Merry Christmas Everybody!!

[gradus]

My thanks to all who contribute and provide so much enjoyment throughout the year.
Best wishes for Christmas and 2015.

[jayne lee wilson]

Thanks Anna. I tried to delete the last l as we all have pains but I need back surgery but am too old.

Gamba and others know what I mean.

Must be cheerful for sake of others/

I feel jayne knows what I mean, as well as others. Have a lovely time

Pam/saly xxx

Oh Pam, warmest big hugs...

Face the fears through the tears, search for peace in the silence
Here at the Year's Ashes and Rebirth...

[french frank]

I hope the elderly members of the forum are being looked after, or looked out for, this Christmas if alone.

Yes, thank you, mercs . For reasons unusual we had Christmas lunch last Sunday, so today I was able to suit myself...

I'm late coming to the posts from da Jazbo and salymap - to whom special greetings, in different ways.

[Serial_Apologist]

Nothing???

That's got to be a no brainer, hasn't it??

Best wishes, eighth, and to all on here who offer so much in the ways of knowledge and wisdom, my incalculable thanks. And to french frank for hosting the best party in town, year round.

[mangerton]

Belated good wishes to all here, and especially to salymap. I echo all that Anna and others have said.

[salymap]

Thanks and hugs [where appropriate] to my friends . I heard a youngster ask 'why boxing day' Can't see well enough to tell them that it's not about BOXING [laugh]

[Nick Armstrong]

Did anyone see Tom Adès on Christmas University Challenge? Hilarious !!

[mercia]

he impressed me, winning the game for his team with diverse knowledge. Martin Bell didn't appear to know anything but adopted a deep-thinking pose. Rather a lot of silly Christmas-connected questions though in these 'celeb' games.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

he impressed me, winning the game for his team with diverse knowledge. Martin Bell didn't appear to know anything but adopted a deep-thinking pose. Rather a lot of silly Christmas-connected questions though in these 'celeb' games.

Yes - one five-point penalty aside, Ades did well, I thought (certainly did more to help his team than the dim bishop on the other end from Ades, who just grinned gormlessly throughout).

The only decent contest in this c'leb series - all the others have had scores like 210 - 25: made me realise how good the real students are!

[mangerton]

Yes - one five-point penalty aside, Ades did well, I thought (certainly did more to help his team than the dim bishop on the other end from Ades, who just grinned gormlessly throughout).

The only decent contest in this c'leb series - all the others have had scores like 210 - 25: made me realise how good the real students are!

Indeed. An equally poor performance from (Sir) Bob Kerslake a former Head of the Home Civil Service. He's still Head of Communities and Local Govt., not really one of the Great Departments of State. Demoted? Who can say? Vide Peter Principle

[Nick Armstrong]

Martin Bell didn't appear to know anything but adopted a deep-thinking pose.

Yes - one five-point penalty aside, Ades did well, I thought (certainly did more to help his team than the dim bishop on the other end from Ades, who just grinned gormlessly throughout).

My thoughts precisely! Just finished watching it. Also, the red-dressed author who captained seem to do nothing but repeat (often inaccurately, like a bad Classic FM presenter) the answers Adès gave her. Young Tom needs to pay more attention to the soup course on his Italian peregrinations in future!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yes - it's a mine strone out there!

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes - it's a mine strone out there!

He ain't heavy - he's my brodo

[BBMmk2]

He ain't heavy - he's my brodo

The Hollies?

[Serial_Apologist]

The Hollies?

Ivy?