Christmas Lights...

Originally posted by Honest Tom@Dec 4 2005, 12:01 PM
In the small hours of every xmas morning The E. Dead Group select and kill a father and leave him, propped up against the tree, for his wife and children to find in the morning. They plant a webcam in the room so they can view the heartbreak. Such is the vile, evil sickness within this group.
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I don't know what your agenda is and not being 'in' on the reasons for your postings which some people seem to find amusing I am at a loss why you even think we need to read this garbage.
 
I can't believe there's so much illwill being generated on here, on this subject, and the wider one of 'How to Enjoy Christmas'!

Actually, yes, I think that's about it - I HAVE forgotten that Christmas is a hugely entertaining and magic time for kids, especially weans. Like me rushing to our lit-up tree and ignoring my expensive gift from my parents... yup, kids DO like gaudiness - think of piers, carousels, circuses, shows, pantos - all bright and cheerful things that children adore.

I don't think a lack of style or taste has anything to do with one's 'place in society'. One only had to see Princess Margaret in Panstick and lime green to recognise that. Shadow, I'm truly shocked that you think you'd like to be 'upper class'! Some long time ago, we were debating the vexed subject of class, and I said something along the lines of wishing the whole over-inflated balloon of class awareness to be pricked for good, and you agreed with me. If you wish to be upper class, I shall have to ignore you whenever I see you, since I can't abide the braying ghastlies. Sorry. Goodbyeeeeee...
 
I wish I were upper class for the sole purpose of not having to worry about being skint all the time, Kri.... :D
 
Who, in any event, has the right to set themselves up as the arbiter of Good Taste?? Or are we all :o :o Trinnys and Susannahs at heart (aargh, God forbid)
 
Well, that worked well !

My point was those people who take the whole outdoor christmas lights thing to excess, Mutley - ie, who cover their houses in lights for well over a month and which light up all the neighboroughing houses whether they like it or not. It's not a matter of 'Taste' - good or bad - more one of consideration.

It's really good to know, though, that you and LordH would be so welcoming to find such displays on your immediate neighbour's houses - a truly wunnerful lesson in tolerance and goodwill to us all.......
 
Actually, Songsheet, it's not your point I take issue with - anyone who does do it really must have the consideration to consult their neighbours first - if they don't, they perhaps shouldn't be too surprised if they're not terribly popular subsequently!!
 
I am, I can now reveal, buying 'Dunmedosh', the house oppo Lord H, and inviting you all over for an 'Olde English Christmas Fayre' on the front lawns on December 24, 25 and 26. There'll be plenty of accommodation in the beautifully refurbished pi - I mean gypsy - caravans in the grounds, which have all mod cons.

There will be non-stop fire-eaters, stilt-walkers, clowns, dog shows, clay pigeon shooting, traditional games, a pony gymkhana (yes, they are fairly decent-sized lawns), roasting chestnuts, a hog roast, a stag roast, a side o'beef roast, baked spuds, a lamb roast, several roasting turkeys, wandering minstrels, champagne, beer, spirits, ice-cream (genuine purveyors flown in from Naples, of course), three disco and dance tents, strobe light shows, free raffles with nice little prizes like diamond bracelets, Range Rovers and a week's stay at the Burj Al-Arab - nothing too over the top or vulgar, that might lower the genteel tone across the road.

At midnight on the 24th, Santa will arrive by helicopter and distribute gifts to all, then there'll be some serious partying until dawn...

... happy Christmas, Hartigan Hall!
 
A most gracious invitation Kri. The E. Dead Group were wondering if they might sacrifice a virgin of the white race on the lawn at midnight. By way of a thank you they will bring along their own ice cream vendor.
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The E.Dead group need to stop faffing about and start getting serious ....

Start with plugging in a few of the heads of households where these appalling lighting displays are at their worst into the mains supply.
 
"...is it merely coincidence that these revolting displays tend to appear in the lower class areas?"
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'Revolting' and I would not call where I live is a subjective judgement a lower class area. (Nor would whoever sets the council tax.) But there a two or three houses that have gone overboard and they are all houses in which families with young children live. The kids seem to love it, so good luck to them.

"It's really good to know, though, that you and LordH would be so welcoming to find such displays on your immediate neighbour's houses"
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See above.

"I wish I were upper class for the sole purpose of not having to worry about being skint all the time"
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The two are far from mutually exclusive - don't confuse breeding and wealth.

"My fibre-optic tree is lovely"
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We have had a similar one for a number of years. It's quite attractive and there is no longer the problem of gathering up fallen pine needles from the floor. I am told.
 
Originally posted by Songsheet@Dec 5 2005, 09:57 AM
The E.Dead group need to stop faffing about and start getting serious ....

Start with plugging in a few of the heads of households where these appalling lighting displays are at their worst into the mains supply.
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The E. Dead Group have a new leader
 
Originally posted by Irish Stamp+Dec 5 2005, 05:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Irish Stamp @ Dec 5 2005, 05:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Songsheet@Dec 5 2005, 09:57 AM
The E.Dead group need to stop faffing about and start getting serious ....

Start with plugging in a few of the heads of households where these appalling lighting displays are at their worst into the mains supply.
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The E. Dead Group have a new leader [/b][/quote]
As a kamp kommandant Songsheet already has her hands full. :lol:
 
Originally posted by BrianH@Dec 5 2005, 05:40 PM
The kids seem to love it, so good luck to them.
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Are you sure, Brian? I would disagree with that - sure, for the first hour, maybe, they are thrilled to bits but for over month? Sorry but that is so not a convincing argument..... Those displays are for the adults, not the children - a mains ego trip if you will.

I truly do feel sorry for a lot of kids these days - yes, folks, an old fogey nostalgia trip is coming your way now - but a lot of the true 'magic' of Christmas has vanished. It lasts too long, the original message has long been consigned to the dustbins of political correctness and many children really are over-indulged. I reckon the rot set in with my parent's generation - post war baby-boomer parents who wanted their kids to have everything they didn't and so it has progressed - each generation making it more extravagent than the last. Nothing wrong with a serious bit of over-indulgence for a few days, I might add, but just a few days is what makes the time so special, surely??

A friend of mine is taking her two children to three pantomimes. Why?? What's wrong with making a big event of just one, rather than diluting the pleasure by three ? Because it means the kids are being entertained and amused by someone else and are not a 'problem' to her for those afternoon/evenings, that's why!

Bah,, humbug.... move over HT...
 
I have a fibre optic one myself :o and a tree ;) ....................but not a lover of Christmas personally!! my granddaughters will love it and they really make it for me....

But without being egoistic I could have Christmas most days of the year RE. food & drink etc but the bonus for me is obviously the racing and rugby etc, fingers crossed for mild weather prior to and over the holiday period, no cancellations?................
 
Gareth - :lol: :lol: To be honest, although TCM or Hallmark show them about every second night, I'd rather have them than the slopfest of gooey musicals and ancient films. One or two nice ones at the right time for the kiddywinks, Gawd bless 'em, but then let's get back to more adult entertainment later, please! I do love the sports, though, at Christmas - great stuff.

BTW - is Ardross away? It's not like him to miss out on telling us which wines we must buy at this time of year. If he's not away, where is he?
 
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