It's beginning to look like Christmas

@JudyEv (373453)
Rockingham, Australia
December 7, 2025 7:16pm CST
In the photo, you can see one of our retirement village residents helping at the cocktail bar at our recent Christmas dinner. The cocktails were not particularly fancy but there was a choice, and plenty of non-alcoholic offerings as well. Most people had more than one and it was all included in the price of the dinner. Our waiter is wearing a hat. At first, I couldn’t work out what it was but it’s a dressed turkey. I guess it came from Temu too. All in all, it was a fun night.
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@DaddyEvil (169410)
• United States
8 Dec
I recognized the "hat" as soon as I saw it. I'm glad everyone had a great night!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
I seem to be a bit slow on the uptake lately. I had trouble working out what it was supposed to represent. It's very obvious once you know but I didn't get it at first.
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@DaddyEvil (169410)
• United States
8 Dec
@JudyEv No, you aren't. There wasn't any reason you should know that people in the US are kind of crazy and think things like that are funny. Temu just caught on first.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18171)
• Mombasa, Kenya
8 Dec
Of course yes
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40615)
• Philippines
8 Dec
I guess that’s been happening around here too. Partues are popping here and there. As an introvert l am not into it but l do enjoy watching from the sidelines.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
The Christmas dinner was a nice way to mingle with others from the village.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18171)
• Mombasa, Kenya
8 Dec
@JudyEv It's normal very nice for sure
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40615)
• Philippines
9 Dec
@JudyEv There’s a party happening this weekend for all the residents of our condo, but I’d rather skip it and just hang out in my unit.
Four Walls
@FourWalls (83629)
• United States
8 Dec
Hey, what a cool hat! Nice to see the fun!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
Quite a few people had dressed up. One gentleman had a Christmas tie which he only ever wears once a year. lol
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18171)
• Mombasa, Kenya
8 Dec
@JudyEv That's very interestingly
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494768)
• Italy
8 Dec
He seems to do his job very professionally. I have seen the Turkey hat on Amazon for around 7 Euro.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494768)
• Italy
8 Dec
@JudyEv Not a hat I would enjoy for sure.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
That's not really expensive. I'd hate to have to make such a hat.
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3102)
• Eldoret, Kenya
8 Dec
He looks to really enjoy his job!
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (68180)
• Centralia, Washington
8 Dec
That must have been a special time for you and your husband. I love that hat.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
Vince always takes his camera and takes a lot of photos. He puts them up on the village FB site for people to see.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (118919)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Dec
I am happy for you that the Christmas holidays are going good for you.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
Thank you George. Do you any Christmas celebrations near you?
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (118919)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Dec
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18171)
• Mombasa, Kenya
8 Dec
Same here
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snowy
@snowy22315 (203934)
• United States
8 Dec
Ohh, perfect Thanksgiving hat. I should get one and bring it to my bro in law next Thanksgiving.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
So true. Better suited to Thanksgiving perhaps than Christmas.
May2k8
@May2k8 (19710)
• Indonesia
8 Dec
Are the hats sold freely or are there special rules that we have to eat somewhere?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
The dinner is organised by the social committee. People bought their own hats.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494768)
• Italy
8 Dec
This man seems to enjoy helping at the cocktail bar. He had to choose a bottle or something for a barman more than a turkey. This hat in the photo is sold by Amazon here. This is a good hat for a "barman".
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494768)
• Italy
8 Dec
@JudyEv I wonder why I commented twice here. I thought that this comment disappeared.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494768)
• Italy
9 Dec
@JudyEv - I am sure that I typed a comment, the comment box disappeared, this is surely why I typed a comment again. Another glitch.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
@LadyDuck Anyone comment I make seems to be repeated a bit lower. Just another glitch I guess but that's different to a comment disappearing.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (130651)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Dec
It is a cute hat.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
It is indeed. It puts a different slant on Christmas hats though. lol
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (322454)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Dec
I thought it was some kind of crown. When you said it was a turkey, I took a closer look. Funny! Interesting! I'm glad it was a fun night.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (322454)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Dec
@JudyEv It's easy to overlook.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
I didn't recognise it as a turkey at first. lol
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (215562)
• United States
8 Dec
The turkey caught my eye right away. That's too funny. I'm glad you had fun.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
It's very well done once you twig to what it's supposed to be.
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3102)
• Eldoret, Kenya
8 Dec
Can see you are already in the Christmas mood. Happy holidays!!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
@SIDIKIMPOLE Thank you.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
We had our dinner celebration early this year. People get very busy closer to Christmas.
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3102)
• Eldoret, Kenya
8 Dec
@JudyEv Happy for you. Kind greetings from Kenya
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18171)
• Mombasa, Kenya
8 Dec
I have realised the same too. Normally the Christmas mood begins after December date 5.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
It seems to get earlier each year.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (114164)
• United States
9 Dec
It sounds like a great time was had!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
It was a fun day. Everyone was out to have a good time so that's what we had! lol
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91241)
• United States
8 Dec
Nice Judy. I love that photo
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
That man is really lovely. He has had a huge skin cancer taken off the side of his face and now his wife is in care but he still participates and helps out wherever he can.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (94992)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Dec
Just gotta love that hat, I see everyone is getting into the holiday spirit,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
Because there is so much on around Christmas, they had the dinner early in the December but everyone was in a festive mood.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (89051)
• United States
8 Dec
Your village dinner sounds like a festive time and the guy at the grill is certainly dressed for laughs and the holidays.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
The costumes and hats all helped add to the atmosphere.
Loretta
@noni1959 (12609)
• United States
8 Dec
That hat is so fun!
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Loretta
@noni1959 (12609)
• United States
8 Dec
@JudyEv I love silly things and that would surely liven it up.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec
It's beaut, isn't it?
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (27954)
• Singapore
8 Dec
The time for merriment is not far and you have heralded it ahead of others. The hat is striking and invites attention right away.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (373453)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec
Everyone gets quite busy from now till Christmas so the village had their dinner quite early.
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