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You know you're a child of an 70s or 80s Dublin Christmas if...

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  • 29-12-2008 11:11pm
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    IvaBigWun
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    • You remember seeing Santa on O'Connell Street, the lego exhibition on Henry Street and getting the bus in to Grafton Street with your Granny to stare at Switzers window.
    • You wondered how come Gay Byrne had more toys than Santa.
    • Your family's one trip to the airport all year was to collect some relative you'd never heard of.
    • You longed to be a Billy Barry kid.
    • You made a wish when you stirred the Christmas pudding (in August).
    • You got a reply from Santa through An Post.
    • Your Uncle Eddie swam at the 40 foot on Christmas Day.
    • Your Granny headed off to the Pro-Cathedral.
    • Fairytales were set in New York.
    • Selection boxes were shared with your cousins.
    • You got the toy for Christmas and the batteries on your birthday.
    • You knew someone who knew someone who was in the panto.
    • And you wouldn't be caught dead near town on the 8th

    over teh you


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    bloodedrose
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    Santa brought you lego, a satsuma and some penny sweets.


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    #3
    Berty
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    More suited to the Dublin Forum me thinks.

    While Im here.

    Whats da sthory wiv da Santy in Clearly wiv da Dubbin Accent?


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    marcsignal
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    no one had a problem with nativity plays, and there was even a huge mf crib in the arrivals area at dublin airport :D


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    dr.bollocko
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    Moved to Dublin forum. Seems appropriate. :)


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    the boss of me
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    You were dragged off to Guineys or Frawleys for your Christmas clobber ,which you then got to wear to the panto starring Maureen Potter.


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    chillywilly
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    Berty wrote: »
    More suited to the Dublin Forum me thinks.

    While Im here.

    Whats da sthory wiv da Santy in Clearly wiv da Dubbin Accent?
    \\

    wiv?!?!:eek:


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    glasgowghirl
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    Why wouldn't you be caught near town on the 8th?


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    CSC
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    It is traditioanally a day when people from the country (cultchies) would descend on Dublin to do their Christmas shopping. It is a holy day in Ireland and lot's of people used to have the day off from work.


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    seanybiker
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    glasgowghirl wrote: »
    Why wouldn't you be caught near town on the 8th?
    Farmers day :)


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    CrazyRabbit
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    ...your Christmas presents didn't cost your parents several weeks wages.

    ...your parents actual brought you to church for the Christmas service.

    ...you got a yo yo or hula hoop for Christmas.


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    madmik
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    christmas mass wasnt "optional"

    christmas trees were a lot more scrawny looking than the fine specicens we have thesedays


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    Latchy
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    You couldent get a taxi for love or money ......


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    ian_m
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    -Stockings werent the size of pillowcases.
    -None your toys ever needed batteries and if they did they were a size C and made by ever ready
    -You would get fruit as one of your stocking fillers.
    -Anything more than 100 Pounds from Santa was out of the question.
    -Every home had a crib.
    -Getting a bike was a big present.
    -Snow at Christmas was a possiblity.
    -Crepe paper decorated the floor under the tree.
    -You watched Top of the Pops on Christmas day and this was where you watched the Christmas No.1
    -Fairy Tail of New York wasn't a Christmas classic.

    ;)


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