tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post6228468874965727936..comments2024-03-29T14:03:26.724+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Christmas Jumper?Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-18534650460465347572016-01-18T19:16:49.389+01:002016-01-18T19:16:49.389+01:00Yes, I've read about those in an online news m...Yes, I've read about those in an online news magazine. Sounds like fun - and it's all for some charity or other.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-39734269540125973602016-01-18T18:39:21.267+01:002016-01-18T18:39:21.267+01:00It's a big thing in the US - 'ugly Christm...It's a big thing in the US - 'ugly Christmas sweaters.' They have parties where people wear them. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-19447929783763526852016-01-17T11:19:59.712+01:002016-01-17T11:19:59.712+01:00The kind of weather we had all during December, we...The kind of weather we had all during December, we could have had Christmas in t-shirts, too! But normally, it's cold enough for sweaters/jumpers :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5924408166682671712016-01-17T04:50:27.474+01:002016-01-17T04:50:27.474+01:00Christmas is in summer here in South Africa so no ...Christmas is in summer here in South Africa so no sweaters for us but I love them! I find the whole thing so fun and cute!Cindy Saulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963663315595302406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30211053584363443222016-01-17T01:28:08.461+01:002016-01-17T01:28:08.461+01:00Fortunately SuperPudding is driving by in his Pudd...Fortunately SuperPudding is driving by in his PuddingMobile. He hears a woman screaming in German and the yelping of the vicious pack of chihuahuas. Without a thought for his own safety, he speeds to rescue the distressed damsel, tossing a lamb bone to the ravenous, slavering pack in order to distract them. To SuperPudding it is just another day.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77612810587392611322016-01-15T19:56:59.247+01:002016-01-15T19:56:59.247+01:00Very probably. I wear polo-neck and roll-neck shi...Very probably. I wear polo-neck and roll-neck shirts but never ever T-shirts.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-58152265955035996262016-01-15T19:48:06.865+01:002016-01-15T19:48:06.865+01:00I imagine someone will have been really pleased to...I imagine someone will have been really pleased to receive your Christmas sweaters/jumpers :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-17966490162742239142016-01-15T19:47:16.295+01:002016-01-15T19:47:16.295+01:00Would you have worn it if it had been a Christmas ...Would you have worn it if it had been a Christmas polo-neck shirt, Graham?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-50275862385731353232016-01-15T19:46:32.969+01:002016-01-15T19:46:32.969+01:00I'm rather good at that - being silly, I mean....I'm rather good at that - being silly, I mean. And when it comes to spelling, well, it's a hobby of mine to try and be good at that, too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87405493657663886622016-01-15T18:38:19.490+01:002016-01-15T18:38:19.490+01:00There was a push here at Christmas for people to w...There was a push here at Christmas for people to wear "Ugly Christmas Sweaters" (jumpers to you) to parties ... mine found its way to the donation box years ago.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81038850783712477422016-01-15T18:34:05.289+01:002016-01-15T18:34:05.289+01:00Me too! Must be OCD. :-)Me too! Must be OCD. :-)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40896467624826124702016-01-15T18:01:11.549+01:002016-01-15T18:01:11.549+01:00I think it's rather fun and I think the ears r...I think it's rather fun and I think the ears rather point to it being a Chihuahua. I was actually given a Christmas T-shirt by a friend but as I've never worn a T-shirt of any sort I'm afraid it's still unworn.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77683939386572569552016-01-15T17:09:06.568+01:002016-01-15T17:09:06.568+01:00Firstly, I'm impressed that anyone can spell C...Firstly, I'm impressed that anyone can spell Chihuahuas. I think the jumper thing is just a further example of us Brits pretending not to take things (including ourselves) very seriously. It is possible, though, to be seriously silly.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31179419497181525012016-01-15T08:36:55.704+01:002016-01-15T08:36:55.704+01:00Indeed it would! Imagine the scene: an unsuspectin...Indeed it would! Imagine the scene: an unsuspecting librarian gets up in the middle of the night to have a glass of water, and as she comes back to her bedroom, the Chihuahuas from the jumper have all been hiding behind the door and now rush forward with bared teeth...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-29374116994418885842016-01-15T08:35:24.569+01:002016-01-15T08:35:24.569+01:00I do have an idea in which shop this jumper was pr...I do have an idea in which shop this jumper was probably bought... Will go there next summer to look for more "quirky" items :-)<br /><br />I've read about "Christmas Jumper Day" in an online news magazine. The article said that it is held for charity reasons in many companies in the UK. If it were a habit here, I'd certainly know which jumper to wear that day!<br /><br />I know what you mean about the bulldogs. Maybe they were all Barnsley FC fans - their mascot is a bulldog, "Toby Tyke".Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-89343892823927522802016-01-15T08:31:29.828+01:002016-01-15T08:31:29.828+01:00Thank you, Maggie! You could throw a fun motto par...Thank you, Maggie! You could throw a fun motto party where everyone has to wear something they dragged out from the bottom of a box ;-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-4082558965549213042016-01-15T08:30:49.601+01:002016-01-15T08:30:49.601+01:00Yes, I think the jumper wouldn't be much fun i...Yes, I think the jumper wouldn't be much fun if there was just one Chihuahua on the front. They are all over, back, sleeves, back of sleeves - everywhere :-)<br />I like woollen sweaters with reindeer and snowflake patterns, it is called Norwegian style here. But I don't have any of those.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-8274129917897859792016-01-15T01:04:19.871+01:002016-01-15T01:04:19.871+01:00"Revenge of The Christmas Chihuahuas" wo..."Revenge of The Christmas Chihuahuas" would make a terrifying horror film.<br />Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61293439100127462262016-01-14T22:19:37.395+01:002016-01-14T22:19:37.395+01:00Working in fashion I see a lot of Christmas jumper...Working in fashion I see a lot of Christmas jumpers Meike, and you are quite right, they are a very British thing. Most offices here have 'Christmas jumper days' and everyone goes out of their way to find the most weird and wonderful.<br /><br />It's more of a joke than anything- we do have a strange sense of humour but if everyone partakes of the day then it does what is intended which of course is for the team to show their fun side and not take life so seriously for once. :)<br /><br />Yours isn't so much festive but it would certainly pass the 'office test'. I've never seen one quite like it so it's certainly unique! It reminds me of a cashmere jumper we once sold that had a bulldog on it. I couldn't quite figure out why someone would put an ugly old dog on such a gorgeous sweater- but amazingly it sold very well! Not that I have any objections to bulldogs you understand, it was more the combination. :D<br />Twoyys4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120851542520020759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-56379977115255937192016-01-14T21:01:33.972+01:002016-01-14T21:01:33.972+01:00I don't think I would ever wear a jumper with ...I don't think I would ever wear a jumper with any motif on, even at Christmas. I have one at the bottom of a box somewhere and there it will stay. But I must say you look good in yours.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-28160510234821214112016-01-14T20:17:41.667+01:002016-01-14T20:17:41.667+01:00I have seen knitted wollen sweaters with patterns ...I have seen knitted wollen sweaters with patterns like reindeer or snowflakes here in Sweden. Not perhaps high fashion just now, but I also suspect they may be more common up in the north (where they always have cold snowy winters) :) Patterns like that can also be seen on skihats and mittens. Chihuahuas on the other hand... I think it's safe to say that's probably the first time I see those on a jumper! :) I get what you mean though, about it being so weird that it's actually fun. I also think it helps that there are many of them rather than just one on the front! DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-56829875663857482542016-01-14T18:35:51.539+01:002016-01-14T18:35:51.539+01:00It does, Frances, thank you! (Just goes to show I ...It does, Frances, thank you! (Just goes to show I shouldn't believe everything I see on telly...)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87696511755605054792016-01-14T18:35:15.879+01:002016-01-14T18:35:15.879+01:00Exactly my feelings, Jennifer :-)Exactly my feelings, Jennifer :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-75154022060390721562016-01-14T18:35:00.146+01:002016-01-14T18:35:00.146+01:00I know what you mean. I hate it when I make typing...I know what you mean. I hate it when I make typing errors in a comment and can't go back to edit it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-9435216154585673342016-01-14T18:34:33.852+01:002016-01-14T18:34:33.852+01:00Lively is certainly the right word, Kristi :-) Yes...Lively is certainly the right word, Kristi :-) Yes, it's fun, and also nice, warm and soft to wear.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com