tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post9043670134194429350..comments2023-11-05T23:07:01.842+11:00Comments on Grog's Gamut: Friday Night Relaxer: It’s beginning to feel like Christmas lettersGreg Jerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-60552042495582799652010-12-07T16:35:28.635+11:002010-12-07T16:35:28.635+11:00My parents get a letter from family friends whose ...My parents get a letter from family friends whose letter explains every illness that each family member has had during the year. They are so detailed that you can almost calculate how much they got back from Medicare for the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-86391501949899519842010-12-05T22:02:50.155+11:002010-12-05T22:02:50.155+11:00A few lines neatly penned on the left, inner page ...A few lines neatly penned on the left, inner page of a card does me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-47224245614882340982010-12-05T16:00:26.331+11:002010-12-05T16:00:26.331+11:00As far as I'm concerned Christmas letters fall...As far as I'm concerned Christmas letters fall into two categories - those from people you really like but who live at a distance so you miss out on a lot of their daily lives when you do catch up and so the letters fill gaps, and then there are those from (usually) distant relatives who have been writing these letters for so many years I'm sure all the names I don't recognise must be the fourth or fifth generation. Boring stuff.<br /><br />I'm not a letter writer and find it hard to send cards to people unless they are close friends and family, yet I get tons of cards from people I scarcely know. My partner thinks I'm a disgrace, and perhaps I am but.........Alistair Baillieu-McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-72303916714196886092010-12-05T13:42:14.839+11:002010-12-05T13:42:14.839+11:00My year is probably best described as mixed given ...My year is probably best described as mixed given I went from having a family of 7 other people to a family of 1 but the other day I exchanged contracts on my first home. I have never done a Christmas letter but I am kind of <br />tempted to do one of the bullet point versions:<br />> June - lost entire family<br />> December - bought a home. <br />If I did it early enough I reckon I could pretty much guarantee I would not get any patronising questions at the regular Christmas parties. (Might seem a little callous but if I did not laugh I would cry and I much prefer laughing). <br /><br />My suggestion for your letter Grog would be write it like a series of tweets.<br />CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-13422406811931020912010-12-05T10:48:45.562+11:002010-12-05T10:48:45.562+11:00If you return them with all the spelling, punctuat...If you return them with all the spelling, punctuation, typos, &c corrected in a seasonally coloured red pen, they tend not to send you another...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408439007099104739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-48578761485393681642010-12-04T13:06:51.566+11:002010-12-04T13:06:51.566+11:00We're a bit lazy/geeky, so we keep our address...We're a bit lazy/geeky, so we keep our address lidt in a database, so we can mail merge our labels. Saves heaps of time! <br />And I write so little by hand these days, I fear my hand would drop off.Michael Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188259552155757072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-76097834323983684272010-12-03T22:40:45.243+11:002010-12-03T22:40:45.243+11:00Yep Dave. Bit of a struggle to think of anything i...Yep Dave. Bit of a struggle to think of anything interesting that happened to me this year. :-)Greg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-76336513306050966142010-12-03T22:21:52.807+11:002010-12-03T22:21:52.807+11:00No wonder you're procrastinating, what will yo...No wonder you're procrastinating, what will you write about? It's not like you've had a busy year.....Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936652274538872432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-20328502089945101832010-12-03T22:19:14.111+11:002010-12-03T22:19:14.111+11:00Save me from the Xmas letter!
I should just put ...Save me from the Xmas letter! <br /><br />I should just put a list of my FB updates for the year as the letter for this year. Sadly it would say fuck with far too much frequency.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711763467426874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-56808914552345514372010-12-03T22:14:10.560+11:002010-12-03T22:14:10.560+11:00"...now that she has gotten over her bout of ..."...now that she has gotten over her bout of DTs."<br /><br />I pissed myself. :)Red Bakersennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-12207197158519006112010-12-03T22:12:52.259+11:002010-12-03T22:12:52.259+11:00Stop procrastinating and write the bloody letters ...Stop procrastinating and write the bloody letters already!<br />:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-5316594608866040582010-12-03T21:53:16.708+11:002010-12-03T21:53:16.708+11:00Told ya, a links list will suffice.Told ya, a links list will suffice.Fionahttp://littlelioness.netnoreply@blogger.com