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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:25:33 PM EDT
This will only apply to those of you who just celebrated your first Christmas with your new wife/girlfriend.
You also have to have a live Christmas tree. When you take down your live tree, cut a 1/2 inch or so cross section out of the trunk at the bottom without your spose knowing and let it dry. After it's dry sand both sides smooth and with a nice black pen write "Our first Christmas tree" and the date "2005". Let that dry for a few days then cover it with about 5 coats of gloss polyurethane. Drill a small hole in it and make an ornament. Save it until your second Christmas and give it to her. I did that 13 years ago and it's one of our most treasured ornaments, and my wife thought it was very romantic. You're welcome!  Balming |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:42:18 PM EDT
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Great idea.
Fake trees. |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:46:28 PM EDT
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Would require keeping a woman around for more than a year....
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:49:53 PM EDT
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+1 weird 
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:52:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:52:45 PM EDT
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Hey Balming,
Will it work on the seventh one seeing as I missed the first six?? |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:54:13 PM EDT
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What if it's your first LIVE tree?
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:56:21 PM EDT
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Cut one now and use it on your 10th Christmas. - BG |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:57:23 PM EDT
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Great idea, where were you 10 years ago?.......
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:57:35 PM EDT
[#9]
That IS a great idea...good thinking!
HH |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:58:00 PM EDT
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How about that?
I have one for our first tree, complete with written label and varnish. Didn't think to make an ornament out of it, it's been sitting in the workshop for 11 years. |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:58:53 PM EDT
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I think it's a great idea. Hey points are points... get them any way you can.
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Posted: 12/26/2005 5:59:21 PM EDT
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New house last year so I bought a live one with the roots, Planted it and it died is this a bad omen?? BTW: Instead of diggging it up and hauling it off, damn thing went up like an inferno. Needless to say no more planting trees for us. |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 6:03:44 PM EDT
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I'm sure a small slice of any similarly-sized tree will work
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Posted: 12/26/2005 6:22:58 PM EDT
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Yeah, no kidding!  GR |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 6:50:52 PM EDT
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Festivus poles require no ornaments.....
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Posted: 12/26/2005 6:55:52 PM EDT
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But, you can use the tree to bludgeon the head of the household during the "Feats of Strength!" |
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Posted: 12/26/2005 7:29:13 PM EDT
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Sure it will, just cut seven pieces out of the tree a number them as needed...
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Posted: 12/26/2005 7:35:40 PM EDT
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Good advice, brother.
You can also score points by sending your MIL flowers on your wife's birthday.
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:20:26 PM EDT
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Bumping this just in case someone sees this and gets some pie points!
Balming |
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:25:14 PM EDT
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Any Kwanzaa tips?
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:27:58 PM EDT
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Oh gosh. So many COC violation jokes running through my head. |
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:31:45 PM EDT
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Which most guys here cannot do.. |
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:37:05 PM EDT
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I would ditch the date on it, that way you can recycle it later. In fact, just go out and do it now ahead of time, nevermind that the wood did not come from your Christmas tree.
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:42:49 PM EDT
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Noted! Good work! You've been promoted to a higher level on the manscale!
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:43:39 PM EDT
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Damn good idea. It's two years too late for me unfortunately. We had a real tree our first Christmas, but we have an artificial one now.
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:48:07 PM EDT
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Hell, after 26 years together, my wife's lucky to get anything from me.
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Posted: 12/27/2005 12:51:15 PM EDT
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Outstanding idea!
 Wish I would've thought of that 19 years ago! 
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Posted: 12/30/2005 9:15:10 AM EDT
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I want to add that I did the same thing when my daughter was born, and I glued a photo of my wife and I holding her on one side.
The other says "Baby's First Christmas" Balming |
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Posted: 12/30/2005 9:23:43 AM EDT
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