Maxwell 27: Increasing the Clan

[CyborgKin]

I'm a few pages behind, but I'm a guy who carries around everything I might need in a laptop bag.

 

Edit: oh I see we're now on sharing Christmas songs for Maxrepellant!

Okay then I have just the thing

 

[Black Aliss]

16 hours ago, nomoxian said:

Homo Christmas should totally be added to the song list! And Fuck Christmas

Yes! And how could I forget Merry Fucking Christmas and other delights from South Park?

 

[TaterTotsNPuddingPops]

Don't forget Merry Christmakwanzakah!

 

[WhatWouldJohnCrichtonDo?]

Or there's always Tom Lehrer's song, A Christmas Carol.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-FMAMmCrE

[danvillebelle]

Christmas in Heaven from The Meaning of Life!  

 

[Tatar-tot]

8 hours ago, Black Aliss said:

Yes! And how could I forget Merry Fucking Christmas and other delights from South Park?

 

That is the most beautiful moving song.  I am shocked the PP has not adopted it as his theme song for soul winning!  ?

[Casserole]

On 12/21/2018 at 10:33 PM, Black Aliss said:

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• Fairytale Of New York (the Pogues)
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YES, my favorite. PS I Love You is my all time favorite movie and this song bring some smiles to the funeral scene ?

[IsmeWeatherwax]

Hello all, first post! I have to add to my 2nd favourite Christmas song, 1st being The Pogues fairytale of New York. Enjoy!

 

[MamaJunebug]

On 12/21/2018 at 7:17 PM, HerNameIsBuffy said:

of course there's a list of who they missed!

I'd politely decline and shut the door.

I’d ignore the doorbell. 

[FloraKitty35]

4 hours ago, danvillebelle said:

Christmas in Heaven from The Meaning of Life!  

 

Steve's head would explode from all of the breasts.

[Fun-Dee]

 

[FloraKitty35]

 

[Dominionatrix]

A lot of Christmas songs must be verboten in the Maxwell home:

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas—you should be PRAYING for a white Christmas!

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town...unscheduled?!?

Frosty the Snowman—doesn’t even know where he’s going when he melts!

 

[thoughtful]

With apologies to Irving Berlin (and Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Bing Crosby again, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen):

 

I'm planning for a sad Christmas,

Just like the ones we always spend.

Where Dad’s crazed eyes glisten, and we all listen,

To hear all about life’s end.

 

I'm bracing for a tense Christmas,

With every 15 minutes planned.

Rigid days at parents’ command,

Even all our Christmases are bland.

 

 

[SPHASH]

Even today's post had to reference death:           But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the
form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
Philippians 2:7-8

[PennySycamore]

@thoughtful,  I've always loved that first time in Holiday Inn where Bing and Marjorie sing White Christmas and Bing hits the bells on the tree with his pipe.  

[thoughtful]

56 minutes ago, SPHASH said:

Even today's post had to reference death:           But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the
form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
Philippians 2:7-8

Steve, it's Christmas, you shmuck, not Good Friday!

18 minutes ago, PennySycamore said:

@thoughtful,  I've always loved that first time in Holiday Inn where Bing and Marjorie sing White Christmas and Bing hits the bells on the tree with his pipe.

@PennySycamore, I agree. It's a flawed movie in many ways (blackface scene? eeek!), but it has a lot of nice moments, my beloved Fred and his firecrackers, and, yes, a lovely first outing for the now-classic song White Christmas.

[Hane]

@thoughtful and @PennySycamore, I saw the stage version of “White Christmas” at a community theater a couple of years ago, and found it a huge improvement on the original.

[fundiefan]

10 hours ago, SPHASH said:

Even today's post had to reference death:           But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the
form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
Philippians 2:7-8

I am no bible scholar, although I did read it once. Aren't there any verses or themes about living, life, love, happiness, joy? Any of those things? Any words from their god about the here and now that don't condemn you to an eternity worshipping a vengeful, narcissistic deity? 

[OhNoNike]

It is a bit of an odd verse to choose for Christmas. 

[mango_fandango]

I didn’t even take notice of the Bible verse at first, but that does seem bizarre and somewhat depressing. Why not a quote from the Nativity narrative? 

[HerNameIsBuffy]

4 minutes ago, mango_fandango said:

Why not a quote from the Nativity narrative? 

it's Steve.  hope, joy, being in the moment...not his thing.

[OhNoNike]

I’m sure the underlying doom really helped Teri’s mental health over the years. 

[HerNameIsBuffy]

37 minutes ago, OhNoNike said:

I’m sure the underlying doom really helped Teri’s mental health over the years. 

I almost wonder if that’s not why he’s cling to this so hard ... not to increase her distress intentionally (although I doubt he cared if it did) but as his way to make a marriage work with someone who didn’t want what he did and who had mental health issues he couldn’t handle.

His weird thing about dovorce wouldn’t let him leave, so scarred by his parents, so he crafted a world he controlled because he couldn’t leave.

imagine what Steve would have been life with someone with the temperament of a Michelle Dugger.  Her facade aside, she’s no follower - she runs that show.

[treemom]

I try very hard not to image snark and the Maxwell women are very very pretty in person, but WTF is going on with Anna’s hair in the Christmas post?