Holiday Survival

How to Survive the Office Christmas Party

If you're lucky enough to have a a big 'ol office Christmas bash this year, here are some tips to get you through it with out getting you fired from Gawker.com

* Two Drink Minimum
* Show Up to Work the Next Day
* Pig Out (since you're not drinking!)
* Dress Up
* No Kissing (Don't indulge in your office crush)
* Documentation (take incriminating photos of those not following the first rule)
* For Singles: Go Alone (unless you really trust your date!)
* Schmooze with Spouses
* Overspend on Secret Santa (if it's supposed to be $15, spend $20 - don't be labeled "cheap!")
* No Work Talk!

What To Buy the Person You're About to Dump

It's bad form to dump someone over the holidays, so at least wait until the first part of 2012... until then, you need to buy them a gift. Here are some suggestions from Jezebel.com

* A quality pair of headphones -- "listening to music is a part of every break up"

* A quilt -- "Here is something to keep you warm at night, because pretty soon it's not going to be me."

* Food -- "food is the perfect gift because once its been eaten, it's gone — no pesky reminders of the relationship you once had."

* Booze And/Or Boozy Accoutrements -- "after you break things off there may be a certain inclination to nurse wounds through the through firewater, and they might as well be drinking out of something nice."

* Plants and Herbs -- "Oh boy, a brand new hobby!"

* Cookware and Recipe Books -- "it's a great release of stress and emotions."

* A Gift that Screams "I Don't Even Know You" -- "Law & Order: SVU" on DVD or pet hamster, for example.

* Nothing At All -- " The oldest break-up trick in the book is to slyly persuade the other person to break up with you first -- this will do it"

But what if you just STARTED dating someone? Check out this list of gift suggestions...

WH-WH-WHAT?

A survey out Monday showed for than a third of U.S. shoppers are ALREADY DONE with their holiday shopping! Most people took advantage of the rock bottom deals on Black Friday to finish off their list.

Primetime, Baby!

CW: America's Next Top Model, America's Next Top Model (FINALE NEW)
CBS: Survivor: South Pacific (NEW), Criminal Minds (NEW), CSI (NEW)
NBC: Up All Night (NEW), Up All Night, Harry's Law (NEW), Law & Order: SVU (NEW)
ABC: The Middle (NEW), Suburgatory (NEW), Modern Family (NEW), Happy Endings (NEW), Revenge (NEW)
FOX: The X Factor (LIVE)

Christmas Specials for Wednesday

A Very Pink Christmas (NEW)
ABC Family 6:00 p.m.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
ABC Family 6:30 p.m.

A Holly, Johnny Christmas
Cartoon Network 7:00 p.m.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Cartoon Network 7:30 p.m.

A Christmas Gift (The Middle) (NEW)
ABC 8:00 p.m.

Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
Cartoon Network 8:00 p.m.

Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas
Hallmark Channel 8:00 p.m.

Express Christmas (NEW)
ABC 9:00 p.m.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
ABC Family 9:00 p.m.

Farewell Mr. Kringle
Hallmark Channel 10:00 p.m

Gotta See This

Your call -- Victoria's Secret Models If They Were Fat...

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Joke of the Day

Two goats wandered into the junkyard and had a field day. One of them spent a particularly long time bent over a spool of film. When he was finished, the other goat came over. “So, did you enjoy the film?”
The goat replied, “To tell you the truth, I liked the book better.”

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