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Did my ears deceive me this morning

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  • #32
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Don't we have a rule here (think we did last year anyhow) of no Christmas threads before Nov. 1 or something?

    Needs to be enforced again methinks! ;)


  • #33
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    Great song, will have to dig out my Christmas iTunes playlist early this year.

    My christmas playist is Fairytale of newyork stuck on replay.. :pac:


  • #34
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    the groutch wrote: »
    and lose the head when you don't have them.

    because the grouch stole them?


  • #35
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    because the grouch stole them?

    no, that was my brother The Grinch


  • #36
    later12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭later12


    Seems to be a particularly festive day, I was having lunch out in the sun behind my brother's house in Portobello earlier and heard the military band playing "Christmas in Killarney" down at Cathal Brugha Barracks:eek:


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  • #37
    mconigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭mconigol


    KKkitty wrote: »
    It's starting way too early every year. At least wait til Halloween.

    Sure I hear the Christmas 2013 shop will be opening this December!


  • #38
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    the groutch wrote: »
    no, that was my brother The Grinch

    :o Damn, I feel stupid now.


  • #39
    kingtubby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭kingtubby


    People annoying me by bitching about Christmas starting too early seems to be happening earlier every year that goes by.


  • #40
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    kingtubby wrote: »
    People annoying me by bitching about Christmas starting too early seems to be happening earlier every year that goes by.

    Yeah, I think it's the people who are too tight to spend Christmas...


  • #41
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    kfallon wrote: »
    They'll all be 'into' something else by November :pac:

    i hate when they do that! :pac:

    'but the elves have already started making the toys so shut up and go to bed' :P


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  • #42
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    who on earth is looking for a christmas shop to open in August - its a marketing ploy, nothing else.

    Shame on them. People can hardly make ends meet, and yet BT decides to turn the pressure up. Greedy sods.

    you know people do actually start buying stuff for christmas this early?


  • #43
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    Shame on them. People can hardly make ends meet, and yet BT decides to turn the pressure up. Greedy sods.

    If the can't make ends meet, what are doing in BT?


  • #44
    CB19Kevo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭CB19Kevo


    This completely ruins Christmas.
    There should be legislation brought in to stop decorations in stores before November 1st.
    Do we really need to be looking at lights and hearing carol's for 2 months solid?

    I love Christmas but when i worked in retail it did taint the holiday,
    But sure it's all about money these days... Common since is long forgotten..


  • #45
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    :(

    Prozac anyone?


  • #46
    dan1895
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭dan1895


    cgpg5 wrote: »
    With respect they'd hardly open this early unless they knew they'd actually get customers. Blame the customers for buying Christmas related things this early as opposed to shops

    You mean cuntomers


  • #47
    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    Do they play Christmas music too?!


  • #48
    pete dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭pete dee


    YEP.ITS A FACT. HEARD IT ON RAY DARCY SHOW.ON THE BALL THAT BT CROWD.


  • #49
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    Just don't give them custom if it bothers people so much.


  • #50
    pete dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭pete dee


    WONT BE GETTING MY DOSH . NOT IN THIS RECESSION . IT WILL BE LIDLS OR ALDI. BLESS EM LOL


  • #51
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    the groutch wrote: »
    same people whinging about said Christmas shops being open too early are the same people who come in on Christmas Eve looking for X Y & Z, and lose the head when you don't have them.

    I have never lost the head over something so trivial as "christmas". I save my "losing the head" for life situations, not a marketing ploy made up by coca cola :)


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  • #52
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    If the can't make ends meet, what are doing in BT?

    heading in there to the christmas shop. :roll eyes: you do know what a marketing ploy is, don't you


  • #53
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Confab wrote: »
    Christmas stuff is usually on sale in September in Australia. I wouldn't mind but Christmas is just not possible in Australia due to the heat.

    If Jesus had been born in Australia, the dingos would have had him for Christmas dinner, and we'd all still be Jewish.


  • #54
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    c_man wrote: »
    Just don't give them custom if it bothers people so much.
    fishy fishy wrote: »
    I have never lost the head over something so trivial as "christmas". I save my "losing the head" for life situations, not a marketing ploy made up by coca cola :)
    fishy fishy wrote: »
    heading in there to the christmas shop. :roll eyes: you do know what a marketing ploy is, don't you

    T'is Christmas alright. Our boardsie family is arguing already. After lunch too, right on cue.

    :pac:


  • #55
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    If Jesus had been born in Australia, the dingos would have had him for Christmas dinner, and we'd all still be Jewish.

    If Jesus had been born in Australia, there would have been a good chance he would have been of Irish decent! :pac:


  • #56
    later12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭later12


    pete dee wrote: »
    WONT BE GETTING MY DOSH . NOT IN THIS RECESSION . IT WILL BE LIDLS OR ALDI. BLESS EM LOL

    Are you typing your posts in a room with very loud machinery?


  • #57
    u_c_thesecond
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭u_c_thesecond


    im prob going to get tomatos thrown at me for this, but ive had christmas 80% sorted since Jan

    Hubby and i went to town with 200e and gota pile of presents in the Jan sales, only things we didnt pick up were the godchildrens gifts as they change their mind all the time so said we would get them sooner to christmas


  • #58
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    Are brown thomas opening their Christmas stores today? its AUGUST - people are still swimming when the weather is warm.
    Halloween hasn't come yet, Kids are not back to school from their SUMMER holidays yet.

    This is bizarre and should be banned. (and I am a LOVER of Christmas). :mad:

    Agreed, and I remember hearing (unbelievably) when had happened in Manchester about ten years ago, so I guessed that it would only be a matter of time before it happened here. Its totally mad of course, and it only serves to denegrate the specialness of Christmas & the Christmas period.


  • #59
    Lawrence1895
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,627 ✭✭✭Lawrence1895


    I knew it, the winter has finally arrived. Had to turn on the radiators last night, the OH was freezing :P


  • #60
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    T'is Christmas alright. Our boardsie family is arguing already. After lunch too, right on cue.

    :pac:

    they look like simple statements and replies to me - don't see any arguing.


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  • #61
    MagicRon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭MagicRon


    Tiz the season to be.... eh


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