Do your family take it in turns to pump on the Christmas tree?

[OverTheHammer]

DSs friend has just asked me this. He said at Christmas, whilst putting the tree up the whole family take it in turns to pump on it. He then asked, dead seriously "do your family do the same thing?". DS looked at me as though we'd been missing an essential part of Christmas all these years.

AIBU to think this is beyond weird to say to your mates mum??!

PollyFlint that's brilliant ! It's set me off again ...

To be fair it's no worse than the bloke having a crap at the back of the nativity scene

Caganer

HOWLING ive just woken the baby up laughing, and it's so worth it

Not on your nelly, I'm far too posh to pump

I literally laughed out loud at the Hark the hairy anus sings. We don't pump on our Christmas tree here. I asked Dp if he did when he was younger and he said nooooooo.

😱

But I have so many questions! Is it a sort of competition? Who can do the loudest pump sort of thing? Otherwise why take turns? Surely all pumping on the tree together in unison would be better...more christmassy, you know what with Christmas being about harmony and togetherness and all that.

Sweetie, I think he's doing what teenage boys do, he's having you on and your husband knows it.

My OH decided to unofficially play the role of The Caganer in our youngster's nativity play a few years ago. With good behaviour he'll be out in time for Christmas this year.

You need to find out more. Is it just when the trees put up. Is it a general thing? I'd it like opening their advent calendar everyone does one every day.

You can't just tell us half a story

I always thought it was fir tree not fart tree.

Fart! The Herald angels Ming
We three kings of orient fart
Silent but violent night

It has taken me several minutes to stop laughing so I can type something.
This is going to be some kiddish dare or game as to who can make a mate's parents believe the wierdest thing, I reckon.

But, also, thankyou Raptor for informing us about the Caganer.

"Mumsnet is SO educational."

The DCs like a good fart and not long ago DS2 deliberately tried to fart in the back of the car on a very long journey. He pushed and pushed and suddenly we heard "ooh" and a quiet voice saying "I think a bit popped out". Nobody is allowed to deliberately fart in our house any more. Motorway service stations were not designed for picking shitnuts out of small boys pantaloons.

Christmas pumps be damned.

I say pump and my southern husband thinks it is hilarious (ne here too). I have tears rolling down my face, my phone hand is wet from them falling and I haven't laughed this much in ages. Thank you, I really needed that. No, never heard of it. I too thought it was a typo for turn as in turn on the lights but I'm so glad it wasn't now!!

FFS farting on a Christmas Tree 😂😂 that is weird yet funny!

Perhaps they're trying to do this?

😂 noone is allowed to deliberately fart in our house 😂😂

I am so stealing that rule!

I'm nearly crying with laughter at this thread.

Hark! The Hairy Anus Sings

DS2 deliberately tried to fart in the back of the car on a very long journey. He pushed and pushed and suddenly we heard "ooh" and a quiet voice saying "I think a bit popped out".

Cannot.
Stop.
Laughing.

I really can't stop laughing, I'm crying!

"Last Christmas, I gave you my fart."

Doris LOL!

very weird!!!