WEBVTT - The Christmas Dinosaur

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<v Speaker 1>Ah, yes, the Christmas Dinosaur. It's one more thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm one more thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you, Joe Getty put up any outdoor Christmas decorations

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<v Speaker 1>this year? No, not really, But in the past, when

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<v Speaker 1>your children were younger, you did, if I remember correctly.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Oh, absolutely different hood now And they actually have

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<v Speaker 3>like rules on inflatables and that sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh really, I can believe that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Huh.

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<v Speaker 3>I've seen them flouted somewhat, which is fine with me.

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<v Speaker 1>God, you are a certain sort of person if you

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<v Speaker 1>would go complain about somebody putting up something for Christmas.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's undignified.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, what the hell ever?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh? But you used to put stuff up? Oh yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we had. My favorite one was a h an inflatable carousel.

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<v Speaker 3>It was like a big like, you know, cylinder inside

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<v Speaker 3>of which was a carousel in which Santa, a penguin,

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<v Speaker 3>and an elf I believe were riding the carousel and

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<v Speaker 3>it actually rotated.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's pretty cool. That's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 3>It was fantastic. Hey, and it was lit from within

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<v Speaker 3>for a nighttime news.

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<v Speaker 1>It was lit. You were lit. Everyone was lit. Katie.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have stuff outside? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>I do?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh you do?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay?

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<v Speaker 2>I have a little light up candy canes and an

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<v Speaker 2>inflatable snowman.

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<v Speaker 1>I see, I wouldn't have been able to guess whether

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<v Speaker 1>you'd be outdoor Christmas decorations or not. I have not

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<v Speaker 1>found that that is a trait that goes along with

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<v Speaker 1>any other traits that I can identify. And I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if there've ever been any like psychological surveys the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of person that does this stuff or the kind

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<v Speaker 1>of person that doesn't, But I've not seen any consistency.

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<v Speaker 3>For the record, I would like to go full Clark Griswold.

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<v Speaker 3>That would make me happy. I would like to go nuts.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just a question of logistics and timing. And I

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<v Speaker 3>just didn't really come together this year because I've got

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<v Speaker 3>the standard stuff, because because I've.

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<v Speaker 1>Known people with very outgoing personalities who do nothing and

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<v Speaker 1>people who are like quiet into themselves who do a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>and vice versa. So I just I don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>is what makes you a I'm gonna dedicate the time

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<v Speaker 1>and money to this or not, I don't. I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>done anything for Christmas. I did a fair amount for Halloween.

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<v Speaker 1>My dad never did anything when we were kids, and

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<v Speaker 1>then when he got older before they retired and moved away.

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<v Speaker 1>His thing was they in front of the garage, Like

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of garage, you get two little floodlights that

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<v Speaker 1>are white year round, but like two weeks before Christmas,

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<v Speaker 1>he'd replace one with a green bulb and one with

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<v Speaker 1>a red bulb, and then he changed again the da

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<v Speaker 1>that was it. It was this old and people would

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<v Speaker 1>say can you geta b up the red and green

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<v Speaker 1>light bulb and says here, oh, you know, I am,

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<v Speaker 1>but my son and I have started collecting as anecdotes.

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<v Speaker 1>Where did when did this become a thing like the

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<v Speaker 1>gym we go to. First they had an inflatable Santa

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<v Speaker 1>playing the guitar. Okay, Santa, why is he playing the guitar?

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<v Speaker 3>Ry? Fine? Then it doesn't play the guitar.

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<v Speaker 1>Then then then it was added to it a robot

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<v Speaker 1>with a Christmas hat. So you got a robot and

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<v Speaker 1>a Christmas hat playing the drums, and I guess they

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<v Speaker 1>were putting together the band slowly. Then it was a dinosaurs.

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<v Speaker 3>Like a white stripes thing there for a while, drums

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<v Speaker 3>and guitar.

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<v Speaker 1>Then it was a dinosaur in a Christmas hat playing bass,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't know why a dinosaur or why a

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<v Speaker 1>robot or any of these things. I'm missing the theme. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>it has become very clear to me that there is

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<v Speaker 1>everything is okay now, just any character of any sort

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<v Speaker 1>you put it in a Santa hat and it's part

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<v Speaker 1>of Christmas. I guess.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, of course Dickens classic at Christmas Carol, he does

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<v Speaker 3>mention the rock and roll Christmas dinosaur. No wait a minute,

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<v Speaker 3>no he doesn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, the people that really go big. We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of houses in our neighborhoods that are the how long,

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<v Speaker 1>not not to mention what it costs, but just how

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<v Speaker 1>much work would it be to put that up and

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<v Speaker 1>take it down? Talking many, many, many hours? And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>do you do you have a guess as to what

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<v Speaker 1>the personality trait is that makes you want.

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<v Speaker 3>To do that? Oh goodness, that's an interesting question. You

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<v Speaker 3>love Jesus the obvious answer when it's all Santa stuff. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's right. Uh, I don't know exactly. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>how to describe it. I've met people like that, and

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<v Speaker 3>they're usually like jolly people who are open, they want

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<v Speaker 3>to talk to their neighbors, they want to interact with people.

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<v Speaker 3>They're extroverts and generally fairly light hearted. I just like

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<v Speaker 3>the way lights look, Yeah, I just I think it

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<v Speaker 3>looks beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the lights.

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<v Speaker 2>And then also my neighbors were putting out decorations and like, ah,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't be that one house.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm that one house in our little cul de sac. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm new to the neighborhoods, so they're already looking sideways

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<v Speaker 1>at me.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, Michael, there's the neighborhood in where I live where

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<v Speaker 4>they actually decorate full sized trees. They go to home

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<v Speaker 4>depot and get a lift and put the Christmas lights

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<v Speaker 4>on top of them.

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<v Speaker 1>And has the neighborhood risen to the point of people

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<v Speaker 1>drive from other places to go down the street. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>which is its own thing. You either want to be

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<v Speaker 1>in a neighborhood like that or you don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Right right, I know, just speaking for myself, it reminds

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<v Speaker 3>me almost of the relationship between like a performer and

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<v Speaker 3>the audience. That anything I did, the energy would be

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<v Speaker 3>returned by my kids.

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<v Speaker 1>And they would be ensused.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I think this is fun, and I'd add

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<v Speaker 3>more or come up with crazier show ups and surprise

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<v Speaker 3>them with something. It was just big fun. Now it's

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<v Speaker 3>mostly just for me and I guess the neighbors in

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<v Speaker 3>a way, and it's like.

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<v Speaker 1>And the home depot, for instance, the giant category where

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<v Speaker 1>they have a ten foot looks like Frosty the Snowman

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<v Speaker 1>ten feet tall, different snowman, ten foot angel. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want to go with that ten feet ten foot gateway

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<v Speaker 1>with Grinch on top, so people would have to walk

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<v Speaker 1>through your arch to get your house, that's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 3>Lots of stuff, of course, is mentioned only in the

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<v Speaker 3>Book of Matthew. Interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember that part. That's right, Doctor Susan evented the Grinch,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's been my around my whole life. So it

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<v Speaker 1>kind of seems christmasy, but it's not by nature anymore

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<v Speaker 1>christmasy than a robot or a dinosaur.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, a rock and roll Christmas dinosaur.

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<v Speaker 1>Twelve foot giant sized motion led pre lit cone tree.

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<v Speaker 1>What I like about this one is it looks like

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<v Speaker 1>you take it out of the box, stick in the

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<v Speaker 1>ground done. All you need is electricity, Yeah, perfect. Ninety dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Giant stuff has become very positive.

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<v Speaker 3>How big is the tree?

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<v Speaker 1>That thing was twelve feet, which is pretty tall.

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<v Speaker 3>Now ninety bucks, that's change. Book back on your general grant.

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<v Speaker 2>Huh, I also think these that is that.

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<v Speaker 3>No, Benjamin's Benjamins are the hundreds, Grant is the fifty.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't throw cash around much.

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<v Speaker 1>He only deals with the big bills.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the inflatables are probably popular because they're so easy. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you unplug it and the thing deflates and

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<v Speaker 2>you roll it up and stick it back in the box.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not that is an advantage. Like my giant Jack o' lantern. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>it took me like five minutes to set that up.

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<v Speaker 1>But the tethering, you gotta tether it, or your neighbors

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<v Speaker 1>knock on your door and say, hey, you're pumpkins down

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<v Speaker 1>the street. That's happening to me. That a couple of times.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, that's a good point. So to put up

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<v Speaker 3>Christmas lights, especially if you go beyond the basics, is

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<v Speaker 3>time consuming, frequently dangerous as you're dangling out over ladder

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<v Speaker 3>reaching for the in the corner of the gutter and

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<v Speaker 3>the rest of it. That's a hell of a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of time and effort to get the wow. Or you

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<v Speaker 3>could just go down to the home despot or the

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<v Speaker 3>lows and spend one hundred and fifty dollars on some

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<v Speaker 3>sort of fifteen foot tall rock and roll Frankenstein or

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<v Speaker 3>robot or whatever it was with a Santa hat on inexplicably,

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<v Speaker 3>and you'd get that same wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hmm. You missed out on this, Katie because you're young.

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<v Speaker 1>And they started wiring all Christmas tree lights in parallel.

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<v Speaker 1>But before they started wiring them in parallel, they were

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<v Speaker 1>they were wired in a single line, and so if

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<v Speaker 1>one bulb went out, the whole thing didn't work. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>and the only way you could find out where the

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<v Speaker 1>problem was is go socket by socket with a bulb

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<v Speaker 1>you knew worked until you found the dead one. And

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<v Speaker 1>it was really a pain in the ass. And it

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<v Speaker 1>was just part of the Christmas tradition every year at

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<v Speaker 1>my house anyway, growing up.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not I'm not too young for that. That's actually

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<v Speaker 2>how I learned a majority of my cuss words from

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<v Speaker 2>my dad around Christmas time.

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<v Speaker 1>When you would oh yeah cool, yeah, he'd plug.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we made the mistake when you're putting them up

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<v Speaker 2>before checking them and wow, was that some Christmas cheer?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>God dang it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, that's one of the famous lines from a

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas story with Ralphie his dad. One goes out, they

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<v Speaker 1>all go yes.

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<v Speaker 3>Dad, Oh man, Oh that stresses me just to remember it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>you get all the lights up on the tree. We

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<v Speaker 3>did that I think one year without testing them and

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<v Speaker 3>it was fed up.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, it's like, oh, yeah Christmas. My mom, who is

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<v Speaker 1>very frugal because she grew up in a rough part

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<v Speaker 1>of the country depression wise, was big on saving the

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<v Speaker 1>tinsil every year. We weren't gonna buy new tinsil every year.

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<v Speaker 1>So after we put all the tensil on the tree,

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<v Speaker 1>then we had to pull it all down, one strand

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<v Speaker 1>at a time and put it back in the box

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<v Speaker 1>for next year. And that was like a two hour job, boy,

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<v Speaker 1>to save us a dollar.

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<v Speaker 3>That's frugality.

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<v Speaker 1>That was part of the Christmas tradition. Oh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>stock market crashes, the Nazis bar on the march. You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna wish you had that tintil back and goes the

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<v Speaker 1>way she looked at it.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if you guys remember back the late

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<v Speaker 4>seventies how hot outdoor light bulbs used to get. You

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<v Speaker 4>could put your hand on and you would burn yourself,

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<v Speaker 4>serious burns.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, people would have a just completely desiccated, dried

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<v Speaker 3>out Christmas tree by the twenty sixth, running incandescent bulbs

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<v Speaker 3>on it that got super hot, with the obvious result

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<v Speaker 3>in many a household. Mmoof.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I guess that's it.