Results tagged “Christmas” from Test blog

Dear Masochists,

It is time to nominate this year's Christmas carol.

Thank you,

Hapless Victim.

EDIT: Following an email enquiry: You are nominating a carol for ME TO SING, as last year!

Yes Quin, I wish they'd bug off too; too many memories of answering the door in my underpants, only to be simultaneously blasted by icy-cold air and a group of trillers too busy singing their piece to give me a chance to run and put something on. "No, you can't have any change, but if you like you can see just how hard nipples can get when snap frozen to 0°C."

Germans throw a wicked Christmas party; pictured is the Feuerzangenbowle, a totally innocent looking tureen of mulled wine over which a block of packed sugar is ignited and constantly fed with rum until it has all caramelised into the fragrant goodness below. This is the attempt carried out by my pet Italian and I; it's highly toxic (half a bottle of rum to two litres of wine; relatively little alcohol actually burns off) and very, very good for the soul on a cold winter's evening.