"The purpose is to encourage the spirits into ensuring a good harvest the following season. It takes place on the twelfth night after Christmas and involves a visit to a nearby orchard for singing, dancing, drinking and general merrymaking."
So it seems, in conclusion, that 3-Ducks is a fan of yuletide dogging
Midnight Mass. Mrs Donny threatens to make us go every single year when we are in London but then, in the end even she can't be ar8ed to leave the house in the cold and rain to go when the time actually comes.
My dad once made me use lard for the mince pies pastry instead of butter, because we were having a guest who was lactose intolerant. They were fooking vile and almost all of them ended up in the bin. Made some mince meat a couple of weeks ago, with suet and brandy. That’s going to make some fine pies.
Where I grew up the midnight service was just a brief interlude in the Christmas Eve pub session that helped people sober up a bit before commencing the lock in. Sadly the pub and Church are under new management and such things no longer happen.
had some fancy arsed "christmas breakfast" smoked salmon champagne etc that people talk about - christmas eating is all about the lunch and then left overs through the rest of the day.
Church 9am while non-believers prepare champagne and smoked salmon. Watch people work on roast bird etc. and assist with carrots. Play with toys. Placate children. Put a film on. Try out the new bottle of scotch in new cashmere socks. A medjool date with some blue cheese on.
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Worn a Christmas jumper.
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Defended the house against accident prone burglars.
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Cook a turkey on the weber or komodo and you'll be converted for life
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I've done all of the above. With the exception of the elf tbf.
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Invited single ladies around for a glass of Cointreau
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Had egg nog.
Embarrassed myself at a work Christmas party.
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Wassailing
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Bring myrrh as a gift.
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Octoman - did you not come wassaiing with us once? For shame.
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Photocopied an intimate part of me.
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Had a Christmas Breakfast.
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Beaten terrorists trying to take over a skyscraper
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And steal bonds I should add
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Cooked a 5 bird roast
Doing it this year tho
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Ordered a massacre of boys under 2 years old
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"Octoman - did you not come wassaiing with us once? For shame. "
One of the scenes they had to delete from A Clockwork Orange.
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Never had eggnog. No smoked salmon for breakfast. Never tried bread sauce. Never watched a Doctor Who Christmas special.
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Emptied Santa's sack
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Called the Midwife
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Set fire to joe pesci
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My neighbour fell off a stool posing an elf on shelf and broke his arm.
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Had a drunken fumble with a secretary in a stationery cupboard.
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xEaten Xmas Pudding (tasted it, didn't like it)x
So you have done this then
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Had a drunken fumble with a secretary in a stationery cupboard.
What's a 'stationery cupboard'?
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One that doesn’t move
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Asked the DJ to play "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" at the work party.
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Tasted it, didn't swallow.
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I dont think i have ever even been anywhere where there has been eggnog. Isnt it some sort of american thing?
No xmas pudding or cake or bread sauce. The latter looks so gross.
I dont know what wassailing is.
Never watched the queen/king
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If I google wassailing am I going to jail?
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Make sure to use work computer
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I've made my own egg nog which was awesome, but advocaat is blergh. Bread sauce is also blergh
Also not done the elf or fancy advant calendar as per dusty. I have had a beer advent calendar before some years ago but would not call it fancy.
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Jelly, I have googled it for you:
"The purpose is to encourage the spirits into ensuring a good harvest the following season. It takes place on the twelfth night after Christmas and involves a visit to a nearby orchard for singing, dancing, drinking and general merrymaking."
So it seems, in conclusion, that 3-Ducks is a fan of yuletide dogging
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Never been to Lapland or had any desire to
Never dressed up in best clothes for Christmas dinner (how is that practical and comfortable?)
Never made mince pies
Never bought christmas jumpers, christmas bedding or festive cushions
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MissorMs I'm with you on not dressing up. Probably be in jeans and a top for christmas dinner.
I would like to go to lapland tho. Get some snowmobiling in
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Midnight Mass. Mrs Donny threatens to make us go every single year when we are in London but then, in the end even she can't be ar8ed to leave the house in the cold and rain to go when the time actually comes.
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I've done midnight mass but don't any more. It just feels like a sham as I don't believe.
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My dad once made me use lard for the mince pies pastry instead of butter, because we were having a guest who was lactose intolerant. They were fooking vile and almost all of them ended up in the bin. Made some mince meat a couple of weeks ago, with suet and brandy. That’s going to make some fine pies.
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Where I grew up the midnight service was just a brief interlude in the Christmas Eve pub session that helped people sober up a bit before commencing the lock in. Sadly the pub and Church are under new management and such things no longer happen.
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Jelly, does it not count if you don't swallow?
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No calories consumed so didn't happen. Just ask Monica.
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had some fancy arsed "christmas breakfast" smoked salmon champagne etc that people talk about - christmas eating is all about the lunch and then left overs through the rest of the day.
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Church 9am while non-believers prepare champagne and smoked salmon. Watch people work on roast bird etc. and assist with carrots. Play with toys. Placate children. Put a film on. Try out the new bottle of scotch in new cashmere socks. A medjool date with some blue cheese on.
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Christmas eating is far better if you eat in the evening and just enjoy a light lunch of smoked salmon and prawns and the like.
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Pannetone was ok when it first came out but can we just go back to normal cake now.
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Christmas outfit is, as ever, man united Christmas top and Adidas shorts
Comfy slippers (in case I drop something hot)
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When it first came out.
U mean the 15th century?
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Every year the missus suggests we all get matching Xmas jammies. Every year.
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Wang - “I dont know what wassailing is.” Have you never read the Hogfather?
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Loads of times but I just disnt bither to look it up.
On the subject of the Pratch:
Did u know: william de word of ankh MP fame is named for caxton's fleet street apprentice wynkyn de worde
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I did not.
Things like that almost make Rof worthwhile.
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Dude, wait til you hear how Aeschylus died.
Oh Brutha!
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Got that one from QI!
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Also never snogged under mistletoe. Pretty much all other clichés fulfilled though
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