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Like felt tip said,but added malt vinegar.

If the posters on this thread were taking part in an actual jury,the judge would call for a retrial. Ther is always evidence withheld that are not for public consumption. Like the Fred West killings, they said at the time he was involved with organising paedophile parties which involved people of standing. Next thing he hangs himself, that line of inquiry was stopped. Odd yes. We can only speculate.

Classic gold.

laugh

Seldoc, is the place to go if you cannot get in touch with your own G.P. located at Dulwich hospital, but usually only for emergency cases. I dont think your fit enough to fly.

Mismanagement

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Cheer up everybody! MERRY CHRISTMAS :)-D

Shouldn't this thread be in the drawing room perhaps?

They are growing in vast numbers everywhere, all over the world. At Christamas there are many trolls in Sweden. Its a good place to shop this time of yesr. Snow clearing already done and dusted.

18; Shall we go shopping on boxing day.

This one may be Woman Haters

Thats a no then. :X

Why not ,my toesies too. Lol. A timely reminder, watch out where, or what company you get drunk,and crash out with. You may not like the makeover they have given you.

A tip for the ladies: If your nail polish is chipped and you dont have time for a complete nail varnish,Paint the tips only in a contrasting colour, maybe silver or gold. Very festive.

No 11; You"ll drive them home wont you.

Mind you a good old cup of tea still works well,especially if you have stuffed yourself too much. hopefully not from that well Known pound food shop. The cholesteral in that food, try to avoid it modesty in everything is the way to go. Good walk or game of footie should get rid of gluttony.

Wine for Christmas dinner.; A dry fruity Chardonnay, followed by smooth Pinot Noir.

Aren't we all at times!

No 6; Theres only coffee ones left.

Christmas and XmasThe greek letter Chi ('x') is the first letter for the greek word for Christ, Xristos. Xmas therefore means "Christ's Mass" The abbreviation has been around since the 16th century. Christmas to Xmas X\was first used by Europeans in the 16th century as an abbreviated form of Christmas. They got the X from the Greek word for Christ, which is Xristos. Additional Input ?The XMAS was a result of persecutions of Christians in early in 2nd and 3rd century AD when it was illegal to worship or to even write the word Christ. ?The word Xmas is a commonly used abbreviation for Christmas. The "X" in Xmas comes from the word "Χριστός," which means "Christ" in Greek. Xmas is a combination of the "X" from "Χριστός" and the "mas" ending of Christmas, which means mass. ?Xmas is an easier term for Christmas, we use it because it is easier to spell and say. Because it is Christian shorthand for Christmas, the X standing for Christ. ?Way back when, Greek was the language of Christianity. The New Testament was written in Greek. Greek was and is written using the Greek alphabet, not the alphabet we use. You can still see traces of it in old symbols and phrases still used, like calling God 'the alpha and the omega' meaning 'the beginning and the end' because alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and omega is the last. It's like calling him the A to Z. ?Another place you might still find Greek in use in modern western Christianity is the Ichthys or fish symbol. You'll have seen it somewhere, it's the classic fish shape that people sometimes use to show they're Christian. You can look up its history somewhere else, but it's called an Ichthys because that is Greek for fish. Why a fish as a symbol of Christianity? Because 'Ichthys' stands for Iēsous Khristos Theou Huios, Sōtēr = Jesus Christ God's Son, Saviour. The 'ch' in Ichthys stands for Christ, and the Greek letter used to mean 'ch' looks a lot like an X. ?Similarly, the 'Chi-Rho' symbol that looks like an 'X' superimposed over a 'P' is actually the Greek letters Chi (X) and Rho (P) which are the first letters in Christ's name. This symbol, like the fish, is almost as old as the Cross symbol got Christianity and can be found eveb in the early Chritian Church catacombs in Rome, scratched on the walls. The co-incidence that the 'X' Chi letter also looks like a cross helped it being adopted to replace 'Christ'. ?So, from ancient times Christians have used the Greek letter that looks like an X as an abbreviation of 'Christ'. For the last few centuries, people have used an actual X instead, particularly if they don't know Greek. So, 'Christians' is abbreviated to 'Xians', 'Christ' is abbreviated to 'X' and 'Christmas' is abbreviated to 'Xmas'. This is useful when people want a shorter way of writing something, and is a reminder of Christianity's roots. ?The word 'Xmas' should never be pronounced 'Ex-mass' as the 'X' in it is not the letter 'X' in our alphabet. The letter is actually the Greek letter Chi "χ" (which looks like an 'X' ) which is the first letter of the Greek word 'Christos' meaning 'Christ'." Therefore 'X-mas' should be pronounced simply 'Christmas' because that is exactly what it is. ?Well...long ago a man and his friends despised Christ and was against him. When Christmas came along, they had the idea. Christmas has "Christ" begining the word. The friends were so mad they went around saying "x"-mas. Which is to cross out Christ in "Christ"mas. ?The greek letter 'x' is the first letter for the greek word for Christ, Xristos. Xmas therefore means "Christ's Mass" The "X" in "Xmas" is meant to block out "Christ" as in "Christmas." Among many religious communities the use of this word is looked upon with disdain and completely warps the point of Christmas (the celebration of Christ's birthday). The "X" in "Xmas" represents the Greek letter chi, which is the initial letter of Christos - the Greek for Christ. Christians came to use X as a symbol, and it crept into the English language as a shorthand. From there it became more generally used. ?Xian for Christian and Xmas for Christmas are customary shorthand when religious writers are writing articles and books, and it gets "corrected" by the typesetters. Xmas, or in some cases X-mas, is an easier way to write Christmas. So in many ways, the X in Xmas stands for Christ. Christmas is sometimes called xmas because Χ, or Chi, is the first letter of the Greek spelling of Christ: Χριστός ?The Greek word for Christ begins with the letter Chi, which is written identical to the roman letter X. So, as a form of shorthand, some people replace "Christ" with the first letter of his Greek name, X. Note that this abbrevation for Christmas came about long before cell-phone text messaging, though the latter has greatly increased the usage of the former. ?The most common explanation is that X or Xt is a symbol, or shorthand, for Christ (compare the abbreviation Xian or Xtian for Christian). This use presumably arose because of the crucifixion (?) Some Christians object to it because they interpret it as 'crossing Christ out'. X is the Greek letter for Chi which for centuries was the accepted abbreviation for Christmas and for Christians. ?"The shorthand version of Jesus Christ in Christianity, as in X-mas etc. Written oaths and other contracts were once made valid by writing on them an Χ for Christ and then kissing it, so the letter chi (and Roman ex) came to stand for both a kiss and a signature." ?Simply because its shorter and easier to fit on cards.Sort of: it's the first letter in Χριστός, the Greek spelling of Christ. Nothing. They are the same holiday. It is simply an attempt to remove Christ from Christmas. It is a Holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ so removing Christ makes some people think this will remove the religious aspect of the holiday. ?X is the English representation of the Greek letter Chi, which is used in Greek to represent Christos, or Christ. Xmas therefore literally translates to Christ-mas. ?Xmas (or X-mas ) is an abbreviation for Christmas . It is derived from the word ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, transliterated as Christos , which is Greek for Christ . Greek is the language in which the whole New Testament was written. Originally, in "Xmas", X represented the Greek letter χ (see chi ). It was pronounced with an aspirated [khi], which is the first letter of Christ's name in Greek. An upper-case χ has the same shape as a Latin alphabet letter X, hence the abbreviation "Xmas". ?X was used as a short hand symbol as Christ was crucified on the cross. It was actually religious clerics that started the practice in the middle ages and it in no way is a slur on Jesus, Christ, Lord and any other variation. The X in Xmas is actually the greek letter Chi, which was a common abbreviation of Kristos, Christ's name. . Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_Christmas_also_known_as_Xmas#ixzz18Nwp1Bvb

The X is used im front of mass, to abbrevtate it. The X represents the cross of Christ, as do other symbols like the fish,hence Christians use xmas or Christmas.

People blowing their noses in public.

Maybe this nosher, is aware of you looking at him, and starts to perform for your benifit, I think you should buy a a magazine of very fit blokes and every time he goes to eat open up your book and look at that instead of making eye contact with him.Ay least it will amuse you to flash fit blokes at the growing piggy.

What good deed will you do for someone,today or over the festive season. Will it be in the form of charity,kindness,a helping hand ,a visit. Maybe helping someone who is run of their feet getting Christmas ready for you, a kind word of thanks to mum. How caring are you.