Countdown till Crimbo '06

[Antlers]

68 Days 'till christmas !

You all bought me a present yet ?

[moog]

its october you massive bastard

[Hydralisk]

its october you massive bastard
QFT

Clearly tescos and such like have gone to this poor forumites' head.

At least wait until the end of october :(

[Irvine Black]

We already have all the christmas stock in my place of business. I keep getting complaints from customers that it's too early.

It IS too early. I buy my presents on Christmas eve and I don't want to hear about it until then.

[piemastermike]

please tell me this is a joke

[Timmeh]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to moog again.

>: (

Anyway, wyevale has had Christmas stock up since early September :/

[steffie]

bah humbug >:U

[WraithMaster]

Yeah...I hate stores that do things this way.

OMG! 172 days til Easter! Get the Easter Bunny suit out!

[Monique]

:( You guys!!! I've already bought some Christmas presents!

But then again, I get 3 weeks off at Christmas, so that makes me extra happy and look extra forward till Christmas.

Yea Antlers *high five*

[El Kabong]

It's already practically winter here, so I keep dreaming it's Christmas and waking up disappointed. I love christmas more than anything, and will now commence the counting of the days along with Antlers way up there at the top of the page.

[katt]

did halloween happen yet or did i miss it?

[El Kabong]

Didn't miss it, but it's getting ridiculous how scared people are at halloween. Takes all the fun out of it when kids aren't allowed to trick-or-treat, they have to go to the mall and walk store to store or some crap like that.

[BiggyG]

You know what Tescos have now? Ramadan Advent Calendars for 99p. I bought one. not for me.

my mate is dating a turkish girl whose whole family is REALLY into the whole islamic thing. So shes pretty much not allowed to leave the house except for work for a month. so basically the day before ramadan began she wanted to have sex for the first time with him, and he was too busy. the idiot. now all i hear is him moaning about how he has to wait a month for it now. so i bought him the calendar and mailed it to him to shut him up.

he gets a chocolatey surprise and a quiz on ramadan each day. the only thing i dont get - ramadan is supposed to be about fasting. surely chocolates a big no-no then?

[Meatwad]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to moog again.

Just because I've never heard somebody say "Massive bastard".

67 days.

[Drattigan]

Ah well. Atleast it's not a Countdown till Easter.

[Purple Wabbit]

They've had advent calenders in Woolworths in Brum since August :rolleyes: it's just ridiculous. I have nothing against Christmas but Jesus, while the kids are still celebrating summer holidays: why does the commercial industry feel this inane need to wish our lives away?

I don't need to start feeling guilty about not having brought my presents before I've even started my course :rolleyes:

[queenofself]

we started putting up the borders christmas posters yesterday.

they are vile.

vile.

[Spoo]

I have nothing against Christmas but Jesus

:twisted:

[Mat^]

There needs to be a rule about putting up christmas stock before halloween, it pisses me off when I see that there's a larger section dedicated to crimbo than scary masks and the like.

angrehfaec.

Or maybe I've got it wrong, maybe they want people to dress up as santa for trick or treating :S.

[queenofself]

tx maxx is the only place ive been in that has decent halloween stuff. i got some nice spooky mugs for hot chocolate the other day.

i had thought we were becoming more american & halloween was getting bigger but it doesnt seem so this year. although i applaud greggs for having had their pumpkin cupcakes for the last month or so.

i bought the martha stewart magazine this month & its full of all sorts of wonderful pumpkinnery ideas. you dont get that sort of thing in england. shame. although i am going to make hugh fearnley-wittingstall's pumpkins & cream this afternoon.

[CheHamstera]

There's one Christmas light up on the main road in Northfield... just one, hanging alone from a street light, blinking on and off every few seconds.

It's possibly the saddest and most random thing I've ever seen in my life.

[AngryPaul]

the only thing i dont get - ramadan is supposed to be about fasting. surely chocolates a big no-no then?I saw some in Asda and thought the exact same thing.

I've got my girlfriends birthday, a graduation and an appearance on Brainteaser to come yet!

[CheHamstera]

I can understand sweets and chocolates for Eid ul-Fitr after Ramadan, but during? That can't be right. Surely you break your fast with simple food and you look forward to feasting at Eid. That's like eating chocolate every day through Lent.

[faragher]

I can understand sweets and chocolates for Eid ul-Fitr after Ramadan, but during? That can't be right. Surely you break your fast with simple food and you look forward to feasting at Eid. That's like eating chocolate every day through Lent.Ramadan isn't just about the fast. And in any case, the fast is broken every day. Also, lots of people don't have to fast - kids for example, who this is probably marketed at.

However, it would make more sense for the calender to contain dates surely.

[CheHamstera]

Yes, I do understand that people don't give up eating for a month :rolleyes: but what I'm saying is they would probably be encouraged to eat simply during the fasting period and then go all-out for Eid. And folks who don't fast - those who are too ill/ old/ young - are still encouraged to give things up for the month, not to have treats.

In conclusion, Tesco spoil eveything. I want mince pies already.

[steffie]

There's one Christmas light up on the main road in Northfield... just one, hanging alone from a street light, blinking on and off every few seconds.

It's possibly the saddest and most random thing I've ever seen in my life.
that sounds typical of northfield. it's probably because all of the others have been nicked. i'm always pretty suspicious in an area when going out to collect your giro is a day out for the whole family.

[lachie 7]

*puts up crimbo tree*
*dons crimbo hat*
:p

[steffie]

*puts up crimbo tree*
*dons crimbo hat*
:p
/slap

[sophieangele]

Argh, Christmas. The worst day of the year.

Though, I do have to admit to having started making Christmas presents, but that's because they take so damn long that the only time I can do it is the summer vacation. But then they decently get packed away never to resurface until about December 20th.

If you had to sew someone a kimono, you'd start in August too.

[DarkTrojan]

I can understand sweets and chocolates for Eid ul-Fitr after Ramadan, but during? That can't be right.
What about the fact that Advent is a Christian tradition so having a Ramadan Advent calendar is just a bit weird?

[Cjw]

Our town already has it's lights up. Not on, but up..

:(

[Urlosenged]

People, it's [insert supermarket name here], do you really think they thought it through before sticking them on the shelves? Oh, and I haven't been into town recently, but I'm sure the lights will at least be going up around now.

[SuckerLove]

Yeah, I saw a Christmas tree up (and lit!) in someone's house on August 30th.

Truths.

[Hydralisk]

i'm always pretty suspicious in an area when going out to collect your giro is a day out for the whole family.

I wholeheartedly second this. If a political party want to gain voters, they should propose a ban on crimbo based sales etc. until at least after Haloween

[piemastermike]

I blame america. They seem to get more and more worked up about "Holidays" (ie haloween, christmas, easter etc) and put stuff out earlier and earlier so people over here adopt these americanisms and jump on the bandwagon. HENCE we have early christmas stuff.

[Redux]

I'm already decorating for Easter.

Waaaaaaaaay ahead of you.

[queenofself]

leeds also has them up but not on already. though you wouldnt guess that theyre christmas lights. theyre all of random 'celebrate leeds' stuff. one looks suspiciously like a naked man. i find the whole not being allowed christmassy christmas lights incase they offend people truly offensive.

I blame america. They seem to get more and more worked up about "Holidays" (ie haloween, christmas, easter etc) and put stuff out earlier and earlier so people over here adopt these americanisms and jump on the bandwagon. HENCE we have early christmas stuff.

the christmas thing is terrible but i wish wed copy them with halloween a little more.

my search for a small pumpkin to make hugh's pumpkin recipe met with failure today. they are all bigguns.

[i_stalk_badgers]

Holy mother of pants, it's this time of year again.

Guys, we've only just got conkers, let's not get santa out for another few weeks...

...please?

(Jokes about overloaded sacks being emptied are going to be prerequisite for the following two months. Hohoho indeed).

[steffie]

my search for a small pumpkin to make hugh's pumpkin recipe met with failure today. they are all bigguns.
buy a large pumpkin. make double the quantity. send me the other half :D

[queenofself]

tasty envelope of pumpkin goo.

large pumpkins have a danger of collapse. the pumpkin is the bowl you see. if i dont find one tomorrow im using a biggun.

mmhmmm (http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/recipe.jsp?ref=recipes.200309011350)

[WraithMaster]

I blame america. They seem to get more and more worked up about "Holidays" (ie haloween, christmas, easter etc) and put stuff out earlier and earlier so people over here adopt these americanisms and jump on the bandwagon. HENCE we have early christmas stuff.
Lies! I could care less about holidays...it's just another day in ruddy America to me.
the christmas thing is terrible but i wish wed copy them with halloween a little more.

my search for a small pumpkin to make hugh's pumpkin recipe met with failure today. they are all bigguns.
Are you saying we have small pumpkins? I take offense to that good lady!

But seriously, need a bigger variety of pumpkins do you? Pumpkin patches are great for that. 'Course I haven't gone pumpkin picking in maybe 6 years...haunted hayrides and corn mazes are fun though ^_^

[steffie]

Are you saying we have small pumpkins? I take offense to that good lady!
be thankful her recipe didn't call for plums :P

[piemastermike]

Lies! I could care less about holidays...it's just another day in ruddy America to me.
I was sort of generalising the culture as it is percieved from the outside and also from an outsider on the inside looking around (as I was!)

if that makes sense...

[queenofself]

But seriously, need a bigger variety of pumpkins do you? Pumpkin patches are great for that. 'Course I haven't gone pumpkin picking in maybe 6 years...haunted hayrides and corn mazes are fun though ^_^

when i was in santa cruz the pumpkin patch was amazing. i wish we had them here.

my martha stewart magazine makes me so jealous of your american halloween. i really want one of these white 'lumina' pumpkins, theyre nifty. in my magazine is also the idea of carrot noses (see my crap webcam picture of magazine) i am in awe of these & making one sharpish. the far right is a lumina.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1743/picture42yz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Baguette]

OMG!
only 423 days til next christmas!
must advertise countdown now on forums

[captain canuck]

I blame america. Are you sure you wouldn't rather just Blame Canada?


It's easier. And you know, knowing us we'd probably all just apologise even if there was definitive proof we weren't involved. :p

[Gromit]

BLAME CANADA! BLAME CANADA!

<3's South Park

Christmas in in december not october ;)

[Swedey]

I've been producing tinsel in a factory for the last few weeks and now I can say without a doubt that I detest Christmas decorations.

[captain canuck]

Halloween yet.

I say get one out of the way, then start worrying about the other. :p

[AngryPaul]

Bonfire night?

[Neonlare]

Bonfire night?

Only just after All Hallows-Eve, only just... (If we survive tis is)

Yep, I hate that when they advertise Christmas and Halloweesie stuff in Summer, don't they know it's bad luck?

[Dr S]

*starts to dust off the santa outfit*

[DarkTrojan]

Christmas in in december not october ;)

But dec 25 = oct 31!






/maths

[Erasmus]

Yeah, I saw a Christmas tree up (and lit!) in someone's house on August 30th.

Truths.

Maybe they just hadn't got round to taking it down yet?

[steffie]

Christmas in in december not october ;)
there is a large number of historians who believe that christ was actually born some time during the summer months rather than in december. the only reason that christmas is celebrated in the winter was so that it coincided with the pagan festival of yule in order for the church to win over some pagans and convince them to convert to christianity.:eng101:

[Smartie]

my search for a small pumpkin to make hugh's pumpkin recipe met with failure today. they are all bigguns.


B&Q - oddly enough they had large and small ones when I was in there on sunday.

[queenofself]

i made the pumpkin today with a biggun. it was most autumnal but not as nice as i had hoped. boo.

[captain canuck]

...now i'm wondering if making pumpkin pie from scratch with one of those white mutants would produce a white pie. that would be kinda neat, but not quite seasonal.

Like an orange snowman. :p

[queenofself]

im guessing it would, its flesh must be white. it might not look quite as tasty though.

[Mercury126]

Im going to come back from Rome on the day before Halloween, 24 hours to put up all the decorations, carve three pumpkins, possibly carve a turnip and get all the sweets, smoke bombs, sparklers and other works relating to fire.