Tangent 21 - Well, it's October the 1st....

Posted by
PictureOfFlowers

Posted on
04:32
Oct 02 2003

Well, it's October the 1st....

and that can mean only one thing....

It's Chriiiiiiiiiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssss!!!![/Slade]

No, I haven't gone insane (possibly), but today I was looking for crisps, and I went into Sainsburys, and what did I see but a packet of Walkers crisps that were 'Merry Crispmas' flavour! (or Roast Turkey and Paxo flavour to most normal people) But, anyhoo, it was the first of October, so that must mean that it's Christmas! At least I'm guessing that's the way the marketing type people see it...

So has anyone else seen any more Christmassy type stuff appearing already?

Maybe that should be this months smilie? You know, get it out of the way early...

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Ethan You Rasclart!

I think Notcutts Garden Centres have all their stuff up now too. No, I don't go shopping in garden centres, do I look old?

I got that from one of my biznitches

Posted: 07:27 Oct 02 2003

Lioness A stranger is simply a friend you haven't met yet.

I've seen lots of shops with Christmas themed products in including Pringles and Christmas Puddings.

It's too damn early! Makes Christmas lose it's magic if it's spread out so much.

:-(

Posted: 07:36 Oct 02 2003

Sange It's only kinky the first time!!! after that it's just the Norm ;o)

I think they have actually started to promote christmas a bit later this year, apart from the odd aisle in the supermarkets I haven't really seen anything christmassy yet... and just so you all don't forget it's only

84 Days to go

Posted: 08:12 Oct 02 2003

Jola

Yup - I went shopping to Tescos yesterday and they have an aisle FULL of Christmas stuff already - wrapping paper, cards, little stocking filler gifts, xmas puds/cakes, crackers....... the list goes on......

Arrrrgggggghhhhhhhh

Posted: 08:25 Oct 02 2003

Tycho As Emily Bronte once put it: "Wtf?"

Debenhams used to start going Christmassy at about this time every year.

I dunno about recently, cos I haven't been in the place since I stopped working there.

Posted: 08:53 Oct 02 2003

Keenangel *Fourteen phonecalls a night??!!*

ASDA have had their Christmas products on sale for a little while now.. my local store has two or three aisles full... decorations, sweets, cards. The decorations will probably be up in my local shopping centre by the end of the month

Posted: 08:55 Oct 02 2003

bipolar "Aurgh! Arugh jeeez!! NO! NO NINA! BAD NINA!"

woolies started setting up for christmas last week i just looked at it all and just groaned.

ASDA ROCKS! cept they dont got any near me

to many tescos and sainbury's around here for ASDA to move in my nearest one is near DM and he teases me with it any chance he gets.
(whispers: and it's the 2nd

)

(Edited by bipolar 02/10/2003 09:34)

Posted: 09:34 Oct 02 2003

Alan Got a message from the Great Lakes Avengers, They offered me a membership but didn't accept... they're a walking disaster... Just don't make sense at all... the worst heroes of all time, To call thems

Rumour has it that somebody near the Uni accomodation I'm staying in actually has their decorations up, and has had them up since I arrived, which would be just under a fortnight...

Posted: 10:44 Oct 02 2003

lizzieslayer Look for the girl with the broken smile. Ask her if she wants to stay awhile

We start getting out all our xmas stuff at work soon. We have to wear santa hats in October!

...Anyways Halloween is before!!!

Posted: 11:10 Oct 02 2003

Nutty Bat Not bitter, just twisted

I've been seeing Christmas stuff in shops since August - including advent calendars. I think Harrods ope their Christmas shop in August too, so they can maximise tourist sales.

Posted: 11:42 Oct 02 2003

PictureOfFlowers "When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party." - Lt. Tuck Pendleton, Innerspace

by bipolar
(whispers: and it's the 2nd )

I realise that technically it was the 2nd when I posted, but it was 4:30am and it was before I'd gone to bed which in my book makes it the night of the 1st of October

And also the events that were described in my post took place on the 1st.

This post was brought to you by the phrases "Hey leave me alone!" and "I was drunk!"

Posted: 18:27 Oct 02 2003

guffer Everybody is dead, Dave

Xmas sucks when you reach a certain age. New year is much more fun. And the reason xmas appears at this time of year? commercialism. Nuff Said. Bah humbug

Posted: 00:16 Oct 03 2003

lil_miss It's all a moo point, a cow's opinion.

by guffer
Bah humbug

Ineed

Christmas rocks

Posted: 10:43 Oct 03 2003

bipolar "Aurgh! Arugh jeeez!! NO! NO NINA! BAD NINA!"

by PictureOfFlowers
(quotes)
This post was brought to you by the phrases "Hey leave me alone!" and "I was drunk!"

countered by the party of

my grits

(Edited by bipolar 03/10/2003 10:44)

Posted: 10:44 Oct 03 2003

moxymous I live in my own little world........but its ok, they know me here.

by PictureOfFlowers
At least I'm guessing that's the way the marketing type people see it...

mmm...hello, marketing type person here,

, sorry

Posted: 20:23 Oct 03 2003

Teresa "So I can come inside of your kiss and just leave you on your knees"

I bought Christmas cards for the kids to send out today. If we start writing them now we'll be done by the time they break up from school

Posted: 21:25 Oct 03 2003

Stoo There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.

I've still got a bunch left-over from last year

"Hi, my name is Stoo and I have no friends.."

But still, Halloween first

Posted: 21:56 Oct 03 2003

PictureOfFlowers "When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party." - Lt. Tuck Pendleton, Innerspace

by moxymous
mmm...hello, marketing type person here, , sorry

No offence meant. There was nothing derogatory in my statement. If you choose to sell your soul to satan for a living then that's up to you...

(Pure joke by the way, no seriousness meant in that comment!) You are free to do what you want you to do, and I cast no aspersions on you for doing so. Well after all, I'm an engineer and I come from a family of accountants and librarians, so I'm in no place to judge.

Posted: 00:42 Oct 04 2003

Teresa "So I can come inside of your kiss and just leave you on your knees"

by PictureOfFlowers
(Pure joke by the way, no seriousness meant in that comment!)

He's a liar! He's so malicious and spiteful and mean and nasty and a big bully. Look. No winky eye either

Posted: 01:04 Oct 04 2003

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