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Shit Christmas Things.

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ForMintUser · 26/12/2024 22:41

Turkey - shit. There’s a reason we only eat it once a year because it’s terrible.

Party food - beige shit.

Venting because I’m not allowed to voice these opinions around DP’s relatives so have to lie every year and pretend like it’s all lovely. It’s not.

Anyone agree? Disagree? Have anything else they hate about Christmas they want to vent about?

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pictoosh · 26/12/2024 22:48

Work Secret Santa - it's an expensive enough time of year without Secret Santa.

Bonjovispyjamas · 26/12/2024 22:47

Love beige shit 😋

FeliznaviDogs · 26/12/2024 22:47

Agree with turkey. Stopped having that about 30 years ago. Some party food is better than others - I dislike the beige stuff. I like the fishy stuff. Though bao buns from m and s were most disappointing.

TV this year - I can’t find anything I want to watch other than Wallace and Gromit, and Gavin & Stacey.

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ForMintUser · 26/12/2024 22:46

ClicketyClickPlusOne · 26/12/2024 22:44

If your turkey is shit you have bought the wrong turkey (frozen supermarket turkeys are dry and tasteless) and cooked it wrong!

Party Food: beige shit with a dollop of cheap cranberry jam slopped in

Edited

So I think the one that I ate was from M&S so just supermarket crap, cooked a full on Norfolk Bronze before, paid a fortune from the butcher, spent ages prepping and resting. It’s still turkey. Which is shit.

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TartanMammy · 26/12/2024 22:46

Turkey, true it's a bit meh.

Bloody love party food though, a little brie bite or jalapeno popper, mini pizza, samosas and pakora. Mmm so good!

pictoosh · 26/12/2024 22:46

Agree that turkey is nothing to get excited over. Supermarket party food is terrible too.

I'll add

gift sets
Christmas PJs
The Grinch - just saw that for the first time. It's absolute crap.

ShamblesRock · 26/12/2024 22:46

I've long stopped bothering with Turkey, and just get a chicken joint. Much easier and far less waste.

I buy fun crackers but my grumpy lot don't want to do the activity, they are definitely me trying to be worthy.

ClicketyClickPlusOne · 26/12/2024 22:44

If your turkey is shit you have bought the wrong turkey (frozen supermarket turkeys are dry and tasteless) and cooked it wrong!

Party Food: beige shit with a dollop of cheap cranberry jam slopped in