tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post6565279806865403265..comments2024-03-27T19:48:03.918-04:00Comments on EC Stilson's: Funny Christmas LetterCrazy Life of a Writing Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16064939499412649850noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-35831084610864122852011-12-23T09:19:05.484-05:002011-12-23T09:19:05.484-05:00Dear Elise and Fishducky,
This letter was a hoot a...Dear Elise and Fishducky,<br />This letter was a hoot and a hootlet! I have to admit to getting letters at Christmas that sometimes have made me feel like a real slouch! Not because my friends are bragging about themselves and their accomplishments. They don't do that. But many do travel and I find myself wishing that I'd gone to Ireland or visited the Grand Canyon or flew to Tuscany. What keeps me from doing so? Money and Meneries! <br /><br />I bet Fishducky's friends laughed aloud as they read this and probably chuckled over the Christmas turkey. She brings so much laughter into all our lives with her comments. If I were to write a letter this year it would be about my new blogging friends. When I spoke of Fishducky I would say that "she's done more to promote Dulcy's book through her comments than anyone could imagine!" What a blessing she is.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-14844974106022418102011-12-19T15:02:00.575-05:002011-12-19T15:02:00.575-05:00I couldn't think of one exciting thing to say ...I couldn't think of one exciting thing to say in our newletter so I decided just to go with Photo cards. They say it all anyways...put on a few pounds, got married, still alive...yadda, yadda, yadda...Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588737236494064981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-11604309794716744892011-12-19T12:57:04.391-05:002011-12-19T12:57:04.391-05:00Fishducky, get a blog already! :)Fishducky, get a blog already! :)Stephanie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117481136259148223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-26210369683719147162011-12-19T11:25:01.086-05:002011-12-19T11:25:01.086-05:00I freaking love Fishducky! She's such a rock s...I freaking love Fishducky! She's such a rock star!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-39303803935483582272011-12-19T11:11:39.954-05:002011-12-19T11:11:39.954-05:00I have gotten a few of these over the years but no...I have gotten a few of these over the years but not nearly as fun as this one...hope you don't mind but I have to share this...Happy Holidays!!Celticlady's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979628903168581945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-8628635631228490922011-12-19T09:36:24.874-05:002011-12-19T09:36:24.874-05:00Love the letter example you left. I hate those Chr...Love the letter example you left. I hate those Christmas letters (the serious ones). I look at them and think: Well, that's great for you. Do I look like I needed to know that?<br /><br />Another great post :DK.T. Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477211734721721621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-92153389653222660212011-12-19T06:04:33.352-05:002011-12-19T06:04:33.352-05:00OMG!! Soooo funny! That is how some of those let...OMG!! Soooo funny! That is how some of those letters make you feel. I have a relative like that. Must not have been a banner year because she didn't even send a Christmas letter this year. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-63111202536964022692011-12-18T23:11:32.840-05:002011-12-18T23:11:32.840-05:00hahahaha That letter is too funny! Did they say ...hahahaha That letter is too funny! Did they say "fiddlesticks"? lol!Jaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942630725082121374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-7334836139422728512011-12-18T21:57:57.315-05:002011-12-18T21:57:57.315-05:00Yeah I hate those braggers too. Fuckers.Yeah I hate those braggers too. Fuckers.Mrs. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547957015150000116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-89768050913573119932011-12-18T20:36:35.815-05:002011-12-18T20:36:35.815-05:00Haha - love it! Thanks for the laugh!
I'm not...Haha - love it! Thanks for the laugh!<br /><br />I'm not sure we've ever received letters and cards like this but we have received some very creative ones. Right on Fishducky! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-17236205822986442822011-12-18T19:48:29.897-05:002011-12-18T19:48:29.897-05:00I have had moments when I have felt like writting ...I have had moments when I have felt like writting such a letter to members of my husbands family.............lolJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-57652781194510032632011-12-18T18:53:19.339-05:002011-12-18T18:53:19.339-05:00Your book is incredible. I will review it, when I...Your book is incredible. I will review it, when I can find the words that do justice to it. Sometimes after I read a book, I can review it immediately; other times, it could be a month. But I am doing my best to promote "Golden Sky" on my Facebook, Twitter, etc. I was also thinking I might hold off til the A to Z challenge and write a review then, because it would be sure to get a reading by lots of people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-10185526316943768922011-12-18T18:52:50.672-05:002011-12-18T18:52:50.672-05:00I don't think I've ever made it all the wa...I don't think I've ever made it all the way through one of these letters. I usually get about a paragraph in before my brain declares "don't care!" and my eyes glaze over. :)Rick Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703091917685458099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-1824780462699202812011-12-18T18:06:57.640-05:002011-12-18T18:06:57.640-05:00Love it. It reminds me of those friends that const...Love it. It reminds me of those friends that constantly brag that their kids do more and are better whenever you say one thing about your own...brilliant! !!!!Amy von Ovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623909258148744922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-24135617947726869872011-12-18T15:56:12.562-05:002011-12-18T15:56:12.562-05:00I'm not a huge fan of Christmas letters. Spec...I'm not a huge fan of Christmas letters. Specifically the letters we get every year from my husbands grandpa. He's the intellectual type that gloats about his success. He wouldn't even play patty-cake with my niece at Thanksgiving because he wasn't "going to clap at mediocrity." Yeah, he said that!aliciamarie911https://www.blogger.com/profile/15392189556918403197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-69252575947276205912011-12-18T15:14:50.665-05:002011-12-18T15:14:50.665-05:00I don't think I've ever gotten a Christmas...I don't think I've ever gotten a Christmas letter beforeAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-44808489238365500692011-12-18T13:56:06.288-05:002011-12-18T13:56:06.288-05:00This whole thing made me happy. Including the com...This whole thing made me happy. Including the comments. It's satire stupid! <br />I'm glad I'm not the only one to roll her eyes and feel inadequate around this time of year.Vapid Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699876620805731017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-84558936949412612682011-12-18T13:55:21.214-05:002011-12-18T13:55:21.214-05:00Hahahaha! Gotta love Fishducky!! That is brilliant...Hahahaha! Gotta love Fishducky!! That is brilliant!Padded Cell Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179138500397929437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-6574172661837352522011-12-18T13:52:52.982-05:002011-12-18T13:52:52.982-05:00Oh, I loved it! It's a perfect kind of letter ...Oh, I loved it! It's a perfect kind of letter to send to friends who tell you every little thing they did during the year that makes you yawn and pitch it in the trash. It was sure fun to laugh out loud like that... :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-82892265525902748642011-12-18T13:05:07.598-05:002011-12-18T13:05:07.598-05:00Sounds like something my sister-in-law would write...Sounds like something my sister-in-law would write. But she would be totally serious, no sarcasm at all. Very cute! I should do something like that next year since I don't even do Christmas cards.Candisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665344406019541574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-66356046494533234812011-12-18T12:17:36.919-05:002011-12-18T12:17:36.919-05:00I don't know why you didn't include this e...I don't know why you didn't include this explanation--even though it's true I'm amazing & awesome, I wouldn't want your followers to think I could ever be like Miss Priss!<br /><br />Thought you could use a good laugh. In 1979, when I wrote this, it was meant to be a joke just for Bud because I was tired of getting Xmas newsletters that said my husband was just elected God or my child just turned 6 & he's already Phi Beta Kappa. It's based on truth, as most humor is. Nancy WAS studying in Europe, Matt WAS at Northridge & worked for a sewer company. The “chunnel” (the tunnel across the English Channel) had not yet been built—I don’t know if it had even been planned at the time. Blake HAD just gotten his driver's license. General Motors was doing a lot better than they are now & we DID buy a treadmill--also, we had a dog, Pepi. Bud liked it so much we sent it out with our cards. After receiving it, a friend told me that her husband asked her how I could brag like that. I liked her simple explanation: “It’s satire, stupid!”<br /><br />HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334973392362918928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-51095712072408125282011-12-18T12:05:15.560-05:002011-12-18T12:05:15.560-05:00Absolutely brilliant! Great letter.Absolutely brilliant! Great letter.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-90632846228369791792011-12-18T11:36:50.453-05:002011-12-18T11:36:50.453-05:00That is so funny and so like our Fran!
Love,
Lol...That is so funny and so like our Fran! <br /><br />Love,<br />LolaJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-19159922789867013072011-12-18T11:26:43.126-05:002011-12-18T11:26:43.126-05:00hahaha such a fun letter and what very nice hand w...hahaha such a fun letter and what very nice hand writing fishducky has too.<br /><br />And I doubt there were laxatives in the cookies. After all she wouldn't want you to have more poopy diapers on the porch..hahaPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873393837725772745.post-27375571938666034282011-12-18T11:23:25.170-05:002011-12-18T11:23:25.170-05:00Funny! We do get these kinds of letters (not the ...Funny! We do get these kinds of letters (not the sarcastic kind) - they don't make me feel bad. They actually make me feel like a good parent - I can't imagine pressuring my kids to perform all year for the sake of the Christmas letter. <br /><br />Ours would read something like: Tonja has managed to alienate or be alienated by two of three grandparents. Way to go Tonja! Husband is working hard on his to-do list from last January - keep working, honey. The kids have managed to not entirely get sucked into the vortex of rediculous high school drama and middle school violence. And the babes finally got his poop in the potty instead of on the floor. Yay us!!!Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.com