Io ho ho! (bottles of rum are Christmassy, right?)
LOL!! (And yes, they are).
I'm trying to think up some amusingly suitable gag gifts for my family now...
\o/
Christmas Crackers, with their bad jokes, cheap toys, and paper crowns, are to Saturnalia style gag gifts what golden eagles are to Tyrannosaurus Rex -- direct descendants.*
...So -- maybe make some personalized crackers? They wouldn't have the gunpowder "pop" when you pull them open, but maybe you could write a little rhyme or something silly, based on something that happened to the people 'round the table, this past year?
*The ancient Roman history of the City of London (as distinct from plain "London") is explained rather amusingly (and rapidly) in this video: https://youtu.be/LrObZ_HZZUc -- I figure these traditions are chiefly British, rather than American or German (or Netherlandish) because they spread out in concentric rings from the Roman city.
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LOL!! (And yes, they are).
I'm trying to think up some amusingly suitable gag gifts for my family now...
\o/
Christmas Crackers, with their bad jokes, cheap toys, and paper crowns, are to Saturnalia style gag gifts what golden eagles are to Tyrannosaurus Rex -- direct descendants.*
...So -- maybe make some personalized crackers? They wouldn't have the gunpowder "pop" when you pull them open, but maybe you could write a little rhyme or something silly, based on something that happened to the people 'round the table, this past year?
*The ancient Roman history of the City of London (as distinct from plain "London") is explained rather amusingly (and rapidly) in this video: https://youtu.be/LrObZ_HZZUc -- I figure these traditions are chiefly British, rather than American or German (or Netherlandish) because they spread out in concentric rings from the Roman city.