A Christmas Story

"Fra-gee-lay ... must be Italian"

 

"The ecstasy of unbridled avarice."

I think about that line every time I open a present on Christmas.

 

"Oh, will you look at that. Isn't that glorious? It's indescribably beautiful. It reminds me of the fourth of July."

And Merry Christmas to everyone here at SportsJournalists.com.

 

"I have since heard of people under extreme duress speaking in strange tongues. I became conscious that a steady torrent of obscenities and swearing of all kinds was pouring out of me as I screamed."

 

Probably my wife's favorite movie; it was on when I got home tonight.

I wonder if the people involved had any idea how unbelievably good a movie it was when they made it.

 

ms. shields? yeah, i'd hit it.

 

The more I watch it, the more I think my favorite moments are the smaller ones. Like Randy's face when his mom asks him to show her how the piggy's eat. It's kind of a half smile at first, then it turns into a big shit-eating grin when he realizes that she's going to let him make a mess.

And my personal favorite, when the Old Man goes yelling at the hound dogs after they destroy the turkey: "Sons of bitchessy.... Bumposes!!!" Kills me every time.

 

"Fa-ra-ra-ra"
"No it's fa-la-la-la, try it again"
"fa-ra-ra-ra"

 

OH ... FUUUUUUUUUUDGE!

 

I actually got the DVD of this movie as a Christmas present late last night.

I love this whole movie, from the Farkas incident, to the soap washing incident for saying "oh FUUUUUUUDGE", to the trip to see Santa, and the quote, "Ralphie, you'll shoot your eye out!"

Ralphie in the pink bunny suit was funny, and that leg lamp was god ugly.....

Hallmark came out with cards inspired by the movie. My friends just loved getting those cards.

 

I'm still disappointed I didn't buy the leg lamp that looked like the one from this movie when I saw it at a local pawn shop.

 

Merry Christmas to all...