Talk:3019: Advent Calendar Advent Calendar - Revision history

Elizium23 at 10:06, 14 December 2024

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Elizium23 at 09:56, 14 December 2024

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Elizium23 at 09:52, 14 December 2024

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172.70.163.46 at 15:26, 8 December 2024

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Apollo11 at 14:49, 8 December 2024

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172.68.150.90: 24, not 25

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24, not 25

172.70.110.119 at 05:06, 7 December 2024

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141.101.98.107 at 09:18, 5 December 2024

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172.71.118.144 at 01:57, 5 December 2024

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Apollo11 at 19:31, 4 December 2024

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 ::Not necessarily - all you need for drumming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_percussion is you]. Pipers piping might be another matter though...[[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.184|172.69.194.184]] 15:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
 :::The geese-a-laying would complicate matters too. Are these just geese of a laying age and condition (in which case, count 1 each), or are they actually in the act of laying? If the latter, at what stage in the laying process are they at the point of gifting, and are any eggs that have already been laid at that point included in the gift? It would be very difficult to get them to synchronise to lay at exactly the same moment.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.237|172.70.90.237]] 15:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
-:: Well it's time for historic pedantry vs. math nerds. The partridge and the pear tree are a package deal (it's not possible to "send" a mature tree somewhere unless you're time travelers anyway.) Would you claim that my true love sent 24 drumsticks, 12 drums, 12 drummers, 12 copies of sheet music,and 12 costumes?  But more importantly, even Wikipedia knows that only one set of gifts corresponds to each day. The repetition elides mention of the day numbers because it was poetic license, and no sane listener would assume twelve pear trees or 22 doves. That's ridiculous. If you wanna analyze the progression, at least couch it in hypothetical terms instead of perpetuating myths. Excuse me while I kiss this guy. [[User:Elizium23|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23|talk]]) 09:52, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
+:: Well it's time for historic pedantry vs. math nerds. The partridge and the pear tree are a package deal (it's not possible to "send" a mature tree somewhere unless you're time travelers anyway.) Would you claim that my true love sent 24 drumsticks, 12 drums, 12 drummers, 12 copies of sheet music,and 12 costumes?  But more importantly, even Wikipedia knows that only one set of gifts corresponds to each day. The repetition elides mention of the day numbers because it was poetic license, and no sane listener would assume twelve pear trees or 22 doves. That's ridiculous. If you wanna analyze the progression, at least couch it in hypothetical terms instead of perpetuating myths. Excuse me while I kiss this guy.
 Wait, isn't it similar to the comic Alignment Chart Alignment Chart? --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.119|172.70.110.119]] 05:06, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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 ::Not necessarily - all you need for drumming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_percussion is you]. Pipers piping might be another matter though...[[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.184|172.69.194.184]] 15:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
 :::The geese-a-laying would complicate matters too. Are these just geese of a laying age and condition (in which case, count 1 each), or are they actually in the act of laying? If the latter, at what stage in the laying process are they at the point of gifting, and are any eggs that have already been laid at that point included in the gift? It would be very difficult to get them to synchronise to lay at exactly the same moment.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.237|172.70.90.237]] 15:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
-:: Well it's time for historic pedantry vs. math nerds. The partridge and the pear tree are a package deal (it's not possible to "send" a mature tree somewhere unless you're time travelers anyway.) But more importantly, even Wikipedia knows that only one set of gifts corresponds to each day. The repetition elides mention of the day numbers because it was poetic license, and no sane listener would assume twelve pear trees or 22 doves. That's ridiculous. If you wanna analyze the progression, at least couch it in hypothetical terms instead of perpetuating myths. Excuse me while I kiss this guy. [[User:Elizium23|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23|talk]]) 09:52, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
+:: Well it's time for historic pedantry vs. math nerds. The partridge and the pear tree are a package deal (it's not possible to "send" a mature tree somewhere unless you're time travelers anyway.) Would you claim that my true love sent 24 drumsticks, 12 drums, 12 drummers, 12 copies of sheet music,and 12 costumes?  But more importantly, even Wikipedia knows that only one set of gifts corresponds to each day. The repetition elides mention of the day numbers because it was poetic license, and no sane listener would assume twelve pear trees or 22 doves. That's ridiculous. If you wanna analyze the progression, at least couch it in hypothetical terms instead of perpetuating myths. Excuse me while I kiss this guy. [[User:Elizium23|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23|talk]]) 09:52, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
 Wait, isn't it similar to the comic Alignment Chart Alignment Chart? --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.119|172.70.110.119]] 05:06, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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 ::Not necessarily - all you need for drumming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_percussion is you]. Pipers piping might be another matter though...[[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.184|172.69.194.184]] 15:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
 :::The geese-a-laying would complicate matters too. Are these just geese of a laying age and condition (in which case, count 1 each), or are they actually in the act of laying? If the latter, at what stage in the laying process are they at the point of gifting, and are any eggs that have already been laid at that point included in the gift? It would be very difficult to get them to synchronise to lay at exactly the same moment.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.237|172.70.90.237]] 15:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
 Wait, isn't it similar to the comic Alignment Chart Alignment Chart? --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.119|172.70.110.119]] 05:06, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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	Is anyone going to point out that proper advent calendars only have 24 doors? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.150.90\|172.68.150.90]] 07:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)		Is anyone going to point out that proper advent calendars only have 24 doors? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.150.90\|172.68.150.90]] 07:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
	:All of mine have 25 doors? Is the traditional one only have 24? Cause the commercial ones are most 25 [[User:Apollo11\|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11\|talk]]) 14:49, 8 December 2024 (UTC)		:All of mine have 25 doors? Is the traditional one only have 24? Cause the commercial ones are most 25 [[User:Apollo11\|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11\|talk]]) 14:49, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
		+	::It is (or was, maybe it got lost in further mass-edits, but I remember it being there and should really have checked before replying...) mentioned that some calendars have 1..25 (to finish with 'big reveal' on Christms Day), others may go 1..24 (given that there's more than enough gifts and distractions expected on the 25th, though that could also be said of the 24th in some cultural traditions).
		+	::What wasn't really expounded upon, but hi ted at, was that if you go ''really'' traditional, it starts on the 4th Sunday before Christmas Day, which is only on the 1st when the 1st is a Sunday. Regardless of the inclusion of the 25th, a 'proper' one for any given year might have doors all around the mid-20s in number. But chocolate/etc ones probably just settle on starting at the 1st (or cheaper 'fortnight', 'final week' ones, perhaps, as discount gifts for tardy uncles' and aunts' benefits?), whichever day they finish at. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.46\|172.70.163.46]] 15:26, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

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	Is anyone going to point out that proper advent calendars only have 24 doors? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.150.90\|172.68.150.90]] 07:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)		Is anyone going to point out that proper advent calendars only have 24 doors? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.150.90\|172.68.150.90]] 07:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
		+	:All of mine have 25 doors? Is the traditional one only have 24? Cause the commercial ones are most 25 [[User:Apollo11\|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11\|talk]]) 14:49, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

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	Wait, isn't it similar to the comic Alignment Chart Alignment Chart? --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.119\|172.70.110.119]] 05:06, 7 December 2024 (UTC)		Wait, isn't it similar to the comic Alignment Chart Alignment Chart? --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.119\|172.70.110.119]] 05:06, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
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		+	Is anyone going to point out that proper advent calendars only have 24 doors? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.150.90\|172.68.150.90]] 07:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

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	::Not necessarily - all you need for drumming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_percussion is you]. Pipers piping might be another matter though...[[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.184\|172.69.194.184]] 15:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC)		::Not necessarily - all you need for drumming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_percussion is you]. Pipers piping might be another matter though...[[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.184\|172.69.194.184]] 15:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
	:::The geese-a-laying would complicate matters too. Are these just geese of a laying age and condition (in which case, count 1 each), or are they actually in the act of laying? If the latter, at what stage in the laying process are they at the point of gifting, and are any eggs that have already been laid at that point included in the gift? It would be very difficult to get them to synchronise to lay at exactly the same moment.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.237\|172.70.90.237]] 15:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)		:::The geese-a-laying would complicate matters too. Are these just geese of a laying age and condition (in which case, count 1 each), or are they actually in the act of laying? If the latter, at what stage in the laying process are they at the point of gifting, and are any eggs that have already been laid at that point included in the gift? It would be very difficult to get them to synchronise to lay at exactly the same moment.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.237\|172.70.90.237]] 15:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
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		+	Wait, isn't it similar to the comic Alignment Chart Alignment Chart? --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.119\|172.70.110.119]] 05:06, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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 ::Except that every one after the first one isn't a proper advent calendar, because it starts too late.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.198|172.70.90.198]] 09:54, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
 :::Randall clearly thinks that "starting late" doesn't disqualify a pretruncated Advent Calendar from being an Advent Calendar in an Advent Calendar Advent Calendar. Or, perhaps that an Advent Calendar Advent Calendar's requirement is the inclusion of just the ''one'' 'true' Advent Calendar (''whatever'' you call all the others, behind flaps beyond the first). If you're not complaining about Randall's interpretation, then this also applies to the AC<sup>3</sup> suggestion given above, and over-explained, that it seems you're replying about. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.118.144|172.71.118.144]] 01:57, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
 The singer in The Twelve Days of Christmas receives two gifts on the first day, not one - a partridge, and a pear tree. (Then four on the second day, seven on the third, and so on.) That one item is presented within the other doesn't make them a single gift. Otherwise they would only receive 12 gifts total, with the final day's gift being twelve drummers drumming and eleven pipers piping and ten lords a leaping... [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.199|172.70.90.199]] 09:59, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

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 Can we just take a moment to appreciate whoever named the bot for this page? They wrote as follows: Created by 4 ENVELOPE BACKS 3 NERDS A-EDITING, 2 TURTLE BOTS, AND A FUNNY NEW XKCD. [[User:Willintendo|Willintendo]] ([[User talk:Willintendo|talk]]) 23:26, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
 :That note is hand-edited on the first couple of edits. Not sure why that rule exists, though. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 00:50, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
-::Honestly, about half the time the "note" is funnier than the comic itself. [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 19:30, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
+::Honestly, about half the time the "note" is funnier than the comic itself. [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 19:31, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
 The title text says 'may' twice, "per day may may [sic] seem absurd" --[[Special:Contributions/198.41.236.163|198.41.236.163]] 00:01, 3 December 2024 (UTC)