To wonder if I'm ever going to get a bloody Christmas dinner?

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At DP's Dad's in East London for Christmas. It's been lovely, loads of family and friends calling in, more booze than the local pub stocks, anything you want.

Christmas dinner been on since about 9. Things have been ready in that time and been taken out to 'go back in at the end'.

But when is the end?!! I'm so hungry that when we ran out of tonic water I legged it to the offy and had a secret packet of crisps on the way back. We had a croissant at 10 and nothing since then.

I'm smashed and bleeding hungry! They've just busted open a keg so I'm not sure dinner is going to happen at all.

There's a baby here who has a rusk. I'm eyeing that up right now. I don't think she'd put up much of a fight, but she has slobbered on it.

Is it a very small oven?

Good lord I'd have passed out by now alcohol or not. There must be a takeaway open or you could perhaps make toast?

Are you shitting me thought you'd have eaten by now [santa]

The turkey has been sat out for 6 hours?! They can't be giving that to the baby surely! Got my fingers crossed for you....

Let's start taking bets on when poor OP will get her dinner. I say 9.15pm.

The combination of empty stomach gin and lukewarm turkey is gonna be bad.

I wouldn't eat that turkey. "insulating" it for the last 6 hours sounds like a classic recipe for disaster

Pugs in blankets sound way too cute. But remember, dogs are not just for Christmas!

Honestly OP, it's not that bad.

We are having RABBIT for Christmas dinner.

I will surely starve.

Oh you poor, poor bastard.
We've all eaten twice in the time you've started this thread.
You'll be so sick tomorrow.

How many rabbits have you got toffee? And for how many people? One won't stretch far. A pug would last you longer.

They said in an hour 'or so'

That translates to roughly 2 and a half to 3 hours to me
Poor poor Mad
You are coming to ours next year

I think it must be a Baby Belling LineyReborn! And every item is being cooked in it separately!

I would also be a bit dubious about the warm turkey that's been sitting out for so long.

Bloody hell, I woukd have gone to the local take away by now! When did you get fed op!

Oh, yeah, my bet is for 8:30pm. I know it's optimistic but I have hope.

Whoever this "cook" is, they haven't a fucking clue, they have to be either 18 or 88 to fuck up like this.

What is this taking stuff out to go back in at the end business?

Oh now I have images of rabbits stretching. As in before doing excercise. They even have little legwarmers

Well I'd have gone to get food by now but is anywhere open?

OP please dint hate me but don't eat the turkey, it can't be safe to eat.

What time was this fecking meal meant to be served?

Ugh! I feel for you.

We went to a hotel after church and picked up a roast turkey with potatoes, five lots of vegetables, sausages, gravy and a gammon joint with pudding. All nicely prepped and piping hot. Straight home and into serving dishes and everyone helped themselves. There was enough for seven plus leftovers.

Is the cook actually passed out in the kitchen and everyone's been too polite to check?

Is everyone else too pissed to care?

I might just have the ham. Apparently there's a ham. It might be in one of the pots.

It's a standard size oven! Think we're waiting on the potatoes now.

There's so much booze. I had no idea my DP's 'Christmas is really relaxed at my Dad's' meant this!

I'd have gone to the chip shop.

All day waiting for dry salmonella Turkey, lukewarm veg and dry roast potatoes, putting on a fake smile, knowing you are going to have the shits tomorrow. Poor op.

Poor you mad!

We've had our lovely dinner

Then had our too full for one more bite rest. 2ish hours

Now we have our pudding in the oven

There is one rabbit leg per person. 8 people, 8 legs. Tiny rabbits too, hope there's a lot of mash.

I'm tucked aren't I? And we don't eat till 7pm, just had a huge wedge of Christmas cake to tide me over.