The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by **GoodKingWenceslas** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:13 pm

This just in.

The Christmassy games have been canceled due to RL stuff.

Thanks for your understanding.

GKW

by **Greater vakolicci haven** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:15 pm

not a Christmas film poll without die hard.

by **Kaystein** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:12 pm

GoodKingWenceslas wrote:This just in.

The Christmassy games have been canceled due to RL stuff.

Thanks for your understanding.

GKW

It's because of all our complaints about die hard not being on the list, isn't it?

by **Lyrical International Brigade** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:52 pm

Bhang Bhang Duc wrote:An ongoing poll in TWP is overwhelmingly in favour of Die Hard being a Christmas movie.

The West Pacific wrote:It's set during the holiday, has presents, a party, and the soundtrack has Christmas songs on it.

Not only all that, but the events of the film help the protagonist learn that family is more important than his own ego/job/non-Christmassy everyday affairs and distractions! I don't know what more you could want from a Christmas movie.

by **Scottiesland** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:47 am

Hartfelden's poll is also in a large majority in agreement that Die Hard is in fact a Christmas movie.

by **Perruzio Veloce** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:51 pm

What other non-christmassy Christmas movies like Die Hard are there?

by **Kaystein** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:13 am

by **Bears Armed** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:59 am

Perruzio Veloce wrote:What other non-christmassy Christmas movies like Die Hard are there?

Over here in the UK, there was usually at least one 'Bond' film and one Disney film shown on [mainstream] television each Christmas during my teens... and 'Star Wars' (the original film) became a fairly regular fixture as well. Oh, and that's probably when 'The Wizard of Oz' was most likely to be repeated, too.

by **Lyrical International Brigade** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:45 pm

Bears Armed wrote:
Perruzio Veloce wrote:What other non-christmassy Christmas movies like Die Hard are there?

Over here in the UK, there was usually at least one 'Bond' film and one Disney film shown on [mainstream] television each Christmas during my teens... and 'Star Wars' (the original film) became a fairly regular fixture as well. Oh, and that's probably when 'The Wizard of Oz' was most likely to be repeated, too.

by **The Blaatschapen** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:55 am

GoodKingWenceslas wrote:This just in.

The Christmassy games have been canceled due to RL stuff.

Thanks for your understanding.

GKW

Sorry to hear that. I hope everything turns out alright for you :hug:

by **Earthbound Immortal Squad** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:19 am

New Christmas poll.

by **Wesstmoorland** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:37 pm

I'm going to suggest a relatively uncommon film that I happen to love. It's called Bell, Book, and Candle (1958) starring Kim Novak and James Stewart, and directed by Richard Quine. It's a quirky film about a witch in Greenwich Village who falls in love with a publisher around Christmas, and it gets weirder from there. Great film, a lesser known work of Stewarts, but still a good movie. Also, there's a cute cat.

by **Cormactopia Prime** » Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:17 am

Really glad to see Christmas still has a solid community and will be doing things again this year. :clap:

by **Voxija** » Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:25 am

Happy Hanukkah :hug:

by **Aclion** » Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:26 am

Perruzio Veloce wrote:What other non-christmassy Christmas movies like Die Hard are there?

Home Alone.

by **Bears Armed** » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:00 am

Wesstmoorland wrote:I'm going to suggest a relatively uncommon film that I happen to love. It's called Bell, Book, and Candle (1958) starring Kim Novak and James Stewart, and directed by Richard Quine. It's a quirky film about a witch in Greenwich Village who falls in love with a publisher around Christmas, and it gets weirder from there. Great film, a lesser known work of Stewarts, but still a good movie. Also, there's a cute cat.

The cat is a Siamese.
Siamese cats are not "cute"...
... but maybeso "spooky""?

by **Memelandia Major** » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:02 am

i desire egg nogg

by **Little St Nick** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:21 am

Voxija wrote:Happy Hanukkah

Silly! You're too early. Chanukah starts on 22 December this year. No latkes for you until then! (But you are very welcome to have a sprout.)
*Passes you a steaming bowl of sprouts

Memelandia Major wrote:i desire egg nogg

We'll pour you a large glass - pop round in December, and we'll have it waiting for you.

We'll be playing a modified version of our Christmassy Games. Emoji charades and Candy Cane Duelling will be happening on our RMB all through Advent. Look forward to seeing you all!

And don't forget your nominations for Santa's Nice List! If you know of a nation that has done something special for the community (not yourself!), drop me a DM saying who, why (in a couple of sentences), and which standard emoji you would give them as a gift.

by **West DEN And East Invaders** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:26 am

AFAIK this holiday is called Gestmas

by **Little St Nick** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:32 am

Edit: removing misinformation that I'd posted.

by **West DEN And East Invaders** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:37 am

Little St Nick wrote:If worshipping a player who got DoS'ed for cheating over three years ago is your thing, you do that. Freedom of religious expression and all that. We all celebrate this time of year in our own ways.

*passes you the sprout bowl *

Here, have one of these.

Gest didn't get DOS

by **Little St Nick** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:11 am

West DEN And East Invaders wrote:Gest didn't get DOS

Apologies, my mistake. I should have checked before posting misinformation.

(You're still welcome to help yourself to sprouts though)
*Passes the bowl towards you*

by **West DEN And East Invaders** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:53 pm

Little St Nick wrote:
West DEN And East Invaders wrote:Gest didn't get DOS

Apologies, my mistake. I should have checked before posting misinformation.

(You're still welcome to help yourself to sprouts though)
*Passes the bowl towards you*

Thank you.

by **Earthbound Immortal Squad** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:48 pm

Hohoho. After many tireless hours of preparation the best Christmas film poll will start tomorrow with the first heat containing the following.

1, Elf
2, The Santa Clause
3, A Christmas carol (1984)
4, Charlie Brown Christmas
5, Olive, The other Reindeer
6, Miracle on 34th street

Please stay tuned to the rmb or forum for future draws and other Christmas news.

From your friends at Christmas.

by **Lyrical International Brigade** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:25 pm

Earthbound Immortal Squad wrote:Hohoho. After many tireless hours of preparation the best Christmas film poll will start tomorrow with the first heat containing the following.

1, Elf
2, The Santa Clause
3, A Christmas carol (1984)
4, Charlie Brown Christmas
5, Olive, The other Reindeer
6, Miracle on 34th street

Please stay tuned to the rmb or forum for future draws and other Christmas news.

From your friends at Christmas.

Oof. If this were a bracket, that's three #1 seeds and a #2 seed crammed into the same regional block. How many from each heat enter the next stage?

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