Shouldn't we have christmas smileys by now?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

No one seems very christmassy this year. It's quite depressing.

[Classic Jorge]

If you ask me everyone seems too christmassy and have done for months.

Kind of ruins the impact of Christmas

[Monty91]

very Christmasey either :-(

My girlfriend, an inveterate food snob and devout traditionalist when it comes to Christmas lunch staples, is doing her first stint with my side of the family this year. I have warned her to expect the worst.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You're not going to eat jewstuff, are you? :-(

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Miracle On 34th St (1994).

Next week we'll ramp it up a bit with Elf, Bad Santa and Scrooged.

I'm mad for christmas.

[Snin]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Classic Jorge]

Mind you it is a tough ("tough" as in euphemism for ****ty) field.

[PSRB]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

Good early role for Leonard from Big Bang Theory as Rusty, mind

[Snin]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

He appears to be in charge of f**k all else.

[barrybueno]

Oh and obviously Wenger OUT

[Monty91]

it could resemble a traditional Christmas dinner, in terms of the fundamental foodstuffs (without anything remotely sexy like bread sauce). But then you have to eat it and the appalling truth of the quality of ingredients and preparation is revealed.

No jewfood, though. He's a goy.

[PSRB]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

As long as you remember to sack off turkey in favour of something with some taste and texture, it's a bog simple meal.

[Snin]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Monty91]

so the girlfriend and I stayed at home and did duck.

This year it's back to theirs. I persuaded them to sack off turkey a few years ago, but in their impoverished world an adventurous alternative is beef or gammon :-(

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You could offer to bring round a goose as your contribution.

[Monty91]

and profoundly belligerent brother-in-law.

I once took round a beer-soaked bread and butter pudding and it offended his working class palette so much he nearly vomited.

What are you having this year?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Lobster cocktail, roast goose, stuffing, forcemeat, roast potatoes, sprouts with chestnuts and pancetta, spiced red cabbage, little sausages with bacon. No dessert. Christmas pudding for any weirdo that can stomach it.

Boxing day - cold goose sandwiches :cloud9:

[Classic Jorge]

I'll be seeing my butcher about cuts this weekend.

He's eighth generation butcher!

[PSRB]

But thankfully we are currently watching Finding Nemo

[PSRB]

[Snin]

but as at cinema not on tv i watched it and found it actually not a bad filum at all

[Classic Jorge]

Wot no....

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12/18/article-1236867-006A745200000258-310_468x570.jpg

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Note by "you lot" I don't mean arseholes.

[Snin]

best not stick there kippahs above the parapet imo

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Monty91]

gathering, and the jews in attendance are all entirely non practicing, so your question is essentially redundant.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Amen.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Otherwise being a non-practising Jew would not preclude one from eating certain foods which may be see as traditional.

See lots of Irish people and fish on a friday.

[Pat Vegas]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

You having a meat party or something?

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Especially when one considers that I am told Santa is bringing the new singalong version to our house this year.

:-|

[PSRB]

Will do Turkey and ham on Xmas day and the rest at some other point

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

[PSRB]

Will do Turkey and ham on Christmas day and the rest at some other point

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

It was immense though perhaps a little lazy.

[PSRB]