do you send out Christmas cards?

[nickel]

and/or do you receive them?

[WhiskeyPapa]

We sent out around 80, and have so far received seven (that includes cards from the local post office, auto mechanic and garbage collector.)

[gear02]

I received one, but I don't send out any. I just don't see any point.

[nickel]

i send out about 20 or so and receive about the same.

[whitak24]

i sometimes send out christmas cards. i receive a few of them.

[caribiner23]

I don't do the "box of cards" thing. I give cards to those close to me, but I pick each one individually. I usually have a mini-stack of received cards by Christmas.

...and thank God I didn't come from a family that sends out an annual Christmas letter...

"Uncle John is still recovering from his latest accident. Junior completed rehab last month but just this week we found him doing one-hitters in the basement behind Bob's college football trophies. Meanwhile, Bob's new Thunderbird has been in the shop three times to fix that rattle coming from the trunk..."

[BrewMaster]

I received one, but I don't send out any. I just don't see any point.
i am like gear02. i will gladly receive them since the mailman leaves them in my mailbox. but i see no point in sending out Christmas cards. I like funny cards, but most of them are just glittery at best.

[ShawnLee]

I send out a few, then receive a bunch...

From the dentist, President Bush, the car dealership telling me I've got great credit and that they're open till New Year's and that they want to make an end-of-the-year deal, stuff like that.

[faither]

I just ordered 125 last night from Shutterfly. We generally get about the same in return.

[BrewMaster]

the car dealership telling me I've got great credit and that they're open till New Year's and that they want to make an end-of-the-year deal, stuff like that.
it's kind of sad that you consider that a Christmas card.

[Kim]

I do send them usually, but I haven't yet this year, I've been too busy. I think I'll bake and take a plate of goodies and take them with a card around to my good friends. I usually send out about 20, and get about 15 in return.

[Nija]

No and no.

I get them when I see the person, but I don't get them in the mail anymore.

[x1337xD335C1P13x]

its costs around 25 cents per card!!! see if you get 20, then you could have saved those people (.25)(20)= $5!!! ...so no

[cheapchinese]

i just send them..
i don't count how many i get back

[ufcrusher]

Personally I despise Hallmark and all of these card "requiring" days. Half of the time I think that some of these days were invented solely so that the card makers had another day to make money.

That said, I generally will send out birthday cards...but even try to avoid that. As for holiday cards, I would not send any if I could get away with it. My wife for whatever reason thinks that sending and receiving cards is nice. Add onto that the fact that my mother and grandmother complained to her about me never sending them any cards and suddenly Hallmark is getting way too much of our money. Now my grandmother asks why she is getting all these cards....I told her she caused it and only she can stop it. (Nothing has changed as of yet though)

[x1337xD335C1P13x]

Personally I despise Hallmark and all of these card "requiring" days. Half of the time I think that some of these days were invented solely so that the card makers had another day to make money.

That said, I generally will send out birthday cards...but even try to avoid that. As for holiday cards, I would not send any if I could get away with it. My wife for whatever reason thinks that sending and receiving cards is nice. Add onto that the fact that my mother and grandmother complained to her about me never sending them any cards and suddenly Hallmark is getting way too much of our money. Now my grandmother asks why she is getting all these cards....I told her she caused it and only she can stop it. (Nothing has changed as of yet though)


what do you think most of the pagan holidays are?

[Nija]

what do you think most of the pagan holidays are?
The original versions' of the bastardized Christian ones. :D

[ufcrusher]

I was referring more to things like Secretary's day, Bosses Day, Step-uncle who molested you day, Babysitter who took your virginity day. You know...all those type holidays. I wasnt referring to what some people view as "religious" holidays.

[BigJon]

i receive....but always forget to send...

[Merlin]

I'm a little late sending out this year but I do like to mail cards. I usually get a dozen or so. This year has been pretty thin but there is still lots of time before Christmas.

[blueindian]

i don't send them, and i hate getting them.

i absolutly abhor christmas cards, and any other cards for that matter. i find them to be an absolute environmental catastrophe that serve no real purpose.

generally, christmas cards are sent for one of two reasons:

1. feeling of obligation i'd much rather talk to the person on the phone or get an email. if you don't think enough of me to call or compose a personal letter rather than writing my name on one of a box of 100 generic cards then i probably don't want it anyway. Especially if I've not heard from you all year.

2. it's christmas, and you have to send cards to all your friends/family. nah, i don't need the card. i'll see you and we'll spend some time together, no need to waste the resources [water, trees, petroleum] required to send me a card.

Seriously, I've asked all my friends to stop sending me cards. Some of them listen, and some of them absoltuly refuse not to. I'm thinking of sending them back this year with "return to sender".

don't get me wrong, i'm not a scrooge or anything. i love christmas. but cards are just silly and a grotesque waste of resources. especially the freakin' ones that have a picture on them which means you can't even recycle it.

[nickel]

http://www.glpetittsings.com/graphics/scrooge.jpg

*sends out the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future to BI's house*

:D

[Merlin]

generally, christmas cards are sent for one of two reasons:


I disagree. I think some people like having a point at least once a year where you touch base with old friends. Most of my friends and family live in other states. I try to stay in touch but never do as good a job of it as I'd like. But sending cards is a nice way to let everyone in your little black book know that they are still on your radar screen.

[topane]

I don't send Xmas cards. Last time was 7 years ago. I'm not good at sending cards for any occasion (birthdays, etc) so no one expects one from me.

[Jcranmer]

Nope never bother to send any. We usually get a few every year.

Heck I even got one from my Attorney this year. :gle: (Although with as much money as he made off of me, I suppose he can afford to send out cards to all his clients)

[InfiniteNothing]

I got a few. One was a $20 gift card from the sunglasses hut. Pretty cool gift from a corporation.

[TofuNinja]

me and the GF sent out some Christmas cards this year, we have recieved some back, but not as much as we sent out :)

[BrewMaster]

I disagree. I think some people like having a point at least once a year where you touch base with old friends. Most of my friends and family live in other states. I try to stay in touch but never do as good a job of it as I'd like. But sending cards is a nice way to let everyone in your little black book know that they are still on your radar screen.
but you could do that with an email or a phone call. i think that's his point. no need to send cards.

[caribiner23]

I got a few. One was a $20 gift card from the sunglasses hut. Pretty cool gift from a corporation.
Maybe you shoulda given it to ShawnLee (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82253). :)

[welfareloser]

my list is shorter this year, but i still sent out about 20. it's a good way to make sure everyone knows our address, has pictures of the kids, whatever.

i kinda wish we still lived in the days when christmas cards were a big deal. i like my gramma decorating her house with ribbons covered in all the cards she got.

and the cards i'm sending out this year (and the next 3-5 years, i think) are my gramma's... they're awesome. embossed, glittery, lacy, gilt... gorgeous stuff. oooh, and i saved up all of her old christmas stamps too... 6 cents, 8 cents, 10 cents, 13, 15, and 22... several of those on an old envelope with a gorgeous old card... lotsa fun.


I got a few. One was a $20 gift card from the sunglasses hut. Pretty cool gift from a corporation.

not from sunglasses hut. a $20 discount on $400 glasses that cost $3 to make is still = you got hosed :P

not to be a humbug... :D

[blueindian]

I got a few. One was a $20 gift card from the sunglasses hut. Pretty cool gift from a corporation.

yah, we got that from the watch store.

[BrewMaster]

$20! that could buy me 2 pairs of sunglasses at the gas station. i never buy expensive shades because when you sit on them or step on them, they all break no matter how much you paid for them.

[Merlin]

$20! that could buy me 2 pairs of sunglasses at the gas station. i never buy expensive shades because when you sit on them or step on them, they all break no matter how much you paid for them.
Just take better care of them and you wouldn't have this problem. I've had my current sunglasses (paid $170) for several years and they still look great.

[oblongmelon]

Last year my list topped out at 320. But this year I've cut some people out due to deaths, divorces, etc....I'll probably send out at least 275....
and yes I get back as many or MORE than I send..

[blueindian]

Last year my list topped out at 320. But this year I've cut some people out due to deaths, divorces, etc....I'll probably send out at least 275....
and yes I get back as many or MORE than I send..

see, that's what i'm talking about...environmental catastrophe. how many of those "many more" you get back do you actually care about? how many of them are at all personal?

[WhiskeyPapa]

environmental catastropheDude, the amount of electricity (generated by coal burning power plants) used by your computer has more potential for environmental catastrophe than her Christmas cards.

[welfareloser]

and, you can always donate used chrismas cards to schools and nursing homes... where people will cut out the pretty pictures, and make cool new cards. :P

and i think christmas cards are cool. the more the better. no, not every single one is personal, but so what? it's a token of affection, and there is nothing wrong with tokens. you do wear a wedding ring, do you not, BI?

[InfiniteNothing]

Dude, the amount of electricity (generated by coal burning power plants) used by your computer has more potential for environmental catastrophe than her Christmas cards.
Environmentally, forrest depletion is worse than global warming... for the record.

I'd be interested in hearing a statistic for how many lbs of wood Halmark goes through each year.

[BrewMaster]

Just take better care of them and you wouldn't have this problem. I've had my current sunglasses (paid $170) for several years and they still look great.

don't assume I don't take care of the. but sh!t happens no matter what. i've had my current pair of sunglasses for 4 years. I paid about $10 for them and they have 100% UV blocking and are very stylish. I see no reason for me to pay a lot more for something that does the same thing.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Environmentally, forrest depletion is worse than global warming... for the record.

I'd be interested in hearing a statistic for how many lbs of wood Halmark goes through each year.I would be willing to make a bet that the companies that supply paper to Hallmark plant more trees each year than they cut down.

Forest depletion is a myth. There are more trees in denser forests in North America now than at any time in the past 500 years.

[sbp]

Yeah send out Christmas cards but the number of cards sent and received over the years has declined. {So has my interest in Christmas.} Part of the reason why is the rise of the net, I can get by with sending acquaintances holiday tidings online. Another thing is expense-why keep sending cards overseas when they don't bother to respond? Time to cull the list.


Last year my list topped out at 320. But this year I've cut some people out due to deaths, divorces, etc....I'll probably send out at least 275....
and yes I get back as many or MORE than I send..Am I on your list obby? I'll make sure to send one back. http://home.earthlink.net/~sbp777/smilies/santabiggrin.gif

[BrewMaster]

I would be willing to make a bet that the companies that supply paper to Hallmark plant more trees each year than they cut down.

Forest depletion is a myth. There are more trees in denser forests in North America now than at any time in the past 500 years.
planting new trees doesn't do anything for old growth forests that are being razed. and you can bet that the forests being razed in South America are not be replanted. you've got to remember that not all of our wood comes from North America.

[blueindian]

Dude, the amount of electricity (generated by coal burning power plants) used by your computer has more potential for environmental catastrophe than her Christmas cards.

doubtful. now, my computer itself certainly does, but i doubt the electricity. besides, my power is nuclear so :pfft: however, i'll conceed that it does for the sake of argument.

the fact that my computer is bad for the environment does not mean we should continue to do something else that is bad for the environment. dumping toxic waste into streams also has more potential for environmental catastrophe than does sending a christmas card, but i'm not going to advocate our doing it.

further, to your point about trees: it's not just the trees. it's the chemicals used to make the inks, the petroleum used to move tons of cards, the landfill space they take up, etc.

[nickel]

doubtful. now, my computer itself certainly does, but i doubt the electricity. besides, my power is nuclear so :pfft: however, i'll conceed that it does for the sake of argument.

the fact that my computer is bad for the environment does not mean we should continue to do something else that is bad for the environment. dumping toxic waste into streams also has more potential for environmental catastrophe than does sending a christmas card, but i'm not going to advocate our doing it.

further, to your point about trees: it's not just the trees. it's the chemicals used to make the inks, the petroleum used to move tons of cards, the landfill space they take up, etc.
the end is near!!!!



;)

[welfareloser]

Forest depletion is a myth. There are more trees in denser forests in North America now than at any time in the past 500 years.

i was with you until that one. that's a very ignorant statement. forest depletion is not a myth. it is happening, and it is bad.

of course the trees are "denser" now. and that's a BAD thing. an oldgrowth forest has fewer stems... because some of the stems are freakin huge.

paper isn't much of a forest-killer, per se... most paper comes from privately-owned tree farms, where tiny trees get mowed down every 5-7 years. yes they plant more than they cut - that means nothing, tho. most of what they plant dies. tis simply the way of things. "we plant two trees for every one we cut" is just a feel-good thing to say that means nothing.

yes, forests are a renewable resource. and we are managing our national forests, for the most part, in a sustainable way. that's in an agricultural sense, NOT in an environmental sense. please note that a national/state forest is quite different from a national/state park. most "wild" forests in this country are "forests," not "parks..." i beileve it's about 95-99% or so.

a national park is managed for recreation and wildlife, with lumber a distant third priority. a national forest is managed for lumber first, recreation second, and wildlife a distant third.

many, many species cannot live in "young" forests. they need oldgrowth... oldgrowth being forests that have reached their final composition. forests go through stages, generally three, and each stage is like a completely different forest. damn. okay, i'm going to try to keep this brief and spare you all the long, mechanistic explanations. basically, only about 4% of our forest is oldgrowth. and that number is from before the bush administration, so i have no doubt that it has dropped significantly. the rest gets cut down every 10, 20, 50 years. some species need a very young forest. some need an intermediate one. some need an old one.

there are whole genus-es :P of trees that are losing huge amounts of genetic diversity because they only really thrive in the final stage of a forest. there are animal species dying out every day because they have no decent habitat left. there is fertile topsoil washing away that will take hundreds or thousands of years to replace. there are unnatural monocultures that are allowing destructive insects, fungi, etc, to thrive and spread well beyond their natural ranges.

we are building roads at taxpayer expense for the sole purpose of giving logging companies access to trees that they pay pennies for, when they should be paying dollars.

so, if you want to say that forest depletion is a myth simply because of the increased number of stems per acre... you've missed the forest for the trees.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Ok, I'll give you that one! :P

Is it still an environmental catastrophe if I send out the christmas cards, yet forego the 27" WEGA and the Grande Latte?

[welfareloser]

*whew* that BS in forestry was worth something :P

and grande lattes are good for the environment, dammit :dodgy:

[oblongmelon]

see, that's what i'm talking about...environmental catastrophe. how many of those "many more" you get back do you actually care about? how many of them are at all personal?HEY~..WHAT KIND of a jerky comment is that? do you think I'm so shallow that I would send cards to people whom I DON'T care about? Yes blue, each and every card I send, (and recieve) are sent from the heart, each with a note -to people I care about, people I've known since I was a kid, people I've met throughout the years and FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY..perhaps you don't get the whole thing-but once a person enters your life that you click with, you just don't forget about them till christmas card time..these are people I am in contact with all year-every year. Friends I have come to love and respect as if they were blood relatives just don't dissapear from MY life because they may live 300 miles away.. I have surrounded myself with a network of friends that have stayed together for years and years..and even though we don't see each other every weekend, we do call, write letters, attend weddings and christenings, and even funerals together, we go on vacations, and holidays with each other, and when we need to talk-no matter what time..there is always someone there to answer your call..
You're just too young to realize that in 20 or 30 years, alot of people will have come through your life that you are thankful for..I hope that you get a chance to experience friendships (and nutty crazy family members) like I have the past 100 or so odd years of my life.
Merry Christmas Blue...

[welfareloser]

oh, crap, that reminds me... i need to send a christmas card to my nutty aunt in virginia...

[blueindian]

HEY~..WHAT KIND of a jerky comment is that? do you think I'm so shallow that I would send cards to people whom I DON'T care about? Yes blue, each and every card I send, (and recieve) are sent from the heart, each with a note -to people I care about, people I've known since I was a kid, people I've met throughout the years and FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY..perhaps you don't get the whole thing-but once a person enters your life that you click with, you just don't forget about them till christmas card time..these are people I am in contact with all year-every year. Friends I have come to love and respect as if they were blood relatives just don't dissapear from MY life because they may live 300 miles away.. I have surrounded myself with a network of friends that have stayed together for years and years..and even though we don't see each other every weekend, we do call, write letters, attend weddings and christenings, and even funerals together, we go on vacations, and holidays with each other, and when we need to talk-no matter what time..there is always someone there to answer your call..
You're just too young to realize that in 20 or 30 years, alot of people will have come through your life that you are thankful for..I hope that you get a chance to experience friendships (and nutty crazy family members) like I have the past 100 or so odd years of my life.
Merry Christmas Blue...



hey i'm sorry if i came across as a jerk, i really didn't mean too. I certainly didn't mean to suggest that you were shallow.

maybe my friends/family are different. of the 20 or so cards i'll get this year, maybe 5 will have something other than "Merry Xmas, see you soon" written on them. And in that case then, well...whatever.

But most of the people I know write a couple of generic words on the card, sign it, and send it off. Hell, some families in my family (that sounds odd) have a family picture turned into a card and just have the generic words/signature printed on them. And in a couple of days i'm going to see them ALL and take my own dayum pictures. THATS the kind of card that i just don't give a rat's ass about receiving and I can't help but the see environmental impact as being not worth the card.

What grates on my nerves even worse is that now some people in my family have started bringing cards to our christmas gathering. WTF? I'm sitting at the dayum dinner table with you, I certainly don't need some generic card that you picked up out of a feeling of obligation to give me something.

It's cool you get that many personal cards that you really cherish. Personally, I don't have 320 friends/familes in my life. Perhaps one day I'll be that lucky. And if I do find myself in that situation, you can bet your last dollar i'll be and advocate of e-cards.

Merry Christmas to you too Obby.

[nickel]

"i'll have a bluuuuuuuue Christmas... without cards, i mean, yoooooou"

just teasing ya BI - i do see your point somewhat.

[WhiskeyPapa]

What grates on my nerves even worse is that now some people in my family have started bringing cards to our christmas gathering.I never quite understood that either.

[ShawnLee]

I never quite understood that either.I got you beat. :P

What about getting a card in the mail from the uncle you live with? I found that odd. I avoided him the whole day I got it, just to give some sort of reason for him havnig to mail it.

[BrewMaster]

HEY~..WHAT KIND of a jerky comment is that? do you think I'm so shallow that I would send cards to people whom I DON'T care about? Yes blue, each and every card I send, (and recieve) are sent from the heart, each with a note -to people I care about, people I've known since I was a kid, people I've met throughout the years and FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY..perhaps you don't get the whole thing-but once a person enters your life that you click with, you just don't forget about them till christmas card time..these are people I am in contact with all year-every year. Friends I have come to love and respect as if they were blood relatives just don't dissapear from MY life because they may live 300 miles away.. I have surrounded myself with a network of friends that have stayed together for years and years..and even though we don't see each other every weekend, we do call, write letters, attend weddings and christenings, and even funerals together, we go on vacations, and holidays with each other, and when we need to talk-no matter what time..there is always someone there to answer your call..
You're just too young to realize that in 20 or 30 years, alot of people will have come through your life that you are thankful for..I hope that you get a chance to experience friendships (and nutty crazy family members) like I have the past 100 or so odd years of my life.
Merry Christmas Blue...

Obby, BI answered for himself, but let me also add that everything you said is true and can be communicated and accomplised with an email in most cases. I realize that some people, usually older family members or friends, don't have computers or access to email. in those cases perhaps a paper xmas card is appropriate, but I would wager that in most cases an email or e-card would be just as lovely. just my 2 cents...

[oblongmelon]

Obby, BI answered for himself, but let me also add that everything you said is true and can be communicated and accomplised with an email in most cases. I realize that some people, usually older family members or friends, don't have computers or access to email. in those cases perhaps a paper xmas card is appropriate, but I would wager that in most cases an email or e-card would be just as lovely. just my 2 cents...I disagree...when you keep in contact via email and phone all year, it's just run of the mill to get another email for Christmas wishing all well...the fun is picking out the special cards-with verses that really mean something..and adding a handwritten note. PS-every year, I try to find cards that would stir up some nice memories for the family-my uncles who worked for Erie Lackawanna Railroad always get cards with trains on them,for my sisters,
I find cards with pictures of groups of little girls-to remind them of us when we were kids, and my brothers get cards with guys hauling christmas trees, or ice fishing..or with Deer (big sportsmen)..see? My friends-well lets just say I go to spencers and pick out pretty funny cards for them...no explanation necessary on that-but it always reminds them of something we've gotten into in the past..see-each card has meaning.....and in the Christmas tradition..I always fill one or two of the cards filled with GLITTER-so that when my pain in the ass former classmates open them, they will look festive standing in their pile of Christmas greetings..lol..it rotates every year who gets the glitter and who gets a small brass bell that has been a private joke between 20 of us for about 28 years...

[welfareloser]

okay... splain the bell. i'm intrigued.

obby, every moment of your life is interesting, isn't it? :)

[oblongmelon]

nope-my life is just my life...hardly worth ranting over..
how do I explain the bell..ok...many moons ago-a very dear friend of mine fell head over heels in love with the most handsome,buff, charming,smartly dressed,personable man in the world, most of our group of friends had already gotten engaged and/or married and Carla was the only one who didn't..but this guy she found was sure to be a true catch...(his name was Ray)..anyway..Ray had a party one night at his house and invited all his friends...(and her friends).we noticed that all the guys there were handsome, charming, personable, and very smartly dressed...(ok by now you've figured out the situation)..anyway, the dead give away that he was gay was the fact that when Ray called us all to dinner when it was ready was the fact he rang this tiny bell, all femmy like-with the wrist in the air-ting-a-linging to his hearts content...one of our other friends blurted out.."oh my god he's ringing a f*cking tinkerbell!". It was hysterical to the rest of us but Carla didn't laugh..as a matter of fact she didnt have a clue the guy was a huge homo...that night-after we all left the dinner party and headed to the pub for a beer, Carla still didn't have a clue so we had to fill her in..she was crushed, but amazed at how stupid she was!..Someone ripped off that tiny little bell that night-and it's been anonymously mailed back and forth between us all at Christmas time for years and years with the simple message R.T.T.B which stands for Ring the Tinkerbell..once you get it-you are the caretaker of the bell for one year-till it is passed on at Christmas time. :) It's just a reminder of our stupidity of youth, and how much fun we've all had as friends for so long..the bell has been mailed in tins of cookies, old socks, wax blocks, etc-it's the recipient's job to clean it up and preserve it for a year...
Wierd i know, but it's been quite fun. Even now our daughters have gotten in on the gag.

[InfiniteNothing]

planting new trees doesn't do anything for old growth forests that are being razed. and you can bet that the forests being razed in South America are not be replanted. you've got to remember that not all of our wood comes from North America.

To add... forrest towards the equator is worth more than forrest here. Also count isn't a good measure of plant richness. Biomass is usually a better measure. And I don't think Hallmark is a huge environmental threat. I was just curious.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Also, don't forget just as a figure skater pulls her arms inward to increase the velocity of her spin, so cutting the trees at the equator will increase the rotational speed of the Earth, causing all kinds of death, distruction and discomfort.

[BrewMaster]

Also, don't forget just as a figure skater pulls her arms inward to increase the velocity of her spin, so cutting the trees at the equator will increase the rotational speed of the Earth, causing all kinds of death, distruction and discomfort.
but does that mean they can make Frappucinos at Starbucks much faster? it's a worthwhile trade I guess...

[freebieprincess]

Yes, I send Christmas cards but, am lagging and am doing them this weekend. Hope they get there by Christmas. I was brainwashed by my parents growing up. They are card people. There are two categories of people the card people and the non card people. I like getting cards as I display them all nice and pretty.

[Merlin]

Well I finally got my cards in the mail over the weekend. Hopefully most get them in time.

[nickel]

Well I finally got my cards in the mail over the weekend. Hopefully most get them in time.
so, i'll expect mine Wednesday then :D

[cheapie]

bell story

obby...you are just too much. :heh:

[Airencracken]

I send no cards. Cards are pointless.

[whitak24]

i sent out 8 or 9 cards today. that will be the extent of it for this year.

[welfareloser]

i sent out about 30. 2 came back. both to family with the same last name... both saying "recipient doesn't exist." wtf? they exist, i got the address right, my handwriting is picture-perfect, and they haven't moved in the last 25 years... they musta pissed off the postmaster or something...

oh, well. i can hand-deliver them on the 25th :pfft:

[Merlin]

2 came back. both to family with the same last name... both saying "recipient doesn't exist." wtf? they exist, i got the address right, my handwriting is picture-perfect, and they haven't moved in the last 25 years... they musta pissed off the postmaster or something...


Sound like an Eminem song. :bandit:

[cheapie]

I send no cards. Cards are pointless.


plus it's hard to find a card that says...There is no God, Christ is fake, there was no birth, we're all just going to die and then nothing. So...enjoy.

[BrewMaster]

come on cheapie, no need to antagonize him.

[nickel]

come on cheapie, no need to antagonize him.
said the master antagonizer :P

[cheapie]

it was meant in jest. since i didn't put tags or smilies on it i can see where it could be crappy.

plus, as a conservative, i realize i'm not allowed to make snide remarks in an otherwise friendly thread. that right is reserved for the left. hehe...right...left.

[BrewMaster]

someone posted this one very recently. i think it will be familiar to you (and maybe Nickel too).

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/musttroll.jpg

[cheapie]

hmmm...where did i put that "bite me" pic?

;)

[Airencracken]

I don't send cards for anything. Birthdays, anniversarys, etc. I just think cards are superflourus (man i wish i could spell)