- Oh hello Bernie
- Howya Mrs. Flynn.Come on in, I just have the kettle boiled
- I was just checking that there was nothing wrong
- Everything is grand. Why do you ask?
- Well I haven’t seen you around for a while and then today I was just passing and noticed you still have your Christmas tree up
- Yeah, it’s lovely isn’t it?
- It’s the middle of January Bernie
- And?
- And what?
- Your tree should be down
- Who said?
- Christmas is over, no one needs to say it
- Well why did you have yours up in November then?
- I like to have mine up early
- Well maybe I like to have mine up late
- It’s not Christmas anymore Bernie
- November is not Christmas either Mrs. Flynn
- Before Christmas is different
- How?
- Because, it’s nice to get in the mood early
- Well maybe I’m still in the mood
- In January?
- Yeah, in January
- It’s bad luck to leave your decorations up after January 6th
- Who said
- Everyone knows you should take your decorations down the day after twelfth night
- That’s only an old wives tale
- It’s not. It’s tradition to take it down on the epiphany
- So is it not bad luck to put your decorations up the day after Hallowe’en then?
- I don’t think so?
- That’s more than twelve nights. Why should you get more nights than me. I only put mine up the week before Christmas
- It’s nothing to do with the amount of nights
- Well what are you on about then?
- I just think it’s ridiculous still having your tree still up on the 14th of January
- Well I think it’s ridiculous to have your tree up on the 1st of November
- So how long do you intend leaving it up then?
- I’ve just had an epiphany of my own Mrs. Flynn
- What’s that?
- I think I’ll leave it up until next year. It would save me a lot of hassle wouldn’t it?
- Are you serious?
- Yeah totally. Excuse me for a minute will you Mrs.Flynn, I just need to tell himself…JIMMY, PUT THEM BOXES BACK IN THE ATTIC, I’M LEAVING THE DECORATIONS UP ‘TIL NEXT CHRISTMAS
- That’s just madness Bernie
- So I’m a bit mad, what else is new? D’ye want a mince pie with that tea Mrs. Flynn? They’re only out of the oven.
- Really?
- No, I’m only buzzin’ with you, I bought them in Aldi.
( I told Jimmy to take down that fucking tree before we went to Lanzarote)