Bah Humbug

Dave P · Dec 23, 2005

Don't know if anyones seen this, but it has my support anyway.

I particlarly like the wording of the flyer to put through the doors of
those houses with the rideculous displays. Just polite enough.

http://www.casc.webalias.com/

DaveP

Larry · Dec 23, 2005

I'll tell you sommat else as well, how many of those who criticise our gas
guzzling 4WD's think about what there conspicous consumption is doing to the
environment? All that Christmas tat ends up on the rubbish heap somewhere
and all those lights are creating CO2 to generate the electricity.

I prefer to see my Christmas trees growing in the woods, and I am off
tommorow to spend my Christmas amongst the trees, mountains and lakes (while
they are still there)

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Dave P" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Don't know if anyones seen this, but it has my support anyway.
>
> I particlarly like the wording of the flyer to put through the doors of
> those houses with the rideculous displays. Just polite enough.
>
> http://www.casc.webalias.com/
>
>
> DaveP
>

Si K · Dec 23, 2005

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'll tell you sommat else as well, how many of those who criticise our gas
> guzzling 4WD's think about what there conspicous consumption is doing to
> the
> environment? All that Christmas tat ends up on the rubbish heap somewhere
> and all those lights are creating CO2 to generate the electricity.
>

What a spot on point - I bet Red Ken hasn't thought that throught with all
the extra lights up in the capital!

Si

Tim Hobbs · Dec 23, 2005

On 23 Dec 2005 04:32:26 -0800, "Dave P" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Don't know if anyones seen this, but it has my support anyway.
>
>I particlarly like the wording of the flyer to put through the doors of
>those houses with the rideculous displays. Just polite enough.
>
>http://www.casc.webalias.com/
>
>
>DaveP

I don't particularly like bright lights all over the outside of
houses. There are none on mine.

But I used to like the way people in this country were free to do what
they like, within the law. Now you cannot fart without some ****
sticking a note through your letterbox, complaining to the council or
getting a petition up. Live and let live - or I'll start complaining
about noise pollution from church bells, trainee terrorists begging on
my doorstep whilst singing and paedophiles in red trying to get my
little girl to sit on their knee. Take a break FFS.

And another thing - for many people in this country, Christmas is NOT
a religious festival. It's a Bank Holiday where it is traditional to
get ****ed, run up credit card debt, stick a singing reindeer on the
wall and spend time with the in-laws. I'll endure it my way and let
others do it their's.

If anyone wants to live in a religiously fanatic country, there are
plenty to choose from...

Compliments of the season, BTW....

--
Tim Hobbs

Nige · Dec 23, 2005

Tim Hobbs wrote:
> On 23 Dec 2005 04:32:26 -0800, "Dave P" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Don't know if anyones seen this, but it has my support anyway.
>>
>> I particlarly like the wording of the flyer to put through the doors
>> of those houses with the rideculous displays. Just polite enough.
>>
>> http://www.casc.webalias.com/
>>
>>
>> DaveP
>
> I don't particularly like bright lights all over the outside of
> houses. There are none on mine.
>
> But I used to like the way people in this country were free to do what
> they like, within the law. Now you cannot fart without some ****
> sticking a note through your letterbox, complaining to the council or
> getting a petition up. Live and let live - or I'll start complaining
> about noise pollution from church bells, trainee terrorists begging on
> my doorstep whilst singing and paedophiles in red trying to get my
> little girl to sit on their knee. Take a break FFS.
>
> And another thing - for many people in this country, Christmas is NOT
> a religious festival. It's a Bank Holiday where it is traditional to
> get ****ed, run up credit card debt, stick a singing reindeer on the
> wall and spend time with the in-laws. I'll endure it my way and let
> others do it their's.
>
> If anyone wants to live in a religiously fanatic country, there are
> plenty to choose from...
>
> Compliments of the season, BTW....

All of the above are the ewxact reasons we're getting the f*ck outta dodge this year. Our neighbours & us
are off to Barbados for a week whilst all the loonies fight over Turkeys & cranberry sauce in the
supermarkets!!

Christmas is so boring now, we love it for our five year old to enjoy, but we do try to make her realise
how fortunate she (& us to be honest) is. Religon has little place in my life, but if others wish top
partake of the 'true' meaning of Christmas (or any other relfest) thats fine by me. Being allied to the
building trade we always have a nice long holiday at Christmas!!

So, compliments to those who celebrate it for whatever reasons, but I'm off on me hols on Christmas day!

Nige

--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

Richard Brookman · Dec 23, 2005

....and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> Religon has little place in my life, but if others
> wish top partake of the 'true' meaning of Christmas (or any other
> relfest) thats fine by me.

So what is the "real" meaning of Christmas? Before we had the current
over-commercialised three-month spend-fest, we had a simple religious
celebration with carols, a present each, and a hearty family meal. And
before the Christians came along we had the Viking Jul or Anglo-Saxon Yule
(drink, food, holly and mistletoe for distictly pagan reasons) and before
that the Romans had Saturnalia (drink, food and repeated attempts to cop off
with thy neighbour's wife). No doubt they had something similar in the
Bronze and Iron Ages. Before that, archaeology suggests they all got Stoned
anyway. All held around the end of December, coincidentally. Take your
pick. I'll go for something around AD600, with plenty of food and drink to
brighten up the dull weather and lousy television.

Oh, and I have been given official permission to get on with replacing the
swivels and brake pipes on the Series on Xmas Eve and Boxing Day as long as
I make myself available for Xmas day itself with the M-in-L. Deal.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Nige · Dec 23, 2005

Richard Brookman wrote:
> ...and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>> Religon has little place in my life, but if others
>> wish top partake of the 'true' meaning of Christmas (or any other
>> relfest) thats fine by me.
>
> So what is the "real" meaning of Christmas? Before we had the current
> over-commercialised three-month spend-fest, we had a simple religious
> celebration with carols, a present each, and a hearty family meal. And before the Christians came along
> we had the Viking Jul or
> Anglo-Saxon Yule (drink, food, holly and mistletoe for distictly
> pagan reasons) and before that the Romans had Saturnalia (drink, food
> and repeated attempts to cop off with thy neighbour's wife). No doubt
> they had something similar in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Before that,
> archaeology suggests they all got Stoned anyway. All held around the
> end of December, coincidentally. Take your pick. I'll go for
> something around AD600, with plenty of food and drink to brighten up
> the dull weather and lousy television.
> Oh, and I have been given official permission to get on with
> replacing the swivels and brake pipes on the Series on Xmas Eve and
> Boxing Day as long as I make myself available for Xmas day itself
> with the M-in-L. Deal.

The 'real' meaning is whatever it means to whoever in my book!

--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

Derry Argue · Dec 23, 2005

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> So what is the "real" meaning of Christmas? Before we had the current
> over-commercialised three-month spend-fest, we had a simple religious
> celebration with carols, a present each, and a hearty family meal.
> And before the Christians came along we had the Viking Jul or
> Anglo-Saxon Yule (drink, food, holly and mistletoe for distictly pagan
> reasons) and before that the Romans had Saturnalia (drink, food and
> repeated attempts to cop off with thy neighbour's wife). No doubt they
> had something similar in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Before that,
> archaeology suggests they all got Stoned anyway. All held around the
> end of December, coincidentally. Take your pick. I'll go for
> something around AD600, with plenty of food and drink to brighten up
> the dull weather and lousy television.

I agree the sentiment but think you have missed the point.

Like a lot of grumpy old bachelors, I used to HATE Christmas.

Then someone pointed out that it is the old pagan festival of light. From
now on the days get longer and the nights get shorter.

Now THAT I can live with!! These days I actually look forward to Christmas!
<vbg>

Derry

Richard Brookman · Dec 23, 2005

....and Derry Argue spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> So what is the "real" meaning of Christmas? <snip>

> I agree the sentiment but think you have missed the point.
>
> Like a lot of grumpy old bachelors, I used to HATE Christmas.
>
> Then someone pointed out that it is the old pagan festival of light.
> From now on the days get longer and the nights get shorter.
>
> Now THAT I can live with!! These days I actually look forward to
> Christmas! <vbg>
>
> Derry

Well, that's more or less what I was saying... Take your pick of what
Christmas means, and enjoy it in whatever way you like. What I was
objecting to was the way that people talk about the "real" meaning of Xmas,
when what they mean is a particular construct which has only obtained for a
few hundred years of the tens of thousands that this island has been
inhabited (and its inhabitants getting slammed around the time of the
shortest day).

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Nige · Dec 23, 2005

Richard Brookman wrote:
> ...and Derry Argue spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
>> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> So what is the "real" meaning of Christmas? <snip>
>
>> I agree the sentiment but think you have missed the point.
>>
>> Like a lot of grumpy old bachelors, I used to HATE Christmas.
>>
>> Then someone pointed out that it is the old pagan festival of light.
>> From now on the days get longer and the nights get shorter.
>>
>> Now THAT I can live with!! These days I actually look forward to
>> Christmas! <vbg>
>>
>> Derry
>
> Well, that's more or less what I was saying... Take your pick of what
> Christmas means, and enjoy it in whatever way you like. What I was
> objecting to was the way that people talk about the "real" meaning of
> Xmas, when what they mean is a particular construct which has only
> obtained for a few hundred years of the tens of thousands that this
> island has been inhabited (and its inhabitants getting slammed around
> the time of the shortest day).

I think you misunderstood me mate, i menat exactly the same!

Nige
--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

Richard Brookman · Dec 23, 2005

....and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> Richard Brookman wrote:
>> ...and Derry Argue spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>
>>
>>> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> So what is the "real" meaning of Christmas? <snip>
>>
>>> I agree the sentiment but think you have missed the point.
>>>
>>> Like a lot of grumpy old bachelors, I used to HATE Christmas.
>>>
>>> Then someone pointed out that it is the old pagan festival of light.
>>> From now on the days get longer and the nights get shorter.
>>>
>>> Now THAT I can live with!! These days I actually look forward to
>>> Christmas! <vbg>
>>>
>>> Derry
>>
>> Well, that's more or less what I was saying... Take your pick of
>> what Christmas means, and enjoy it in whatever way you like. What I
>> was objecting to was the way that people talk about the "real"
>> meaning of Xmas, when what they mean is a particular construct which
>> has only obtained for a few hundred years of the tens of thousands
>> that this island has been inhabited (and its inhabitants getting
>> slammed around the time of the shortest day).
>
> I think you misunderstood me mate, i menat exactly the same!
>
> Nige
> --
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover LSE (Bob)
>
> '"gimme the f*ckin' money"

No, you misunderstand me - I understood you. You understood what I said,
and I understood you to be agreeing with me. I thought that Derry had
perhaps misunderstood me, so I replied to his post explaining what I
understood by what I said, and how if he understood differently, then maybe
he misunderstood me. But if I misunderstood him, and he DIDN'T
misunderstand me, then the misunderstanding was my fault for not explaining
myself more clearly in the first place.

OK?

I say, this Bateman's Victory Ale is *rather* good...

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Nige · Dec 23, 2005

Richard Brookman wrote:
> ...and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
>> Richard Brookman wrote:
>>> ...and Derry Argue spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>>
>>>
>>>> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>>
>>>>> So what is the "real" meaning of Christmas? <snip>
>>>
>>>> I agree the sentiment but think you have missed the point.
>>>>
>>>> Like a lot of grumpy old bachelors, I used to HATE Christmas.
>>>>
>>>> Then someone pointed out that it is the old pagan festival of
>>>> light. From now on the days get longer and the nights get shorter.
>>>>
>>>> Now THAT I can live with!! These days I actually look forward to
>>>> Christmas! <vbg>
>>>>
>>>> Derry
>>>
>>> Well, that's more or less what I was saying... Take your pick of
>>> what Christmas means, and enjoy it in whatever way you like. What I
>>> was objecting to was the way that people talk about the "real"
>>> meaning of Xmas, when what they mean is a particular construct which
>>> has only obtained for a few hundred years of the tens of thousands
>>> that this island has been inhabited (and its inhabitants getting
>>> slammed around the time of the shortest day).
>>
>> I think you misunderstood me mate, i menat exactly the same!
>>
>> Nige
>> --
>> Subaru WRX
>> Range Rover LSE (Bob)
>>
>> '"gimme the f*ckin' money"
>
> No, you misunderstand me - I understood you. You understood what I
> said, and I understood you to be agreeing with me. I thought that
> Derry had perhaps misunderstood me, so I replied to his post
> explaining what I understood by what I said, and how if he understood
> differently, then maybe he misunderstood me. But if I misunderstood
> him, and he DIDN'T misunderstand me, then the misunderstanding was my
> fault for not explaining myself more clearly in the first place.
>
> OK?
>
> I say, this Bateman's Victory Ale is *rather* good...

Are you sure you know that i know that you know that i know that you know?

LOL!! Carlsberg Export is also very nice with a few Jamesons chasers!

--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

Karen Gallagher · Dec 23, 2005

Larry wrote:
> I'll tell you sommat else as well, how many of those who criticise
> our gas guzzling 4WD's think about what there conspicous consumption
> is doing to the environment? All that Christmas tat ends up on the
> rubbish heap somewhere and all those lights are creating CO2 to
> generate the electricity.
>
> I prefer to see my Christmas trees growing in the woods, and I am off
> tommorow to spend my Christmas amongst the trees, mountains and lakes
> (while they are still there)
>
>
> "Dave P" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Don't know if anyones seen this, but it has my support anyway.
>>
>> I particlarly like the wording of the flyer to put through the doors
>> of those houses with the rideculous displays. Just polite enough.
>>
>> http://www.casc.webalias.com/
>>
>>
>> DaveP

We've always used a live Xmas tree, then planted it out in the garden after
it's all over. Doesn't have to be a pine tree either. That way we have a
nice Xmas tree and it BENEFITS the environment.

Karen

--
"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
- Slartibartfast

Lee_D · Dec 24, 2005

Karen Gallagher <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> We've always used a live Xmas tree, then planted it out in the garden
> after it's all over. Doesn't have to be a pine tree either. That way
> we have a nice Xmas tree and it BENEFITS the environment.
>
> Karen

yeah ditto here too, Plastic in the house, Real one in the south wing
conservatory which will be planted in the rear paddock after Christmas

.
Keeps the Garden centre, foresters and me in work while cleaning up the
environment at the same time. Everyones a winner!

Lee

slob · Dec 24, 2005

we should start a website for people that think others should keep their opinions to themselves. then we could print up flyers telling others to do what they want so long as it don't affect us. we could have flyers to go under wiper blades telling others to keep their flyers to themselves and not to put them under our wipers.
.
.
;
give me the ****ing keys you sock cucker

Bah Humbug

Dave P

Guest

Larry

Guest

Si K

Guest

Tim Hobbs

Guest

Nige

Guest

Richard Brookman

Guest

Nige

Guest

Derry Argue

Guest

Richard Brookman

Guest

Nige

Guest

Richard Brookman

Guest

Nige

Guest

Karen Gallagher

Guest

Lee_D

Guest

slob

Well-Known Member

Similar threads