Did my ears deceive me this morning

fishy fishy

juan.kerr wrote: »

If the can't make ends meet, what are doing in BT?

heading in there to the christmas shop. :roll eyes: you do know what a marketing ploy is, don't you

ejmaztec

Confab wrote: »

Christmas stuff is usually on sale in September in Australia. I wouldn't mind but Christmas is just not possible in Australia due to the heat.

If Jesus had been born in Australia, the dingos would have had him for Christmas dinner, and we'd all still be Jewish.

westendgirlie

c_man wrote: »

Just don't give them custom if it bothers people so much.

fishy fishy wrote: »

I have never lost the head over something so trivial as "christmas". I save my "losing the head" for life situations, not a marketing ploy made up by coca cola

fishy fishy wrote: »

heading in there to the christmas shop. :roll eyes: you do know what a marketing ploy is, don't you

T'is Christmas alright. Our boardsie family is arguing already. After lunch too, right on cue.

:pac:

Biggins

ejmaztec wrote: »

If Jesus had been born in Australia, the dingos would have had him for Christmas dinner, and we'd all still be Jewish.

If Jesus had been born in Australia, there would have been a good chance he would have been of Irish decent! :pac:

later12

pete dee wrote: »

WONT BE GETTING MY DOSH . NOT IN THIS RECESSION . IT WILL BE LIDLS OR ALDI. BLESS EM LOL

Are you typing your posts in a room with very loud machinery?

u_c_thesecond

im prob going to get tomatos thrown at me for this, but ive had christmas 80% sorted since Jan

Hubby and i went to town with 200e and gota pile of presents in the Jan sales, only things we didnt pick up were the godchildrens gifts as they change their mind all the time so said we would get them sooner to christmas

LordSutch

fishy fishy wrote: »

Are brown thomas opening their Christmas stores today? its AUGUST - people are still swimming when the weather is warm.
Halloween hasn't come yet, Kids are not back to school from their SUMMER holidays yet.

This is bizarre and should be banned. (and I am a LOVER of Christmas). :mad:

Agreed, and I remember hearing (unbelievably) when had happened in Manchester about ten years ago, so I guessed that it would only be a matter of time before it happened here. Its totally mad of course, and it only serves to denegrate the specialness of Christmas & the Christmas period.

Lawrence1895

I knew it, the winter has finally arrived. Had to turn on the radiators last night, the OH was freezing :P

fishy fishy

westendgirlie wrote: »

T'is Christmas alright. Our boardsie family is arguing already. After lunch too, right on cue.

:pac:

they look like simple statements and replies to me - don't see any arguing.

MagicRon

Tiz the season to be.... eh

ITS_A_BADGER

its not even september yet, its ridiculous to start the warm up to christmas already, but on the other hand i can see why people have to start saving and collecting stuff for christmas already, but the shops shouldnt be alllowed to start doing these kind of stunts so early in the year

fakearms123

I love Christmas jumpers!

TeddyTedson

September is the build up really now. Summer is over and the big freeze is coming back.
Not that we got a Summer.

Temptamperu

Christmas comes early for the one percent of the population that shops there, to be fair.

Littlehorny

There just copying Harrods, they opened their Christmas shop over a month ago over there!

Larianne

cgpg5 wrote: »

With respect they'd hardly open this early unless they knew they'd actually get customers. Blame the customers for buying Christmas related things this early as opposed to shops

But of course. People need time to get the 18 christmas trees for their houses in Malahide/Dalkey etc.

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Don't we have a rule here (think we did last year anyhow) of no Christmas threads before Nov. 1 or something?

Needs to be enforced again methinks!

No, we have a Christmas forum for all that shíte talk.

the groutch

CB19Kevo wrote: »

This completely ruins Christmas.
There should be legislation brought in to stop decorations in stores before November 1st.
Do we really need to be looking at lights and hearing carol's for 2 months solid?

because THAT'S what TDs need to be worrying about :rolleyes:

Pumpkinseeds

Its like this every August. About a week before the schools go back I start to notice a few back to back toy ads on RTE. Then the week after the schools are back the toy ads go into overdrive.

We'll see the Halloween stuff in the shops over the next couple of weeks, along with a sprinkling of Christmas things. Then on the 1st of November the shops will be crammed with Christmas stock and then it's 2 months of Christmas muzac to torment staff and customers alike.

Abi

AeoNGriM wrote: »

Not a Christmas song, don't care what you or anyone else says!

Just a song that is played at Christmas, nothing more.

It was christmas eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me: won't see another one
And then they sang a song
The rare old mountain dew
I turned my face away and dreamed about you
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I´ve got a feeling
This year´s for me and you
So happy christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
Where all our dreams come true.
They got cars big as bars
They got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It´s no place for the old
When you first took my hand on a cold christmas eve
You promised me broadway was waiting for me
You were handsome you were pretty
Queen of new york city when the band finished playing they yelled out for more

Sinatra was swinging all the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night.

And the boys from the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay
And the bells were ringing out for christmas day.

You´re a bum you´re a punk
You´re an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag you maggot
You cheap lousy ******
Happy christmas your arse I pray god it´s our last.

And the boys of the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay
And the bells were ringing out
For christmas day.

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can´t make it out alone
I´ve built my dreams around you

And the boys of the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay
And the bells are ringing out
For christmas day.

Yeah, you're right, it is definitely more.. Halloweeny.

ScumLord

If you don't agree with it don't shop there. The only power a person has these days is as a consumer.

I certainly won't be entering any shop playing Christmas music to the point I'll shop online.

3ndahalfof6

go to the store in your Santa outfit shouting, happy holidays, then they will throw you out, see how that goes on the front page of the big issue.

juan.kerr

fishy fishy wrote: »

heading in there to the christmas shop. :roll eyes: you do know what a marketing ploy is, don't you

What are you talking about? If they have no money they shouldn't be shopping in BT. Are we talking about children here without the ability to make up their own minds?

juan.kerr

the groutch wrote: »

because THAT'S what TDs need to be worrying about :rolleyes:

Tes, it's clearly the cause of all our problems. We need an emergency Dail session to get this vital piece of legislation through. A three line whip is called for.