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penguin42so, this is xmas00:00
daftykinsless and less each year i find!00:00
zxmpiyou need to stuff a selection box into a crimbo stocking along with a bunch of cheap junk to feel it00:19
zxmpiif you're not wondering if the curlywurlys are getting smaller every year, is it even crimbo?00:22
daftykinsvery true00:24
daftykinsalthough toblerone is of #1 importance00:24
daftykinsjust imagine of jaffa cakes suddenly shrank in diameter though :(00:24
daftykins*if00:25
zxmpii can imagine the riots alright :-P00:25
zxmpithe best chance to get larry the cat running the country00:26
zxmpiof course you can be a real rebel :-) https://www.tastemade.co.uk/videos/giant-jaffa-cake/00:28
davefLast chance, boarding in 1hr00:32
davefzxmpi: Curley werleys are getting smaller. 00:32
* zxmpi emails scotland yard that the jaffa cake bandit is landing soon00:34
daftykins:O that big jaffa00:37
penguin42hang on while they update the facial rec systems to detect people eating jaffa cakes00:40
zxmpiyou can tell your doc that you  bring 1 jaffa cake for lunch and be honest :)00:42
zxmpisuprised no manufacturer sells them tbh. even one 4-6" would sell well i'd say00:43
penguin42yeh I've seen individual ~2x size bourbon creams and jammy dodgers for sale in coffee shops etc00:46
daftykinsooh00:47
zxmpigiant sausage rolls are sold everywhere00:47
zxmpi"your computer is so old, it doesn't have a UART, it has a THOUART" -seen on mastodon01:33
daftykinsxD01:40
zxmpitomorrow all the unsold selection boxes will be on sale so i shall get my curlywurly :-P03:24
daftykinsooh my03:25
daftykinssupermarkets won't even be open here i reckon03:25
zxmpihalf the places will be open for a few hours on st. stephens day. in my first job i had to work 3 hours on crimbo day in a corner shop.03:40
daftykinsD:03:40
zxmpiwe sold a lot of ciggies, matches, bread, milk, eggs and batteries. all the batteries. every battery in the shop03:40
daftykinsfigures :) lack o' planning03:44
zxmpino one thinks to get batteries03:47
daftykinsthese days you have to fire up the gadgets, charge and download updates03:49
zxmpidon't worry sony and ms will both crash update servers for all the shiny new consoles03:50
daftykins:D03:50
zxmpiin my day it was finding a plug i could steal and put on my speccy :-)03:51
daftykinsbest hit the hay, got lunch to attend tomorrow at the olds04:05
daftykinsg'night for now!04:05
zxmpio/04:06
lunazestdo all britts watch Muppets at xmas?14:44
zxmpihow many people named britt are in the sample? :-P15:26
lunazestlol15:27
* penguin42 prefers Die Hard16:21
zxmpibatman returns https://doubtfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/returnschristmastree.jpg16:24
lunazesti survived16:47
daftykinsi only ever get subjected to quiz shows at my folks, it's painful22:43
zxmpistart shouting annoyingly wrong answers? :-D22:51
zxmpiwho ddiscovered america? the vikings! it's right but not the answer they're looking for22:54
daftykinsgenius!22:55

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