In the medieval period, the 6th December was the first day of Christmas preparations as it is St Nicholas' Day.
Therefore I feel justified in having decorated my tree last night.
( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:07, 6 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

KNOWLEDGE

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:08, Reply)

Did you wake up to find coal in your shoes?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:08, Reply)

No, thats the 21st October

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:14, Reply)

Me and the old weihnachtsmann are well tight.

( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:14, Reply)

Except we didn't have Christmas trees in the medieval period

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:08, Reply)

Stockings etc are from the Germanic tradition, which we did have.
In the medieval period people would decorate with holly and ivy etc. You may notice that the traditional image of holly with berries is anachronistic on Dec 25, because it's past the holly's fruiting season. You'll notice they're covered in berries today, though.

Point is, we decorated shit in early December and trees came along later to get incorporated.

Using history to annoy grumbling humbuggers, right here.
( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:13, Reply)

I do like a good wassail though
www.last.fm/music/The+Watersons/_/The+Holly+Bears+a+Berry
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:40, Reply)

I won't be clicking that link
as mud-thumping lentil-fuckers make me want to rampage.
( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:52, Reply)

They had mooncups instead

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:14, Reply)

Mooooooon cup dot coooommmmmmmmmm

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:16, Reply)

*boaks*

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:17, Reply)

Nice one, googlenose.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:12, Reply)

As archaic as it is, I actually read it in a book.

( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:15, Reply)

'Course you did, sweetheart.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:17, Reply)

then why have you not changed your name to "Little Kronkey"?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:36, Reply)

I can only think of really bent Christmas versions of my name for some reason.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:41, Reply)

because you are inherently bent?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:52, Reply)

Don't know what that means soz

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:55, Reply)

it means you are bent on a cellular level

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:01, Reply)

It means you have looked up the correct spelling and edited your post.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:13, Reply)

I dunno what yore tlakin about mate

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:16, Reply)

You mean like TangledUpInShepherdAnus?
Seems like that takes more thinking about than a Christmas name. You must just have bumsex on your brain.
( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:04, Reply)

That sort of thing, yes

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:07, Reply)

tangelsupinsky

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:10, Reply)

Top Ten Russian crimelord

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:10, Reply)

I did an angels one last year
The best I've come up with this year has been tinselledupinblue.
As I said, bent.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:11, Reply)

rubyportscow

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:12, Reply)

I do like a bit of port at Christmas

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:13, Reply)

Tangledupinyule.

( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:17, Reply)

That'll do me, ta

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:23, Reply)

Ent got round to it, 'ave I?

( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:43, Reply)

lol

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:45, Reply)

\o/

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 11:47, Reply)

Christmas usernames are SHIT.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:10, Reply)

YOUN SHIT

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:11, Reply)

look it's the angle GAYbriel^

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:13, Reply)

Unexpected input from OT's poison dwarf.

( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:18, Reply)

Jesus was born in lambing season, which is way before now.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:10, Reply)

We can skip over the "virgin" birth and Son of God things, I think

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:12, Reply)

Mary fucked around behind Joseph's back thus making Jesus a bastard.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:14, Reply)

Jeremy Kyle would be frotthing at the clopper over this

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:17, Reply)

Exactly. But in this case we based whole theism around the story
and millions of people died trying to prove who's pixie in the sky has the biggest dick.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:23, Reply)

its me

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:25, Reply)

And how!

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:26, Reply)

Goes without saying

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:37, Reply)

Aslong as the till bell's are ringing, then it's all good by me.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:28, Reply)

Christians in "hijacking native festivals for their own ends" shocker.
Luckily, I bypass all that by not believing in anything to do with the nativity. I just like food, booze, presents and those skimpy Mrs Claus costumes.
( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:15, Reply)

They really suit you

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:17, Reply)

I might try getting the missus to wear it this year.
The family don't like seeing my plums every time I bend over to retrieve a pressie.
( Kroney, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:19, Reply)

Hazelnutlols

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:23, Reply)

I'll skip the plum pudding thanks

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:24, Reply)

And the pickled walnuts.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:25, Reply)

those sprouts are looking pretty grim now

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:26, Reply)

That'd ruin your Christmas Dinner, copping an eyeful of that.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:27, Reply)

bloody french, coming over here flashing their pomme de terres, ruining chrimbopoops for everyone

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:28, Reply)

With their sunburnt armpits.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:29, Reply)

Exactly, a bit of cheer on a cold night ain't no problem.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 6 Dec 2013, 12:36, Reply)