Popular Post Beige Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 It's just clicked past midnight in Oz.... So Merry Xmas to boardies past and present! Have a great one! Post your Christmas covers! KirbyJack, mattn792, jimjum12 and 11 others 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post frozentundraguy Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 Great idea for a thread! Comics4All, Gotham Kid, Ken Aldred and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicdonna Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 I don't have any Christmas covers so, I will post my favorite Christmas poem. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer, With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: "Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!" As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; So up to the housetop the coursers they flew With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too— And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack. His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” Ken Aldred, Mr Sneeze, Gotham Kid and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotKey Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas! I also don't have any Christmas covers but I hope everyone has their best holiday yet! Hollywood1892, comicdonna and Gotham Kid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hollywood1892 Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Beige said: It's just clicked past midnight in Oz.... So Merry Xmas to boardies past and present! Have a great one! Post your Christmas covers! MERRRRRRRY CHRISTMAAAAAS Edited December 24, 2020 by Hollywood1892 Comics4All, Larryw7, FoggyNelson and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ken Aldred Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, comicdonna said: I don't have any Christmas covers so, I will post my favorite Christmas poem. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer, With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: "Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!" As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; So up to the housetop the coursers they flew With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too— And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack. His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” comicdonna, steveinthecity, Raze and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) That one’s a little less extreme than the heartwarming EC Vault of Horror 35 cover I posted in the SOTI thread last night. Edited December 24, 2020 by Ken Aldred Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas all💚💚🎄🎄🎶🎶🎵🎵 frozentundraguy and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Found this poem on the net about a decade ago. The Night Before Startup 'Twas the night before startup and all through the house not a program was working, there clicked not a mouse The users were nestled all snug in their beds with visions of systems alive in their heads. The programmers slumped round their screens in despair and felt that a miracle now would be fair. Then from the back office there rose such a chatter I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter and there to my marveling eyes did appear a wonder programmer with a six pack of beer. His resume glowed with experience so rare he turned out great code with that bit-pusher's flair. He spoke not a word but went straight to his work, turning specs into code like a sitcom berserk. A wink of his eye and a nod of his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. More smoothly than salesmen his programs they come; he whistled and shouted and called them by name. On update, on add, on inquire and delete, on batch jobs, on closing on functions complete. His eyes all glazed over, hands nimble and lean, from long days and nights spent in front of a screen. He tapped and he hammered, he nothing did shirk, turning specs into code; then he turned with a smirk, and laying his finger upon Enter key, the system came up and worked perfectly. The updates updated, the deletes all deleted, the inquiries inquired and the closing completed. He tested each whistle, he tested each bell, and with nary an abend it all had gone well. The system was finished, the tests were concluded, the client’s last changes were even included. Then the user explained in apocalyptic font, "It’s just what I asked for, but not what I want." Larryw7 and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz G. Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 B2D327, KirbyJack, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterEaterLad Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas from the 31st Century. aardvark88, Larryw7 and frozentundraguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oakman29 Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas you guys and dolls. Beige, Larryw7, steveinthecity and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas oldmilwaukee6er, Larryw7, steveinthecity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Azkaban Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas everyone B2D327, Larryw7, ashsaytr and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyJollyOne Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas to all of you. I wish you all a safe, prosperous, happy and healthy New Year. Beige, Larryw7, B2D327 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B2D327 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Beige said: It's just clicked past midnight in Oz.... So Merry Xmas to boardies past and present! Have a great one! Post your Christmas covers! Likewise ashsaytr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post B2D327 Posted December 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, HollyJollyOne said: Merry Christmas to all of you. I wish you all a safe, prosperous, happy and healthy New Year. Back atcha ashsaytr, HollyJollyOne, mysterymachine and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Merry Xmas from Canada! Edited December 25, 2020 by Black_Adam ashsaytr, mysterymachine, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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