Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Christmas? Not some kind of Erumas rip-off I hope?

Erumas, Christmas, Winter Solstice or whatever else it may be to you I hope it is a good one. Or suitably less crabbit than usual... unless you want it to be.

I don't know... have a suitable time whatever that may be for you!

Merry Christmas guys

Happy jul, everyone

Merry Christmas!

would prefer to forget the whole thing and be sitting on Rodas Beach on Cies island Spain.

INT. THE BOOKSTORE - CHRISTMAS EVE

"How late are you open today?"

"We're open until 6 PM."

"Well, what are your hours tomorrow?"

"Our hours tomorrow are fuck you."



Merry Christmas!

{{Merry Xmas Forumshire! May you all get drunk and....actually thats it..GET DRUNK!!! }}}}

Happy Yuletime everyone!!

Going to Vilnius today to celebrate the new year and drink some very affordable beer, so I might not be online tomorrow to wish you all a happy new year. So here it is - happy new year everyone, have a good one tomorrow Try not to get as drunk as Petty will

That's probably impossible!

Have a good time Ringo.

Oh, yes, Merry Christmas, I guess. And Happy New Year, if you're into that sort of thing.

{{Bugger xmas- its nearly HOGMANAY!!!! }}}}

Hogmanay? Bah, humbug.

New Year's Eve or Hogmanay, it's all about getting drunk and blowing sh*t up, right?

I'm just a couple miles from an Indian Reservation with cheap booze and a dozen "illegal" fireworks stands, so no sleep tonight!

it's all about getting drunk and blowing sh*t up, right?- Dave


{{{Pretty much- if you can add getting laid in there your nights a success!
There are traditions thought- the first person over your threshold in the new year should ideally be tall and dark and carrying some coal. Obviously they ought to also have some bevvy with them. That's your 'First Footer'. After that its just a big drunken party lasting anything from that one night to the end of the first week in January }}}

bungobaggins wrote:Oh, yes, Merry Christmas, I guess. And Happy New Year, if you're into that sort of thing.

Not really, but I keep saying it anyway Nice to see you back, bungo! The ka-tet was missing a key guy here, and thus there was no tet.

Pettytyrant101 wrote: it's all about getting drunk and blowing sh*t up, right?- Dave


{{{Pretty much- if you can add getting laid in there your nights a success!
There are traditions thought- the first person over your threshold in the new year should ideally be tall and dark and carrying some coal. Obviously they ought to also have some bevvy with them. That's your 'First Footer'.  After that its just a big drunken party lasting anything from that one night to the end of the first week in January  }}}

So can the tall and dark person be of either sex? Do dark thoughts count?

{{{Generally male, but there is no hard and fast rule I don't think. Dark thoughts definitely not- you'd move your dirk from its concealed position beneath the armpit to into your sock, where the hilt would be in plain sight as a gesture of having no dark thoughts upon entry. Dark haired yes, as once upon a time it was considered good luck because pure black hair was rare. }}

I've heard of the First Foot tradition before though we don't have an equivalent here, and the booze and sex is obvious,
but what about fire?