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Its Christmas!!!!

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DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 10 Dec 2013 11:39

Maybe those in GR admin had not noticed. No Christmas decorations on here on on the FB page!

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 10 Dec 2013 11:42

I have seen a sprig of holly somewhere :-S

And a baby wrapped up in swaddling clothes also :-)

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 10 Dec 2013 12:12

Christmas!... the month of the Yule Festival. Perhaps we could have a piccie of Odin instead of Santa. :-D

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 10 Dec 2013 12:17

Never seen St Odin in the nativity plays. But the imagination of teachers knows no bounds :-)

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 10 Dec 2013 12:21

Pre JC era is Odin.. ;-)

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 10 Dec 2013 12:27

We get everything thrown into nativity plays, BR. I am sure if you turned up as Odin with the dachshund depicted in your avatar, the children would love you both. It might frighten the rabbits and kittens and the tortoise in some schools, but the children will love you. And their teacher. Any new slant welcome. ;-)

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 10 Dec 2013 12:30

Sorry Preacher Man... xx :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Dec 2013 13:03

Site decorations would be more than welcome a week before Christmas Day. If they were to put them up too early, they'd start to moult then gather dust and cobwebs ;-)

Anyway - the Community Manager has said that they'd like to, but are busy trying to sort out the 503 error first.

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JustJohn

JustJohn Report 10 Dec 2013 14:26

:-D :-D @ DET

Moult? I always put a fairy on top of tree, not a turkey :-S

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Dec 2013 14:50

Ours is a good quality plastic - and it still sheds needles :-0
Mind you, it must be more than 12 years old!!

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DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 15 Dec 2013 13:54

See GR have got their balls up! ;-)

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

Community Manager

Community Manager Advisor Report 17 Dec 2013 14:13

Hi Everyone,

We are in the festive spirit. Decorations are now up on our Facebook page as well as the website.

Regards,

Shelley

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 17 Dec 2013 14:19

The baubles have been here for a few days but I have spent those few days worrying about why the lone bauble on the right has been ostracized.
What has the poor thing gone and done?

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 17 Dec 2013 14:23

I've got two baubles :-D
EDIT:
In fact I've just checked I've got THREE :-D :-D

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 17 Dec 2013 14:27

Well I never! I shrunk the page so I couldn't read it but have found 8 baubles.

Looking forward to a better nights sleep!!!!!!! :-D :-D

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 17 Dec 2013 14:36

Lol I've got 11 in total (4 either side of the Genes Reunited name and 3 on the right) :-D

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 17 Dec 2013 14:43

8 clear, 4 smudges (I mean artistically out of focus)

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Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 17 Dec 2013 14:49

7 Clear 4 in soft focus - as usual no expense spared as in they didn't go to any expense :-D

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 17 Dec 2013 18:30

Including soft focus and/or shadows – 16 + a dot after the word Genes.

7 (+ the dot) on the left, 8 on the right

After zooming out, there was no chance of reading the posts! :-0

NB for John.
The Trees is now up and its still shed plastic needles all over the carpet! :-D

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George

George Report 17 Dec 2013 18:37

I think GR have done very well putting up their Christmas decorations, it must have been quite a considerable challenge for them especially seeing as they constantly have problems even getting this site to function properly. :-D

George :-)