before I start, might as well get this out of the way:

BAH FUCKING HUMBUG!!

there...

anyway, on to my rant.

First of all, why the hell should I change the way I act because of what year it is? Its not like so many people that piss me off throughout the year suddenly become good friends just because its after thanksgiving. If I was an asshole to them before, I'm going to be an asshole to them still. And the one thing that will be sure to piss a person off this time of year is to say "Where is your christmas spirit?"

My christmas spirit? My chrstmas spirit will be crammed up their ass in 30 seconds or less unless they lay off on that bullshit.

Or how about the shitload of money you are expected, EXPECTED, to spend on gifts? Many people I know get very offended if the gifts they are given aren't worth at least $100 and still get slightly offended if they aren't worth more then $200. And the marketing all of the big companies use helps nurture this viewpoint, especially all of the jewelry companies saying shit like "How much is her love worth this year?" (not in those exact words, but thats what they are saying none the less)

And not only that, but all of the charities that come out and expect a person to donate just because its christmas. You know, if you aren't going to donate throughout the year, don't be a hypocrit and drop a dollar into the bucket just salve your soul. That measly little donation isn't going to make you a "good person" or a "humanitarian." Or those cocksuckers that are ringing the bell and give you a look like you are a black man wandering the streets of Utah after midnight simply becuase you didn't put money in their bucket.

And the worst part of it all... for the next month, every time I walk into a store no matter what it is, I am going to hear the same goddamned christmas music over and over again. Its enough to drive a person insane, walk into a hardware store and Joy to the World is playing, walk into walmart and Deck the Halls is playing, walk into the motorcycle/snowmobile dealership and a punk version of "Rudolf the red nosed Reindeer" is playing. Its enough to drive a person insane.


anyway... flame as you will, i just felt like ranting...

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I agree with you soup. You wouldn't catch me doing anything different is I didn't have a family.

I agree with you soup. You wouldn't catch me doing anything different is I didn't have a family.
heh...

here's another thing about the holidays that is bullshit, when people ask "Well, aren't you going to decorate?"

FUCK NO! Why should I put lights up for a month and a half just to pull them down again? Or I could do the ever classic redneck stunt and just leave them up year round...

"How much is her love worth this year?" (not in those exact words, but thats what they are saying none the less)

I couldn't agree more... Those diamond commercials might as well say, "If you don't get her a diamond bracelet, you're a fucking asshole!"

That's been diamond marketing for the past few hundred years. Diamonds didn't even become 'neccessary' in wedding bands & engagement rings until the 20th century when DeBeers pushed the "if you don't buy her a diamond engagement ring, you're an asshole" angle

Bastards!

I apologize if someone already posted it, I cannot see some images at work.

"Diamonds. She'll pretty much have to."

well i for one like the holidays

i don't worry about presents because i barely have enough money for lunch

also i'll be the one singing deck the halls while standing uncomfortably close to you in the elevator, even though the elevator is empty.

well i for one like the holidays:swords:

also i'll be the one singing deck the halls while standing uncomfortably close to you in the elevator, even though the elevator is empty.
you homo.

I couldn't agree more... Those diamond commercials might as well say, "If you don't get her a diamond bracelet, you're a fucking asshole!"

Yep. And I'm the kind of asshole that doesn't fall for it. In fact, I don't own any "jewelry". The only thing you might consider jewelry that I'd buy would be a nice watch, but I haven't even done that. My Casio chronograph is fine by me.

why the new avatar supper?

oh yeah...those fuckign stupid lexus comemrcials are coming back again! the stupid bows and the stupid background music. i still remember the old RX300 commercials (the compact luxo SUV). how can a rx300 drive in 3ft of snow?

why the new avatar supper?


Calvin pwnz.

why the new avatar supper?
new?

its like two weeks old now...

Calvin pwnz.
:werd:

I was wondering if anyone would catch the Tracer Bullet :wiggle:

besides how can Christmas (which is a pagan holiday) but the most joyeus time of year when it also has the most suicide rate????

besides how can Christmas (which is a pagan holiday) but the most joyeus time of year when it also has the most suicide rate????

Actually, the pagan holiday you are refering to is actually Yule, which takes place on the winter solstice, December 20th. You are correct, however, in the fact that Christmas is a bastardization of Yule. The Catholic church, in an attempt to root out pagan beliefs, decided that that time of year would symbolize the birth of the son (of God), rather than the re-birth of the sun, which is what the pagan Sabbat of Yule celebrates.

Just like Easter is a bastardization of the pagan ritual honoring, you got it, Eostre.

Plagarists.

The Pagan Week
The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew, and the New Testament was written mostly in Greek, but there are no Hebrew or Greek equivalents for the names of the days of the week that are now commonly used in English, or any other language. The reason for that, as many people are still very surprised to discover, is that the days of the week that we commonly identify have been given pagan names. In The Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, the days of the week were identified only by number, the first to the seventh, while only one specific day, the seventh, was given a name, the Sabbath, which means rest.
Pagan people of ancient times believed in astrology; they worshiped the sun and the moon, and the 5 known planets that they named after pagan gods: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn (which can be seen in the night sky with the unaided eye; the other 3 planets of the solar system, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, to which modern-day scientists gave pagan names, were not discovered until after telescopes became available). The days of the week in English originated from the Latin or Germanic names for those pagan gods.

Sunday

Dies solis means the day of the sun, from which we get Sunday. Sun worship was marked by the use of the halo, or nimbus, which originated with the pagan Greeks and Romans to represent their sun god, Helios. Later artists adopted it for use in Christian images.

The halo is actually just the sun behind the person's head, as shown in the illustration. It's easy to recognize once one realizes what it is, although it's also often stylized to make it less obvious. Originally a very devious way of mixing idolatrous sun worship with Christianity by converts who were not all that converted, the pagan halo became a very misleading tradition in Christian art.

Monday

Dies lunae (from which comes the word lunar), means moon day, from which we get the shortened version, Monday.

Tuesday

Dies Martis, means mars day, after Mars, the Roman god of war. The day was known to the pagan Germans after their own god of war, Tiw (pronounced too) as Tiw's (pronounced tooz) day, from which we get Tuesday.

Wednesday

Dies mercuri, means mercury day. Woden (pronounced woe-den) was the Germanic version of the pagan god mercury, and they named the day Woden's day, from which we get Wednesday.

Thursday

Dies Jovis means Jove's day, or Jupiter's day. Thor was the Germanic version of the god Jupiter, so they called the day Thor's Day, from which we got Thursday.

Friday

Dies Veneris means Venus Day. The Germanic version of this female god was Frigg, or Freyja (pronounced fry-yah), so they called the day Freyja day, from which we got Friday.

Saturday

Dies Saturni means Saturn day, from which came Saturday. The pagans also observed their Saturnalia festival in the last week of December, a time when work ceased, gifts were exchanged, and slaves feasted with their masters.

http://www.keyway.ca/htm2004/20040629.htm


All kinds of crazy pagan shit running around.

All kinds of crazy pagan shit running around.

Yep. And the church is incredibly threatened by it. Look around, there are more and more openly pagan people, mostly because the promises of the Church have never been fulfilled. Kinda like YZF spouting off about the "end times drawing near"... They've been screaming that for the last 2000 years.

the christian church really bugs me, they are using the new narnia movie to "fill the pews" according to one priest. like the church is some kind of club that is trying to get more customers. get some hot nuns i'll be there then.

the christian church really bugs me, they are using the new narnia movie to "fill the pews" according to one priest. like the church is some kind of club that is trying to get more customers. get some hot nuns i'll be there then.

It is a club that is trying to get more customers. They need to pay for all that shit. The church my parents took me to when I was a kid, the minister made $78,000 per year, had a church provided car, and a church owned house to live in. This was in 1986, so that's like making at least $150k a year now.

how is narnia supposed to fill pews anyway?


and lets kep this thread on topic about the loathing of the holidays :D

Narnia? Aslan is the good king who is cruicified by the evil witch and then he comes back to life to destroy his enemies. Sounds like a familiar fairy tale i've heard before.

Narnia? Aslan is the good king who is cruicified by the evil witch and then he comes back to life to destroy his enemies. Sounds like a familiar fairy tale i've heard before.
shows how much I know about that movie/the books its based off of.

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like the church is some kind of club that is trying to get more customers.

That's why I hate religion. If it were more for the community gathering thing and less the "we're the best religion, if you don't join us you are going to our version of hell" attitude, I wouldn't mind it so much.

Ahh, Im not gonna rant. I like the holidays and I like the Christmas music. Just because I get to see most of my family and usually, everyone is in a cheerful mood, cept for the people ranting on this thread. :)

Christmas just puts me in a good mood to think about. And when it snows, shit just seems so peaceful, no cars, no traffic, everyone indoors, etc. Gotta love that shit.

Mark
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The holiday season has no meaning except we're subliminally being compelled to spend money.

The music puts us in a trance so that we are not offended by the overt commercialism.

The holiday season has no meaning except we're subliminally being compelled to spend money.

The music puts us in a trance so that we are not offended by the overt commercialism.

and that's the way it should be!

you're all communists!