Banter RDT CLXXXV - Where’d all the hipsters go and can they stay there
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Ochre
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I warned you all when they had the gay marriage vote but you didn't listen.
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Keys using his anniversary as an excuse to try and catch a glimpse of Harley Reid.
If it is I hope Keys went to Seacrest Fish and Chips.
Their battered Spanish Mackerel is outstanding. Best effen cees in Perth for mine.
Forward Press
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He's an internet forum moderator.
When he accepted the gig he sold his soul and remains eternally youthful.
Keys
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Correct weight
I know where Oscar Allen lives so could do that at anytime if I was in a stalker frame of mind
Besides they’re all down in Dunsborough at the moment anyway
Our local in Padbury has just changed owners so tried them
I’m not a big Spanish mackerel fan tbh
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Stephen Hawking is dead so we'll never know.
I think he got ripped off if that was the deal. Might have been scammed.
Ochre
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It's better when they get old and senile to just nod along to their ramblings.
Took me a while to realise that was Ochre’s crazy subtle angle in his gag
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For once I was switched on enough to get the gag.
Ochre
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My comedy has real swervability.
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I've got my Christmas gifts for everyone already, now my sister and her husband have text to 'opt out' of gifts this year.
I understand cost of living and all of that, but I can't imagine not wanting to give my family gifts every year. Shows them I know what they like/may like, hopefully brings them some joy at the end of a long year.
Maybe I need to sacrifice a few things to budget for it - a few less beers at the pub, staying in a few nights - but that shows that I care as well.
My Dad did something similar last year. Imagine not buying your first grandkid (not my kid) something for Christmas. Come on.
Whole thing just doesn't sit right with me (and I don't even particularly like Christmas tbh).
I've got my Christmas gifts for everyone already, now my sister and her husband have text to 'opt out' of gifts this year.
I understand cost of living and all of that, but I can't imagine not wanting to give my family gifts every year. Shows them I know what they like/may like, hopefully brings them some joy at the end of a long year.
Maybe I need to sacrifice a few things to budget for it - a few less beers at the pub, staying in a few nights - but that shows that I care as well.
My Dad did something similar last year. Imagine not buying your first grandkid (not my kid) something for Christmas. Come on.
Whole thing just doesn't sit right with me (and I don't even particularly like Christmas tbh).
Miguel Sanchez
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Do Secret Santa among the family instead. Buy one present instead of six or however many.
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If you usually participate and are going to opt out you have an obligation to tell people by mid-November at the latest
Mr Eagle
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On the plus side, you've got their birthdays all sorted now!
Carbine Chaos
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Don't like it personally. I like buying for everyone.
I'm still recovering from Santa Steal a few years ago when everyone except me bought something they wanted for themselves so I got stuck at the end with something nice I thought people would like, but I already had.
Feel like they're a bunch of Scrooges. I suggested a limit of 30 odd bucks, which seems reasonable.
I find the whole present buying process unnecessarily anxiety inducing. Typically, I do a pretty good job of it in the end with something thoughtful and considerate, but it's an entire process to get there.
I have far too many siblings and by turn too many nephews and nieces. We don't buy each other presents, easier just to focus on the parents and partner. My parents are terrible hoarders, so I've moved away from presents and instead focused on experiences, like shouting them to big ol' fancy meals.
I have far too many siblings and by turn too many nephews and nieces. We don't buy each other presents, easier just to focus on the parents and partner. My parents are terrible hoarders, so I've moved away from presents and instead focused on experiences, like shouting them to big ol' fancy meals.
Carbine Chaos
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I do the experiences gifts too, all bought online, has made the whole process a lot less stressful. Fun too, when the family organises them together the year after.
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We* long ago switched to a Secret Santa process for Xmas. It makes life a lot easier, and to be honest, more fun for all. Leave proper Chrissie presents for the kiddos.
I understand that circumstances are different for everybody, but at a certain stage gift buying becomes unmanageable. Xmas, birthdays, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's, anniversary, and throw in weddings, engagements, christenings, baby showers, and these days gender f***ing reveals, and now I'm about to start ranting so I'll leave it there.
* My wife and I, my brother and his wife, our parents
I understand that circumstances are different for everybody, but at a certain stage gift buying becomes unmanageable. Xmas, birthdays, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's, anniversary, and throw in weddings, engagements, christenings, baby showers, and these days gender f***ing reveals, and now I'm about to start ranting so I'll leave it there.
* My wife and I, my brother and his wife, our parents
Same, come from a huge family and have loads of nieces and nephews as well, don't get to Oz for Xmas to often anyway, they all do the kris kringle thing these days and recon it's a good idea, would cost a ridiculous amount to buy for all.
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