Alright, so I'm dropping by for a brief return stint as contributer. Please, hold down the applause (also please don't forget NOT to cut and paste this part)....Parishioners pushing for carols before you digested your turkey?
Organist refusing to play Advent hymns because he/she already has them planned for Lessons & Carols?
Find yourself reading Luke and thinking of a variety of ways to tell Linus where to stick it? (Lights please.)
Then this quick and easy Friday Five is for you! And for those of you with a more positive attitude, have no fear. I am sure more sacred and reverent Friday Fives will follow.
Please tell us your least favorite/most annoying seasonal....
1) dessert/cookie/family food
2) beverage (seasonal beer, eggnog w/ way too much egg and not enough nog, etc...)
3) tradition (church, family, other)
4) decoration
5) gift (received or given)
BONUS: SONG/CD that makes you want to tell the elves where to stick it.
I know, I know.... pretty grumpy for November but why not get it out of our systems now so we are free to enjoy the rest of the festivities.
Let us know in comments if you play. And for even more visits to your blog, post a direct link in your comment using the following formulation:
<a href="the url of your blog post goes here">what you want the link to say goes here</a>
For a complete how-to, click here.
I know, I know.... pretty grumpy for November but why not get it out of our systems now so we are free to enjoy the rest of the festivities.
Let us know in comments if you play. And for even more visits to your blog, post a direct link in your comment using the following formulation:
<a href="the url of your blog post goes here">what you want the link to say goes here</a>
For a complete how-to, click here.
Peace, friends.
revgalblogpals and revgalblogpals inc. is not responsible for the Friday Five or the content therein. The opinions expressed by will smama are not necessarily the opinions of revgalblogpals or revgalblogpals, inc. Any complaints about a grumpy holiday season related Friday Five should be sent directly to preacherbloggerprocrastinator@gmail.com and not to any officer or leader of revgalblogpals or revgalblogpals inc. And oh yeah... Happy Advent - Keep that sense of humor; it's critical!
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88 comments:
Grumpy Gus posted first.
Wow! Will is fast!
I'm second...
These are a few of my least-favorite things!
Wow, I can be pretty grumpy, but I think you have outdone me. I'll try to post a little later...
Here is Listing Straight's.
Hee, hee, hee - all in good fun Diane, I promise.
ok, I played, but I added a little cheer at the end (couldn't help it, free association, you know)
Willsama, you made me laugh... hard... even mid-paper. So thanks for letting me vent a little!
Deb
Ok
That should be Will smama but I had a finger cramp. or something.
:P
d
This made me smile. Looking forward to reading all the other comments. from the sublime to the ridiculous
This Friday Five was beyond awesome. I got my agression out here.
That one was fun, WS! I feel much better now. And thanks for posting so early. My grouchy comments are here.
from them out there to us in here and replete with hope, nonetheless. thanks for the earliness, ws!
Who knew I had it in me? It's here.
ooops, despite imagining i did a careful copy and paste, i didn't notice the bonus, but make mine 'have yourself a merry little christmas,' the exact same song i mentioned during advent 2006.
Sorry, WS, but I'm calling it a comeback!
My short and grumpy post can be foundhere.
Think Will posted hers BEFORE the FF went out :)
LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BACK :) Keep that sense of humor; it's critical! - ABSOLUTELY
I hate jolly Christmas songs in the supermarket. Grrr.
I was grumpy here.
Whew! Got that off my chest here
I loved this. Thank you! I played.
Well, I declare, I got up before 6 all ready to be one of the first to do Friday Five - and hello all you 20 something folks - you all got to it before me! Wheeeee!!!!
Ok, did you all know I CRIED when I answered one of these? What is with that?
I played here with tears.
Grump, grump grump.... ah that feels better...
I think Deb has been dipping in the egg nog.
6 a.m and I am number 22... do we have passion about our holidays or what? I grumped here
Well, NOW I feel better.
Wow you folks are up EARLY!
Here's my play.
(And wow did I need to vent a bit!) :P
My guess (hope) is that some of our favorite things and the blessings of this time of year will be the subject of future December FF's.
This was so much fun! Thanks!
I enjoyed the chance to cleanse the emotion before I preach and preside this Sunday (first time at my field ed church!)
I played! This was fun!
Wow! 8:30 and we're already this far in. Can't wait to read them later tonight.
Here's where I fed my inner snark.
I love Wills Mama and I am trying NOT to be grumpy here
Grr, first try to a link making me grumpy!
And my snarly FF is over here, too.
Wow what a great friday five - i am easily annoyed so this one was a cinch.
I played humming to bad music
I've begun blogging. Please visit my blog at Presby•Opia
(I deleted the prior post because the link didn't work.)
I played here .
I played, though not well
what a great response. We are some grumpy rev gals aren't we :)
Whoa lots of comments already!!!
Oh the holidays
Wow--so many commenters, so early in the morning. My scroogey friday five is over here.
Oh, yes!
I played here.
I don't usually enter full "bah humbug" mode until about mid-December, but I did play at my place.
Hee hee - a funny one this week! I haven't played in AGES, but I had to take part this time. Of course, I can never manage to be completely grumpy, so I balanced each one with my most favorite, too.
Cheers!
Hedwyg
How cleansing! I enjoyed the opportunity to confess!
My My Friday Five Grump is here. Even if I don't feel particularly grumpy today.
late but hey at least i'm not eating tinsel
LOVE LOVE LOVE this Friday Five.
I'll bet I'm not the only one who mentioned lutefisk.
Thanks so much for letting us vent in a fun way!
I played here
Getting up late on the west coast, but had fun venting a little =) I played here
I thought I was getting in pretty early here.
I playedhere.
will smama i'm sorry you are grumpy!
Behind many, I am grumpily posting this.
Count me amongst teh Grinches!
ALthough I also went for some balance as well
It was fun to entertain my holiday sarcasm for awhile. You'll find my grumpiness here.
I played, late but played.
My first time to play! And it got me thinking about fruit cake. Bummer! Now lemme see if I can do this coding thing...
grump
Oh that was such fun....a chance to tell it like it is. Thank you, will smama...you're a genius!
That was fun! I let-out my inner curmudgeon here
Here's my very scroogish response.
Awesome Friday5 guys!
Glad to be able to participate today...even if its late.
Bah Humbug
Bah Hum Bug!!! I reluctantly played here. This year I had decided to change from being the grump that I usually am on the holidays.
I grumped about these five things here. And then I talked about what I like.
WOW, is this a record or what? Kudos to you, Will Smama! I can't remember whose I read and whose I haven't so far, but it's going to be lots of fun.
I've played: http://www.clevertitle.net/?p=138
In case anyone reads down the list of comments this far, here are my answers.
This was actually a joint effort with Listing Straight and Songbird. LS came up with the topics, SB reminded me that I should probably be irreverent because our more regular FF's were most likely going to hit the more traditional holiday themes.
I drank the wine and wrote it. Hey someone has to do the dirty work.
OK, all you grouchy people, you clearly need some inspiration. Come back over to my place again and Feel the Love.
Drank the wine or the kool-aid WS?
I loved this one !
This was just too fun. I played here.
Interestingly...we do need to let it out sometimes. Great topic!
So my un-favourites are here
This one was
satisfying
Isn't interesting that so many played? WS, I think you struck a nerve. I read many of them and many of them are the same ones I have so I have nothing more to contribute except that I hate putting up a Christmas tree. It was the subject of too many fights while growing up.
I played. I'll likely get fired. Boy, I wish that I was one of those anonymous pastors. Ah well!
Here you go.
I played here rather grumpily, if I do say so myself.
Thanks WS for this opportunity to vent.
I wrote on this, but I didn't quite play. www.foraseason.blogspot.com
I played here
Whistle the Cat
Wow, a lot of people played this one. I played here. Check out the link to the "Secret Santa Solution."
Thanks, Will smama. This was fun.
I can't believe I'm the only one to nominate "Santa Claus Lane." Didn't anyone else have to suffer through Hilary Duff? my five is here
Here we come a .... The rest is here.
I was rather laconic, but I did play.
Me Me Me, I wanted to play this one
even if I am late.
Bah Humbug to the tacky Christmas stuff.
Yes, I'm way behind schedule; but my Seasonal Grinching is up and done.
Guess that makes me ready for Advent!
It's a few days late, but I played.
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