Christmas blows. I used to hate Thanksgiving, because I never had anything to give thanks for, other than what our ancestors put over on the natives. Thanksgiving has become to mean the day my relatives get together and proclaim how much more they've accomplished than me. But now Christmas is worse. These same relatives show up with gifts of which worth I can't reciprocate, reinforcing the Thanksgiving complex. When the Wise Men gave baby Jesus gold, frankincense, an mur, did they expect Mary an Joseph to give them fancy robes? No, they weren't even expecting new socks. And what's up with the mur? I've always wondered about that: "What are you giving the Baby Jesus Abishia?" I've decided to present him with gold, what are you giving?" "I've have a delectable sample of frankincense. I'm sure He will love it. What about you, Baalim?" "Uh, what? We're leaving today? Well, let's see, I've got .... I ... Hey, here's some mur ... Yeah mur, that's the ticket" According to the Bible Jesus died for our sins. We celebrate his birthday by feeding the corporate machine that is slowing consuming us. I have a sweatshirt my wife picked up at a yard sale that says "Most people fix things with duct tape, God used nails." Maybe He should have used drywall screws.
Jesus fucking christ. There should be an official I hate christmas thread where you people can confine your holiday-hatred to so those of us who happen to love the holidays (shopping for other people, cooking, baking, time with family etc YAY!) don't have to read this humbug, anti-consumerist crap. If your'e really that anti-presents then why the fuck don't you not get anyone anything, sell all your stuff and go live in the goddamn wilds and myrrh is an incense and yes, I'm having a bad fucking day
I think most people just enjoy getting together with their families and exchanging gifts as a sign of appreciation. Most of us aren't as concerned about the corporate devil swallowing our souls and just enjoy a day of generousity to our families and friends and get a little trinket for ourselves too. If you don't like your family or gifts Christmas probably isn't for you. Have you thought about the Fourth Of July? You get to blow up a little bit of America.
Christmas in Japan is better. They took the trees and presents and commercialism and let the religious connotation go by the wayside. I'm not Christian, so I'm one of the many that enjoys Christmas as a secular holiday, and it doesn't make it any less fun. It's a commercial holiday for a commercial culture.
yeah! like that other asshole sorry... anti-xmas people have been surrounding me today and bombarding me with why xmas sucks, and I'm so psyched for the holidays this year, it's just really pissy
I'm not religious at all, but I think taking a few days out a year to spend some time with family and have a little holiday is kosher.
google n salaki [sp] are frankensense n myrr ....they are tree resins and i got some here ......anyway santas an asshole ....
Twas the week before Christmas And all through the forums We sought to escape all the sickening decorum. Each poster was slunk in his chair full of gloom For his good-for-nothing relatives were in the next room. All at once on the roof There arose such a rucus That I turned in my chair and said "Hey! What the heck was that?"
Well I Googled frankincense, I wanted to spell it with a c ... How many ways are there to spell myrr? Myrrrh? I looked it up, it's myrrh. but if it's an incense (actually the definition is fragrance) and frankincense is is an incense (fragrance), wouldn't one of them be obliged to exchange it? Did they give receipts in those days? Would Mary bother walking all the way back to town, or just put one back to give to someone else next year? Well I had to try to get somebody's goat, I was wondering where everyone was. Figured you were all at WalMart Those names for the wise men? I actually looked in the Bible for those ... I'm really sorry you've had such a tough day Ihmurria. Didn't actually mean to upset you more, if I was serious I wouldn't have posted this in Random Thoughts. And in true form of my username I do enjoy time with the family, esp the members who drink Also enjoy the long vacation. However the cooking and baking spiels I suppose are better left to the wife. And me, shopping for other people? Yeah, hehe. Actually the 4th is my favorite holiday
