(I personally am a suffer-through-the-xmas-season grinch who is very much looking forward to no more *(@#$#@#$ so-called carols).

I have finally skimmed through the pile of comic compilations a friend dropped off for me to 'do whatever with'. And have concluded that if I were ever the person to read those particular comics, I am not now, and they have all gone in a box to go to the op-shop. One less (small) pile'o'stuff!