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thenewgreen  ·  4118 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: George Monbiot – The Gift of Death

    They seem amusing on the first day of Christmas, daft on the second, embarrassing on the third. By the twelfth they’re in landfill.

We celebrated Christmas early with my wife's side of the family. As a "stocking stuffer", I was given a "hillbilly flashlight". It was a long handle with a single match at the end of it. It was slightly amusing at first, but definitely something I'm not likely to keep around the house.

I recall an episode of Seinfeld when the character Elaine was given a single rose on a date. Her internal dialogue said, "oh great, how long do I have to carry this around"? I think that sums it up pretty well.