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The Christmas Thread

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Ponders Revisited, Nov 11, 2019.

  1. Ponders Revisited

    Ponders Revisited Well-Known Member

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    To be brutally honest, it's hideous.

    Try again, please.
     
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    Ponders Revisited Well-Known Member

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    Is it too soon to start watching Christmas films? Methinks tonight is as good a time as any.

    I was thinking of easing into it with Home Alone, then perhaps Holiday Inn. I'll leave It's a Wonderful Life until December.

    What's your favourite Christmas film?
     
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    I've watched a few so go for it !
     
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    Home alone is in the top 5 I'd say
     
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    Yep, I'd agree with that.

    Do you like The Muppet Christmas Carol? I love it.
     
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    Scrooged
     
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    Hate Christmas.

    **** off.
     
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    You aren't serious ?
     
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    I'm always serious, J. Always.
     
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    Bad Santa is my only Christmas film.


    That said, if "It's a Wonderful Life" is on, which I'm sure it will be somewhere, I might watch that while pretending not to get sentimental.
     
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    Watched a really good Twilight Zone episode not long ago which was from Christmas 1960 "The Night of the Meek", suggest everyone watches that.
    My Christmas tradition tends to involve not finding anything worth watching apart from Carry On films and the two Steptoe and Son movies which seem to be on most years.
    Really like the "A Ghost Story for Christmas" episodes which the BBC occasionally repeat or even do a new one.
     
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    Not seen that, if it comes up I'll watch it.
     
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  13. The Cunnilungus Connoisseur

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    Too early plus ‘IAC,GMOOH!!!!’ is on tonight!
     
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    I shan't watch it if they are cruel to the bugs and critters.

    Cockroaches have feelings too.
     
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    I don’t think they do actually mate.
     
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    I beg to differ, my friend. All creatures deserve our greatest respect. Even molluscs.
     
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    How do you hurt a cockroaches feelings? Forget to send it a Christmas card?
     
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    Now you're just being daft, AR.

    Cockroaches are mostly Buddhist.
     
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    Rumour has it Glenn Hoddle was a cockroach in his previous incarnation <ok>
     
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    What do you want for Christmas this year?

    I want some terrapins.
     
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