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πŸŽ„How long do you think I can get away with keeping our Christmas tree up before the wife tells me to take it down?πŸŽ„ [EDIT] It is Down!


Some of you may remember that every year, here at Kings Towers, my wife and I have a psychological battle of epic royale proportions regarding the Christmas tree, which is plastic: -

Last year:
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/63b84bd3dd8b40016bc6e828/How-long-do-you-think-I-can-get-away-with-keeping-our-Christmas-tree-up-before-the-wife-tells-me-to-take-it-downEDIT-Its-down-InquiringMind-wins

Previous year:
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/61e8b08d174c5e6d379dcfbf/How-long-do-you-think-I-can-get-away-with-keeping-our-Christmas-tree-up-before-the-wife-tells-me-to-take-it-down

More than 20 posters try to guess the date that it would eventually come down. Last year I finally crumbled on February 10th and the year before that was February 13th.

Time to place your bets - I'm going to try for one better and will aim for February 14th (Valentine's Day). Each day can only be allocated to one poster, so bet now to avoid disappointment.

It finally came down on Sunday afternoon, February 2nd. GlenEllyn is this year’s winner!

Jan 07 - parkerbot (out)
Jan 31 - fourlemons (out)
Feb 01 - BKB (out)
Feb 02 - GlenEllyn (WINNER!)πŸ†πŸ₯‡πŸ…πŸŽ–οΈ
Feb 04 - thesamoanjoke
Feb 08 - MonStar
Feb 09 - ShogunofYonkers
Feb 10 - samoanjoes
Feb 11 - aliensalmon
Feb 12 - GolfnGuitars
Feb 13 - 102000
Feb 14 - Me
Feb 15 - StoneKeeper
Feb 16 - overseas7
Feb 24 - boromir
Mar 09 - Daft_Munks
Mar 29 - Bloodshot77
May 04 - BuckleBilly
Never - SemiAnimus

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If you're all about psychological warfare, take it down after New Years just to mess with her.

I vote for January 4, 2025.

You will then set yourself up for an easy victory in the next domestic battle as she will likely still be bomboozled by your Christmas tree behaviour.

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I considered doing that, however, I’ll be out of the country on that date - I’m back on the 7th, shall I put you down for that date?

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Sure.

As a bonus, here is a picture of Mrs. Andy after the tree goes down January 7th:

https://image.freepik.com/free-photo/confused-asian-woman-thinking-standing-yellow_105092-1256.jpg

Long Live The Patriarchy!

Or something.

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Accurate.

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It’s still up!

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It’s down - GlenEllyn this year’s winner πŸ†πŸ…πŸ₯‡πŸŽ–️

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Feb 2

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You’re inπŸ‘

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Oops, I have corrected this.

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It’s down - you are this year’s winner πŸ†πŸ…πŸ₯‡πŸŽ–️

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Seriously?? Wow! I'm honored. πŸ˜„
Cheers! πŸ₯‚

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Only 9 months to go till we start again.

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Can I just say that there's something weird here? Feb 2 is Groundhog Day (also happens to be my birthday) when the groundhog emerges from his burrow to tell us there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Around here, we really haven't had winter yet. Our snow deficit for this winter is over 17 inches. We had a couple of inches of the white stuff this evening. This coming Saturday the forecast is for anywhere from 6 to 8 inches. I just knew I shouldn't put away the shovel yet! πŸ€ͺ

Personally, I'm hoping for the lower amount. 🀞🏻

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If you see your wife heading out the door like this:

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/indian-woman-carrying-shopping-bags-suitcase-pretty-walking-studio-wearing-warm-clothes-63322770.jpg

I think it's time. Or maybe it's too late.
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She’s used to my shenanigans, lol.

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My guess: Never; there is no tree.

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Wait! You mean this is like a Fight Club thing? 🀯

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Put me down for Feb 12. Thank you and good luck! πŸ˜ƒ

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You’re in πŸ‘

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It’s down - GlenEllyn this year’s winner πŸ†πŸ…πŸ₯‡πŸŽ–️

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Congratulations to her! Taken down on Groundhog Day... that's a pretty good run! πŸ˜ƒ

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Only 9 months to go for the next round.

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I'm gonna say Feb 4th (my birthday LOL)

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You’re in πŸ‘

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March 29th. My birthday

Signed, million man.

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You’re in πŸ‘

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It’s down - GlenEllyn this year’s winner πŸ†πŸ…πŸ₯‡πŸŽ–️

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March 9th

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You’re in πŸ‘

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It’s down - GlenEllyn this year’s winner πŸ†πŸ…πŸ₯‡πŸŽ–️

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