Have a nice hot bath and thank the Lord it's all over.
What Do You Do On Boxing Day?
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Football or the In Laws
I've been known to shop on the odd occasion there's something we specifically wanted on sale.
I've been known to shop on the odd occasion there's something we specifically wanted on sale.
Watch football, get drunk, eat lots of Christmas snacks and cook up a roast. Having beef and Yorkshires on Boxing Day this year.
Originally Posted by sodavlac:
“Watch football, get drunk, eat lots of Christmas snacks and cook up a roast. Having beef and Yorkshires on Boxing Day this year.”
“Watch football, get drunk, eat lots of Christmas snacks and cook up a roast. Having beef and Yorkshires on Boxing Day this year.”
Me too, love boxing day.
1. Make lentil soup from the cider the Christmas gammon was cooked in
2. Slice up leftover gammon and turkey
3. Walk down to town with the dog to watch the Boxing Day hunt set off (don't agree with it, but I love to see the horses and hounds, and it's a very social event)
4. Stop for a pint or 3 on the way home
5. Have lentil soup, cold meats, salad and bubble and squeak, in the company of whoever fancies joining us
6. Eat chocolate, drink alcohol, snooze and watch telly, to an ambient soundtrack of lentil-induced flatulence.
2. Slice up leftover gammon and turkey
3. Walk down to town with the dog to watch the Boxing Day hunt set off (don't agree with it, but I love to see the horses and hounds, and it's a very social event)
4. Stop for a pint or 3 on the way home
5. Have lentil soup, cold meats, salad and bubble and squeak, in the company of whoever fancies joining us
6. Eat chocolate, drink alcohol, snooze and watch telly, to an ambient soundtrack of lentil-induced flatulence.
Originally Posted by Richievilla:
“Will be off to the home of English league football to watch Villa v Burton Albion. UTV”
“Will be off to the home of English league football to watch Villa v Burton Albion. UTV”
That's nowhere near The New Den.
Originally Posted by Phoenix Lazarus:
“For years, the name of Boxing Day confused me. Did anyone else used to think it referred to a sport in which men with padded gloves try and knock each other down? Yet as far as I could see, it wasn't normal to stage boxing matches on that day. Then one day I heard it alluded to boxing for presents, and it being traditional to spend the day after Christmas clearing this away.”
“For years, the name of Boxing Day confused me. Did anyone else used to think it referred to a sport in which men with padded gloves try and knock each other down? Yet as far as I could see, it wasn't normal to stage boxing matches on that day. Then one day I heard it alluded to boxing for presents, and it being traditional to spend the day after Christmas clearing this away.”
The name stems from the good old day when apprentices demonstrated their skills by making boxes, which they then carried around looking for donations
Well it's my mum's birthday on Boxing Day so we usually go out for a family meal to one of the cheaper chains but this year it's her 75th birthday so we have booked a nice pub lunch for us all as part of her present.
Watch the football on Sky, take the dog for a walk so as she can show off her new tartan coat she is having for Christmas, make a buffet dinner/tea with the left over turkey and beef joint I'll cook Christmas night, pickles, stuffing etc, 'cause it tastes nicer on Boxing Day somehow.
MrKat is not working Boxing night, so we'll probably watch a film or see if there is a comedy on for both of us to enjoy, curled up under a blanket with new jammies on, just a nice lazy day for both of us.
MrKat is not working Boxing night, so we'll probably watch a film or see if there is a comedy on for both of us to enjoy, curled up under a blanket with new jammies on, just a nice lazy day for both of us.
Originally Posted by Richievilla:
“Will be off to the home of English league football to watch Villa v Burton Albion. UTV”
“Will be off to the home of English league football to watch Villa v Burton Albion. UTV”
Surely you mean The Hawthorns!!
Originally Posted by SeasideLady:
“We go for a long walk to blow away the cobwebs, watch TV, and give the cook a day off. We eat up the leftovers from Christmas Day for lunch, and early evening it's a help yourself buffet - very informal, do what you like day. Definitely no shopping - the sales are on longer than Boxing Day !”
“We go for a long walk to blow away the cobwebs, watch TV, and give the cook a day off. We eat up the leftovers from Christmas Day for lunch, and early evening it's a help yourself buffet - very informal, do what you like day. Definitely no shopping - the sales are on longer than Boxing Day !”
These days they are on all year round, most shops have some items on sale throughout the year. Sales are nothing special these days in my opinion.
Originally Posted by starry_rune:
“I go to shops. I'm misrible, can't get along with people for one day or even watch movies or read or anything, or go for a walk. Its fantastic laughing at all the pathetic retail assistants trying to keep a cheery face when they just want to be with their families. Actual hilarious!”
“I go to shops. I'm misrible, can't get along with people for one day or even watch movies or read or anything, or go for a walk. Its fantastic laughing at all the pathetic retail assistants trying to keep a cheery face when they just want to be with their families. Actual hilarious!”
How very charming of you. Do you laugh at injured animals too?
Originally Posted by UsernameError:
“Working a 12 hour shift 😞”
“Working a 12 hour shift 😞”
Poor You, hope your Christmas day is enjoyable and your boss appreciates you.
Originally Posted by gdjman68wasdigi:
“I feel sorry for people in retail, Christmas is basically one day for them..”
“I feel sorry for people in retail, Christmas is basically one day for them..”
Yeah because no one else has to work over the Christmas period at all of course.
Originally Posted by starry_rune:
“I go to shops. I'm misrible, can't get along with people for one day or even watch movies or read or anything, or go for a walk. Its fantastic laughing at all the pathetic retail assistants trying to keep a cheery face when they just want to be with their families. Actual hilarious!”
“I go to shops. I'm misrible, can't get along with people for one day or even watch movies or read or anything, or go for a walk. Its fantastic laughing at all the pathetic retail assistants trying to keep a cheery face when they just want to be with their families. Actual hilarious!”
You're not just miserable but a mind reader it seems?
Usually I just hang about allday hungover from Christmas and then get back on it, this year I'm working on boxing day 
the joys of retail
the joys of retail
Promise myself I'm never drinking that much mulled wine again in my life. And then go and make some more 
Originally Posted by 1manonthebog:
“It's almost a rerun of xmas day minus the presents”
“It's almost a rerun of xmas day minus the presents”
Originally Posted by Brandy211:
“Same here”
“Same here
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And here..
Sleep ridiculously late, watch the football, make "burgers" from the leftover pork and apple stuffing for lunch (brunch), watch more football, have a dinner consisting of cold meats (some leftovers, some done specially) and various buffet-style accompaniments, then recline the sofa and catch up on some of the Christmas Day TV while grazing away on Quality Street or Roses or whatever.
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