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The Hallucinating Goose

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There I was, just sauntering to the takeaway this evening, about 5pm, glancing into people's living rooms because they don't close their curtains when they put their lights on and enjoying wondering who all those absent-minded tele watchers are; what are they watching? Why are they watching said programme? What are they having for tea? What do they do as a job? What are their names? I just want to know all of these normal people, I'm so curious to learn their stories, to learn about their lives. There is nothing in the world I love more than storytelling and there are no stories more exciting, more fascinating than true stories, even if it is just the story of an ordinary person's ordinary life. 

As I approach the edge of the town centre, I walk down a street of small terraces, enjoying making up the stories of people's lives when I glance into one house and see a woman sat on her sofa, watching tv and playing on her phone at the same time. It was not this element of the scene that draws my attention though. Despite my lusting desire to know this woman, it is what sits in the corner of the room behind her than I am mesmerised by... a Christmas tree..!

Who is she? What is she watching? What is she playing on her phone? Why is she wearing those pyjamas? Why has she painted the wall behind the tv purple? Is purple her favourite colour? What is her name? All these questions start racing round my mind but there is just one that I care to know the answer to:

Why the hell has she got her Christmas tree up on 3rd November?! 🤔

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Father Gascoigne

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On a recent drive, my four-year-old niece made similar, though not quite as eloquent, remarks about a house we passed. I shrugged in response as there really was nothing to say. She's too young to bond over making fun of other people, so I left it. 

Maximus Decimus

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2 hours ago, The Masked Poster said:

I saw a Christmas tree, fully decorated and lit up last week, so before Halloween. Its ludicrous. 

I'm unapologetically judgmental about this.

For me it's like a lack of self-control and the epitome of the modern world's inability to have any restraint whatsoever.

It always starts with the ridiculous outliers who'll have it up this week, which puts pressure on the flakey ones like my sister to put theirs up earlier than they would and before you know it you look like Scrooge because you won't put the tree up before December.

That's how we've progressively gone from a few days before Christmas to November being the norm.

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gingerjon

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38 minutes ago, Maximus Decimus said:

That's how we've progressively gone from a few days before Christmas to November being the norm.

Someone on here has been knocking back mince pies since the start of October.

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1 hour ago, gingerjon said:

Someone on here has been knocking back mince pies since the start of October.

Peaked too soon though it seems 😜

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2 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said:

I'm unapologetically judgmental about this.

For me it's like a lack of self-control and the epitome of the modern world's inability to have any restraint whatsoever.

It always starts with the ridiculous outliers who'll have it up this week, which puts pressure on the flakey ones like my sister to put theirs up earlier than they would and before you know it you look like Scrooge because you won't put the tree up before December.

That's how we've progressively gone from a few days before Christmas to November being the norm.

Absolutely bang on. I saw a discussion on this yesterday about this on FB yesterday and a woman was arguing that she put it up around Halloween because it cheered her up and was good for her mental health. She said her and her daughter had started watching Christmas films already as this was "their Christmas tradition". I didn't get involved but how exactly is that a Christmas tradition? Late October is not Christmas and never has been.

Playing along and indulging this idiotic behaviour benefits nobody in the long run. It ceases to be a special time and becomes more of an endurance test. These people are invariably the same people who tear their tree down on Boxing Day too. 

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Farmduck

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I don't know about the trees but people in my area already have their lights up for Xmas. Technically it's probably for Diwali - I live in a majority-Hindu/Sikh area - but I bet most of them won't bother taking down the lights when that's over. I think it finished on Friday but the lights are still on.

gingerjon

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26 minutes ago, Maximus Decimus said:

I have noticed a trend of mince pies not being just a Christmas thing? 

Boo! Hiss!

Mind you, I'm sure I could get some hot cross buns from the supermarket if I looked hard enough now.

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Stirlin

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What a treat to come down on Xmas morning and find the bare living room had been transformed overnight by the grown ups into a magical place , took about a minute taking it all in before diving into the gifts.

Bearman

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I thought I had seen it all..

But I was in Tesco yesterday and they are selling milk, eggs and flour...

AND It's not Pancake Day till March

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54 minutes ago, Bearman said:

I thought I had seen it all..

But I was in Tesco yesterday and they are selling milk, eggs and flour...

AND It's not Pancake Day till March

Don't get me started. I actually saw fireworks on sale today, a full 365 days before bonfire night.

Ridiculous.

The Hallucinating Goose

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1 hour ago, Bearman said:

I thought I had seen it all..

But I was in Tesco yesterday and they are selling milk, eggs and flour...

AND It's not Pancake Day till March

That's alright, I was just looking at the tv guide and noticed Groundhog Day is on tomorrow even though Groundhog Day is 2nd February! There should be laws against this kind of ridiculousness!

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I saw a Christmas tree today...

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