Douse your nose and run like crazy!
Day 19
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Guess my 19th 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.
Yesterday’s Answer
Congratulations to Brent for the right answer.
Dear Diary
(Warning: The following contains awesome, questionable language. Read at your own damn caution.)
Aug. 12 - Moved to our new home in Utah. I am so excited. It’s so beautiful here. The mountains are so majestic. Can hardly wait to see them with snow covering them.
Oct. 14 - Utah–it is the most beautiful place on earth. The leaves have turned all colors and shades of red and orange. Went for a ride through the beautiful countryside and saw some deer. They are so graceful. Certainly they are the most wonderful animals on earth. This must be paradise. I love it here!
Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day. Deer season starts soon. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to kill such a gorgeous creature. Hope it snows soon. I love it here!
Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. Woke up to find everything blanketed with white. It looks like a postcard. We went outside and cleaned the snow off the steps and shoveled the driveway. We had a snowball fight (I won). When the snow plough came by we had to shovel the driveway again. What a beautiful place. I love Utah!
Dec. 12 - More snow last night. The snow plough did his trick again to the driveway. I love it here.
Dec. 19 - More snow last night. Couldn’t get out of the driveway to get to work. It’s beautiful here but I’m exhausted from shoveling. Darn snow plough.
Dec. 22 - More of that snow fell last night. I’ve got blisters on my hands and a sore back from shoveling. I think the snow plough hides around the corner until I’m done shoveling the driveway. Asshole.
Dec. 25 - Merry Christmas! More freaking snow. If I ever get my hands on the sonovabitch who drives the snow plough, I swear I’ll kill the bastard. Don’t know why they don’t use more salt on the roads to melt the damn ice.
Dec. 27 - More white shit last night. Been inside for three days now except for shoveling out the driveway after that snow plough goes through every time. Can’t go anywhere, the car’s stuck in a mountain of white shit and it’s so frigging cold. The weatherman says to expect another 10 inches of the white shit again tonight. Do you know how many shovels full of snow 10 inches is?
Dec. 28 - That fucking weatherman was wrong. We got 34 inches. At this rate it won’t melt before summer. The snow plough got stuck up in the road and that bastard came to my door and asked to borrow my shovel. After I told him that I had already broken six shovels shoveling out all the shit he had pushed into my driveway, I damn near broke my last one over his head.
Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house today. Went to the store to get food and on my way back a damned deer ran in front of the car. Did about $3,000 damage to the car. Those fucking beasts should be killed. The bastards are everywhere. Wish the hunters had exterminated them all last November.
May 3 - Took the car to the garage in town. Would you believe the thing is rusted out from all that fucking salt they put all over the roads.
May 10 - Moved to California.
BONUS POINTS: Earn one point for posting an alias for Santa Claus(i.e. Saint Nicholas(You can’t use this answer)). Only post one name please. You can not repeat someone else’s answer. Good luck everyone! Bonus points are only eligible the day that particular contest is posted.
December 6th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Made a guess. Didn’t check it twice.
December 6th, 2007 at 9:39 am
i love the grench
December 6th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Papa Noel~
December 6th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Christkindl or Christkindel, the German Christmas gift-bringer
December 6th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Kris Kringle ;)
December 6th, 2007 at 10:15 am
And they call him Saaaandy Claaawwws!
December 6th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Okay, my real Santa alias is the Swiss Samichlaus.
December 6th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Russia - Basbouschka
Love that one!
December 6th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Fun too:
Dutch - Sinterklaas or Sinter Claus
England - Father Christmas
Finland - Old Man Christmas
December 6th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Hey Desiree, I have a question. I think that I’ve heard Babouschka or some spelling version thereof to describe a loved one/wife/mother? Is this possible? Like “She’s my little babouschka”. Surely someone wouldn’t be saying “She’s my little Santa”, right? So 1. Am I insane? or 2. Are there many meanings for that word? or 3. Am I thinking of a similar, but different word?
December 6th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Alex helped with this one-
Le Père noël
December 6th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
JENNNNN!!!
December 6th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Sarah, there are many meanings to the word. It can also mean Doll. We had a russian lady stay with us, and she called the nesting dolls babouschka too :)
December 6th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Thanks Melissa! I’m glad I’m surrounded by such smart people in Jeremy’s comment section.
Smart people and Brent.
KIDDING BRENT. DON’T GET IN A TIZZY.