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Where's my carol?
scorp Started conversation Dec 20, 2006
You couldn't make it up!
I've just had a knock on the front door - opening up, I was confronted by two boys - aged around 10, who proceeded to sing me a fair rendition of we wish you a merry Christmas. "very nice" I said; but where's my carol? The smaller boy pointed to his mate and said "he knows Once in Royal David's City" but the bigger lad admitted that he had forgotten it!
I tried really really hard not to laugh; told them to wait and closed the door. Now! I usually refuse to part with coin of the realm to trick or treaters, carol singers, wassailers various or anybody else. I had no cakes, no biscuits, no chocolates - absolutely zilch. So I went back to the door with the sum total of change in my purse (50p) and explained that usually I would tell them to bu**er off 'till Christmas Eve and would not normally offer money; but as they were the first and had caused such amusement, they could share the only change I had.
They had gone to the trouble to be out in the freezing fog to wish me a merry Christmas and with a thank you and a have a good Christmas, they went their merry way.
Where's my carol?
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Posted Dec 20, 2006
you don't hear many saying thank you now and nearly all expect cash, and look at you daft if its below 50p
Where's my carol?
smurfles Posted Dec 21, 2006
Awww
.I always give to the first carol singers,someone told me it's unlucky not to
,i am SO superstitious!!
I enjoy Christmas carols though,especially when children are singing.
Where's my carol?
scorp Posted Dec 21, 2006
They've been at it again! Tonight I had a visitation from three more youngsters, who gave a wonderful rendition of we wish you a merry Christmas; having first knocked on the door - happy to sing to you face on. SS had fallen for it and opened the door. When I arrived and asked "what about the carol?" I was treated to a blank stare and they again started to sing we wish you etc., No No No!! what about the carol? The littlest man said he also knew 'Jingle Bells' NO
where's the carol? The eldest lad (around eleven) said "what's a carol?" Am I really hearing this? I may well commit suicide tonight; and answered "ask your Mum".
Where's my carol?
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Posted Dec 22, 2006
our house walls are thin(as most council are)I get the same..knock knock! we've been carol singing
we wish you a merry etc.!
oh no you ain't sez I! and its come back nearer xmas....next year
many moons ago
me and 3 mates(11/12teenish), went round with one of the first tape recorder type things and every house, when they came to the door, we said we have to do it this way, because none of us can sing in tuneThe amount of cash we made, just for the cheek
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Where's my carol?
- 1: scorp (Dec 20, 2006)
- 2: aka Bel - A87832164 (Dec 20, 2006)
- 3: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Dec 20, 2006)
- 4: smurfles (Dec 21, 2006)
- 5: scorp (Dec 21, 2006)
- 6: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Dec 22, 2006)
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