hali Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 sorry to bother you, but that tree rea;llky needs to come down - bad luck you know!!! Sorry to be so superstitious :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Great minds think alike Hali...I was about to make an identical post!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Oh, but in some countries it stays until next Sunday We are still celebrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Whoops, sorry chaps. The tree is now all packed up and ready for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Well done Steve! I'm still searching for that elusive decoration that always gets overlooked when we pack away all our christmas bits and bobs................. its going to be there somewhere! Wonder what it will be this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 same here, packed up last year, all beautifully done................................only to discover THIS christmas that we had actually left a small ring of bells hanging up over my grandpa's photograph!!!Been there a whole year!!! no wonder.........well, it's away now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Guess who doesnt dust the top of picture frames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Guess who doesnt dust the top of picture frames Dust? The top of picture frames? Sorry - never heard of that before. Is this some kind of wood-folk tradition? Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Yes its a very old tradition Maz, now almost completely phased out in some areas. Its origins sprang up in the early 18th century when women were employed to clean the grand homes of other women. This progressive thinking eventually crept into the homes of the sprawling cretinous society, who in their millions started to sweep their dirt floors and wash their clothes. In the mid 20th century the women who had been dragged into this life finally decided that being a housewife, and thereby being married to a house, was no longer the be all and end all of life. This new woman cast off her rubber gloves, threw aside the duster and became a dab hand at writing lists and notes for other people, usually her family, and became part of the human race. She left the house every day to interact with other like minded individuals and in so doing became fiscally boyant to the point where establishments which sold shoes, underwear, and wine were inundated with their presence. Unfortunatly the results of this activity are christmas decorations left in place all year, piles of clothing in wrinkled heaps, food past its 'best before date' lying in the back of fridges and the wish of all women for someone to invent a dishwasher which can unload itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 very good Rea, when you find that self unloading dishwasher please let me know!!!! p.s i always find a left over dec also am also wondering around waiting for it to pop up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Thanks for the history lesson, Rea Reminds me of a 'fridge magnet I saw once on the subject of female emancipation: "And lo! 22,000 woman stood as one declaring 'we will be dictated to no longer!' And then enrolled on a course to become a shorthand typist..." Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 d..u...s....t....????is this a new 'O' people directive??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The O people wouldnt have the imagination to look anywhere above 'smart arse'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Unfortunatly the results of this activity are christmas decorations left in place all year, piles of clothing in wrinkled heaps, food past its 'best before date' lying in the back of fridges and the wish of all women for someone to invent a dishwasher which can unload itself. I have one of those self unloading dishwashers! It's not very reliable though so I often end up doing it myself and I do have to fuel it with beer and copious quantities of food............... Not sure what I'll do when it goes to university next year. I think I may have to start training up some new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I used to have one of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublinbay Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Mine goes by the name of John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Mine goes by the name of John! Cleese? Maz (who is now thinking of the Russian strip tease in a Fish Called Wanda - not really appropriate, sorry Bad Maz!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublinbay Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 No - hubby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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