Happy New Year !!

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2015 22:07

Here's to 2016 every one. I hope you are all having fun tonight.

Happy new year and here's to an excellent 2016.

:excellent:

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5151

HNY everyone. A nice relaxed evening with wine and Mad Max on the tv for me.
Hope next year is a good one for you.

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

Happy new year! I sincerely wish you all find happiness and fulfilment! A big :luv:

from me too!

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

Oh, and the one and only New Year Anthem:

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

Happy New Year everyone.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Happy new year to all

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2015 23:57

Happy new year everyone. We're seeing it in while watching Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter.

It's been a long and busy year with unexpected highs and lows. I'm sure 2016 will be along the same lines, but we'll get through it together.

I hope 2016 brings you every thing you dream of and more. Xxx

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Merry Christmas!

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5151

Welcome to the world of tomorrow.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25591

Right, I'm here now.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2016 15:06

Doing my first fell run with a slight hangover, was not the best idea.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

HNY to you all.

I think this Christmas/New Year period has been the calmest in the Warhead household for many years. Which was nice.

As usual, my only resolution is not to set any other resolutions.

Kern · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2016 23:22

I hope 2016 has not, so far, turned out to be a disappointment to everyone. Going well for me so far.

I spent New Year with friends in a cottage. As a way of killing time before the old year ended, I ran a quiz inspired by Curio's annual Cottage ones (the only question I stole was the Matt Damon one).

After midnight, we all wrote a challenge on a bit of paper and put it into a pot. Everyone then drew a slip of paper, returning it and re-drawing if they got their own. The idea is that all of us would complete our randomly-drawn challenge and report back on 31 December 2016. Bonus points will be given for creative approaches to the task.

I drew an easy one: read something on the Booker shortlist. The other challenges my pards drew were:

- Visit every country in the UK.
- Visit 26 places, one for each letter of the alphabet
- Recreate a historical event or journey (this one contained small print - 'if Kern draws this, the American Civil War is excluded')
- Take up a new hobby.
- Visit a new (to you) country.
- To take a photo of a street name beginning with each letter.
- Shake hands with someone less than 100th in line to the throne.
- Recommend your favourite book to a stranger in a bookshop. Bonus points if they buy it.
- Learn enough of a new language to have a conversation.
- Take a photograph of a place beginning with the letter Z.

I like the idea of a year-long game, and will be interested if others complete their assignments.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Sounds like you have a cool group of (other) friends.

Kern wrote:

- Shake hands with someone less than 100th in line to the throne.

Gonna be tricky.... http://www.britroyals.com/succession.htm

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5151

Kern wrote:

I hope 2016 has not, so far, turned out to be a disappointment to everyone. Going well for me so far.

I spent New Year with friends in a cottage. As a way of killing time before the old year ended, I ran a quiz inspired by Curio's annual Cottage ones (the only question I stole was the Matt Damon one).

After midnight, we all wrote a challenge on a bit of paper and put it into a pot. Everyone then drew a slip of paper, returning it and re-drawing if they got their own. The idea is that all of us would complete our randomly-drawn challenge and report back on 31 December 2016. Bonus points will be given for creative approaches to the task.

I drew an easy one: read something on the Booker shortlist. The other challenges my pards drew were:

- Visit every country in the UK.
- Visit 26 places, one for each letter of the alphabet
- Recreate a historical event or journey (this one contained small print - 'if Kern draws this, the American Civil War is excluded')
- Take up a new hobby.
- Visit a new (to you) country.
- To take a photo of a street name beginning with each letter.
- Shake hands with someone less than 100th in line to the throne.
- Recommend your favourite book to a stranger in a bookshop. Bonus points if they buy it.
- Learn enough of a new language to have a conversation.
- Take a photograph of a place beginning with the letter Z.

I like the idea of a year-long game, and will be interested if others complete their assignments.

Some of those are fascinating, others fiendish.

I love it.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2016 0:17

I have done the favourite book one loads of times. In fairness, mostly to not actual strangers.

myp · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2016 13:33

DavPaz wrote:

Sounds like you have a cool group of (other) friends.

You sound so bitter

TheVision · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2016 13:43

That's a brilliant idea Kern and it sounds like you got off lightly! I may steal that to do with my friends.

Be Excellent To Each Other

Happy New Year !!

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