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Quickenthetempo
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by Quickenthetempo » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:37 pm
Who still gets one?
Or are you a 'they're only for kids' type?
First year in ages i'm not having one. Not even going to grab a half price Thorntons one on the 4th of December.

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Funkydrummer
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by Funkydrummer » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:41 pm
I got one a few years ago with pork scratchings in lieu of chocolate.
Most welcome.

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by Tonto » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:48 pm
Opened mine this morning,my wife bought one which you fill with your own chocolate,will hide it from the grandkids


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elwaclaret
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by elwaclaret » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:50 pm
Advent calendar, when was the last time a daily tasty chocolate treat countdown to Christmas bore any relation to the Advent?
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by Bosscat » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:57 pm
elwaclaret wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:50 pm
Advent calendar, when was the last time a daily tasty chocolate treat countdown to Christmas bore any relation to the Advent?

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Quickenthetempo
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by Quickenthetempo » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:58 pm
elwaclaret wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:50 pm
Advent calendar, when was the last time a daily tasty chocolate treat countdown to Christmas bore any relation to the Advent?
It's short for adventure, seeing as it's certainly an adventure trying to open the boxes before the kids get their grubby little hands on the chocolate.
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by elwaclaret » Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:04 pm
Bosscat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:57 pm
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If it was green, I’d be wondering where I was that day
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by Bosscat » Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:21 pm

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My wifes son got me an advent calendar the other year bit like this one ...
Mmmmmmmmm beeeeerrrrr ......
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by Sutton-Claret » Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:27 pm
Here's one I made earlier
Actually I ripped it off the internet