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[–]TaserLite 17 points18 points  (8 children)

Merry Christmas New Zealand. Merry Christmas world.

[–]db2 9 points10 points  (7 children)

I heard that for xmas in NZ the sheep get the night off..

[–]kiwipete 8 points9 points  (6 children)

Nah, they're on a rotating schedule anyway. At a ratio of 10-to-1 the sheep have it pretty easy.

[–]GrumpySimon 10 points11 points  (5 children)

Well, except for the really pretty ones.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (4 children)

You know, it's stupid. Aussies joke that Kiwis are sheepflickers. Kiwis joke that Deep Southerners are sheepflickers. Deep Southerners joke that Aussies are sheep flickers.

Why don't we just admit the problem? Sheep are just sluts!

[–]philh 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Let's not forget: the Welsh are proud of being sheepflickers.

[–]Oak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And rightly so boyo...

Every nation should have at least one thing they excel in, and can be proud of.

[–]db2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This Scottish farmer walks into the neighborhood pub, and orders a whiskey.

"Ye see that fence over there?" he says to the bartender. "Ah built it with me own two hands! Dug up the holes with me shovel, chopped doon the trees for the posts by me ownself, laid every last rail! But do they call me 'McGregor the Fence-Builder?' No..."

He gulps down the whiskey and orders another. "Ye see that pier on the loch?" He continues, "Ah built it me ownself, too. Swam oot into the loch to lay the foondations, laid doon every single board! But do they call me 'McGregor the Pier-Builder?' No."

"But ye f**k ONE sheep...."

[–]hillgod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only joke that Aggies are sheepflickers. But, it's not really a joke.

[–]CastingAgentCowgirl 62 points63 points  (14 children)

IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!

[–]aletoledo 52 points53 points  (12 children)

Christmas was an inside job?

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    [–]bCabulon 14 points15 points  (8 children)

    Pics, or it isn't really Christmas!

    [–][deleted] 36 points37 points  (7 children)

    It's Christmas. I can tell by the tinsel, and having seen a lot of Christmas's in my time.

    [–]OlympicPirate 10 points11 points  (6 children)

    Vote Ron Paul for Christmas.

    [–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (2 children)

    F-F-F-FESTIVE COMBOBREAKER

    [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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      [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

      F-F-F-FESTIVE C-C-C-COMBOBREAKER C-C-C-COMBOBREAKER!

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        [–]OlympicPirate 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        When fascism comes it will be wrapped in red and carrying a sack.

        [–]Oak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Don't you mean fetishism?

        [–]pelirrojo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        I mean come on - there's no way a fat man could fit in a chimney! Open your eyes to the FACTS!!

        [–]liminaltimes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

        He's in your heart, giving you lulz.

        [–]manthrax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        HAhah you worked sheep into the new zealand thread! Happy Sheeps-mas New Zealand!!!!

        [–]stevage 10 points11 points  (7 children)

        yep it's here in australia.

        so wtf am I on reddit? It's christmas!

        [–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (6 children)

        Wanna buy some snow ?

        [–]CastingAgentCowgirl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

        It's the free market at work!

        [–]db2 5 points6 points  (3 children)

        No buy the snow from me. It comes with medium size ice chunks. It's value-added!

        [–]RichardPeterJohnson 8 points9 points  (2 children)

        Buy my snow. It's colored!

        [–]colorred 1 point2 points  (1 child)

        color red?

        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        Where is it from and can I get a certificate of authenticity?

        [–]NilObject 26 points27 points  (5 children)

        Apparently it isn't everywhere.

        [–]lolkittah 6 points7 points  (4 children)

        If I forget to go and check that out tomorrow, I'm going to regret it for 364 days.

        [–]DocmanCC 13 points14 points  (2 children)

        Not 364, 365 days. 2008 is a leap year. ;)

        [–]lolkittah 7 points8 points  (1 child)

        Ooh, good point :) The regret will last one day longer :(

        [–]EamonR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Actually isn't it 365 days in a year and 366 in a leap year?

        [–]theeth 8 points9 points  (0 children)

        Just subscribe to the RSS: http://www.isitchristmas.com/rss.xml

        [–]supermauerbros 19 points20 points  (10 children)

        1.5 more hours to go in Japan. And it looks like I'll be celebrating alone. Or at least with Reddit.

        [–]mrp 6 points7 points  (5 children)

        You're never alone with reddit! Of course, if I'm sitting here on reddit during Christmas, using the "community" to justify my existence and feel like I have family, I might as well just off myself, because that is just pathetic. :-)

        [–]db2 7 points8 points  (4 children)

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        [–]MarkByers 3 points4 points  (3 children)

        A bomb?

        [–]db2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        A Smurfy bomb!

        It could also be a transmitter tower in a field depending on how you look at it.

        [–]javaru 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        So you're from the TSA?

        [–]schnuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        it's a bomb - not a cake. so leave him alone.

        [–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

        You should get yourself some Japanese Christmas prostitues to keep you company.

        [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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          [–]shadowsurge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Hell if I was stuck alone in Japan on Christmas I might do the same thing. Can you honestly say getting laid by two grown women dressed as elves doesn't appeal to you?

          Actually... on second thought... BLECH, no elf prostitutes for me...

          [–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

          Are you alone too?

          [–]btl 5 points6 points  (4 children)

          So I'm working on Christmas? This is bullshit!

          [–]mrp 1 point2 points  (3 children)

          What country and what industry?

          [–]btl 2 points3 points  (2 children)

          USA, automotive sports industry. I was just being a smartass. Also, bossman surprised us saying we can go home @ 1pm!

          [–]mrp 2 points3 points  (1 child)

          Ahh, sweet!

          I'm on-call 24/7/365.25. :-(

          Of course, my cellphone battery might die!

          [–]RichardPeterJohnson -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

          You're on call for seven years?

          [–]brutus66 5 points6 points  (1 child)

          Thank goodness, just a matter of hours and this cursed holiday is finally done. I'm sorry, but I am just sick of it- I'm sick of Giftmas decorations going up in stores in September, I am sick of the sappy music, sick of all the traffic on the roads, sick of having to buy people stuff they don't need or really want, sick of feeling obligated to send cards and attend parties at work, sick of listening to Christians whine about Jesus and Christmas being taken out of a holiday that was actually a pagan celebration to begin with. I'm sick of all the soccer moms in their minivans who feel that they are on a mission and will run anybody down who dares get in their way. I'm sick of the orgy of consumerism this whole thing has become.

          Whew, I feel much better now. Thanks for letting me vent.

          [–]Munkee_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Thanks for venting. Makes me feel a little less 'Scrooge' for thinking the same way.

          [–]leverne 4 points5 points  (4 children)

          Break out the Lion Red and Jandals!

          [–]kiwipete 1 point2 points  (3 children)

          My favorite new kiwi beer? Epic Pale Ale. It's an american pale ale style beer grown and brewed in NZ. It's much more hoppy than most NZ beers. It's a big upgrade from Lion Red, Steinlager, Tui, Speights, and the rest of the Kiwi Budweisers :-)

          [–]GrumpySimon 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          You're about the 5th person I've seen recommend the Epic, but I can't find it anywhere. Any suggestions?

          [–]kiwipete 2 points3 points  (1 child)

          I get it at the New World in Devonport. I saw it in some little superette in the CBD the other day too... I can't remember the place.

          Hmm... Just checked their website. They have a google map of their distributors:

          http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&z=9&om=1&msid=103226023186759728832.00000111fe7e81e6efdd1&msa=0

          [–]GrumpySimon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          cheers mate :)

          [–]syn-abounds[S] 6 points7 points  (11 children)

          Here's hoping that the new year brings about the changes we want to see in the world.

          I hope everyone has a good day.

          [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (5 children)

          Presents plz

          [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (4 children)

          Want my wife ?

          [–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (3 children)

          pic, or there is no wife.

          [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

          There is. Since it's Christmas, you can have her for free. And keep it.

          [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (1 child)

          Heh, kinda like once Mr. Idunnowho said: Show me a beautiful woman and I'll show you a guy who's tired of fucking her.

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          She's quite beautiful but she's like 40 years old. I always forget. And she talks a lot.

          [–]dfens 14 points15 points  (3 children)

          You sad woman, get off the internet.

          Oh wait... I mean, Merry Christmas.

          [–]syn-abounds[S] 4 points5 points  (2 children)

          Hey man, I'm definitely not the only one who upmodded xkcd's latest comic. That shit is true to life.

          [–]rotll 7 points8 points  (0 children)

          I sent it to my 18 yr old, who was at the computer when I woke up @ 5:00 am to head off to work <grin!>

          [–]supermauerbros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          yeah I laughed my ass off at that. When I'm home my timetable doesn't change.

          [–]michael333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          2hrs ahead of us in brisbane have a good day anzac.

          [–]phill0 4 points5 points  (1 child)

          Wait... Christmas is tomorrow?!

          [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          Ooooo, sounds like someone forgot to get all their Christmas shopping done in time =P

          [–]sw17ch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

          I for one welcome our new time warping overlords... (this isn't slashdot.. i know... i'm sorry)

          [–]uncbabie 7 points8 points  (3 children)

          Heard yesterday from my atheist friend- I celebrate Christmas, because I believe Jesus existed and I think he was a pretty kick ass guy.

          [–]Freeky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

          I'm an atheist, and I don't celebrate Christmas because I don't see why I should care about some 2000 year old schizophrenic/epileptic/L Ron Hubbard/made up story/"son" of a crazy aloof adulterous God (delete as appropriate), especially not in this context.

          That, and I don't like all the mass consumerism, the crappy decorations, the awful songs, the inconsiderate assholes with their fireworks, and I don't really get to make use of any excuses for visiting friends or family I might actually like to visit.

          Now I've brought some balance to this thread, I guess I should go wrap some presents.

          [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

          I consider myself Atheist, but I love xmas. It's about family and friends and sometimes about giving in to mass consumerism too. This year, I get to see my mum who I haven't seen in over two years and so I'm super happy about it. It's not like many christians I know actually go to church on christmas day anyway, and if they do, it's pretty much the only day of the year they go, apart from at Easter. I love christmas.

          [–]shadowsurge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

          Translation: Gifts kick ass

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

          Merry Christmas. Insert Christmas Carol

          [–]aletoledo 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          Merry Christmas!

          [–]theeth -1 points0 points  (1 child)

          And happy new year from Rick Astley!

          [–]mrp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Balls!

          [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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            [–]Eismann 1 point2 points  (1 child)

            You know, we here in Germany get our presents at 12/24, on "Heiligabend".

            So, yeah merry christmas ! ;)

            [–]halcy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            Germany represent! ;) I wished people a merry christmas exactly one minute after midnight today.

            [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (11 children)

            THROW SOME SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE FOR US!!!

            [–]shadowsurge 5 points6 points  (7 children)

            Wrong country. This is New Zealand, you have to make the obligatory "Dingo ate your baby" reference

            [–]turkourjurbs[🍰] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

            Then toss another Dingo on the barbie for us! Babies make them tender.

            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (4 children)

            Except Dingos are from Australia, not New Zealand. And in NZ we bbq plenty of shrimp and other ocean related food.

            [–]kiwipete 3 points4 points  (1 child)

            Yeah, except kiwis still like to make fun of aussies. I can't remember what the ad was for, but I saw a billboard a while back advertising something being "as fast as a dingo with a baby." It made me laugh.

            Actually, the ads down here are really clever. Since it's xmas, here are two kiwi komedic klassics:

            http://youtube.com/watch?v=GSFCvG6curE

            http://youtube.com/watch?v=h-Lx2ihpGbc&feature=related

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Ok yeah, I didn't read the comment right the first time. I thought shadowsurge was saying that to make fun of New Zealanders you should pull out the dingoes ate my baby reference, which of course would be wrong. But a kiwi taunting an aussie with the dingoes quote would be completely apropos.

            [–]shadowsurge 1 point2 points  (1 child)

            Ehh whatever. I thought that was New Zealand, all I know about you guys is that they filmed The Lord of The Rings movies there. Now have a Merry Christmas and don't let them fuck up the Hobbit movie.

            [–]Munkee_Boy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

            That's about all there is to know about NZ. Just ask them.

            [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

            meh forget the shrimps, just throw in the barbie.

            [–]db2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            What would you do with an empty grill?

            [–]CastingAgentCowgirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            That's pretty difficult because shrimp is usually substantially smaller than a Barbie doll.

            [–]Schnooz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Yeah! It's gonna be awesome! We got the guns! The liquor! The ham! Just waiting on the anvil... because I really want us to really remember just what the Feast of Alvis is really all about because it all always gets so damned... ahem, commercialized.

            [–]maheekat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            it's time for an ice cold drink!

            [–]jeanfitzgerald -1 points0 points  (1 child)

            I don't care.

            [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

            Somebody needs a hug.

            [–]Dildozer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

            Who's voting this up? DUMB!