Truth about Trees

[Derek R.]

Dumb debate, but one I am curious about. The women in my office are arguing about when is the best time to take your Christmas Tree down. I said maybe like a day or two after New Year's, but was told I was a dumb man *grunt* and knew nothing of the holiday etiquite needed in such a debate. Clearly I was told, trees come down the day after Christmas (or various days near there) but never after New Year's or else it looks tacky. What say the masses?

[BMHadoken]

I'm lazy, so a few days after New Years is ok.

[Del S]

about 15 seconds after the cats hit the dodgy leg, causing it to collapse (on Christmas morning, usually) to the floor in a shower of tinsel, flames, smoke and a hubcap rolling away... oh and a mocking 'Meow'

[Derek R.]

Flame?

[Meister]

The candles, I'd wager.
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Hubcap?

[Atronflame]

He was trying to be funny, lol
We havent taken our tree down yet, and we're very good about christmas, so tell the ladies at your office that they're stupid WOMEN (sexist bitches >_>) and that you were right in the first. So there. Nya... :P

[Lost in Time]

We always take it down that day after New Years, which means Friday. *Dreads Friday*

[Meister]

So was I... but you never know. Let's say I personally know several people, including myself, whom I would not put past to actually decorate their tree with a hubcap or two. And I certainly don't put it past a mad Scotsman.

To get on topic, around here we usually wait for the tree to disintegrate by itself, or until it gets up and walks out from sheer boredom. Whichever comes first.

(Never actually have much of a tree in the first place.)

[Dante]

Take it down once it starts getting in the way or when it starts drawign odd comments.

[Flarecobra]

Usually we take it down a week after New Years.

[Dante]

I'll probably take mine down when the parents come back on Friday.

[The Devil Himself]

You take your Christmas Trees down??

[Muffin Mage]

:D

I'll probably take mine down tomorrow, so's we can play D&D on the back porch on the old ping-pong table.

[Dante]

Your tree is on the ping-pong table?

[Muffin Mage]

No. It's in front of the door leading to the back porch, the current location of the ping-pong table.

[Derek R.]

Oh thats sad. D&D on the actual Ping Pong table would rock!

[The Devil Himself]

I'd usually burn my tree.

[In Hindsight]

March.

It's sad, because we've actually left the tree up that long once before. And not just the beginning of March, mind you, but rather closing in on April. We were all just too goddamned lazy to take it down for some reason. I finally took the initiative one day, realizing it was almost April and the tree was still up (Though undecorated, at least) and tore that fucker down.

(Yes, it's an artificial tree)

[Meister]

I'd usually burn my tree.

That'll teach him!

Probably a tad bit too literal a meaning of "taking the tree down", no? :D

[Truce]

I find raising trees just so that they can be put in a house for one holiday season the thrown out to be disgusting. I have an artificial one, but if I can I'll plant a tree every real tree I buy in my back yard, instead of throwing it out when.

It's funny that once the holiday is over we throw out all the symbols, sometimes even the emotional states they we have too. Funny in a bad way.

[Krylo]

Meh, either don't put one up, or don't take one down. This year our tree consisted of a tree drawn on a piece of paper and taped up over the presents. No, I'm not kidding, that was actually our tree. However, for people who actually care to have a tree up, I'd say just get an artificial one, find an out of the way corner, and leave it up all year! Why take it down? So much more work... or maybe a closet where you can just leave the door open for the holiday season.

[Mental-Rectangle]

Early February for us sometimes. (Real tree) It was a fire hazard and actually caught fire a few days after we put it outside (holy living fuck those things can burn)!

[Muffin Mage]

Looks like D&D's off for tomorrow, so the tree will wait until the Sunday after next.

Horay! :P

[JoeCB]

Tree Etiquite? ¬_¬

Artifical trees rock. Take it wdown in Febuary or March.

[Mr. Wind-Up Bird]

Our fake tree, which drops needles just like a real tree, usually gets taken down an estimated whenever the hell we feel like it.

[cruelty13]

I'v heard of an etiquetty rule, that states that trees should be taken down on the 13th January or something like that. Something called the "three kings day".

[Meister]

With the trees I've had experience with, by that time it would be entirely covered in needles.

[The Devil Himself]

You could also have one of those chrome Christmas trees.

[Atma]

It usually gets taken down the day after Christmas, though this year it's going to stay up untill after new years.

When I get older I'm getting an artificial one. Less trouble, and I'm not killing a tree.

[Muffin Mage]

Get one of those spiffy fiber-optic color changing ones, and you can leave it up all year. Especially if it's small, like desk-decoration-sized.

[Derek R.]

How do you think enviromentalist take Christmas? Its like a Tree holocaust! It must break there hearts...

[Hamelin]

Not like we're cutting down entire forests or raping the land or anything like that. The trees are grown specifically for the sole purpose of being a christmas tree.

[Mike McC]

The holiday decorations are supposed to stay up until January 6th. You know, the day that the three wise men supposedly visited the baby Jesus in the manger. You know, Epiphany. So, January 7th. Tell that to those women in the office, and then shout out Boo-yah! In yo face! Or not.

[Derek R.]

So? In the Matrix the machines harvested humans for the sole sake of draining there life essence. heh Whats the difference?

Aye, BraveFencer, Booyahs have been given out in abundance.

[Mike McC]

Full knowledge of the Holiday season always beats out the 'tackiness" excuse. Always. Shame on all those who disagree.

[JoeCB]

What if you have the tree out for non-christanity reasons?

and exactly what dose an evergreen tree have to do with the birth of jeasus? not too many fo those kind of trees down there yaknow.

[Krylo]

I think I'll try being a summoner, like I do occasionally with DZ... only this time... I INVOKE THEE DEVON LAKE!

Incase she doesn't show up, though, I'm going to go ahead and give it away a little bit. The mistletoe, evergreen, pretty much all the stuff we use to decorate for christmas/90% of our holiday traditions are actually ripped from pagan religions. I forget which gods are which though... which is why I'm trying to invoke Devon, she knows more than me.

Damn my apathy... I'd be such an expert on everything if I only cared enough to remember it.