whats your best thing about xmas dinner or the day itself

[John h]

I have two Christmas days ! my wife is of Ukranian descent so we have to go to the outlaws for their Vodka Christmas festivities (more like moonshine throat stripper)
Well the Turkeys are lookin nervous now !!!!!

[MattF]

without adding an extra layer of pedantry matt surely that should be pedantry stakes,front implying leading,(which is as yet unproven),therefore stakes,lends an air of competition to the aforementioned pedantry "competition.
or did i just type a sentence that was, like way to long.....innit !

Nope. Slugsie's in front now in the pedant stakes, so it was correct.

[gwh200]

Nope. Slugsie's in front now in the pedant stakes, so it was correct.

ahem...i said stakes...you said front...howzat for top pedantry !!

[MattF]

ahem...i said stakes...you said front...howzat for top pedantry !!

Read my sentence again. By virtue, if he has taken lead in the pedant stakes, that means that he is now in lead on the pedant front, hence the use of both words in my previous sentence. I'm referring to cumulative, whereas you were referring to specifics.

[BUSHWHACKER]

You're Steven Fry really, aren't you?

[MattF]

You're Steven Fry really, aren't you?

[gwh200]

Read my sentence again. By virtue, if he has taken lead in the pedant stakes, that means that he is now in lead on the pedant front, hence the use of both words in my previous sentence. I'm referring to cumulative, whereas you were referring to specifics.

nope.that was an adverbial error.the subordinate meaning of the only (major) clause was implication,by way of usage.
eg front implying ahead and stakes implying .......what the hell was this thread about matt ?

[Slugsie]

Nope. Slugsie's in front now in the pedant stakes, so it was correct.

Hmm, did someone mention STEAKS? With a nice creamy pepper sauce? >Dribble<

[gwh200]

Hmm, did someone mention STEAKS? With a nice creamy pepper sauce? >Dribble<

and onion rings

[Slugsie]

and onion rings

With big fat chips that have been fried in proper fat.

[Chillitt]

Well the Turkeys are lookin nervous now !!!!!

Thats what Ilike to hear!!

[gwh200]

With big fat chips that have been fried in proper fat.

well with regards to the proper thread issue,

we have christmas dinner on christmas eve, so we can spend the whole of christmas day opening pressies,eating cold turkey and generally slobbing.
come boxing day,it goes a bit like this.
kick out mother in law ,put beef dripping in the deep fat fryer to warm.
carve the ham,which has been previously,boiled with root vegetables,and baked with a nice glaze of some description.its so tender it falls apart.
serve with freshly fried fat chips,and a side of piccalilli so damm strong
it makes your eyes water.remove ones self from the table and sit on the sofa and gently "ruminate"

[cataclysm]

With big fat chips that have been fried in proper fat.

Okay, I changed my mind... that's the best part about xmas!

[John h]

Thats what Ilike to hear!!

Don't worry we haven't forgotten you ! But we won't be gift wrapping the feathers !

[Koi]

Ha you lucky lot I'm working 8am to 6pm hope you all have a good one

Working xmas eve 2200 to 0700 xmas day, go home straight to bed get up around 1700 hrs. Have me dinner open prezzies and sod off to work again 2200 hrs repeat boxing day and boxing night.
Best way, miss all that $$$$ on the tele and limited time with the inlaws