Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for December 29, 2016

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    charliefarmrhere  almost 8 years ago

    Soon, it will be right after Easter.

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    wreck it ralph  almost 8 years ago

    Almost time for Skeezix and his wife to get a caretaker.

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    Cronkers McGee  Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    True.

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    Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    What happened to the 12 days of Christmas? We always keep them up till January 6th. Always have.

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    oakie9531  almost 8 years ago

    left my tree up for 8 years :D

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    sloaches  almost 8 years ago

    Our tree and decorations come down on New Years’ Day- in between football games, of course…

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    I Go Pogo   almost 8 years ago

    I love the framing of the last panel

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    elgancho38  almost 8 years ago

    I leave my outdoor lights up all year. It causes less damage than the take down and put up. Much easier replacing burnt out bulbs than running whole strings.

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    grainpaw  almost 8 years ago

    In the 70’s I met a young couple whose entire house was decorated for Christmas year ‘round. It had been the happiest time of their childhoods, so they lived it every day. A few years later, I heard he had committed suicide because of the huge debt he owed to his drug dealer. Moral: Some people can’t handle fantasy.

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    R Ever Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    Dad always put the tree up after we went to bed on Xmas Eve. Came down in middle of Jan.

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    timbob2313 Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    and he is correct about the stores getting ready for Xmas earlier every year. With the vast majority of their profits coming during xmas season, its no wonder they want to make it last longer.Only complaint I have is starting the store xmas music earlier every year. They usually have a short playlist, so the store employees must be driven round the bend after hearing the same xmas carols for the 100th time in a week.

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    Bogy Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    First, it is still the Christmas season until January 6, on Epiphany. At that point you can add the wise men to your Nativity Scene.Second, stores aren’t going to put up the Christmas stuff after Easter because if they did so they would have no place to put their summer stuff. Or the Halloween stuff. Department stores have an area which is for “seasonal” items. The reason the Christmas stuff goes up as soon as the Halloween is over at the end of October is because there is no other big holiday until Christmas. If they don’t put up the Christmas stuff, they have a big empty place in their store. As soon as one holiday is done, the stuff for the next one goes in, no matter how far away it is.

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