Fun Holiday Facts Thread

[Remington]

It would take more than 1,124 candy canes to equal the price tag of a new X-Mag.

It would take more than 825 fruit cakes to equal the amount of money someone could spend on paint and air in 175 days of playing paintball.

An acre of Christmas trees provides for the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people.

Due to the time zones, Santa has 31 hours to deliver presents. This means that he would have to visit 832 homes every second.

Everyone post their holiday facts too! Happy Holidays!

:D :D :D

[HoppysMag]

i like presents.:p

i forgot what it was but the riegndeer ( SP) would have to fly at like march 2

[Army]

That big present that looks suspiciously like a wrapped up bicycle, will always go to your older brother...*sigh*

[oldsoldier]

Originally posted by Remington

It would take more than 825 fruit cakes to equal the amount of money someone could spend on paint and air in 175 days of playing paintball.




Ah, but only one to start this thread.:rolleyes: :D


hehehe...j/k;)

[Kevmaster]

ha!!

[InfinatyBPS]

Originally posted by oldsoldier



Ah, but only one to start this thread.:rolleyes: :D


hehehe...j/k;)

Good one :):p

[Jonno06]

lol..

burn burn burn burn BURN!!!!

i think you mean MACH 2?

[HoppysMag]

Originally posted by Jonno06
lol..

burn burn burn burn BURN!!!!

i think you mean MACH 2?

Hence the (SP) after it. whats the burn for?

[giblit]

does anyone even like fruit cake?

[Creative Mayhem]

useless holiday fact:

Jingle Bells was ctually written for Thanksgiving not Xmas..


C Mayhem

[FESTUS33]

There's truly only 1 fruit cake in the world,
it just keeps getting passed on.:D :D :D

[oldsoldier]

The actual North Pole (true top of the world) is not on land at all...it is on a great sheet of ice. There isnt much land mass up there...

[The Frymarker]

Here's a fact that no one knew in our family.

Christmas trees were once decorated with strings of popcorn, cranberries, and ornaments of peanutbutter and birdseed to feed our fellow woodland creatures in the winter.


There's truly only 1 fruit cake in the world,

Yes Festus33 I truly believe that there is only one fruitcake. No one can possibly like that stuff.

[oldsoldier]

I like fruitcake. It was actually invented because it travels well and has vitamins, so as to prevent scurvy. Maybe thats why everyone sends it...it travels well. Not the scurvy thing.

saint Niklaus was a German (I think) saint who gave small toys to poor kids. And, the yule log was actually a pagan ritual, bringing in the new year (dec 21st actually.).

[Remington]

That was mean oldsoldier . . . untrue, but funny just the same. :D

[Collegeboy]

I am not sure where St. Nichlous is from but I know he is the patron saint of Saliors. That is how his legend was spread like it was.

[oldsoldier]

He is also the patron saint of children.

[Xerces]

Originally posted by The Frymarker
Yes Festus33 I truly believe that there is only one fruitcake. No one can possibly like that stuff.

someone not liking it would imply someone tried it, and unless there are parts of the cake missing when you get it, there must be more than one cake :D

[hitech]

Originally posted by oldsoldier
The yule log was actually a pagan ritual, bringing in the new year (dec 21st actually.).

So are many of our current Christmas rituals, such as the Christmas tree.

[Xerces]

damnit, pagans always think up the best religious holiday traditions!

[FESTUS33]

Originally posted by The Frymarker
Here's a fact that no one knew in our family.

Christmas trees were once decorated with strings of popcorn, cranberries, and ornaments of peanutbutter and birdseed to feed our fellow woodland creatures in the winter.



Yes Festus33 I truly believe that there is only one fruitcake. No one can possibly like that stuff.

It's also the densest {sp} matter known to man:D

[The Frymarker]

Well if it is the most dense material on earth, maybe we can make a grip out of it:D

[Creative Mayhem]

Originally posted by The Frymarker
Well if it is the most dense material on earth, maybe we can make a grip out of it:D



Heather.....ummmm.....no....


CM

[The Frymarker]

lol