THINGS YOU CAN ONLY SAY AT CHRISTMAS

1: I prefer breasts to legs.
2: Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.
3: Smother the butter all over the breasts.
4: If I don't undo my trousers, I'll burst!
5: I've never seen a better spread!
6: I fancy a little dark meat for a change.
7: Are you ready for seconds yet?
8: It's a little dry, do you still want to eat it?
9: Just wait your turn, you'll get some!
10: Don't play with your meat!
11: Stuff it up between the legs as far as it will go.
12: Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once?
13: I didn't expect everyone to come at the same time!
14: You still have a little bit on your chin.
15: How long will it take after you put it in?
16: You'll know it's ready when it pops up.
17: Just pull the end and wait for the bang.
18: That's the biggest bird I've ever had!
19: I'm so full, I've been gobbling nuts all morning.
20: Wow, I didn't think I could handle all that and still want more.

H/T DML

Video: The Wombles 'A Wombling Merry Christmas'

Video: A Candid Conversation with Tiger and Frank

H/T Shelly

'Phoney'..............from Rico

Before WWII started in earnest (in EUrope), the Fwench sat through the 'phoney war' snug behind their impregnable Maginot Line, blissfully unaware of the coming blitzkrieg.

Today, before our financial crisis starts in earnest, we sit through our 'phoney recovery' smug behind our own impregnable 'Maginot Line' of Quantitative Easing, blissfully unaware of the coming economic blitzkrieg.

National 'Debt' and 'Default' (like a shooting war) are NOT phoney. But, to the unaware ignorance is truly bliss....until you come face-to-face with the bayonet of objective reality.
- Trust me on this, it's always a very nasty surprise if you're not prepared.

Nations with a high debt-to-GDP ratio have a tendency to default. Greece and Italy, for example, have national debts greater than their GDP which indicates a real possibility of economic collapse. The US*, Germany, UK and others have their toes hanging over the edge of the pit right now. If one (or two) nations default, what do you think will happen to the rest of the dominos?

* The US is not shown on the attached chart, but has a 75% of GDP debt climbing rapidly to 100% of GDP under Obama/Soetero right now. The boy is trying hard.
- Foreign investment in US debt has dropped. At the recent auction of $150bn of US T-bills, net foreign acquisition was only $8.3bn.
- Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term securities decreased $43.9bn, with T-bill holdings decreasing $38.3bn.
[translation= Not only are foreign onvestors NOT buying American debt, they
are also unloading the debt they already own!]
- The biggest purchaser of US Treasury debt is now the (private) Federal Reserve....printing money and buying T-bills in order to prop up the value of its own currency. This cannot go on indefinitely. It won't.

When (not IF) the dollar crashes, you won't ever run out of toilet paper....there will be planty of 'Bernanke Toilet Paper' around!

Christmas Totty..........

Video: Right Wing Angel - Right Wing Women Rock II - the Sequel

Video: The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

Editors Note:

Apologies for the light posting today. I just needed a day off. Full service will be reumed tomorrow. Merry Christmas.

Bedtime Totty.......

Merry Christmas From Washington Rebel

A special seasons greetings to my friend Theo, who was the first person ever to link my early blogging efforts as a "blog of the day." Although I'm better looking, I owe Washington Rebel's success to this generous, good man.

Seasons Greetings to you all. Trust me when I tell you we only respect and trust other Rebs.

Irish Cicero, the Humble

Cartoon Round Up....

CHRISTMAS 1944 - GERMAN DECEPTION & SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN THE ARDENNES

Two major special operations were planned for the Ardennes Offensive. By October it was decided Otto Skorzeny, the German commando who had rescued the former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, was to lead a task force of English-speaking German soldiers in Operation Greif.





Waffen SS Obersturmbahnfuhrer Otto Skorzeny - "the Most Dangerous Man in Europe"



. . . . . . . . . . . . . STORMBRINGER

Video: Obama And Friends' Holiday Hip Hop

Thursday Totty............

CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE, 1944

Sean Linnane continues his in-depth, illustrated account of this week's events in Belgium, sixty-five years ago . . .



. . . . . . . . . . . . . STORMBRINGER

Bedtime Totty.........

SKULLHEAD SENDS CHRISTMAS

T'was the night before Christmas and all in my cave

not a creature was stirring because they were afraid.

The skulls all were hung by the chimney with spears

in hopes that the Fat Man would soon be there.

The children were asleep all nestled against the women folk

keeping warm on that cold winter night.




When all the sudden there arose such a clatter

Skullhead just sat there, he knew nothing was the matter -

it was the Fat Man with the reindeer.

He landed out front and then said, "Hello"

and proceeded to unload his sled in the snow.

"I brought some things for you folks and the kids

I know its not much but its all I can give.

Thank you for serving your country as you did

and wish I could do more for this no way to live."

Skullhead said "Thank you," for his kind words,

and "Things are not as bad as they seem.

We are all happy and the government leaves us be.

Some day things will get better just you wait and see.

All this around is only temporary, of that I guarantee."

"Well Fat Man," Skullhead proceeded to say,

"You better load up and be on your way.

Others are counting on you to stop their way,

You help people, remember it all will get better some day."

The Fat Man smiled as he sat down, "Skullhead," he proceeded to say,

"Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!" then he flew away.

Skullhead smiled and said, "Its always a good day

as long as I don't have to ride in that sleigh!"





Sean Linnane's longtime friend and comrade-in-arms, SKULLHEAD sends from his cave deep in the Blessed Southland . . .

. . . STORMBRINGER

Cartoon Round Up....

Video: 21A Afghanistan 2009

Wow:

'The street of Bainbridge Cir, Murrieta Ca thought they would do something to put a smile on peoples faces. So the block decided to do something different this year for Christmas, they synchronized all 12 houses to music.
30000 plus lights
130 extension cords
Over 8000 feet of control cable
Programming time: dont ask.'