Re: the crowns, I believe they might be celebrating New Years, and “crackers” are small cylindrical favors that when pulled apart by the ends, explode, revealing a message , joke or fortune, and sometimes a bit of candy. (It’s an British thing)
You guys don’t have Christmas Crackers? Boy is someone missing a marketing opportunity.
Apart from the hat (always too big for kids and too small for adults) and a small novelty item, there is The Joke. By tradition they are (a) totally clean – fit for mixed family gathering but (b) groaningly awful. There is something wrong with one that elicits a laugh rather than a groan.
key – quite so! Have you never seen the headgear of soldiers Trooping the Colour outside Buckingham Palace? Come to that have you never seen the Queen’s hats….
onetrack0246 about 13 years ago
I don’t get it either Fred
judy.palen about 13 years ago
Like fortune cookies they are MUCH better if you add “in bed” on the end :-)
Elaine Rosco Premium Member about 13 years ago
What’s with the crowns??
dugharry about 13 years ago
Paper hats a must for christmas lunch in the UK
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
It was at our home in Canada as well. I don’t exactly miss that tradition.
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
It was in our home in Montreal, too. It’s now a dead tradition I don’t miss.
teddyr about 13 years ago
Re: the crowns, I believe they might be celebrating New Years, and “crackers” are small cylindrical favors that when pulled apart by the ends, explode, revealing a message , joke or fortune, and sometimes a bit of candy. (It’s an British thing)
w2lj about 13 years ago
You can buy party crackers at our local A&P in NJ.
Michael (MiM) Martin about 13 years ago
To be a superpower you have to look ridiculous and undignified….it’s compulsory!
Sandlapper77 about 13 years ago
Who else but a superpower could/would be comfortable looking ridiculous and undignified?
GrimmaTheNome about 13 years ago
You guys don’t have Christmas Crackers? Boy is someone missing a marketing opportunity.
Apart from the hat (always too big for kids and too small for adults) and a small novelty item, there is The Joke. By tradition they are (a) totally clean – fit for mixed family gathering but (b) groaningly awful. There is something wrong with one that elicits a laugh rather than a groan.
key – quite so! Have you never seen the headgear of soldiers Trooping the Colour outside Buckingham Palace? Come to that have you never seen the Queen’s hats….