Christmas 'Week' 23rd - 30th December 2025

[Sky'sGoneOut]

Well I seem to have sailed through Christmas largely unscathed. My Dad was recovering from some lurgy he'd picked up the week before, my brother had back problems (though not as bad as some it would seem) and I just bumbled my way through the whole thing semi-pissed most of the time (so business as usual basically).

The highlight was going to a posh Scottish hotel just over the border for our Christmas dinner. It cost us £100 a head and the food was wonderful, what there was of it. When the main arrived it consisted of a single lonely pig in a blanket, a couple of tiny roast potatoes, two slices of turkey, and a slice of stuffing (once I'd got rid of the sprouts). We sat staring incredulously at this child’s portion wondering where the rest of it was. After asking for some extra veg to bulk it up a bit a lass brought us...another two tiny roast potatoes between the three of us. How we laughed through gritted teeth.

They then sent us through to the conservatory for coffee and mince pies but there were no staff there so we had to help ourselves. Consequently I spilled an entire pot of coffee all over the place because somebody hadn't put the lid on properly and I had to go behind the bar to find the mince pies in a scratty old Tupperware box. They were so tiny a mouse would barely have considered them a snack so I took ten.

All the while putting up with some awful Scottish Kardashian wannabees, all sequins, gold platform heels, and alarmingly swollen lips.

Won't be going there again.

[refitman]

I'm sure Starmer will suddenly grow a spine and stand up for safety and standards in the UK.

[Frog222]

I don't know about the history of the second bit, but have seen other examples of welcoming ..

[Frog222]

[Frog222]

In a clip I heard last night, Trump referred to Putin's 'home' being bombed ...

"" "I don't like it. It's not good. I heard about it this morning. You know who told me about it? President Putin told me about it ... I was very angry about it," Trump said on Dec. 29 after holding a call with the Russian president.

When questioned on the source, Trump hesitated.

“You're saying maybe the attack didn't take place? That's possible too, I guess. But President Putin told me this morning it did." ""

https://kyivindependent.com/us-peace-ef ... -kill-him/

Modi and others called to offer condolences !

Off to fact-check --

[refitman]

There seems to be a HUGE chasm between UK Humanist words and actions.

[Frog222]

But trans people aren't really human ...
so we can attack them at will .

Tally Ho !

[Frog222]

This (below) from White House XRay is AI, so had to factcheck that too



Couldn't find anything so far on the ODNI, but suchomimus is very reliable , and this is very funny too ----

[refitman]

Can you believe that Harriet Harman's son, from a Labour affiliated think-tank, doesn't agree with the Green Party? Personally I'm shocked!

[gilsey]

Morning refit.

Are you going to start a new thread or change the name of this one? Just to avoid confusion.

-4.7c earlier and still -1 now, but with blue skies it's preferable to the grey dampness we've had lately round here.

[gilsey]

Plenty more people venting their spleen in the replies to Weldon's post, if Bernal's too polite for you.