The Christmas Thread

Puckoon · October 23, 2008, 07:03:54 PM

Thats hardly very festive in this season of goodwill toward men, is it Zig?

Square Ball · October 23, 2008, 07:29:00 PM

Quote from: noeldebrun on October 23, 2008, 07:18:06 PM
sure didn't you hear christmas is cancelled this year due to the credit crunch

It is in our house anyway.

Gonna tell the kids Santa has been kidnapped

ziggysego · October 23, 2008, 07:30:16 PM

Quote from: Puckoon on October 23, 2008, 07:03:54 PM
Thats hardly very festive in this season of goodwill toward men, is it Zig?

It isn't the festive of goodwill yet Puck!

Square Ball · October 23, 2008, 07:31:59 PM

Only 62 shopping days left Ziggy

ziggysego · October 23, 2008, 07:32:56 PM

Quote from: Square Ball on October 23, 2008, 07:31:59 PM
Only 62 shopping days left Ziggy

I'll start mine on the 23rd after work. Half day for Christmas. Should get it all sorted in 20 mins.

Puckoon · October 23, 2008, 07:33:24 PM

Just like the ones I uused to know...

Ziggy you are playing ebenezer to a 'T' Im getting excited for christmas now.

Puckoon · October 23, 2008, 07:33:55 PM

Hope you arent really in that position square ball - the kids do love christmas.

maggie · October 23, 2008, 07:34:35 PM

Just got the Christmas play in today, oh the joys.........

Square Ball · October 23, 2008, 07:38:44 PM

Quote from: Puckoon on October 23, 2008, 07:33:55 PM
Hope you arent really in that position square ball - the kids do love christmas.

nah Puck, would make sacrafices for Christmas if I was, only one believer left in the house so this could be the last biggie

Puckoon · October 23, 2008, 07:42:45 PM

My biggest was the year after the "news" was broken to me. I got some cracking stuff that year.

The BeeGees were in the charts with "you win again" Terence trent D'arby was signing pillows across the world and I got more stuff than I knew what to do with.

Ive been putting a little away every month for a charity run by the US marine corps over here called "Toys for tots"

Heartbreaking that the reality is many kids will be hungry on christmas day - parents with no money for food let alone toys.

http://www.toysfortots.org/

ziggysego · October 23, 2008, 07:44:05 PM

Square Ball · October 23, 2008, 07:46:51 PM

Ziggy

what is FSM,can we guess?

ziggysego · October 23, 2008, 07:49:01 PM

Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Square Ball · October 23, 2008, 07:55:46 PM

Quote from: Puckoon on October 23, 2008, 07:42:45 PM
My biggest was the year after the "news" was broken to me. I got some cracking stuff that year.

The BeeGees were in the charts with "you win again" Terence trent D'arby was signing pillows across the world and I got more stuff than I knew what to do with.

Ive been putting a little away every month for a charity run by the US marine corps over here called "Toys for tots"

Heartbreaking that the reality is many kids will be hungry on christmas day - parents with no money for food let alone toys.

http://www.toysfortots.org/

we do a shoe box appeal in work, then when the tree is put up there are cards on it with gifrs to buy for the elder children, sort of young teenagers, this group seems to be forgotten about at that time of year

pintsofguinness · October 25, 2008, 09:41:42 PM

Ive been thinking, someone should make a website where you put in a list of the people you've to buy presents for, their age and maybe one or two of their interests, how much you want to spend and they pick a present for you to give. Maybe they could even email you a choice of two or three things -you pick and the deliver them wrapped.