Impossible quiz finishes; Grinchiness begins.
My hearty congratulations on a fantastic effort by you all in the quiz. Some very good answer sheets, some very humourous guesses, and some very bizarre Haikus. Well done to you all.
The deadline has passed, submissions have closed, and I’ll get marking as soon as possible. It would appear that my attempts to produce a Google-free quiz were larely unsuccessful this year, but at least the herb question had most of you stumped. The only ‘clue’ (if you could call it that) in the question was that my housemate isn’t known for her gardening skills… and mint is generally regarded as the most durable urban herb.
Whatever.
(As an aside: did you know that ‘Whatever’ was once again voted the most annoying word in the English language, for the second year in a row?)
Once again we are heading inexorably towards my least favourite festive season. To make matters worse, Canberra has decided to regress into Winter again – not quite a White Christmas, but sever degrees in cricket season is not my idea of a good time.
Seeing as I have already flooded this blog with my anti-Christmas ranting almost exactly a year ago, I thought I’d curtail my 2010 jolly angst to a brief comparison between Christmas and Boxing Day.
Ten reasons why Boxing Day is better than Christmas Day
10. Restaurants are actually open on Boxing Day (with the exception of Chinese places, which seem to be open all the time. How often have I had Mongolian Lamb for my Christmas lunch?)
9. All the best movies for the year premiere at the cinemas.
8. Chess tournaments resume (this year, the Surfers Paradise Open begins)
7. I can watch regular television programs rather than ridiculously plot-holed, red-and-white Christmas propaganda that floods our screens on the 25th.
6. The Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race begins.
5. You get all the delicious advantages of left-over Christmas food, without any of the cooking or formal dining.
4. Boxing Day Sales consumerism is far more profitable than the pre-Christmas scam.
3. In a similar vein, it’s a great time to check out eBay, as stacks of unwanted Chrissie gifts get auctioned for a steal.
2. It’s Caroll Spinney’s birthday (didn’t you know that Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch were spawned from the same guy?)
And the number one reason why Boxing Day is better than Christmas:
1. The Boxing Day test match – say no more.
(Source: www.tripod.com)
Dave’s in Darwin with little internet access….I suspect we will have to be patient and wait until he gets to somewhere with internet!! Probably later this month.
And the winner is…
I’ve heard Christmas is quite useful for gaining a few kilos in one day. 😉
You forgot that it is the maximum amount of time between speaking to the relatives you don’t like, but are obliged to once a year!