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Post by wetkingcanute on Dec 1, 2021 8:42:05 GMT
...that will probably peter out after a few days. But feel free to contribute over the month.
Quiz:
1. Which Christmas song did astronauts broadcast from space in 1965?
2. Mistletoe literally translates from Anglo Saxon as what on a stick?
3. According to the folklore of Austria, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmas?
4. In which modern-day country was Saint Nickolas born?
5. In 2020 Boris Johnson described Christmas as the season to be jolly and...?
6. What does Noel mean in Latin?
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Post by mids on Dec 1, 2021 8:59:59 GMT
1. Which Christmas song did astronauts broadcast from space in 1965? White Christmas
2. Mistletoe literally translates from Anglo Saxon as what on a stick? Leaves
3. According to the folklore of Austria, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmas? Krampus (I've seen the film)
4. In which modern-day country was Saint Nickolas born? Turkey
5. In 2020 Boris Johnson described Christmas as the season to be jolly and...? Fat
6. What does Noel mean in Latin? Middle of the road TV presenter.
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Post by happyhammerhead on Dec 1, 2021 9:04:45 GMT
3. According to the folklore of Austria, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmas?
Not Josef Fritzl then?
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Post by mids on Dec 1, 2021 9:08:35 GMT
That'd be "horny figure" wouldn't it?
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Post by happyhammerhead on Dec 1, 2021 9:09:14 GMT
Damn you and your accurate reading!
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Post by ootlg on Dec 1, 2021 9:11:49 GMT
He doesn't miss a prick.
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Post by mids on Dec 1, 2021 9:22:32 GMT
Too much holly.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Dec 1, 2021 9:51:11 GMT
not White Christmas
not leaves
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Post by flatandy on Dec 1, 2021 12:15:43 GMT
Mistletoe was a corruption of "miss alto" for people who couldn't quite sing in a high enough pitch for their christmas carols and therefore missed the alto by a couple of notes and were horribly out of tune. The stick was to beat them hard enough in the balls to fix the problem.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Dec 1, 2021 18:41:19 GMT
Tough game of Ladyball.
England 20 Latvia 0
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Post by Marshall on Dec 1, 2021 18:56:05 GMT
1. Which Christmas song did astronauts broadcast from space in 1965? I know Good Morning Starshine was broadcast to the astronauts once, but that song came out a couple years later.
2. Mistletoe literally translates from Anglo Saxon as what on a stick? sh*t on a stick?
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Post by mids on Dec 1, 2021 18:56:31 GMT
On the blob?
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Post by wetkingcanute on Dec 1, 2021 21:35:36 GMT
Yes 2. Mistletoe literally translates from Anglo Saxon as what on a stick? sh*t or dung on a stick
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Post by Marshall on Dec 1, 2021 23:15:21 GMT
What, really? I was joking.
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Post by Repat Van on Dec 1, 2021 23:38:17 GMT
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Post by wetkingcanute on Dec 2, 2021 8:43:17 GMT
2nd. December
OK...Favorite Christmas Films. Doesn't have to be about Christmas - just set around Christmas.
One of my favorite's is The Apartment with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLane. Great last line: "shut up and deal!"
There's been a break in at the Apple Store. Police are looking for iwitnesses.
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Post by mids on Dec 2, 2021 8:56:35 GMT
The Apartment is a brilliant film. I saw Planes, Trains and Automobiles the other day. It doesn't rise to the level of brilliance but it's a very good, warm-hearted film.
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Post by flatandy on Dec 2, 2021 12:41:16 GMT
That’s a Thanksgiving film. Mids. One of a very small number.
Best Christmas movies are: Trading Places and Die Hard.
Honourable mention to: The Ref, Muppet Christmas Carol
Among the very worst: The Holiday, Elf
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Post by ootlg on Dec 2, 2021 12:45:44 GMT
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Post by wetkingcanute on Dec 2, 2021 12:59:10 GMT
I was dreaming about that last night
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