CoTT 2 House of Cards

[dughlas]

11 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

I ate nine tamales in one sitting. No regrets.

Slacker! Kids today have got no gumption. In my day we would've ate at least a dozen before the first belch.

[dughlas]

12 hours ago, Marty said:

I'm now home, after a wonderful Christmas dinner with friends. Turkey, ham, and all the trimmings! (I don't think I'll need food for another 24 hours...). Before I left my friend's house my nephew initiated a video chat from his sister's house in England. That lasted around a hour, and it was great to at least chat and to see some of my extended family. My niece has four young children (the youngest members of my extended family), and I really enjoyed chatting to them, even though they were that hyper and noisy that at times I found it difficult to actually understand what they were saying! 

My sister, whose grandchildren they are, later sent me a photograph of the four of them (all wearing matching "Cosy Crew" tops) that she took after the video chat ended, where they almost look like normal human beings!  

That video chat really made my Christmas day all that more special this year.  

It's now 11:00pm, so I'm going to make myself a mug of cocoa and settle down to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol before heading to bed (I'm almost embarrassed to admit I've never seen it before).

Oh Marty what lovely children. The grin on the lad second from the left ... let me clarify, that would be the penultimate left position ... has a grin that suggests he might be a right corker just like his Great Uncle Martin.

I've no recollection of watching The Muppet Christma Carol either. Suppose I best wait another ten years or so.

Glad you had such a wonderful time.

Edited December 26, 2020 by dughlas

[dughlas]

11 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

He’s 19 hands tall

It's Drew and his pony.

[dughlas]

10 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

That's ok... I watched Elf for the first time yesterday     

Not seen that one either.

[dughlas]

 

6 hours ago, clochette said:

Doesn't matter.  Irl or GA, sisters always are the smart ones in this family

Do you really mean sneaky and devious ... 

[Marty]

6 hours ago, clochette said:

Doesn't matter.  Irl or GA, sisters always are the smart ones in this family

Some sisters, ma fée espiègle...

But not necessarily all sisters.

There's always that one exception that proves the rule. 

[Marty]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Oh Marty what lovely children. The grin on the lad second from the left ... let me clarify, that would be the penultimate left position ... has a grin that suggests he might be a right corker just like his Great Uncle Martin.

That's Harry, who (when I'm not just deliberately calling him by one of his brothers' names) I often jokingly misname as Gary, or Larry, or Barry. He finds it great fun, and sometimes reciprocates by calling me Uncle Fartin' (they all just know me as "Uncle Martin"). His dad just laughs when he hears him do that, while his mum tries her best to at least sound upset.

They're actually a great bunch of kids, and it warms my heart whenever I see them. I keep telling their mum and dad that they should stop feeding them, as they're growing up far too quickly.  

* Marty now wanders off to Google what the word corker means in American slang...  

 

Edited December 26, 2020 by Marty
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[Valkyrie]

2 hours ago, dughlas said:

Not seen that one either.

I liked it.  I thought it was pretty funny  

[Drew Espinosa]

Morning y'all!

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

Slacker! Kids today have got no gumption. In my day we would've ate at least a dozen before the first belch.

Your tamales were itty-bitty, my mom's were huge!

[Headstall]

9 hours ago, clochette said:

Doesn't matter.  Irl or GA, sisters always are the smart ones in this family

You haven't met mine.   Hey, Tinkerbell!  

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all on this cold Second Christmas (an Amish tradtion) or Boxing Day or St. Stephen's Day or the day of recovery from over indulgence. It is currently 26/-3° here in our part of coastal SC but the wind is making it feel colder. While it may not have been the Christmas of your dreams I hope you all found some peace and joy in the day. Blessed be y'all 'cause Christmas has just begun it ain't over until Epiphany on January 6th.

It's a second day of White Christmas here. Tiny flakes have been falling for two days.   Happy Second Christmas, bro and Mum.  

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, dughlas said:

Slacker! Kids today have got no gumption. In my day we would've ate at least a dozen before the first belch.

After you walked ten miles to school...  

[Headstall]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

Not seen that one either.

It's really funny!  

[Headstall]

51 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

I liked it.  I thought it was pretty funny  

  Morning, Val.  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

* Marty now wanders off to Google what the word corker means in American slang...  

Just look in the mirror.   Hey, Marty.  

[Valkyrie]

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Just look in the mirror.   Hey, Marty.  

Hey, bro!  

Spoiler

 

[Valkyrie]

We better make sure we're Y2K compliant   

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

We better make sure we're Y2K compliant   

True.  

After all, we wouldn't want to see penguins falling out of the sky...  

[Valkyrie]

OMG I need this for my house!    

[Page Scrawler]

3 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Morning y'all!

Hey, Drew!  Hope you had lots of fun on Christmas Day.

[clochette]

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

OMG I need this for my house!    

Shouldn't it be "with the herd" instead of "with the gods"?

[Valkyrie]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

Shouldn't it be "with the herd" instead of "with the gods"?

The herd are gods... at least some of them     

[Marty]

1999 was the year I finally found full time employment in Ireland. Employment that would last until I reached retirement age in 2013, and ensured that I would qualify for a full State Pension.

[Valkyrie]

16 minutes ago, Marty said:

1999 was the year I finally found full time employment in Ireland. Employment that would last until I reached retirement age in 2013, and ensured that I would qualify for a full State Pension.

1999 was the year I went back to school for my third college degree