The CHRISTMAS Thread

[PPB]

Some pleasant news, me new Christmas tree has arrived. I feel the need to put it up.

 

[Kenny]

The John Lewis advert for 2018, how disappointing

Its as if Elton John has a big final tour to promote (tickets on sale tomorrow folks)

 

[PPB]

Its as if Elton John has a big final tour to promote (tickets on sale tomorrow folks)

Exactly, got fuck all to do with Christmas.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Some pleasant news, me new Christmas tree has arrived. I feel the need to put it up.

Will have to decide whether to bother getting the 'fake' one out of the loft seeing as how I won't now be here for a few days over that period - still it will give something for the cat to play with whilst I'm away (she will have someone coming in to feed her so I'm not being that cruel)

 

[Kenny]

Exactly, got fuck all to do with Christmas.

I guess the message is a Christmas gift can inspire. So little Reggie gets his Piano (presume John Lewis now sell these) and he becomes a huge drug addicted piano playing star.

So, pop out and get your relatives a piano and a just say no to drugs leaflet

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Don't you be knocking Elton John, the man is a genius.

(But a sell out)

 

[Tony Towner]

It also plays back on one of their former adverts with Your Song, which in Marketing world will have scored highly on the resonance front.

 

[Kenny]

Not knocking him but the ad is essentially a huge promo for him and he has managed to get paid for it (around £5m). Top work

 

[Parkins left foot]

Irrelevant fact - Davy Johnstone, who has been part of EJ's backing group for many years was in a group 'Magna Carta' in the early 70's who were providing the musical entertainment on a holiday I went on in Morocco in 1971.

They weren't that 'big' then (not that they ever were, though did release a couple of albums which I have copies of) so they joined in with the tour party as well - decent bloke who could drink as much as the rest of us.

 

[PPB]

Will have to decide whether to bother getting the 'fake' one out of the loft seeing as how I won't now be here for a few days over that period - still it will give something for the cat to play with whilst I'm away (she will have someone coming in to feed her so I'm not being that cruel)

You must put it up, you'll be glad you did...and the cat will too.

 

[PPB]

I guess the message is a Christmas gift can inspire. So little Reggie gets his Piano (presume John Lewis now sell these) and he becomes a huge drug addicted piano playing star.

So, pop out and get your relatives a piano and a just say no to drugs leaflet

A Christmas gift can inspire, although fuck knows what my leaf blower inspired last Christmas. John Lewis ads usually make you go ' ahhhh ' and give you a warm glow inside. Reggie and his piano just doesn't cut it.

 

[Kenny]

A Christmas gift can inspire, although fuck knows what my leaf blower inspired last Christmas.

it inspired a clearer garden

 

[lemonjelly]

& meant you could retire the rake!
raking leaves annoys me.

 

[PPB]

& meant you could retire the rake!
raking leaves annoys me.

You won't get this then but I find the job of raking leaves satisfying. Hate to see them on the floor, love to see them all collected.That's raking DRY leaves, not wet ones. Then having a huge fire and burning the buggers. About 27 big garden bags full was the norn for me every Autumn. Also raking is good for Bingo Wings!

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[Parkins left foot]

You won't get this then but I find the job of raking leaves satisfying. Hate to see them on the floor, love to see them all collected.That's raking DRY leaves, not wet ones. Then having a huge fire and burning the buggers. About 27 big garden bags full was the norn for me every Autumn. Also raking is good for Bingo Wings!

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I've got a fair number of leaves that you can come and have a workout on then.

If only I could be bothered to got out & deal with them Am telling myself that I am waiting for the last one to drop so that I only have to go and clear them up once!

 

[Kenny]

Lidl swoop in on John Lewis...

as do Poundland

 

[SLA]

On the original theme, today, I'm mostly eating the M&S turkey & pigs in blankets on soft sage and onion bread sandwich. Very nice it is, too.

 

[machin05]

Sage and onion bread??

 

[Langers]

Had to go into Brum city centre at lunch to buy some cards. 2 piles of vomit on the pavement right by one of the newly opened 'winter market' stalls. At midday. Nice.

 

[SLA]

Sage and onion bread??

*soft* sage and onion bread no less.