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Advent Calendar: December 5th & 6th!

X-E's new catchphrase: "better late than never." Actually, I'm not really "late" with this, but hopefully by next week I'll be on a more proactive schedule. The Advent Calendar's up to date until December 6th, so as soon as I do today's entry, WE RECENT YO. On December 5th, we saw Super Mario become Santa Mario, along with two zany Christmas "Bellywashers" and a new sled for our pals from Playmobil. On December 6th, "Nerds" candy gets Christmasized, Nestle makes cookies, and Mista Snowman meets the cruel clone princess from last year's Advent Calendar feature. Longtime readers should be able to guess. Get worried -- she's back.

Posted by Matt on 12/07/2003. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 35 comments

Mare is back!
And I was hoping it was Shannon Elizabeth… Oh well, not all packages are opened yet…
Maybe you could put up some sort of link to last year’s calendar Matt? It’s sort of difficult (difficult? Yeah, it takes like 5 clicks) to get there now, through the blog archives and all…

Chestnuts roasted by David @ 12/07/2003 12:27 PM

Yeah, I’ll do that tomorrow. I hate the layout on the old one so I’ve been trying not to draw attention to it….but now that it’s corresponding with this year’s, I guess it makes sense to. :)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 12/07/2003 12:30 PM

Nerds rope is damn good stuff I tell ya!

So are Mista snowman and bird gonna have an orgie with Mare and the fence? Just wondering :)

Second POstW00T!1!!!!11

Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 12/07/2003 12:30 PM

i have been defeated by Matt for second post…why me…..

I have brought shame and disgrace to my family’s name for generations to come. O well…at least I still have this site. Can’t beat these flashbacks into my young years… hehe ^_^

Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 12/07/2003 12:31 PM

Found this pushing the button of a random webite generator, thought it might appeal to people here – or perhaps even Matt himself – who would like to create 3-D paper models of Mario, Luigi and the gang.

http://www.gotorion.com/orion/singles.php?t1=Nintendo%20Paper%20Models&t2=YBM&f1=miscfunny/papercraft.txt

Chestnuts roasted by Garrison @ 12/07/2003 1:17 AM

Wee! Today is wonderful. The return of Mare Winningham will go down in history as her best work yet! I had been sitting here, lamenting the 18 inches of snow on the ground and the heavy flakes still being tossed down from on high, waiting for the next box. Think – now Bird can ride on Mare’s lap downhill on his sled! And Mista Snowman…well, I think he could have let Bird wear his hat for a bit. That’s a nice hat and the color matches Bird. I can’t wait until the next box…

Chestnuts roasted by Killer Duck @ 12/07/2003 1:20 AM

bellywashers totally suck. My daughter always wants them, but won’t drink them because the juice is so horrible, so I end up drinking the damned things. (they’re over 2 bucks here, no way am i wasting it) Anyway, no matter how alluring the top is do not fall for the bellywasher trap. Your tastebuds will never forgive you.

Chestnuts roasted by candybar @ 12/07/2003 1:21 AM

What’s amazing here is that I’m not the 87th comment, but…around the 8th I believe. Not that it matters, just…I find it amazing that I’ve beaten at least 20 people to the punch. That’s a satisfying feeling. Ah, the little pleasures in life are what matter the most. Anyway, HOORAH for Mare’s return. What memories from last year. Anyway, Matt…yay-ZEUS have you seen the Christmas crap item, Chex Mix COCOA flavored?!? I saw that while walking by in the grocery aisle tonight and did a double-take. I was juusst a little curious to know if you’ve seen that. Take care!

Chestnuts roasted by alice1drland @ 12/07/2003 1:58 AM

Yay, Mare is back! This calls for some egg nog.

Chestnuts roasted by marioshoku @ 12/07/2003 2:06 AM

Ah, yes. One more thing. In previous blog entries I’ve seen talk of the Frosty the Snowman special. And hey, who doesn’t love Frosty the Snowman. BUT…one sorry day I came across a hideous movie called Microwave Massacre. Sounds like Oscar material, no? I thought the main character’s voice sounded awfully familiar. Lo and behold, it’s freakin FROSTY! The movie is about a rapist/cannibal…and it has a CORNY feel to it! So here we have the voice of Frosty talking to his dead wife’s head in a refrigerator, while he throws rape victims’ body parts that are wrapped in Reynolds brand aluminum foil into the trash bin in plain daylight! *sigh* I don’t know, but I think that after I’ve seen that, watching Frosty twirl around on main street while the cop swallows his whistle won’t have the same charming effect as before. :(

Chestnuts roasted by alice1drland @ 12/07/2003 2:35 AM

Nerds… are… the… BEST. I’m kind of a nerd myself, so I feel like I have a special bond with the lil’ guys. Okay, so it’s sorta like cannabalism, but they taste so great I don’t care.

Speaking of… Okay, not speaking of anything, I’ve been going to X-E for about a year now… I think. I KNOW I’ve been coming here AT LEAST a year, though, and I must say it’s been great. You know, I’ve been doing a lot of things since about a year ago now, but I definatly can’t talk about most of those things in public like I can of X-entertainment! Keep up the good work, Matt!

Chestnuts roasted by Paul Ortego @ 12/07/2003 2:40 AM

I just finished reading the Very Brady Christmas article, through one of the links. It’s probably too late now to review this, but if you get a chance to watch the Father Knows Best – Home For Christmas, prepare for the worst acting in history.

This special was made in 1977 but I seen it for the first time about 10 years ago. I was very painful to watch. Bad timing and characters laughing at their own joke, bad bad bad bad bad.

One scene has the father [sorry, I never seen any of the original episode, so I do not know or remember any of the names] talking with a neighbour about a upcoming snowstorm (it’s a major part of the story) and he had the audacity to blame the storm on Canada. It’s not like we have a storm generator and let loose storms to to blanket America in snow.

Anyhoo, I just want to finish saying that I am really enjoying all the holiday articles and commmericals.

Chestnuts roasted by Liquidduck @ 12/07/2003 2:47 AM

You know, with all this talk about great Christmas specials, it makes me think of the most bizarre Christmas cartoon I’ve ever seen, which is ripe for an article one of these Decembers.

I can’t remember what it’s called, but I saw it on Cartoon Network last year. It’s supposed to be the origin story of Santa Claus and how he came across his powers and ways. Only it’s not like Superman, where they toss all of his powers into one bag of explanation. Here, they take every single ability from Santa’s gimmick and spend about 10 minutes each to explain them. Meanwhile, some rock monsters, who seem to be some henchmen Skeletor forgot he had, scheme about ways to ruin Santa.

But what I found really odd was the ending. Santa’s been doing the Christmas thing for several decades and he’s finally dying of old age and/or a massive heart attack. Some gods debate on whether or not he should be granted immortality. They agree that he should and at the very last second, Death herself is told to keep her hands off. But to me, it doesn’t sound like a very happy ending.

Okay, so Santa’s immortal. But he’s forever locked in a point where he’s physically an inch away from death. And once a year he has to push himself to deliver all the toys while singing the most abysmal Christmas song EVER written (not even that one Smurfs song could contend with it). Sure, Santa may be smiling and somewhat happy that he’s spreading joy, but under that, I’m sure he’s in the middle of a living Hell. He’s kinda like Walken’s sidekicks from The Prophecy movies.

Poor guy.

Chestnuts roasted by Gavok @ 12/07/2003 5:02 AM

That special, Gavok, is "The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus," which I commented on in another blog entry. I haven’t seen the whole thing, but I have a copy of the book it was based on, which says that when they laid the Mantle of Immortality on Claus, he felt just like a young man again.

The rock monsters are called Awgwas, by the way. In the book, they kidnap Santa, and a group of fairies foil them by whipping them with magic whips that transform them into dirt clods. Fugyeah!

Chestnuts roasted by G'Tron @ 12/07/2003 8:49 AM

that was interesting how they did the mario commercial.the story of all of the playmobile characters each day is really entertaining and i come back each day to see what will happen next

Chestnuts roasted by Romo @ 12/07/2003 8:50 AM

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus was always one of my favorites because it was so weird. They actually made two versions of it, the old classic stop animation and the new cel animation. The old one wins hands down. I think it was based on a book by L. Frank Baum. Come to think of it… did i take the time to read that book? I dont remember.

Chestnuts roasted by allicat @ 12/07/2003 9:41 AM

You just recently watched "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus"? Well, that’s the problem. You had to catch it back in about 85-86, then it all would make perfect sense.

Speaking of specials, did anybody catch Pinnochio’s Christmas yesterday? That lightning song had to be nominated for something, somewhere. Agreed?

Chestnuts roasted by Matt (#2?) @ 12/07/2003 10:14 AM

I know people want the link for the last advent calander, so I’m gonna give em what they want!
http://x-entertainment.com/xmassy/

Chestnuts roasted by brandon @ 12/07/2003 11:35 AM

A bunny salad…my moment of zen. More Mare’s than one could hope for. The fence in last year’s calendar was far nicer than this year’s. I still have hope, though. I mean, Bird, Mista Snowman and Mare Winningham 2003 need more than just acessories.

Chestnuts roasted by Killer Duck @ 12/07/2003 12:12 PM

yesterday was my b-day. so hungover. go packers.

Chestnuts roasted by naturekid @ 12/07/2003 1:31 PM

Boo packers. Go Bears.
(I hate sports)
Holy mother of Mario!!! Every Christmas Eve we either go our cousins house or they all come to our house. Well one year they came to ours and and my mom bought a crap load of Pepsi cases. Literally it was like 24 cans per person and they was like 16 of us. So we had had lots of soda for months after Christmas. So my brother and I got are fill of Pepsi all of them Mario Pepsi. An entire corner of our house was filled with Mario Pepsi. Infact my brother is still addicted to Pepsi today so many years after.

But does anyone remeber the real Mario soda. They were small cans each character had their own flavor. Mario, Peach, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi.

Chestnuts roasted by Yankee Clipper @ 12/07/2003 1:48 PM

Damn strait Matt.
All in favor of starting a cult that worships the second choice of music for Tetris say, eye!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Yankee Clipper @ 12/07/2003 1:58 PM

I remember the Mario soda Princess Toadstool and Yoshi were my fave flavors. I wonder if Matt will review those *hint hint*

Chestnuts roasted by pikachulover @ 12/07/2003 3:35 PM

Mario soda…mmmmmmmmm. :)
Yoshi Apple, Princess Toadstool Cherry (I find that hysterical), Luigi Berry, Mario Punch (get it? He’s punching a block on the front HAR!). So much Mario so little time:
http://www.smbhq.com/media.htm
(I’d be better off if I knew hoe to post a link instead of just the URL).

Chestnuts roasted by Killer Duck @ 12/07/2003 5:58 PM

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