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Postby AvestheFox » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:53 am

It's a good thing it's still a few months away, because I hate having to sit in front of a fire with some cocoa, especially if it's with family on some stereotypical manufactured fake log cabin in the middle of a freezing, shivering and frostbiten Christmas Day.

Early December is when I usually change from being in the thrall of my favourite season Autumn into being depressed and cold from the bleak desolation of snowy wastelands that is December (folks in IRC haven't experienced this because I rarely go there).

My factory made, plastic, falling apart eight year old tree is begging to be let out of its box to make its gaudy trifling baubles decorate a dark corner of the living room again. Just in case, I have a full month's supply of sleeping pills to get me through the season, safely tucked away in my kitchen cabinet.

Cinnamon flavoured candles are rarely lit because I don't eat candles and I never put up holly because it can cut as bad as paper, nor do I put up mistletoe in case some annoying relative has the temerity to attempt a kiss.

And those tasteless plastic synthetically falvoured candies... who could enjoy those colourful jewel like decorative ornaments? **moans from the impending doom of seeing them everywhere**

Yes... I will not deny, I'm a Christmas avoider.

And if you've got a problem about it, we can discuss it over a cup of cyanide laced coffee I shall offer anyone full of the commercial present-only Christmas spirit.
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Postby Rooster » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:23 pm

I love Christmas.

After all, running around getting stressed and buying plastic tat for kiddies is what Jesus would have wanted :wag:

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Postby Niko123000 » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:57 pm

Jack, the way you described Christmas... that just made me go "What... the... ****?"

You seemed to point out mnay of the CORPERATE Christmas holiday, which, when you come down to it, is not what Christmas is about. Those little Kiddie Cartoon specials we all love to watch? they were right. Christmas isn't about things you can buy, but things you can treasure.

You can Buy a gift for your GF/BF/Fiance/Husband/Wife, but you can't buy their love for you.

You can buy a Tree and the orntaments to put on it, but you can't buy the precious time spent decorating the Tree with your family and friends.

You can buy Hot chocolate or whatever drink you fancy, but you can't buy the Cherished Memories that will happen while you drink it with your loved ones.

I won't make you like Christmas, but I don't like hearing you dislike it. I respect your opinion though, and hope that perhaps, you can find the magic in the holidays.
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Postby Muninn » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:23 pm

You seemed to point out mnay of the CORPERATE Christmas holiday, which, when you come down to it, is not what Christmas is about. Those little Kiddie Cartoon specials we all love to watch? they were right. Christmas isn't about things you can buy, but things you can treasure.
I'm not talking about what Christmas was about (because I must use past tense), I'm talking about what it is, just another months long orgy of consumerism and advertisement to prove your treasuring and rememberance of others through the modern way of saying "I love you" - by buying stuff; just another zenith in the year that is sprinkled liberally with many many now vapid and boring holidays I couldn't care less about.
You can buy Hot chocolate or whatever drink you fancy, but you can't buy the Cherished Memories that will happen while you drink it with your loved ones.
Hmm, you know, no matter how many times I ponder it over I can't think how drinking hot chocolate with my loved ones is ever going to be a "cherished memory". I mean, we can be up next morning having it for breakfast, the only thing changed would be the time of day. I can't ever remember having drinks being memorable, not even when I was doing it during an instance of something truly memorable.
I won't make you like Christmas, but I don't like hearing you dislike it. I respect your opinion though, and hope that perhaps, you can find the magic in the holidays.
Don't label me a Grinch just yet, I don't care what others do, just don't bring that sunshiney Christmas joy to my doorstep. But I wouldn't say no to a model reindeer head with apple in its mouth, covered in gravy to show nosey people coming near me.

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Postby Bocaj Claw » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:49 pm

And meanwhile, Jesus sits alone one day during the spring wondering why nobody ever comes to his birthday ;)

One reason that I love Christmas is that it's the only time of the year when they sell Egg Nog! It's like I hate my arteries or something :P
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Postby Richard K Niner » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:53 pm

And meanwhile, Jesus sits alone one day during the spring wondering why nobody ever comes to his birthday ;)
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:01 am

I dunno. I was just trying for a quick laugh. And now I have to look up a word.
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Postby Richard K Niner » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:05 am

I had to look up the spelling of that Y-word, and used it because it's the only word I know for the occasion... (It's the anniversary of one's death.)
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:07 am

I was just making a joke about the thought that Jesus was actually born in spring as opposed to winter. And his birthday was just moved to winter to better assimilate the local religions in Rome or something.
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Postby Tom Flapwell » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:40 pm

I thought we had no idea when Jesus' real birthday was. I recall that December 25 was chosen for observance because it was around the time of Saturnalia and it's near the start of the New Year on the Roman calendar.

Incidentally, my grandfather celebrated his birthday on January 1 because his family had no record of his actual birthday. (They came thru Ellis Island and were apparently too poor to celebrate birthdays at first.)

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Postby Bocaj Claw » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:29 pm

I've heard it said that it was in the spring or something based on stars and shepards sleeping outside or something.
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Postby Holyman83 » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:32 pm

We don't really all we can do is an educated guess, and date around or on that time were already used by a lot of people in the time so they choose that day for celebrating Christ's birthday, and it eventually evolved into what is now Christmas. still has the same underlying meaning but now it is has a whole lot of new customs, some good some, not so good, and some that are just downright bad.
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:36 pm

Fair enough. Egg nog all around!
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Postby Tom Flapwell » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:43 pm

I'll pass on the egg nog, thanks. Bats can't afford to get fat.

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Postby AvestheFox » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:43 pm

mmmmm.. eggnog ^_^
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