MAE everyone ...and a merry Christmas to you all...well it snowed last night ...didnt stay but at least we got snow...Dont know about everyone else ,but its the mad season for food never mind booze..We had a big Chrimbo eve dinner last night ...and yes ...finished off with cherry pie and ice cream.Then today off to the outlaws,for more food. Then who knows what happens tomorrow.
Hiya TT..well you should be half way through Christmas day ...in the sticks ...how are you? things doing ok ?all the best to you
Hiya Lav...well reckon Rand R hasnt started yet for you ...still be thinking about and preparing food..large coffee to keep you going...Just looking at the telly guide for today...Spartacus,Gone with the Wind,Oklahoma ,Christmas Carol...all tip top brand new programmes :H then 2 hours of Downton Abbey tonight .You have a great day
Hiya Pauly ...merry Chrimbo to you ..hope all is going well with you.Take it the kids are up and running about now?
Hiya ppqp ..Merry Xmas to you..how are you doing?As you said ..yep its good to have Amy home despite her trying to rule the house already!!!:HHope you have a great day.
Byrdie ..merry Christmas to you...hope all is well and you are ok
Scottish Lass ..a merry Christmas to you ...yep lets see what 2014 brings ...as far as support goes ...well you know we are here to help and support you ..so lets make 14 your year,you deserve it
Sam ..merry xmas to you too..hope all is well and goes well for you...smart video clip!
Caysea..Merry Christmas to you ...glad you are well...and like you ..the best gift I ever received ...I can write this not feeling ill,rough or anything else..and not dying to get some booze down my neck
SF...Happy Christmas to you ...despite the fact that you think it may be Santas last visit to your abode!!Dont know about whether any of your friends have noticed the change in you without booze...but even in your posts there has been a massive sea change since you first posted ..You seem a lot more "at peace"with yourself..And as far as eating too much yep think we are all going to be guilty of that one!!!
Det ..just noticed you jump in there ...have a great day there..glad you enjoyed the movie
Right folks thats it ...let the madness begin!!!!!have a great day
Just to cheer the party up ..here you go ..this will bring life and soul to it..amaze your family with all this riveting and useful info
1. Japanese people traditionally eat at KFC for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful marketing campaign 40 years ago. KFC is so popular that customers must place their Christmas orders 2 months in advance. ?
2. We frequently abbreviate Christmas as X-mas because of ancient tradition. X is the Greek letter ?chi? which is an abbreviation for the word ?Christ? in Greek. ?
3. An artificial Christmas tree would have to be reused for more than 20 years to be ?greener? than buying a fresh-cut tree annually ?
4. The Nazi party tried to turn Christmas into a nonreligious holiday celebrating the coming of Hitler, with Saint Nicholas replaced by Odin the ?Solstice Man? and swastikas on top of Christmas trees.
5. The US playing card company ?Bicycle? had manufactured a playing card in WW2. That, when the card was soaked, it would reveal an escape route for POWs. These cards were Christmas presents for all POWs in Germany. The Nazis were none the wiser!
6. The people of Oslo, Norway donate the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree every year in gratitude to the people of London for their assistance during WWII. ?
7. During the Christmas of 2010, the Colombian government covered jungle trees with lights. When FARC guerrillas (terrorists) walked by, the trees lit up and banners asking them to lay down their arms became visible. 331 guerrillas re-entered society and the campaign won an award for strategic marketing excellence. ?
8. Many of Denny?s restaurants were built without locks, which was problematic when they decided to close down for Christmas.
9. Nearly all of the most popular Christmas songs including ?Winter Wonderland?, ?Chestnuts roasting??, and ?I?m Dreaming of a white Christmas? were written by Jews ?
10. In 1918 and for the past 40 years, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has sent the city of Boston a giant Christmas tree as a thank you for their support after the 1917 Halifax explosion ?
11. During the Christmas of 1914 (World War 1), a truce was held between Germany and the UK. They decorated their shelters, exchanged gifts across no man?s land and played a game of football between themselves. ?
12. About half of Sweden?s population watches Donald Duck cartoons every Christmas Eve since 1960 ?
13. In 1867, a Boston industrialist read Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol and was so moved he closed his factory on Christmas Day and gave every one of his employees a turkey ?
14. Some zoos take donated Christmas trees and use them to feed their animals. ?
15. Charles Dickens grew up during a ?Little Ice Age? and hence it snowed for each of his first 8 Christmases influencing his writing and hence today?s tradition of a ?White Christmas?.
16. Mormon missionaries can only call home twice a year: once on Mother?s Day and again on Christmas. ?
17. Telling ?scary ghost stories? is an old Christmas Eve tradition that has died out in the past century
18. 95% of all Americans celebrate Christmas (only 75% of the U.S. is Christian), and just 51% of the holiday?s celebrators consider it a ?strongly religious? holiday.
19. A village in Peru settles their grudges by fist fighting on the Christmas day, then go drinking and start the New Year off on a clean slate.
20. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is the only record to get the UK Christmas Singles Chart Number One twice, once in 1975 and again in 1991. ?
21. During Christmas time in Newfoundland, people called mummers dress up in crude disguises and go from house to house. At each house they visit, they start dancing, playing music, and get wasted drunk while the hosts try to discover their true identities. ?
22. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December because of the Roman sun god and not the birth of Jesus ?
23. Engineers designing the Voyager Space mission planned it to avoid planetary encounters over Thanksgiving and Christmas ?
24. Paul McCartney earns $400,000 a year off his Christmas song, which is widely regarded as the worst song he ever recorded. ?
25. All letters addressed to Santa in the United States go to Santa Claus, Indiana. ?
Hiya TT..well you should be half way through Christmas day ...in the sticks ...how are you? things doing ok ?all the best to you
Hiya Lav...well reckon Rand R hasnt started yet for you ...still be thinking about and preparing food..large coffee to keep you going...Just looking at the telly guide for today...Spartacus,Gone with the Wind,Oklahoma ,Christmas Carol...all tip top brand new programmes :H then 2 hours of Downton Abbey tonight .You have a great day
Hiya Pauly ...merry Chrimbo to you ..hope all is going well with you.Take it the kids are up and running about now?
Hiya ppqp ..Merry Xmas to you..how are you doing?As you said ..yep its good to have Amy home despite her trying to rule the house already!!!:HHope you have a great day.
Byrdie ..merry Christmas to you...hope all is well and you are ok
Scottish Lass ..a merry Christmas to you ...yep lets see what 2014 brings ...as far as support goes ...well you know we are here to help and support you ..so lets make 14 your year,you deserve it
Sam ..merry xmas to you too..hope all is well and goes well for you...smart video clip!
Caysea..Merry Christmas to you ...glad you are well...and like you ..the best gift I ever received ...I can write this not feeling ill,rough or anything else..and not dying to get some booze down my neck
SF...Happy Christmas to you ...despite the fact that you think it may be Santas last visit to your abode!!Dont know about whether any of your friends have noticed the change in you without booze...but even in your posts there has been a massive sea change since you first posted ..You seem a lot more "at peace"with yourself..And as far as eating too much yep think we are all going to be guilty of that one!!!
Det ..just noticed you jump in there ...have a great day there..glad you enjoyed the movie
Right folks thats it ...let the madness begin!!!!!have a great day
Just to cheer the party up ..here you go ..this will bring life and soul to it..amaze your family with all this riveting and useful info
1. Japanese people traditionally eat at KFC for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful marketing campaign 40 years ago. KFC is so popular that customers must place their Christmas orders 2 months in advance. ?
2. We frequently abbreviate Christmas as X-mas because of ancient tradition. X is the Greek letter ?chi? which is an abbreviation for the word ?Christ? in Greek. ?
3. An artificial Christmas tree would have to be reused for more than 20 years to be ?greener? than buying a fresh-cut tree annually ?
4. The Nazi party tried to turn Christmas into a nonreligious holiday celebrating the coming of Hitler, with Saint Nicholas replaced by Odin the ?Solstice Man? and swastikas on top of Christmas trees.
5. The US playing card company ?Bicycle? had manufactured a playing card in WW2. That, when the card was soaked, it would reveal an escape route for POWs. These cards were Christmas presents for all POWs in Germany. The Nazis were none the wiser!
6. The people of Oslo, Norway donate the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree every year in gratitude to the people of London for their assistance during WWII. ?
7. During the Christmas of 2010, the Colombian government covered jungle trees with lights. When FARC guerrillas (terrorists) walked by, the trees lit up and banners asking them to lay down their arms became visible. 331 guerrillas re-entered society and the campaign won an award for strategic marketing excellence. ?
8. Many of Denny?s restaurants were built without locks, which was problematic when they decided to close down for Christmas.
9. Nearly all of the most popular Christmas songs including ?Winter Wonderland?, ?Chestnuts roasting??, and ?I?m Dreaming of a white Christmas? were written by Jews ?
10. In 1918 and for the past 40 years, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has sent the city of Boston a giant Christmas tree as a thank you for their support after the 1917 Halifax explosion ?
11. During the Christmas of 1914 (World War 1), a truce was held between Germany and the UK. They decorated their shelters, exchanged gifts across no man?s land and played a game of football between themselves. ?
12. About half of Sweden?s population watches Donald Duck cartoons every Christmas Eve since 1960 ?
13. In 1867, a Boston industrialist read Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol and was so moved he closed his factory on Christmas Day and gave every one of his employees a turkey ?
14. Some zoos take donated Christmas trees and use them to feed their animals. ?
15. Charles Dickens grew up during a ?Little Ice Age? and hence it snowed for each of his first 8 Christmases influencing his writing and hence today?s tradition of a ?White Christmas?.
16. Mormon missionaries can only call home twice a year: once on Mother?s Day and again on Christmas. ?
17. Telling ?scary ghost stories? is an old Christmas Eve tradition that has died out in the past century
18. 95% of all Americans celebrate Christmas (only 75% of the U.S. is Christian), and just 51% of the holiday?s celebrators consider it a ?strongly religious? holiday.
19. A village in Peru settles their grudges by fist fighting on the Christmas day, then go drinking and start the New Year off on a clean slate.
20. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is the only record to get the UK Christmas Singles Chart Number One twice, once in 1975 and again in 1991. ?
21. During Christmas time in Newfoundland, people called mummers dress up in crude disguises and go from house to house. At each house they visit, they start dancing, playing music, and get wasted drunk while the hosts try to discover their true identities. ?
22. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December because of the Roman sun god and not the birth of Jesus ?
23. Engineers designing the Voyager Space mission planned it to avoid planetary encounters over Thanksgiving and Christmas ?
24. Paul McCartney earns $400,000 a year off his Christmas song, which is widely regarded as the worst song he ever recorded. ?
25. All letters addressed to Santa in the United States go to Santa Claus, Indiana. ?
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