Has anyone mentioned
the fannies who completely cover their houses in Christmas decorations?

This pair for example:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1078489/Health-safety-killjoys-ban-couple-putting-famous-Christmas-display--50-000-lights.html

Elf & Safety have banned them from doing it this year on the grounds that they are morons who endanger public mental health, I would imagine.

"magical winter wonderland"

Where is the magic in a tacky plastic glowing santa?

Look closely and you'll spot Mario in a hot-air balloon. WTF?

And, I bet they ain't got jobs 'cause it takes all year to put those decorations up, it's a bleeding disgrace.
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 16:34, 6 replies)

Can't agree more!
Our local councillor (you may have seen him on the news the last few christmases) puts on a grand display each year at christmas, with millions of lights, decorations and trees all over his large garden (think Clark Griswald but more tasteful). Everyone round here thinks he's a twat, but I personally think it is a great thing, people come from far and wide to see the lights (blocking the roads, hence the twat thing)and small kids love it, and he takes donations for local charities in a box outside. The nay-sayers are just bitter jealous scrooges in my opinion.

However.

In the next village there is a street which attempts to out-do him. Massive blow up santas and every argos decoration you can buy sprawled amongst the weeds. I wouldn't mind, but most of the kids in those houses have gone without their methadone to pay for those decorations.
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 16:49, closed)

Reading the Daily Mail is common

/coat
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Fri 17 Oct 2008, 17:54, closed)

I don't read it
I only look at the pictures.
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 19:47, closed)

it is very tacky
but at least it got them some money for charity.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 21:45, closed)

I think it was more for winter and fun...
But did you see the "Enchanted Forest"? It's supposed to be a music and light show, taking you on a "journey". In reality it's flashy lights and tinny music such as the tunes from ET being played on some trees.

Trees, a beauty of nature we can not recreate. We shun it and cover them in strobe lights. Great idea...
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 23:22, closed)

Common?
How about not having a sense of humor?
(not here, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 19:00, closed)