countdown to crimbo

[mertol22]

as usual someone near us put their crimbo deacorations up in November, tree lights carded santas on the windows , fake snow the works.

[grahameb]

Why do you call it crimbo?

[mertol22]

ask Andrea !

[andrea]

I dont know!  Dont know where or when the word crimbo started its been around yrs though.

[mertol22]

its slang very much heard in South Yorkshire , seems to be spreading into Lincolnshire .

[andrea]

I first heard crimbo yrs ago on neighbours.

[mertol22]

my mate in bedford bought a small crimbo tree in dunelm mill milton keynes last week,  he normally  does not bother nice little tree

[andrea]

Ive just finished decorating, was going to put my tree up but its too early, ill do it first week of dec!

Mines a 7 ft tree, takes ages to put all the baubles on it!

[mertol22]

7ft tree, thats knocking , how many baubles are you planning to use !

[andrea]

I havent counted them, but i reckon well over a hundred.

[grahameb]

I have no enthusiasm this year. Put it down to ill health. I have no strength to bother much about it. In and out of hospital all year. Been like this for around three years and jusy wish to feel normal again.

[nugnug]

bah humbug.

[andrea]

I have no enthusiasm this year. Put it down to ill health. I have no strength to bother much about it. In and out of hospital all year. Been like this for around three years and jusy wish to feel normal again.

Sorry to hear that Grahame, best wishes xx

[andrea]

bah humbug.

The 3 ghosts may be visiting you then nug 

[grahameb]

bah humbug.

The 3 ghosts may be visiting you then nug 

Maybe nugnug was just eating some winter mixtures just then and came to a humbug..."eeyuk bar! humbug".