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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:38 AM
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Man Celebrates Christmas - Every Single Day (Food, Gifts, Lights, etc...)
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CHRISTMAS-mad Briton Andy Park has gobbled down 4380 turkeys and 87,600 mince pies, given 21,900 presents and spent a fortune on an array of lights and decorations.

The occasion? It's Christmas for him, every single day.
Mr Park, a 45-year-old electrician dubbed "Mr Christmas", has been celebrating the December 25 holiday on a daily basis for the past 12 years.

His festive fetish has so-far cost an estimated 250,000 pounds ($).

The divorced father-of-one from Melksham in Wiltshire, southwest England, starts his day with a hearty breakfast of six mince pies and a turkey sandwich before heading off to work.

He finishes by 11:30am in order to start roasting a turkey - the traditional Christmas dish.

At 2:00pm he eats lunch and then pulls crackers, colourful paper tubes that typically adorn the Christmas table.
Crackers are meant to be pulled apart with a bang by two people, with the owner of the larger part receiving a paper hat and novelty goodie. Park, however, usually opens them - about a whopping 40 a day - on his own.

At 3:00pm he watches a video of Queen Elizabeth II's annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth, glass of sherry in hand.

Dinner is roast turkey with all the trimmings, including brussels sprouts, roast potatoes, stuffing, gravy and mushy peas, as well as sherry and wine and a bottle of champagne.

He lays his present under the Christmas tree at 8:00pm. He gave himself a dinner jacket on Monday and a suit for Tuesday.

Mr Park said he ignores his girlfriend, 44, and daughter, 20, when they call him a "crackpot".

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17413709-13762,00.html
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:42 AM
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1. That's mighty big of him.
really BIG ...

:think: How much does this dude weigh by now ...
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:45 AM
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2. He's not hurting anyone
allthough I might get a tad annoyed if he starts blarering xmas music on a 100 degree day. Outside of that if he carries christmas in his heart more power too him.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:37 AM
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3. That's kinda funny...
although a little weird.
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