Removing the obvious paranoia you'll translate this as

but how as that passed you by?

It's talked about every year, and has done for years and years

People who don't ordinarily go out, go to xmas do's, so they get drunk quicker and spark off

Labourers and such clock off at lunch time and start earlier

some people finish for xmas at work and go out for the first time in yonks (like the example above)

They all collide in bars and do's, and aren't used to it, and kick off with each other

Posted By: pants, Dec 17, 17:44:28