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Moonie posted:
Saint posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Xmas - it's just a orgy of unecessary consumerism.

I see your point

I also think it's what you make it (unlike the format on this site)

Hint...hint 

 

Firstly, this is not aimed at Moonie, not a response to Moonie or Saint just a general comment on the subject under discussion, which has been discussed on a number of threads with a few different FM's.

 

I get 'ba humbug, Scrooge and it's what you make it said to me a fair bit'.

Now people need to understand that Xmas is not necessarily something some people want to make anything of and they should not really be made to feel that they should. It really is not obligatory to like or want to participate in Xmas. So I guess making nothing of it or at best making as little as possible of it ismy preferred option.

I do have to do something just to keep the family peace, and that is my only concession. I never ask for gifts, tell people they really don't need to buy me cards and I don't send any (family excepted - to keep the peace) and I never decorate my home, have never bought any decorations or a tree.

As for Scrooge, I would say that generally I am quite cheery, not averse to splashing a bit of cash on people and never work by candlelight...!

 

Ba Humbug is a curious one, it would seem that people think I am miserable because I am not interested in their festival, well maybe I should adopt a similar strategy when people get bored or disinterested when I discuss Formula One, Football, Gary Numan or my penchant for bonsai.

 

OK. essay over for now.

Smiley face as I have non on mobile and a hugs thing and another smile.

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities

 

You can file this under: WTF!

I have on the tellybox the programme 'Worlds Most Expensive Christmas'. A tree topping star has just been produced out of gold and silver with an inset diamond. This star is worth ÂĢ615,000.

Now a chap comes to see it and it's presented in a box held by a chap with white gloves. He removes the star to show the other chap.

In the next scene we see the star out of the box being polished by the same chap who presented it but now without gloves, he then sticks it on the top of the tree.

Now, what was the bloody point of the gloves if he was going to use his hands to stick it on top of the tree.

The rich can be so feckin pretetious and stupid sometimes.

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

You can file this under: WTF!

I have on the tellybox the programme 'Worlds Most Expensive Christmas'. A tree topping star has just been produced out of gold and silver with an inset diamond. This star is worth ÂĢ615,000.

Now a chap comes to see it and it's presented in a box held by a chap with white gloves. He removes the star to show the other chap.

In the next scene we see the star out of the box being polished by the same chap who presented it but now without gloves, he then sticks it on the top of the tree.

Now, what was the bloody point of the gloves if he was going to use his hands to stick it on top of the tree.

The rich can be so feckin pretetious and stupid sometimes.

 

And so 'Naff'...

Syd

 

Russell Grant is on Sunday Lunch talking about Astrology and stressing he does not make predictions, then later on appears on screen saying how things will pan out for Aries in a 'general' sense.

He tries to tell us it's a science. Seriously!!!

I wish they would independently verify that these people are nothing more than charlatans. After all he does call it a science. 

Edit: He has just said on national TV that magazine and TV astrology is not proper astrology. The only way to get an accurate one is to have a personal session with personal specific times and dates - Mmmmmm I smell a financial opportunity!

He also said they don't make predictions but show potential opportunities!

This sounds a lot like Brian Griffins book 'Wish it, Want it, Do it'.

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
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Found a beautiful mirror for our bathroom at BATHSTORES who are having a MEGA SALE according to their blurb.

Anything off for cash asks me, "No" grumps the sales assistant

The Linus will cost ÂĢ130

 

Only to find it all over the internet at ÂĢ80 (which includes post & packaging)

 

But guess what - Bathstores "Price promise" doesn't include on line prices and even then remains 'at their discretion'

Avoid this place

 

Saint
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The badging  on the back of cars - have I mentioned this before?

 

Today I was behind a Mercedes - on the rear the badging told me it was a

 

GLC 220CDi 4matic

 

WHY??? Why do we need to know all of this info?

Why does a car need to advertise the size of its engine? Or trim level? Or type of transmission??

Utterly ludicrous

Saint

Door to door salesman, odd job men, builders and the like   Not that I buy anything off these people anyway but what part of....I'm redundant out of work and living on ÂĢ73 a week while trying to keep a house don't they understand! I've just had someone offering to replace a few tiles on my roof for ÂĢ30. I felt like telling him what else was wrong with my house and how much more he'd end up charging!  I don't know how many times I had to tell him that I didn't have the money  

FM
Sprout posted:

Door to door salesman, odd job men, builders and the like   Not that I buy anything off these people anyway but what part of....I'm redundant out of work and living on ÂĢ73 a week while trying to keep a house don't they understand! I've just had someone offering to replace a few tiles on my roof for ÂĢ30. I felt like telling him what else was wrong with my house and how much more he'd end up charging!  I don't know how many times I had to tell him that I didn't have the money  

They are so thick they don't understand, "I can't afford to have it done". It doesn't register with their pea like brains Sprouty  

Moonie
Sprout posted:

Door to door salesman, odd job men, builders and the like   Not that I buy anything off these people anyway but what part of....I'm redundant out of work and living on ÂĢ73 a week while trying to keep a house don't they understand! I've just had someone offering to replace a few tiles on my roof for ÂĢ30. I felt like telling him what else was wrong with my house and how much more he'd end up charging!  I don't know how many times I had to tell him that I didn't have the money  

And you have to be careful Sprout ...cos sometimes rogue builders can get up there,  loosen a few more on purpose  and it ends up costing you a fortune !!

Baz

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