 Comedy: December 25, 2013 Issue [#6061] |
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This week: Those Merry Happy Holidays Edited by: SophyBells  
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| Hi, I'm SophyBells ~ your editor for this edition of the Comedy Newsletter, wishing you all a blessed holiday season and a very happy New Year! |
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Those Merry Happy Holidays
The holiday season provides great inspiration for comedy writing. Whether it's writing about strange and wacky gifts you've received over the years, a holiday office party where the boss has a little too much eggnog and makes a fool of herself, the annual children's Christmas pageant at the church when Joseph ran off the stage in tears and the Wilson's dog (playing a sheep) ran off with the baby Jesus, or a holiday dinner with your dysfunctional family -- anyone suffering from writer's block can usually get unstuck by reminiscing about some of the ghosts from Christmas' past (or whatever holiday you observe around this time of the year) or taking notes at your holiday gathering this year.
For instance, I've received some pretty funny gifts throughout the years, especially from my late mother-in-law. She was the kind of person who started her shopping in January, looking for just the right gift she thought would be perfect for her loved ones. Problem was, she was the only one who really saw the connection between a particular gift and her loved one. So Christmas morning was always an adventure when we opened the gifts we received from her and tried to figure them out. She lived 1000 miles away, and so wasn't there to see our expressions (and there wasn't SKYPE back then), or hear our guffaws, or explain particular gifts. Like the gray sweat suits with a large gray cat face on the sweatshirt, and a long black tail on the back of the sweat pants she got me one year. What was THAT about? Or the year my husband was given a gold chain belt, which, he said, would be the perfect gift for him if he were a 13 year old girl! 
But at least we knew what those gifts were. There were many times we'd open something that came with no packaging or instructions, and had no idea what it was. Our salvation came later in the day when we would call them to wish them "Merry Christmas," and she would ask us "did you like the bagel tongs?" And then we'd have an "ohhhh, that's what that is" moment. She died a several years ago, so we no longer have any mystery gifts under the tree on Christmas morning, one of the many things we miss about her. But we have a lot of funny memories, which we recall fondly during the holidays ... "remember the cat sweats!?!"
Holiday parties are another source of great comedy fodder. Whether the hilarity involves imbibing in a bit too much of the liquid "holiday cheer," or seeing your previously "hot" co-worker wearing a sweater with Rudolph embroidered on the front, complete with a blinking red nose (which is amusing but completely negates the hotness factor), something humorous usually happens at a holiday gathering that gets talked about for years. Like that year the shy guy who lives at the end of the block, emboldened by the spiked eggnog, hovered over by the mistletoe, lying in wait to plant kisses on his unsuspecting neighbors at the holiday block party. Or the time you almost got in a fist fight with your best friend's husband during a white elephant gift exchange with your bridge group, when he came over to take your gift instead of picking a new one from under the tree (which was, to be fair, okay to do, according to the rules that year), but you just couldn't give up the complete Barry Manilow CD box-set you had just received!
Or what about family gatherings? The dinners where your Great Aunt Marge comes out of storage once a year to gather with family whose names she can never remember and to whom she gifts fruitcakes and slippers while she sips brandy until she starts telling raunchy jokes and someone suggests she might like a nap. I remember as a child my parents would make us wait until after dinner to open presents from our grandparents (we opened the gifts from our parents and Santa on Christmas morning, but had to wait until after dinner to open the rest of our gifts). We would race through the meal, hoping to get to the presents sooner, but those darned adults would always torture us by having pie and coffee first! And then finally, when it was time to open our gifts, grandpa would lie down on the floor and fall asleep by the fireplace, and we'd take turns putting bows and ribbons on him as we opened our gifts.
As you venture into the holiday season, whatever you celebrate keep your ears and eyes open for the humor possibilities all around you. Whether you end up with a "true-to-life" tale to share, a holiday limerick, or a fictionalized episode based on fact, there will be something out there to tickle and inspire your comedic funny bone just about anywhere you look! 
Happy Holidays!  
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Now for some comments about my last newsletter "Comedy Newsletter (November 27, 2013)" about overpacking for a road trip:
From LJPC - the tortoise 
Hi Sophy! Your trip sounds awesome, and I loved the picture! I don't see anything wrong with 5-6 bags. You can never be too prepared - and it sounds like the three of you are prepared for anything up to and including an alien invasion. You can never tell when those things might occur and who knows how long it will be until you get home. Better safe (and well stocked) than sorry.
~ Laura
Hmmm, good point. Maybe we should even add a bag?
     
From drjim
Sophy,
Zion, oh beautiful, beautiful Zion National Park! A beauty to the eyes that never fails to bring a glee to eye, heart and soul!! Thanks for this informative newsletter, and best luck with the trip! PS - you didn't tell us whether the wine was red or white (if you say "Chablis" I will scream in pain!)... from here, I am guessing RED, the same color of vino that some OTHER Mod here on WDC likes while enjoying dinner or writing!!
Red wine, to match the lovely red rocks of Zion canyon, of course!
From Quick-Quill 
First trip to Mexico I packed 5 bags for 2 adults and 2 kids. One with things I thought I could use to barter/our outer clothes. One with underclothes and one for each of the kids. When we arrived there were 4 bags. The one with Hubby and my clothes was still in the dark closet where we left it at 3:30 AM...After that I packed much smarter and a lot less!
Hopefully some of what you brought to barter with was wearable!
From Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥ 2025 
It is beautiful in Utah, Sophy. 
Yes, to trying to buy liquor or wine in Utah--it's not easy. Thankfully, I lived over the Wyoming line, 3 miles from the Utah border, and could get plenty of adult beverages there.
Also yes to the "packing for a trip," issue. Web-Lock, I swear, will get the hotel "boat" any empty everything from the SUV, even for a one night stay! It must be a "guy thing!"
Great nl, Sophy. Enjoy your holidays!
WW
Yes, that's it - I'll blame it on Mr. Sophy! Happy Holidays to you as well, WW!!
Please keep your comments and suggestions coming - and Happy Holidays! SophyBells |
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