Oh, and he has a sidekick called Ebony White. See, back in the Golden Age sidekicks mostly came in two flavors: young lads (your Robins and your Buckys, and so forth) or racial stereotypes. Will Eisner, bless him, decided to split the difference with Ebony, who was... well, he left a complicated legacy.
Don't worry, as time goes on Ebony gets a bit less... well, this. But that's enough for now - I don't want to hog the whole thread.
>>151505665Ah, is that where this image comes from? Saved it a while ago in an "IRL boss battles" thread on /v/
>>151505800Thanks for offering yourself as a sacrifice to see how mods will react to people posting their lists, I guess.
>>151506250I offer my 4chan pass as tribute, let the games begin.
>>151505800How was the tmnt short?>>151505873Wasn't Ebony considered... well still pretty bad but one of the better African American characters?
>>151506416I LOVED the short, the animation, humour and script were great. I'd love to see something in that style as a feature length
>>151506128Les Sapeurs are from the Congo, but a similar movement could exist elsewhere. They put all their points in style because they aren't able to have much else.
>>151506416Forgot to say for the time. A better aa character for the time.
>>151506250Not spoilering the BW will certainly help call attention. >>151506360Four the plus, Chan fren, 4 the +....
>>151504514does he get possessed by the spirit of christmas and forced against his will to become a jolly christmas avatar
Good to see cheer back! >>151487756I like I want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown where Rerun gets a starring role. I also like The Little Drummer Boy >>151503556That's good news
Alright, my Christmas spooks and spookettes. I want to apologize for how sudden streams may have been, and for the lack of news on such. I was busy all weekend, as I had a very special guest spending Thanksgiving with my family and I, and they took priority, while my friends helped to take care of the streams. Here, you'll find an up-to-date dossier on all the currently planned streams this month. Yes, I know King Kong's not a Christmas movie but fuck it, I wanna stream it as close to the anniversary as I can. As usual with my Christmas and Spooktober streams, these schedules will serve as an anchor post for suggestions for a special stream near the end of the month. Also, please note that we're taking Sunday the 21st off to focus on a friend's birthday.It's been an extremely rough year all around, a lot of stuff has happened that's too personal to discuss here, and it's left me at a crossroads in life. Thankfully, however, it's nothing that I have to choose now, and Christmas can still be the priority. I'm chipping away at my list of friends and family to gift, and at my daily Christmas bingewatching, and I look forward to the season more than ever. I'm extremely excited to share it with you all again.
>>151507896It would be nice to see the Raggedy Ann christmas special. The one that came before The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile
>>151507896>Suggestion nightAh what the hellSonic Christmas Blast Ninja Nonsense - The Ninjas Have ChristmasViolent NightATHF - The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future
>>151508071>The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the FutureSeconding this
>>151506416>>151506950Kiiiiiiiiiiinda? He got better post-WW2, but the bar was so low for representation back then
>>151507896>Claymation Christmas Celebration>Raymond Briggs' The SnowmanHOLY BASED TASTE. Actual must-watches, can't wait to see any newcomers reactions to them.
>>151506656I need to watch that when I have time later.
ONE HOUR LEFT til the last stream of the weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiyAlvmwUJo
>>151481914Other than some dental concerns I need to get fixed, it's been pretty good. I feel more confident and assure in myself and I don't fear the future that much.
>>151492484>spoilersame, I just found some ryona threads, then went to /a/, and then /co/
>>151481914My neighbourhood got a migrant hotel and I developed alcoholism.
>>151508937I've found journaling really helped me during some mental health stuff I was going through at the start of the year
>>151507896Damn we looking extra kino this year
>>151508892I hate how attracted I am to the angry little goblin woman
>>151507896>Yes, I know King Kong's not a Christmas movie but fuck it, I wanna stream it as close to the anniversary as I canYou know what? It has the one scene where Kong and Ann are in New York and meet on an ice-skating rink. It came out around s Christmas. Go for it.
>>151509005That actually sounds like a good idea, I usually draw/doodle to relax myself but I think journaling would be good to add. Thanks anon
TONIGHT ON A NOT SO SPOOKY CHRISTMAS STREAMThis first weekend has been a strange one…we began immediately with some lumps of coal, then opened some stocking stuffers, good and bad, old and new. Now, let’s ease into the final stream before December.First, Fat Albert and his friends try to save their clubhouse in a modern retelling of the Nativity, and next, the most elite agents of Santa’s elves, Lanny and Wayne, embark on their first Prep and Landing mission together, to prep kids’ homes for Santa’s arrival.Our movie tonight features an aging St. Nick who reveals his secret…he is one of many Santa Clauses through time, and he needs to appoint his chosen successor before it’s too late. To recruit the next Santa, he’ll need help from the most unlikely source. A nutjob southerner taxicab driver by the name of Ernest P. Worrell. That’s right folks, ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS.To conclude our first weekend, first, one of the classic fabels of Aesop is retold with a Christmas dressing. Finally, the Simpsons are left to save Springfield when it is monopolized by a toy company and their marketing for the hottest toy of the season.Stream Link: cy(delete this part)tu(DOT)be(slash)r(slash)SkeletalStreamer
>>151508937>dental concernsYou to eh, For some mysterious reason I chipped a tooth, no idea how, like it didn't hurt or anything, I just felt my teeth with my tongue and chuck was missing.Got It fixed but still kind of annoyed,
Open wide for your daily dose of classic Christmas cartoonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkTdugXuVdUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-yUyoWOMVw
>>151507896For Suggestion night, I recommend The Nutcracker Prince (the 1990 animated one)Or the Star Wars Holiday Special
>>151507896I'm going to suggest I want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown and Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
>>151506128This new season of Power Rangers is a little different.
>>151507896I suggest adding this movie with subtitleshttps://www.animatsiya.net/film.php?filmid=1064
>>151508892>"Settle down, I'm not forklift certified"L-LEWD
>>151509199I should start doodling again. Thanks, Raggedy Ann!
>>151507896Suggesting Harvey Beaks' Christmas special "It's Christmas, You Dorks!"
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>>151508974burn it.
>>151508071C-C-C-CUTE!!!
>>151509224Apologies for the lack of bumps, Simpsons and the mice special in 5 minutes!
>>151507896Add eight crazy nights!!!!!!!
Just saw the MST3K episode of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Pretty funny one, I gotta say.>There's a lot of stock footage out there!>Stratego! You sunk my Battleship!>Patrick Swayze Christmas>GPC with the nativity scene was honestly pretty sweet, as well as the letter from the coast guard woman.The movie itself, I can't believe I'm saying this, was...OKAY?! Yeah, it has all the filmmaking of a 7-year old, but it still has more charm and craft than even some modern blockbusters. Some of the actors (Santa, Voldar, Dropo) actually seemed like they wanted to be there. I'd rather this than any cookie cutter holiday romcom.
>>151495879my heart
>>151513804There’s also them riffing on the Mexican Santa Claus movie that has a devil named pitch for a villain, they make a joke were the term nightmare fuel originates after seeing an animatronic santa
Here he comes now, the big hamhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=fuX3mpqyvJM&list=PLV6y4ihipqvLC_b0a55XbfR9QuzXJ0eBz&index=3&pp=iAQB
>>151513934Always had a soft spot for the song from that episode: "Merry Christmas (If That's Okay)"
It's snowing over here, stock up on hot choccy, guys. Happy Holidays! 4FG3TUS3O13Y .co.uk
>>151507896Suggestion: Madeline's Christmas (TV Episode 1990)
>>151509224>>151507896Thanks for doing these, will definitely check out A Very Venture Christmas - the free holiday song is somewhere in one of my externals. No suggestions.
>>151508937Man, dental problems are the worst. Hope it works out for you asap>>151508974>My neighbourhood got a migrant hotelI know it sounds implausible for most people out there who have never been in the same type of situation and that I'm probably talking to a wall here but know that those people don't appreciate the situation they're in either>>151507896Thanks for doing these, Skeletal! My Saturday is packed but planning to join for Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Watched LW for the first time two or three weeks ago and it was actually a blast
Hey, we've reached December! Technically, the Advent started yesterday (always four Sundays from Christmas), but now nobody can moan about these threads anymore!For December 1st, we're hopping to another Atlantic island, but in a totally different climate. Because while there's a lot to celebrate around the world - Freedom and Democracy Day in Chad, Republic Day in Central African Republic, National Day in Myanmar, Restoration of Independence Day in Portugal, and even Great Union Day in Romania, I chose to focus on Iceland, celebrating Fullveldisdagurinn or Self-Governance Day.And Icelandic Celebrations are as wacky as their spelling. It all starts as early as December 12th, when the first of 13 Yule Lads, sons of the old troll-like crone Grýla, shows up to pull his signature prank and leave some small goodies in children's shoes. The naughty ones can find a rotten potato in there instead. And it continues for another 12 days, as well.Watch out though, if you don't have some new clothes by Christmas Eve, you're liable to get eaten by Grýla's fearsome pet, the Yule Cat.Christmas Eve's Eve is also Þorláksmessa, or Thorlac Thorhallsson Day, the Patron Saint of Iceland. Icelanders mark this occasion by eating Kæst Skata, fermented Skate.Then, on Christmas Eve, after the feast consisting of Hangikjöt, Hamborgarhryggur, Rjúpa, Laufabrauð and Icelandic Christmas cookies, washed down wish Jólaöl, Brennivín or Christmas beers, it's time for Jólabókaflóðið or Book Flood. Since books are a popular gift, publishers often wait until December to release new ones, so you can cozy up with one, and some hot choccy, and start reading with a belly full of lamb.
So is there anyone here who celebrates any other holiday this time of year?
>>151514711I'm jelly, over here in my neck of the North West it's just grey and rainy and altogether sad.
>>151517662Over here in Europe, it has been a sunny 5-10 degrees all day long. Makes a workday far more enjoyable, despite the temperature
>>151514711I never snows in sunny Southern California - but it is cold, I even brought wool gloves with me on this trip to go see a movie. Sadly, afterwards, since I was tired after that, even after a late afternoon mocha with three shots of espresso, I did some shopping at a discount remaindered store, for some socks and slippers (no luck) and for some toys (nothing for presents but something for myself).But I forgot my boxed toy in it's plastic bag on the side of the bench where I was waiting for the couch bus to take me back to my apartment building. I realized it almost immediately, but still had to get off the bus, at that point about 2 miles away, wait for a return bus, and head back to find out that some tweaker or similar had picked up my toy, which had the receipt in the bag. Since it's a credit card purchase, the store will - at most - credit the card back, unless the person can talk the clerk into a merchandise card. It was a loss I can fortunately afford ($9.99), but still annoying, since it's not like it's a toy from a big box merchant that will be easy to find again and replace.And it was colder still after all that back and forth and getting home likely about an hour later than I would have had I not forgotten the bag.
Gifted1FKO7VDGMNWVH4FG3TUS3O13YHave a good Christmas
>>151518670What code is this?
>>151518670Appreciated your involvement in the ancient tradition, but FOR FUCK'S SAKE do it in the other place.
>>151518781Let him cook
>>151518866FFS
>>151517322Down here in Massachusetts Boxing Day is recognized if that counts, always thought it was literal boxing for a long period of time
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>>151519024LET HIM COOK!
>>151519196Retard, he will cook us all. Alive.
>>151519398If we die, we die.
>>151508937That's been a lot of my year. January I had a tooth pulled, then letting that heal, then was hoping for a root canal on the opposite side, but the tooth was dead, so another pull. That's till healing now. Hope your stuff gets fixed good!>>151519065lol
>>151519432>>151519196
Yes yes, let me cook.
>>151513999Right on time
Christmas 3x3
>>151481083I'm feeling pretty jolly this year anons. Looking forward to seeing the streams for the first time.
>>151503078Update: it was ok
>>151481083WHY WEREN'T YOU AT ELF PRACTICE!?
>>151524850I needed to see a dentist! But I couldn't find one here!
>>151524850I was giving rehearsal lessons to Snow Miser’s miserlings, why approach me now? Got cold feet earlier? Ba dum tsh
>>151507896Well, since we had some Martin Mystery episodes in October, why not one of the Christmas specials?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Bhkw9zTDcThis one has a lot of incest undertones for some reason. Tis the season, I guess.
>>151524850I was too busy at Human Practice
>>151526031We've streamed a Christmas episode before. Rewatching it for the spooktober threads this year, Martin Mystery's a really kickass show. Wish it had caught on more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE-W7ihjrekOLIVE, OLIVE, OLIVE
>>151492805I'll take Klaus if you got it anon.
>>151507896Gonna throw my first suggestion again while I think of the rest: Lupin the 3rd-The Slight Before Christmas. The English dub if you do, Lupin has like a raelly good one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt43YmIKEQE
>say-hello-to-my-little-friend.webm>This IS Not A Drill>also not a puzzle, you freaksAt finer companion threads everywhere at exactly 66 minutes after 6:00 pm, PST.
>>T-Minus Ten Minutes After Less than one hour to go, peoples .... >And no, it's not what you old-timers think>Or expect>>151527483
Give it up for DAY 4 of your daily dose of classic Christmas cartoonshttps://youtu.be/eSOpufnLynwhttps://youtu.be/UcDlWn1jQPc
>>151481083Bump
Mary from MGM Babes in Toyland is good waifu material.
>>151528587Are you saying that because her personality is great?
>>151524850had prior appointment at slumberland
>>151528926I like how they had to shove some vaguely formed centauresses in order to not make this look gay afThey failed
>>151528926>When your bro drags you out into the freezing wilderness to score some doe pussy
Tonight, I saw Santa '85, the Christmas episode of Amazing Stories. Wide eyed and on the edge of my seat the whole time, as with every time I watch an episode of this show.Y'know what, this is my viewer suggestion. This would genuinely blow everyone away.
>>151529228Weird that they got a Scrooge rival who eats a fancy clothing article after losing and it's not Rockerduck. Either way that was fun, thanks for the storytime
>>151529300A quick bit of Googling says that this story came out in 1958, a good three years or so before Rockerduck ever showed up. Also, the whole "eating hats" bit appears to have been added by Italian comic writers (they fucking love him over there).
>>151527364>Eff em up KermitDamn never heard miss piggy talking smack like that before, even Kermit looked surprised on her saying that
>>151529646Yeah, thinking about it, the whole telegraph thing should have been an obvious tell that this is a very old story
>>151529068>spoildered textdude, why else would I have right clicked and saved this!
It's up.You know where to go, or you should.No puzzlers were harmed in the making of this 'event.'>>151527483>>151528205
>>151507896Add The Christmas Light 1995
>>151507896Please add eight crazy nights a good movie
>>151524850I forgor
>>151522866Man, this year, I've probably eaten more steaks than in every other year combined. I noticed that buying steaks is essentially easier and leads to less overall meat consumption in our household than buying packs like before>>151524850I got drunk at the Christmas Market!>>151529068Nothing gay about having a pajama party with your bro by outright pulling him by a friggin log while he's smokin' a pipe>>151530265Without knowing that is supposed to be some type of riddle or puzzle, this just looks like a crazy anon's rant
>>151531842>crazyTotally Not /co Cheerpool Anon sends his love, Cook. You're already on his naughty list so unless you bake cookies in the shape of Bea Arthur as on of Secret Santa's Lil Helper, there will be no winning for you
>>151531897Even knowing what this is about, you're not beating the allegations, man.
I hate /co/
December 2nd is National Day over at United Arab Emirates, but we go even further East, to Laos, which celebrates its own Lao National Day.There's just one catch - since Christians make up only about 1.5-2% of the mostly Buddhist population (depending on the source), Christmas isn't really celebrated that much. And since they don't even get a day off for it, different congregations have to pick and choose the day to celebrate based on their members' availability, at least according to a blogpost I found from 10+ years ago. But they would invite local government officials to the festivities, to strengthen ties with the larger community.But that's not all. Unlike the ethnic Laotians, who do it in April, the large Khmu minority (about 11%) celebrate New Year sometime in December or January. "Boun Pod Pi" is all about thanking ancestors for their blessings given last years and asking for renewed ones for the upcoming one. Whether it's through presenting parts of the harvest or tying white strings to wrists. There's also fun and games, like presenting one chosen one's ability to carry a jarful of water using nothing but their mouth (Kharp Hai, pic related), songs and dances, epic stories told by elders, Khmu version of dodgeball or a stilt race. And, of course, there's the feasting: you can try Or-lam, which is a traditional beef stew, or Khao Tom, a sticky rice dish.The Ancestors also want the living to get crunk on traditional Khmu rice whiskey.The Khmu are not the only ones to celebrate - the slightly smaller (about 9%) Hmong minority also has their own New Year celebration, Noj Peb Caug, sometime between late November and mid-December. The Hmong put on traditional clothing (sometimes with a modern flair), the young ones play Pov Pob - which is some kind of half-flirting ball-tossing game, where whoever drops the ball has to gift a trinket to their partner - and thanks are given for a good harvest.
>>151532471grouchy smurf, is that you?
>>151532183you believe the assumption should have been made that - a contest - with recipients being awarded from bezolandiawouldn't potentially bring down problems?
>>151529744But Kermie always has a look of surprise
>>151531897>You're already on his naughty list Cause I'm a naughty naughty boy!!!!>unless you bake cookies in the shape of Bea ArthurGoddammit, you just struck a nerve right there. I loved Bea Arthur on Golden Girls so much back in the day. I love Golden Girls!
I have never laughed so hard when receiving a gift. One of my top 3 favourite quotes of all time in a movie along with one of my top 3 game villains. And you know the best thing about it? The gift arrived on a goddamn Tuesday!Love it so much, thank you anon!!!
>>151533742Damn... and it really is tuesday. How did he do it? What if delivery was late 1 day?
Quick and pleasant reminder, although I cannot acknowledge every request that has been made with a reply, all requests so far have been saved in my sheet for stream planning.
>>151533742jeez louise that was fast deliverynow I miss that dad moves us to America when I was too young to make a scene.
>>151534123In that case, it would have still been the most cheerful day of my life.... But for him, it was Wednesday
Do we post gifts here or the other thread, I'm still confused how everything's supposed to work right now.
>>151534524Should be fine if you do it here. Only thing that was flagged last year were the codes but given that nothing has happened so far, it's looking good.
>>151524850Someone has to be on standby to shazam Christmas music at the employee lounge.
>>151492805Pole Are Ex Press
>>151534524>>151534603Please continue to do it at the other thread. Only one person has done it here and so far it has NOT caused a problem but there's no reason to expect that will stay the case the entire month of December. Everything was fine last year until thread 3 or so.The other thread is working fine and there's no reason not to continue to use and have it as a safeguard. It also has everything in one place, instead of people looking for codes all over.
>>151533742That’s genuinely amazing, you could say THIS IS DELICIOUS
>>151528436NOOT!>>151533742lol, awesome!
>>151534482my dude.....
>>151533742Nice
More Sabrina
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>>151538420The end!I've got none Sabrina stuff coming soon, including something that MIGHT take some more work
>>151538439I legit thought it was going to be a cookbook, but plungers are inherently funnier
>>151534259That's fine. Quick question: Is there a specific deadline to make suggestions?
Might as well post another Christmas Spirit story
Any recommendations for Holiday related cartoons made in the soviet union and eastern block?
>>151539745https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwhl2vQ_NgM
https://wheelofnames.com/hav-vxkMade a wheel of christmas words, if any drawfags would like to take a spin for a word and use it as a prompt!
>>151539745https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWg1ZqG6EQs
>>151539745I grew up watching a few as reruns on TV, and do not remember a single one I'd want to rewatch.
>>151539745You won't get many Christmassy cartoons - Soviets were kinda down on all religions
>>151539919>>151539765Okay, maybe that one is good.
Day 5 of your daily dose of classic christmas cartoons comes with a bit of a public service announcement:As youre stuffing your gob this holiday season, please don't forget to donate some food to the less fortunatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt9UPRzRCAYAnd when the holidays are all over, it's time to stop eating trash and get back into shapehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc8OpUnUNNUAnd whatever you do, DONT call the police and report a home invasion when Santa comes to visithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIwEoqkYfnE
>>151539941Maybe the ones also in the post soviet era counts too. From 1991 to present can count.
I'm trying to make a list of all the Australian animated/kids Christmas movies, specials and episodes. So far I've gotBlinky Bill's White Christmas 2005Tabaluga and Leo 2005A Very Barry Christmas 2005The Koala Brothers Outback Christmas 2005Bluey - Verandah Santa - Christmas Swim - Shorts Crazy Lights - Silent Night - Jingle BellsJohnson and Friends S04E24-E25 The Christmas Tree-Christmas PresentsBananas in Pyjamas (CGI Series) S02E26 The Snowman - S03E08 The Christmas TreeLizzie's Library E09 Have Yourself an Aussie Little ChristmasThe Ferals S01E15 Seasons GreedingsRound the Twist S01E07 Santa ClawsAnyone know of any more?
>>151539745Now that I think about it, I don't recall ever watching Soviet cartoons in the past>>151540393>Tabaluga and LeoI'm pretty positive that one is from Germany since a German singer created Tabaluga
>>151540393Famous Classic Tales E03 - A Christmas Carol (1970)Burbank Films-A Christmas Carol (1982)Silent Night: The Story of the First Christmas (2000)The Little Drummer Boy (2001)
>>151507896I suggest Itsudatte My Santa. It’s a short ova by Ken Akamatsu.
>>151536782Glad you liked it. I was beginning to think it'd been a dud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61jmyfmcUjQAnyone else remember Nine Dog Christmas? Not the greatest animation but charming if you like dogs.
>>151540868MeTV Toons is playing alot of lower rung specials like it this year. Alot of these I forget about after they're over. They're fine specials but rarely memorable.
I hope everyone's having a good Christmas season thus far.
>>151540598>I'm pretty positive that one is from GermanyIt was a co-producation between Yoram Gross (an Aussie animation studio who also made shows like Blinky Bill and Flipper & Lopaka) and some German companies. But it was animated by Yoram Gross and the English voices were all Aussie actors.>>151540724Cheers
>>151541314Ah, that makes sense>>151540868Funny how the animation in that one is still better than in 95% of current cartoons on TV right now. Everytime I catch a new one, it's those lifeless 3D animations devoid of any interesting backgrounds
>>151540868I remember there was supposed to be a follow-up called Nine Dog Night of Fright and was disappointed for years that it never happened.
>>151540724>Silent Night: The Story of the First Christmas (2000)>The Little Drummer Boy (2001)Can anyone find copies of these anywhere or got a download link?
>>151533742He psycho crushed his way to your house for the perfect timing with that, how based.
>>151542011>>Silent Night: The Story of the First Christmas (2000)Somehow I can only find this in Russianhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnAzfgMSIq4>>The Little Drummer Boy (2001)It's mislabeled, but this is ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bq37R2hkz4
>>151539745https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpMwpuM5N_s
>>151542318thanks
>>151539047Not exactly a specific deadline, but I'd say around December 15-17, we'll make our choices, and any other suggestions will be saved for future years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2po4njpsd54
If that anon wants to post music, so can THIS anon. Here is some eternal qualityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Gxd7a7KyE
Tonight I saw two shorts:>The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's StoryThis gets oddly low reviews and I don't know why. I love this and always watch it every December. It's charming, fun, quotable and the songs honestly rock ass, and I genuinely feel if a major singer covered Extravaganzalorious or Christmas is a Time for Forgiveness they would become standards. The acting is also solid and the animation, while limited, is still soulful. Like, it has that early-2010s feel.>Richard Williams' A Christmas CarolIf you asked what the best version of this story is, I'd say it boils down to three answers: Muppets, Scrooged, and THIS PIECE OF KINOGRAPHY. Such beautiful animation and direction in this one. Beautiful art akin to the actual novel. And some of my favorite moments in any Christmas Carol. I like how Past has a younger design but an older voice, plus being in white and in three layers, showing how faded the past can become, and yet, every now and then it can become so clear. Also love the part where Present flies Scrooge across various locations of poor situations, yet the people still keep Christmas in their hearts.It's magical, it's mysterious, it's a work of art. Definitely check this out if you haven't.
Ah it’s finally snowing for real where I’m at. Say what you want about it for the rest of winter, it’s always a beautiful site to see when it’s the holiday season
>>151540823your Betty is great, Pudgy looks professional even
>>151543469Sometimes I think Christmas is too early in the winter to serve it's purpose of making the season less bleak. It wears out its welcome within a month and goes on for at least 3. Maybe January 25th would have been better.
>>151543700It's tied to being roughly around the darkest day of the year, NOT how much cold and snow is left.
>>151543700Le Baby Jesus was deported, anon
>>151543700>>151543469Shame there's not more winter enjoyers, I like winter.
>>151539664Thanks fren
Merry bump!
>>151543700Carnivale is a thing as well, although that also ends some time before Spring.
December 3rd is the first day where I have to get creative, because there aren't actually any celebrations of a county's history or identity. Luckily, it's the feast of Saint Francis Xavier, who's one of the patron saints of Navarre, one of the autonomous regions within Spain.Unfortunately, the only notable unique traditions I've found about Navarre is that the regional equivalent of Santa is called Olentzero and he's a coal miner coming in from the mountains to spend time with his family - but even then it's more of a Basque thing.Another tradition is "dancing shepherds" during the Christmas Midnight Mass, which is exactly what it sounds like, although I'm not sure they're actual shepherds these days. Even then, it apparently mostly happens in and around Fitero.So let's look at all of Spain. A Catalonian custom is Tió de Nadal, also known as Caga tió, another spin on a "yule log" - an about foot-long slab of wood with a face drawn on and barretina hat, put out on the Feast of Immaculate Conception (December 8th) - you're supposed to keep it warm and fed, and if you do that, on Christmas Eve it'll drop a log of its own - some treats, sweets, trinkets or knick-knacks. Sometimes tchotchkes. Caga tió means "pooping log", after all.That's because the REAL gift-givers are the Three Wise Men, just like in the Bible - on January 6th, their day. They even get huge parades all over the country on the day before.Another, though purely secular, tradition that unites all Spaniards is the Christmas Lottery, taking place on the 22nd - apparently last year they've sold 193 million tickets, so about four times as many as there are citizens in the country, even despite them costing 20€ a pop. But with 5% chance to win something out of the prize pool of literal BILLIONS, and another 10% to at least get your money back, no wonder people flock to it.And if you want luck in the new year, you should eat 12 grapes on midnight on New Years - one for every ring of the bell.
>>151544198Winter is fine, it just definitely loses its spark after the holidays, and it wears out its welcome around mid-February.
>>151544198What does winter mean to you?
threadly reminder>also >please >update
doing alittle wplace christmas pixel art group thingy if any /co/ bros wanna join in on making festive chrimbus pixel art would love to have any of you joinhttps://wplace.live/?lat=75.73974950468512&lng=-151.82481478447266&zoom=12.007997367304247>>151497240i didnt improve much this year but heres one attempt, will do some more later onhttps://voca.ro/13wrRWVKE6Jv
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>>151540823Pingu is never a dud!>>151541012lol, Lambchop, no!>>151543469Yay snow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UdIX4xULHs
What is Christmas?
>>151548278I am doing a creative thing, including /co holiday art, look at the posting on the companion threadif y'all want to enter
>>151549677I dunno. This year and last year for me, it's these threads.
>>151481914I came in to 2025 feeling like this was it and the next day it all feel apart. I lost my job, got my heart broken, lost all my friends, almost killed myself and went deeper in to debt. I hate this world so fucking much It's unreal.
>>151549870whats a doantion?
All these Disney comics have reminded me of a fancomic somebody linked here from tumblr where Donald, Gladstone and Fethry try to evade a pair of murderous female dogs who called themselves "The Butcher Birds" and it was set just before Christmas.Anyone know what I'm talking about?
>>151549113They're gonna have to figure out a better way to fill time than just having Stuart open everything else
>Thanksgiving was almost a week ago>nobody posted it
>>151551244I agree, it does go against the grain, but those not-Lego sets have hundreds of pieces each
>>151551626Ah, shit, I forgot about that one
>>151546523>Pooping logI love local batshittery like this. Might try it out with my kid. Poop humor is guaranteed joy with a 4 year old.
>>151546523>>151552271I found it funny when I went to Catalonia on holiday and local merchants have tables of caganer figurines from Boris Johnson and Obama to Peter Griffin and Garfield shitting on the floor
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