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The anti-christmascard
Andrei Ellman
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April 2003

Don't like sending christmascards? Send 'em this instead.

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AE.

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gnolam
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March 2002
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I'd rather have a holiday that preaches scorn towards all men instead.

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Richard Phipps
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November 2001
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A lot of Pagan traditions here in the UK were absorbed into Christianity anyway. So really we are celebrating Paganism. ;)

Kibiz0r
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September 2005
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Whoever wrote that has ignored the cultural aspects of Christmas. It's not about the origins of the holiday, it's not about the commercialization of it. It's about family coming together.

People will capitalize on whatever they can, that's not reason to discount Christmas or any holiday, just because corporations make a bundle. There's no price on family.

I think this guy needs to get the hum-bug out of his ass.

Edit: Man, I just realized something I have to do. My family has fallen apart since my grandmother died, and this will be the first Christmas we will all be spending apart from each other. I don't want this to happen. I don't care about our differences. We used to be able to tolerate each other for a day, for the sake of her. We need to share this year together, too. Otherwise it will just get worse. Sorry, continue with the thread now.

Neil Walker
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April 2000
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I'm not celebrating paganism, Rich. I'm celebrating Santa coming, having an excuse for not doing much work for a few weeks, and getting very drunk very often :)

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Richard Phipps
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November 2001
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having an excuse for not doing much work for a few weeks, and getting very drunk very often :)

So, same as normal then? :)

Kikaru
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August 2006
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Q: If we didn't have Christmas, what would become of the world!?!
A: Less junk?

Really, Christmas is just plain neat. Holidays are like that. :)

Johan Halmén
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September 2001

6. Joseph confessed

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Years of thorough research have revealed that the red "x" that closes a window, really isn't red, but white on red background.

Years of thorough research have revealed that what people find beautiful about the Mandelbrot set is not the set itself, but all the rest.

Andrei Ellman
Member #3,434
April 2003

Kibiz0r said:

It's not about the origins of the holiday, it's not about the commercialization of it. It's about family coming together.

True, but I find generic store-bought christmas-cards a bit impersonal for my tastes. Sending a christmas card with no additional letter is no substitute for a family get-together.

AE.

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X-G
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December 2000
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I don't see why you need a mythical entity's death as an excuse to relax and do stuff you want. All it does is cause pressure and grief. :P

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OICW
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November 2003
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I think it was it's birth. The death is celebrated on Easter, IIRC.

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X-G
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December 2000
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Details! I can't bother to remember all of these characters. :P

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OICW
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Actually I thinking what will you answer. You didn't let me down :D

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FrankyR
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April 2000
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I don't see why you need a mythical entity's death as an excuse to relax and do stuff you want.

I can see your point, but I like holidays like this because it's a an agreed upon time when A LOT of people relax and do stuff they want. Anyone can take a week vacation, but what are the chances that everyone in your family is also doing so and meeting for dinner on some random night? It's nice when society has traditional days for things like this--it simplifies the organization :)

I guess I should mention that I really like Christmas, I like getting together with my family, and the time is full of good childhood memories.

OICW
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November 2003
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Getting together etc. is good. I even can stand presents (though I hate when somebody asks me what I wish, because there's nothing they could give me...). But when I knew that Christmas are coming on the first of november, I became very, very disappointed.

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Kikaru
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Two points: 1) Jesus was not myth, He really did live. 2) Easter is when He came back to life, not when He died. He died on Good Friday. ;)

OICW
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Onewing
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August 2005
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I don't see why you need a mythical entity's death as an excuse to relax and do stuff you want.

Don't forget "Talk like a Pirate Day!" That's a holiday...right?

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gnolam
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Strange. I'm seeing a correlation between religion and IE use on this site.

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Neil Walker
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1) Jesus was not myth, He really did live.

Are you sure, it was a long time ago. I don't even know if my great great grand-mother really existed.

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Onewing
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I'm seeing a correlation between religion and IE use on this site.

Hopefully you mean religion as in Christianity, because then we'd have a lot of Christian guests. :P

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FuriousOrange
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June 2006
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Richard Phipps said:

A lot of Pagan traditions here in the UK were absorbed into Christianity anyway. So really we are celebrating Paganism.

Like stripping naked and frollicking in the snow. That wasn't blue paint those darned pagans were wearing :o

HardTranceFan
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June 2006
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For those lamenting the commercialisation of Christmas :
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OICW
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November 2003
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Ouch, I didn't get half of the stuff...

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23yrold3yrold
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Strange. I'm seeing a correlation between religion and IE use on this site.

Using Firefox, so so much for that. :P

Anyway, aside from me being a Christian, I agree with all points. Christmas is just a month of commercialized stress; bleh. :P

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