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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts) Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:30 PM Dec 7

Sitting on the floor next to dead tree eating lint covered hard candy out of a sock was never my idea of a good time!

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Sitting on the floor next to dead tree eating lint covered hard candy out of a sock was never my idea of a good time! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 OP

Depends on the tree... cayugafalls Dec 7 #1

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #3

Was it ribbon candy? Sneederbunk Dec 7 #2

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #4

Too much work anymore. Srkdqltr Dec 7 #5

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #10

Perfection! Thank you! ZDU Dec 7 #6

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #11

Dammit Floyd how many times do I gotta tell you! It's *lindt* not lint! unblock Dec 7 #7

🤦🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #12

Oh, but the orange! markie Dec 7 #8

😝 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #13

Santa left me packages justaprogressive Dec 7 #9

☺️ Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #14

Raw candy? That's disgusting, by the way..... Blue Owl Dec 7 #15

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #18

At least Candy Canes have a handle.... IcyPeas Dec 7 #16

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #19

At least you had socks. Ptah Dec 7 #17

My six siblings and I shared one! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 7 #20

Must have been a hoot at the sock hop! Ptah Dec 13 #23

That's nothing compared to the trauma of staying overnight on Christmas Eve at my grandparent's house when I was six. catbyte Dec 8 #21

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 8 #22

cayugafalls

(5,955 posts)

1. Depends on the tree...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:33 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

3. 😁

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:34 PM

Dec 7

Sneederbunk

(17,251 posts)

2. Was it ribbon candy?

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:33 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

4. 😬

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:35 PM

Dec 7

Srkdqltr

(9,355 posts)

5. Too much work anymore.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:47 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

10. 😁

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:34 PM

Dec 7

ZDU

(1,110 posts)

6. Perfection! Thank you!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:49 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

11. 😁

Reply to ZDU (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:34 PM

Dec 7

unblock

(55,904 posts)

7. Dammit Floyd how many times do I gotta tell you! It's *lindt* not lint!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:49 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

12. 🤦🏼

Reply to unblock (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:35 PM

Dec 7

markie

(23,833 posts)

8. Oh, but the orange!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:50 PM

Dec 7

or is it already moldy?

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

13. 😝

Reply to markie (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:35 PM

Dec 7

justaprogressive

(6,296 posts)

9. Santa left me packages

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:01 PM

Dec 7

of gold coin chocolate (thanx mom!) in my stocking.

Candy is important at 4AM!

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

14. ☺️

Reply to justaprogressive (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:35 PM

Dec 7

Blue Owl

(58,154 posts)

15. Raw candy? That's disgusting, by the way.....

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 03:50 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

18. 😬

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #15)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 09:15 PM

Dec 7

IcyPeas

(24,839 posts)

16. At least Candy Canes have a handle....

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 04:14 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

19. 🤗

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #16)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 09:15 PM

Dec 7

Ptah

(33,995 posts)

17. At least you had socks.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 05:40 PM

Dec 7

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

20. My six siblings and I shared one!

Reply to Ptah (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 09:16 PM

Dec 7

Ptah

(33,995 posts)

23. Must have been a hoot at the sock hop!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #20)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 06:42 PM

Dec 13

catbyte

(38,646 posts)

21. That's nothing compared to the trauma of staying overnight on Christmas Eve at my grandparent's house when I was six.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 08:25 AM

Dec 8

I woke up and went downstairs only to find my Nana eating the cookies and drinking the milk I'd left for Santa. Her shocked, stern "GET BACK TO BED!" didn't help.

But at the end of the day, I decided that I didn't care where the presents were coming from.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,264 posts)

22. 😁

Reply to catbyte (Reply #21)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 09:10 AM

Dec 8

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