Sounds like everyone's buying into the commercial side

[supersallymum]

We are not religious so don't do the god thing chrimbo is a time for family and gifts a nice..but reading a lot of the "I WANT" and didn't get or the crap, I've got the wrong thing sounds all a little bit middle class when people up and down the country have bugger all or will go into more debt to get the latest bit of landfill coz thats where it ends up....maybe we Mumsneters should pave a new way for Christmas and give to others 1st?????? discuss
Sal

I genuinely love that cushion

Tufty, are you sure you are giving in the right spirit? You seem a little grumpy. Maybe the OP could,,,,,,,,,help. Discuss.

Sue: yes it's in the right bloody spirit. Do you want one,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, or not! Jesus!

Can my ds please have a kung zhu pigeon with a kung zhu pigeon tank?

thatd scare the shit out of the commuters

Please! Enough with asking for the fancy shit! If you want a pigeon I am happy to give you one with good grace. If you want a fancy cushion or bloody electronic pet go to Argos or Habitat. Your choice. I need orders in by Friday.

Ah look, someone's got a cob on. It really is Christmas

I havnt got a cob on Sue. I was having a not very good day at work. You can have a gold pigeon AND a cushion. How's that?

Favouritism AND commercialism.

You should be proud of yourself. 2 for the price of 1!

Huzzah for Tufty, Spirit of Christmas.

I was only joking about the cob on but I'll take the shiny pigeon

I take your point leftmymisletoe and because I am now feeling benevolent (the wine helps with this - shame I can't drink on the train.It would be perfect) you can have your zhu pigeon and tank and a cushion. That good?

Errrr does it come with batteries?

Yep. How many packets do you want? 8? That should last a while.

Well for xmas I will need

352586569 aa batteries
420 aaa batteries
3 of those weird rectangle ones
6 of those big fat round ones

So just chuck them all in and maybe I'll forgive you...

FFS have you been taking lessons from Hully?

i think you are taking advantage of my good nature.

Hang on...what am I being forgiven for? I havn't done anything except offer the gift of pigeons.

I think I will have to think about whether you can still actually have a pigeon.

Remember?? The favouritism.

Story of my life.

Just forget it, its ok, it doesn't matter, we'll just do without we will. Will do us good I suppose. I'll explain to ds that you are a tightwad didn't want to get involved in the commercialism and were sick of todays materialistic society. He's almost 5. He'll understand.

Final offer:
10 pigeons withno bubble gum feet.
1 cushion from Habitat.
I pigeon zhu zhu pet.
10 AA batteries.

Well....since its the season of goodwill and I've never been able to afford anything from habitat...ok ,,,,,

,,,,,,,coolio daddio

A parcel is on its way

Only my pigeon has to have bubble free feet, I believe the others weren't quite as "fancy" as me to request it...

I quite like the bubble gum feet. I am kind and nice and sympathetic like that. T'is what christmas is about.

Even Jesus would have boaked at a deformed footed pigeon ..and kicked it under the 18.39 Connex South Eastern to Orpington.

Well he wouldn't have, but I did see a guy do that once, when a pigeon was getting a bit frisky trying to peck at his Cornish Pasty Co. Snack.

...and he had a beard....so could've been him. Neerrr.

Oh, God, my DH has a beard, travels on the Orpington line and likes pasties!
But, he is never never cruel to animals like baby Jesus taught us so it probably wasn't him.

i'd have pushed the git under the train myself

the commuter, not jesus, or your dh