The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for December 24, 2023

  1. Zooey girl
    ronaldspence  11 months ago

    it’s a major award…yippee-aye-yo-kay yay!

     •  Reply
  2. Bluedog
    Bilan  11 months ago

    Shouldn’t the You’ll-shoot-your-RYE-out be next to the Red Ryder b.b. gum?

     •  Reply
  3. Gentbear3b1a
    Gent  11 months ago

    If it Le Eggs then French.

     •  Reply
  4. Missing large
    PraiseofFolly  11 months ago

    Whenever I went to my in-laws’ for Christmas Eve, their grandchildren would like to switch to a TV channel that played “A Christmas Story” over and over and over and over. It would drive me crazy, being constantly in the background.

     •  Reply
  5. 2006 afl collingwood
    nosirrom  11 months ago

    Don’t forget the soap. You’ll need it after you get a flat on the way home.

     •  Reply
  6. Ttle caesar 1931 behind the scenes making film 01
    Little Caesar  11 months ago

    Has anybody seen Flick?

     •  Reply
  7. Mrpeabodyboysherman
    iggyman  11 months ago

    Triple Dog Dare hot dog buns!, good one!

     •  Reply
  8. Missing large
    farside2000 Premium Member 11 months ago

    Awesome!! A gr8 Christmas Classic! Merry Christmas to All!

     •  Reply
  9. 250
    ladykat  11 months ago

    Ovaltine??!! I haven’t had that in years!

     •  Reply
  10. 10153654 10201860076559635 7174929319384925209 n
    My First Premium Member 11 months ago

    I need a decoder to get these jokes.

     •  Reply
  11. Cobra 1
    [Traveler] Premium Member 11 months ago

    Official Red Ryder carbine action 200 shot range model air rifle

     •  Reply
  12. Fb img 1509486198333
    e.groves  11 months ago

    Where’s the fudge?

     •  Reply
  13. Missing large
    gammaguy  11 months ago

    “…has become a classic in our family and is always shown at least a couple of times in the background on Christmas eve.”

    I’ve never been a fan of “in the background”. Not in stores, pubs, gyms, nor at home, and especially not walking around with something plugged into my ears.

    Whatever it is, if I’m not going to give it close attention, I don’t want it interfering with those things I am attending to.

     •  Reply
  14. Missing large
    treutvid  11 months ago

    Jean Shepherd was an absolute genius. Loved this movie since I saw it in a theatre. Greatest radio program on WOR for years, and books were amazing. But somehow this seems like a lousy commercial. Words of wisdom: In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash

     •  Reply
  15. Cami
    WDDIM  11 months ago

    Time to return home to the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window.

     •  Reply
  16. Ed583643 91bf 4172 be99 60eabdf33fa3
    Lee26 Premium Member 11 months ago

    One of these days I am gonna have to watch that movie, lol.

     •  Reply
  17. Nollanav
    DaBump Premium Member 11 months ago

    Don’t you mean, A Christmas Stor-E?

     •  Reply
  18. Missing large
    PraiseofFolly  11 months ago

    This is somewhat off-topic:

    Although actress Irene Dunne was born in the same year as my grandmother, I had a crush on her. Early on, she was known as “Queen of the Weepies.” But later in her career she made several classic screwball comedies. Several were with Cary Grant.

    One she made with him was “Penny Serenade,” a combination comedy-tragedy-romance. I sometimes watch it during the Holidays, instead of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It also has a Christmas theme embedded in the plot.

    I would not recommend it for viewing at a Holiday party, however, as it has a child’s death in it. I watch it alone. I have melancholy this time of the year, and the movie helps me vent somewhat. The movie also parallels certain events in in the marriage of my late parents.

    Another movie I now watch this time of year — bittersweet, but intrinsically optimistic — is a foreign movie, “Babette’s Feast.”

     •  Reply
  19. Photo 1501706362039 c06b2d715385
    Zebrastripes  11 months ago

    Merry Christmas everyone! ☺️

     •  Reply
  20. Missing large
    jel354  11 months ago

    Careful. They are fra-g-il-e (fragile in ,“Italian”).

     •  Reply
  21. Avatar
    Ed The Red Premium Member 11 months ago

    Here is how I remember it. For decades, “It’s a Wonderful Life” ruled Christmas. It was on some TV channel almost every night in December. But in the 1990s, as the 50th anniversary of the film drew close, the company that owned the rights would not let it be shown for a year or two so there’d be lots of anticipation for one big showing on network TV.

    The TV channels had become accustomed to having a film they could play over and over in the holiday season that cost almost nothing to license. They needed a replacement. Many of them settled on “A Christmas Story.” And so a whole generation discovered what a fun film it is.

    “It’s a Wonderful Life” never recovered its previous place. Sure, it still gets played but it’s no longer the King of Christmas Movies. Frankly, I’ve always thought it is an odd mix of dark, sappy, and preachy. “A Christmas Story” is more lighthearted and enjoyable.

     •  Reply
  22. Resized 20210528 163948
    Queen of America  11 months ago

    Not a fan of Christmas movies – or Christmas. Yeah, yeah – bah humbug. While people are at home spending money they don’t have for things people don’t need or want, that leaves a lot of cheap hotel deals for me.Do they still make L’Eggs?

     •  Reply
  23. Bearfront
    paranormal  11 months ago

    Wouldn’t that be French?

     •  Reply
  24. Img 1610
    WCraft Premium Member 11 months ago

    As someone who is skeptical of the actual humor value of puns, this one is a rare gem! I count 7 “Christmas Story” related puns/gags! Excellent and Merry Christmas, Mr. Hilburn!

     •  Reply
  25. Ezgif.com crop
    mpolo11 Premium Member 11 months ago

    Perfect!

     •  Reply
  26. 100 2451
    RonBerg13 Premium Member 11 months ago

    Pretty punny, from a certain point of view.

    Merry Christmas.

     •  Reply
  27. Santa  1 ram
    chief tommy  11 months ago

    this is hilarious - you get a Major Award

     •  Reply
  28. Nowyoulisten
    zeexenon  11 months ago

    ‘Been to Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland. Does that count?

     •  Reply
  29. Plsa button
    Richard S Russell Premium Member 11 months ago

    Is that Randy in the lower left?

     •  Reply
  30. Dsc 0101
    Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member 11 months ago
    anyone remember L’eggs panty hose? Merry Christmas all
     •  Reply
  31. Missing large
    rdb72  11 months ago

    You know I’ve never seen this movie.

     •  Reply
  32. Huey
    blackman2732  11 months ago

    Best. Christmas movie. Ever.

     •  Reply
  33. Missing large
    stamps  11 months ago

    Ovaltine. I remember ovaltine. Horrid stuff.

     •  Reply
  34. Saxon
    Nuliajuk  11 months ago

    I haven’t seen L’Eggs pantyhose in the plastic eggs in decades. I think they stopped doing that in about 1991.

     •  Reply
Sign in to comment

More From The Argyle Sweater