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Michael O'Regan
Film God

Posts: 3085
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted November 18, 2009 01:48 PM

Christmas decorations in November!!????????
[Roll Eyes]

I like to celebrate Christmas at Christmas myself.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 18, 2009 02:29 PM

Hmmmm....

It's a Worldwide Phenomenon then: "Christmas" started here roughly at the same time as Halloween! (-So much for "November"!)

I walked into a department store a few weeks ago and saw the Christmas decorations up. Even speaking as somebody who loves Christmas, it made me feel a little nauseous!

We may be getting so far ahead of ourselves that we're actually celebrating Christmas 2010!

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Mark Mander
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Dunstable ,Bedfordshire.
Registered: Jan 2005

posted November 18, 2009 02:30 PM

Micheal,
We heard the Christmas songs playing in the store at the weekend,a bit early really!! ...Mark.

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

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From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted November 18, 2009 02:42 PM

Oh, it is so irritating.

I love Christmas. I love the Christmas season. It is NOT in November.

People must have such empty lives that they need to create the illusion that Christmas is here by putting the decs up.

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Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1733
From: Brooksville, FL
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 18, 2009 02:49 PM

I can agree to everything written here.

All I want for Christmas is more super 8 stuff.

If I can't get that, then I'll take a stuffed bahumbug. Besides - it'd look cute on the mantle without anything else [Big Grin]

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Kurt Gardner
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 193
From: San Antonio, TX
Registered: Aug 2005

posted November 18, 2009 02:51 PM

Yep, I was at Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks, CA, last night and not only did they have Christmas music and decorations, they already had Santa Claus taking pictures with the kids. Yeesh!

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 18, 2009 03:11 PM

Ah, Michael!

Not Empty Lives, but Empty Wallets!

If we weren't in the middle of a recession, Christmas would start at Advent like it should.

It makes me a little uncomfortable. Every time I see all this Christmas stuff out I get this panicked feeling: "I haven't even STARTED to shop yet!"

-which of course is why they are doing it in the first place!

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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 18, 2009 03:20 PM

Cracker Barrel had Christmas trees up in their stores back in August!
If your ever in Florida there is a wonderful place to go - The Rogers Christmas House at Brooksville (near Weeki Wachee Springs), which is a year round celebration of Christmas trees, trains, and decorations.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
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posted November 18, 2009 03:30 PM

My Cardiologist just gave me excellent reviews, so I feel OK about going to Cracker Barrel again!

"Yew wann some lard with yer cholesterol?"

I actually like the place, It's just that after I failed my EKG (turned out the machine was out of kilter) I stayed away for a while!

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Joe Caruso
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 18, 2009 03:38 PM

Holiday cards were out before Labor Day. The CVS here already has both Valentine and St. Patrick ready to go - It's an on-going circle - They're all crazy

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Osi Osgood
Film God

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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted November 18, 2009 03:54 PM

to the tune of "Winter Wonderland"

Far away, from the manger ...
Life is cheap, and filled with danger ...
The toll rises high, how many shall die ...
walking in an icy parking lot!

People finish, all they're shopping ...
They're feet slide out, we stand there gawking ...
The fragile glass wear, flies up in the air ...
Walking in an icy parking ...

It does you no good to go crying ...
It doesn't do no good to finsh before dark ...
cuz you know the cars will go sliding,
where there's an openm place to park!

(repeat first and second verses until you throw up your egg nog!)

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Wayne Tuell
Master Film Handler

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From: Minden, NV
Registered: Jul 2009

posted November 18, 2009 04:10 PM

Going back some 15 years, I walked into a store about a week before Halloween looking for some candy to pass out for the kids. What do I fine, CANDY CANES! I bought 10 boxes, and on Halloween night, I sported my Santa Suit and walked the neighborhood passing out candy canes. I have done so many, many times since then [Big Grin]

It does raise some eyebrows with some adults......

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

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From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted November 18, 2009 04:37 PM

Nah, Steve. The recession can't really be blamed. In the UK, at least, this has been the same for a few years now.

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Keith Ashfield
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 997
From: U.K.
Registered: Dec 2006

posted November 18, 2009 05:51 PM

Look on the bright side guys - the Easter Eggs will be in the shops on New Years day! [Eek!]

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Claus Harding
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From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted November 18, 2009 06:24 PM

If they keep backing up Christmas any further, pretty soon they'll be doing like Stan and Ollie: selling Christmas trees in the middle of summer [Eek!]

Claus.

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