Taking Sides: Advent Calendars Which Stop At Dec 24 vs Ones Which Don't

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And all other advent calendar related issues to keep you occupied until the ILE ADVENT CALENDAR starts on Sunday.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

If they have chocolate in, I don't care if they stop on the 24th because I'll get a bag of chocolate coinage in my stocking on the 25th, as well as a pink sugar mouse (and an orange that goes straight back in the fruit bowl).

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I think they should make year-long advent calendars.

― Alfie (Alfie), Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Madchen, NOOOOOOO! It's the only vitamin C you'll get until the New Year. I always get an apple as well, also peanuts. I feel like livestock.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Santa gives us an orange because we understand that it's the only thing that will fit in the toe. If we want oranges, we'll get a nice chilled one from the fridge, thank you very much.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 28 November 2002 16:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought traditionally it was an orange and a piece of coal.

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 28 November 2002 16:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Perfect solution: fill toe with (de-boxed) Terry's chocolate orange.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 28 November 2002 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Thank you, Archel, I will recommend this to Santamum.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 28 November 2002 16:17 (twenty-three years ago)

It's an orange if you're good and a piece of coal if you're bad.
I hate oranges, the coal would be more useful as I can put it on my fire.

― Celeste (Celeste), Thursday, 28 November 2002 17:12 (twenty-three years ago)

or put it under compression for a a while and have a diamond.

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 28 November 2002 17:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I tried to get one for my daughter. they've changed. all the ones in ordinary shops simply plug some 'kiddie brand' or other. so you can get r*grats or tw*enie ones but not ones with the N*tivity on!

This means you have to visit Chr*stian shops and listen to their horrible music and watch their unnerving smiles if you want an advent calendar that relates remotely to Advent.

Sorry about the *. I'm getting paranoid. The combination of angry googling Chr*stians and angry googling Tw*enie fans makes my feet quake.

― jon (jon), Thursday, 28 November 2002 18:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never seen an advent calender that goes beyond the 24th! That would be totally pointless.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 28 November 2002 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never seen an advent calender that goes beyond the 24th! That would be totally pointless.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 28 November 2002 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never seen an advent calender that goes beyond the 24th! That would be totally pointless.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 28 November 2002 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

(sorry I have no patience)

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 28 November 2002 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

how will the ILE calendar work exactly? will it be interactive?

― zebedee, Thursday, 28 November 2002 18:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Wait and see! (It will be totally interactive) (i.e. you lot will do the work)

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 November 2002 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Slavery. Pay us wages for this work!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 28 November 2002 22:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Advent Calendars which go on until Dec 25 = one more bit of chocolate = yay!

― jamesmichaelward (jamesmichaelward), Thursday, 28 November 2002 22:59 (twenty-three years ago)

the power puff girls AC last year went up to mid-march!!

Or anyway New Year...

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 28 November 2002 23:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually, don't most advent calendars go up to NYE now? They started doing it for 2000 and now it's stuck (hooray

― jamesmichaelward (jamesmichaelward), Friday, 29 November 2002 00:05 (twenty-three years ago)

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― jamesmichaelward (jamesmichaelward), Friday, 29 November 2002 00:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I decided I must be too old for them two years ago when I got bored and in need of quickfix serotonin boost on Dec 3, scarfed the lot in one sitting, and felt bad for the rest of December.

What are those new white chocolate oranges like? Are they orangey white chocolate or just the normal stuff?

Mmm, chocolate. Maybe I will get one of those chocolate advent calendars from the garage tomorrow after all. Mmmmm.

― Rebecca (reb), Friday, 29 November 2002 00:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Borders are selling Advent calendars with no chocolate. I ask you.

― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 29 November 2002 09:42 (twenty-three years ago)

i think the last thing kids are thinking about on Christmas morning is opening a crappy little piece of cardboard door for a small piece of chocolate.
I think we'll get one for the office though.

― Fuzzy (Fuzzy), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:09 (twenty-three years ago)

as a kid we had advent stockings, each day filled with new wonders,tops, a little ball, maybe some choclate, a matchbox car, you know it made my christmas.

― anthony easton (anthony), Friday, 29 November 2002 22:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I never had the advent calenders with chocolate.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 29 November 2002 22:07 (twenty-three years ago)

As a child, we NEVER had chocolate in our advent calendar. And we only ever had religious themes as well. No wonder I hate Xmas. Sigh.

― kate, Friday, 29 November 2002 22:07 (twenty-three years ago)

So where is this ILE calendar then? I dunno, I log on specially...

― Jeff W, Sunday, 1 December 2002 14:49 (twenty-three years ago)

I think we had the odd advent calendar at school and home. Never with chocolate though. I didn't mind. The chocolate in advent calendars is usually cheap tat.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 1 December 2002 15:01 (twenty-three years ago)

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