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How to Tell If You're a Grinch

I know this is out of season, but I forgot to add it over Christmas :lol: :oops:

  • You reuse last year's Christmas cards and send them out under your own name. (5 points)
  • You steal light bulbs from you neighbor's outdoor display to replenish your own supply. (5 points, 10 if neighbor's whole light sets or lighted Santa goes out)
  • You have dressed a dog or cat as Santa Claus, elf helper, or reindeer. (10 points for each; if you dressed an endangered species, 5 extra points)
  • You put out last year's stale candy canes for children. (1 point for each piece of sticky candy).
  • If you put out a chocolate or marzipan Santa also, add 10 points.
  • You enclose a shoddy and inferior gift from Target, Wal-Mart, or K-Mart in a Bloomingdale's or other prestige box to impress your friends. (5 points for each infraction).
  • You make collect long distance phone calls to your family on Christmas day. (5 points, 10 if from a cell phone), claiming you are stuck in a phone booth.
  • At the office Christmas party, you horde huge stockpiles of goodies for later consumption at home. (5 points; 15 points if you use this stuff for your own party)
  • You steal the wreath from a parked car to use on your own [Southern California only, others ignore]. (5 points -- nobody but Angelinos are dumb enough to dress a car)
  • After an invitation to a friend's house, you bring a commercially produced fruitcake and try to pass it off as home made. (5 points; 15 points if the fruitcake is from last year).
  • Any stealing from the Toys-for-Tots collection bins is a definite no-no. (20 points)
Evaluate your score on the "Grinch Scale" from 20 to 100.
  • 20-30: You are just a cheese ball.
  • 30-50: You are an apprentice in Yuletide larceny and are probably wanted by the police for overdue parking tickets.
  • 50-100: Grinch, move over. The Meyer Lansky of Christmas crime has arrived.