A Sad Christmas Story that is No longer Written So Often

[Eumaois]

Originally Posted by Mr_Geek

I had to look up a word that I thought could help describe what's going on here:

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/grandiloquence

This kind of describes some of the liberal and conservative talking points, especially those of Trump, at times. Thank you for the vocabulary link.

[Annino]

Originally Posted by 2nd trick op

So I hope that some of us will pause in this holiday season to ponder the sad stories that no longer are so frequently written.

Umm, how can I ponder a story that hasn’t been written?

[bus man]

Seems pretty clear to me what the OP is saying: he's celebrating a reduction in fire deaths at Christmas. Regardless of why this reduction has come about, fewer holiday fatalities is certainly something worth celebrating.

[TimTheEnchanter]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

Silly me. I thought a clarification would actually ... um ... clarify.

Make that FOUR super egg nogs, three slices of rum soaked fruit cake and six of those chocolates (Ethel M) filled with liqueur.

[Metlakatla]

It really isn't that hard to understand.

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by bus man

Seems pretty clear to me what the OP is saying: he's celebrating a reduction in fire deaths at Christmas. Regardless of why this reduction has come about, fewer holiday fatalities is certainly something worth celebrating.

No, the OP was attempting to postulate WHY there are fewer fire deaths at Christmas, and that’s where he lost everyone.

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

It really isn't that hard to understand.

Feel free to summarize for those of us who don’t get it. Perhaps you’ll have better luck.

[TinaTwo]

Originally Posted by tamajane

There are always Christmas time fires around here in apartments in poor areas. Usually caused by carelessness. Then the collections for the families. Always happens.

So true. I just read about a case the last day or two. And yes a poor minority woman with a ton of kids now deceased.

[Sand&Salt]

Originally Posted by Mr_Geek

I had to look up a word that I thought could help describe what's going on here:

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/grandiloquence

LOL. Good one. Posters who do this need to realize we can't sift through your verbosity to get your point. Which is probably somewhere "down there".

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

Feel free to summarize for those of us who don’t get it. Perhaps you’ll have better luck.

Sure.

Minority single mothers were disproportionately roasting their children alive on Christmas morning in the 50s and 60s because they weren't smart enough to properly put up a tree. Instead, they had to shoddily improvise one, and they were probably too stupid to water it. Thanks to social and technological progress, journalism, increased access to education, and expanded employment opportunities, these stories no longer sadden our Christmas mornings to any significant extent. We have come so far, and it warms the heart greatly.

Instead, we get stories about children dying in federal custody on Christmas morning.