The secret weapon for keeping your Christmas tree green ...
... is vodka. I am not, as Dave Barry says, making this up.
(Via Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.)
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Of course, if you drink enough you won't care what color it is.
Posted on November 30, 2004 10:45 PM
Yeah, but vodka's more a warm-weather drink for me.
Posted on December 1, 2004 8:54 AM
Talk about your fire hazard. And I always thought Gin was the liquor to use for Christmas Trees. Gin tastes a little like pine anyway.
Posted on December 1, 2004 9:53 AM
Ew. Gin smells like celery.
Posted on December 1, 2004 11:42 AM
A simple list of why Artificial Christmas Trees are better than real Christmas trees.
Artificial Christmas trees last longer than real trees.
Artificial Christmas trees are safer than real trees because they are not a fire hazard.
Studies show that plastic artificial Christmas trees are thrown out after ten years.
There is no hassle in buying artificial Christmas trees because they are found in many shops around Christmas.
Artificial Christmas trees can be decorated with tinsel or foliage coloured tinsel.
Artificial Christmas trees are generally inexpensive, because they are made out of cheap inexpensive materials whereas many cheaper live trees are of poor quality as well as they deteriorate quickly. Shop around to find a tree that you like within your price limit!
Artificial Christmas trees don't litter the floor with pine needles like real trees do.
Artificial Christmas trees don't bother you if you don't like the smell of pine or have allergies.
If you happen to like the smell of pine you can buy a special pine spray for your artificial Christmas trees.
Artificial Christmas trees can't rot like real trees can.
Artificial Christmas trees are easy to assemble and easy to store away.
Artificial Christmas trees don't weigh much.
Posted on October 24, 2005 10:26 PM