Surprise! It's December already, which means the winter holidays are just around the corner. According to Blizzard's calendar, Winter's Veil will be upon us in just two short weeks, and if
patch 3.3 does drop next week as expected, it'll seem even shorter than that (I'm sure that
the new Dungeon Finder system will make the time fly by for most of us). So before Greatfather Winter actually appears in Ironforge and Orgrimmar,
the Godmother has the right idea: it's time to ask GFW what you want for Winter's Veil. He's delievered
some nice ingame presents before, and this year should be no exception.
Personally, 3.3 will grant most of my
Warcraft-related wishes, so I'll just wish for world peace. Oh, and 5000g for my newly 80 paladin's epic flying. Actually, I need a
chopper, too, so world peace, 5000g for the epic flying, and another few thousand for the chopper mats. Oh, and I need gear to run heroics, so the peace thing, lots of money, and good gear. Wait -- I'll need a good flying mount, too. So let's say
Rusted Proto-drake, epic gear, and lots and lots of money. Actually, it's
Warcraft, so just forget the peace thing -- I'll just take the money and purples, thanks.
But that's just me
and Steve Martin. What would you like to get from Greatfather Winter this year?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
jvaneck Dec 3rd 2009 8:04AM
glad to see the SNL reference
Aleveria Dec 3rd 2009 8:23AM
As much as I love SNL, isn't it a "The Jerk" reference? I've done that reference IRL and I either get laughs or crickets. Silly young people. :-D
kiki47890 Dec 3rd 2009 8:49AM
hi
nieboh Dec 3rd 2009 9:25AM
This may be a double post but my first attempt isn't showing up. Or maybe it didn't show up as a reply. Anyway...
Alveria, while the Christmas bit is similar to the part in the Jerk where he's leaving his home after getting sued and gathering up random things "all I need is this chair, and this remote, and...", it is not the same. 5 Christmas Wishes was a bit on SNL from, maybe the 90s?
I couldn't find the clip (in the 30s or so I looked) with full images and all, but the audio is on youtube. (If the link doesn't post just search in Youtube for "steve martin christmas"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPVuHP3OXk0
p.s. I would love a comment system for WoW.com that worked for Christmas. That would be spectacular.
Shamrocco Dec 3rd 2009 9:37AM
I believe it was his opening monologue for a Christmas episode that he hosted. It is, undoubtedly, from SNL not The Jerk. The Jerk was the, "I don't need you. All I need is this pen." Similar, but the SNL one has to do with Christmas presents and world peace, which was part of his larger stand-up routine.
P.S. Read his bio, Born Standing Up, absolutely fantastic.
Nina Dec 3rd 2009 11:20AM
Obligatory link to another Steve Martin Christmas Classic (tm)
Silver Bells with Paul Simon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXN72rbXAr0
Camo Dec 3rd 2009 3:44PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzlyiPXqpjY
:D
Arkantoze Dec 3rd 2009 3:35PM
World of Warcraft Cataclysm, out on January 1st :-) Well You never know lol.
slicedcheese Dec 3rd 2009 8:33AM
lots of gold and purples plz
Tassedar Dec 3rd 2009 2:38PM
Dear grandfather winter,
Ive been a really bad shammy this year yes I have. please send me some coal before my basic campfire goes out and freeze to death in silence and pain because the light and warmth is the only thing keeping the monsters away. Also can I have a pony that ghostcrawler promised me?
Rai Dec 3rd 2009 8:13AM
Cataclysm. But alas...
Roddythew Dec 3rd 2009 12:44PM
Amazon is taking pre-orders for Cataclysm, so it may be coming relatively soon. I'm going to start working on Azeroth achievements just in case they become Feats of Strength with the release of the x-pac.
Hairfish Dec 3rd 2009 7:20PM
My Amazon.com pre-order is in (thanks, Mom!), so yeah...I want that ASAP!
baysaz Dec 3rd 2009 8:13AM
I hope we'll get a Feat of Strength for the 2009 Winter Veil gift. We never got one for the 2009 Vintage Green Brewfest Stein.
Gamer am I Dec 3rd 2009 8:15AM
Forget the money. Forget the epics. Forget the mounts. Forget the pets. All I want for Winter's Veil this year is for PvE and battleground PvP to be buffed and nerfed independently of arenas. I think that would be the WoW equivalent for wishing for world peace.
Kal Dec 3rd 2009 8:27AM
This.
Edge Dec 3rd 2009 2:03PM
OMG OMG THIS, so much this!
Hairfish Dec 3rd 2009 7:23PM
Amen to this! I also want wow.com to add a 4th star to the rating system for such posts.
Sephrenia Dec 3rd 2009 8:21AM
Something other than another snowman kit, which I've had for the last 3 years and complained about before to him, but he didn't listen. I told a GM that Greatfather Winter didn't check his lists twice, or he would have known that I am a very good girl and that I have received such gifts before. (I blogged about it and included a screenie of my letter to the GM http://guildmum.com/2008/09/screenies-love-them.html)
I would like an updated outfit, a Winter's Veil pet Grinch would be nice and some other food than Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake because it has been a long time and (as it says on the label) the ones I got in past years have still not gone bad :)
Ratskinmahoney Dec 3rd 2009 8:37AM
Heheh. Good effort, +4 internets for your troubles. No whelp though, the gnomes tell me you've been indulging in quite a lot of minless killing of the various creatures of Azeroth, you're lucky you even got a Snowman Kit.