Merry Christmas!

Edit history:

illuminated: 2005-12-23 05:18:52 am

2005-12-23 05:17:09 am

Last Christmas I gave you my heart
The very next day you gave it away

Well, trying to lighten the mood here. :-/

C'mon, who wants to sing the next verse?

MissileWaster

2005-12-23 05:57:17 am

Quote:

You're lying.... And how the fuck did this get from Christmas to porn? Oh god, I sense deleted posts....

Actually, it went from Christmas to whatever everyone was talking about, then I came and tried to bring it back to Christmas and then they went to porn.

I am the king of run-on sentences!

7 0 x 7

2005-12-23 06:35:44 am

ouch!

Quote:

http://www.opm.gov/fedhol/2005.asp
Christmas Day is a US holiday. So why is "Merry Christmas" politically incorrect.
http://apps.opm.gov/events/display.cfm?RecordID=63
The US government also recognizes Christmas Day as a holy day for one particular religion.
Going with the idea of a holiday tree, the new holiday should not be Christmas Day, but Holiday Day so as not to offend anyone. Only three more days until Holiday Day.

So for those of you who don't live in the US, Merry Christmas. For those of you who do, Happy Hypocrite day.

omg i hate being politically correct, i am as non politically correct as possible when possible because it makes me sick that people think poeple are gonna have their feelings hurt if you call them short instead of calling them virtically challenge... this is rediculous. Morality continues to decline while political correctness rises... we are living in a bizarr and screwed up world.

Merry Christmas!!!

7 0 x 7

2005-12-23 06:40:27 am

ouch!

Quote:

This is an automated message. Please do not reply.

Your topic name has been deemed "politically incorrect". As such, it will be deleted, pending review, and you will receive a notice in the mail regarding a possible lawsuit. kthxbai.

[/rant mode]

I am so sick of the politically correct BS that surrounds the silly season. You can't even say merry Christmas because someone might take offense. Aren't we being just a little pre-emptive?

Ive said merry christmas to lots of poeple while shopping ( cashiers and what not) and the usuall response is "thanks, you too!" never have i gotten a "omg! im jewish bitch!!!" so as far as im concerned it is more offensive for someone to say happy holidays... either say happy hanika<sp> or merry christmas or whatever you celebrate...

StrangenessDSS

Edit history:

StrangenessDSS: 2005-12-23 07:38:37 am

2005-12-23 07:37:05 am

Sleeping Terror

I've never yet heard anyone say that "Merry Christmas" shouldn't be said - at least, not in person. Only on the news. So I think it's a pretty rare sentiment.

I am rather amused at the number of vocal Christians worried about defending a holiday which has much stronger Pagan roots than Christian ones... it wasn't always this way! Christian fundamentalists banned Christmas in Boston once, you know.

Radix

2005-12-23 07:42:02 am

I'm addicted to games

ok i'm drunk but this still isn't gaming relate.d storry everyone.

StrangenessDSS

Edit history:

StrangenessDSS: 2005-12-23 07:57:47 am

2005-12-23 07:56:36 am

Sleeping Terror

Radix said I could unlock this 'cause I liked it and he's drunk. So feel free to continue.

(Oh, and if this needs pointing out... I have no problem with an emotional discussion, but I don't want to see any flaming of other users here.)

slYnki

2005-12-23 08:04:09 am

XXY

Quote:

I am rather amused at the number of vocal Christians worried about defending a holiday which has much stronger Pagan roots than Christian ones... it wasn't always this way! Christian fundamentalists banned Christmas in Boston once, you know.

Did they also set up anti-aircraft guns to pick off Santa's sleigh if it came near Boston?

Gibbatizer

2005-12-23 08:22:00 am

I say christmas ends the year people decide and expect your old enough to start buying them gifts...
It probably starts up again when you actually have money to buy them things...

Nemo

2005-12-23 10:55:01 am

I love YaBB 1G - SP1!

i didnt said anything until now, so i will continue saying:

Merry Christmas everybody on SDA! and Happy Holidays!

now you can go on.

Sir VG

2005-12-23 11:27:41 am

Fucking Weeaboo

Quote:

Did they also set up anti-aircraft guns to pick off Santa's sleigh if it came near Boston?

If they were anti-Christmas at one point, they'd be PRAISING Santa, since he's not suppose to have anything to do with Christmas.

BTW, yearly reminder of www.noradsanta.com

Where's Santa?!

StuporMan

2005-12-23 11:39:40 am

Stupor is as Stupor Does

Ok I think I have been misunderstood.

I think I am actually in agreement with Sir_VG. I think we were arguing two sides of the same arguement. The first amendment has been interpreted by some to mean that people have a right not to hear what they do not want to hear. I think people in the country have become too quick to be offended. I was not attacking anyone on this board or elsewhere. I was attacking the idea that my comfort is more important than your right to practice what you believe and to talk about those beliefs. There is a very big difference between attacking people and attacking dangerous ideas.

My rant was also not about defending a holiday with pagan roots either StrangenessDSS. The fact that the Catholic Church chose to coincide the celebration of the Birth of Christ with a pagan solstice celebration doesn't change what it means to me. I just want the right to celebrate openly, just as you have the right to not celebrate openly.

I could not care less if you celebrate Christmas in its current form or not. I DO care that the first amendment has been misinterpreted to mean that I cannot express my religious beliefs. The fact I believe in one thing and you don't does not mean I shouldn't share my beliefs with you. My sharing is not forcing you to believe what I believe. My sharing is not shoving my beliefs down you throat. You have a right to believe or not believe anything you want. You have the right to disagree.

I DO care that not offending people has become more important than discussion between differing groups. This only promotes isolation and hatred due to ignorance and fear. I don't hate people who don't celebrate Christmas. I don't hate people who want to take away my right to celebrate Christmas. I think people have some weird impression that disagreeing with someone means I do not like them. I disagree with my wife all the time, I still love her and she still loves me.

I DO care that my last post was done with a bit of anger, and for that I apologize. I did not express myself well and gave the wrong impression. The people I am mad at are my fellow Christians. We tend to either be too timid or too bull-headed. We are too worried about offending people to share with them about a God who loves them enough to die for them, and we are too bull-headed about making people live up to a moral standard we ourselves cannot live up to (That is kinda the point of Christianity BTW, no one can live up to the standard). I fear I erred too far on the bull-headed side of the fence and I apologize for that.

All I was trying to say is that we are too concerned with everyone feeling comfortable in this country. I would rather people be able to share what they believe, whatever that may be, than be too afraid to make someone feel uncomfortable. Go out an share what you believe today and have a Merry Christmas!

StuporMan

Ok I think I have been misunderstood.

I think I am actually in agreement with Sir_VG. I think we were arguing two sides of the same arguement.  The first amendment has been interpreted by some to mean that people have a right not to hear what they do not want to hear. I think people in the country have become too quick to be offended. I was not attacking anyone on this board or elsewhere. I was attacking the idea that my comfort is more important than your right to practice what you believe and to talk about those beliefs. There is a very big difference between attacking people and attacking dangerous ideas.

My rant was also not about defending a holiday with pagan roots either StrangenessDSS. The fact that the Catholic Church chose to coincide the celebration of the Birth of Christ with a pagan solstice celebration doesn't change what it means to me. I just want the right to celebrate openly, just as you have the right to not celebrate openly.

I could not care less if you celebrate Christmas in its current form or not.  I DO care that the first amendment has been misinterpreted to mean that I cannot express my religious beliefs. The fact I believe in one thing and you don't does not mean I shouldn't share my beliefs with you.  My sharing is not forcing you to believe what I believe.  My sharing is not shoving my beliefs down you throat.  You have a right to believe or not believe anything you want.  You have the right to disagree.

I DO care that not offending people has become more important than discussion between differing groups. This only promotes isolation and hatred due to ignorance and fear. I don't hate people who don't celebrate Christmas. I don't hate people who want to take away my right to celebrate Christmas. I think people have some weird impression that disagreeing with someone means I do not like them.  I disagree with my wife all the time, I still love her and she still loves me.

I DO care that my last post was done with a bit of anger, and for that I apologize.  I did not express myself well and gave the wrong impression. The people I am mad at are my fellow Christians. We tend to either be too timid or too bull-headed. We are too worried about offending people to share with them about a God who loves them enough to die for them, and we are too bull-headed about making people live up to a moral standard we ourselves cannot live up to (That is kinda the point of Christianity BTW, no one can live up to the standard). I fear I erred too far on the bull-headed side of the fence and I apologize for that.

All I was trying to say is that we are too concerned with everyone feeling comfortable in this country. I would rather people be able to share what they believe, whatever that may be, than be too afraid to make someone feel uncomfortable. Go out an share what you believe today and have a Merry Christmas!

StuporMan

Nikuvilin

2005-12-23 03:44:28 pm

DMC3,ZOE2 and Xenosaga 2.  Am I crazy?

I`ll be getting lots of PSP games and a few PS2 games.

Merry Christmas everyone!

DAMURDOC

2005-12-23 04:48:22 pm

The BaldurManiac

Quote:

I`ll be getting lots of PSP games and a few PS2 games.

Merry Christmas everyone!

ooH? i tough the psp was a portable movie player.

Didn't know it could play games too!

illuminated

2005-12-23 05:23:33 pm

IT PLAYS GAMES?

Sir VG

2005-12-23 07:02:06 pm

Fucking Weeaboo

...there ARE games?

Yoshi348

2005-12-23 09:02:49 pm

dinosaur from the past

Quote:

ok i'm drunk but this still isn't gaming relate.d storry everyone.

Holy crap... now I REALLY am never going to touch an alcholic drink in my life.

darkwasabi

2005-12-23 09:12:40 pm

King of hearts

Quote:

ok i'm drunk but this still isn't gaming relate.d storry everyone.

Surprisingly, the punctuation (apostrophes, period at the end) was correct. Made me lol.

MissileWaster

2005-12-23 09:15:47 pm

Quote:

ok i'm drunk but this still isn't gaming relate.d storry everyone.

Merry Christmas drunk Radix!

Now you will have to go to elementary schools and tell kids of the dangers of drinking and posting.

darkwasabi

2005-12-23 09:22:44 pm

King of hearts

I'm sooo tempted to make that my sig, but I'm worried it would piss him off. At least he's in the Christmas spirit. :cheers:

MissileWaster

Edit history:

MissileWaster: 2005-12-23 09:48:34 pm

2005-12-23 09:38:20 pm

Just put it in until he sobers up and doesn't have a hangover.

Edit: Wait a minute...that sounded dirty.

Pweisger

2005-12-24 07:34:10 am

PwNzRd!

Aren't we forgetting the Wookiee's Life Day? C'mon people, let's not be biased, and embrace all religions.

7 0 x 7

2005-12-25 04:43:21 am

ouch!

Quote:

Radix said I could unlock this 'cause I liked it and he's drunk. So feel free to continue.

(Oh, and if this needs pointing out... I have no problem with an emotional discussion, but I don't want to see any flaming of other users here.)

he wanted to lock a Christmas thread hahahahaha, how much more of a Scrooge can you get. Granted he was or stiill is drunk, i wont hold it against him haha. but that is still pretty funny/

slYnki

2005-12-25 04:53:05 am

XXY

Mario_Mario, just be quiet Wink

Anyways, since where I am it's like 2 hours away from officially being Christmas, I think it's safe to say Merry Christmas to everyone. Hope you have fun opening your presents and what not o.o;

I'd play you all jingle bells on my guitar, but..... yeah Sad

Merry Christmas everyone.

Sir VG

2005-12-25 05:20:40 am

Fucking Weeaboo

Norad has tracked Santa into the US. Hey New Yorkers, look up!