Lady Die 63 Posted November 10, 2005 Are you sick of Christmas already? What do you think of Christmas stuff appearing in the shops in October? Anything Christmas-related that you'd like to have a good rant about? Do you believe in Santa Claus? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Oates 21 Posted November 10, 2005 Are you sick of Christmas already? What do you think of Christmas stuff appearing in the shops in October? Anything Christmas-related that you'd like to have a good rant about? Do you believe in Santa Claus? Yes! I hate it! Lots! Of course! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald rick 9 Posted November 10, 2005 Are you sick of Christmas already? What do you think of Christmas stuff appearing in the shops in October? Anything Christmas-related that you'd like to have a good rant about? Do you believe in Santa Claus? No. Don't care - just ignore it. I buy what I want to, thanks very much. Not really. It's a good excuse for a few days off work, to eat and drink too much and argue with the family. No. He doesn't need believing in, he just IS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,360 Posted November 10, 2005 Any Deathlisters working on Christmas Day? I am Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted November 10, 2005 Any Deathlisters working on Christmas Day? I am Are you Santa? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,360 Posted November 10, 2005 Any Deathlisters working on Christmas Day? I am Are you Santa? That information is classified, I'm afraid. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Crossed 33 Posted November 10, 2005 Yes. Unhappy about it. "Christmas" music, aka any old bloody music that's lying around, with the delightful "ching ching ching" sound of sleigh bells added. That sound, specifically, actually raises my pulse rate and not in a good way. rant rant rant rant rant. Bloody Christmas music. rant. Aaaggh. Sleigh Bells. AaAaagh... No, I don't believe in Santa. Nor does Charley Farley. But then, he doesn't believe in "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" or "Right To Legal Counsel" or "Right To Know The Charges Against You" or other such minor inconveniences like that, either. rant rant rant. He probably has sleigh bells as the ringtone on his mobile. rant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted November 10, 2005 No, I don't believe in Santa. Nor does Charley Farley. But then, he doesn't believe in "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" or "Right To Legal Counsel" or "Right To Know The Charges Against You" or other such minor inconveniences like that, either. rant rant rant. He probably has sleigh bells as the ringtone on his mobile. rant. An excellent and incisive rant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted November 10, 2005 At what age do we stop loving Christmas and start hating it? I remember as a kid being so excited I couldn't sleep on Christmas Eve. How my Dad, I mean Santa, I mean Father Christmas, managed to sneak past my room and pile the presents up under the tree I'll never know. Now, it's just three days of wrapping presents that people already know they're getting, getting crappy gifts that you'd never want, visits round to relatives no one likes, and eating far too much mediocre food. Fruit cake is supposed to be a treat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted November 10, 2005 Now, it's just three days of wrapping presents that people already know they're getting, getting crappy gifts that you'd never want, visits round to relatives no one likes, and eating far too much mediocre food. Fruit cake is supposed to be a treat? Cowboy Ronnie it seems your spirit of Christmas or more the less your heart has shrunken smaller then even the grinches own. It seems a couple of bad holiday seasons drove you into thinking this way. On my Christmas i usually see the whole big faimly and there is food ordered and food cooked which overall it is quite tasty. As for gifts - Honestly i usually receive better then i give. Then one of the best parts is watching my grandfather who is in his mid 80's get drunk off numerous glasses of whisky and smoke his holiday cigar. "Good thread Lady Die" - You beat me to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted November 10, 2005 Might be working on Christmas Day. Will be working Christmas Eve though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,119 Posted November 10, 2005 Might be working on Christmas Day. Will be working Christmas Eve though Which elf are you then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted November 10, 2005 A druid one with a wolf animal companion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 10, 2005 Christmas is a good time for celebs to croak it. I can remember Bob Monkhouse, Alan Bates and Jason Robards all went in that period. And didn't Charlie Chaplin hang up his moustache on the big day in 1977? So maybe there's hope that one of the list might go in the holiday period. Brooke Astor bestowing one last philanthropic gift perhaps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted November 10, 2005 At what age do we stop loving Christmas and start hating it? ............ When it starts costing time, effort and money over and above the normal day to day outgoings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy 5 Posted November 10, 2005 At what age do we stop loving Christmas and start hating it? Hasn't happened yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted November 10, 2005 Christmas is a good time for celebs to croak it. I can remember Bob Monkhouse, Alan Bates and Jason Robards all went in that period. And didn't Charlie Chaplin hang up his moustache on the big day in 1977?So maybe there's hope that one of the list might go in the holiday period. Brooke Astor bestowing one last philanthropic gift perhaps? Don't forget Dean Martin too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudicca 702 Posted November 10, 2005 Perhaps you should change the title of this thread to, "Winter Holiday", Lady Die. Although people of non-Christian faiths may have no problem with it, it might offend a white, middle-class, lefty graduate who's been on too many equality and diversity courses wthout ever actually speaking to to somebody from a minority group. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted November 10, 2005 At what age do we stop loving Christmas and start hating it? Hasn't happened yet... Indeed, monarchists and royalists alike have the Queen's speech to look forward to. I'm not amused with Channel 4's alternative Christmas message. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted November 10, 2005 Don't forget Dean Martin too Certainly not - Hopefully this years list will receive a gift or to say a "Success" of holiday cheer this Christmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted November 10, 2005 Perhaps you should change the title of this thread to, "Winter Holiday", Lady Die. Although people of non-Christian faiths may have no problem with it, I can't say i ever bothered to count the jewish members? Mainly because i don't think there are any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 10, 2005 I didn't know Dean Martin died on Christmas Day. Hers some who did... 1921 - Hans Huber composer, dies at 69 1926 - Yoshihito 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26), dies at 47 1930 - Harvey Worthington Loomis composer, dies at 65 1938 - Karel Capek Czechoslovakian author/antifascist (Bílá Nemoc), dies at 48 1946 - W[illiam] C[laude] Fields writer/comedian/actor (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies from pneumonia at 67 1951 - Harry T Moore Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb 1954 - Johnny Ace ballad singer, dies at 25 in a game of Russian Roulette 1957 - Frederick Law Olmsted US architect (Central Park), dies at 87 1977 - Charlie Chaplin actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88 1979 - Joan Blondell actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 1979 - Lee Bowman actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64 1980 - Oscar Romero archbishop of El Salvador, murdered 1983 - Joan Miro Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 1985 - George Rhodes orchestra leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66 1989 - Billy Martin New York Yankee manager, killed in a car accident at 61 1989 - Elena Ceausescu wife of Romania's dictator Nicolea, executed 1989 - Nicolae Ceausescu dictator of Romania, executed 1995 - Dean Martin singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at 78 1996 - Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado child beauty queen, murdered at 6 1997 - Denver Pyle actor (Dukes of Hazzard), dies at 77 1998 - Bryan MacLean, Rock & Roll singer & guitarist (Byrds), dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted November 10, 2005 Christmas is a good time for celebs to croak it. I can remember Bob Monkhouse, Alan Bates and Jason Robards all went in that period. And didn't Charlie Chaplin hang up his moustache on the big day in 1977?So maybe there's hope that one of the list might go in the holiday period. Brooke Astor bestowing one last philanthropic gift perhaps? If only Cliff Richard could drop dead at Christmas. Now that would bring tears of joy to my cynical eyes. Personally I hope he outlives me. Think of the tributes, re-releases, interminable playings of Mistletoe and Wine and all those other songs whose titles escape me for the moment. If you think Christmas is bad now, just imagine!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
