tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post8692490560362422203..comments2024-03-24T17:23:11.269-05:00Comments on Homer's Travels: Our Christmas TraditionBruce H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00180515178920053080noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post-40747157351110293842008-12-10T19:50:00.000-06:002008-12-10T19:50:00.000-06:00JaG: I don't clean behind my couch either ;-)JaG: I don't clean behind my couch either ;-)Bruce H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00180515178920053080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post-24264903823487816202008-12-10T01:41:00.000-06:002008-12-10T01:41:00.000-06:00Um, my tree is stuck behind the couch...has been f...Um, my tree is stuck behind the couch...has been for 5 years...Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817415705739635532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post-24134561355315280952008-12-07T11:02:00.000-06:002008-12-07T11:02:00.000-06:00JaG: Thanks. I never bothered with a tree until I...JaG: Thanks. I never bothered with a tree until I met the Wife. She's more into the tree than I am but it does help you get into the spirit.<BR/><BR/>GH: I did a little research and apparently there is a legend that a rooster crowed to announce the birth of Jesus. I guess Santa riding the rooster is a way to combine the more secular Santa with religion in a very subtle way.Bruce H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00180515178920053080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post-83499555504549997132008-12-07T10:40:00.000-06:002008-12-07T10:40:00.000-06:00I used to get ornaments every year as a kid; ended...I used to get ornaments every year as a kid; ended up with waaaay too many ornaments by the time I got older.<BR/><BR/>The real question is: what inspired someone to create an ornament with a Santa riding a rooster? Ponder that one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post-57877521880817472512008-12-06T17:08:00.000-06:002008-12-06T17:08:00.000-06:00Cool ornament.We used to do that, buy an ornament ...Cool ornament.<BR/><BR/>We used to do that, buy an ornament yearly, when I was growing up. Now I don't bother with a tree.Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817415705739635532noreply@blogger.com