Christmas on a 1-10 Scale of Dumbness

JonnyPistachio

Jason P wrote:

JonnyPistachio wrote:

Oh, Im getting my wife a hammock...you know, something I can use too :P

Have you considered a bowling ball instead?

I have a rule: I don't buy her anything that can double as a weapon.

JonnyPistachio

hedonist wrote:

polaris_x wrote:

JonnyPistachio wrote:

and what a good idea after a big day of engorging ourselves. Gotta remember to check the weight limit, ha!

400 lbs when using the pro straps ... btw - it's great for more than resting and relaxing ...

Sha-wing!

hmm, Pro-straps? are these for her or the hammock?

brianlux

I give Christmas a 10 based on:

-The longevity of the holiday.
-The success of card and toy companies to cash in big time on consumerism.
-The cleverness of business to plan Christmas around what would otherwise be a fairly slow economic time.
-The opportunity for people to keep in touch and be together.

I also give it a 1 bases on:

-The holiday is based on myth.
-Consumerism is bad for the planet.
-Nature planned winter to be a time of hibernation, not hyper-consumption.
-Getting together based on real events like celebrating a birthday or anniversary or solstice would make more sense and have more meaning.

But in the spirit of getting along, I wish you all Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Years and, of course, a Joyous Mayan End-of-the-Earth Day!

polaris_x

JonnyPistachio wrote:

hmm, Pro-straps? are these for her or the hammock?

well ... that's for you to decide ...

if there was a serious question there - the pro straps are almost mandatory as it gives you way more flexibility to string it up in various spots ... the straps can hold up to 400 lbs ...

i actually bring my doublenest with me everywhere ... takes me 2 mins to hang it up and it's super comfy ...

cincybearcat

brianlux wrote:

-Getting together based on real events like celebrating a birthday or anniversary or solstice would make more sense and have more meaning.

SO whose do you choose?

It;s a big world nowadays and families are spread out.

Merry Christmas you tree killer!

brianlux

cincybearcat wrote:

brianlux wrote:

-Getting together based on real events like celebrating a birthday or anniversary or solstice would make more sense and have more meaning.

SO whose do you choose?

It;s a big world nowadays and families are spread out.

By way of the internet and in the spirit of keeping the holidays free of personal conflict, I choose you, Cincy. Merry Cincymas and Happy New Cincyear!

cincybearcat wrote:

Merry Christmas you tree killer!

You give me too much credit! I only recycle dead trees! Oh, and plant a live one each year after the holidays when the danger of ground freezing passes.

cincybearcat

brianlux wrote:

cincybearcat wrote:

brianlux wrote:

-Getting together based on real events like celebrating a birthday or anniversary or solstice would make more sense and have more meaning.

SO whose do you choose?

It;s a big world nowadays and families are spread out.

By way of the internet and in the spirit of keeping the holidays free of personal conflict, I choose you, Cincy. Merry Cincymas and Happy New Cincyear!

cincybearcat wrote:

Merry Christmas you tree killer!

You give me too much credit! I only recycle dead trees! Oh, and plant a live one each year after the holidays when the danger of ground freezing passes.

brianlux...just to be clear, you are a good egg and I'm joking about the tree killer (since our previous misunderstanding). Take care and have a Christmas at a level 10!

Cosmo

"Lights please...
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men'.
So there you have it, Charlie Brown. That's the true meaning of Christmas."
...
Even though it is taken from the Bible... at it's base is a universal hope that we, someday, come to understand that we are all one people on this planet.
...
Note: I do not consider myself as 'Christian'. I don't believe the 'Jesus Is Magic' myth. I do, however, recognize the positive message Jesus tries to teach us. I don't prescribe to the churches founded in Jesus' name... I do listen to the lessons He tries to teach me.

acutejam

Christmas tree smell - 10
Annual argument that we're missing a whole box of ornaments - 3
Thinking about everyone one by one and finding perfect gifts - 10
Driving the family around thanking friends and neighbors for all their help - 10
Collecting, cleaning, refurbishing, rebuilding bikes w/ Church dad's for less fortunate - 10
Amazon Prime "Free" shipping - 10
Egg nog and rum - 10
Carollers - 10
Walking around the neighborhood looking at lights and decorations - 10
Getting cards from distant friends and families - 10
Annual cracked crab feast - 10 (11 if a butter warmer catches a napkin or bread basket on fire!)
Chillin' with the fam for a few days, reading, eating, drinking, playin some Wii - 10
Reminiscin' about xmas's past and those no longer with us - 10
Vino - 10
Longer sets of pipe organ music at church - 10
Incense at church - 5
Midnight mass - 10
Eating christmas breakfast REALLY slow and making the kids wait to open gifts - 10
Baileys and coffee - 10
The orange in the toe of the stockings - 10
Lounging in my wife's arms on the couch watching the chaos - 10
Napping on that couch a few hours later - 10
Celebration Ale - 10
New underwear and socks for the year - 10

hedonist

acutejam wrote:

Christmas tree smell - 10
Annual argument that we're missing a whole box of ornaments - 3
Thinking about everyone one by one and finding perfect gifts - 10
Driving the family around thanking friends and neighbors for all their help - 10
Collecting, cleaning, refurbishing, rebuilding bikes w/ Church dad's for less fortunate - 10
Amazon Prime "Free" shipping - 10
Egg nog and rum - 10
Carollers - 10
Walking around the neighborhood looking at lights and decorations - 10
Getting cards from distant friends and families - 10
Annual cracked crab feast - 10 (11 if a butter warmer catches a napkin or bread basket on fire!)
Chillin' with the fam for a few days, reading, eating, drinking, playin some Wii - 10
Reminiscin' about xmas's past and those no longer with us - 10
Vino - 10
Longer sets of pipe organ music at church - 10
Incense at church - 5
Midnight mass - 10
Eating christmas breakfast REALLY slow and making the kids wait to open gifts - 10
Baileys and coffee - 10
The orange in the toe of the stockings - 10
Lounging in my wife's arms on the couch watching the chaos - 10
Napping on that couch a few hours later - 10
Celebration Ale - 10
New underwear and socks for the year - 10

Sweetness!

Hope you have a badass Christmas.

Thank you for giving me a shitload of smiles.

chadwick

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

I'll be spending Christmas laying naked by a pool in Key West at an all men's resort with a book in one hand and a beer in the other.

Because Christmas sucks.

fucking awesome.
you're the fucking boss

to god damn funny
after crying the last 20 minutes this just made me bust up

Hugh Freaking Dillon

before kids: 1
with kids: 25,000

my princesses are just so excited right now, it puts me in the spirit. I love Christmas because of the children. but let's be honest, there's nothing religious about this holiday for most people anymore. I'm agnostic, but I celebrate getting together with family and having some relax time and fun with my kids and wife.

even when I was a christian, the religious part meant almost nothing to me. mind you, I've been agnostic since I was a teenager.

I'd bet that 90% of christians go to church christmas eve out of obligation, not because they are actually celebrating anyone's "miracle" birth. and 99% of them are glad the service isn't christmas day, getting in the way of the gift unwrapping.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

I'll be spending Christmas laying naked by a pool in Key West at an all men's resort with a book in one hand and a beer in the other.

Because Christmas sucks.

I wasn't betting on the beer being in the other hand!

brianlux

cincybearcat wrote:

brianlux...just to be clear, you are a good egg and I'm joking about the tree killer (since our previous misunderstanding). Take care and have a Christmas at a level 10!

No worries my friend- I got the joke... and a good one at that! :thumbup:

Merry #10 Christmas to you too!

catefrances

brianlux wrote:

...-Nature planned winter to be a time of hibernation, not hyper-consumption....

in some parts of the world its summer now.

peacefrompaul

5 days

Still haven't gotten gifts

I'm drunk

Shit :fp:

Byrnzie

Interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brumalia
Brumalia was an ancient Roman Southern solstice festival honoring Cronus (Saturn) and Demeter (Ops), together with Bacchus, generally held on 24 November and possibly related to the ancient Greek Lenaia. The festival included drinking and merriment. The name, signifying "winter festivals", is derived from the Latin word bruma, meaning "shortest day" or even "winter". "They call them “Cronian festivals”—[1] and because of this the Church turns away from them," the Byzantine antiquarian John the Lydian, who described them in De mensibus, reported in the sixth century AD.[2]

The Brumalia was also celebrated during the space of thirty days, commencing on 24 November and ending with the "Waxing of the Light", December 25.[3] This observance was instituted by Romulus, who entertained the Senate during this time. During this feast, prophetic indications were taken of the prospects for the remaining part of the winter. According to Choricius of Gaza, Oration XIII, the festival was celebrated as late as the 6th century AD during the reign of Emperor Justinian I who otherwise persecuted paganism;[4]

It is also revived as a festival annually held by Connecticut College.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival in honour of the deity Saturn held on December 17 of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through December 23. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere that overturned Roman social norms: gambling was permitted, and masters provided table service for their slaves.[1] The poet Catullus called it "the best of days."[2]

In Roman mythology, Saturn was an agricultural deity who reigned over the world in the Golden Age, when humans enjoyed the spontaneous bounty of the earth without labor in a state of social egalitarianism. The revelries of Saturnalia were supposed to reflect the conditions of the lost mythical age, not all of them desirable. The Greek equivalent was the Kronia.

[...]Saturnalia is a festival of light leading to the winter solstice, with the abundant presence of candles symbolizing the quest for knowledge and truth.[5] The renewal of light and the coming of the new year was celebrated in the later Roman Empire at the Dies Natalis of Sol Invictus, the "Birthday of the Unconquerable Sun," on December 25.[6]

The popularity of Saturnalia continued into the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, and as the Roman Empire came under Christian rule, some of its customs may have influenced the seasonal celebrations surrounding Christmas and the New Year.

satansbed

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/fea ... 46540.html

hedonist

Byrnzie wrote:

hedonist wrote:

Oh, and as to the OP - I forgot to mention the music! Not into some of it, but I just listened to Etta James' White Christmas for the first time.

Like aural alcohol

Phil Spector's 'A Christmas Gift For You' is not bad, if that's your cup of tea.

1. White Christmas - Darlene Love
2. Frosty The Snowman - Ronettes
3. The Bells Of St. Mary - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans
4. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Crystals
5. Sleigh Ride - Ronettes
6. Marshmallow World - Darlene Love
7. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Ronettes
8. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Crystals
9. Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love
10. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers - Crystals
11. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
12. Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans
13. Silent Night - Phil Spector And Artists

I think you might dig on this. Fuck knows I did (hell, I just love Ray).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_owDUij1w
Happy Christmas to you.

rollings

Hi Byrnzie