The 'I Hate Christmas' Thread.

[BruceV8]

snowy slopes said:

BruceV8 said:

snowy slopes said:

So bruce, just out of interest, if you were doing some work on your car, slipped and sliced your hand open, would you
a) shout "oh random and outdated concept on a crutch"

or

b) "jesus fking christ on a crutch"

"fk me ragged sideways over over a barrel with a big stty roll of loft insulation!" Or words to that effect.

Okay, so what about if someone for a laugh ops a bag behind you whilst doing some training, you wouldnt utter any words that might have a religious theme, like christ,hell etc??

Use of a word doesn't necessarily imply belief. I once said "Christ, I woke up next to a right dragon this morning". It doesn't mean I believe in God and his son any more than I believe in winged fire breathing giant reptiles.

Hippocrocapigafrogs don't exist in any zoological sense either.

[KaraK]

I'm with Muzzer - I hate Christmas untill the 24th of December, and I'm pretty much done with it by the 27th

I don't think it helps working at a company which sells Christmas decorations!

[snowy slopes]

BruceV8 said:

snowy slopes said:

BruceV8 said:

snowy slopes said:

So bruce, just out of interest, if you were doing some work on your car, slipped and sliced your hand open, would you
a) shout "oh random and outdated concept on a crutch"

or

b) "jesus fking christ on a crutch"

"fk me ragged sideways over over a barrel with a big stty roll of loft insulation!" Or words to that effect.

Okay, so what about if someone for a laugh ops a bag behind you whilst doing some training, you wouldnt utter any words that might have a religious theme, like christ,hell etc??

Use of a word doesn't necessarily imply belief. I once said "Christ, I woke up next to a right dragon this morning". It doesn't mean I believe in God and his son any more than I believe in winged fire breathing giant reptiles.

Hippocrocapigafrogs don't exist in any zoological sense either.

I wasnt suggesting you believe, but true atheists wont utter any word that is connected to religion. I think you are like me, a non believer, and get fed up with the churches bullst

[croyde]

KaraK said:

I'm with Muzzer - I hate Christmas untill the 24th of December, and I'm pretty much done with it by the 27th

I don't think it helps working at a company which sells Christmas decorations!

I feel your pain as I filmed Christmas TV links during the first hot weekend in the UK back in May.

[Einion Yrth]

snowy slopes said:

I wasnt suggesting you believe, but true atheists wont utter any word that is connected to religion. I think you are like me, a non believer, and get fed up with the churches bullst

What are you gibbering on about? 'Atheist' merely means 'without god(s)' it's a default condition until some arse indoctrinates you at an early age.

[Riknos]

snowy slopes said:

I dont see christmas as a time for gifts,food,getting drunk etc, i see it as the one time of the year most of my family meets up and we get time to spend talking and having a laugh together.

Wrong.

I see christmas as a time for getting drunk, and a bit of food. That's it really.

You can see family any time. Christmas is about drinking in excess. Like summer, and gigs and festivals.. or bank holiday weekends, or weekends in general actually. hmm. Ok this was a pretty pointless post, carry on..

[snowy slopes]

Riknos said:

snowy slopes said:

I dont see christmas as a time for gifts,food,getting drunk etc, i see it as the one time of the year most of my family meets up and we get time to spend talking and having a laugh together.

Wrong.

I see christmas as a time for getting drunk, and a bit of food. That's it really.

You can see family any time. Christmas is about drinking in excess. Like summer, and gigs and festivals.. or bank holiday weekends, or weekends in general actually. hmm. Ok this was a pretty pointless post, carry on..

Thats allright

[Mobile Chicane]

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

This year I've decided to side-step the whole thing and go trekking in Morocco from 19th - 31st December.

It can't come round soon enough.

[stewy68]

Wacky Racer said:

Pigeon said:

Yeah, sign me up for the I Hate Christmas Club.

Me too

Bah! Humbug....

If only because of the DFS adverts......

Absolutely spot on!
'All I want for Christmas...' Is Al Qaeda to take as much of a dislike to DFS as the rest of us...

[sleep envy]

No Iceland microwave turkey meal??

[Steamer]

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

This year I've decided to side-step the whole thing and go trekking in Morocco from 19th - 31st December.

It can't come round soon enough.

Brilliant idea!... I'd love to do that. I got as far as looking at caravan rental in somerset and tried to convince myself it would be 'quaint' and not just 'cold'.

[Einion Yrth]

Steamer said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

This year I've decided to side-step the whole thing and go trekking in Morocco from 19th - 31st December.

It can't come round soon enough.

Brilliant idea!... I'd love to do that. I got as far as looking at caravan rental in somerset and tried to convince myself it would be 'quaint' and not just 'cold'.

I've never seen anyone spell 'insane' with a 'q' before.

[KaraK]

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

For me visiting the family is worse, having Christmas dinner with my brother, his wife, his wife's parents, his wife's brother and his girlfriend highlights my single status somewhat. Add to this my housemates (who are a couple) having a romantic christmas day "just the two of them" and all my other mates spending the time with their partner/spouse and it pretty much just serves to underline the fact that I'm going to die alone.

[daemon]

Steamer said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

This year I've decided to side-step the whole thing and go trekking in Morocco from 19th - 31st December.

It can't come round soon enough.

Brilliant idea!... I'd love to do that. I got as far as looking at caravan rental in somerset and tried to convince myself it would be 'quaint' and not just 'cold'.

[croyde]

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

This year I've decided to side-step the whole thing and go trekking in Morocco from 19th - 31st December.

It can't come round soon enough.

Managed to get invited to a 2 day do in Dorset NYE, sans the kids as the ex will look after them but to be honest it's all couples so thinking of disappearing for that time and either rent a cottage in the middle of nowhere or head to Europe. Saw In Bruges the other day so quite fancy being morose in some Belgian bar.

[BruceV8]

KaraK said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

For me visiting the family is worse, having Christmas dinner with my brother, his wife, his wife's parents, his wife's brother and his girlfriend highlights my single status somewhat. Add to this my housemates (who are a couple) having a romantic christmas day "just the two of them" and all my other mates spending the time with their partner/spouse and it pretty much just serves to underline the fact that I'm going to die alone.

Opposite problem. I come from a big family who are spread all over the UK. They all extend invites for Christmas day, but if I accept one I upset the rest. So I volunteered to be on duty instead. Bliss!

[Steamer]

Einion Yrth said:

Steamer said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

This year I've decided to side-step the whole thing and go trekking in Morocco from 19th - 31st December.

It can't come round soon enough.

Brilliant idea!... I'd love to do that. I got as far as looking at caravan rental in somerset and tried to convince myself it would be 'quaint' and not just 'cold'.

I've never seen anyone spell 'insane' with a 'q' before.

You are not seeing my logic here:

The one thing that is more miserable than Christmas: a British seaside town during winter. The melancholy is so overpowering it cancels out how miserable Christmas is!

and if I can rope Mobile Chicane in, I bet we can a hire a really nice one with a George Foreman grill and one of those trellis garden boundary arrangements.

[KaraK]

BruceV8 said:

KaraK said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I hate Christmas. It's a miserable time of year to be single, and I don't have any family.

For me visiting the family is worse, having Christmas dinner with my brother, his wife, his wife's parents, his wife's brother and his girlfriend highlights my single status somewhat. Add to this my housemates (who are a couple) having a romantic christmas day "just the two of them" and all my other mates spending the time with their partner/spouse and it pretty much just serves to underline the fact that I'm going to die alone.

Opposite problem. I come from a big family who are spread all over the UK. They all extend invites for Christmas day, but if I accept one I upset the rest. So I volunteered to be on duty instead. Bliss!

I get this at New Year - all my mates who had "couple" time over Christmas try and make plans for NYE and since I can't be in multiple parts of the country at once I always offend various people!

[Uncle Fester]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlpCBek1_M

[Cock Womble 7]

I would suggest a group hug for all my fellow Crimbophobes, but even a group hug feels a bit, y'know, festive.

I can only echo all of Action Man's sentiments