Christmas Facts...these are GOOD!

Merika · 12-23-2004, 08:39 PM

Saint Nicholas of Myra, the original Santa Claus, was the patron saint of children, thieves and pawnbrokers.

Based on previous surveys, 17 percent of you will embarrass yourselves in some way at your office Christmas party.

A Mongolian wild ass can run 8 mph faster than a reindeer.

It's Donder, not Donner.

Christmas pudding should be stirred from east to west.

56 percent of Americans sing holiday carols to their pets.

53 percent of Americans plan to "re-gift" this year.

1 in 3 men will wait until Christmas Eve to finish their shopping.

1 in 6 men would like to get rid of all the "gift-giving nonsense."

A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.

On Christmas Eve in 2001, the Bethlehem Hotel had 208 of its 210 rooms free.

It's "God rest ye merry, gentlemen," not "God rest ye, merry gentlemen."

There are 1.76 billion candy canes produced every year.

Kris Kringel, a man in his 40s, lives in North Pole, Alaska, and delivers pizzas for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford Tempo.

Based on a 1999 estimated population count of North America and Europe, on Christmas Eve of that year Santa Claus had to visit 42,466,666 homes in a 12-hour period -- that's 983 homes per second.

Duke · 12-23-2004, 08:46 PM

I used to embarass myself at the Christmas Parties, now others try and do it for me. All of our functions seem to offer a Ken Lindberg Bubble Gum Award and it usually goes to the person who did the most goofy thing in the past year.

darkangelism · 12-23-2004, 09:42 PM

I just finished my shopping, 9pm the night b4 i go home.

Merika · 12-23-2004, 10:04 PM

I'm done with all mine and am good to go.

I've never done the Christmas Party thing. I've always stayed home with the kids for Christmas and New Years. I guess because my parents always did with us. We play games, make special snacks and have a good time.

I still like this fact the best:
A Mongolian wild ass can run 8 mph faster than a reindeer.

Ayla · 12-24-2004, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Kris Kringel, a man in his 40s, lives in North Pole, Alaska, and delivers pizzas for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford Tempo.

I find this disturbing.

Star · 12-24-2004, 08:59 AM

I finished my shopping yesterday. yeah!

I embarassed myself at last years office x-mas party. I was about to walk out of the bathroom when a woman stopped me (outside the bathroom door) to tell me the skirt of my dress was tucked into my pantyhose. I just about died right there of embarassement. THEN, on the dance floor later in the evening, I was doing the famous "twist" dance and the flare of my skirt went up a little too high. :oops: I'll NEVER wear that dress again!! I was never so embarassed in all my life!

Duke · 12-24-2004, 10:37 AM

I'm sure the guys were happy it happened though ;-)

Star · 12-24-2004, 11:21 AM

they should be honored they got a peak. :P

Duke · 12-24-2004, 01:01 PM

If you get some pictures I'll put them in the photo album

Merika · 12-24-2004, 09:07 PM

I never have anything cool like that happen in a bar....I just walk out of the bathroom with toilette paper stuck to my shoe or something.

Wait...I did have a pair of black pants once which had velcro instead of a zipper and my panty hose got all rolled up in it. It was a MESS!