Let's start the New Year off right

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With some random stuff that I have collected:



Think anybody has updated the numbers for 2007? Or was that depressing enough?



My brother-in-law, the happy elf! You rock Chuck!



And of course, how Thanksgiving would look if Norman Rockwell had lived down south.

Comments

  1. Leonesse5:02 PM

    You have NO IDEA how close this is to my family, sans Buttwiper. My mother doesn't cook, she opens cans.

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  2. Johnny Yen5:39 PM

    Thanks for posting those numbers.

    Yesterday, Adam and I were in Uncle Fun, a wonderful novelty shop here in Chicago. The owner and staff are definitely left-leaning. They had a great clock-- it runs backward, down to the day Bush leaves office. It's under 400 days now, thank god.

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  3. Anonymous5:45 PM

    That Rockwell parody reminds me again why I don't bother keeping up with most of my mom's family.

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  4. Joe5:48 PM

    The only thing missing from that Thanksgiving pic is some jello salad. And ma isn't showing enough cleavage or midriff.

    I like that "priceless" graphic too.

    Happy New Year! I'm glad I stumbled onto your blog this year, and I'm looking forward to seeing more in 08.

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  5. Cap'n Ergo "XL+II" Jinglebollocks8:25 PM

    *I* sho' as hell didn't vote for 'em!! Hell, I was so dead set against votin for 'em that I almost registered Democrat just so I could vote in the primaries!! (almost-- I'm still the proud "NPA--No Political Affiliation" that I've been since I was 18!!)

    as for Norman Rockwell-- thems some o' me neighbours!! and as a big Rockwell fan, that's just made my day!!

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  6. Cap'n Ergo "XL+II" Jinglebollocks8:03 AM

    i like your bro-in-law-- he looks like me type o' fambly...

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  7. Sandi's Zoo11:03 AM

    This is Chuck's favorite day of the year. The holidays are OVER!

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  8. GETkristiLOVE11:18 PM

    Maybe next year, Chuck can LEAD Santa's sleigh team... have him drink more alcohol and his nose will light up beat red for sure.

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