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    I'm impressed! I thought you'd be more a 'last minute' Christmas Eve kinda guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I'm impressed! I thought you'd be more a 'last minute' Christmas Eve kinda guy.

    Marco.
    There's two December birthdays in my family, so all talk of Christmas is forbidden until they've been celebrated.

    One Christmas Eve a few years back I was in Woolworths buying something boring, and two drunken lads were discussing their Christmas shopping. They both realised they still had loads of presents to buy, when the announcement came over the Tannoy that the shop was about to close. One lad said 'Not to worry, the service station on the M4's open till midnight', and his mate replied 'Yeah, but you're pissed, and I can't drive!'

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    Lol - that's funny.

    It's a mentality I can't relate to though, as I'm a very organised person, and so by Christmas Eve all the food, drink and presents are bought, and I'm usually relaxing in front of the wood burner with a nice glass of malt (and perhaps a mince pie), not running around like a daftee doing last minute shopping!

    Del's birthday is on the 13th December, and our wedding anniversary is on the 22nd, with of course Christmas day on the 25th, so December is also a busy month for us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe View Post
    I don't think about Christmas until the 23rd of December.
    I try to ignore it until 26th December.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe View Post
    I don't think about Christmas until the 23rd of December.
    Me too, and I always get a good deal at my local Texaco. Although with the summer we're having I'm betting there won't be as many charcoal briquettes under the tree this time.
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    I think Ive had too many christmases now....Know what I mean?

    I think they are good for about a decade into adulthood then after that I just think oh F another one...another year older.

    Just starts taking on a groundhog day feel....didnt we do this shit last year

    I'm a miserable old sod

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    Because my birthday is 1st January I always do quite well for pressies at that time of year. Unlike when I was a kid, when most gifts were a "combined Christmas and birthday present". That really sucked, and I bet a lot of folk with Christmastime birthdays had to take that crap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Because my birthday is 1st January I always do quite well for pressies at that time of year. Unlike when I was a kid, when most gifts were a "combined Christmas and birthday present". That really sucked, and I bet a lot of folk with Christmastime birthdays had to take that crap.
    No not me. My birthday is a week before Christmas Eve, but my parents always gave me birthday presents on the day and would organise a birthday party for me.
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