Christmas 2020

[Lewis]

It is officially December, mates, so that means the annual Christmas thread. For previous efforts see:

Christmas 2015 (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?446-Christmas-2015) (Christmas of Chaos)
Christmas 2016 (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?1357-Christmas-2016) (Make Christmas Great Again)
Christmas 2017 (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?1953-Christmas-2017) (Christmas means Christmas)
Christmas 2018 (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?2334-Christmas-2018) (#PeoplesChristmas)
Christmas 2019 (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?2567-Christmas-2019) (Get Christmas Done)

Having successfully got Christmas done last year, there can only be one thing dominating our thoughts this time round. Not the chinfluenza, but another hoax - the massive voter fraud on the other side of the pond. 2020 is therefore the year of the Stolen Christmas.

I have a Milkybar advent calendar.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Surely, in the spirit of Biden-Harris, this should have been 'Build Back Christmas'.

Normally my aunt comes from Birmingham but she is officially SCARED to the point where she won't leave her house and has even said she doesn't want to give/receive cards or presents. Secretly I like this as it means I'll be able to swear, talk about things other than the music of Johann Strauss, and don't have to buy her jam.

[Giggles]

It's going to be a fairly shit one. Things are opening back up here today meaning I'm most likely not going to get to go home for Christmas Day because this is at least two weeks too early.


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[Baz]

I’ve got a pukka tea bag advent calendar.

[Spikey M]

Alright Deirdre.

[Ian]

In that 2015 thread Spoon said he and his mates nicked a Christmas tree.

No wonder America's gone to shit.

[Shindig]

I'll probably see more of my folks than I usually do. Anything to stop my dad having his customary moving day angina attack.

[Lofty]

Virtual christmas and a Reese's Pieces advent calendar for me. Having worked the last few years I had guaranteed myself the whole two weeks of festivities off, and I'm still taking it coronavirus be damned.

I have heard some insane rumour Bojo is going to chuck another bank holiday in the week after Christmas, not the standard 'a bank holiday has fallen on the weekend so the next monday is a bank holiday' rule but one additional to that. Sounds like horseshit, didn't the government claim bank holidays cost the economy too much when Labour wanted to bring in more?

[Spikey M]

It's going to be a fairly shit one.


We'll be at home, not seeing the (heavily pregnant) sister in law and I don't have to drive so I can actually drink. This is going to be a Tier 1 Christmas.

[Ian]

The lockdown restrictions mean I'm going to have to see less of my sister's in-laws, AND I'm not on-call this year so I can drink (more.) It's a thumbs up from me at this stage.

[niko_cee]

Alexa's banta claus is already driving me slightly insane.

[Spikey M]

It is Rob Brydon, right?

[Lofty]

I don't even have kids my mrs just enjoys irritating me with it.

[niko_cee]

didn't the government claim bank holidays cost the economy too much when Labour wanted to bring in more?

They also said there was no magic money tree.

[Serj]

We haven't decided yet, but I'm fairly certain it's going to be video calls etc. We have a tradition of going to the main cemetery here in Vienna on the morning of the 24th to visit family graves and share anecdotes from the time when the people buried there were still alive - so maybe we'll do that and then go our separate ways.

I'm going to have a christmas tree in my flat for the first time since I've moved out of my parents' place eight years ago. Proper adult stuff.

[Spikey M]

"Remember when Uncle Josef locked those kids in his sex dungeon?"

"Haha, he was a cheeky one".

Fa-lalalala la la la la.

[Serj]

:D

Or the classic: "Dad, didn't grandpa grow up in a majority Jewish neighbourhood? Did he ever talk to you about what happened there after 1938?"

"Nah, he didn't want to talk about that."

Awkward silence

[Raoul Duke]

I'm going out to get a Xmas tree today. We're just staying in Amsterdam this year, not seeing anyone, but I'm guessing there'll be some video chat involved. Need to get stocked for Xmas booze and food.

[Offshore Toon]

This is going to be the least Christmassy Christmas yet by the looks of things. I had high hopes until the number of cases here started rising like mad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

My cousin (who has broken lockdown restrictions a lot) has said he's too scared to meet for Christmas and that we shouldn't do the three household thing...

We'll be going to an Aunt on Christmas Day but that seems to be about it right now.

[Kikó]

Manchester for a week then in laws in Scotland for a Christmas and New year in a massive super spreader event. Looking forward to seeing everyone from multiple households.

[Luca]

We normally have my mum’s sisters in from Italy for Christmas, but that’s obviously not going to be the case this year which is a bit of a bummer.

The depths of depression when we’re snowed in for the next 4 months will be marvellous. :drool:

[Spoonsky]

In that 2015 thread Spoon said he and his mates nicked a Christmas tree.

No wonder America's gone to shit.

The true stolen Christmas. :cool:

What a year that was.

[phonics]

Seeing as it's a time of family.

Has anyone in 'The Group' heard from Sincere? He stopped posting around the time his old man passed, just wondering if he's oaky.

[Spikey M]

I thought I saw a post from him a couple of weeks back, but yea, he has disappeared a bit. John on the other hand, nothing for nearly 2 months now. I really am starting to wonder if something has happened there.

[Giggles]

Yeah I hope John just got sick of our shit rather than something happening him.

[Kikó]

Seeing as it's a time of family.

Has anyone in 'The Group' heard from Sincere? He stopped posting around the time his old man passed, just wondering if he's oaky.

We'd have no clue unless we were privately messaging him.

[Spikey M]

You can see who has read the most recent message.

[Boydy]

igor_balis has met Sincere IRL. Might have his number?

[Baz]

And Don

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?157-Health-and-sickness-A-place-to-moan&p=428309&viewfull=1#post428309

Sincere's last post was about him feeling ill with the same issues his Dad had :\

[Baz]

https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?157-Health-and-sickness-A-place-to-moan&p=428309&viewfull=1#post428309

Sincere's last post was about him feeling ill with the same issues his Dad had :\

And everyone just ignored him. :happycry:

[Giggles]

And everyone just ignored him. :happycry:

That really stood out reading back now.

[Don]

I've just whatsapped him but his pic has gone so he may have blocked me. After all I've done for BLM. Liberties.

[Spikey M]

Or his phone number no longer exists. :|

[igor_balis]

I just messaged him on WhatsApp.

[igor_balis]

Yeah what Don said, no picture.

[Giggles]

Yeah what @Don (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=69) said, no picture.

How many ticks?

[Spikey M]

Does it say when he was last active on there?

[Baz]

I know we’re all getting old, but let’s not be dying yet.

[Spoonsky]

Anyone try John either?

[Giggles]

Anyone try John either?

Don’t think anyone on here has any contact details for him.

[Spikey M]

I haven't since the MSN Messenger days.

[Kikó]

Might have an email from John. Either that or ItalAussie will.

[Lewis]

If they are dead I would like to say now that I'm against naming anything after them.

[igor_balis]

How many ticks?

2* grey

[Giggles]

2* grey

2 is a good sign at least.

[Spikey M]

When was Ital last active? Are we getting picked off here of something? Just as Boyd wants to start playing Werewolf too. I know who I'm nominating.

[Don]

Googling "Sincere Wolves" and shitting yourself that every hit is about a death until the penny drops :face:

Brav can you all just buddy up so we have some sort of process now, please. Some of you can't have long left given the shit you eat.

[niko_cee]

Ital's probably on Australia's version of SAGE so can't be having opinions online any more.

[Kikó]

Ital is alive. I've seen him on Facebook.

I've emailed John with the mail he registered with.

[igor_balis]

Googling "Sincere Wolves" and shitting yourself that every hit is about a death until the penny drops :face:

Exactly the same.

[ItalAussie]

Ital is alive. I've seen him on Facebook.

I've emailed John with the mail he registered with.Yep. Sorry I've been AWOL for so long. I wasn't sure I could deal with this place during the pandemic.

2021 I'll try to be around more. Hope you guys are all doing alright. I'll do a proper "Ital's Year" update when I get home from work.

[Spikey M]

I wasn't sure I could deal with this place during the pandemic.

:o

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I thought that was a bit off. The cheek to bowl back in with that.

[Giggles]

But at least we can all shuffle up to the edge of our seats for the “Itals year” update now.

[ItalAussie]

:o

All me - not you guys. I was in a pretty bad headspace for a while. Fine now, but I had to get back on an even keel.

(Also, I'm very aware I'm not unique in this. Just an explanation, is all)

[Lewis]

But at least we can all shuffle up to the edge of our seats for the “Itals year” update now.

:lol:

Let's hope he can pull it back round this month after that.

[Lofty]

Yep. Sorry I've been AWOL for so long. I wasn't sure I could deal with this place during the pandemic.

2021 I'll try to be around more. Hope you guys are all doing alright. I'll do a proper "Ital's Year" update when I get home from work.

At least declare for Team Panic or Team Open The Clubs if you're opening with that slight upon our honour.

At least when I was feeling a bit dicey in that thread I got instant RIPs, hope John and Sincere are ok. Didn't someone die during the old board or I am I misremembering?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It wouldn't be TTH without a large dose of honking toxicity. Toughens us up.

[Shindig]

And Ital is forever Team Spreadsheet.

[Spoonsky]

All me - not you guys. I was in a pretty bad headspace for a while. Fine now, but I had to get back on an even keel.

(Also, I'm very aware I'm not unique in this. Just an explanation, is all)

Nothing a little Yevrage spiced with raw cynicism wouldn't have fixed.

[Raoul Duke]

Where is Greg?

[Ian]

And Ital is forever Team Spreadsheet.

Ital would love the UK track and trace system then.

[niko_cee]

This is going to be the least Christmassy Christmas yet by the looks of things. I had high hopes until the number of cases here started rising like mad.

I know it's a bit off but it is quite funny watching you lot from across the water.

John Arne levels of smugness.

You have to think something's a bit amiss when your health minister comes out with comments like "unless you've got a really good reason you shouldn't be out drinking in large groups". I'd love to know one of those reasons. Payday?

[Baz]

Where is Greg?

Underneath Josh's patio.

[Spikey M]

Where is Josh?

[mugbull]

Yeah I hope John just got sick of our shit rather than something happening him.

Would love for you to get sick of our shit if at all possible

[niko_cee]

That sort of thing is only going to harden his resolve.

Maybe try befriending him, weird him out that way.

[phonics]

I was on page 1 and about to reply how Ital had probably tired of us. Glad to see you back.

[Don]

I know we have Baz as a fully qualified mental health first-aider but I don't think we can afford to lose Giggles as our mental health advocate. He's in deep conversation with Ital by PMs as we speak.

[Luca]

John is alive and well. I'm in touch with him.

[Offshore Toon]

I know it's a bit off but it is quite funny watching you lot from across the water.

John Arne levels of smugness.

You have to think something's a bit amiss when your health minister comes out with comments like "unless you've got a really good reason you shouldn't be out drinking in large groups". I'd love to know one of those reasons. Payday?
We've really, really fucked up Round 2. Even now they still haven't put in any firm measures to stop the spread. Jersey politics back to normal and the health minister is a mess too. Contradicts himself non-stop.

I'm probably going to self-isolate ahead of Christmas just to make sure I don't kill anyone off. We'll hit 500 before Christmas and people will wait till then to properly shit the bed.

Enjoy the clubs.

[Giggles]

John is alive and well. I'm in touch with him.

Good to hear.

[Baz]

John is alive and well. I'm in touch with him.

Why has he stopped coming on here?

[Spikey M]

John is alive and well. I'm in touch with him.

Tell him I thought he was dead and he's a gigantic slut.

[Kikó]

But at least we can all shuffle up to the edge of our seats for the “Itals year” update now.

Someone doesn't post for a year then you get this welcome to Istanbul welcoming. No wonder there's only about 6 of us.

[Don]

Shut up, you melt.

[Kikó]

Lol at top bun hard man.

[Offshore Toon]

Come on, even you have to admit that was a very Kiko post from Ital.

[Kikó]

I went out of my way to say you all missed him and then you called him a cunt. Where's your christmas spirit?

[Offshore Toon]

Maybe you should bring back somebody like 'Saint if you're looking for a welcoming reception.

[Kikó]

Isn't he doing life since his incident in 2011?

[Don]

Can I just clarify my previous post was purely for comical purposes. Did any autists think different or am I an autist for feeling like I needed to clarify this? I was going to add a safetywink but I thought I was better than that but now I'm thinking everyone is judging me to be mean and looking at me and I can't be sure because I can only look down at my feet.

[Offshore Toon]

Thanks for the "Don's Day" update. Much appreciated. :thbup:

[AyDee]

Welcome back, Ital. :)

[Giggles]

I went out of my way to say you all missed him and then you called him a cunt. Where's your christmas spirit?

Who called him a cunt? Self important maybe but it's not quite the same levels.

[Boydy]

Can I just clarify my previous post was purely for comical purposes. Did any autists think different or am I an autist for feeling like I needed to clarify this? I was going to add a safetywink but I thought I was better than that but now I'm thinking everyone is judging me to be mean and looking at me and I can't be sure because I can only look down at my feet.
Shut up, you melt.

[Don]

Fuck off, you pricks.

[Giggles]

Cunts.

[Spikey M]

Puuuuuuusssssyyyy 'ooooooles

[Baz]

Anyone heard back from SincereTheRebel?

[Boydy]

God, I hate Christmas shopping. I'm not even going to actual shops to do it. Just the browsing around not knowing what to get people before finally settling on some old shit because you can't be arsed any more.

[Giggles]

I completed mine last night late, fucking dread it too. I’ve two things to land to work still for people but they’re on course.

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/aggoJIN.png

He looks rightly ashamed of himself.

[Don]

God, I hate Christmas shopping. I'm not even going to actual shops to do it. Just the browsing around not knowing what to get people before finally settling on some old shit because you can't be arsed any more.

Nothing drains my soul quite like feeling forced to shop. I walk for 3 hours at pace with the right music and nature before any sign of fatigure yet 30 minutes mincing about a shopping centre (or clicking through amazon) leaves me destroyed both physically and mentally. It's not aided by the fact I haven't been excited by a material good since ISS Pro 98 so I don't even believe in the positive power of a succesful gift.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I didn't know what to get my brother, and then out of the blue he messaged me saying he needs a new carbon monoxide alarm. Fucking bosh, what could be more festive than not being killed by a deadly gas leak.

[Spikey M]

The great thing about having an organised wife is she starts Christmas shopping in January as she comes across bargains. Then they just get chucked in the loft bit by bit throughout the year. We were done by October this year. I still have a few little bits to get for the Mrs, but it's nothing 5 minutes on Amazon won't crack.

[Lofty]

Done all mine now, thankfully. Just hoping it arrives on time, though most I have sent direct to people. Just waiting for the orgy of festive food and alcohol followed by hopefully a few bargains in the aftermath as I get paid right as the sales start.

[Kikó]

I'm sharing some gifts with the missus on her family members. Don't really get my family too much but got a couple for the nephews. My brother in law is easy to sort out as well as he has a book list on Amazon, that's the shit everyone needs to do.

[Manc]

Am I the only one reaching for the brake pedal this year? All pennies saved will be firmly held onto.

[Lofty]

The pandemic has fried my neighbours brains and they're all putting christmas cards through the doors despite it never happening previously or us ever speaking to them.

I am resisting the peer pressure but the wife might crack.

[Shindig]

Luckily we've had other things going on. My sister's scared of meeting people in the pandemic, my parents are moving and I've never been that arsed with Christmas. What I would like to do is sort out a family holiday at some point. If I can get my parents on a plane, it'd make my day.

[Spikey M]

Am I the only one reaching for the brake pedal this year? All pennies saved will be firmly held onto.

Agreed. I'd never really had savings prior to all this and I've no interest in going back to that.

[Baz]

The pandemic has fried my neighbours brains and they're all putting christmas cards through the doorsJust what you need during a global pandemic of a highly contagious disease.

[Kikó]

Am I the only one reaching for the brake pedal this year? All pennies saved will be firmly held onto.

I've done loads of savings throughout the year thankfully and cleared off most of my credit card debts. No long haul wedding like last year has helped as well (or any travel).

[Lewis]

Putting the Group on furlough must have been a lifesaver as well.

[Kikó]

Except GS as he's group accountant.

[Lewis]

Shame the travel ban stopped you coming to the mooch though.

[Kikó]

I had never heard of yomping before Sean used it.

[niko_cee]

That feeling you get when, at an early Christmas celebration one of your relatives firebombs the main thing Father Christmas is buying one of your children by (unknowingly) buying it for the lot of them to share. Happy days.

Also, why the fuck have McDonald's done what they've done to Forever Young? It's off-tempo enough in its original form. I await next year's pared back festive version of Pennyroyal Tea.

[Baz]

What was it?

[niko_cee]

Tonie box.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Always nice for an Amazon driver to leave a parcel in a puddle (the rest of the paving was dry) and as such ruin a book that was inside.

[Lewis]

I had never heard of yomping before Sean used it.

It was six miles on mostly gravel and that fanny was kitted out like Bear Grylls.

[niko_cee]

:D

Did he have walking poles?

[Kikó]

I'll join you next time. I'm going to grab my walking boots in Scotland so that I can take the Extreme walking challenge on.

[Spikey M]

I'm going to grab my walking boots in Scotland

Giggles

[Giggles]

I'd have a pair in all my cities tbf.

[Lewis]

:lol:

[phonics]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/270326079648956433/788162008939626567/image.png

[Lewis]

So he should the lowlife.

[Shindig]

The Grinch that killed ISIS.

[Kikó]

I'd have a pair in all my cities tbf.

Let the record state, I only have one pair and that's in the place that actually has an outdoors and isn't a city.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

My Sister asked me to buy some stuff from Pandora for gifts.

A necklace, 3 pairs of earrings and a free bangle.

Order came today and clearly whoever packed it didn't realise it said "3" under the earrings and as such only sent 1 pair out...

[phonics]

Does anyone remember the name of that newish animated film they play at Christmas a lot that is about the husband and wife’s entire relationship. they go through the blitz at one point. I think it might be a spin off of something else?

[igor_balis]

Does anyone remember the name of that newish animated film they play at Christmas a lot that is about the husband and wife’s entire relationship. they go through the blitz at one point. I think it might be a spin off of something else?
No

[phonics]

Happy birthday.

[Spikey M]

Does anyone remember the name of that newish animated film they play at Christmas a lot that is about the husband and wife’s entire relationship. they go through the blitz at one point. I think it might be a spin off of something else?

I'm not sure about the Blitz bit, but it sounds like Up.

[igor_balis]

Happy birthday.

Thanks mate ^__^

[Lewis]

Do you want that funny bacon shower gel or shall I just give you a fiver towards your Die Hard Christmas jumper?

[phonics]

I'm not sure about the Blitz bit, but it sounds like Up.

Found it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daeBFjd9FX0

Incredible film.

[Lewis]

A Marvel-style post-credits scene of a family of nine moving into the street, and when it zooms out you briefly see a brown hand.

[Baz]

I never knew The Snowman was anime.

[Offshore Toon]

Working from home at Christmas is great. Imagine actually booking this time off. The only downside is the lack of Christmas films on TV (aside from Channel 5, but they're dreadful) but I've got 2.4kg of Celebrations in the post to make up for it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

In my last job (Korea) you literally weren't allowed to take the Christmas days off - you had to come in - and here, I am forced to take it as three of my annual 20 days, so in reality I have 17. Having the choice sounds like some weird fantasy. This year, I wouldn't mind working them to be honest.

[Ian]

We get three days specifically to use around Christmas and New Year but they're on top of our contractual allowance.

Being left with effectively 17 days is bullshit.

[Offshore Toon]

The last two jobs I had we got the time in between off on top, which I thought was bonkers, but jamming the insert button on my laptop so Teams doesn't show as away is even better.

[Spikey M]

My work has given us half of Christmas Eve off along with all of the time between Christmas and New Year. Pretty swish.

[Don]

The last two jobs I had we got the time in between off on top, which I thought was bonkers, but jamming the insert button on my laptop so Teams doesn't show as away is even better.

Those silence vids on youtube are good for this.

[Kikó]

In my last job (Korea) you literally weren't allowed to take the Christmas days off - you had to come in - and here, I am forced to take it as three of my annual 20 days, so in reality I have 17. Having the choice sounds like some weird fantasy. This year, I wouldn't mind working them to be honest.

My missus has this. She has to take the days off the 25th to 31st mandatory so it takes her yearly allowance to 20 (or maybe the same as you).

I would love to have taken some more days off now but basically we're short staffed so I'm going to work through then take weeks off in Jan, Feb and March.

[Baz]

Those silence vids on youtube are good for this.

I’ve a spreadsheet that moves down a cell then back up, every few seconds, complete with a start and stop button if anyone wants it?

[Ian]

In my last job I had an exe that did that and stopped the screen locking and then after about 18 months I suddenly got a very grumpy email from corporate IT security or whatever their name was demanding its immediate removal.

[SvN]

I make staff take 3 days off over christmas. I don't think it's unreasonable, and I've never had complaints

About to start our remote Xmas party. God help me.

[Boydy]

I make staff take 3 days off over christmas. I don't think it's unreasonable, and I've never had complaints

About to start our remote Xmas party. God help me.
What did you organise for it in the end?

[SvN]

Food and drink delivered, online escape room, quiz hosted by me with the grand prize being Xmas Eve off, and then playing Among Us.

[Raoul Duke]

I'm off from today until early January :drool:

[Boydy]

I'm off from today until early January :drool:
Same. Although I'm not too sure what to do with myself as I feel like I've binge-watched everything I want to see this year already.

[Manc]

Tactical annual leave choices have given me nine days of freedom. Superb.

[Don]

I'm praying every dirty infidel fucks offso I can finally get some work done in the next couple of weeks without being disturbed by Karens who want to have calls because they like the sound of their own voice and have no technical aptitude

[Raoul Duke]

Same. Although I'm not too sure what to do with myself as I feel like I've binge-watched everything I want to see this year already.

New series of The Expanse just came out :nodd:

[Boydy]

New series of The Expanse just came out :nodd:

I think I watched the first two. Found it a bit boring tbh.

[Giggles]

Nah.

[phonics]

Did you ever watch Person of Interest Boyd? I can’t remember whether it was that or justified I switched you on to.

[Boydy]

Did you ever watch Person of Interest Boyd? I can’t remember whether it was that or justified I switched you on to.

I've seen (and loved) both.

[Lofty]

Working from home at Christmas is great. Imagine actually booking this time off. The only downside is the lack of Christmas films on TV (aside from Channel 5, but they're dreadful) but I've got 2.4kg of Celebrations in the post to make up for it.

Depends what your work load is like. I am off until 4th January now and need it, worked 9 days in a row averaging 12 hours a day to get everything covered to ensure my slate was clear when I put my OOO on. If I hadn't had the next two weeks as leave I'd be scrambling to get as much work done as possible to get ahead for January.

Also I didn't take the time when my holiday was cancelled in May and couldn't carry all the days over to next year. I was due to have this time anyway as I worked the last 2 years allowing others to have a decent christmas off.

[Lewis]

Cheers Beano.

[Lofty]

Fuck off :D

[Shindig]

I'm working as much overtime as I can be bothered with. Mainly because, once this task is caught up with, I'll have barely anything to do. Easy money that's made slightly less easier by them giving me all the overtime pay at once. :moop:

[Giggles]

I’m done in work now and all the shopping is complete as of this morning :drool:

[Boydy]

Virtual christmas party tonight. And I've already opened my secret santa gift that arrived during the week by mistake (it was just in an Amazon box and I thought it was something I'd ordered). It was crap. A beard grooming kit.

:moop:

[Ian]

Do you have a disgusting hobo beard and needed the hint?

[Boydy]

It wasn't that bad but I actually shaved it off last weekend anyway.

[Lewis]

'Haha if it was a beard *and* grooming kit... :D'
*gone*

[Yevrah]

The hot tub arrived midweek and having filled heated and chemical’d it it’s now officially the best thing ever.

[Giggles]

I’m going to lose my beard today for Christmas. I’ve never trimmed it at all since it started growing so it’s a wild mess now.

[Kikó]

Those two posts are brilliant in different ways.

[Pen]

Hot tub Harvey is something I didn’t foresee 😂

[Jimmy Floyd]

Can't wait for that sweet New Year's Eve TV:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eps7DZyWwAE-YWx?format=png&name=small

People don't want to remember the highlights of a pandemic you fucking morons. They want to forget all about it and watch Mary Poppins or something.

[Yevrah]

I've never understood the BBC's response to filling unplanned schedule time. "So, due to the early finish in the Crucible final at Sheffield we now bring you Bill Oddie and Birdwatch". Just show me another classic final from the archives you twats.

[Don]

BLM protests as one of the highlights of the year :D

Wonder if the shooting of innocent children on the west bank or slavery of Uighurs in cotton fields of China makes the compilation.

[Lewis]

Taz coming back as a white man was the highlight of 2020.

[mo]

Can't wait for that sweet New Year's Eve TV:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eps7DZyWwAE-YWx?format=png&name=small

People don't want to remember the highlights of a pandemic you fucking morons. They want to forget all about it and watch Mary Poppins or something.

Christ, like the January suicide rate isn't high enough already.

[Spikey M]

The New Years Day remembrance thing the BBC do is going to be a right belly laugh.

[Manc]

I see Jools' Hootenanny is still going ahead.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I see Jools' Hootenanny is still going ahead.

Not even a nuclear winter could cancel that.

[Lewis]

The whitest programme the BBC makes.

[Manc]

Hopeful of a Slowthai appearance. He'll probably assault someone.

[Giggles]

The whitest programme the BBC makes.

Isn’t every second act some African tribe song?

[Don]

Imagine hailing from a culture as musically rich as Ireland and coming out with that shit :face:

[Spikey M]

I've never watched it and I can't forsee a time that I ever would.

[Lewis]

Isn’t every second act some African tribe song?

Yeah but in a zoo-like setting with Financial Times readers sat bopping to it.

[Giggles]

Imagine hailing from a culture as musically rich as Ireland and coming out with that shit :face:

I’m not talking about your blud and innit stuff, I actually mean that every time I turn him on there seems to be some bunch in full gowns that sound like they’re making a sacrifice.

[Giggles]

Yeah but in a zoo-like setting with Financial Times readers sat bopping to it.

:lol:

[Manc]

Nothing like a bit racism at this time of year. How many days has Lewis been back in Hull?

[Giggles]

Tis the season.

[Don]

I’m not talking about your blud and innit stuff, I actually mean that every time I turn him on there seems to be some bunch in full gowns that sound like they’re making a sacrifice.

'Your' :D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpToS3fWsAAN8T0.jpg

[Dquincy]

The hot tub arrived midweek and having filled heated and chemical’d it it’s now officially the best thing ever.

I'll give it until new year's day until you realise it is a waste of space and money.

[SvN]

We had a hot tub on holiday and it was brilliant, but I think the novelty would wear off quite quickly.

[Yevrah]

Sweet of you to worry about my financial well-being gents but I wouldn’t have bought one if that was going to happen.

It’s one of the best things about getting old, you know what you do and don’t like and what you’ll use and what you won’t.

[Baz]

I have money!

[Yevrah]

Wasn't my point, but hey ho.

Basically, I wouldn't have bought it if I thought I was going to be bored of it within 2 weeks.

[Lewis]

Sex tub, sex tub
Yevrah's sex tub
You know what you do like what you’ll use and what you won’t

[Spikey M]

:D

[SincereTheRebel]

Taz coming back as a white man was the highlight of 2020.

:D

I knew an Iranian girl while at university. When she was filling out those forms and they ask you in the section about your ethnicity/race. She had to put down she was 'White Other'

[Lewis]

The Americans class Middle Eastern and North African as white because their jobs and qualifications would complicate their colo[u]r binaries. Iran comes from 'Aryan' as well. I'll allow it.

[Don]

"Let's call ourselves Aryan after them but consign them to the group with the child molesterers and unwashed."

Err not on our watch, son.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think in Brexit Britain we should revert to calling it 'Persia', or even 'The Mystical East'.

[Dquincy]

http://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-thousands-sign-up-to-christmas-eve-bell-ringing-campaign-to-spread-hope-and-togetherness-12169193

Bell ends.

[Spikey M]

My next door neighbour was telling my Mrs about that. Lol, no.

[Dquincy]

:D Exactly the same here.

Next door has told her husband to start practicing the trumpet for Christmas tunes. I mean haven't we all suffered enough.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:harold:

[Giggles]

'Your' :D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpToS3fWsAAN8T0.jpg

It’s all worked out well for him at least.

[Spikey M]

:D Exactly the same here.

Next door has told her husband to start practicing the trumpet for Christmas tunes. I mean haven't we all suffered enough.

When my Mrs said we probably wouldn't bother she said "it's nice for the kids", to which I would have responded "it's fucking about on your doorstep so your neighbours know how amazing you are. Just as you did every Thursday throughout the first lockdown along with that cunt that kept belting out Vera Lynn".

The Mrs went with the more diplomatic "we'll be playing games in the warm".

[Pepe]

The Americans class Middle Eastern and North African as white because their jobs and qualifications would complicate their colo[u]r binaries. Iran comes from 'Aryan' as well. I'll allow it.

In the last census there was no choice for me, so I just wrote in 'Mexican.' My favorite is the school system now classifying all Asians as white, otherwise the white-minority success gap wouldn't look as bad as we need it to be.

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/E2ddEeD.png

[Offshore Toon]

Salted caramel Lindt. :drool:

[ScousePig]

Tastes like Dime bar.

[Offshore Toon]

Silken Daim bars would be a thing of beauty.

[Lewis]

They should make a thick Dime bar ('Daim' should be canned in Brexit Britain). None of this specks of it in a normal bar.

[Shindig]

I'd get back on the Toblerone train if my Tesco stocked the dark / white chocolate ones. I know, they're terrible.

[Spikey M]

I don't know if I like Daim bars. I eat them, but I don't know if I actually like them.

You're welcome.

[Don]

Daim bars are shit but the frozen cake is special.

[Ian]

I don't know if I like Daim bars. I eat them, but I don't know if I actually like them.

This is Twiglets for me. I couldn't in good faith recommend them to anybody or say they taste nice but I'll cram them down my neck by the fistful given the chance.

[Shindig]

Yeah, I took some twiglets home after a work buffet (no other takers, naturally) and I got fairly sick of them. It's not something you enjoy. You tolerate them.

[Spikey M]

This is Twiglets for me. I couldn't in good faith recommend them to anybody or say they taste nice but I'll cram them down my neck by the fistful given the chance.

They fall into the same category for me actually. We're on to something here. I don't know what, but we're onto it.

[Giggles]

Aren’t they basically bits of pretzel?

[Ian]

Let's get the Twiglets in while we work it out.

[Spikey M]

Aren’t they basically bits of pretzel?

No, but they also go ON THE LIST!

[Giggles]

Reminds me, I need to get some Flipz and some Mr. Porkys for nibbles.

[Spikey M]

They do not go on the list. :drool:

I'm picking up the meat from the butchers on Wednesday. I'll get some scratchings in. Might get some pig skin and whack it in the air-frier actually.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is Twiglets for me. I couldn't in good faith recommend them to anybody or say they taste nice but I'll cram them down my neck by the fistful given the chance.

That's a great shout.

[Lewis]

I made a trifle in an oven dish and the layers are perfect. :drool:

[Kikó]

https://brendid.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Friends-Trifle-from-Bren-Did-2.jpg

Mince - good, custard - good.

[Boydy]

Trifle. :sick:

[niko_cee]

Mate, just get out.

[Boydy]

Me?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

A non-boozy trifle is great.

[niko_cee]

Me?

You know the answer to this.

Imagine not liking trifle.

[Giggles]

Trifle is class, though you can keep sherry.

[Baz]

Trifle is minging.

[Giggles]

Trifle is minging.

See how wrong you are Boydy?

[Boydy]

Jelly, cold custard, cream, bits of fruit and then some fucking wet cake bits at the bottom?

You can keep my share of that fucking mess.

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, trifle is crap. Bet you man munch on spotted dick too.

[Lewis]

I ditched the fruit. Fuck that.

[Giggles]

What is spotted dick?

[niko_cee]

That's more of a school dinner thing isn't it? Think I only ever had one of those [both the dick, and the school dinner], at Repton School (College?), and it was suitably horrific.

[Baz]

What is spotted dick?Google it :henn0rz:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Spotted Dick (as with anything with raisins in it) is horrific.

[Giggles]

That's more of a school dinner thing isn't it? Think I only ever had one of those [both the dick, and the school dinner], at Repton School (College?), and it was suitably horrific.

Getting the dick happened a lot in schools here too.

[Giggles]

Because it can’t be Googled, is it just bread and butter pudding with raisins? Bread and butter pudding isn’t really a thing here though either.

[niko_cee]

I think it is more of a steamed/suet pudding thing. It's probably alright if it's made well enough and accompanied by something like custard.

It can also be googled, unless Pornhub is your default search engine.

[Kikó]

Actually, most desserts are shit except cheese cake, carrot and banana cake and treacle sponge pudding with custard.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://food-images.files.bbci.co.uk/food/recipes/spotteddickandcustar_87835_16x9.jpg

:sick:

[Giggles]

A white Christmas pudding then? No.

[Giggles]

I’ll make a banoffee too and buy an Aldi ice cream roulade. Job done.

[Don]

All of this shit is simply a vehicle for custard and if you're having it properly (like cereal with a spoon), it doesn't really matter what shit you have under the custard.

[Foe]

Just make butterscotch angel delight and eat it in a oner like the rest of us civilised adults.

[mugbull]

The Bake Off has let me understand the basic principles of this conversation

[Spoonsky]

https://i.imgur.com/E2ddEeD.png

Where'd you find pictures from my semester abroad?