It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

[T-bone]

http://www.flashfunpages.com/couple.swf

I'll start up the official Christmas holiday thread with a funny link.
Feel free to make threads for your particular holiday as well.

[jayce76]

Ah . . Christmas

[empire21]

http://www.flashfunpages.com/couple.swf

I'll start up the official Christmas holiday thread with a funny link.
Feel free to make threads for your particular holiday as well.

LOL, wasn't that obvious. :lol:

[Zedekk]

Let the Holiday Cheer begin! :lol:

[Sarah-Leia]

I know that Christmas is coming in June when they start selling all the Christmas stuff! T-Bone, that link is hilarious!

[James]

Yeah great link T, thanks for that. :)

[JediKeri]

Has it snowed up in Jersey yet T?

Here, it's just cold.

[T-bone]

nope

[Darth Graves]

just tobe the first....


"JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE HORSE OPEN SLAY!
DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW O'ER FIELDS WE GO LAUGHING ALL THE WAY, OH....
JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE HORSE OPEN SLAY
BELLS ARE 'BOUGHT TO RING MAKING PEOPLE BR....." um what was the rest of the song???????????????=P

[kopernikuz]

Feel free to make threads for your particular holiday as well.
Festivus thread, coming up! :P Let the feats of strength begin!!!!!


J/K... lol

[Sargoth]

It's definitely Christmas time. It dropped down to a chilly 61 today. Brrrrrr.

[Jediwan]

It's definitely Christmas time. It dropped down to a chilly 61 today. Brrrrrr.

Only 61? That's warm! :hehe: Where I come from the average can be as warm as minus 40 :lol:.

[RedMirax]

http://www.flashfunpages.com/couple.swf

I'll start up the official Christmas holiday thread with a funny link.
Feel free to make threads for your particular holiday as well.


:nahnah: :lol: :bigsmile:

[James]

I wish we had snow at Christmas.......

Here it's so freakin' humid!

[Sarah-Leia]

I wish we had snow at Christmas.......

Here it's so freakin' humid!

Agreed. But I love Christmas in Australia, still.

[JediKeri]

Try climbing a mountian if you want snow. (or if your aren't close to one c rush some ice and throw it in the air and pretend):w00t:

:xmas:

[Sarah-Leia]

Try climbing a mountian if you want snow. (or if your aren't close to one c rush some ice and throw it in the air and pretend):w00t:

:xmas:


Climbing a mountain..eh? Well, my dad lives in a seriously cold place, near some mountains and a few fake snow ranges. :D But I hardly ever go there, seeing as it's 3 hours away from my school. And I don't like it there much anyway. :xmas:

[JediKeri]

Lol, even my parents liked T's link. Now that's odd.

[flo fett]

So I asked you all last year what you were getting me for Christmas and I got some very respectable replies, but what are you getting me this year? Hmmm...what do you get the bounty huntress who has everything?

[Javen]

My undenying love and a 5th of Vodka.

[flo fett]

:lol: :w00t: Yay, Javen love and vodka!? It's going to be a good year!

[Saranac]

Myself (nude, of course) wrapped up in a big bow with a bottle of cheap Dubra in one hand and a chocolate cake with christmas sprinkles in the other.

[flo fett]

mmm sprinkles...do you still claim to look like Fabio?
*remembers Saranacs avatar from looooong ago*

[T-bone]

hey florence - merge this into the Xmas thread.
let's keep one.

[flo fett]

Wiil do!

[JackBauer24]

I've slowly been easing into the holiday spirit by listening to the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.

[JediKeri]

I've been thrown headfirst into the holiday, and it's not even here yet. I'm singing in the Christmas program at church this year, and to top it off...there's christmas music at work all day every day. And it's the same thing over and over and over...:vaderxmas:

[JackBauer24]

there's christmas music at work all day every day. And it's the same thing over and over and over...:vaderxmas:

My God. How have you not gone on a bloody rampage already?

[leiaorgana]

I've slowly been easing into the holiday spirit by listening to the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.


OHHHH! one of my fav. movies ever!!! xmas yay! :w00t: :leiaxmas:

[JediKeri]

My God. How have you not gone on a bloody rampage already?


Easy, I know that my bosses are going through the same tourture I am. Also, I get to come here and bug you guys!:tease:

[Miasmo]

http://www.uglychristmaslights.com/

[JackBauer24]

Hey! Who's taking pictures of my house?!

[T-bone]

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=9045140074d16e1043d613dG06121320

[JediKeri]

Lol T, that's fantastic!

[Miasmo]

:chortle::xmas:

[Blizzard]

OMGLMAO!!!! Now people at work are staring at me!

[empire21]

:rofl: That was great.

[James]

Hey those ugly christmas lights are funny!! i sent the web address to all my friends.

[Horse_Head]

Yeah... but Elf-Bone is funnier :P

[T-bone]

Ho ho ho, boss.

[JediJaina]

If you like seeing Christmas lights set to music, check out these two videos.

http://uncutvideo.aol.com/search/relevant/f3ce7efd544e1cdbd71ea65924ed816b?value=xmas%20ligh ts&index=0


http://uncutvideo.aol.com/search/relevant/8945699282963c161f264021d7d4537e?value=xmas%20ligh ts&index=1

[Cydon]

My old Jewish boss was going up the elevator with me (43 floors) and Christmas music started playing. Well, using Yiddish and the Elevator Theorem, he turned around, back faced toward the door, raised his arms, and started singing in Yiddish while pretending to direct a band. Boy, the other people in that elevator were happy to get out...

[JediKeri]

My old Jewish boss was going up the elevator with me (43 floors) and Christmas music started playing. Well, using Yiddish and the Elevator Theorem, he turned around, back faced toward the door, raised his arms, and started singing in Yiddish while pretending to direct a band. Boy, the other people in that elevator were happy to get out...


Hehe, he must be excited about Hannuka. (and Tovor I have a feeling I mispelled, so my apologies in advance) :tease:

[Cydon]

ECCHCKCHHK!!!

Apology accepted, Lieutenant Keri.

Hanukkah

[JediKeri]

Thanks

As least I didn't get called a shmuck.

[James]

SCHMUCK!!!!!

Sorry I couldn't help it. :)

[Cydon]

OH VEY!

[goodwije]

Hey Kids,

Long time no see!

Just dropped in to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Hope you all are well.

And for that lovely, beautiful, person i miss oh so much... thanks for the Christmas card. It made my day!

Still Love You Guys!
~ Jamie

[James]

Merry Xmas all!

[Miasmo]

Merry Christmas, goodie.


You know, although I though it was a bad idea when it was first(?) popularized ... for some strange reason I find myself yearning for the jingle bells barking dogs. :xmas::ph34r:

[Cydon]

Same here! lol

[flo fett]

Hey Kids,

Long time no see!

Just dropped in to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Hope you all are well.

And for that lovely, beautiful, person i miss oh so much... thanks for the Christmas card. It made my day!

Still Love You Guys!
~ Jamie
*hugs*
Love you too goodie! :hug: Merry Christmas!

[nefertiti]

Merry Christmas and HHHHHappy New Year!!!


http://www.thecompassgroup.biz/merryxmas.swf (http://www.thecompassgroup.biz/merryxmas.swf)

[empire21]

Very cool, Nef. I love that Christmas song. :xmas:

[Miasmo]

Nice, nef. That cheered me up. :thumbs-up:

[kopernikuz]

Some fun links:

Make Santa do your bidding:
http://www.simonsezsanta.com/


Go elf yourself!
http://www.elfyourself.com/ (make sure to share yours here! I'll throw mine up soon!)

Merry Christmas!

[Mark Skywalker]

http://christmas.indiaserver.com/gifs/decorative-tree.jpg
MERRY CHRISTMAS

:santa:

[Blizzard]

:xmas: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! :xmas:

http://blizzardskies.com/bz/bt/skinnyxmas_by_kankissu2.gif

[JediKeri]

Merry Christmas!

[Sargoth]

Ok everyone, you know how this one's played!


All the Whos down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did not.

[JediKeri]

Huh??

[Cydon]

Huh?? (serious echo)

[bluemilk]

As a heathen witch, I am celebrating Yule :) So I'd like to wish you all a joyful Yule and hope that the holiday season is full of contentment, love and Star Warsy goodness!
:viking:

[James]

Thanks bluey.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!

[Sargoth]

Huh?? (serious echo)

Gah! Hasn't anyone ever read the Grinch? Fill it in a verse at a time..

The Grinch hated Christmas!
The whole Christmas season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be that his head wasn't screwed on quite right.
It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were to tight.
But I think that the most likely reason of all
May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

[Javen]

Merry Christmas or Yule or whatever and however you celebrate to you all.

Even Sargoth the Grinch:nahnah::xmas:

[Tovor]

Thanks

As least I didn't get called a shmuck.
You goyum putz! :tease:
OH VEY!
Oy. It is oy vey.

Hey Kids,
Long time no see!
Just dropped in to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
Hope you all are well.
And for that lovely, beautiful, person i miss oh so much... thanks for the Christmas card. It made my day!
Still Love You Guys!
~ Jamie
Shalom Goody! Oh, and you're welcome! (I didn't send you a card, but you said "beautiful person" so I thought you meant me. :lol: )

Hehe, he must be excited about Hannuka. (and Tovor I have a feeling I mispelled, so my apologies in advance) :tease:
Sometimes it's spelled hanukka, hanukah, chanukka, but there is one rule I like to adhere to, which is:

[Blizzard]

And for that lovely, beautiful, person i miss oh so much... thanks for the Christmas card. It made my day!

Still Love You Guys!
~ Jamie

:peck:

[ForceFlow]

MERRRY CHRISTMAS SENATORS!!!!!

[Cydon]

You goyum putz! :tease:

Oy. It is oy vey.


Shalom Goody! Oh, and you're welcome! (I didn't send you a card, but you said "beautiful person" so I thought you meant me. :lol: )


Sometimes it's spelled hanukka, hanukah, chanukka, but there is one rule I like to adhere to, which is:
I like that Tov!

[Justin]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[JediKeri]

You goyum putz! :tease:




What is that?!

[James]

I've got no idea what Tovor is on about.

[empire21]

Nor do I. :scratchchin:

[Tovor]

What is that?!
A putz is the same as a schmuck. :tease:
A goyum is a non-Jew, AKA a gentile. Also referred to as a goy. If you ever watched the Nanny, or Seinfeld, you probably heard that term lots of times and didn't think twice about it (think about the episode where the Jewish kid, and then his rabbi, fell head over heels for Elaine because she was a goy.)

[Tovor]

I've got no idea what Tovor is on about.
Rollafett, is that you? :scratchchin:

[JediKeri]

A putz is the same as a schmuck. :tease:
A goyum is a non-Jew, AKA a gentile. Also referred to as a goy. If you ever watched the Nanny, or Seinfeld, you probably heard that term lots of times and didn't think twice about it (think about the episode where the Jewish kid, and then his rabbi, fell head over heels for Elaine because she was a goy.)

Ahhhh, I always wondered what we gentiles were called.

[James]

Rollafett, is that you? :scratchchin:

Eh? :wink:

[James]

OK ... so what did you guys get for Christmas? Did you get what was on your wish-list? Were you disappointed, shocked, pleasantly surprised...?

I got a digital camera, a huge book about Ancient Egypt, some travel guides and travelling stuff for when I go to Egypt next year, a crapload of chocolates and candy, and all 3 of the limited edition OT DVDs.

Overall a good haul this year, Santa was very generous.

[Blizzard]

I got an oven mit
a wooden frog
some tools
a towel
some AA batteries (yeah, I know, WTF!)
an ornament

So no, I didn't get anything I wanted or needed. Just another crappy X-mas for this old lady. :sidxmas:

[empire21]

I got beer, clothes and some Best Buy gift cards. I don't really care for all the presents I just like Christmas for the time off from work. :xmas:

[JackBauer24]

I got gift cards....some DVDs...an iPod Video...

[Ripley]

Well I got Angel season five, the Firefly boxset, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (good book, terrible title), some ear rings, and my hair got perxoided.

[RollaFett]

I got the Ultimate Superman collection boxset; Scrubs: season 3 &4; Rocky Anthology dvd set; Latvian national ice hockey team jersey; some books, some booze, and a few other small things.
So, no complaints, except for this: I received 3 different gifts, from 3 different people that I already have.
-Seinfeld: season 3 from a friend. My wife suggested that friend to get it for me, even though she was the one who got it for me originally.
-Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. This is a movie that my dad got me for my b-day in September. He suggested to his girlfriend to get it for me for Xmas.
-Fear of the Dark. I got this book from my dad who also got it for me for my b-day.
I'm not sure what everyone was smoking this year, but next year I want some!

[JediKeri]

All I got were clothes.

[Cydon]

I got the Ultimate Superman collection boxset; Scrubs: season 3 &4; Rocky Anthology dvd set; Latvian national ice hockey team jersey; some books, some booze, and a few other small things.
So, no complaints, except for this: I received 3 different gifts, from 3 different people that I already have.
-Seinfeld: season 3 from a friend. My wife suggested that friend to get it for me, even though she was the one who got it for me originally.
-Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. This is a movie that my dad got me for my b-day in September. He suggested to his girlfriend to get it for me for Xmas.
-Fear of the Dark. I got this book from my dad who also got it for me for my b-day.
I'm not sure what everyone was smoking this year, but next year I want some!

:lol::lol::lol: Were they drunk at the time??

[RollaFett]

^ Sure seemed like it.

[JackBauer24]

I'm about to go to my 6th (of 9) Christmas Party this year. Quite frankly, I'm reaching the point where I may just have to shove a candy cane up the ass of a jolly old fat guy.

[Blizzard]

I don't do X-mas parties.

I finally got something good! My boyfriend got me an orange down jacket with a fur hood. It's soooo cozy and warm! :bigsmile:

[Cydon]

I'm about to go to my 6th (of 9) Christmas Party this year. Quite frankly, I'm reaching the point where I may just have to shove a candy cane up the ass of a jolly old fat guy.

9?!?!?!??! I had one.

I finally got something good! My boyfriend got me an orange down jacket with a fur hood. It's soooo cozy and warm!

It looks very warm. I hope you enjoy it.

[flo fett]

I got an oven mit
a wooden frog
some tools
a towel
some AA batteries (yeah, I know, WTF!)
an ornament

So no, I didn't get anything I wanted or needed. Just another crappy X-mas for this old lady.
LOL! An oven mitt!?



I finally got something good! My boyfriend got me an orange down jacket with a fur hood. It's soooo cozy and warm! :bigsmile:
YAY! A gift with some thought behind it! You look very happy and cozy in it sweetie and it's orange like the rebel flightsuits! :lol:

I got quite a lot of stuff but amongst it was;
A watch with a bantha skull on it (lol, from my stepdad)
Michael Palin's Python Diaries
Neil Gaimen, American Gods
New earphones for my MP3 player
New Converse!
DVD's
A book on Banksy's Graffiti art
Vodka
Teas
and loads of other wee things

[kopernikuz]

American Gods, brilliant. Loved it, hope you do as well. When you're done with it, get Anansi Boys... not really a sequel, but in the same "world". Similarly, I got Gaiman's Fragile Things for Christmas... I'm a big fan of his stuff. I also got the book The Rising Tide, by Jeff Shaara, he writes historical novels, this one is about WWII.

I also got a HAN SHOT FIRST t-shirt! w00t!!

When you have six kids... the majority of gifts on Christmas Day are for the kids... I had a lot of fun watching them open their stuff... and playing with the Wii we got as a family. Good fun!

[Horse_Head]

I got an oven mit
a wooden frog
some tools
a towel
some AA batteries (yeah, I know, WTF!)
an ornament

So no, I didn't get anything I wanted or needed. Just another crappy X-mas for this old lady. :sidxmas:
The batteries are obviously for the oven mit :tease:

I got some odds and ends... mostly odds :wink: see attached pic ...
Who knew the Jedi Temple Libararian made viennese wafers ... and yes that is a can of soup.

[empire21]

LOL, who got you a can of soup, thats hilarious. :lol:

[Cydon]

I agree with empire21!! Funny!!!

On another note, I feel bad for you Blizz.

I got:

Stargate Season 3 (YES!)
A Winchester Knife
Tempest (What can I say, people know what I want!)
POTC Dead Mans Chest
Portable DVD Player
Incident on A Dark Street (My Dad has a sense of humor, its a $1 DVD with William Shatner before he was famous)
Lots of LED Lights and Small Flashlights
The DaVinci Code DVD (which I took back and got Where Eagles Dare with Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton)
Splinter Cell: Checkmate
Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda
And $600 from far relatives who gave my younger brother (21 years old) a toy truck :lol:

[Blizzard]

YAY! A gift with some thought behind it! You look very happy and cozy in it sweetie and it's orange like the rebel flightsuits!
I think that's why I am so turned on my rebel pilots, it's the orange. I LOVE orange!

The batteries are obviously for the oven mitWell obviously! And awesome, you got the band!!!! I still have no band members, I keep losing them on ebay.

I feel bad for you Blizz. Aw, don't feel bad for me, feel bad for your poor younger brother.

Or Horse who got split pea soup. :lol:

[Cydon]

:lol::lol::lol:

Cracks me up every time I think of my poor brother!!

[empire21]

:lol::lol::lol:

Cracks me up every time I think of my poor brother!!

LOL, I just noticed what your brother got. :lol:

[Cydon]

I'll tell him everyone at GS is happy for him!:lol:

He gave his toy truck to Goodwill.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Soup?! Man, Horse knows some generous people eh? :lol:

I actually managed not to get any crap presents this year. Mainly I got money (some of which has gone towards my purchase of an FX lightsaber), a few DVD's and books etc. Oh, and a poker set so I can rob all my mates blind - that's the Xmas spirit!

[Cydon]

:lol:

An FX lightsaber huh? Which did you get? I saw Darth Mauls at Borders.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

I got Luke's ROTJ one. I just thought it was cool as I always wanted to be Luke when I was a kid. Also Qui Gon had a green lightsaber and I love his character. Though I have to admit the hilt isn't the best looking one from the range.

At first I was a bit disapointed as the sound effects aren't all that great (though the powering up is awesome) and you have to hit something reasonably hard to get it to 'clash', which I don't want to do as it knackers the LED's. However, the more I play with it, the more I enjoy it. It just looks great and just holding it reminds me of the magic of SW, when you are a kid and pretending you are a Jedi. When I was a kid it was just crappy plastic lightsabers!

[Cydon]

Still is if you want them cheap. Hope you enjoy it!

[JediKeri]

I got Luke's ROTJ one. I just thought it was cool as I always wanted to be Luke when I was a kid. Also Qui Gon had a green lightsaber and I love his character. Though I have to admit the hilt isn't the best looking one from the range.

At first I was a bit disapointed as the sound effects aren't all that great (though the powering up is awesome) and you have to hit something reasonably hard to get it to 'clash', which I don't want to do as it knackers the LED's. However, the more I play with it, the more I enjoy it. It just looks great and just holding it reminds me of the magic of SW, when you are a kid and pretending you are a Jedi. When I was a kid it was just crappy plastic lightsabers!

But half the fun is in making the noise yourself!

[Jedi Master Harrison]

But half the fun is in making the noise yourself!

That is very true!

[Cydon]

Okay "splendid one to behold" I challenge you to a duel!:duel:

[Jedi Master Harrison]

You mean me?! Hmmmmm, let's see, you can kill someone without a weapon in 4 secs. So what are you gonna be able to do with a weapon?! :scared:

But ok, I'm a man. Just you and me. One on one. We could use pistols at dawn. Could fight with lightsabers. Maybe just bare knuckle boxing. But, even better, how about a game of scrabble? :nahnah:

[JackBauer24]

Ooh, I know how you can fight!

http://characterlist.njoe.com/Emoticons/catfight.gif

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Great smiley. :lol: Looks like I need to open a can of whoop-ass on you too!

[JackBauer24]

Great smiley. :lol: Looks like I need to open a can of whoop-ass on you too!

Hah! I'd like to see you try.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

^ Don't tell me you're a trained killer as well, how do I pick em?! :lol:

[JackBauer24]

^ Don't tell me you're a trained killer as well, how do I pick em?! :lol:

I might be, I might not be. Unlike my predecessor in the battle, I see no reason in telling my opponent what I'm capable of.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

I might be, I might not be. Unlike my predecessor in the battle, I see no reason in telling my opponent what I'm capable of.

Because it will determine whether I run or fight!

[JackBauer24]

Because it will determine whether I run or fight!

Well, that you have to assess for yourself.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Then I will stand here with my lightsaber and say 'your move, JB24'! :tease:

[JackBauer24]

If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

'I've been looking forward to this'.

[JackBauer24]

En garde!

[Cydon]

Unlike my predecessor in the battle, I see no reason in telling my opponent what I'm capable of.

Ohhhhhh thats not all I'm capable of....

[JackBauer24]

Ohhhhhh thats not all I'm capable of....
But why even say anything?

[Cydon]

Cause I want to.

[T-bone]

Happy Holidays, one and all!

[empire21]

Happy Holidays to you and your family, T, and Happy Holidays to the rest of the GS. :cheers: :vaderxmas:

[Horse_Head]

Happy Hula Days!

[Kapit]

So, have a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, a Kwaazy Kwanza, a Tip-Top Tet, and a solemn, dignified, Ramadan. -- Krusty the Klown

[Master Magnus]

Happy Holidays everyone! :xmas:

[Lord Tesla]

^^^Happy Hula Days?

Dang, another one to add to the list (and I'm still tired from the Airing of Grievances for Festivus)...

Oh, well: Happy Hula Days, Merry Christmas, Happy Apollo 8 Day, and Happy New Year, everyone!

:vaderxmas:

[Tovor]

Boy, Christmas is becoming more and more commercialized by the media, but it's nothing near as bad as it was back in Jesus' day.

I'm tellin' ya. I had no idea Maury was that old.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/InspireShine/MauryChristmas.jpg

[Javen]

I'm sure Maury is working on that one.

Hope everyone has a redneck Christmas or else. http://passtheammo.com/wp-images/redneck_christmas.gif

[JediKeri]

Boy, Christmas is becoming more and more commercialized by the media, but it's nothing near as bad as it was back in Jesus' day.

I'm tellin' ya. I had no idea Maury was that old.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/InspireShine/MauryChristmas.jpg



Lol, poor Maury.

Merry Christmas!:leiaxmas:

[Blizzard]

Meowy X-mas!!!!!

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!


(No... I refuse to say "Happy Holidays". It's funny, people talk about how saying "Merry Christmas" offends people--but did anyone ever stop to think that perhaps "Happy Holidays" offends others?)

[Tovor]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!


(No... I refuse to say "Happy Holidays". It's funny, people talk about how saying "Merry Christmas" offends people--but did anyone ever stop to think that perhaps "Happy Holidays" offends others?)
Anti-holidites everywhere thank you. Finally, someone is speaking out for them too.

[kopernikuz]

LOL... well, it's always funny to see non-religious people insist on Happy Holidays versus Merry Christmas because they are somehow offended by the religious connotation behind "MC"...

... Do they not realize the origin of the word "Holiday" is "Holy Day"?
Middle English holidai, holy day, from Old English hālig dæg : hālig, holy; see holy (http://www.answers.com/topic/holy) + dæg, day; see day (http://www.answers.com/topic/day).
:P

Anyway... 5 of 8 of us in my family here are down with the Norovirus... so that's not cool... it was a happy yet subdued Christmas morning here... right after opening presents, the 6 year old went back to bed, poor thing...

Still a good time though... hope everyone else is having a wonderful day and that Santa brought you something good. ;)

[Jjm3233]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

[Tovor]

LOL... well, it's always funny to see non-religious people insist on Happy Holidays versus Merry Christmas because they are somehow offended by the religious connotation behind "MC"...

... Do they not realize the origin of the word "Holiday" is "Holy Day"?

:P

Anyway... 5 of 8 of us in my family here are down with the Norovirus... so that's not cool... it was a happy yet subdued Christmas morning here... right after opening presents, the 6 year old went back to bed, poor thing...

Still a good time though... hope everyone else is having a wonderful day and that Santa brought you something good. ;)
Your statement is full of holes. Yes, it is a holiment. :wink:


No, I agree with you. But I needed to use hole-y for some kind of response there. :P

[Master Magnus]

LOL... well, it's always funny to see non-religious people insist on Happy Holidays versus Merry Christmas because they are somehow offended by the religious connotation behind "MC"...
That's not mainly a non-religious issue. The term "Merry Christmas" is an exclusive term which excludes people of other faiths who doesn't celebrate Christmas (such as Muslims and Jews) and which leaves them out but whose feasts occur around the same time. The term "Happy Holidays" is inclusive.

Do they not realize the origin of the word "Holiday" is "Holy Day"?
And some people don't realize that the Church stole the date for the Christmas celebration in 353 AD as a way of oppressing the Mithra worship which was widespread and which had it most important festival on December 25 :nahnah: (in some places in Iran, the Mithra festival is still being held around December 25). Before that, the birth of Christ was celebrated at various dates ranging from April to November.

However, I prefer Merry Christmas myself (here it's called God Jul).

Anyway... 5 of 8 of us in my family here are down with the Norovirus... so that's not cool... it was a happy yet subdued Christmas morning here... right after opening presents, the 6 year old went back to bed, poor thing...
Too bad to hear that!:( Infection by the Noro-virus is known as the Winter Vomiting Disease here in Sweden. I have a terrible cold myself...

[flo fett]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and general fun filled festivities to anyone who's celebrating anything! Woot! I love you all!:w00t:

[kopernikuz]

That's not mainly a non-religious issue. The term "Merry Christmas" is an exclusive term which excludes people of other faiths who doesn't celebrate Christmas (such as Muslims and Jews) and which leaves them out but whose feasts occur around the same time. The term "Happy Holidays" is inclusive.
No, I am aware... my point was about non-religious people who complain... which is why I said "non-religious" people in my post... obviously those of any "faith" would not be offended by "holy days" as a reference. :wink: It's kind of become a catchall phrase for those of no faith as well, even though its root implies religious belief. But technically we call any time off from work a "holiday" now... but it's still funny to think of the root. :)

[Cloud]

However, I prefer Merry Christmas myself (here it's called God Jul).



That's the only thing I know for sure how to say in Swedish. D:

Anyway, I said Merry Christmas to everyone at work (a grocery store) because saying 'Have a good holiday' or 'Happy Holidays' feels really impersonal to me for some reason. I seriously doubt anyone is offended by it anyway, or if any of the thousands of customers I saw yesterday were, they didn't say anything about it.

Anyway, Merry Christmas, guys! Can't believe I've been here off and on for over eight years now... >.<

[Sluggo]

Man, I really need to get my christmas cards finished.

[Blizzard]

^I really want to see your Xmas card this year!!! :happydance: