Things you buy only at Crimbo

[All Seeing Eye]

but I understood what you meant right away.

Exactly, it's not the Krypton Factor.

 

[John Clark]

Exactly, it's not the Krypton Factor.

Off topic - but isn't that back tonight or tomorrow?

 

[Jadzia]

but I understood what you meant right away.

Exactly, it's not the Krypton Factor.

Cue puzzled US citizen, "Is that supposed to be some reference to Superman?"


JC: New years day it restarts, minus Gordon Burns.

 

[John Clark]

Cue puzzled US citizen, "Is that supposed to be some reference to Superman?"

Thanks Jadzia

Old tv show that's returning. It had various physical and mental tests

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypton_Factor

Enjoyed it back in the day

 

[Jadzia]

I was only little when it was shown, so I can only just remember it. They did show some reruns on ftn a few years back. The format of the programme is very plain though as it was the same set of chores every week. I just don't think it will captivate modern audiences.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Making Christmas dinner and getting the guests and party bits and pieces in order is a physical and mental challenge in itself. It should form a game show in itself - I shall call it The Crimbo Factor.

 

[Holdfast]

Also, wtf is a twiglet?

And Bombay mix...is that like, a bag of ingredients to make your own gin?

Don't even mention quality street chocolates.

Someone in the supermarket today was last-minute shopping like us. The entire contents of his basket? A massive tin of Quality Street.

I congratulated him on his wisdom.

 

[Spot's Meow]

Martinelli's sparkling cider.

Also, I just have to say that it is not that obvious that Crimbo means Christmas...it sounds nothing like it. It's the 'b' that throws one off. I didn't even remotely think of Christmas. Actually Crimbo sounds like a Cajun dish.

 

[RoJoHen]

If I'm out with my sis at the grocery store, we always end up with a box of those white fudge oreos. It's really more for New Year's, actually.

It we're including New Years, then I'm gonna have to say Strawberry Champagne.

It costs $4 and tastes like Jolly Ranchers. We always have a party on New Years, and when the clock strikes 12, we each get our own bottle of champagne.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

Martinelli's sparkling cider.

Also, I just have to say that it is not that obvious that Crimbo means Christmas...it sounds nothing like it. It's the 'b' that throws one off. I didn't even remotely think of Christmas. Actually Crimbo sounds like a Cajun dish.

The 1% of hope I had left for Humanity just evaporated into the silent night.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Crimbo? Never heard of it.

Crimble, on the other hand....

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Martinelli's sparkling cider.

Also, I just have to say that it is not that obvious that Crimbo means Christmas...it sounds nothing like it. It's the 'b' that throws one off. I didn't even remotely think of Christmas. Actually Crimbo sounds like a Cajun dish.

The 1% of hope I had left for Humanity just evaporated into the silent night.

Seriously? You've lost hope for humanity because not everybody in the world knows about your stupid ass slang term for Christmas?

You're kidding, right?

 

[All Seeing Eye]

You're kidding, right?

No.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Seek help.

 

[AdAstra]

I love Twiglets!!

It's been ages since I had any though. Dammit, now I want some (a lot!)

(and I was also thinking Crimbo was some sort of supermarket chain)

 

[All Seeing Eye]

Seek help.

You first.

*Wow, feels like i'm 10 again.*

 

[Tiberius Jim]

I'm not the one overreacting over some stupid slang term. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, if I got as angry as you do every time someone didn't know what a certain slang term meant I'd have had a stroke by now.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

I'm not the one overreacting over some stupid slang term. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, if I got as angry as you do every time someone didn't know what a certain slang term meant I'd have had a stroke by now.

What makes you think i'm getting angry.

 

[RoJoHen]

I'm not the one overreacting over some stupid slang term. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, if I got as angry as you do every time someone didn't know what a certain slang term meant I'd have had a stroke by now.

What makes you think i'm getting angry.

Almost every single post you ever make sounds angry.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

I'm not the one overreacting over some stupid slang term. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, if I got as angry as you do every time someone didn't know what a certain slang term meant I'd have had a stroke by now.

What makes you think i'm getting angry.

Almost every single post you ever make sounds angry.

Well i'm not angry in the slightest, that's just the way I talk. I've been through this before.