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  1. Jack Ford

    Jack Ford Well-Known Member

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    Not a lover of Xmas me.. Mrs is. Totally opposite to me, loves to make xmas wreaths etc and wasting her money on sending xmas cards to folk she sees every day. Its to much money orientated these days. Putting decorations up 1st week in November is a farce (current circs excluded)takes the gloss off of it all. Starts too early.

    She makes my Xmas dinner when I sit back supping away, spose thats a plus. But tell her there's no need for it. If she didn't it wouldnt bother me

    I show goodwill to men all year round and do not need xmas to demonstrate this

    Sending Xmas cards to people just because you have received one from them! And yes it happens. Is pretty crap

    When I was a kid I used to get a tangerine and a game of solitaire in my stocking, never wanted much, and appreciated what little I got. Very Happy Times. No want want want, no spend spend spend.

    Don,t get me wrong, I dont begrudge people for lapping it all up, especially those with young families. Its great to see the kids faces when opening their pressies..

    Can't stand al the hype and no longer believe in Father Christmas at least 10 years ago.

    Everyone to their own

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    HTL

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    Our lass is the same she loves all the euphoria of Christmas I'm not bothered, she makes all her own stuff and send Christmas cards all over the place. Not unusual you may say but after sending cards she then makes truffles, Christmas cakes and other things then boxes them and sends them separate, OK you might say but considering we live in Barnsley and she's Welsh with a daughter in Germany it costs a fortune sending all over the fecking place and will she feck put the cards that she sent a week earlier with the packages, they have to go separate
     
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  3. Jack Ford

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    Can understand sending cards to people that live afar. But not those you see every day. Is this a woman thing ? or do any red hotted males on this forum indulge in such a nonsense??!! <party>:emoticon-0182-poolp:emoticon-0182-poolp
     
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    smug does.:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    Love Catts Crimbo me
     
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  6. Draig

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    To be honest, if you believed in Father Christmas right up until 10 years ago, what was it that brought this unwelcome truth in to your life? <cracker>
     
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    Our Christmas tree, now in its 26th year. Cost £119.99 and only got it because of a shortage of real trees that year had pushed the cost of our usual 8ft Nordman Fir from £25 up to £40 and I objected to paying that much for a tree when I couldn't even find a decent one anywhere.
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  8. Draig

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    Long dark patch on the floor consists of two Mini Schnauzers guarding me from the Christmas tree!
     
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    Pics of the Schnauzers please. Dexter is looking forward to us putting up the tree tomorrow and most likely pissing on it <laugh> IMG-20201128-WA0001.jpeg
     
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    Love the ambilights on the telly. We’ve had our tree up for a week or so :emoticon-0102-bigsm

    went for a real one for a change
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    and the obligatory dog shots (our Romanian rescue hiding from the devil hoover and then our jack russel overseeing gas works outside)



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  11. Nacho

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    I know that dress, she's a bit fond of Frozen

    Here's our tree, my wife's gone for a Scandi style apparently, personally I like the cheesy classic look but it's nice

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    One set of lights makes a constant buzzing/whining noise, it's great it's like free tinnitus.
     
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    Minnie (sitting) and Juno (laying down) who are twins
     
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    Those two Frozen movies have a lot to answer for...'the cold never bothered me anyway'
     
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    Tell me about it, I didn't like it the first time and it wasn't improved by the fiftieth viewing. She does love them but she's more into Tangled, "look daddy I've drawn Rapunzel" "very good darling" "daddy this banana looks like Rapunzel's hair "er yeah ok"
     
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    Not the best tree shot I’ve ever done, but our tree went up yesterday.
    In fact it’s a crap one. I can’t even get the thing to load!!
     
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  18. Sunderpitt

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    It was the g'daughter birthday during the first lockdown, a Frozen, party was planned, there are kids party organisers who do it... unfortunately it did not happen.

    Belle (beauty and the beast) is her other alta ego atm. But anything to do with unicorn ponies, faries and glitter girls... I blame netflix...paw patrol especially with powers.
    Her brother is getting into gaming with his dad Zelda
     
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  20. Nacho

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    You don't have to tell me who Belle is mate, I'm an expert these days. I know what they're all called, what they wear, what their eye colours are...they love their princesses don't they haha
     
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