Round Robin

IDontBelieveIt · Post by **IDontBelieveIt** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:19 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7785410.stm

Only ever had one such letter in a card over the years and at the time I thought - what a load of crap.

uropachild · Post by **uropachild** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:27 pm

Ha ha!

I would never put one of those in a card. I only send cards to family and those we see regularly. I do have a few pen pals i send cards to, but i wrote proper letters to put in their cards.

Then i keep a stash of cards to write to those who i get them off that i forgot about or was too tight to send a card to them first.

IDontBelieveIt · Post by **IDontBelieveIt** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:39 pm

I buy my cards in the sales during January (all 6 of them) then I spend the next 12 months signing each one and putting it in envelope.

Half way through the year I find it so exhausting, I take a holiday.

Then in November I start posting the 6 cards using 2nd class stamps.

Once I tried writing "Caller Collect" where the stamp should be but I got a lot of whinging from the six recipients.

Scruff - you were the 7th on the list and my budget does not stretch that far.

Hoovie - hang around for another 20 years and one of the 6 recipients may die, in which case you will take they place.

Bludall - need I say any more?

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:26 pm

Don't worry IDBI I didn't get you one either.

Got stuck in a 7miles traffic accident on the A 34 today

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:27 pm

I had two this year, one was a novel from a friend but was interesting the other was a "look at how clever we are" sort of letter that went in the bin

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I write the bare minimum but a great deal of thought goes in the choice of cards.

Robins seemed to be the favourite picture this year.

Next year I want to do e-cards, there are some really good ones out there!

54aardvark · Post by **54aardvark** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:59 pm

Haven't had time to do cards this year and I suppose now its a bit late.....

I'll phone the important ones and hope the remainder forget to send me one next year - reduce any residual guilt!

IDontBelieveIt · Post by **IDontBelieveIt** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:48 pm

thescruff wrote:Don't worry IDBI I didn't get you one either.

Got stuck in a 7miles traffic accident on the A 34 today

Just as well Scruff, I would have returned it as my round robin.

Have a goodun Scruff and see you in January (replacement CU's) probably late January - end of financial year here and it has been decided to do an audit God Help Us!!

IDontBelieveIt · Post by **IDontBelieveIt** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:52 pm

Bludall wrote:I had two this year, one was a novel from a friend but was interesting the other was a "look at how clever we are" sort of letter that went in the bin .
I write the bare minimum but a great deal of thought goes in the choice of cards.

Robins seemed to be the favourite picture this year.

Next year I want to do e-cards, there are some really good ones out there!

Yup they are THE worse - the ones that tell us how clever they are that they have managed to borrow £100K (secured against athe house that is now half its' value lol) and have brought a new Porsche 4X4 which depreciates faster than a bottle of malt does when set down before me.

Errr the Robin as opposed to a robin - very funny Bludall

I think next year should be the year if the vulture on Christmas cards.

Stoday · Post by **Stoday** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:00 pm

IDontBelieveIt wrote:

I think next year should be the year if the vulture on Christmas cards.

Outstanding suggestion IDBI.

Steve the Gas · Post by **Steve the Gas** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:01 pm