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🤷WTF? Happy Holidays

Happy St. Nicholas' Day to those who observe. My kids put their boots out last night.

edit: the 5th is also known as Krampusnacht to some

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Although where my mother grew up St. Nick was accompanied by Knecht Ruprecht, who isn't as scary looking but still punishes bad kids.

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As the legend goes, Knecht Ruprecht carried with him a bundle of birch sticks, a chastening tool for those who strayed into the realm of naughtiness. The “good” children, with hearts pure as freshly fallen snow, were met with the generosity of St. Nicholas, receiving fruits, candies, and nuts.

But for the “bad” kids, those whose conduct had a darker tint, Knecht Ruprecht brought forth the birch, a stern reminder that even in the season of joy, consequences awaited the wayward. It’s said that Saint Nicholas’s sidekick would discern between the “good” kids and the “bad” kids with a single question: “Can you pray?”

If the answer was “no,” Knecht Ruprecht would beat them with his bag of ashes. Modern versions of his punishments are less violent, with kids receiving coal and sticks as opposed to whacks. In either scenario, the repercussions were enough to keep the children of Germany thinking twice about antics.
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One of my liberal friends in IL complained about a con coworker sending her political tweets and she showed me one from Greg lol. Like they are just mostly dumb humor
 
Bullshit. They never would have taken their beloved Saint way the fuck over there. That makes no sense at all. And of course, not knowing their language, we have no idea why they think that would be it.

Now let's see if those bones are the correct dating (at time of death and 1700 years old) like the sets of bones in Italy.
 
Nice. Being such a tiny company, our bonuses fluctuate. 2 years ago it was 10k, last year it was 5k. Waiting to find out about this year....not like he talks to us about it, it just shows up when it shows up.

I need that shit to pay off Christmas and all the stuff I bought for black friday :lol:
 
6k bonus this year. The IRS never pisses me off more when you see 1/3 of your bonus disappear. Like a year of getting fucked isn't bad enough, taking 1/3 of your bonus is getting fucked with a barbed wire bat with lemon juice as lube.
 
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