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Title: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Ian Price on November 08, 2008, 09:06:37 PM
Personally I prefer my Christmas trees real and bushy.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Roobubba on November 08, 2008, 09:08:47 PM
Yes, I'm certainly not a fan of a fake Christmas tree, although IMHO a bit of careful trimming can also do wonders to tidy up an unruly, bushy specimen.

Roo
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: kellar on November 08, 2008, 09:12:31 PM
I prefer the bush.

Fake ones just don't smell right.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: MrBump on November 08, 2008, 09:30:06 PM
If I can temporarily un-sully this thread, and drag it out of the gutter...

<unsmut>

I like FAKE.  Because it's a ritual now that I assemble it with my children.  And that's fun.

</unsmut>
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: kellar on November 08, 2008, 09:32:09 PM
You are the voice of reason Mr. Bump. :lol:
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: MrBump on November 08, 2008, 09:45:18 PM
You are the voice of reason Mr. Bump. :lol:

It's my position in life, Mr Kellar.  I take it very, very seriously.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: horsehead on November 09, 2008, 08:11:06 AM
I gotta go with fake as we've had a ritual of getting it up for years
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: hamfist on November 09, 2008, 08:22:01 AM
We use fake, but only for cheapness and ease. I have no problems with real ones.

What I cannot understand is this new trend for upside down fake trees. For anyone who hasn't seen one yet, their point is at the bottom, and they spread out to being wide at the top, exactly like an upside down normal tree ...... WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Roobubba on November 09, 2008, 08:34:41 AM
We use fake, but only for cheapness and ease. I have no problems with real ones.

What I cannot understand is this new trend for upside down fake trees. For anyone who hasn't seen one yet, their point is at the bottom, and they spread out to being wide at the top, exactly like an upside down normal tree ...... WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess it's a bit like using a harness or something...
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Lazy_McDoesnothing on November 09, 2008, 08:50:57 AM
I was hoping Fernando would come in here and say......
































Brazilian :lol:
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Ian Price on November 09, 2008, 09:15:06 AM
I was hoping Fernando would come in here and say......





Brazilian :lol:

That sounds like an invite to me  :lol:
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: AndyR on November 09, 2008, 05:27:13 PM
I was hoping Fernando would come in here and say......


Brazilian :lol:

That sounds like an invite to me  :lol:

I've got a feeling it might be one of those things where it's not called "Brazilian" in Brazil? :lol:

But to answer the other meaning of this thread - fake all the way for me. No needles all over the carpet, no damaged guitar fingers collecting it, no creepy-crawleys, the thing looks the same shape every year, etc, etc...

OK, it don't smell like a fir tree, but so what? :D
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Lazy_McDoesnothing on November 09, 2008, 06:22:10 PM
I was hoping Fernando would come in here and say......


Brazilian :lol:

That sounds like an invite to me  :lol:

I've got a feeling it might be one of those things where it's not called "Brazilian" in Brazil? :lol:


You're right they probably just call it a "pine tree" ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_pine
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Roobubba on November 12, 2008, 10:30:10 AM
I was hoping Fernando would come in here and say......


Brazilian :lol:

That sounds like an invite to me  :lol:

I've got a feeling it might be one of those things where it's not called "Brazilian" in Brazil? :lol:

But to answer the other meaning of this thread - fake all the way for me. No needles all over the carpet, no damaged guitar fingers collecting it, no creepy-crawleys, the thing looks the same shape every year, etc, etc...

OK, it don't smell like a fir tree, but so what? :D

Ahh don't under-estimate the heavenly aroma of a real one!
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: _tom_ on November 12, 2008, 10:37:33 AM
Just drink gin instead, it tastes/smells like christmas trees :P
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: ToneMonkey on November 12, 2008, 12:39:27 PM
Real tree, although after moving into the house 5 years ago they have been getting smaller in size every year.  The first one we bought was way too big.

Besides, the cat loves a real tree, it can't climb fake ones very easy.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: FernandoDuarte on November 12, 2008, 01:21:22 PM
Fake... The real ones are always HEAVY... well when I was a kid my mom always bought the real 8' tall ones as well as big luggages, so I hate carry those heavy things but it made me strong :lol:
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: 38thBeatle on November 12, 2008, 08:51:55 PM
Me and Mrs 38th don't do Christmas decorations- we hate em. Bah humbug and proud.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: opprobrium_9 on November 13, 2008, 03:20:14 AM
I was hoping Fernando would come in here and say......


Brazilian :lol:

That sounds like an invite to me  :lol:

I've got a feeling it might be one of those things where it's not called "Brazilian" in Brazil? :lol:

But to answer the other meaning of this thread - fake all the way for me. No needles all over the carpet, no damaged guitar fingers collecting it, no creepy-crawleys, the thing looks the same shape every year, etc, etc...

OK, it don't smell like a fir tree, but so what? :D

Ahh don't under-estimate the heavenly aroma of a real one!

+5098430948230984023984092834098230948
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: FernandoDuarte on November 15, 2008, 12:41:30 PM
I was hoping Fernando would come in here and say......


Brazilian :lol:

That sounds like an invite to me  :lol:

I've got a feeling it might be one of those things where it's not called "Brazilian" in Brazil? :lol:

Ahh don't under-estimate the heavenly aroma of a real one!

+5098430948230984023984092834098230948

Sorry! I lost that part of the conversation :lol:

Like brazilian, but I've a small fall for blondes alike found on north europe :D
And like shaved :lol:
Sorry for it...
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Philly Q on November 15, 2008, 01:09:51 PM
Me and Mrs 38th don't do Christmas decorations- we hate em. Bah humbug and proud.

 :o  Wow, I thought I was alone in that!  Has Mrs 38th got a sister?
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: WezV on November 15, 2008, 02:51:00 PM
we dont usually bother either, and i refuse to send xmas cards, or any other type of card for that matter... i have better things to spend my money on!
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: 38thBeatle on November 15, 2008, 03:29:20 PM
Mrs 38th does indeed have a sister however I would wish her on my worst enemy Philly.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: FernandoDuarte on November 15, 2008, 03:33:35 PM
Mrs 38th does indeed have a sister however I would wish her on my worst enemy Philly.

:lol:
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Philly Q on November 15, 2008, 04:37:47 PM
Mrs 38th does indeed have a sister however I would wish her on my worst enemy Philly.

 :lol: :lol:  Fair enough!
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: opprobrium_9 on November 15, 2008, 05:46:24 PM
we dont usually bother either, and i refuse to send xmas cards, or any other type of card for that matter... i have better things to spend my money on!

It's an absolute monstrous waste of paper too!  Thank you card's as well!  Whatever happened to some kind words and a thank you, we now need pieces of paper to express our feelings?  Pathetic.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: Elliot on November 16, 2008, 10:30:42 PM
Real bushy and ginger, no wait, green.  Cant abide fake trees, reminds of my naff christmas's with my parents.
Title: Re: Real or Fake, Bushy or Trimmed?
Post by: gwEm on November 16, 2008, 10:36:16 PM
i love christmas decorations - i'll take them as they come :)

not keen on sending cards though!