Christmas is evil?

[cailin maith]

Savoy cabbage is a real treat, especially in a milanese cassouela.
Sprouts, however, are not my favourite and they make Mrs Tester fart.

Savoy cabbage, mashed up with potato and then fried the next day.... yeeeuuummm!!

[Mich the Tester]

Savoy cabbage, mashed up with potato and then fried the next day.... yeeeuuummm!!

Isn't that what you call colcannon?

[cailin maith]

Isn't that what you call colcannon?

I suppose it is but Mammy would put some scallions (spring onions) in too - just for good measure.

[Mich the Tester]

I suppose it is but Mammy would put some scallions (spring onions) in too - just for good measure.

Good stuff. I’d eat that with a Dutch ‘speklap’; a 1 cm thick rasher of streaky bacon and some strong mustard.

[Spacecadet]

Good stuff. I’d eat that with a Dutch ‘speklap’; a 1 cm thick rasher of streaky bacon and some strong mustard.

Have you seen Sinta Klaas and Zwarts Peiter this year?

[Mich the Tester]

Have you seen Sinta Klaas and Zwarts Peiter this year?

Yes, lots of them, but I’m in two minds about the Zwarte Piet tradition. On the one hand it’s an old tradition that’s meant in a harmless way, but on the other hand I have black friends who are not very happy about it.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Yep, my ex-father in law died on 23 Dec a few years ago....

Sorry to hear that.

In ny case it was the Father of my girlfriend at the time , in fact I knew him first through my piano playing (he was a pro-piano player in a band) and his daughter - from Frankfurt - sang in the band.

But Harald was a great friend and piano player. He died on Xmas day after suffering a blod clot in the brain on Xmas eve with his family on holiday in Austria, aged 44.

Bless him.

We split up when I left Germany - she ended up marrying the drummer (Rudi) in the band - I was gutted as he was one of my mates.

However- fate again struck as Rudis father died on their wedding day.

Life in Germany always seems to be traumatic.

[cailin maith]

Sorry to hear that.

In ny case it was the Father of my girlfriend at the time , in fact I knew him first through my piano playing (he was a pro-piano player in a band) and his daughter - from Frankfurt - sang in the band.

We split up when I left Germany - she ended up marrying the drummer (Rudi) in the band - I was gutted as he was one of my mates.

However- fate again struck as Rudis father died on their wedding day.

Life in Germany always seems to be traumatic.

Crikey, thats very sad

[contractor79]

Just saying "christmas is evil" is a pointless statement made for effect and as such doesn't even warrant a response

"Christmas is evil because <insert a reason here>" would be a better start

so, it's ok to say Christmas is evil?

is it also ok to say Islamic celebrations are evil?

[Bagpuss]

Christmas is evil because it glorifies the Brussel Sprout, which is the work of Satan. Everybody knows that.

This is the single most true thing said on CUK EVER