Christmas Presents For Abers.

[Theland]

Twill soon be the season of tis and twas, mice in the house, snow on the roof, horrible relatives eating your grub, the only good thing is the sound of church bells instead of Alley Akbar, so it is time to consider prezzies for ABers.
So what do you plan to buy and for who? Or whom?
Don't worry by tomorrow we will have forgotten so as not to spoil the surprise.

[pixie374]

I'll get you a calendar, theland.... so you don't accidentally double-date ;-)

[Nical]

Some wooden spoons for any stirrers? Some trumpets for those who like blowing their own?

[Barmaid]

For some people I will get a thicker skin; for some a little empathy; for some the ability to see both sides; for some the ability to be less self obsessed; for some the ability to be less santimonious; for some the ability to be less spiteful and for some the ability to be less judgemental.

All of this of absolutely no consequence, because if I did that AB would not be the place it was in any event.

Although I would buy a houseplant for one newer member. A peace lily perhaps.

[Theland]

I want a tube of glue to get my friends to stick around.

[pixie374]

Newer? Is he back? I'll get everyone a large whiskey xx

[Theland]

By tomorrow this will all be forgotten, so my prezzies will still be a surprise.
Politics aside, Jo Swinson is hot!

[Prudie]

The last time this topic was on here I actually went to bed crying (caused by 2 posters no longer around) so I'd like some of BM's thicker skin please.

[pixie374]

I'll get you that, prudie... xx

[Theland]

I'll get Mamya a new food mixer, not a nice quiet one, a cheap noisy one - to drown out the racket of her abonible kitchen music!
(Abonible - Abominibal - Abomibul - Orrible)

[Theland]

Suit of armour for Prudie :-)

[Theland]

Gun for Prudie :-)

[Prudie]

Bit late for a gun - not sure why I mentioned it really except it's a good example that some ABers could do with the gift of realising their words can be hurtful and the vast majority of us (not all) are real normal people :-)

[Barmaid]

Prudie - you dont really need a thicker skin. You are always a fair poster. If people behave like idiots it reflects on them and not you.

[Prudie]

I'd also like to give Pixie a beautiful calligraphy set and some parchment so she can draw up the definitive explanation to the difference between sex and gender and let that be the end of it :-)

[Arksided]

There's far too many lovely ABers to mention, so one can only offer my love, sweet joy, sarky affection for most folk on here Xx

[pixie374]

To be honest, prudie, I think any opinions could hurt somebody... hopefully it wasn't intentional though xx

[pixie374]

Lol, thank you, prudie xx although it seems to make no difference... xx

[Theland]

Prudie - have some of my skin. Often wounded but never fatal.
Look in R & S and you will often see me fighting a one man war.
Pain, wounds, but crawling into the undergrowth, licking my wounds, then running out again, guns blazing, shouting, "Ferry, 'Cross The Mersey!"

[Theland]

I hope somebody gets me a sock, then I'll have a pair just like other people.

[Barmaid]

I've seen some vile stuff posted on here. Particularly in the early days, particularly late at night (Im talking pre 2010) - some really hideous stuff, including threats. It's nowhere near as bad as it was though.

But it's pixels on a screen and unless you have a personal relationship with those people it is meaningless drivel in the main.

Nonetheless I do understand how people might get really upset by some of the stuff that has been said.