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[Misc] What pisses you off about Christmas?
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driddles
Well-known member
People who complain about Christmas.
Mental Lental
Well-known member
The fact the my birthday is on the 27th. This is absolutely the worst possible day for a birthday. I've met people with 24th birthdays and even someone with a 25th birthday and yet I feel these days not as bad as having one on the 27th. 24th - Everyone's up for a party, you will be drinking with friends and family. 25th - At least you're guaranteed the day off. 26th - again guaranteed day off and full football program = piss up. But the 27th....That's the day. Most people back at work, everybody skint, hungover from a 3 day bender. Absolutely nobody is up for doing ANYTHING on the 27th. Oh and as a kid the whole "this is for Christmas AND your birthday" thing as well.
Only that it goes on too long. It’s nice having a jolly festival in the bleak midwinter but a couple of days would do it. If it were up to me, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day would be it then all back to normal. The weeks of build up are cringe worthy.
I also dislike the greed that is instilled in children these days.
While we like Christmas, Easter is the preferred celebration in our family. Its in Spring, winter is over, all shops are shut, pubs open, family round the table for a good meal, modest gift giving, a bank holiday and all back to normal within 48 hours . Absolutely perfect.
I also dislike the greed that is instilled in children these days.
While we like Christmas, Easter is the preferred celebration in our family. Its in Spring, winter is over, all shops are shut, pubs open, family round the table for a good meal, modest gift giving, a bank holiday and all back to normal within 48 hours . Absolutely perfect.
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Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
Nice to see you have respected the religious aspect (bollox) like millions of others about this enforced and out dated break.
Another pointless holiday celebration that is based on a distorted Roman version of history, Easter Bunny what the feck is that all about, never mind insulting someone who allegedly died in excruciating pain nailed to a cross by eventing “hot cross buns”
No wonder aliens avoid contact with us...
Megazone
On his last warning
Not all of us.....
We celebrate Easter as more of a Spring celebration than anything religious. Spring is a beautiful time of the year, winter is over , the days are getting longer, the weather gets better. There’s a lot to celebrate in Spring.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
That there is, and your right.
But do we really in this day and age need to base all our time off around, some old hunch back freedom fighter who plagiarised other ideas, anymore.
Time for change, and we can have 13 months while we’re at, and all the benefits that brings.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
- 5,644
Shops selling Christmas stuff in September and people putting their trees up too early. Saw the first one go up in Whitehawk at the end of bloody August!
m20gull
Well-known member
Glad to see Buble getting a couple of mentions already.
I don’t know what the answer is. I just like lamb roasts and mint Aeros.
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
Christmas Cards being given between two people who know each other and naming each and every member of their family.
Perfume/Cologne adverts finished off with a fake French accent naming the scent.
Celebs telling us to donate to a famine...how much are they putting in!
Christmas cooking shows (Oliver, Lawson et al) filmed in July with Xmas revelries around the festive adorned table in July.
Repeats of Die Hard
Mrs Browns boys
Perfume/Cologne adverts finished off with a fake French accent naming the scent.
Celebs telling us to donate to a famine...how much are they putting in!
Christmas cooking shows (Oliver, Lawson et al) filmed in July with Xmas revelries around the festive adorned table in July.
Repeats of Die Hard
Mrs Browns boys
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,091
Fair play to you, it’s the rest of us who are probably mad for going along with the craziness of it all!
My brother and I have never exchanged presents or cards for years. If you read this happy Christmas bruv
RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
I'm such a grumpy **** I hate Christmas. I used to be impartial, I lived in a ski resort for the best part of my 20's and it was always a nice quiet day up the mountain with no queues, a good session in the pub apres and no work. Since moving back to the UK, it's really started to annoy me.
Shops stocking Christmas shite in September
Christmas adverts
Christmas decorations in November
Christmas decorations
Christmas songs
It's not all bad though, things I like:
Time off work
All day drinking
Christmas dinner (not turkey)
Lots of football on TV
Maybe I'll be less grumpy when we have kids but for now, Christmas can **** off.
Shops stocking Christmas shite in September
Christmas adverts
Christmas decorations in November
Christmas decorations
Christmas songs
It's not all bad though, things I like:
Time off work
All day drinking
Christmas dinner (not turkey)
Lots of football on TV
Maybe I'll be less grumpy when we have kids but for now, Christmas can **** off.
With bells on!
Saladpack Seagull
Just Shut Up and Paddle
Having to work Christmas Day and Boxing Day (and so is one of our sons) and having to move our family Christmas to the 23rd. This has been the case for a few years now, but working in healthcare it's par for the course and something you sign up for when you get the job. That said, the people I help need me more than I need a glorified Sunday dinner, and we do have a good laugh together. Still, it would be nice to have a normal Christmas with a nice build-up to it. That may happen by Christmas 2021 by which time I'll have retired (again!) and a proper family get-together will hopefully be the norm from then on (unless our son remains in healthcare and still works over the "festive" period!)
Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Sky ****ing up Boxing Day 
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