HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

haha, this doesn't belong here. I just got done watching Lewis Black's christmas special. They asked a priest about the church taking over a pagan holiday and calling it a christian holiday and he acted like it was just a coincidence.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend, very happy to sleep in tomorrow!

who the heck says happy Christmas.

its "merry Christmas" where i come from and "happy new year"

"Merry New Year" if you are an Eddie Murphy fan   

I haven't seen the Eddie Murphy bit, but "Merry New Year" does kinda have a nice ring to it.

Quote from: gregvhen on January 05, 2010, 09:41:05 AM
who the heck says happy Christmas.

It's an Australian thing.

I bunch of years ago when people started saying it, and small decorative signs came out with it on, I thought it was a passing fad.

I prefer either a nondescript "Seasons Greetings" or "Happy Solstice". And I do get a chuckle out of the term "Gift Day".

When wished a New year greeting I thank the person but do not reciprocate. To me... cue bah-humbug music... it's simply another day not any different or special than the one before it. It makes no sense - curse my Vulcan logic - to celebrate a day in a Made Up calendar. What if the calendar has been started two weeks later? We'd celebrate That day instead. Would make more sense to celebrate the Solstice as a new year as there is a Physical Reasoning behind it in the Earth's cycles. Speaking of calendars...

So the Mayan one ends in 2012. Well...

Our calendar ends every year. But we don't lose sleep over it.  

Of course, due to our arbitrary use of a 7 day week VS the number of days in the year, our calendar changes one day off each year. Throw in leap year and the result is, our entire calendar system has a 6 year cycle. So Monday was the 4th of January. The 4th of January will not fall on a Monday for another six years - 2016.

Michael

Quote from: tt_four on January 05, 2010, 10:37:06 AM
I haven't seen the Eddie Murphy bit, but "Merry New Year" does kinda have a nice ring to it.

From "Trading Places".  Made before my day but still hilarious.  "Beef jerky?"

-Jessie

Ah ha lah hah laaaaaahhhh..... beef jerky time!

Want some beef jerky?

Michael

Well, You guys know that "merry" implys that there will be drinking involved.  A Happy Christmas didn't come to be until the 19th century by the Methodist who wanted to seperate themselves from everyone and return Christmas back to a pure and spiritual event.

Also, Merry Christmas and a Happy New year came from some admiral in a letter somewhere in the 16th century.

Of course let us not forget the reason for this season!

Mary

GAAHH, I'm just happy it's over. 

i dont think this post is really sposed to last this long. im sorry i brought it back up.