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We all know of the traditional holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter and St. Patrick’s Day, but did you know there is a special holiday or observance for just about any day or month of the year? Some of these holidays are really funny or just plain bizarre. Decide for yourself.
10. International Talk like a [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 6:00 am
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With so many Christmas movies out there, it’s hard to pick our favorites. On the other hand, it’s pretty easy to pick the stinkers. Here you will find our list of the top ten worst movie Santas. You may agree, you may disagree. I might get an angry letter from Billy Bob Thornton or Martin [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing Johnson on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Filed under All, Holidays, Movies · Tagged bad santa, Billy Bob Thornton, Christmas, christmas movie, christmas movies, christmas story, Controversial, drunk santa, Movies, Naughty, north pole, Ralphie, Santa, Santa Claus, santa clause 3, scott calvin
I used to have one of the items on this list painted on my bass guitar case – a gift from an exboyfriend. I confess this to prevent readers from getting their cartoon boxers in a knot as they try to justify how classy they really are.
10. Trucker Style Accessories
First let me point out that [...]
Posted by Tanya Bennett on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 12:01 am
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I’ve indicated typical uses for most of the herbs below but here’s a summary of why these are the top 10.
Our Plangarden users often ask for advice regarding which herbs to grow. Our top 10 list includes those most popular and palatable in Western dishes – though we’re sure there will be some contention [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Filed under Quick Lists · Tagged basil, chives, Christmas, garlic, ginger, gourmet kitchen, herbs, herbs and spices, herbs spices, marjoram, oregano, parsley, poultry dishes, rosemary, sage, spice, tarragon, thyme, tomato sauce, top 10 herbs
Christmastime is here. We all have our own holiday traditions – in my family we watch a Christmas movie on Christmas Eve and stuff our faces. Your family might do something different. Shoot, you might even be from another country, where there are what seem (to us) like some pretty wacky traditions. Some you might [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing Johnson on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 1:03 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Holidays · Tagged auk, Bizarre, brooms, Caga Tio, chimney, Christmas, christmas eve, christmas holiday, christmas movie, christmas tradition, christmastime, evil spirits, holiday traditions, Holidays, Kallikantzaroi, kiviak, Mari Lwyd, monkey, pudding, Santa, Santa Claus, seal skin, star, witches
With Christmas movies, such as “Scrooged” (or any other “Christmas Carol” knockoff) and even “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” they follow the same tired cliché – man loses something of value, realizes the Christmas spirit and then all is well with the world. To paraphrase Scrooge – humbug!
There are too many of these delightfully sappy movies [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Monday, December 15, 2008 at 2:26 am
Filed under All, Holidays, Humor, Movies, Television · Tagged Batman, Billy Bob Thornton, black comedy, Christmas, christmas movie, christmas movies, christmas season, christmas vacation, eight crazy nights, halloween, jack skellington, jamie lee curtis, John Cusack, kiss, Merry Christmas, Michael Keaton, movie, Movies, nightmare before christmas, Santa, scrooged, tim burton, villains
If you are like me, you may struggle to find the perfect gifts for the man you love. Men are different from us: their needs are simple, and this list will provide your male companion with everything he needs to thrive during the holiday season…be it booze, guns, or a little cheesecake, it can be [...]
Posted by Heather Matthews on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Filed under All, Holidays, Humor, Sex, Shopping · Tagged air guitar, beer mugs, Bill Maher, BMW, booze, cars, cheesecake, Christmas, christmas gifts, football, gifts, great gift ideas, Gun, Guns n Roses, helicopter, Holidays, Internet, jack daniels, liquor, Music, rifle, Santa, Santa Claus, single malt scotch, single malt scotch whiskey, Television, tools
Who doesn’t love the time-honored tradition of having their child pictured on Santa’s lap? Nothing is more cute than to see little Timmy or Sally smiling brightly on Santa’s lap while sharing their most heart-felt wishes and desires for Christmas morning. Of course, this is the stuff of Hollywood. More often than not, this special [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Holidays, Humor, Photos · Tagged bloody murder, children, Christmas, christmas morning, kid, little timmy, mommy, north pole, saint nick, Sally, Santa, Santa Claus, scared santa, Screaming, screams, strange man, terror, Timmy, tradition
No wonder so many children are terrified of Saint Nick. If any of these Santa Claus characters were part of my childhood I would be screaming and crying not to sit on his lap too. You may want to take your kids from the room before viewing this list of the Top 10 Most Unintentionally [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 11:32 pm
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With the Christmas season coming, or is it already here, I thought it would be fun to do some lists relating to Christmas. Here is the first top 10 Christmas list for December 1. Ten Gingerbread Houses You Would Live In, Then Eat. The witch’s house in Hansel and Gretel has nothing on these confectionery [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 7:00 am
Filed under All, Food, Holidays, Humor · Tagged candy land, candyland, cat house, chocolate, Christmas, christmas cookies, christmas ornaments, christmas season, cookie jars, cookies, cooking, food, ginger, gingerbread, gingerbread houses, gingerbread men, green, Gretel, gumdrops, Hansel, hansel and gretel, house of ill repute, illegal immigrant, mexican christmas, recipes