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On 25/08/2010 5:03 PM, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> Since, Hallowe’en is All-Hallows-Eve which is the evening before All
>> Saints' Day it is not incongruous that two Christian celebrations are
>> advertised together.
>
> Halloween is about as Christian as Christmas is, really.
>
True.
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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On 8/25/2010 7:30 AM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Today, on the 25th of August, I have just seen my first advert for
> something Christmas-related.
>
They are really trying to make it Christmas in July.....
I can't wait until it comes full circle and they start selling the stuff
in December again.
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:30:06 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Today, on the 25th of August, I have just seen my first advert for
> something Christmas-related.
You're lucky - here we occasionally see things as early as June....
> It's summer? Hello??
Hello. :-)
Jim
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Am 25.08.2010 23:50, schrieb Jim Henderson:
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:30:06 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
>> Today, on the 25th of August, I have just seen my first advert for
>> something Christmas-related.
>
> You're lucky - here we occasionally see things as early as June....
>
>> It's summer? Hello??
>
> Hello. :-)
I guess "Hello World!" would be the appropriate answer here ;-)
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:13:13 +0200, clipka wrote:
> Am 25.08.2010 23:50, schrieb Jim Henderson:
>> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:30:06 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>
>>> Today, on the 25th of August, I have just seen my first advert for
>>> something Christmas-related.
>>
>> You're lucky - here we occasionally see things as early as June....
>>
>>> It's summer? Hello??
>>
>> Hello. :-)
>
> I guess "Hello World!" would be the appropriate answer here ;-)
LOL
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On 25/08/2010 02:21 PM, Warp wrote:
> Regardless, it's also my understanding that this doesn't stop many
> people and places from starting selling Christmas ridiculously early.
> I think many shops will have Christmas and Halloween decorations at the
> same time (which, if you think about it, is rather weird and bizarre).
At the weekend, I was in Sainsburys. And they had Christmas and
Halloween decorations up in the same shop. WTF?
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:22:26 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> On 25/08/2010 02:21 PM, Warp wrote:
>
>> Regardless, it's also my understanding that this doesn't stop many
>> people and places from starting selling Christmas ridiculously early. I
>> think many shops will have Christmas and Halloween decorations at the
>> same time (which, if you think about it, is rather weird and bizarre).
>
> At the weekend, I was in Sainsburys. And they had Christmas and
> Halloween decorations up in the same shop. WTF?
At our local CostCo, the Christmas decorations came out in September, as
I recall.
Jim
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