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if they're skipping christmas...

posted 16 years ago by centipede84
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why did they have a wreath on their door? when the boy scouts come to sell their tree, its hanging up. anyone else find it odd?

[–] accepoppy 16 years ago

Yeah,and how are they saving that much money? he's spending money on tanning bed vistis,and botox.

[–] HigherHusky 15 years ago

Im sure theyre still saving money though. Even if it isnt 3,000 like it was originally.

I also wondered about the wreath. Im guessing Nora just put it up for some holiday spirit. But halfway through the movie, Luther rips it down.

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[–] jaddjamar 15 years ago

The neighbors put it on his door to piss him off.

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[–] jeff-1076 9 years ago

I just wonder how they were spending several thousand a year in the first place. It's not like they were buying all new lights and decorations every time, aside from the tree and wreath. Were they serving the entire neighborhood filet mignon and dom perignon during that annual dinner?

[–] boxerrebellion 9 years ago

You also don't know what sort or how many gifts they were buying. Was the wife getting a new car, or fancy jewelry? Was Blair receiving expensive shoes?

[–] rizdek 15 years ago

Yeah noticed it, but it provided a literay device in that he then tore it down in a fit of digust later in the movie.

my god its full of stars

[–] flickmonger8 12 years ago

They're taking the money they WOULD have spent on Christmas and using it for stuff they "want".

[–] blaque108 12 years ago

I just watched this movie today for the first time and I noticed the Christmas reef on the door. Later on in the movie Luther take it off the door and throw it somewhere off to the side.

[–] Squeaky_Dog_Toy 11 years ago

Was it a coral 'reef'?

[–] CuddleBunny909 10 years ago

a 'carol' reef :P

[–] karsultimate 10 years ago

How about the reef be made of reefer?

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[–] echosmomma 10 years ago

Before they even decided to skip Christmas, there are already some small decorations around the house, like the snowman salt and pepper shakers JLC is using at dinner. Maybe the wreath was already up before the idea to skip?

[–] Sitcom_Sally 9 years ago

Yea, they already had the wreath up before their daughter left for the Peace Corps. You can also see clear storage boxes of decorations in their dining room ready to go up the night Luther brings up the cruise at dinner. My house is just like that right now. We have up a wreath (so easy) on the door, the Elf in the Shelf has been out since Thanksgiving weekend, and the advent calendar is out since it starts the first day of December. Last night my husband put up garland and lights on our staircase to surprise me. That's it so far. We don't have the tree here nor any other decorations out. We do have the boxes of decorations out like the Kranks.

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