Slog - Comments on Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again Last week I got home to find a fireplace in front of my bedroom door, built by one of my housemates, Kyle. He'd been talking about how we needed a place to hang our stockings. Well, this week he kept saying the house needed a tiny bit more Christmas cheer. I should have known what that meant... This morning, as I emerged from my bedroom (crawling out of the fireplace), I found this. The note: Dear ZHouse, I’ve gone through the trouble of finding the best Christmas tree that money didn’t buy. I hope you guys find it as nearly... Copyright 2008 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:54:00 -0800 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:35:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Michael What do you expect from a man who runs marathons while juggling in a dress? You're lucky he didn't build a half pipe in the living room so he could practice his big wheel tricks!

]]> Michael http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875548 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875548 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:54:25 -0800 Comment by Damon Do you think he can produce some elves? That'd be awesome. You'd have to watch where you step, though.

]]> Damon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875549 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875549 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:01:10 -0800 Comment by Alison Are you leaving him milk and cookies?

]]> Alison http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875554 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:53:45 -0800 Comment by yucca flower Leave coal in his sock drawer.

]]> yucca flower http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875555 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875555 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:55:50 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe COOOOOMMMCAAST HOOOOOUUSSEEMATES!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875559 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875559 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:17:40 -0800 Comment by meherenowie What's the note say?

]]> meherenowie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875580 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875580 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:39:26 -0800 Comment by Jessica Yeah, you can't post a picture including a note without a transcription of the note.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875582 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875582 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:48:15 -0800 Comment by Katelyn When I read this earlier, it had the transcription of the note posted here too. EDITED!

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875585 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:08:40 -0800 Comment by RainMan Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!!!

]]> RainMan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875588 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875588 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:22:34 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball As for the note, it opens with the malapropism: "I've gone through (sic) the trouble of finding the best Christmas tree, etc., etc., etc."

Most people merely go to the trouble, and stop there, staring trouble in the face. But this Comcast Housemate increased the degree of difficulty by going THROUGH the trouble, confronting god knows what within that gelatinous mass of whatever trouble might be in this case.

Incredible.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875598 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:52:07 -0800 Comment by Sachi It looks like:

Dear Z horse

I've gone through the trouble of finding the best Christmas tree that money didn't buy. I hope you guys find it as nearly adequate and almost sufficient as I do.

-Kyle


]]> Sachi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875600 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875600 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:54:55 -0800 Comment by Da Vinci Codeine Yes, I believe you have it, Sachi.

]]> Da Vinci Codeine http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875603 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875603 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:05:58 -0800 Comment by burnout Good one @9

The guy at the bar looks over to Lucy, sees she's in between sips of her beer, and asks, "Would you be so kind to pass the....hehe PEANUTS?"

"HAHAHA!" Lucy perks up suddenly, "I'm so stoned motherfucker! And have no time for Polite Christmas Cheer!! Try being your own Goddamned comic!"

]]> burnout http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875616 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875616 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:45:13 -0800 Comment by Amelia That is officially the most adorable thing I have ever seen.

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875676 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875676 What the Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:30:51 -0800 Comment by Dominic Holden Bows of holly shit. The note did get cut off. Not sure how that happened, but I reposted it. Pretty close, Sachi, how on earth could you read that? But it wasn't the Z horse... it's Z House, the name of our extremely humble yuletide abode.

]]> Dominic Holden http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875692 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875692 What the Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:53:40 -0800 Comment by Sachi I admit I was uncertain about the "horse" and wondered if it could be house!

I downloaded the pic, opened it in Preview (I have a Mac) and looked at it with a couple levels of magnification. At the original size, some words stood out; at a larger size the rest were easier to read. I had to flip around to get "money" and "buy".

No, I had nothing to do last night. Why do you ask?

]]> Sachi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c875764 What the Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:10:08 -0800 Comment by Lake I like zHorse ;)

]]> Lake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c876272 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/kyle_strikes_again#c876272 What the Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:35:07 -0800