Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“BIB = love this
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“BIB = love this
”
Thanks, it's one of my pet peeves
Christmas soap cliches
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Originally Posted by david1955:
“Doctors did this yesterday”
“Doctors did this yesterday
”
Right - we all now need to be on watch for the Christmas cliches that play out between now and next week.
Keep your eyes peeled everyone!
Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“Unlikely groupings of single, widowed or loner characters share a Christmas meal together.”
“Unlikely groupings of single, widowed or loner characters share a Christmas meal together.”
Coronation Street: Roy, Hayley, Rita, Emily, Dennis, Mary, Norris and we presume Sylvia and Becky will be having Christmas lunch in the cafe.
Originally Posted by I've Got Class:
“It snows, always.”
“It snows, always.”
Agreed! even though it's rained for the rest of december.
Originally Posted by rayofsunshine:
“It is imperative that cheaters see their mistresses/misters on christmas day itself”
“It is imperative that cheaters see their mistresses/misters on christmas day itself”
Agreed!
Originally Posted by tq21:
“you can afford christmas despite spending very little time working”
“you can afford christmas despite spending very little time working”
They all do it!
If you've been going through bad times in the lead-up to Christmas it will without a doubt reach a head on the day itself. Similarly, if you've had a bad year which has consisted of the same events repeating themselves in different ways throughout the year without it really getting any worse or better, significant developments will suddenly begin to occur in the run-up before aforementioned coming to a head on the day itself.
By contrast, if you actually manage to have a good Christmas, you should be fearful as it probably means New Year and/or the following year will be your worst yet.
By contrast, if you actually manage to have a good Christmas, you should be fearful as it probably means New Year and/or the following year will be your worst yet.
Occasionally, a deceased character will return as a ghostly prescence/angel to warn of or influence an existing characters future but it doesn't have to be christmas always..it's a freqent one you just know will become a regular occurence! I see a certain dales character is set to wear their christmas dinner, cliche!
If you are having a secret affair, be sure to buy your lover an expensive Christmas present and then leave it lying around where anyone can find it.
Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“Coronation Street: impromptu carol service sung by professionals + snow.”
“Coronation Street: impromptu carol service sung by professionals + snow.”
LOL that made me laugh tonight, it was so wierd that a bunch of people just stood outside the chippy and started singing.
- 2 people who usually don't ever have contact will end up in the Vic miserable because they've had an arguement with there families and they end up sleeping together and then usually regretting it on Boxing Day.
- It always, always snows. Except for the 1 year when Kat and Alfie got married and they used fake snow because conveintly it didn't snow that year.
- Poor families always seem to have a 'christmas miracle' something will happen and they end up with loads of presents etc etc.
And all the presents people give to each other are perfectly cuboid shaped boxes, perfectly wrapped, whereas in real life people give each other lumpy, bumpy parcels in very dodgy wrapping!
And whoever is hosting/cooking the Christmas dinner always looks fresh as a daisy without a hair out of place despite producing a massive spread! Always amazes me! I usually wear a t-shirt for the whole of Christmas morning lol!
And whoever is hosting/cooking the Christmas dinner always looks fresh as a daisy without a hair out of place despite producing a massive spread! Always amazes me! I usually wear a t-shirt for the whole of Christmas morning lol!
You never see parents sitting undoing all the little wires just to get a cheap plastic toy out of it's cardboard packaging. An exercise that in reality usually takes half the morning.
Originally Posted by Breadstix:
“You never see parents sitting undoing all the little wires just to get a cheap plastic toy out of it's cardboard packaging. An exercise that in reality usually takes half the morning.”
“You never see parents sitting undoing all the little wires just to get a cheap plastic toy out of it's cardboard packaging. An exercise that in reality usually takes half the morning.”
Indeed! Or trying to cook a dinner with loads of little plastic/paper cuts on their fingers as a result, like I was today!
Another cliché which was very evident today was turkeys still frozen! Do these people never read cooking instructions on their frozen food and actually thaw them out on time! Anyone knows it takes hours to cook a bird of that size, and yet they still think taking it out of the freezer that morning is time enough!
Originally Posted by riverside 57:
“And all the presents people give to each other are perfectly cuboid shaped boxes, perfectly wrapped, whereas in real life people give each other lumpy, bumpy parcels in very dodgy wrapping!
And whoever is hosting/cooking the Christmas dinner always looks fresh as a daisy without a hair out of place despite producing a massive spread! Always amazes me! I usually wear a t-shirt for the whole of Christmas morning lol!”
“And all the presents people give to each other are perfectly cuboid shaped boxes, perfectly wrapped, whereas in real life people give each other lumpy, bumpy parcels in very dodgy wrapping!
And whoever is hosting/cooking the Christmas dinner always looks fresh as a daisy without a hair out of place despite producing a massive spread! Always amazes me! I usually wear a t-shirt for the whole of Christmas morning lol!”
... and they only give one gift to each person, not mountains of crap like the rest of the world
Originally Posted by Breadstix:
“Every family leaves a space at the table for the cameraman to get a good close up of the angst.”
“Every family leaves a space at the table for the cameraman to get a good close up of the angst.”
Hahahah Breadstix I've just read this, it's hilarious and so, so true.
Well, it looks like Christmas is more or less over for another year. No doubt the same old cliches will be rolled out for 2012 
But, just before we finish, are there any New Year's Eve cliches ...?
But, just before we finish, are there any New Year's Eve cliches ...?
Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“Well, it looks like Christmas is more or less over for another year. No doubt the same old cliches will be rolled out for 2012
But, just before we finish, are there any New Year's Eve cliches ...?”
“Well, it looks like Christmas is more or less over for another year. No doubt the same old cliches will be rolled out for 2012
But, just before we finish, are there any New Year's Eve cliches ...?
”
Someone dies or nearly dies at midnight
Originally Posted by riverside 57:
“Indeed! Or trying to cook a dinner with loads of little plastic/paper cuts on their fingers as a result, like I was today!
Another cliché which was very evident today was turkeys still frozen! Do these people never read cooking instructions on their frozen food and actually thaw them out on time! Anyone knows it takes hours to cook a bird of that size, and yet they still think taking it out of the freezer that morning is time enough!”
“Indeed! Or trying to cook a dinner with loads of little plastic/paper cuts on their fingers as a result, like I was today!
Another cliché which was very evident today was turkeys still frozen! Do these people never read cooking instructions on their frozen food and actually thaw them out on time! Anyone knows it takes hours to cook a bird of that size, and yet they still think taking it out of the freezer that morning is time enough!
”
I read all through the thread waiting to see if anyone else had noticed this,it drove me mad on xmas day,how hard is it to take the turkey out the day before??,and surely people like Eileen in corrie have cooked enough turkey's to know its not going to defrost half an hour before you want to put it in the oven
*Apologises for the rant,takes some deep breaths........
If there is a secret waiting to be discovered, it is bound to be wrapped up and placed under the Christmas tree for everyone to discover.
Originally Posted by kira nerys:
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I read all through the thread waiting to see if anyone else had noticed this,it drove me mad on xmas day,how hard is it to take the turkey out the day before??,and surely people like Eileen in corrie have cooked enough turkey's to know its not going to defrost half an hour before you want to put it in the oven
*Apologises for the rant,takes some deep breaths........”
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I read all through the thread waiting to see if anyone else had noticed this,it drove me mad on xmas day,how hard is it to take the turkey out the day before??,and surely people like Eileen in corrie have cooked enough turkey's to know its not going to defrost half an hour before you want to put it in the oven
*Apologises for the rant,takes some deep breaths........
”
I think that we could've made an entire list of turkey-related cliches kira!
New Years cliche:
Anyone who is facing impending doom will say the line "let's hope this year is better than the last" or "what could possibly happen this year that's worse than last year" but LITTLE DO THEY KNOW...
Anyone who is facing impending doom will say the line "let's hope this year is better than the last" or "what could possibly happen this year that's worse than last year" but LITTLE DO THEY KNOW...
Originally Posted by rayofsunshine:
“New Years cliche:
Anyone who is facing impending doom will say the line "let's hope this year is better than the last" or "what could possibly happen this year that's worse than last year" but LITTLE DO THEY KNOW...”
“New Years cliche:
Anyone who is facing impending doom will say the line "let's hope this year is better than the last" or "what could possibly happen this year that's worse than last year" but LITTLE DO THEY KNOW...”
Hahaha Pat's just given it:
"You don't get rid of me that easily"
Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“Well, it looks like Christmas is more or less over for another year. No doubt the same old cliches will be rolled out for 2012
But, just before we finish, are there any New Year's Eve cliches ...?”
“Well, it looks like Christmas is more or less over for another year. No doubt the same old cliches will be rolled out for 2012
But, just before we finish, are there any New Year's Eve cliches ...?
”
Upbeat scenes in the pub at Midnight will be intercut with scenes of an individual who is having a bad time getting drunk alone in the dark.
It's that time of year folks ...
Not watched the soaps for a good couple of weeks now but have any Christmas cliches crept their way in yet?
Not watched the soaps for a good couple of weeks now but have any Christmas cliches crept their way in yet?
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