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Cerrertonia Dec 2020 1:57pm, 15 Dec 2020 13,508 posts	0 Cerrertonia [Saturnalia was the big Roman festival in mid-December. It was being written about before 300BC, was still widely celebrated even after the Empire became Christian, and had plenty of obvious parallels with Christmas celebrations.]
Nicholls595 Dec 2020 2:00pm, 15 Dec 2020 23,039 posts	0 Nicholls595 (Cadbury's Creme Eggs were in the shops 24 hours after the end of Saturnalia, even before 300B.C. Probably)
Sparkly Lip Gloss Dec 2020 4:37pm, 15 Dec 2020 46,880 posts	0 Sparkly Lip Gloss Tier 3 - deep joy
Ocelot Spleens Dec 2020 5:04pm, 15 Dec 2020 29,308 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens you'll be in it for months now, it's how it works, well in the North it does, down there you'll all probably get a load of extra testing done, extra money and let out early for good behaviour.
Sparkly Lip Gloss Dec 2020 5:07pm, 15 Dec 2020 46,888 posts	0 Sparkly Lip Gloss The cases rising are mostly in two care homes
Ocelot Spleens Dec 2020 5:53pm, 15 Dec 2020 29,310 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens That's very bad news indeed.
NDWDave Dec 2020 6:31pm, 15 Dec 2020 13,503 posts	0 NDWDave Todger Strunk is a real American name mobile.twitter.com
Dvorak Dec 2020 6:47pm, 15 Dec 2020 21,603 posts	0 Dvorak [SLG is 300 miles north of you, OS, and in a different country.]
Ocelot Spleens Dec 2020 6:50pm, 15 Dec 2020 29,317 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens yes, I just realised, I think it's because all my mates down South are whingeing.....
Diogenes Dec 2020 10:20pm, 15 Dec 2020 55,806 posts	0 Diogenes The Killers made a Christmas record in 2006 called Great Big Sled. It’s rubbish.