Give Us This Day Our Daily Thread December 1st through December 31st 2025

[killarney rose]

Travelling behind trucks is always scary. Whatever they're carrying.

When I was little, I was terrified when our car was on the road and we pulled up next to a semi.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Last year while travelling I had a bit of a fright when we found ourselves in between two huge trucks and no way to get out of that position.
The one on the left sped up a bit and the second one changed lanes so they were behind the first one.

I think they did that so we could get ahead of them,
I thought it was very considerate of them.

 

[Onlyguessing23]

What stressed you out as a kid?

RSBM

That abominable snowman!
And the monkeys in The Wizard of Oz.

 

[killarney rose]

Oh, those monkey always scared me!

 

[tlcya]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD
THURSDAY DECEMBER 12TH 2025​

1901 – First Transatlantic Radio Signal
Guglielmo Marconi successfully transmitted the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean—a breakthrough that changed global communication forever.
Can you imagine how magical and unbelievable that must of been. Heck I don't understand radio waves today. I can't imagine being in the group that heard this first signal and trying to understand it all.


1964 – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Airs
The stop-motion holiday classic premiered on NBC and went on to become one of the most beloved Christmas specials of all time.

Do any of you remember the stop-motion Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special? It made me a complete nervous wreck.

I was little, but I already understood how stop-motion animation worked—and that knowledge absolutely ruined me. All I could think about was how long it must have taken to move everything one tiny bit at a time. My brother and I once tried to make our own stop-motion movie with toy dinosaurs, and it took us forever just to get them to walk a few steps.

So when I watched Rudolph after that, instead of enjoying it, I sat there stressed out, mentally calculating the endless hours behind every single scene. At six years old.

Yes, I was weird.
Still am.

What stressed you out as a kid?

Tricia

not holiday related but the Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black in the 70s terrified me. That dang Zuni fetish doll gave me nightmares for months.