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    What are you doing editing, instead of quoting my posts, daftee?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
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    The last time I put decorations up was the early 90s and only because my girlfriend refused to come round if I didn't - she won!

    Enjoy though folks, nice looking rooms, always love a real fire and hope to have one when I move. Always amuses me when people call me bah-humbug and grumpy cos' I don't do Christmas. Doesn't make me grumpy, just not interested as I'm not religious and not into the consumer/consumption side, because of how I live my life . . . but apparently that means I'm grumpy

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    Not much up decoration-wise this year as we’re away for both Christmas and New Year.

    However, we had a pre-Christmas dinner with family at the weekend, so dotted a few of our illuminated Christmas things around, and set up our small fibre-optic tree (that usually goes in the kitchen) in the lounge.

    The weird thing is that, as we had a full Christmas dinner on Saturday night and then went out for a long walk yesterday, it now feels like the day after Boxing Day, and I’m expecting New Year’s Eve along shortly!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    You're lucky, we have the piano and someone who can play it
    I remember when I was a kid we didn't have a piano, but an organ, a grand old thing that you pumped air into by working some pedals, which were embossed with the words "mouse proof pedals". Funny the things you remember. Only ever heard my mum play "Chopsticks" on it, so that was money well spent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    I remember when I was a kid we didn't have a piano, but an organ, a grand old thing that you pumped air into by working some pedals, which were embossed with the words "mouse proof pedals". Funny the things you remember. Only ever heard my mum play "Chopsticks" on it, so that was money well spent.
    One of my Aunties had a player piano with loads of rolls for it. That used to get a run out at xmas. Don't know what happened to that but I understand they are worth a fortune now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    One of my Aunties had a player piano with loads of rolls for it. That used to get a run out at xmas. Don't know what happened to that but I understand they are worth a fortune now.
    That would be quite cool, and much more enjoyable than the latest "Now" CD that seems to have become a tradition round here. Can anyone suggest a way to make a CD unplayable without any visual clues?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    That would be quite cool, and much more enjoyable than the latest "Now" CD that seems to have become a tradition round here. Can anyone suggest a way to make a CD unplayable without any visual clues?
    Just take it out the case, bin it, put the empty case back on the shelf. Or put something better in instead. You're better off with a film anyway, something Christmassy of course - like Zulu or possibly Moonraker.
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    For me it's got to be Zulu - I last saw it about 4 years ago and for a sixties film the picture quality was amazing, better than a lot of modern efforts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    For me it's got to be Zulu - I last saw it about 4 years ago and for a sixties film the picture quality was amazing, better than a lot of modern efforts.
    You want Bond before and during the meal, ideally Spy Who Loved Me or Moonraker. Diamonds Are Forever is also acceptable. For Xmas night, Zulu, and then for Boxing Day 'A Bridge Too Far' in the afternoon then maybe an earlier Connery Bond in the evening. Finish up with some episodes of Bilko until the booze runs out then off to kip.

    Now that's a proper Xmas.
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