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roadrunner
How to Tell if You're a Grinch
You reuse last year's Christmas cards and send them out under your own name. (5 points)
You steal light bulbs from you neighbor's outdoor display to replenish your own supply. (5 points, 10 if neighbor's whole light sets or lighted Santa goes out)
You have dressed a dog or cat as Santa Claus, elf helper, or reindeer. (10 points for each; if you dressed an endangered species, 5 extra points)
You put out last year's stale candy canes for children. (1 point for each piece of sticky candy). If you put out a chocolate or marzipan Santa also, add 10 points.
You enclose a shoddy and inferior gift from Target, Walmart, or K-Mart in a Bloomingdale's or other prestige box to impress your friends. (5 points for each infraction).
You make collect long distance phone calls to your family on Christmas day. (5 points, 10 if from a cell phone), claiming you are stuck in a phone booth.
At the office Christmas party, you horde huge stockpiles of goodies for later consumption at home. (5 points; 15 points if you use this stuff for your own party)
You steal the wreath from a parked car to use on your own [Southern California only, others ignore]. (5 points -- nobody but Angelenos are dumb enough to dress a car)
After an invitation to a friend's house, you bring a commercially produced fruitcake and try to pass it off as home made. (5 points; 15 points if the fruitcake is from last year).
Any stealing from the Toys-for-Tots collection bins is a definite no-no. (20 points)

Evaluate your score on the "Grinch Scale" from 20 to 100.

20-30: You are just a cheeseball.

30-50: You are an apprentice in Yuletide larceny and are probably wanted by the police for overdue parking tickets.

50-100: Grinch, move over. The Meyer Lansky of Christmas crime has arrived.
2kids2pets
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Oh yeah, I can fill this role. biggrin.gif
Pia
I'm totally the Grinch when it comes to Christmas, I'm propably even worse ph34r.gif laugh.gif

For example I don't reuse last years cards, I don't send any at all ohmy.gif

2kids2pets
I go to department stores when they're taking down their decorations and ask for whatever they will be throwing away. I've gotten a ton of stuff, I must have made over 100 wreaths and centerpieces from dept store toss outs and given them as gifts the next year. biggrin.gif
roadrunner
QUOTE(2kids2pets @ Nov 27 2004, 12:56 PM)
I go to department stores when they're taking down their decorations and ask for whatever they will be throwing away.  I've gotten a ton of stuff, I must have made over 100 wreaths and centerpieces from dept store toss outs and given them as gifts the next year. biggrin.gif
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mdenison
I hate christmas.
Marbrie
How many grinch points do I get for collecting pine cones and other christmassy stuff from the forests and parks, make decorations from them and selling them for 5 euro a piece? biggrin.gif
roadrunner
QUOTE(mdenison @ Nov 28 2004, 10:09 AM)
I hate christmas.
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user posted image
I'm sorry.
2kids2pets
Marbrie, you're a person after my own Grinchy heart!! I love pinecone decorations for Christmas trims. I used to have a garland for my windows made entirely of pinecones, red ash berries and tree moss. I can't collect that stuff now, no woods nearby. I do have some nice homemade decorations made from local seashells, driftwood, sea worn glass and starfish. I love it when the original material for ornaments is natural or free.
DGE1754
I hear ya ...trust me on that wink.gif

QUOTE(mdenison @ Nov 28 2004, 11:09 AM)
I hate christmas.
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Pia
QUOTE(DGE1754 @ Nov 28 2004, 08:21 PM)
I hear ya ...trust me on that wink.gif
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Can I join the club? unsure.gif rolleyes.gif
silver1978
QUOTE(2kids2pets @ Nov 27 2004, 02:56 PM)
I go to department stores when they're taking down their decorations and ask for whatever they will be throwing away.  I've gotten a ton of stuff, I must have made over 100 wreaths and centerpieces from dept store toss outs and given them as gifts the next year. biggrin.gif
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I don't think thats "Grinchy", I think its rather smart smile.gif
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