paigetheoracle wrote:
Don't fight anything - not because it's Christmas but because like the Tar Baby or GW in Iraq (Which is where he should be this Christmas), you'll find yourself sinking deeper into the quagmire
Bad news: My last traces of enthusiasm have evaporated.
Good news: While prospecting for any residual deposits of the above,
I stumbled across vast untapped reserves of resignation.
Yule be sorry for bringing up the topic of Christmas puns.
While shopping I noticed a garden makeover book for stately homes:
Deck the Halls... with Holly Boughs (A prickly lady, but very decorative)
Some dolls had sold out, and even the most traditional ones were in great demand
I know this is the rush time for toys, but there did seem something unseasonal about a Barbie queue.
In the traditional sweetshop my nephew sampled what real sweets were like when I was a lad. He liked most of them except the dark brown and cream mint one, so in a Christmas spirit I offered to buy him a big selection bag of them all, bar humbug.