Melt 1 cup or margarine/butter in a saucepan. Add 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup corn syrup. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
pour over:
1/3 cup coconut
2 cups pretzels
4 cups corn chex
4 cups rice chex
4 cups wheat chex
other add-ins: M&M’s, banana chips, etc.
This recipe is so incredibly delicious. Thanks to Suzi Smith for it!
Here are my top 25 movies again through a series of screenshots.
Congratulations to Jake for the right answer.
Thanks to everyone who participated or just read. I love you guys. I may take a couple days off from blogging 55 days in a row. But then again I may not. I am obsessed when I’m on a roll.
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Guess my favorite Christmas movie of all time from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the third(no longer the first) to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all other correct guesses.The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Brent for the right answer.
[10:38] hobbes8u: For our last holiday interview we have a very special guest.
[10:38] hobbes8u: Santa Claus!!
[10:38] Santa Claus: ho ho ho MERRY CHRISTMAS
[10:38] hobbes8u: Hi Santa
[10:38] hobbes8u: For the record could you state your whole name?
[10:39] Santa Claus: Why certainly young man
[10:40] Santa Claus: my name is Christopher Charles Xavier Manson Claus III
[10:41] hobbes8u: Wow I had no idea.
[10:41] hobbes8u: How did you end up at the North Pole?
[10:41] Santa Claus: I usually tell people the same garbage story that that Goddamn Christmas Claymation tells
[10:42] Santa Claus: with the penguin and the germans and the frozen pussy for a warlock
[10:42] Santa Claus: honestly? i was running from the feds.
[10:42] Santa Claus: Sorry was that too crass for this interview?
[10:43] hobbes8u: Wow I had no idea that you were involved with the government
[10:43] hobbes8u: Do you smell Rum?
[10:44] Santa Claus: smell rum or like rum?
[10:44] Santa Claus: yes on both accounts.
[10:44] Santa Claus: you think my nose is naturally red?
[10:44] hobbes8u: How do you get your elves to work so hard?
[10:45] Santa Claus: I used to have team meetings once a month, to build unity among the elves. You know the ones where you build trust etc etc blah blah
[10:45] hobbes8u: yes
[10:46] Santa Claus: Once Franklin Quest turned into Franklin Covey I decided that their motivational techniques weren’t what I was looking for as a buisness owner
[10:46] Santa Claus: So now I just threaten to torture various members of their families
[10:46] Santa Claus: its more effective
[10:46] hobbes8u: Aren’t you a non-profit organization?
[10:46] Santa Claus: yeah. right. non-profit.
[10:47] hobbes8u: How do you feel about the buzz about you being a bad role model due to your weight and eating cookies all the time and such?
[10:48] Santa Claus: Fuck them. I dont tell them how to live their lives. So I like to throw back some nog from time-to-time. I can quit anytime I want.
[10:48] Santa Claus: I never claimed to be a role model
[10:49] hobbes8u: I see yet you hold such high standards towards children.
[10:49] hobbes8u: Them being naughty or nice
[10:49] hobbes8u: or no gifts
[10:50] hobbes8u: What do you have to say to that?
[10:50] Santa Claus: Well, I if I explain my high standards for children, then I would be self incriminating. And that is all I can say without my lawyer present
[10:51] hobbes8u: Wow you realize this interview will be published?
[10:52] Santa Claus: ooooooh fuck.
[10:53] Santa Claus: you realize this will put you on the naughty list right?
[10:53] Santa Claus: the bad naughty list. Not Santa’s list of Naughty Ladies
[10:53] Santa Claus: I need another Rum.
[10:53] hobbes8u: As a reporter I have to make sacrifices for ratings. Let’s get to some of our regular questions. What is your favorite Christmas cuss word?
[10:54] Santa Claus: Jesus. that bastard tries to steal my holiday every year.
[10:54] Santa Claus: BACK OFF CARPENTER BOY.
[10:54] Santa Claus: YOU WERE BORN IN THE SPRINGTIME.
[10:56] hobbes8u: wow uh any last holiday thoughts for our readers?
[10:58] Santa Claus: Ho ho ho! It’s time to get jolly on your naughty asses!
[10:59] hobbes8u: Well there you have it. A very informative if not quite blasphemous and/or rather depressing interview with the one and only Santa Claus.
[10:59] hobbes8u: Thank you Mister Claus
[11:00] Santa Claus: Thank you Jeremy. i’ll be watching you.
Mix together in a bowl and set aside:
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons yeast
Mix in another bowl:
2 cups scalded milk
2 tablespoons shortening
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
To milk mixture add 3 cups flour. Then add 2 eggs and mix. Then add yeast mixture and mix. Then 3 more cups of flour(you may not need all three cups). Knead well and raise dough. Punch down when doubled and raise again. Then on a floured surface press dough into a 8 x 12 rectangle.
Sprinkle over dough in order:
1 stick of butter, melted
a mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
chopped walnuts or pecans(as many as you prefer.
Roll into a large roll and cut individual rolls with floss or thread. Rise on baking sheets and then Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Frost with a cream cheese frosting.
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1. What did Abbie give to Ginny that made her start believing again?
2. Where did Abbie get her snowglobe?
3. What did Gideon do to her snowglobe to show he was magic?
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Guess my 2nd favorite Christmas movie from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the first to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all correct guesses afterwards. The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Jen for the right answer.
[17:30] hobbes8u: Tifany I’m going to need a holiday interview from you
[17:30] hobbes8u: for the blog
[17:30] Tifany: you are? haha
[17:31] Tifany: oh, okay.. I am all yorus :)
[17:31] Tifany: and yours
[17:31] hobbes8u: nice
[17:31] hobbes8u: First off what’s your favorite Christmas cuss word?
[17:31] Tifany: Hmm……Mistlefuckingtoe
[17:31] hobbes8u: well done
[17:32] hobbes8u: What’s your favorite childhood present?
[17:32] Tifany: What childhood present?
[17:32] hobbes8u: You didn’t get presents as a child?
[17:32] Tifany: I don’t remember any…hehe.
[17:33] hobbes8u: You grew up and had 13 christmases or so as a child and you can’t even remember one present?
[17:33] Tifany: If I got one, it would have been a book.
[17:33] hobbes8u: Not one present so good it was memorable?
[17:33] Tifany: Not one. I don’t have good xmas memories, unfortunately
[17:33] Tifany: Wait, wait.. I do remember one.
[17:33] hobbes8u: I’m all eyes
[17:35] Tifany: Right before my dad died, (meaning, three months about), I got a gift that I loved…….It was an apron full of art supplies, i.e. brushes, paints, pencils, etc… and i loved it. It had iron on things to decorate the front of the apron. I remember telling my mom to iron them on, and she said, “I can’t iron those on when you’re wearing the apron, it’ll burn you.”
[17:35] hobbes8u: lovely memory
[17:35] Tifany: It’s not really my memory, I watched it on a family video tape last year.
[17:35] hobbes8u: What’s the worst thing about Santa Claus?
[17:36] Tifany: that he’s not real.
[17:37] Tifany: Oh, and that he didn’t bring me Rudolph’s bell from his choker thing, I asked for it every year.
[17:38] Tifany: I am sorry my interview is not more happy..haha.. my Christmases are just mediocre, and the one’s from my childhood are only one, and it was far from happy.
[17:38] Tifany: The xmas dinner with you guys was probably the best xmas thing that’s ever happened to me.
[17:39] hobbes8u: wow that’s a downer
[17:39] hobbes8u: I had no idea
[17:39] Tifany: such is life :) hehe.. I’m not bitter, or angry.. it just is. I have no doubt that xmases in the future will be fabulous :) And this one probably will be, too.
[17:39] hobbes8u: I know what’ll cheer us up . Let’s make up a joke.
[17:40] Tifany: Haha.. I’m not un-cheerful
[17:40] Tifany: hehe
[17:40] hobbes8u: I’ll make up the riddle and you make up the answer
[17:40] Tifany: lovely !!!
[17:40] hobbes8u: What do you get when you cross a blood spatter analysist and an elf
[17:42] Tifany: Dexter and a leprechan
[17:42] Tifany: hehe
[17:42] Tifany: wait, that doesn’t make sense
[17:42] hobbes8u: hmm
[17:42] Tifany: a bloody elf? haha
[17:42] hobbes8u: A short creepy guy?
[17:42] hobbes8u: haha
[17:42] hobbes8u: I don’t know either
[17:42] hobbes8u: But I obviously love Dexter
[17:43] Tifany: We can be more clever..haha.
[17:43] Tifany: I can tell, I love him, too.
[17:43] Tifany: I would love to be his victim
[17:43] hobbes8u: yeah
[17:43] hobbes8u: haha
[17:44] Tifany: but, the one who lives, of course
[17:44] Tifany: hehe
[17:44] hobbes8u: okay any last holiday thoughts for the readers?
[17:45] Tifany: Christmas is not about what gifts you get, or how much you spend, it’s about the feeling, and ability to spend time with family when our time with them is fleeting. It’s about the feeling of giving, and seeing happy faces, and feasting on ham, and loving everyone. It’s about days off work, and having xmas dinners with the best friends that anyone can ever ask for. And by that I mean you guys :)
[17:46] hobbes8u: Well we loved doing that dinner
[17:46] hobbes8u: It was the funnest thing to plan
[17:46] hobbes8u: Thanks for a nice interview
[17:46] hobbes8u: And have a Merry Christmas
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Guess my 3rd favorite Christmas movie from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the fourth(no longer the first) to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all other correct guesses.The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Jen for the right answer.
[16:11] hobbes8u: Ladies and Gentlemen presenting the Red-headed bird of delight
[16:12] hobbes8u: Becca Meeks
[16:12] hobbes8u: For a holiday interview
[16:12] Becca: squawk.
[16:12] hobbes8u: haha
[16:13] hobbes8u: alright reader’s want to know if you were visiting the North Pole and someone held it up at that moment(like a bank robbery only with toys)How would you save yourself
[16:13] Becca: hmm.
[16:14] Becca: who is holding it up?
[16:14] hobbes8u: Let’s say Kenny Rogers
[16:15] Becca: ohh, that guy. he’s a gas.
[16:15] hobbes8u: Is he?
[16:15] Becca: i always thought he was. with the roasting and all.
[16:15] Becca: umm, anyway.
[16:17] Becca: i would put him on one of the toy conveyor belts and through a hillarious process he would end up looking like a giant nutcracker. and then, he would be put in a box and gift wrapped, and a large sticker would say ” ship to: tim-buc-too”.
[16:18] hobbes8u: So not only do you save yourself you save Christmas. That is soooo like you Becca. What’s your favorite commercialization of Christmas?
[16:18] Becca: give me an example.
[16:18] Becca: are examples allowed?
[16:18] hobbes8u: sure Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees
[16:19] Becca: i prefer peanut butter eggs.
[16:19] hobbes8u: 4am Christmas shopping
[16:19] hobbes8u: things like that
[16:20] Becca: the other day i saw some wrapping paper with grown up jesus on it.
[16:20] Becca: i wanted to wrap something very naughty in it.
[16:20] hobbes8u: spectacular
[16:20] hobbes8u: That’s a perfect example
[16:21] Becca: i’ve been regretting not buying it since i saw it.
[16:21] Becca: but it didn’t fit in with my color scheme. that makes me weird, i think.
[16:21] Becca: not very weird, though.
[16:21] Becca: i’m mostly normal.
[16:22] hobbes8u: Not really. If anyone saw how fantastic the presents looked under your awesome tree they would know what you meant. What’s your favorite Christmas cuss word?
[16:22] Becca: christ.
[16:22] hobbes8u: very very nice
[16:23] Becca: especially when you say it.
[16:23] hobbes8u: Ha ha I can’t help myself. I’m addicted. What’s your favorite childhood present?
[16:23] Becca: christ.
[16:23] Becca: i was afraid you’d ask this.
[16:24] Becca: i think it was a poseable cabbage patch.
[16:24] Becca: her gift certificate said her name was “fanny madge”. but i changed it. to zelda.
[16:25] Becca: she was my one and only cabbage patch.
[16:25] hobbes8u: Zelda is an outstanding name
[16:26] Becca: i had another baby doll that i named samus.
[16:27] hobbes8u: Samus. Interesting. I had an imaginery friend named Cinda.
[16:27] hobbes8u: She left me one day
[16:27] Becca: haha. my nanny had one named “mrs towel”
[16:27] Becca: which never stops being funny to me.
[16:28] Becca: why did she leave?
[16:28] hobbes8u: haha I don’t know
[16:28] Becca: rude.
[16:28] hobbes8u: probably to be with more people her kind
[16:28] hobbes8u: She was pretty sophisticated
[16:28] hobbes8u: way out of my league
[16:29] Becca: she taught you everything you know.
[16:29] hobbes8u: Yet she lived off my sidewalk in my front yard
[16:29] hobbes8u: And her house wasn’t that great
[16:29] Becca: she sounds like a snob.
[16:29] hobbes8u: I guess she was looking back but I sure loved her
[16:30] hobbes8u: Woah we’ve got way off track here
[16:30] Becca: but on an interesting topic.
[16:30] Becca: haha. mrs towel. it kills me.
[16:30] hobbes8u: haha Mrs’ Towel
[16:30] hobbes8u: But really our readers want to know about you.
[16:31] hobbes8u: If you could murder one Christmas figure and never have to hear about it again, who would it be and why?
[16:32] Becca: ummmm.
[16:32] Becca: errr
[16:34] Becca: that is hard, but i suppose it would be one of the reindeer. 9 is pretty excessive.
[16:34] Becca: oh, but then rudolph couldn’t lead the way.
[16:34] Becca: nevermind. it should be symmetrical.
[16:34] hobbes8u: we could pick off two reindeer
[16:34] Becca: oh, okay.
[16:34] hobbes8u: 7 is a good number
[16:34] Becca: yeah, that would work.
[16:34] hobbes8u: which two though
[16:35] hobbes8u: The readers want you to name names
[16:35] Becca: donner and dasher.
[16:36] Becca: honestly, i can’t really think of any christmas figure i want to murder.
[16:36] hobbes8u: For me it would have to be Tiny Tim
[16:36] Becca: that little shit.
[16:36] Becca: always so happy.
[16:36] hobbes8u: Like I would have him die just as the changed Scrooge got there
[16:36] Becca: haha, no. he’s not so bad, once you get to know him.
[16:36] hobbes8u: and then Cratchit would be furious and beat Scrooge up
[16:37] Becca: i think the whole cratchit family would beat his balls.
[16:38] hobbes8u: Wow yeah I can just picture it. “Betsy Crachit, you go for his balls now”
[16:38] hobbes8u: “Yes, daddy”
[16:38] hobbes8u: That’s a great visual
[16:38] Becca: what a sad ending.
[16:39] hobbes8u: sorry I’m twisted
[16:39] Becca: it’s a good thing you are, otherwise this interview would be quite boring.
[16:39] hobbes8u: No you are a delight
[16:39] hobbes8u: Well any last holiday thoughts for the readers?
[16:41] Becca: may your christmas and new year be filled with rum.
[16:41] hobbes8u: You and Jake are so similar
[16:41] hobbes8u: haha
[16:41] Becca: haha, we’re alcoholics.
[16:41] hobbes8u: Thanks for an awesome ineterview
[16:42] Becca: no no. we just love rum.
[16:42] Becca: thanks for having me.
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Guess my 4th favorite Christmas movie from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the first to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all correct guesses afterwards. The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Jen for the right answer.
An emailed interview with other Loose Tooth, Lisa.
What an honor. Here you go!
1) What’s your favorite holiday cuss word?
Jiminy Christmas
2) What’s your best childhood present?
I think the Christmas I got my first flute was the most memorable. My parents were worried that I’d be disappointed if I only had one small present to open (even though it was expensive), so they let me stay up and help them put out the Santa presents for the other kids. It was so fun to be in on the surprise!
3) If you were in control of all things Christmas what would we see and what we we see disappear?
There would definitely be less working, and more time to make fun Christmas crafts or do holiday baking, or even just wrap presents.
4) There have been people concerned with Santa’s chubby image, that it might have an unhealthy effect on children. What do you have to say to that?
I think it is great to have a positive role model with a more “jolly” body type. And at least kids will have a realistic picture of what a diet of only cookies and milk can do to a person.
5) What’s the worst gift you have ever received?
Hmm. Probably the sweatshirt with handprints appliqueed over each breast. Thanks, Grandma! Also, it had been purchased six months earlier, so I could only get store credit–toward another appliqueed sweatshirt.
6) Everyone knows that Santa’s elves make the toys for billions of people across the world. How do you think they manage?
Well, luckily they have been bred especially for that purpose. I mean, they must have evolved to be the best, fastest toy makers around, right? I know that if I were a comely young she-elf, I would go for the most successful guy in the toy shop. Also, lots of coffee.
7) Do you have any last Christmas thoughts for our readers?
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
I hope that’s OK! I can’t wait for Sweeney Todd tonight.
Lisa
Thanks Lisa. We appreciate your time and your fantastic blog.
Mix together and pat in bottom of 9×13 pan bake at 350° for 20 minutes:
1 cup flour, rounded
1 stick of butter
Mix in a separate bowl:
1 8 oz pkg of cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
a little milk
fold 1 cup cool whip into mixture and spread over crust.
Mix together:
1 large pkg of instant vanilla pudding
1 large pkg of instant chocolate pudding
and add 2 1/2 cups milk and beat. Pour over cream cheese mixture. Cover with cool whip and top with grated chocolate. Refrigerate for a few hours.
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Guess my 5th favorite Christmas movie from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the first to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all correct guesses afterwards. The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Melissa for the right answer.
[11:40] Mallory: lets get this party started.
[11:40] Mallory: You ready for your holiday interview?
[11:40] hobbes8u: Yes miss
[11:41] Mallory: swiggity sweet. For the audience, would you please clarify which of the winter holidays you celebrate? or are you just a celebrator of all holidays?
[11:41] Mallory: (what a horrible question, you have a CHRISTMAS blog)
[11:42] hobbes8u: Well though I am not officially Jewish I do love to light the menorah, although I only have three candles at home and it’s pathetic
[11:42] hobbes8u: But yeah I love most holidays, especially Christmas
[11:42] Mallory: have you considered going to Savers? i hear they have menorahs on sale 2 for 1
[11:43] hobbes8u: Really? In Utah?
[11:43] hobbes8u: Maybe that’s why they have so many
[11:43] hobbes8u: awesome great tip
[11:43] Mallory: Hey anytime
[11:44] Mallory: next question! if you could have any christmas wish come true what wish would it be?
[11:44] hobbes8u: Any? I wish I never had to worry about money again
[11:44] hobbes8u: Everyone does know how much I love cash
[11:45] Mallory: if that wish comes true i expect a very fancy dinner.
[11:45] hobbes8u: Of course
[11:45] Mallory: Now a question that has been on everyone’s (read my) minds. Where do you get your screen shots for your daily quizzes?
[11:46] hobbes8u: Haha well I actually make them myself
[11:46] hobbes8u: I watch the respective movie and take the shots while I watch it
[11:47] Mallory: ooh. you are a very talented man Jeremy Jacobson
[11:48] hobbes8u: me? haha nah
[11:49] Mallory: whatever! 9/10 people agree that Jeremy Jacobson’s talent is AWESOME
[11:49] Mallory: Marci O from Salt Lake City writes in asking: What is your favorite holiday food?
[11:52] hobbes8u: Oh I would have to say cheese, beef stick and crackers. But you have to get that Hickory Farms spicy mustard. It’s divine.
[11:52] hobbes8u: I love appetizers in general during Christmas
[11:53] Mallory: yummo
[11:53] Mallory: !
[11:53] Mallory: another question from a devout fan of What The Hell Does Rant Mean: what is your 6th favorite Christmas movie?
[11:55] hobbes8u: hahah
[11:55] hobbes8u: uh
[11:56] hobbes8u: Is this to use for cheating purposes?
[11:56] Mallory: Hey I just ask the questions
[11:56] hobbes8u: Well My 6th favorite movie is The Ref
[11:56] hobbes8u: there you go cheating McCheater
[11:57] Mallory: pfft. you’re no fun.
[11:57] Mallory: Alright. Finally, what is YOUR favorite holiday curse word?
[11:58] hobbes8u: Holy Fuck!
[11:59] hobbes8u: haha
[11:59] hobbes8u: sorry everyone I can’t deny it. I’m rude and crude
[11:59] Mallory: forgive my blasphemy, but um. is that how Jesus was born?
[11:59] hobbes8u: Oh dear
[12:00] Mallory: now who’s rude and crude?
[12:00] hobbes8u: you may have gone too far Mal
[12:00] hobbes8u: haha
[12:00] hobbes8u: Mal means bad
[12:00] hobbes8u: now I know why
[12:00] Mallory: yes.
[12:01] Mallory: well, I’m pretty sure I should have kept that to myself since It’s going to be posted on your blog…
[12:01] Mallory: but, I couldn’t stop myself. What can I say? I’m possessed by satan
[12:01] hobbes8u: I think that surely people are going to be coming after us with pitchforks
[12:02] Mallory: ugh i hate it when that happens
[12:02] hobbes8u: Or they’ll sleigh us down
[12:02] hobbes8u: how festive!
[12:16] Mallory: Festive indeed.
[12:16] Mallory: Any last words, or holiday advice for the readers?
[12:15] hobbes8u: Yes
[12:15] hobbes8u: Use protection or you’ll get pregnant or you’ll get some girl pregnant.
[12:16] Mallory: good advice, applicable year round! thanks for taking the time to come and talk with us today at What the Hell Does Rant Mean?
[12:16] Mallory: I’m Mallory Qualls wishing you a great day and a BETTER tomorrow
1 cup oats
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 stick of butter or 1/2 cup oil
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Soak oats in boiling water for 20 mins. Cream butter, sugars and eggs. Add oatmeal and remainder of ingredients. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes
Frosting:
1/4 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup coconut
Bring to boil the first three ingredients. Remove from heat and add nuts and coconut. Spread on cake while warm.
BONUS POINTS: Earn one point for giving a damn. Good luck everyone! The bonus points are only eligible the day the contest is posted.
The anwser to yesterday’s bonus points(read the bold words):
Go forth ye strong
To perilous destinations. May
Nothing stop you. Be alert,
Creative, and generous not tomorrow but
Today. For without these virtues.
For without these tools. If you don’t see?
The terrible darkness will
Answer for you.
Then if you read the current post on that site you’ll find the answer is “sacrifice”!
Congratulations to Melissa for figuring it out first.
(New rules in bold and/or purple(Let’s see if you are paying attention))
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO. ANSWERS SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE!! DO NOT SEND THEM TO jeremy@whatthehelldoesrantmean.com!!!
Guess my 6th favorite Christmas movie from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the third(no longer the first) to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all other correct guesses. The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Melissa for the right answer.
So with a post title of “Bah humbug!”, it’s only fitting that we interview my boss, Brent.
[13:15] Hobbes8u: How’s about a good old fashioned holiday interview?
[13:17] Brent: lets rock and roll.
[13:17] Hobbes8u: excellent. Let’s get the usuals out of the way.
[13:18] Brent: My name is Brent Robert Berrett, and I am a christmas hater.
[13:18] Hobbes8u: Yeah? What is you favorite Christmas cuss word?
[13:20] Brent: Happy Birthday Jesus! I can say that around my house or I get in trouble for not respecting His name. Yet on Christmas eve my wife bakes a carrot cake and we sing happy birthday to Jesus.
[13:21] Hobbes8u: My grandmother does the same thing. I thought we were the only one.
[13:22] Brent: Its good to hear that there are other nuts out there besides my wife.
[13:22] Hobbes8u: indeed
[13:22] Hobbes8u: What was your favorite childhood Christmas present?
[13:23] Brent: I got a record player with a Gatlin Brothers record. To this day, I still do not know who the Gatlin Brothers are.
[13:24] Hobbes8u: But the record player was awesome?
[13:26] Brent: sure. i dont think that I really used it all that much. the times I did play the record, i was more entertained with jumping up and down and making the player skip. I wish I still had it. I could have become a radical DJ. Please refer to me during the rest of this interview as DJ Bob.
[13:27] Hobbes8u: uh okay DJ Bob…Complete this sentence. Reindeer would be better used as…
[13:27] Brent: dog food.
[13:28] Hobbes8u: ouch
[13:28] Hobbes8u: What is the nicest thing anyone has every done for you during the holidays?
[13:28] Brent: well, there was a hooker, Jack Daniels, and a pole…..
[13:30] Brent: My friend, Ron McCarty, took me to a Jazz game on Cristmas day. I believe it was in the year 1997 after the death of Jesus.
[13:30] Brent: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!
[13:31] Hobbes8u: I see. ha ha I realize this isn’t a holday question but I’m sure our readers would be interested to know the last movie that made you cry?
[13:34] Brent: Well, someone threw water in my eyes when I was watching The Bridge to Terabithia. I pretty much choke up during all movies including kids that die. Or any other movie that I can relate to my relationship with my kids.
[13:35] Hobbes8u: Well if one thing comes across about you besides people thinking you are insane and possibly homocidal is that you love your kids very much and are a very good father. I think it’s very cool with all the crap dads out there.
[13:35] Hobbes8u: If you were Santa Claus how would things change?
[13:37] Brent: i would give the world piece for christmas. Or i would end global warming. We are melting the north pole at an alarming rate. Where is santa going to live if the north pole is no more?
[13:38] Brent: I wouldnt make a good santa. I would turn into a grinch and only give presents to the bad girls.
[13:38] Hobbes8u: I see
[13:38] Hobbes8u: good times then
[13:38] Hobbes8u: Any last holiday thoughts for our readers?
[13:41] Brent: i dont know any Futurama quotes, and Bad Santa quotes aren’t family rated. So I will end with a quote from Michael.
“Christmas is awesome. First of all you get to spend time with people you love. Secondly, you can get drunk and no one can say anything. Third, you give presents. What’s better than giving presents? And fourth, getting presents. So four things. Not bad for one day. It’s really the greatest day of all time.”
[13:42] Hobbes8u: That’s a great thought to end with
[13:42] Hobbes8u: Thanks for your willingness to expose yourself
[13:42] Hobbes8u: haha
[13:43] Brent: thank you for taking the time make me feel like an important person.
[13:43] Brent: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANTA!
We often make this salad during the holidays. It’s one of my favorites.
4 cups lettuce, chopped
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1 pkg frozen peas, thawed
Dressing:
(2 cups mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper)
Cheese, grated
Bacon, fried, drained, and crumbled
Layer the salad in this order and refrigerate for at least eight hours. (NOTE: normally there is green peppers, which is the seventh layer, but ewwww. Also I like to add more dressing, cheese and bacon. Obviously if you’ve seen me you’d know why)
BONUS POINTS: Earn seven points for emailing me at whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com the answer to this riddle. Please do NOT post the answer in comments as that will disqualify you. AND DO NOT GIVE OTHER PEOPLE CLUES IF YOU FIGURE IT OUT OR I WILL MURDER YOU!! PLEASE!! Good luck everyone! The bonus points are only eligible the day the contest is posted.
Go forth ye strong
To perilous destinations. May
Nothing stop you. Be alert,
Creative, and generous not tomorrow but
Today. For without these virtues.
For without these tools. If you don’t see?
The terrible darkness will
Answer for you.
(New rules in bold and/or purple(Let’s see if you are paying attention))
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO. ANSWERS SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE!! DO NOT SEND THEM TO jeremy@whatthehelldoesrantmean.com!!!
Guess my 7th favorite Christmas movie from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the second(no longer the first) to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all other correct guesses. The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Brent for the right answer.
[10:44] hobbes8u: A Holiday Interview with Two Loose gal Sarah?
[10:45] Sarah: i’m game!
[10:45] hobbes8u: YES!!
[10:45] Sarah: yes!
[10:46] hobbes8u: So Santa has been caught steppin’ out on the missus, to save Christmas how would you handle this tabloid scandal
[10:47] hobbes8u: I know I know I ask the tough questions
[10:48] Sarah: ha. awesome question. well i hear that the elves have an in-house marital counselor (polygamy can cause domestic strife, after all, and aren’t they like the smurfs with only one female?), so i’d rush the Claus’s off to some couples therapy.
[10:49] hobbes8u: great great
[10:50] hobbes8u: What’s the worst Christmas no-no?
[10:52] Sarah: hmm. knocking over the christmas tree or neglecting to leave cookies and milk and a little note for santa. also, one must always obey the rules of mistletoe. the laws of mistletoe are unflinchingly rigid.
[10:53] hobbes8u: I had no idea. I remember one time I did forget cookies and milk and the next day I found my father murdered. My mom cracked open a bottle of champagne and went to Cancun.
[10:53] hobbes8u: But that was cause she hated him.
[10:53] hobbes8u: Anyway
[10:54] Sarah: did daddy catch mommy kissing santa claus?
[10:54] hobbes8u: umm no I think it was the cookies. WAIT!! I’m interviewing you!
[10:54] hobbes8u: What is your favorite Christmas cuss word?
[10:54] Sarah: tis the season for BALLS!
[10:55] hobbes8u: It is a popular one
[10:55] hobbes8u: haha
[10:55] Sarah: yes, well christmas is all about tradition
[10:56] hobbes8u: Yes speaking of tradition, what is way to modernize the Christmas tree to really give it that futuristic look
[10:57] Sarah: tiny spaceship and alien ornaments would be cute. a hoverboard beneath the tree?
[10:58] hobbes8u: lovely
[10:58] hobbes8u: What is your very favorite childhood Christmas present?
[11:01] Sarah: the christmas i remember most vividly i received a desk and a clock radio. i felt so grown up! i wasn’t all business, though. i also received some pretty china dolls and of course clothes.
[11:02] Sarah: the dolls were a different year than the desk and radio. my parents aren’t loaded or anything. sheesh.
[11:03] hobbes8u: hahaha loaded as in drunks?
[11:04] hobbes8u: sorry I strike the question
[11:05] Sarah: well, they’re neither floating in beer nor in a pile of money like scrooge mcduck
[11:06] hobbes8u: I always wanted to swim in gold money. He always made it look so comforting. I bet it’s harder to save a person drowning from gold though
[11:06] hobbes8u: As a blogging celebrity, do you have any final words about the holidays?
[11:06] hobbes8u: You know for the kiddies
[11:07] hobbes8u: (the readers)
[11:08] Sarah: ha! you’ve made my day. i would say that christmas is about family and friends. if other details fall through the cracks, it’s alright! just enjoy your time with the people that matter. there, was that adequately cheesey?
[11:09] hobbes8u: It was delightful. Thank you and have a Happy Christmas!
[11:09] Sarah: you too!
3/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
powdered sugar
Sift dry ingredients(flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt). Beat eggs 5 minutes. Beat in sugar. Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice. Fold in dry ingredients. Spread in a well-greased lined with parchment paper jelly-roll pan(15″x10″). Top with nuts. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. Loosen edge and turn out immediately on a dish towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Starting at narrow end roll towel and cake together. Cool and unroll.
Filling:
1 cup powdered sugar
6 oz cream cheese
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Frost w/filling. Reroll. Wrap in foil and refrigerate or freeze.
BONUS POINTS: Earn four points for commenting the answer(show your work) Only answer one question. Link me(Jeremy Jacobson) to other actors a la the Kevin Bacon game. The Kevin Bacon Game works by taking an actor and linking it back to Kevin Bacon. (For example Goldie Hawn was in The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton. Diane Keaton was in Something’s Gotta Give with Jack Nicholson. Jack Nicholson was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.) Choose one of the problems and try to link me. You can do the same problem as someone else using a different path, but it needs to be significantly different. Good luck everyone! The bonus points are only eligible the day the contest is posted.
1. Jeremy Jacobson to Carrie Kei Heim in Santa Claus: The Movie
2. Jeremy Jacobson to Rachel McAdams in The Family Stone
3. Jeremy Jacobson to Anne Bancroft in Home For The Holidays
I suggest you use the Internet Movie Database
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO. ANSWERS SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE!! DO NOT SEND THEM TO jeremy@whatthehelldoesrantmean.com!!!
Guess my 8th favorite Christmas movie from this screenshot of the film. For an extra challenge, the quote from the blog title is now a quote from the previous day’s movie or special, not the current day, so you only have the screenshot to go by. Only your first guess counts. Send your guess to whatthehelldoesrantmean@yahoo.com. Also make sure to comment this post so your guess counts. Three points for the first to correctly guess the film or special, one point for all correct guesses afterwards. The person with the most points at the end of the contest gets a $50 Borders Gift Card for the new year.
Congratulations to Brent for the right answer.
[13:19] Hobbes8u: A holiday interview starring Melissa, my coworker
[13:19] Melissa: yay!
[13:19] Hobbes8u: If you had to change Santa’s look how would you do it?
[13:20] Melissa: Hmm, good question. I think I’d make him look like the brawny paper towel guy, only with white hair, and a goatee. yes. Then all the moms will want to visit Santa at the mall…:D
[13:21] Hobbes8u: woah then he’d be a quilted quicker picker-upper. I reckon that’s what they would like about the new Santa.
[13:21] Hobbes8u: And it’s just sick!
[13:21] Melissa: lol
[13:22] Hobbes8u: What does the best Christmas meal include?
[13:22] Melissa: Breakfast Casserole that my mom makes. It’s the absolute best-est meal ever. Also, I think that wine glasses should be used, no matter what you’re drinking
[13:23] Hobbes8u: indeed
[13:23] Hobbes8u: If the elves were to strike a month before Christmas, what would you do to get things back on track?
[13:26] Melissa: Hm, Well, I’d probably liquor them up a bit, That seems to make most people happy, and give them an extra piece of coal each day :)
[13:26] Hobbes8u: elves like coal?
[13:27] Hobbes8u: remember elves are not furnaces
[13:27] Melissa: lol, to keep them warm while they work :D
[13:27] Hobbes8u: Oh I see
[13:27] Melissa: In their little coal burning fireplaces or whatever.
[13:27] Melissa: Seemed like a good idea. LOL
[13:27] Hobbes8u: Your favorite Christmas cuss word?
[13:28] Melissa: Jebus, does that count? My mom always looks at me like it’s a cuss word, she’s scandalized by a lot of things I say though LOL
[13:28] Hobbes8u: good scandal is always always good
[13:29] Hobbes8u: Okay any last holiday thoughts for the readers
[13:29] Melissa: Watch out for Robot Santa, because unlike other Santa’s, he’s Paradox proof.
[13:30] Hobbes8u: excellent
[13:30] Hobbes8u: people have just been giving advice right and left from Futurama
[13:30] Melissa: lol
[13:30] Melissa: That’s because Futurama Rocks!
[13:31] Hobbes8u: indeed
[13:31] Hobbes8u: Thank you for your time
[13:31] Melissa: :) My pleasure
1 chocolate cake mix(preferably Devil’s food)
1 4 oz pkg instant chocolate pudding
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup warm water
4 eggs
Preheat oven at 350°. Mix together and add 1 pkg mini chocolate chips. Pour into a well greased bundt pan and bake for 1 hour or more while testing often. When almost cool, drizzle chocolate glaze over the top. When chocolate glaze is almost set, sprinkle powdered sugar over it.
Glaze:
In a small pan combine:
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon corn syrup
Cook and stir over low heat til ingredients are melted together beat in 1 cup powdered sugar til very smooth.
BONUS POINTS: Earn two points for posting a url to a funny holiday clip on youtube in comments. Can be from a movie, a tv show, whatever as long as it is funny and holiday related. Good luck everyone! The bonus points are only eligible the day the contest is posted.