One of the benefits of marrying outside of the faith is Christmas. I mean, come on, Christmas is fun. The music is beautiful, the decorations are pretty, and it feels like the whole world is focused on this day. Most people who don’t celebrate it feel a little glum. Hey we don’t believe in religion one way or another, but I like having a tree. So while killing time waiting for my brakes to be repaired, I stopped off at Restoration Hardware, where the ornaments were half off. I loved the weighty (alert! alert!) feel of the silver ornaments in my hand.
I’m sure most Christians (or um, people with common sense) would be able to tell you that heavy ornaments, if they don’t fall, weigh the branches of a tree down. A lot. And that they need to be placed so far back on the branch as to not be able to be seen. Sadly, I am neither Christian nor, apparently, a person with common sense. You can hardly see my silver penguin, reindeer, bird, and pinecone.
And now for the guessing game. A’s boss gave gifts to the staff and this is what he got:
Guess what it is.
Come on, guess!
Hint: It’s not a snake or a worm and, while it might be considered dirty, it’s not dirty in a naughty sort of way so don’t type any guesses that will mislead those Google searchers.
Hubby converted to Judaism and while we don’t “celebrate” Christmas we spend Christmas eve with his family. The tree is always so pretty and I love the decorations.
I have never trimmed a tree so I can’t even imagine. My sister just helped her two roommates get their tree and she said it was like the scene out of Harry Met Sally when she drags the tree by herself down the street.
Sticking candles in a menorah is a heck of a lot easier
I honestly can’t even begin to guess if it isn’t a snake or a worm. My first two choices. And then ofcourse I went to the naughty guesses but you say it isn’t that. Then I thought maybe crap – but what crap has eyes? That would just be creepy. Then I thought of an eel…but I thought they were black.
So I am out. How about another hint?
Okay you get another hint: It is something living and it is deadly.
I thought it was just a door blocker, something to keep the cold out. Now you say it’s deadly????
DH guesses a draft dodger…but the deadly part doesn’t work. It doesn’t have ears. Just that one eye. And DH thinks it is a naughty thing too. C’mon….one more hint!
A draft dodger? I don’t get it!
More hints:
Only the stuffed version has eyes
In real life it is microscopic in size
It starred in a 1995 movie
A tape worm? LOL.
The Ebola Virus?????