Thursday
Greetings from Samizdata HQ and best wishes to friends of liberty everywhere.
Tonight we feast on a roasted beast upon which Adriana has worked her sorcery, celebrating all the wonders that our modern technological society has wrought.
Wishing a year of champagne for our real friends, and real pain for our sham friends. Have a splendid Christmas, be it Godly or godless, as is your wont.
Perry de Havilland, Alec Muffet, Adriana Lukas, Michael Jennings & Brian Micklethwait behind the camera
I see no address or time, so I can't RSVP on your party. I'm crushed.
Have a wonderful Chrstmas Eve Dinner, whether your leanings are sacred or secular.
Posted by Bod at December 24, 2009 05:21 PM
Have a good one, Perry! Another year
almost over. Bests to everyone.
Posted by Johnathan Pearce at December 24, 2009 05:31 PM
Should say as is your wont. Want, used as a noun, means lack or poverty.
A year of itching without benefit of scratching to socialists and fellow travelers everywhere.
Posted by Thomas at December 24, 2009 06:06 PM
Stuff Turkey! you cant beat a goose.
Have to be in Cardiff in a few hours so reluctantly cant be with you, even if I ever did get invited ;-)
Have a wonderful time and happy Christmas to everyone involved in Samizdata.
Posted by RAB at December 24, 2009 06:18 PM
Thomas, 'want' can also be understood as synonymous to desire: something someone wants. I'll second your, um, second point.
Posted by Alisa at December 24, 2009 06:22 PM
Alisa,
"Want" in that sense would have to be a verb. As a noun, "want" means "the lack of something."
// Pedantic Man strikes again!
Happy holidays to all.
Posted by Mastiff at December 24, 2009 06:25 PM
Um, actually that might be an adjective, not a noun. Bah humbug....
Posted by Mastiff at December 24, 2009 06:26 PM
Mastiff: do the clicky thingy above. Anyway, I blame Thomas - he started it! Happy holidays to all, pedants and mere mortals alike:-)
Posted by Alisa at December 24, 2009 06:33 PM
Thanks.
And best wishes for Christmas and the year ahead.
Posted by John B at December 24, 2009 06:51 PM
Thanks for the menu -now I know what I'll attempt on New Year's Eve
(maybe not so elaborate, as I don't expect throngs of guests, as you Samizdata HQ do)
Happy Holidays for you, Adriana and your guests - and and I'll second your toast.
Posted by Tatyana at December 24, 2009 08:24 PM
Happy New Year and happy holidays to everyone at Samizdata.net. Thank you for this blog.
BTW, the merchandise link on the left sidebar does not work. Do you guys still sell t-shirts/other merch so I can advertise this wonderful conspiracy and continue to irritate my liberal democrat friends and relatives just by standing? Thanks.
Posted by frak at December 24, 2009 08:30 PM
I'm glad to see that even in a "holiday wishes" post the pedants come out! It wouldn't be Samizdata without them (er, us).
Anyway, enjoy your feast (sounds wonderful) and thank you for hosting this splendid website. Best wishes to all for 2010!
Posted by Laird at December 24, 2009 08:54 PM
Enjoy the day, Perry. One of these days I'm going to try to get a goose for Christmas, like Scrooge - don't know if one can even get them in Northern Virginia.
My offering for the season: "Christ, Christianity, and Christmas":
http://vulgarmorality.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/christ-christianity-and-christmas-reposted/
Posted by vulgar moralist at December 24, 2009 10:02 PM
Yes, I must do something about that frak... stand by... anyone care to suggest an alternative to Cafe Press?
Posted by Perry de Havilland at December 25, 2009 12:16 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! The best thing this past year was finding this blog. What a breath of fresh air!
Posted by Kathy Staab at December 25, 2009 12:48 AM
Looks like a splendid feast. Happy Festivus to all. And yes, here's hoping for a better 2010, and confusion to our enemies...
Posted by Mr Eugenides at December 25, 2009 02:12 AM
Merry Christmas Samizdatistas, I hope you get everything you want!
Posted by Rob Fisher at December 25, 2009 08:44 AM
Looks good, apart from the Brussels sprouts. The devil's vegetable!
Merry Christmas to you all.
Posted by RW at December 25, 2009 11:31 AM
Good to see people having a pleasant time.
And do not dare anyone cite that I said that - it would ruin my reputation as an enemy of all joy.
Posted by Paul Marks at December 25, 2009 02:40 PM
RW, not the way I make them! These are brussels sprouts for people not fond of them - me being one of those people...
Posted by Adriana at December 25, 2009 02:40 PM
Merry Christmas Samizdata people! I am grateful to all the Samizdatistas for all they have done in keeping this site alive and kicking these past eight years or so. Long may you continue to act.
Brussels sprouts - fueling the perfect response to hubris of all kinds since Roman times!
"These are brussels sprouts for people not fond of them..."
I presume you stuffed them Adriana, hence the "with parmasan and almonds" bit?
Posted by mike at December 25, 2009 05:12 PM
Very pertinent question, RRS. :)
Nothing particularly grand, just a few good value, decent bottles: Domaine Baillard Chablis 2007 with the starter and Chateau Grand-Jour Bordeaux Rouge 2007, Marques De Carano Reserva 2004 with the main course. And some Lagrima white port for dessert, courtesy of Michael Jennings.
Posted by Adriana at December 25, 2009 05:12 PM
our Christmas Eve dinner was much simpler, cold cooked Dungeness crab, green salad with a very light dressing and hot sourdough bread. Bollinger to start then a very fine white from BC. Desert a chocolate, cranberry tart followed by Courvoisier.
That leaves room for the turkey and all the fixins in about 3 hours time on Christmas day, especially the brussels sprouts.
Posted by stephen ottridge at December 26, 2009 12:04 AM
Lemons and limes with goose? That sounds a very interesting combination, glad to see it apparently worked :-).
Happy 2010 to all the Samizdataistas, and hope you find plenty in the various General Election campaigns to shred without mercy :-).
Posted by Dave Walker at December 31, 2009 07:26 PM
It worked magnificently Dave! Goose is a very fatty bird and the citrus cuts it superbly.
Posted by Perry de Havilland at December 31, 2009 11:35 PM
