anyone else dreading Xmas day?

Elevator

I know I am

been in the bed the last 3 days and tbh I'll probably stay in it til it's over!

anyone else in hibernation mode and hiding from the world?

jimthemental

No, today is Monday so I'm in surly príck mode and you're making it worse with your talk of your duvet day.:mad:

chin_grin

jimthemental wrote: »

No, today is Monday so I'm in surly príck mode and you're making it worse with your talk of your duvet day.:mad:

Aka the manopause.

whiskeyman

Turkeys

bmarley

Anyone would get bored spending 3 days in bed, get out there and enjoy the lovely weather:)

Wazdakka

I bloody hate Christmas.

I can see why some people like it,
but as far as I'm concerned you can go and shove that holly jolly christmas spirit far enough up your arse that I could pull it from your mouth and floss you to death with it.


BAH HUMBUG!!

Mr Velo

In bed for the past 3 days, dreading christmas.... really think you may need to speak to someone mate.

Duggy747

Reasons I dread Xmas day:

Forced to go to Mass at 9am for the annual battle of "Look how many of my family members came home for Xmas........where's yours??" and "Best dressed family"..............it doesn't make matters better when I'm completely hung-over from drinking it up the night before hand. Last year I was still hammered because I only slept for a few hours. :pac:

Come around 7-9pm when the dinners eaten, I'm bored, have nothing to do or watch and most of the family are either passed out or have cleared off to their OH's house. Usually another mate calls around and we go for a spin around the ghost-town, wishing it was Stephen's Day so we could do something.

Other than that if the old Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is on then I'll be okay, fùck the Tim Burton version.

KeithM89_old

Only thing im dreading is the hangover the next day - i flippin love xmas!

dolphin city

Duggy747 wrote: »

Reasons I dread Xmas day:

Forced to go to Mass at 9am for the annual battle of "Look how many of my family members came home for Xmas........where's yours??" and "Best dressed family"..............it doesn't make matters better when I'm completely hung-over from drinking it up the night before hand. Last year I was still hammered because I only slept for a few hours. :pac:

Come around 7-9pm when the dinners eaten, I'm bored, have nothing to do or watch and most of the family are either passed out or have cleared off to their OH's house. Usually another mate calls around and we go for a spin around the ghost-town, wishing it was Stephen's Day so we could do something.

Other than that if the old Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is on then I'll be okay, fùck the Tim Burton version.

:D who's "making you go to mass"

adrian IMO

why so down? good thing bout christmas is that its at the end of the year so if this years christmas sucks you can make a fresh start in 2011 and work to make next christmas better. then build from there

dolphin city

Elevator wrote: »

I know I am

been in the bed the last 3 days and tbh I'll probably stay in it til it's over!

anyone else in hibernation mode and hiding from the world?

maybe thats a good thing

gleep

adrian IMO wrote: »

why so down? good thing bout christmas is that its at the end of the year so if this years christmas sucks you can make a fresh start in 2011 and work to make next christmas better. then build from there

Perky ****

El Guapo!

bmarley wrote: »

Anyone would get bored spending 3 days in bed, get out there and enjoy the lovely weather:)

Depends who your with.......;)

Einstein

At least atxmas theres a loada food, braindead tv and drinks floatin around...

New years eve however...

Now there's a night to hate...

Ghetto Cornetto

I'll be stuck in a call center explaining to distraught 12 year olds why I personally have broken their brand new console from across the sea with my telekinetic hatred.

So yeah, gonna be fairly **** alright.

kfallon

I'll be bored by about 7pm!
St Stephen's Day is really Xmas Day for adults

fonecrusher1

Elevator wrote: »

I know I am

been in the bed the last 3 days and tbh I'll probably stay in it til it's over!

anyone else in hibernation mode and hiding from the world?

Think thats called seasonal depression. Or maybe your just lazy.

ciagr297

Ghetto Cornetto wrote: »

I'll be stuck in a call center explaining to distraught 12 year olds why I personally have broken their brand new console from across the sea with my telekinetic hatred.

couldn't stop laughing at the phrase distraught 12 year olds:D:D

i can tell its your dream job

Elevator

seasonal depression amongst other things!

chin_grin

Ghetto Cornetto wrote: »

I'll be stuck in a call center explaining to distraught 12 year olds why I personally have broken their brand new console from across the sea with my telekinetic hatred.

So yeah, gonna be fairly **** alright.

Why would Childline get calls from kids who've broken their new consoles?

Duggy747

dolphin city wrote: »

:D who's "making you go to mass"

Mumsie-Poo & Dadsie

Me & the sisters / brother just go for the sake of not causing an argument with them. Last thing we want is a Moody Mammy cooking the dinner with nothing but hatred :pac:

Meh, it's only once a year we have to go but, good grief, I want to curl up and die from my hangover (And I'm not giving up boozing on Xmas Eve for anything! :P)

I feel daft kneeling when I don't particulary like or want anything to do with the Church, too. But I keep thinking:

"It's all for the turkey, it's all for the turkey, it's all for the turkey..............and the delicious stuffing!...........Oh how I want to eat the stuffing!!"

chin_grin

Duggy747 wrote: »

"It's all for the turkey, it's all for the turkey, it's all for the turkey..............and the delicious stuffing!...........Oh how I want to eat the stuffing!!"

That's what the priest is thinking too. Although probably not in the same context.

Duggy747

chin_grin wrote: »

That's what the priest is thinking too. Although probably not in the same context.

In fairness, the priest did a quick Mass last year. I liked the cut of his jib, a man with priorities..............dinner!

chin_grin

Duggy747 wrote: »

In fairness, the priest did a quick Mass last year. I liked the cut of his jib, a man with priorities..............dinner!

I do get the guilt trip too though.

"Ah c'mon and be holy for an hour of the year!"

Repent repent repent, forgive forgive forgive. Some sh*te about Jesus and how we're all meant to love each other. Careful now as he tiptoes around some pink elephant. "THANKS BE T'GOD". Home.

adrian IMO

Elevator wrote: »

seasonal depression amongst other things!

well what is your idea of a great chrismas?

chin_grin

digme wrote: »

sounds to me like your afraid.

YOU + ARE = YOU'RE. :mad:

Elves are scary though.............

digme

chin_grin wrote: »

YOU + ARE = YOU'RE. :mad:

Elves are scary though.............

you get a star on your forehead when you log off.
good girl

chin_grin

digme wrote: »

you get a star on your forehead when you log off.
good girl

Oh flattery gets you everywhere.

I'm actually wearing this on my arm.

adrian IMO

digme wrote: »

you get a star on your forehead when you log off.
good girl

well if theres stars on offer can i have one?

digme

chin_grin wrote: »

Oh flattery gets you everywhere.

I'm actually wearing this on my arm.

well you waited all day to catch someone, now what will you do all day?
I'd say you'll be covered in stars by days end.

chin_grin

digme wrote: »

well you waited all day to catch someone, now what will you do all day?
I'd say you'll be covered in stars by days end.

I start on my knob. I'm half way there. Oh ho ho ho!

But seriously, I am probably going to suffer the same fate of mixing there/their/they're and your/you're and I do expect to be corrected.

Anyways, Christmas huh?

Naos

Having a few beers & good conversation with the family, sit around watching a few old films, eat an awesome dinner followed by turkey & ham + stuffing sandwiches later in the evening, eat some of my cold chocolate (I'll place selection box in fridge), possibly see a few mates...

I cannot wait for Christmas day!

NothingMan

This year will be a little strange. It will be the first year I won't be waking up in my Mam's. Last year I wandered back there after the pub and woke up at home. This year, however, there is no room at the inn so I'll be waking up in my house with my housemates and for the first time in 5 years I don't have a car so then walking all the way to my sisters for breakfast then being bored til dinner time then drunk then really drunk then leaving my Mam's to go home and drink with my friends til I pass out in a river of lonely tears, especially if someone plays Lonely this Christmas (why is that allowed to be a xmas song?).

I actually do love xmas, for the 12 days off if nothing else .

fonecrusher1

This is what xmas is for me;

- the big turkey dinner at parents house (which is pretty much the highlight of my christmas)
- drinking beer
- eating countless honey glazed ham sandwiches.
- yet another very predictable new years eve night
- being hungover

Apart from the big dinner on the 25th theres really not a lot i think of the silly season. Its ok.

dolphin city

Duggy747 wrote: »

Mumsie-Poo & Dadsie

Me & the sisters / brother just go for the sake of not causing an argument with them. Last thing we want is a Moody Mammy cooking the dinner with nothing but hatred :pac:

Meh, it's only once a year we have to go but, good grief, I want to curl up and die from my hangover (And I'm not giving up boozing on Xmas Eve for anything! :P)

I feel daft kneeling when I don't particulary like or want anything to do with the Church, too. But I keep thinking:

"It's all for the turkey, it's all for the turkey, it's all for the turkey..............and the delicious stuffing!...........Oh how I want to eat the stuffing!!"

can you not pretend you are going to midnight mass after a few drinks in the pub.

or you can say that christmas is actually a pagan festival and mass has nothing to do with it - jesus wasn't even BORN on this date - its all to pull the wool over people's eyes.

mike65

Looking forward to it, the winter freeze will end on Christmas day so it'll be wet and windy - just as an Irish Christmas should be

Ghetto Cornetto

ciagr297 wrote: »

couldn't stop laughing at the phrase distraught 12 year olds:D:D

i can tell its your dream job

To be honest, it kind of was when it was advertised. Pity the company is run by a pack of colobus monkeys in shirts and ties. They make it genuinely difficult to do your job in a productive manner.

chin_grin wrote: »

Why would Childline get calls from kids who've broken their new consoles?

They will if any of those children get through to me on Christmas Day.

Auvers

Duggy747 wrote: »

Reasons I dread Xmas day:

Forced to go to Mass at 9am for the annual battle of "Look how many of my family members came home for Xmas........where's yours??" and "Best dressed family"

are you living in some kind of 1960s time bubble

Alter-Ego

Ghetto Cornetto wrote: »

I'll be stuck in a call center explaining to distraught 12 year olds why I personally have broken their brand new console from across the sea with my telekinetic hatred.

So yeah, gonna be fairly **** alright.

"Have you tried turning it off and on again"

Do you work for stream?

Duggy747

Auvers wrote: »

are you living in some kind of 1960s time bubble

No, but the parents did grow up in a religious atmosphere. They're religious, we're not but it means something to them to have the family altogether for Xmas Mass.

I don't like it but I'm not going to kick up a storm over a relatively small thing.

gsxr1

Naos wrote: »

Having a few beers & good conversation with the family, sit around watching a few old films, eat an awesome dinner followed by turkey & ham + stuffing sandwiches later in the evening, eat some of my cold chocolate (I'll place selection box in fridge), possibly see a few mates...

I cannot wait for Christmas day!

Cant wait myself. I get to see my kids face as he runs up to our bed , hardly able to speak with excitement.

Christmas day is golden for those of ye lucky enough to have kids

Love it.

one a year is enough though

Elevator

gsxr1 wrote: »

Cant wait myself. I get to see my kids face as he runs up to our bed , hardly able to speak with excitement.

Christmas day is golden for those of ye lucky enough to have kids

Love it.

one a year is enough though

great if you're allowed to see them!! haven't seen my little girl last 2 xmas's

hondasam

KeithM89 wrote: »

Only thing im dreading is the hangover the next day - i flippin love xmas!

you probably still believe in Santa

go on admit it !

Tar.Aldarion

nope, im going to love it like every year at home, mmmm

KeithM89_old

hondasam wrote: »

you probably still believe in Santa

go on admit it !

What do you mean Still??
Id better go to bed early on Friday night or il get no presents

hondasam

KeithM89 wrote: »

What do you mean Still??
Id better go to bed early on Friday night or il get no presents

you will be careful this time with the oil when cooking

I bet you will be on here xmas day looking for help.

dont forget everything costs extra at xmas

KeithM89_old

hondasam wrote: »

you will be careful this time with the oil when cooking

I bet you will be on here xmas day looking for help.

dont forget everything costs extra at xmas

Haw-Haw - smartass And my mammy is cooking the xmas dinner but im sure i will break/spill something so be ready to help!

Kimono-Girl

no i am really looking forward to it!:D

opening presents with my daughter christmas morning is one of my favorite things in the world.:)

hondasam

KeithM89 wrote: »

Haw-Haw - smartass And my mammy is cooking the xmas dinner but im sure i will break/spill something so be ready to help!

It will go something like this

Mammy left me in charge of the xmas dinner and I took the turkey out of the oven but it fell on the ground and the dog eat most of it.

AH please help me before mammy returns

I-Shot-Jr

The world of retail demands that I work excessive hours in order to celebrate the birthday of the son of their sky fairy everyday up until the day itself, straight back in work the next day at 8. Retail has really made me realise how ****e humanity in general is.

I only get to see my small brothers once or twice a year if even. Christmas has ruined that experience for me. Can't wait for the dinner though.

What I'm trying to say is that even though I'm non religious, consumerism has ruined what should be a time to be with the family for many.