This Is Most Definitely Not An Appreciation Thread ** 2011 - Part 6 **

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Kmc1978

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by Muggsy:
“I'm glad I'm not the only one suffering. Did M&S, Sainsbury and Tesco this morning - it took all three to get everything we wanted. Gherkins proved to be especially difficult (God, we're posh ).

I'm having a veggie Christmas this year. Both my kids are veggies and I'm fed up of struggling to get two different main courses cooked at the same time, so I've thrown in the towel. But, most bizarrely, I may have my ex round on Christmas day. His flight to Prague on Monday was cancelled so he's stuck in the UK and his current wife is with her family in Prague. Daughter has invited him round for Christmas dinner and son has grumbled mightily about this. Ex says he's thinking it over and will let us know. I think he thinks I carry a torch for him because I've never remarried, whereas my reasoning is I was married to him for 16 years. Haven't I suffered enough? Of course, as he has a Brucie-sized ego, he never manages to actually hear this.”

I'm a veggie but still do the meat thing for my hubby and kids... i'm a believer that just because not eating animals is my principle I won't force it on to the rest of the family. The kids can make up their own minds when they're older.

Originally Posted by SlinkyMalinky:
“Hurray - more CQ hatahs. Stupid, smug, splodgey smurf of a woman, who can't even act - what were M&S thinking?!!

Seeing her in the latest ad - simpering over a groaning table (of food she'd prob not have the first idea how to cook if it hadn't been done for her) made me wanna smack her in the gob, swearing profanely as I did so. Happy Christmas again

(Those Olympic mascots elicit a similar response)”

Thank god there are others that can't stand CQ.

Ew, horrible olympic mascots... no wonder the Canadians are laughing

Kmc1978

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by Monkseal:
“(I quite like the Olympic mascots...)”

That's a slippery slope... next you'll be saying that BTs outfits were the height of good taste

Dollystanford

23-12-2010

another CQ hater right here - the most slappable face on television (up against some pretty stiff competition)

sofakat

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by Dollystanford:
“another CQ hater right here - the most slappable face on television (up against some pretty stiff competition)”

Moi aussi. I hate the whole concept behind the ad campaign. It's so 'aspirational middle class' with its smug message about your guests being impressed with your brilliant food and not guessing that you bought the lot in M&S because you are so clever, and you have so much style. Beyond naff.

*barf* All we need now is a hostess trolley and Alan Ayckbourne grumbling in the corner, scribbling notes

sofakat

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by Monkseal:
“(I quite like the Olympic mascots...)”

Tsk, tsk! Have you ever handled one of them? Shiny, shiny nylon fluff that comes off on your gloves. Cheap, nasty and not child friendly at all. Even the cartoon about them is vile. And as for the story of their 'birth'...

*retches*

kassieq

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by sofakat:
“Moi aussi. I hate the whole concept behind the ad campaign. It's so 'aspirational middle class' with its smug message about your guests being impressed with your brilliant food and not guessing that you bought the lot in M&S because you are so clever, and you have so much style. Beyond naff.

*barf* All we need now is a hostess trolley and Alan Ayckbourne grumbling in the corner, scribbling notes ”

Ahem, whispers, my stepmother still uses hers - I've never understood them, takes ages to fill up, ages to clean and the food may be hot, but it has dried out, and they take up space - so you are always tripping over the thing when you go to the loo, especially after a couple of glasses of plonk. Why the f*ck can't she dump the dishes on the middle of the table like the rest of us plebs.

chitarivera

23-12-2010

I'm working tomorrow and then hitching the huskies to the sled and going off to stay with the rellys.

Thanks for letting me in here to rant.
Thanks for making me laff.

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas.

Byeeeeeee

xxx

kassieq

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by chitarivera:
“
I'm working tomorrow and then hitching the huskies to the sled and going off to stay with the rellys.

Thanks for letting me in here to rant.
Thanks for making me laff.

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas.

Byeeeeeee

xxx
”

Merry Christmas, Chita, journey (

) safely. waves

chitarivera

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by kassieq:
“Merry Christmas, Chita, journey () safely. waves”

a merry [steve] perry christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Azla Axe

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by sofakat:
“You talk a lot of sense

The best native AT teachers are in London and Europe (Spain, Paris, Berlin), but a fair few travel over to the UK on a regular basis to do special workshops and weekend events.

The best way to learn is to do a beginner's workshop with a professional Argentine Tango couple (there are quite a few) and then have some private lessons. There's an awful lot of dreck out there, and you need to avoid the worst of them

Do not try to learn AT in a ballroom dance studio unless they have hired in a proper AT dancer to teach you.

PM me and I'll pass on some useful links for you to start with.”

Thanks sofakat! I'll PM you.

Monkseal

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by sofakat:
“Tsk, tsk! Have you ever handled one of them? Shiny, shiny nylon fluff that comes off on your gloves. Cheap, nasty and not child friendly at all. Even the cartoon about them is vile. And as for the story of their 'birth'...

*retches*”

Well naturally not. I'm just comparing them to the giant blue shit-nugget from Atlanta, or the diabetic-coma Sydney mascots, or whatever "back-of-a-fag-packet" Pokemon knock-off China did. I haven't got my hands on any merchandise yet. Nor am I ever likely to.

Wiskas

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by chitarivera:
“And I gave up on M&S for Christmas years ago for the very same reason.”

Originally Posted by tabithakitten:
“I'll join in unappreciating M&S. Overpriced, understocked and depressing.”

But they have had their Extremely Chocolatey biccies on half price, whch means I have very happy team meetings. And quick too because they're all too busy nomming to talk

Originally Posted by Button62:
“Every time I see that simpering Caroline Quentin on the M&S advert I want to kick her up the jacksy ”

Oh God, me too .... i can't stand the smug simpering bint.

Originally Posted by kassieq:
“Ahem, whispers, my stepmother still uses hers - I've never understood them, takes ages to fill up, ages to clean and the food may be hot, but it has dried out, and they take up space - so you are always tripping over the thing when you go to the loo, especially after a couple of glasses of plonk. Why the f*ck can't she dump the dishes on the middle of the table like the rest of us plebs.”

Does she sing the Victoria Wood song about 'bend me over backwards on me hostess trolley'?

Originally Posted by sofakat:
“I was going to work with the giant Olympic team at Canary Wharf. Now I'm not, and I'm awfully glad I'm not.

I think this year's mascots are rather a an indication of just what the quality and organisation of the event might be like ”

I'm not keen on the Olympics at the best of times - too expensive, too many bliddy tourists getting in the way and blocking up public transport while I'm trying to get to court, and the Irish never win nuffink anyway, bliddy conspiracy so it is.

And then the 2012 logo - ever since someone said that it looked like Lisa Simpson performing an unnatural act on Bart, that's all it looks like to me.

allgrownup

23-12-2010

Ooooh, do I spy SYTYCD videos? Nice!

I think I might have to dig up some of my faves from YT to show you all. Not now though, brain won't function anymore after 12 hour day. Just one more, will do a mental jump for joy when it's over (feet probably won't want to jump anymore by that point)

Hope everyone will have a very musical (as in getting tromboned etc) Xmas. May your days be merry and even more merry!

OK, just the one treat for Xmas then. Anyone for a Lyrical HipHop routine? So so good. Dollhouse

tabithakitten

23-12-2010

Originally Posted by Wiskas:
“
And then the 2012 logo - ever since someone said that it looked like Lisa Simpson performing an unnatural act on Bart, that's all it looks like to me.”

Have a feeling I may be robbing that one and passing it off as mine (like SmugQuentin with M&S food).

dottigirl

24-12-2010

Originally Posted by Button62:
“Sainsbury's last night for me ..... all great apart from no brussels sprouts. Not that I care, but OH and MIL will probably have a meltdown at the dinner table. Should be entertaining !”

There was a fair amount of short-dated stuff in my Sainsbury's tonight. Along with basic £5+ puds. Madness.

Originally Posted by Button62:
“I am proud to say that I never sniffed my babies bums in public.”

Luckily my neice turns a tell-tale shade of pink otherwise my sister/mum would probably do it. Eeeeeuuuuuwwwwwww!

perdiedumpling

24-12-2010

Originally Posted by Wiskas:
“
I'm not keen on the Olympics at the best of times - too expensive, too many bliddy tourists getting in the way and blocking up public transport while I'm trying to get to court, and the Irish never win nuffink anyway, bliddy conspiracy so it is. ”

Oh for an untainted Irish medal...

Must unappreciate Widdecombe on Millionaire tonight. There goes a woman who so believes in her own hype - that everyone loves this self-deprecating, so-honest-she's-rude boor. Damn you Strictly, you've created a monster!

Azla Axe

24-12-2010

Originally Posted by perdiedumpling:
“Oh for an untainted Irish medal...

Must unappreciate Widdecombe on Millionaire tonight. There goes a woman who so believes in her own hype - that everyone loves this self-deprecating, so-honest-she's-rude boor. Damn you Strictly, you've created a monster!”

Didn't she say she was fed up with the show biz, to the point she didn't even want to watch TV anymore? Maybe she meant she doesn't want to watch anyone else other than herself on tv anymore. Who knows...

perdiedumpling

24-12-2010

Originally Posted by Azla Axe:
“Didn't she say she was fed up with the show biz, to the point she didn't even want to watch TV anymore? Maybe she meant she doesn't want to watch anyone else other than herself on tv anymore. Who knows...”

Maybe she's trying to put everyone else off watching TV...

Kmc1978

24-12-2010

Hi all. Got a little festive game for you to enjoy

http://www.eyegas.com/sproutifarts/

flugella

24-12-2010

Originally Posted by perdiedumpling:
“Maybe she's trying to put everyone else off watching TV...”

She's doing a damn good job of it!

Merry Unappreciative Christmas everyone - see you on here to unappreciate the Christmas Special!

SideshowStu

24-12-2010

I'd like to unappreciate that on the first day of my holiday I woke up with a hedgehog in each lung and concrete up my nose, fell over in Morrisons carpark and twanged my knee, then limped home to discover the boiler had packed up

With all that in mind, I'd like to wish everyone an Unappreciative Christmas, and a New Year filled with petty complaints, outbreaks of spite and all the flouncing that you could wish for

durnovarian

24-12-2010

Originally Posted by Kmc1978:
“Hi all. Got a little festive game for you to enjoy

http://www.eyegas.com/sproutifarts/”

That's brilliant! Merry sprout-ing!

PS sorry to hear of your woes, Stu, hope it's all better soon.

Grannyannie

24-12-2010

Originally Posted by Kmc1978:
“Hi all. Got a little festive game for you to enjoy

http://www.eyegas.com/sproutifarts/”

Love it - thanks.

Thanks also to all who post on here, have laughed and, almost, cried with frustration with you throughout the last three months as you discussed the sublime ......and the ridiculous...... (insert names as appropriate) .

I even became a closest Gavin appreciator.

Wishing all a very merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

allgrownup

24-12-2010

Ouch! My feet, my beautiful, delicate retail worker feet! I'm done, Xmas is here and I'm not walking again for two days. Bliss!!!

Have a great one everyone, thanks for the laughs and entertainment these past few months. So glad I delurked and joined y'all!

chucklingbunny

24-12-2010

Happy Christmas all - may your day be merry and bright.

See you for some non-appreciation of the Christmas Special tomorrow evening.

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