Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for December 21, 2010

Six pack! YEAH!

SNERK

Nothing says Christmas like a pineapple.

Should I feel honored or embarrassed … I’ve given my kids a pineapple for christmas (not to mention uniq fruit, asian pears, prickly cactus and other exotic fruits)

A real sign of the change in traditions … Every Christmas there would be an orange in the foot of our stocking. Our parents were “Depression-era” kids and a fresh orange was a real treat for their Christmas. It gives one a deeper appreciation for both this comic and how much better-off we are even with our current troubles. In our world, there are still a lot of people who would love food for any occasion.

I’d go for the pineapple and even the whole milk (1 percent house here), but the canned tomatoes… hmmm…

That’s not a carton, it’s a plastic bottle.

Laura, your idea is better than you know. Buy a couple hundred dollars’ worth of groceries, and on Christmas morning have the Newmans deliver them en masse to the poorest families you know (or at least to the local Food Bank).

I grew up with parents who were young kids in the Depression, and we always got oranges in our stockings. Much different than my friends who had Baby Boomer parents.

My parents were also children of the Depression. My stocking always included an apple, an orange, a tangerine and some nuts along with candy and perhaps a small toy.

A pineapple is a sign of welcome. This is why one sees so many pineapple finials on gateways and entry ways to homes.

Fascinating comments on this one!! As a late Boomer (Generation Jones) born in ‘57, I never experienced receiving fruit in holiday stockings as shared in today’s comments. Don’t get me wrong, we weren’t rich, but there were toys and occasionally clothes. Another example of the hardship’s our parents withstood growing up during the Depression that remained with them their entire lives.

In another 60 years, I wonder if today’s children will explain to their kids the ‘austere holiday gifts’ they received due to “The Great Recession”.

Happy Holidays to All!

She’s devious, but I like it. Go for it Laura!