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Skybird
12-22-10, 07:18 AM
Glarier the lights never shine (http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-62928.html)

Pewh. The lack of taste of some people surprises me again every year. It seems to be the season again when some people wage war against their neighbours. :D

What I would like? Simple warm-white lights without blinking on the outside firs, at best a non-blinking coloured light-chain. Christmas trees inside that are colourful and a child'S dream. Because that is what it is about for me, for the most: the children, and own childhood memories. I liked August's tree in the photo-thread, for example.
Castout
12-22-10, 07:25 AM
hey it's viewing pleasure and they are not charging you or the neighbors. All good to me!
Skybird
12-22-10, 07:38 AM
hey it's viewing pleasure
Is it? I would say it hurts the eyes! :DL thankfully, in Germany things like this are still very rare on private properties. Christmas markets, well, that is something different.
Gerald
12-22-10, 07:41 AM
Great, :DL
Dowly
12-22-10, 07:44 AM
Ridiculous. :doh:
FIREWALL
12-22-10, 07:55 AM
Jebus H. C :o Lack of taste is an understatment. :haha:
Penguin
12-22-10, 11:15 AM
The house in Melbourne (pic 7) is quite cool.

How can a smiling blow-up snowman and Homer and Bart as Santa be called tasteless? You're a bunch of barbarians! :nope: :D
GoldenRivet
12-22-10, 11:19 AM
When it comes to decorating the exterior of one's home there is but one major rule in my opinion... keep it simple.
papa_smurf
12-22-10, 12:18 PM
When it comes to decorating the exterior of one's home there is but one major rule in my opinion... keep it simple.

But how many actually follow that rule:hmmm:
August
12-22-10, 12:32 PM
I liked August's tree in the photo-thread, for example.

Well thank you. I used a lot less lights and accouterments this year than in past Christmases and apparently it is quite popular.
Sailor Steve
12-22-10, 01:21 PM
Let's see:

The Volkswagen (#9) was cool, the train car (#10) was overdone, but might look cool driving around the city, and the fountain (#11) was pretty. Everything else should be flushed down the nearest sewer.
mookiemookie
12-22-10, 01:26 PM
Today I learned that obnoxious Christmas light displays are not just an American thing.

Tacky, tacky, tacky.
frau kaleun
12-22-10, 04:01 PM
Let's see:

The Volkswagen (#9) was cool

The VW was awesome! :yeah:
Jimbuna
12-22-10, 04:05 PM
Ho Ho Ho http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4315/wmann31.gif
bookworm_020
12-22-10, 11:34 PM
Just think of all that extra money the power companies are making this time of year!
Castout
12-23-10, 12:02 AM
It's a good thing most people here are Muslims otherwise we'd have power outage every time Christmas is approaching :D
TLAM Strike
12-23-10, 12:06 AM
Here is a Christmas light display that can destroy you from 70 miles away...

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/8985/hires101215n1522s199.jpg
High Res Image:
http://www.defense.gov/dodcmsshare/newsphoto/2010-12/hires_101215-N-1522S-199.jpg