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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 20:17 
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That’s only because the neckline wears out on yours.

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:28 
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I tend to buy a new one every year, but as Mimi says, it's pretty much a brand new tradition.


So my mom was right all along. I better not tell her.


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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:37 
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Yeah I remember when the Christmas jumpers thing was just people wearing the jumpers they had been bought for Christmas by their nan or whoever. These weren't Christmas jumpers as such but just massive wooly stripey jumpers from M&S or somewhere and people would take the piss out of each other for them. Then the shops latched onto the joke and started making actual Christmas jumpers.


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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:46 
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I’m not really a fan of a lot of Christmas ‘things’ (elf on the shelf, I am looking at you), but the Christmas jumper thing makes me happy. With the pressure so many people feel to look cool and adhere to latest fashion trends, it’s great to see people looking so very uncool, even if ironically. Basically it brings everyone down to my level :D

I have a sense it just makes people look cheery.

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:56 
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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:58 
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elf on the shelf


It's a way of making children comfortable with the surveillance society.


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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:11 
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Elf on the Shelf can fuck right off.

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 17:11 
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Meant to say, Thanks secret santa, I got two books for my presents:

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 18:03 
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Omg your secret Santa is genius! Hahaha!

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
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Meant to say, Thanks secret santa, I got two books for my presents

Check at the end of the Ashens book and you'll see my name in tiny letters.

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
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Malc wrote:
Meant to say, Thanks secret santa, I got two books for my presents

Check at the end of the Ashens book and you'll see my name in tiny letters.


And mine! It's a great book too.


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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 18:40 
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And Lord Rixondale's. And Chinny's, I guess ;)

I liked it, but not as much as the first one. The "create this game in real life" bits fell a bit flat, and I think it had too many guest spots (and each one felt the need to tell us how precious their pocket money was).

Surprised to see no mention of AP in the "Lowest review ever" bit, too.

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
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I agree on the "create this game in real life" bits but I enjoyed all the guest spots.

I think I enjoyed the book more because I remember playing one of the games in it to death on my Atari. Castle top fact fans!


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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
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I'd played The Flintstones from this book and Showjumping from the first one.

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:05 
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I think we can close the lid on all future Secret Santas as I've received the BEST present ever! (albeit a few months late...)


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:23 
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I think we can close the lid on all future Secret Santas as I've received the BEST present ever! (albeit a few months late...)

They’re awesome. Worth a year and a half wait! Seriously, they’re ace, and I bet they were a complete surprise as well.

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That is very cool.


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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 13:05 
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I think we can close the lid on all future Secret Santas as I've received the BEST present ever! (albeit a few months late...)

They’re awesome. Worth a year and a half wait! Seriously, they’re ace, and I bet they were a complete surprise as well.


They were a surprise! They were addressed to 3 doors down as well so the postman was all over the place trying to deliver them.


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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
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I think we can close the lid on all future Secret Santas as I've received the BEST present ever! (albeit a few months late...)

Amazing!!! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Secret Santa 2017
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so the postman was all over the place trying to deliver them.


He feared the Pieman.


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