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(03-12-2021, 12:20 AM)Zaph Wrote: [ -> ]Toto's a traditionalist too, ours is up in time for The Toy Show every year Big Grin
Speaking of which...!

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Yes, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas in Ireland without the Toy Show, would it? Or would it? Does anyone actually watch it?

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#Advent Question 3:
Did you watch this year's Late Late Toy Show? *
What percentage of players do you think will say yes?


PMs to me before this evening, reveal about 9

Ho ho ho Big Grin

* no real definition for "watched". Maybe over half an hour? I trust your call though
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(02-12-2021, 10:27 PM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]We're doing ours this weekend, guessing that's quite common...?
I will do that too. Tree and decorations can take hours so you need a free day for it really.
You know in America the tree goes up on Christmas eve and comes back down on boxing day!
(03-12-2021, 10:43 AM)Butty Brennan Wrote: [ -> ]
(02-12-2021, 10:27 PM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]We're doing ours this weekend, guessing that's quite common...?
I will do that too. Tree and decorations can take hours so you need a free day for it really.
You know in America the tree goes up on Christmas eve and comes back down on boxing day!
Is that right?!
Mind you, they only get about 20 minutes annual leave over there don't they? Tongue
(02-12-2021, 10:00 PM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]OK, today's answer is lower than I thought, 43.8% (14 out of 32)

So surprised with how low the answer was. I chose super high not because I went too low yesterday, but because i genuinely thought everyone would have there's up already.

And I was even gonna lie and say that I had mine up so that no-one would know how lazy busy I am. 
Takes bloody hours and I just can't be bothered.

(02-12-2021, 10:27 PM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]We're doing ours this weekend, guessing that's quite common...?

(02-12-2021, 11:55 PM)cee_jay Wrote: [ -> ]I'm quite a traditionalist at heart, so it never goes up before 8th December here.
Forgt there was a tradition of putting them up on a specific date. I actuallt thought it was the 5th.

I usually put mine up mid november  Big Grin
(03-12-2021, 11:17 AM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 10:43 AM)Butty Brennan Wrote: [ -> ]I will do that too. Tree and decorations can take hours so you need a free day for it really.
You know in America the tree goes up on Christmas eve and comes back down on boxing day!
Is that right?!
Mind you, they only get about 20 minutes annual leave over there don't they? Tongue
Yes, employers there are under no obligation to give paid leave to employees, so suprise suprise: most of them don't Tongue
(03-12-2021, 01:01 AM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]I wasn't expecting to open twitter and see a picture of Sephi and BuileBeag Tongue
Lol..I hope BB is the cat and Seph is the captured. We wouldn't want to be sexist around here like...!!
Bumpity-bump

24/32 in. And some of the answers...

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(03-12-2021, 03:20 PM)Purple Mountain Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 01:01 AM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]I wasn't expecting to open twitter and see a picture of Sephi and BuileBeag Tongue
Lol..I hope BB is the cat and Seph is the captured. We wouldn't want to be sexidt around here like...!!

Nope, BB is definitely the Krampus. It's the role she was born to play!
(03-12-2021, 03:24 PM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 03:20 PM)Purple Mountain Wrote: [ -> ]Lol..I hope BB is the cat and Seph is the captured. We wouldn't want to be sexidt around here like...!!

Nope, BB is definitely the Krampus. It's the role she was born to play!

My only issue with the first three questions is they haven't invited enough scorn upon you!!!!
(03-12-2021, 01:01 AM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]I wasn't expecting to open twitter and see a picture of Sephi and BuileBeag Tongue

Hey EN! You promised you wouldn't post that picture! Of me and Kramp....I mean BB,
(02-12-2021, 11:59 PM)BuileBeag Wrote: [ -> ]Aww Frick!!!! I went from 40 to 35 to 30. Why didn't I stick with my first thought!?!

Sad Least I'm beating Trigger. That's something.

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One hour warning for @Loughc!
No Loughc unfortunately, so it's 31 players today

"Only" 14 of whom watched the Toy Show! So the winning number is 45.2%

Yes No
BuileBeag aaronjennings
cee_jayari101
DvBBarna77
Homer J. Fong Butty Brennan
Hyblaeusdavetherave
lorcand1990DejaBoo
Mam of 4Edser
NecroIrish Aris
Neowisejp liz v1
nothingKol
SpearsLeg End Reject
Toto WolfcastlePurple Mountain
TriggerQuickbeam
Wichita LinemanSawduck
-Sephiroth_Dude
-ShaneU
-Zaph
What the .... ?????
PlayerAnswerGuessScore
DvBYes19%23
ShaneUNo25%17
Irish ArisNo33%9
KolNo33%9
ZaphNo40%2
Purple MountainNo40%2
jp liz v1No45%3
EdserNo46%4
Barna77No50%8
Mam of 4Yes50%8
ari101No50%8
NecroYes50%8
BuileBeag Yes55%13
Toto WolfcastleYes55%13
SawduckNo58%16
NeowiseYes60%18
aaronjenningsNo60%18
Leg End RejectNo63%21
davetheraveNo63%21
Homer J. Fong Yes65%23
Sephiroth_DudeNo65%23
cee_jayYes67%25
Butty BrennanNo68%26
Wichita LinemanYes70%28
SpearsYes70%28
lorcand1990Yes75%33
nothingNo75%33
TriggerYes78.125%36
HyblaeusYes80%38
DejaBooNo80%38
QuickbeamNo91%49
Loughc56
I'm afraid the correction to nothing's vote drops Leggie back to second. Zaph will be delighted!

PlayerOld totalToday's scoreNew total
Zaph20222
Leg End Reject52126
Homer J. Fong 52328
Necro20828
jp liz v127330
Neowise151833
ari10125833
Irish Aris27936
BuileBeag 251338
cee_jay152540
Edser37441
Sawduck261642
Mam of 437845
lorcand1990173350
ShaneU351752
Kol43952
Quickbeam144963
Toto Wolfcastle501363
aaronjennings471865
nothing373370
Trigger353671
Butty Brennan452671
Barna7765873
DvB502373
Purple Mountain82284
DejaBoo473885
davetherave652186
Loughc5256108
Wichita Lineman8228110
Spears8728115
Sephiroth_Dude9223115
Hyblaeus10238140
I thought everybody watched it??
I was going to say 40% but talked myself into believing it was too low! The 2 times I changed from my first instinct I was wrong. Sad
I did say 75% but I said "no"
(03-12-2021, 10:05 PM)nothing Wrote: [ -> ]I did say 75% but I said "no"

I said No too, but I thought I'd be one of the few outliers.
(03-12-2021, 10:05 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: [ -> ]I was going to say 40% but talked myself into believing it was too low! The 2 times I changed from my first instinct I was wrong. Sad
Bugger! I could have built up a nice lead today before I inevitably slide to the middle of the table.
Ah lads.. I work in TV advertising,  how could I feck that one up! I thought 75% would have been too low  Sad
(03-12-2021, 10:05 PM)nothing Wrote: [ -> ]I did say 75% but I said "no"
Oh crap! I'll update that later
It'll add a couple of points to most, but take them off anyone who guessed low
Ha I said50% but that it really would be lower , two days in a row second guessing myself !
(03-12-2021, 10:04 PM)quickbeam Wrote: [ -> ]I thought everybody watched it??
Me too, it was the one thing I could never get about this country. I feel more at home here now Big Grin
(03-12-2021, 10:09 PM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 10:04 PM)quickbeam Wrote: [ -> ]I thought everybody watched it??
Me too, it was the one thing I could never get about this country. I feel more at home here now Big Grin

According to my facebook memories, it's 10 years since I last watched it
(03-12-2021, 10:10 PM)nothing Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 10:09 PM)E.N. Wrote: [ -> ]Me too, it was the one thing I could never get about this country. I feel more at home here now Big Grin

According to my facebook memories, it's 10 years since I last watched it

I've never watched. Ever.

There's a clue if that's a future question.
@Mam of 4 Stop lying, we all know you didn't watch it. Lol.
So, the lower our score in this game, the better, right??
@Purple Mountain , I watched about twenty minutes of it , so I could talk to munchkin on the phone about it pac
Fuckin grinches

Big Grin
(03-12-2021, 10:54 PM)Mam of 4 Wrote: [ -> ]@Purple Mountain , I watched about twenty minutes of it , so  I could talk to munchkin on the phone about it pac
It's 20 more minutes than I could manage of drunk on wine gums Tubridy!
(03-12-2021, 11:09 PM)Purple Mountain Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 10:54 PM)Mam of 4 Wrote: [ -> ]@Purple Mountain , I watched about twenty minutes of it , so  I could talk to munchkin on the phone about it pac
It's 20 more minutes than I could manage of drunk on wine gums Tubridy!

He is the reason I don't watch it ! Intensely dislike him . Luckily one of the bits I watched was the young girl playing the Harp , she was fantastic !
(03-12-2021, 10:04 PM)quickbeam Wrote: [ -> ]I thought everybody watched it??

I thought everybody would have their decorations up by now!
(03-12-2021, 11:09 PM)Purple Mountain Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 10:54 PM)Mam of 4 Wrote: [ -> ]@Purple Mountain , I watched about twenty minutes of it , so  I could talk to munchkin on the phone about it pac
It's 20 more minutes than I could manage of drunk on wine gums Tubridy!
The last time I saw it Tubs looked like he was coked off his head!
(03-12-2021, 10:04 PM)quickbeam Wrote: [ -> ]I thought everybody watched it??

I never even watched it as a kid.  Ours must have been one of the few houses in Ireland that The Late Late Show wasn't on TV every week.  I've seen The Toy Show exactly once, a few years ago, and that's enough to last a lifetime.
(03-12-2021, 10:10 PM)nothing Wrote: [ -> ]According to my facebook memories, it's 10 years since I last watched it

I reckon that's how long it's been for me as well
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I'm really crap at this... I foolishly thought that most boardsie type folk were grinches so went waaaay too low.... Good to dismiss any sense of optimism early though ?
(04-12-2021, 12:38 AM)aaronjennings Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2021, 10:10 PM)nothing Wrote: [ -> ]According to my facebook memories, it's 10 years since I last watched it

I reckon that's how long it's been for me as well

I think I gave Tubs a couple of years before I gave up
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