topic Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY in Community Chat

Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

qualitygal — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:15:12 GMT

Ralphies mom tells him "you love red cabbage Ralphie". (He doesn't).

I laughed. I use to hate when my mom would say similar to me when we had_______

her meatloaf.

I love my meatloaf, hers...not so much. She used crackers & it seemed soggy to me.

Did you ever go through that?

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

Preds — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:18:14 GMT

Oh fuuuuudge! LOL We're watching, too.

Merry Christmas @qualitygal!

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

qualitygal — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:23:55 GMT

@Preds wrote:
Oh fuuuuudge! LOL We're watching, too.

Merry Christmas @qualitygal!

@Preds, I know!!! LOL

Merry Christmas to you too.

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

StylishLady — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:47:02 GMT

Right now I have Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on with their nice music and the fireplace with the dogs and cats. Will probably watch some of the "Christmas Story" as it is a favorite of DH. He says he never had a BB gun but can relate a lot of it to his childhood. He even says that's how you dealt with bullies in those days, and he had a Captain midnight decoder ring. The messages were things like "help your Mother do the dishes" and such.

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

Vivian — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:54:35 GMT

I've been watching on and off since last night. It's such a sweet movie, and so funny. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all!

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

meallen616 — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:36:57 GMT

To all,

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

CareBears — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:09:26 GMT

@qualitygal A must see Christmas movie for us every year, I DVR'd it last night to watch later, my husband and I laugh and laugh even though we have seen it every year since it was released!

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

Pqfan — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:46:26 GMT

This always cracks me up!Eww!

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

PamfromCT — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 15:59:01 GMT

No BB guns around, but my dear father was always warning us "don't poke your eye out."

For some reason, it was a big worry! He'd be pleased to see we are now seniors who never poked an eye out. This movie brings back so much childhood stuff, doesn't it? Such a great show.

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

Carriestp — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:56:53 GMT

@Pqfan wrote:
This always cracks me up!Eww!

"Show me how the piggies eat..."

I have been watching this since it was an unknown and most folks had never heard of the movie. I found it endearing and hilarious and I watch it every year. Jean Shepherd's narration is wonderful.

The days of department store Santas is a wonderful memory.

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

Lorik62 — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 20:21:54 GMT

It is tradition at our house to have A Christmas Story on all day. We don't all sit and watch every minute but it is the only program on until football later today. Merry Christmas to everyone!! 🎉🎄🙏🏻

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

Othereeeen — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 21:21:54 GMT

I too have it on all day at my house.....I sit and watch parts of it, or all of it overnihgt..

I actually BOUGHT, from Amazon, a 55" Leg lamp. It is in my front window as we speak. I bought it last year and it was my only purchase of Christmas lights for 2015, so I didn't feel too bad spending that much money...It actually came in a large cardboard box marked FRAGILE ( Fra-GEE-Lay to those in the know!!!) .

It is PRICELESS!!! A REAL major award!

People toot the horn when they pass my home......It looks exactly like the lamp in the movie!!!

Anyway...Merry Christmas to all......!!!

PS: IGNORE that drunken poster. You'd have to be drunk, or, banned from all other sites to sit around and post anti-Christmas/religion stuff on a shopping network board!!! Think how pathetic. I'm not religious at all, but I don't understand it.

Getting near dark...time to turn on my leg lamp!!!!

Re: Watching THE CHRISTMAS STORY

Magny — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 21:28:47 GMT

I loved Jean Shepherd & listened to him on radio for years. Since I live inManhattan, I also saw several of his live shows at a place in the Villiage called Limelight. Also interviewed him for my HS newspaper. Great movie!