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Gingerbread houses

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  • MikM Mik

    Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

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    @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

    Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

    Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

    We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

    Please love yourself.

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      @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

      Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

      Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

      We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

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      @Aqua-Letifer said in Gingerbread houses:

      @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

      Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

      Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

      We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

      We did ours from scratch, too. I didn’t find it fun…

      The Brad

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        @Aqua-Letifer said in Gingerbread houses:

        @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

        Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

        Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

        We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

        We did ours from scratch, too. I didn’t find it fun…

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        @LuFins-Dad I got you anew avatar for Christmas.

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        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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          I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

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            I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

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            @blondie said in Gingerbread houses:

            I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

            This… And I enjoy decorating the Gingerbread Men, too. Luke and I are working on our own little scene. It’s really hard to sharpen candy canes into spear points, though.

            The Brad

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            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

              @blondie said in Gingerbread houses:

              I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

              This… And I enjoy decorating the Gingerbread Men, too. Luke and I are working on our own little scene. It’s really hard to sharpen candy canes into spear points, though.

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              @LuFins-Dad said in Gingerbread houses:

              @blondie said in Gingerbread houses:

              I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

              This… And I enjoy decorating the Gingerbread Men, too. Luke and I are working on our own little scene. It’s really hard to sharpen candy canes into spear points, though.

              Electric pencil sharpener...
              😎

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                Go Italian this year.

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                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                • MikM Mik

                  Go Italian this year.

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                  @Mik That's brilliant and should be very edible if kept chilled. Great for a party. Have wine ready.

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                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      I love gingerbread houses. Family tradition since my kids were little. Messy, yes, and very time consuming for me (because I bake them from scratch, using a homemade pattern) but the kids loved it, we always invited their friends, even when they got older. The gingerbread is good, the candy was good, and the results were quite edible.

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                      • jodiJ jodi

                        I love gingerbread houses. Family tradition since my kids were little. Messy, yes, and very time consuming for me (because I bake them from scratch, using a homemade pattern) but the kids loved it, we always invited their friends, even when they got older. The gingerbread is good, the candy was good, and the results were quite edible.

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                        @jodi very, VERY, nice!

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • jodiJ jodi

                          I love gingerbread houses. Family tradition since my kids were little. Messy, yes, and very time consuming for me (because I bake them from scratch, using a homemade pattern) but the kids loved it, we always invited their friends, even when they got older. The gingerbread is good, the candy was good, and the results were quite edible.

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                          @jodi
                          So cool, Jodi! Even the boys are enjoying the building. Well done!

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                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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