Christmas Controversies |
| CONTROVERSY: |
Should the tree be real or fake? |
| YUPPIE: |
Live tree, planted after use. |
| MALE: |
Fake tree, discarded after use. |
| FEMALE: |
Grow tree in house, adorned with fruits |
| REALITY: |
Fake tree stays up until May, adorned
with fur balls. |
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| CONTROVERSY: |
Should tree lights twinkle or stay constant? |
| YUPPIE: |
Each bulb blinks to its own random rhythm. |
| MALE: |
Bulbs flash logo of football team. |
| FEMALE: |
Elegant flickering candles. |
| REALITY: |
Tree bursts into flames, burns house down. |
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| CONTROVERSY: |
Should tree be topped with an angel or a star? |
| YUPPIE: |
Gender-neutral angel; no submissive female stereotype. |
| MALE: |
Blonde angel, kneeling, in a wet T-shirt. |
| FEMALE: |
Authentic angel explains true meaning of Christmas. |
| REALITY: |
Hell's Angel steals the tree and the gifts. |
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| CONTROVERSY: |
Do you fling or hang tinsel? |
| YUPPIE: |
Empower each strand with/self-determining skills. |
| MALE: |
Six large clumps of tinsel on front of tree. |
| FEMALE: |
Each icicle hangs like strand of spaghetti. |
| REALITY: |
More icicles on floor than on tree. |
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| CONTROVERSY: |
Do you open gifts on Christmas Eve or Morning. |
| YUPPIE: |
Gifts opened on posted, individual schedules. |
| MALE: |
Anytime, just so it doesn't interfere with football. |
| FEMALE: |
Anytime the entire family is present. |
| REALITY: |
Doesn't matter, everyone's peeked anyway. |
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