The Christmas thread

[Burnden Paddock]

We're hosting Christmas this year, I need some good games to play!

Suggestions?

I've done some quizzes, dingbats, numbers quiz. eg '7 D of the W' = 7 Days of the Week' etc. That sort of thing, but a bit more tricky than that, obviously.

If you still need something, drop me a PM and I can let you have a copy.

[jaffka]

Card on the head. Played sat down and doesn't expend much energy and let's you carry on drinking whilst playing.

[Bruce Rioja]

My relaxing three weeks off is suddenly being overcome with "you need to be here, then" things.

[Worthy4England]

My relaxing three weeks off is suddenly being overcome with "you need to be here, then" things.

Tell me about it. Same here.

[thebish]

My relaxing three weeks off is suddenly being overcome with "you need to be here, then" things.

Tell me about it. Same here.

schoolboy error - letting it be widely known that you were having several weeks off!

[General Mannerheim]

Was reading a thread on another forum abour folk who spend christmas alone. makes quite interesting reading, surprising how many who do. many of them seem to enjoy it. cant imagine i would tbh, especially now with the little ones knocking about, but i would love to be allowed out the bike for a few hours!

Darts start tomorrow night, one of my favourite parts of crimbo. got tickets for tuesday night, cant wait....

[TANGODANCER]

Was reading a thread on another forum abour folk who spend christmas alone. makes quite interesting reading, surprising how many who do. many of them seem to enjoy it. cant imagine i would tbh, especially now with the little ones knocking about, but i would love to be allowed out the bike for a few hours!

Darts start tomorrow night, one of my favourite parts of crimbo. got tickets for tuesday night, cant wait....

It isn't being anti-social or anything General. More of having been there, done it, enjoyed it all and are content to sit back and relax while the kids and grandkids have their turn.

[General Mannerheim]

they were all different shapes & sizes situations. one fella never married always spent xmas with his mum & dad who both died this year. other people are divorced and have an alternative xmas with their kids on another day, spend xmas day on their tod. and some have declined invitations to friends/families because they just prefer to be alone...

[mrkint]

woke up with a maccy's cheeseburger on my chest this morning.

it's only 11am and honestly i think this hangover will kill me.

[bobo the clown]

they were all different shapes & sizes situations. one fella never married always spent xmas with his mum & dad who both died this year. other people are divorced and have an alternative xmas with their kids on another day, spend xmas day on their tod. and some have declined invitations to friends/families because they just prefer to be alone...

There are many different circumstances which, unless we have experienced them, we will view from our own perspective not that of the person involved.

The time this hit home to me was when one year I had nowhere to go at New Year and I was obsessed by it and wanted desperately to go somewhere and felt I was really missing out. A few years later, kids and all that and I was utterly happy to simply sit in and watch Jools' October recording of hootenanny.

[General Mannerheim]

woke up with a maccy's cheeseburger on my chest this morning.

it's only 11am and honestly i think this hangover will kill me.

what a result! breakfast in bed.

I could have happily ended it all yesterday, but im blaming wine. ill not be so bad again if i stay of that poison!

[superjohnmcginlay]

woke up with a maccy's cheeseburger on my chest this morning.

it's only 11am and honestly i think this hangover will kill me.

Now that sounds like Christmas.

Wetherspoons'll be open you know.

[boltonboris]

I'm on mine tonight.. Feckin Thursday!!!!!!!

Aiming for the last train home, but who knows what'll happen if they extend the free bar....

[Bruce Rioja]

woke up with a maccy's cheeseburger on my chest this morning.

it's only 11am and honestly i think this hangover will kill me.

what a result! breakfast in bed.

I could have happily ended it all yesterday, but im blaming wine. ill not be so bad again if i stay of that poison!

If you drink wine and wine only you should be alright, Chief. At my mate's wedding the other week we went from Champangne, on to Bank Top ale and then on to red wine - that was a recipe for disaster. Thing is, it's our Christmas bash tomorrow night and I know that I'll end up doing pretty much the same.

[mrkint]

woke up with a maccy's cheeseburger on my chest this morning.

it's only 11am and honestly i think this hangover will kill me.

what a result! breakfast in bed.

I could have happily ended it all yesterday, but im blaming wine. ill not be so bad again if i stay of that poison!

i blame the free bar more than anything.

[boltonboris]

woke up with a maccy's cheeseburger on my chest this morning.

it's only 11am and honestly i think this hangover will kill me.

what a result! breakfast in bed.

I could have happily ended it all yesterday, but im blaming wine. ill not be so bad again if i stay of that poison!

If you drink wine and wine only you should be alright, Chief. At my mate's wedding the other week we went from Champangne, on to Bank Top ale and then on to red wine - that was a recipe for disaster. Thing is, it's our Christmas bash tomorrow night and I know that I'll end up doing pretty much the same.

I can do wine, then beer.. But not the other way round. Finishing on wine is a killer

[Athers]

My theory is that if you do that, you drink wine at the same speed you were drinking beer.

[Bruce Rioja]

they were all different shapes & sizes situations. one fella never married always spent xmas with his mum & dad who both died this year. other people are divorced and have an alternative xmas with their kids on another day, spend xmas day on their tod. and some have declined invitations to friends/families because they just prefer to be alone...

Indeed. I like to spend the day surrounded by family and the rug rats, but then an evening of quiet reflection and contemplation on my own.

[Bruce Rioja]

My theory is that if you do that, you drink wine at the same speed you were drinking beer.

I think that's a very good call, Athers.

[Worthy4England]

My theory is that if you do that, you drink wine at the same speed you were drinking beer.

About 5 pints an hour?