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Old 24-12-2008, 05:46 PM
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thats does not give a flying crap about christmas? i only enjoy the fact i get a few days off work!even then if they gave me enough i would work on christmas day,new years eve(night) new years eve etc!


or am i just a humbug?
Old 24-12-2008, 05:48 PM
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nope, me 2, ill be in the workshop all day tomorrow hiding from annoying family members
Old 24-12-2008, 05:50 PM
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I love christmas, but this year just dont feel christmasy at all. Dont know why

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Old 24-12-2008, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by smudgerz
I love christmas, but this year just dont feel christmasy at all. Dont know why

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because you are just starting to realise how crap it is fella
Old 24-12-2008, 05:56 PM
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my little girls 18 months so still to young to know whats hapnin yet
so to me i cant realy be bothered
be differant next year, she'll be old enough to undrstand so should start getting exciting again hopefully
Old 24-12-2008, 05:57 PM
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I'm doing me thermostat in the morning, then cleaning garage!!
Can't stick the commercial nature x mas has become, but still join in for me lad.
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Dont say that im only 7.......

(ment 37....)

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Old 24-12-2008, 05:59 PM
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im hateing it as im jobless moneyless womenless only thing i got is my car and i can barely afford to run it
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Originally Posted by smudgerz
Dont say that im only 7.......

(ment 37....)

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sorry mate down hill now come join the humbug society
Old 24-12-2008, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mechanic28
sorry mate down hill now come join the humbug society
Shit... I've started early! I'm only 19!
Old 24-12-2008, 06:11 PM
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I gave up with Christmas at least 20 years ago.
It's just a couple of days off to me, same with New Year and Easter and birthdays.

Humbug RULES .O.K.

The only card I buy is for my Mother.
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I don't give a toss about it anymore.

I've just been to the chippy and it was heaving and there was one peen-arse in the queue with a santa hat on.
Old 24-12-2008, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by focusv8
I gave up with Christmas at least 20 years ago.
It's just a couple of days off to me, same with New Year and Easter and birthdays.

Humbug RULES .O.K.

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Think yourself lucky... only 1 day off a year, Christmas, (not including holiday and whatever other 2 days, If I'm lucky, I get off in the week) and don't get any more pay for bank holidays etc.!
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That's because you live in Norwich and they are all wierd there, especially on Larkman!!
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Originally Posted by tabetha
That's because you live in Norwich and they are all wierd there, especially on Larkman!!
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I don't live IN Norwich just near it! If I said Wroxham (where I live, in my house, near the road....) people would think I can't spell Wrexham!
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It doesnt even feel like xmas to me.I carnt realy be arsed with it either,its just another day to me.New years eve is just another day to me too.
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Originally Posted by RSTAaron
I don't live IN Norwich just near it! If I said Wroxham (where I live, in my house, near the road....) people would think I can't spell Wrexham!

I've heard of it, it's on the Broads. I had a few family holidays down there messing about on boats.
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I am more christmasy than normal, I am more of a baahhhhh humbug type, but for some reason I am more festive, I think its due to my youngest being 5 and realy excited about it
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it seems i have many fellow humbugers!
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Originally Posted by -MAL-
I've heard of it, it's on the Broads. I had a few family holidays down there messing about on boats.
Stay oooot ma village!!!! lol. What do you mean messing about on boats you should be more responsible!
Old 24-12-2008, 06:39 PM
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i fooking hate christmas .
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Does my head in. It's a few days off (of which I get bored because nowhere is open) and an excuse to get lashed.

Probably be different if I had kids but don't so it's just a load of bollocks.
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You just don't like spending money Doug

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Originally Posted by cossie4i
You just don't like spending money Doug

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thats does not help as well
Old 24-12-2008, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RSTAaron
I don't live IN Norwich just near it! If I said Wroxham (where I live, in my house, near the road....) people would think I can't spell Wrexham!

Just round the corner then, I am in Sprowston!

Christmas? Couldnt give a flying fuck to be honest.

Dont buy cards. Get presents for the nieces and nephews.

Will be at the crematorium in the morning putting flowers down for Mum and Dad though.
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Originally Posted by Adrian
Just round the corner then, I am in Sprowston!
All the good ones live round this way, hey?...
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Originally Posted by -MAL-
I don't give a toss about it anymore.

I've just been to the chippy and it was heaving and there was one peen-arse in the queue with a santa hat on.

Oi less of that, it was meee
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my 5 year old boy and 2 year old girl gets presents, the wife, my mum and everyone else gets fook all.
its for your own kids. i dont believe in buying anything for adults
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i dont give a crap about christmas, mum is not at home anymore (hospital permanently) and neither is my sister (in care) so i couldnt give a damm. I will be outside tomorrow working on my cossie.
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yep cant stand it myself, and they all come to our fukin house, so im off to work to get away...barstards

same with new year, wtf are you celebrating, another year of slavery, fuks sake..
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I'm with you on this one Doug

Am kicking the other half out to her mums tomorrow for the day. My sister has agreed to bugger off from my fathers for the holiday period, so me and him will be round his place rebuilding some of the bits on the Cabriolet engine bay, getting the old Triumph motorbike running sweet again and then I'll probably give the Saff a quick wash over. Then off to start the same again on Boxing Day

Hell, I even stayed late in work today after everyone else had left early for Christmas, just so I could get ahead of myself ready for when I go back on Monday

Although it is bad when you get threatened with having your work keys removed for the holiday period because the management know you will be in there working just to get away from family....
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Originally Posted by mechanic28
thats does not give a flying crap about christmas? i only enjoy the fact i get a few days off work!even then if they gave me enough i would work on christmas day,new years eve(night) new years eve etc!


or am i just a humbug?

No im with you on that one. HATE IT

All over the top if you ask me
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Originally Posted by RSTAaron
Stay oooot ma village!!!! lol. What do you mean messing about on boats you should be more responsible!

How irresponsible can you be at 4mph?



Originally Posted by BM08
Oi less of that, it was meee

Now why doesn't that surprise me.
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I hate christmas because of a few bad christmas' when my mum was really ill. too many bad memorys for me to enjoy it at the moment.
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absoultely hate it


all of it


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Originally Posted by -MAL-
How irresponsible can you be at 4mph?
People have capsized boats while stationary!
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I've crashed a few when cleaning them and playing bumper boats at Stalham!!
I only said Norwich as I can't spell Wotton!!
Wroxham's nice though, lots of totty too, but Sea Palling was my hang out years ago, but I am 43 or 44 now lost count!!
I let other half do all the x mas stuff as she gets well excited, she never had a single present in her life till over 16 as was abused by her relatives mentally as well as other ways, she even tries to sneak a look through gaps on the pressies under the tree, she's worse than any kid.
For her pressies I just let her loose with my card and pray I'm not bankrupt when she gets back, that way she gets what she wants, not what I think she wants, you can only buy so many ladies "toys", that's my kind of pressie!!
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first christmas in australia and it's strange lol hot and sunny so feels fook all like christmas to me. it's the first christmas i'v not worked for years as i worked in a refinery and worked the shutdown repairing mobile plant. so for me it's baa humbug at least i don't have to visit family anymore trecking round doing the social thing
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Originally Posted by warrenpenalver
I hate christmas because of a few bad christmas' when my mum was really ill. too many bad memorys for me to enjoy it at the moment.
Yep, me too, christmas brings back too many bad memories, cant wait for it to be over!!

I hate new years eve too,
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Not bothered about christmas either spent most nights after work being draged round the shops to buy presants with money i aint got for people i don't see from one year to the next, now it's all over and nothing to show for it.

Roll on Central day at the pod in April.



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