Merry Christmas everyone!

27 Aug 2006

What? It's not christmas? Of course it is!
I just heard so on the telly- so the date must have been changed.
Seriously, I just heard an ad for a carpet cleaner which ended with the tag line "it's christmas- spruce up your carpets!" :shock:
Now I know I got a little tiddly last night (anyone got any good remedies for carpet burns on the knees BTW?)....but Im sure I wasn't drunk enough to sleep through a whole season!
Is it just me or does everyone get hacked off with the relentless push? Its August FFS! Summertime, and the livin is sleazy & all that. Not Cliff Richards & Val Doonican!
Ok....rant over, but I am really curious to know if anyone else gets as enraged by the mad commercialism they want us all swept up in.
mad

27 Aug 2006

Let's start the 'Kick Christmas back to December' campaign ! I mean, I'm sure Jesus is a bit pissed that these firms keep fucking around with His brithday.
I'm with you WW :thumbup:

27 Aug 2006

Quote by Sassy-Seren
Let's start the 'Kick Christmas back to December' campaign ! I mean, I'm sure Jesus is a bit pissed that these firms keep fucking around with His brithday.
I'm with you WW :thumbup:

When I was in retail management, August the 28th was the day xmas displays went up :shock: so stand by to be bombarded with xmas rolleyes

27 Aug 2006

It is far too early and Christmas is getting earlier and earlier each year...there are dedicated shops now who sell decs and trees throughout the year...!!
It's funny you mention this because..yesterday, I had an overwhelming feeling for Christmas....dunno why..!!
I love Christmas, the snow, the dark nights..etc.
Merry Christmas everyone..... wink

Marcus..... :P

27 Aug 2006

Quote by Sassy-Seren
Let's start the 'Kick Christmas back to December' campaign ! I mean, I'm sure Jesus is a bit pissed that these firms keep fucking around with His brithday.
I'm with you WW :thumbup:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
CC....... wink

27 Aug 2006

Yippee that means Easters round the corner then lol

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

27 Aug 2006

NOOOOOOOOOOOO....

27 Aug 2006

Better get me best chrismass hits out then lol

27 Aug 2006

The only thing I'm looking forward to this year is my son is coming home for 3 weeks over Christmas and I haven't seen him for a year
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:

27 Aug 2006

Fekin hate xmas evil

27 Aug 2006

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Fekin hate xmas

And a Bah Humbug to you too, ya miserable old fart flipa

27 Aug 2006

Quote by Sassy-Seren
Fekin hate xmas

And a Bah Humbug to you too, ya miserable old fart flipa

Meat is a star....... rolleyes

CC.....

27 Aug 2006

Piss orf

it's cold, it's dark, you're forced to endure hours of crap telly and see people you don't normally bother with, you spend a fortune on buying shite that people probably don't want or need just because they are buying shite for you, cos you're buying shite for them etc. the shops are full of stressed miserable buggers, buying shite. the supermarket turns into a warzone as people scramble to buy excessive anounts of food for what is effectivly 2 days of sitting round doing sweet FA, it's a commercial hyjack all under the guise of a religious festival that few people actually celebrate.
Christmas, it's fekin shite :thumbup:

27 Aug 2006

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Piss orf
it's cold, it's dark, you're forced to endure hours of crap telly and see people you don't normally bother with, you spend a fortune on buying shite that people probably don't want or need just because they are buying shite for you, cos you're buying shite for them etc. the shops are full of stressed miserable buggers, buying shite. the supermarket turns into a warzone as people scramble to buy excessive anounts of food for what is effectivly 2 days of sitting round doing sweet FA, it's a commercial hyjack all under the guise of a religious festival that few people actually celebrate.
Christmas, it's fekin shite :thumbup:

Hey Meat.....that Feebee's got a crackin arse......x
CC...... :P

27 Aug 2006

:doh: has it realy taken you this long to notice Chimpy

27 Aug 2006

Quote by meat2pleaseu
:doh: has it realy taken you this long to notice Chimpy

Sorry....I've been..err away you might say.....Lucky So and So.....!!!

27 Aug 2006

So how was prison? were you someones bitch? :giggle:

27 Aug 2006

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Piss orf
it's cold, it's dark, you're forced to endure hours of crap telly and see people you don't normally bother with, you spend a fortune on buying shite that people probably don't want or need just because they are buying shite for you, cos you're buying shite for them etc. the shops are full of stressed miserable buggers, buying shite. the supermarket turns into a warzone as people scramble to buy excessive anounts of food for what is effectivly 2 days of sitting round doing sweet FA, it's a commercial hyjack all under the guise of a religious festival that few people actually celebrate.
Christmas, it's fekin shite :thumbup:

Ah well said :thumbup:
The only thing i like are the old songs and the run up to it all (other than the shopping which i do little off lol

) then when it comes its just like you said rolleyes

A great big anti climax sad

27 Aug 2006

I just love Xmas, followed by New Year, although, yes, I do agree it is a bit to early to think about it.
Still, I cant wait till Xmas, I just wish that it would snow on Xmas day once in a while.
Anyway, it's like any other event, you only get out of it what your prepared to put in rolleyes

27 Aug 2006

I used to work in a supermarket where, in New Year's eve, they started taking down the Xmas dcorations and putting up the Easter ones. :shock:

27 Aug 2006

Quote by goose35
Piss orf
it's cold, it's dark, you're forced to endure hours of crap telly and see people you don't normally bother with, you spend a fortune on buying shite that people probably don't want or need just because they are buying shite for you, cos you're buying shite for them etc. the shops are full of stressed miserable buggers, buying shite. the supermarket turns into a warzone as people scramble to buy excessive anounts of food for what is effectivly 2 days of sitting round doing sweet FA, it's a commercial hyjack all under the guise of a religious festival that few people actually celebrate.
Christmas, it's fekin shite :thumbup:

Ah well said :thumbup:
The only thing i like are the old songs and the run up to it all (other than the shopping which i do little off lol

) then when it comes its just like you said rolleyes

A great big anti climax sad

Bolox, i forgot about the Xmas music banghead

always the same bloody tunes in every bloody shop. As much as i like Slade and Wizzard, by mid November i'd happily wipe out of existance everything they've written if i don't have to hear Noddy shouting 'It's Chissssssssssssmasssssssssssssssss!' again evil

27 Aug 2006

Ahh sorry Meaty lol

But Slade to me is a timeless classic. :lol:

27 Aug 2006

Timeless, as in at no time should anyone play their xmas hits

27 Aug 2006

Quote by goose35
Ahh sorry Meaty
But Slade to me is a timeless classic. :lol:

You've obviously never worked in store where, in the space of one day,you've heard it played about 30 times.
You lucky sod. worship

:worship: :worship:

27 Aug 2006

Quote by byron
Ahh sorry Meaty
But Slade to me is a timeless classic. :lol:

You've obviously never worked in store where, in the space of one day,you've heard it played about 30 times.
You lucky sod. worship

:worship: :worship:
Could be worse, you could be Noddy Holder wink

27 Aug 2006

Quote by byron
Ahh sorry Meaty
But Slade to me is a timeless classic. :lol:

You've obviously never worked in store where, in the space of one day,you've heard it played about 30 times.
You lucky sod. worship

:worship: :worship:
No but its on repeat where i work :lol: Along with Wizzard et al :lol:
Used to love it on night shift with it blasting out across the facotry.
Ah the good old days :lol:
oh ffs i just said ah the good old days confused

27 Aug 2006

I think at the end of August my store is preparing for Christmas mad

27 Aug 2006

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Ahh sorry Meaty
But Slade to me is a timeless classic. :lol:

You've obviously never worked in store where, in the space of one day,you've heard it played about 30 times.
You lucky sod. worship

:worship: :worship:
Could be worse, you could be Noddy Holder wink

I'd settle for his banck balance instead.
I also recall seeing a Santa's grotto adverised once, nothing out of the ordinary you would hink there, but it was in the middle of June. :shock:

27 Aug 2006

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Piss orf
it's cold, it's dark, you're forced to endure hours of crap telly and see people you don't normally bother with, you spend a fortune on buying shite that people probably don't want or need just because they are buying shite for you, cos you're buying shite for them etc. the shops are full of stressed miserable buggers, buying shite. the supermarket turns into a warzone as people scramble to buy excessive anounts of food for what is effectivly 2 days of sitting round doing sweet FA, it's a commercial hyjack all under the guise of a religious festival that few people actually celebrate.
Christmas, it's fekin shite :thumbup:

Meaty, I think I love you!
The turning point for me was about 5 years ago. Picture this- it's 6pm, xmas eve. The Joint of pork has gone in the oven to be had cold with the chicken tomorrow (hate turkey!). After a while, you notice the absence of that roasing meat smell.
Feck. The oven is knackered. The shops are shut, and you have to feed 6 the next day.
Ever resourseful ole me marinades the pork in some apple schnapps (!) overnight. The next day, the pork got microwaved & the veg was cooked on the seperate hob.
Result? An unconventional but tasty dinner- and a far less stressed me with time to play with the kids & chill out. And to cap it all- we entered a local radio competition, told them the sob story & won family tickets to legoland!
From that point on we vowed to never get dragged into the whole spending a small fortune on food no one could possibly eat nonsense. In fact, we have spent a couple of xmas' since holed up in an apartment in the french alps.
No TV, mass marketing, pressure etc......just loads & loads of SNOW!!!! Sledging & snowball fights galore.
Sadly, we're home this year. Oh well........could be worse- could be at the Mother in laws!

27 Aug 2006

Quote by winchwench

Meaty, I think I love you!

And i love you, but for entirley different reasons :rascal:
One of my friends family's decided to stop buying each other presents a few years ago (except for the anklebiter) , they decided there was no real point to it as none of them really need anything, they don't have to go through the hassle of trawling round the shops for stuff, they just get together for xmas and boxing day. I often see friends getting stressed about presents because X spent Â£40 on a present for them last birthday so they have to match that amount, WTF dunno

if you want to buy me something then get me something that has some thought behind it, not a price tag