Christmas

[Sebastian Weetabix]

By the love of anyones god I hate the season of goodwill. It is nothing but an excuse to eat too much, drink to excess and waste money on gifts that none of us really want or need. The first advert I saw this year was in October, the first shop that deserved to be burnt to the ground forceing it's junk on us was also in October and Christmas light turning on started during the 2nd week of November. Why for f%cks sake!!

Does anyone on here actually celebrate the true meaning of the 25th December? I very much doubt it. It's a f%cking con that we all fall for every year. The only reason I let the wife decorate the house is for our daughter, otherwise I would rather go to work and ignore the total bollocks that is rammed on us year after year.

Im I alone? Am I a moany old *******? Well yes I am but do you chaps on here really enjoy Christmas or are you just going with the flow?

 

[ldnfatso]

ba humbug!

 

[smith southend shrimper]

Scrooooooooge!

 

[Andy_Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Sebastian Weetabix @ Nov. 27 2006,23:10)]By the love of anyones god I hate the season of goodwill. It is nothing but an excuse to eat too much, drink to excess and waste money on gifts that none of us really want or need. The first advert I saw this year was in October, the first shop that deserved to be burnt to the ground forceing it's junk on us was also in October and Christmas light turning on started during the 2nd week of November. Why for f%cks sake!!

Does anyone on here actually celebrate the true meaning of the 25th December? I very much doubt it. It's a f%cking con that we all fall for every year. The only reason I let the wife decorate the house is for our daughter, otherwise I would rather go to work and  ignore the total bollocks that is rammed on us year after year.

Im I alone? Am I a moany old *******? Well yes I am but do you chaps on here really enjoy Christmas or are you just going with the flow?

I'm with you on this. Since when did Christmas start in October?!? Its one effing day and the country gets itself in debt over it. Too much pressure on people to keep up with the neighbours and for what one effing day, one day!!!!! God keep me sane

Having said that I am taking the kids to see FC on Saturday, but at least it December when I do

 

[TrueBlue]

Quote[/b] ]Im I alone? Am I a moany old *******? Well yes I am but do you chaps on here really enjoy Christmas or are you just going with the flow?

f%cking cheer up Seb you miserable f%cker you forget that xmas is a good excuse for a ****-up! maybe a game of bowling next home game will raise your spirits!

 

[MK Shrimper]

100% agree with those sentiments. I also hate New Years Eve as well, total overhyped bolleaux.

Roll on Jan 1st.

 

[southendstrett]

Quote[/b] (Sebastian Weetabix @ Nov. 27 2006,23:10)]The only reason I let the wife decorate the house is for our daughter, otherwise I would rather go to work and  ignore the total bollocks that is rammed on us year after year.

You're more than welcome to take my place at work then.
I'm rota'd to do 24th to the 27th.

Agree with you on the whole deccy malarky.
Waitrose had their first crimbo stuff up before Halloween.

 

[Mad Cyril]

It shows how sick we have become as a society when you can't switch on your TV without seeing Kerry Katonia stuffing her fat orange face with Iceland party food.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Mad Cyril @ Nov. 28 2006,08:15)]It shows how sick we have become as a society when you can't switch on your TV without seeing Kerry Katonia stuffing her fat orange face with Iceland party food.

Glad it's not just me with an irrational hatred of KK, although to be fair isn't she preganant not strictly fat?

Being married to a self-confessed Christmas nutter means I can't really ignore it, although even she agrees there's no need for all the shops to start their Xmas marketing a couple of weeks after August Bank Holiday! She's even trying to breed the same Christmas crazyness into our daughter!

 

[Smiffy]

Can't stand it either.

It's thrust in your face far too early now, and all real meaning of it has long gone.

The only high point's will be watching my little boy open up his mountain of presents, and the copious amounts of snacks and alcohol.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Over Christmas I get so fed up of drinking beer and/or wine that I usually switch to drinking snowballs out of pint glasses.

It's the only time of the year you can get away with it.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Agree with Seb.

It is one big expense.
It lasts too long.
Always full of crap about whose parents you are at and when.
Getting persistantly asked what you want for xmas.....in October/early november.

The main reason for the January Blues is Christmas. Suddenly everyone has no money, and after decorating their house up with tat their house looks plain and normal.

 

[TrueBlue]

Quote[/b] ]The only high point's will be watching my little boy open up his mountain of presents, and the copious amounts of snacks and alcohol.

Bet thats one of them magical father moments mate wish I were in your shoes sometimes

 

[Mad Cyril]

This is my first Xmas as a father.

I have purchased my 3 month old daughter an imported Playstation 3.

I can't wait to see the look on her face Christmas day when it is opened for her.

 

[Einstein]

Quote[/b] (MK Shrimper @ Nov. 28 2006,07:48)]I also hate New Years Eve as well, total overhyped bolleaux.

Roll on Jan 1st.

Agree very much about it being overhyped and I think shops that start advertising Xmas in September and October should be closed down! But I can't say I massively hate Christmas itself. Totally away from the true meaning Christmas, but if you've got kids I think it can be really good. When I think back to some of my earliest memories as a kid, many of them are around the Christmas period!

For me personally because living abroad I'm quite looking forward to coming back for a couple of weeks and using Christmas as an excuse to see family & friends and have a good few sessions on the **** together!

However, I do really hate this New Years Eve malarky. Even more overhyped crap than anything else in the whole year. You spend sh!tloads of money on a ticket for somewhere, drink prices inflated, taxi's rip you off, and to top it off I'm not sure I've ever even had a decent NY's night out!

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Einstein @ Nov. 28 2006,09:59)]However, I do really hate this New Years Eve malarky.  Even more overhyped crap than anything else in the whole year.  You spend sh!tloads of money on a ticket for somewhere, drink prices inflated, taxi's rip you off, and to top it off I'm not sure I've ever even had a decent NY's night out!

Exactly!
I'd far rather have an early night and ignore the whole thing, wake up bright and fresh & ready to face the new year.

Who needs an excuse to have a good night out, you can do that any night of the year? Why should I be forced into putting on a face that I'm enjoying myself?

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Bah humbug to the lot of you!

As a singer, Christmas is always a fairly busy time for me - I sang three times last week, and then I've got a few more rehearsals before a big concert at a church in the City in a couple of weeks' time.  I go to midnight mass more often than not; and most of all it means getting together with the family - be it my folks in whatever corner of the world they find themselves (looks like it'll be Christmas in Thailand next year, as that's where they'll be living), or be it the in-laws up in Scotland.

Given that I've spent a fair bit of my life living apart from my parents, and years have gone by where I've only seen them once or twice in the space of a year, having the chance (by taking a few days off) to get together with them means the world to me.

Christmas is, I guess, what you make of it.  Sure, the over-commercialisation is pretty grim at times... were I a benevolent dictator, I'd ban all Xmas decs etc. etc. until the beginning of December.

But a bit of turkey, some Nat King Cole on the record player and getting together with my family... what's not to like?

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (glasgowsufc @ Nov. 28 2006,10:04)]Why should I be forced into putting on a face that I'm enjoying myself?

You should learn how to ceilidh, mate! Seeing in the new year by whirling around the dance floor is a blast!

 

[DTS]

Im with Seb on this....

I love Xmas as an excuse to get ****ed and go out a lot but the actual Xmas bollocks really annoys me.

You end up giving presents that the other person didn't want and in return recieving gifts you didnt want.

I also hate going drinking at Xmas as you get all your one night wonders come out. Basically sad old bastards that only come out once a year and dont know how to drink - End up getting smashed and causing havoc.

For me - Xmas is an unwelcome distraction. The only plus is I come back to Southend for Xmas and spend some quality time with Dad of DtS.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Nov. 28 2006,10:17)]You should learn how to ceilidh, mate!

With these feet.......