Out of left field..wrong time of year and all...

[JesterzUSMC]

Can someone explain to me the tissue paper crown on Christmas?
You can tell be to bugger off, but I honestly want to know what that's all about.

 

[PegaZus]

The wha? Lost me completely.

 

[deacon91 au]

Something to do with the 3 wise men maybe.

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?img...page=1&ndsp=78&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=36&ty=90

 

[Spoontoes]

First post! and something I feel I can help with though not by much.

All I could find was here: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/crackers.html

Hope it helps - seems a little thin on detail really though.

 

[cassar]

bugger off....lol

 

[IdofEntity]

The closest thing I can find is that it relates to Twelfth Night.

The Twelfth Night cake would contain a bean and a pea, and the people served these pieces would be crowned king and queen of the night's festivities. They'd often be given mock crowns. The tradition was prevalent in English and Franch. As to why they're now put into those cracker tubes, I have no bloody clue. Those didn't come around until the 19th century.

 

[wiccanpony]

we did the whole xmas "cracker" paper crown thing last Dec. being drunk helps

 

[freakinacage]

First post! and something I feel I can help with though not by much.

All I could find was here: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/crackers.html

Hope it helps - seems a little thin on detail really though.

welcome to the forums

 

[Spoontoes]

welcome to the forums

Cheers , some amazing work on this site, you people are waaay talented.

 

[PegaZus]

Cheers , some amazing work on this site, you people are waaay talented.

Haven't looked at my gallery yet, have ya?

 

[Torn blue sky]

Welcome to CMoN Spoons, make yerself at home. Just don't go looking through my underwear drawer.

Yeah, I have to echo Donnas sentiment, it's just a drunken prop.
"Get me more beer!"
"Get it yourself, asshole!"
"F*CKYOU! I'M THE KING!"
"I have a crown too!"
"Yeah but that makes you the queen, you can't be king and king is boss...Beer me, wench!" ..."In fact i'm demoting you to princess for your insolence"
"But..."
"AHT AHT! The king has spoken, this is my decree"
"I hate you Dave"
"KING Dave, and bite me, Bob"

 

[BarstoolProphet]

Regardless of what origins might be dug up on the internet, I've always thought that we wear the paper crowns from the crackers because it's just plain silly fun.

 

[wiccanpony]

Welcome to CMoN Spoons, make yerself at home. Just don't go looking through my underwear drawer.

Yeah, I have to echo Donnas sentiment, it's just a drunken prop.
"Get me more beer!"
"Get it yourself, asshole!"
"F*CKYOU! I'M THE KING!"
"I have a crown too!"
"Yeah but that makes you the queen, you can't be king and king is boss...Beer me, wench!" ..."In fact i'm demoting you to princess for your insolence"
"But..."
"AHT AHT! The king has spoken, this is my decree"
"I hate you Dave"
"KING Dave, and bite me, Bob"

. I understand vikey is missing some "thongs"

 

[Torn blue sky]

He might still be wearing layers of them lol! They don't stay visible for long.

 

[IdofEntity]

Regardless of what origins might be dug up on the internet, I've always thought that we wear the paper crowns from the crackers because it's just plain silly fun.

And they keep your thoughts out of the government scanners. Works as well if not better than tin foil.