What's behind door number twenty? [Advent Calenders]

Snicketysnick

Advent calenders are a traditional countdown to the christmas season. With 24 doors and a hidden surprise behind each one they are great for children, but I for one love that sort of thing as an adult as well. What's behind your door? Is it chocolate or is it lego or beer or something else equally "grown up"

This year's calender is a fine offering from Lidl, as is the tradition



and behind door number one was an illegible chocolate reindeer that I ate before a photograph and these wise words of wisdom



What's in your calender SE++?

Donovan Puppyfucker

Fun

Lego advent calendars are without a doubt the best advent calendars.

Clint Eastwood

Fun

God DAMN do I love Christmas

Snicketysnick

Fun

I hit return instead of tab and now my thread was released before I could add Larlar to my eternal shame

jgeis

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chrishallett83 wrote: »

Lego advent calendars are without a doubt the best advent calendars.

Back where I lived in Michigan there's a brewery that does an Advent Calendar of Beer filled with bottles of their rarities, odd-balls, and high-end brews.

It is the best advent calendar.

DarkPrimus

Where is the option that is "A and B"

OmnipotentBagel

DarkPrimus wrote: »

Where is the option that is "A and B"

Snick already said he accidentally submitted before putting Larlar in

Snicketysnick

Fun

Also fun is never a waste of time really, especially this time of year!

Moriveth

IT'S PIKACHU

Raijin Quickfoot

I opened every door.

Depression and anxiety behind every one!

Lasbrook

Advent Calenders? Oh I didn't know they were making a sequel to that Final Fantasy movie.

OmnipotentBagel

I've started working on some Christmas presents for friends and I'm remembering why I usually wait until the last minute to get gifts. Waiting until it's actually Christmas to send this stuff is killing me.

Pinfeldorf

A waste of time

This is not a thread about an XCOM 2 expansion. You have made me sad.

Snicketysnick

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Disappointing lack of other doors in here!

Day two brings the (imo) weeks early advice that it is time to decorate the Christmas tree.



Behind this door was an adorable gingerbread man



He did not survive...

ChicoBlue

Advent Calendar tip:

If you buy two of them then you get two chocolates every day!!

OmnipotentBagel

ChicoBlue wrote: »

Advent Calendar tip:

If you buy two of them then you get two chocolates every day!!

What are you going to do at the end, smart guy? TWO Christmases?

Wait that actually sounds good

Elvenshae

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The LEGO Star Wars calendar started off with a bang this year!

The Ghost!

Can’t wait to open #2 later today! It’s been a Christmas tradition with my oldest son for a couple of years now, and my youngest is old enough to not eat the pieces so he can play too!

Bonus: someone got me the 2016 LSW calendar for Christmas last year, and opening it in January just didn’t work. So from ~10 Dec onwards, I’ll get two LEGO things every day!

Elvenshae

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Day 2!

Sabine! Complete with Angry Face and Sardonic Face!

They dropped the ball by only including one pistol, though.

Probably have another as part of a weapon stand later on, though.

Snicketysnick

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Day Three

"Time for some festive tunes" Finally one we can agree on, calender


Another moderately illegible chocolate, this one is a candy cane I think?

Munkus Beaver

That is very clearly a candy cane to me.It has a ribbon tied on it.

OmnipotentBagel

Could be a dapper earthworm

BlankZoe

Genuinely thought it was a little turd while scrolling past

Raijin Quickfoot

Snicketysnick wrote: »

Day Three

"Time for some festive tunes" Finally one we can agree on, calender


Another moderately illegible chocolate, this one is a candy cane I think?

That's a scorpion. You're eating scorpion chocolate.

Mr Fuzzbutt

It's a butterfly attacking a snake.

WiseManTobes

more people need to post their lego advents because I couldn't snag one this year and let me live vicariously through you dangit!

SanderJK

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I have done a ton of these theoretical door puzzles.

The answer is always a goat, or Monty Hall.

Both of those choices are pretty Fun, in different ways, I guess.

Rhesus Positive

Mrs Rhesus asked me to get an, and I quote, "not shit" Advent calendar for her this year

So this year I went to Lindt instead of Home Bargains

I don't have a calendar myself; I just make sure to eat something inadvisable every day

Mayabird

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I like it when games have Advent calendars in them. For instance, Fallen London gives nice little gifts, and Kingdom of Loathing's calendars are always related to whatever the holiday event will be.

Elvenshae

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Day 3 of the Lego Star Wars Calendar!

Damn, they are going all-in on Rebels so far, and it's fuckin' awesome.

The Phantom!

Day 4 might be slightly delayed until tomorrow AM, since I might get home from work post-kiddie-bed-time, and I'd be justifiably pilloried if I opened the next one without my guys.

My two-year-old has decided that the funnest game ever is to pick up one of the pieces, and then run away with it, laughing hysterically. Daddy is less amused by this new game.

WiseManTobes

unfffff gimme lego pics! rofl

see317

I don't think I've ever had an Advent calendar.
Probably for the best though, as I doubt I'd have the self control to not just open all the days at once.

Snicketysnick

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The calender is correct once again, Christmas is indeed not the same without funny crackers because cracker jokes are the highest form of art.



and todays chocolate is a christmas pudding..I suppose. More of a christmas splat really.

Sorce

It's leaves of holly.

Snicketysnick

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That's the clearest part yeah, one of these from the top



I always like squinting at the terrible moulding jobs on these calenders, last year I had a "present" that looked like it had been sat out in the rain for a week and was all warped.

Lindsay Lohan

We have a wooden tree advent calendar and it has little compartments for each day. Each day, my wife as "Mrs. Claus" puts a few pieces of chocolate behind each door. He's 13 now, but the tradition continues.

Last year, however, he did something rather ingenious. Each day, he left one piece of chocolate behind. That way on Christmas morning, he had 24 pieces of candy to eat along with his stocking fillers. I had to respect his ability to do that, I never would have been able to leave chocolate uneaten like that.

UnbreakableVow

This is the first I've heard of advent calendars?

They seem like a neat idea though

Is it typically quality chocolate?

Snicketysnick

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As with all things, you get what you pay for. Mine is pretty middle of the road, but it was cheap. Rhesus' missus's one will be a lot nicer.

Generally though, if you know what a chocolate maker's stuff is like as a rule of thumb, their calender will be on par with that.

Rhesus Positive

Depends on if you’re buying one from a company that makes chocolate, or from a supermarket on the 30th November where the choice comes down to which kids’ show is on the front

Elvenshae

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WiseManTobes wrote: »

unfffff gimme lego pics! rofl

Okay! I'll grab some pics later today!

Brovid Hasselsmof

I have a Cadbury advent calendar my mum gave me while I was back home. It's summer here, though, which is proving a bit of a problem. I've learned at least that if I open it early in the day the chocolates are just a bit soft. If I wait til the evening they're basically liquid.

Snicketysnick

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No message today which means either an invitation to contemplate the festive season on your own time or a printing error. Let's go with the former eh?

and a nice dribbly candle to eat