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We Do Not Do Christmas - Anyone Else?

  • 08-11-2012 11:22pm
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    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭


    My partner and I gave up on christmas in 2008. We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Anyone else out there who also opts put of this socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion?

    I can tell you it is very easy to do and you realise that it's only conformist wankery holding the whole horse**** together.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 967 ✭✭✭HeyThereDeliah


    what's with the Christmas threads, it's only November ffs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    I dont do Ramadan, but I dont get my knickers in a twist with those that do :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭hairyprincess


    My partner and I gave up on christmas in 2008. We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Anyone else out there who also opts put of this socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion?

    I can tell you it is very easy to do and you realise that it's only conformist wankery holding the whole horse**** together.

    Woah!!! Chill dude :eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    My partner and I gave up on christmas in 2008. We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Anyone else out there who also opts put of this socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion?

    I can tell you it is very easy to do and you realise that it's only conformist wankery holding the whole horse**** together.

    So you're working Christmas day then?


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    My partner and I don't put up a tree, if his children are not about we have a fancy meal and a lazy day with a lovely walk.

    We use it as an opportunity to relax and share gifts and spend time together


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭The Dagda


    Yes it's the conformists who are ****! :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Woah!!! Chill dude :eek:

    He/she mightn't be grumpy if Santa was calling ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭hefferboi


    Christmas ****.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,972 ✭✭✭cofy


    Modern day Mr. Scrooge. Socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion good luck explaining that to all the little children.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    Spread the Christmas cheer everyone!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Ooh aren't you just so cool and edgy


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    Attention seeker seeking attenton.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,018 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    I like christmas, It's a breakaway from the dull normality of life like most other holidays. It's a fun time, Free stuff, Booze and turkey. what's not to like?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Stheno wrote: »
    My partner and I don't put up a tree, if his children are not about we have a fancy meal and a lazy day with a lovely walk.

    We use it as an opportunity to relax and share gifts and spend time together

    We cant put up a tree cos we've a crazy cat who will just knock it over :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭billybudd


    What would life be without the 24 hr xmas channel.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Smidge


    Janey, who let the Grinch out of his box? :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,263 ✭✭✭Gongoozler


    Yeah, god, it's like so mainstream


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


    I gave up on it years and years ago. Now the housemate want's to get a Christmas tree. That won't happen in my house if I can avoid it....

    On a side note, I'm mad busy at work because of Christmas...

    Reasons to hate it...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    My partner and I gave up on christmas in 2008. We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Anyone else out there who also opts put of this socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion?

    I can tell you it is very easy to do and you realise that it's only conformist wankery holding the whole horse**** together.


    Your post in a picture.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,972 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    I don't celebrate any religious shyte as I'm not religious, but I will claim triple time for working 25 December.

    Thank you, losers. :pac:


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


    Christmas hipsters exist now, sigh.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭NegativeCreep


    I dont like turkey either but I didn't give up Christmas because of it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    I don't celebrate any religious shyte as I'm not religious, but I will claim triple time for working 25 December.

    Thank you, losers. :pac:

    If it means nothing to you, why do you want extra money for working that day??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭Wacker The Attacker


    My partner and I gave up on christmas in 2008. We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Anyone else out there who also opts put of this socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion?

    I can tell you it is very easy to do and you realise that it's only conformist wankery holding the whole horse**** together.


    Jimmy "the bah" humbug here


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭billybudd


    Chucken wrote: »
    If it means nothing to you, why do you want extra money for working that day??


    He is a filthy capitalist:pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    I wouldn't buy in to it in any major way, but it is nice to have a time when pretty much everybody is taking the day off. Kinda like Italia 90 when everyone was glued to tv screens. Nice to have a shared experience.

    Think when I have kids they'll be told there's a santa and they'll be told about the whole Jesus thing, but I don't think I'd celebrate the religious aspect of it at all (not believing in any such lark.) Think the idea of having a time of the year where you can be nice and give gifts to people is quite lovely.


  • Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭spankysue


    I love Christmas, just for all the traditions, I'm the most festive atheist ever :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    Charles Dickens
    And therefore, Uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that [Christmas] has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!

    I heart Christmas


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    I love Christmas. I buy a shedload of gifts and give them to everyone I like, literally. I think if you have young kids, you "get" the magic of Christmas, if you don't, maybe you don't. Personally, I think it's wankery to dislike christmas. "We save a load of money". Big wup. Good luck bringing that with you. I'd rather have the memory of loads of great family christmasses - our house is where the whole family gets together at Christmas, even the cnuts I hate for the rest of the year, I get to do the "mein host" thing and everyone eats and drinks too much and has a laugh. It's my total favorite time of year.


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Chucken wrote: »
    We cant put up a tree cos we've a crazy cat who will just knock it over :D

    I'd a dog who ate the chocolate decorations once :)

    This year is more important to the Oh as his Mum is very ill and it might be her last xmas.

    So far he's done card and decoration buying and we may spend it with them so he has good memories.

    I like the run up to Christmas and the songs and stuff, but not overly bothered with the day itself.

    And I love seeing the Oh with his kids at Christmas


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Fcuk me, life in your house sounds like a barrel of laughs!

    "Oh no, here come grumpy Mr. Dipso out with the scissors to puncture the kids soccer ball"

    Why can't you just celebrate Santa's birthday like everyone else without getting into such a lather about it in November already?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,194 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    I am wondering if the OP's partner is outwardly happy with the decision, but spends their lunchtimes wandering around department stores Christmas shops with a wistful look.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,165 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    My partner and I gave up on christmas in 2008. We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Anyone else out there who also opts put of this socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion?

    I can tell you it is very easy to do and you realise that it's only conformist wankery holding the whole horse**** together.

    Negative equity's a terrible thing.:(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭billybudd


    Fewcifur wrote: »
    I wouldn't buy in to it in any major way, but it is nice to have a time when pretty much everybody is taking the day off. Kinda like Italia 90 when everyone was glued to tv screens. Nice to have a shared experience.

    Think when I have kids they'll be told there's a santa and they'll be told about the whole Jesus thing, but I don't think I'd celebrate the religious aspect of it at all (not believing in any such lark.) Think the idea of having a time of the year where you can be nice and give gifts to people is quite lovely.


    Doesnt have to be about religion, personally i think the two weeks leading up to xmas day there is a really nice atmosphere and everyone is in a jollier mood.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,139 ✭✭✭flanzer


    OP, you sound like some crack!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    What's not to like about getting drunk and stuffing your face for two weeks straight? It's magical. I feel sorry for you.


  • Registered Users Posts: 30 okfine


    Fewcifur wrote: »
    I wouldn't buy in to it in any major way, but it is nice to have a time when pretty much everybody is taking the day off. Kinda like Italia 90 when everyone was glued to tv screens. Nice to have a shared experience.

    Think when I have kids they'll be told there's a santa and they'll be told about the whole Jesus thing, but I don't think I'd celebrate the religious aspect of it at all (not believing in any such lark.) Think the idea of having a time of the year where you can be nice and give gifts to people is quite lovely.

    Wow does anybody believe in the birth of jesus "thing" on boards?....Crazy Hippocrates, Considering Jesus put the Christ into Christmas :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,263 ✭✭✭Gongoozler


    billybudd wrote: »
    Doesnt have to be about religion, personally i think the two weeks leading up to xmas day there is a really nice atmosphere and everyone is in a jollier mood.

    ..not if you work in retail


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭Wacker The Attacker




  • Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭Big Bottom


    My partner and I gave up on christmas in 2008. We do not send cards, give presents, indulge in the cult of the hebrew zombie birth, hate turkey and we are very happy and save loads of money.

    Anyone else out there who also opts put of this socio-psychotic-economic mass delusion?

    I can tell you it is very easy to do and you realise that it's only conformist wankery holding the whole horse**** together.

    Someones trying to sound cool and unconformist!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭MaxSteele


    I'll always be bewildered at people who "hate" or despise Xmas.

    Everyone's happy as larry, generous, it's a time for getting the family together, seeing long lost friends and relatives, having a week long piss up and gorging yourself on the savage dinners cooked by mammy and granny.

    Seriously, the comedown I have after the Christmas holidays is worse than dublin's zombies coming down off heroin.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    Gongoozler wrote: »
    ..not if you work in retail
    sorry for your trouble:D On the other hand, get some sleep, we need to buy stuff off you tomorrow-it's Christmas in a few weeks ya know.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gee_G


    Gongoozler wrote: »

    ..not if you work in retail
    I always love working on the run up to Christmas! Even all the grumps(most of them anyway) are in good form :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭MaxSteele



    *NOM NOM NOM NOM N ......*

    Sorry what was that ? Did I miss something while eating this turkey leg ?

    Ooooooohhh look a cheesecake !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,972 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Chucken wrote: »
    If it means nothing to you, why do you want extra money for working that day??

    I never said I wanted extra money, but hey, feel free to make stuff up.

    It's a holiday of some sort that I don't give a toss about so why would I turn doen extra cash for working the day? :confused:

    If you were getting triple time for working next Tuesday would you turn it down? :rolleyes:

    Christmas, Ramadan, Yom Kippur, or any other religion inspired day of craic I have no interest in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,741 ✭✭✭Piliger


    Christmas - the BEST time of the year ... TOTALLY :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭Giselle


    This is what happens after a lifetime on the Naughty List.

    I'm just a conformist wanker though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    Too early for Christmas threads.


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