Ganesh Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I see people are posting on Facebook about Christmas and it's only September 8th, ffs. There was even one back in August but I'll class that as an isolated incident. Can we please all just collectively agree to not mention Christmas until November? I just cannot understand the mindset of people who are going on about it three months ahead of time. That's like 33% of the calendar year dedicated to this overrated day of the year. Get a grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 You've started a thread on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Christmas? Wazzat? Hanukkah/ Chanukah kicks off an hour before sunset on 22 Dec. Traditional nosh involves lots of fried things (and these days Orlistat!) Our traditions follow the same storyline -- They tried to kill us. They failed. Lets eat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 24 minutes ago, Ganesh said: I see people are posting on Facebook about Christmas and it's only September 8th, ffs. There was even one back in August but I'll class that as an isolated incident. Can we please all just collectively agree to not mention Christmas until November? I just cannot understand the mindset of people who are going on about it three months ahead of time. That's like 33% of the calendar year dedicated to this overrated day of the year. Get a grip. I wasn’t going to mention Christmas at all until you brought it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganesh Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rog said: Hanukkah/ Chanukah kicks off an hour before sunset on 22 Dec. Yeh, don't talk about that until December either. Nobody cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Ganesh said: I see people are posting on Facebook about Christmas and it's only September 8th, ffs. There was even one back in August but I'll class that as an isolated incident. Can we please all just collectively agree to not mention Christmas until November? I just cannot understand the mindset of people who are going on about it three months ahead of time. That's like 33% of the calendar year dedicated to this overrated day of the year. Get a grip. It would be ok if Christnas wasn't pretty kinda shite and commercialised these days. Whatever happened to the 12 Days of Christmas? And New Year's Eve has never been the same since 1998. 1999 nowhere was open for a good ol' rock 'n' rolling New Millennium because all the people who served in clubs and restaurants needed 3x pay plus, because they would be having their own good ol' rock 'n' rolling New Millennium themselves, but there was nowhere to celebrate because erm, everyone was having a good ol' rock 'n' rolling New Millennium...etc As a result everywhere was shut. We learned to see the New Year in by staying at home with a pre-recorded Jools Holland Hootenanny*. And it has been thus ever since. Watching Jools Holland's Hootenanny on New Years Eve - the utter epitome of a failed social life.** *should have been recorded by now. Anyone know who's on? **(I've watched the last 20) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Tubs of choccies, cheese crackers and deccies and Xmas tat will be in Shoprite soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I bloody hate that Christian celebration which occurs when most of us are celebrating Yule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Tesco already have a Christmas food section at the end of the bakery aisle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Ganesh said: Yeh, don't talk about that until December either. Nobody cares. But like Christmas it's something to look forward too! Andof course let's not forget Kwanzaa - that starts Dec 26 or Ömisoka or Yule to name but three others. With so many things taking place you've got to start early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I've noticed this year that people have started complaining about people talking about Christmas even earlier than they did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Sadly not original ----- The second grade teacher was very curious about how each of her students' celebrated Christmas Eve "Tell me Patrick, what do you do on Christmas Eve?" she asked. Patrick addressed the class. "Well Miss, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to midnight Mass and we sing hymns, then we come home very late and we put mince pies by the back door and hang up our stockings. Then all excited we go to bed and wait for Father Christmas to come with all our toys." Little Jimmy Cohen is waving his hand. "Very nice Patrick, now Hulda, what do you do?" "Well Miss, me and my family go to the Lutheran Church for Santa Lucia. This year my big sister gets to be in the parade. She will wear a white dress with a lighted crown. We come home and open our presents on Christmas Eve." "Thank you Hulda." Little Jimmy Cohen keeps waving his hand. "Tell me Mary Jo, how do you celebrate Christmas Eve?" "Well Miss, we drive to my Grandma's house and spend Christmas with all our aunts and uncles and cousins. We can hardly sleep waiting for Christmas morning so we can open all the presents Santa brought us." Finally she asked, "Now Jimmy Cohen, what do you do on Christmas Eve?" "Well Miss, we all drive to my Uncle's toy store. When we get inside we look at all the empty shelves and sing "What a friend we have in Jesus". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonS Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I have noticed that Sony are launching new channels on freeview, one of which is a Christmas channel which I think starts this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 It's funny how offended/upset people get by it all. If you don't like it then just ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecobob Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 16 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Tubs of choccies, cheese crackers and deccies and Xmas tat will be in Shoprite soon. Chocolate reindeers have already arrived in the coop. I nearly dropped my basket. I’m still hoping for an Indian summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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