[Fire-Babe]

I feel sorry for the next person I hear say "Put the Christ back in Christmas," "Reason for the season" or "War on Christmas." Because I'm going to go to their house and toss out their Christmas tree, Santa and reindeer decorations, and Snowmen.

It doesn't snow in the fucking desert. There aren't any pine trees, and last I checked, camels did not have antlers. A red snow suit would be incredibly impractical, also.

So I'll be happy to put the Christ back in Christmas if you give back all the symbols you fucking stole from the heathens in your mad attempt to convert us all. Kthnxbi.

[bdbdbd]

Dec 15, 2008 15:01:32 GMT -5 Fire-Babe said:

I feel sorry for the next person I hear say "Put the Christ back in Christmas,"

If you calmly and rationally explain to them that X is Christian invented shorthand for Christ from when they were persecuted they usually thank you for educating them on their history and apologize for being belligerent about something with which they had not researched..

Or they don't do that at all. I forget.

[BTR]

Besides the fact that December 25th may well have been chosen for reasons other than Christ's birthday, like the Winter Solstice and other things involving the sun.

[Batman]

Dec 15, 2008 15:26:20 GMT -5 bdbdbd said:

Or they don't do that at all. I forget.

Egg. Salt.

[BTR]

Also, Jesus was a pale European.

[Mikey]

Dec 15, 2008 15:42:53 GMT -5 BTR said:

Also, Jesus was a pale European.

Liar.

[Byrntrigan]

Did he allways look like JJ Walker from Good Times?

[salmonjunkie]

Blessed art thou. DY-NO-MITE!!!

[bdbdbd]

Dec 15, 2008 18:11:42 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

Did he allways look like JJ Walker from Good Times?

Would it be too geek to point out there was an entire episode of Good Times about JJ painting a black Jesus and people in the projects freaking out? I think he used a local whino as his model for it. I loved that show in reruns.

[Byrntrigan]

Not at all sir.

I was thinking of that when I said that. I think Good Times culturally is much bigger here in Chicago then elsewhere.

I remember watching that and Welcome Back Kotter when I was a kid on Saturday afternoons.

[Demko]

Dec 15, 2008 18:11:42 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

Did he allways look like JJ Walker from Good Times?

Does anyone else actually THINK that looks like JJ Walker from Good Times? I claim racism. You think all blacks look alike.

[creepy]

I didn't, but then again, I like the blacks (it's those fucking Jews I can't stand).

Why are we talking about JJ Walker? Christ is the reason for the season, people!

[Fire-Babe]

Indeed, Creepy.

I'll be stopping by to pick up your tree and Santas. How does 2pm work for you?

[Concrete TG]

would you like the leftover bunny rabbits from Easter if you're packing up misplaced symbolisms?

[Fire-Babe]

Yes, but that rant doesn't come 'til March or April. Why? Because they use the phases of the moon and the vernal equinox to determine THAT!

Especially if they are chocolate bunny ears.

[Road Warrior Shark]

I'm not usually into the whole decorate-the-house-for-Christmas thing, but i will this year to annoy Fire..

[The Jewish Cunthead]

[Fire-Babe]

Dec 16, 2008 18:04:49 GMT -5 Road Warrior Shark said:

I'm not usually into the whole decorate-the-house-for-Christmas thing, but i will this year to annoy Fire..

You just know you're safe because I'm not allowed in Texas.

[Eric O'Mac]

I would tell Fire to fucking worry about her own religion - but this thread is gold.

Continue.

[Fire-Babe]

That's kind of the point, Eric

[Ryan]

adding a little Christopher Hitchens action to this thread

I pretty much agree with this man on anything conceivable.

[creepy]

Dec 16, 2008 8:39:19 GMT -5 Fire-Babe said:

Indeed, Creepy.

I'll be stopping by to pick up your tree and Santas. How does 2pm work for you?

Missed it. But if you'd like to reschedule our War on Christmas, then let me know.

[Batman]

Dec 16, 2008 23:08:44 GMT -5 Ryan said:

adding a little Christopher Hitchens action to this thread

I pretty much agree with this man on anything conceivable.

Oh, fuck the both of you.

I don't care if it's 'cause you're afraid that Jesus can't take the competition like the "put the Christ back" freaks, or if it's 'cause you're just a hateful spite-filled humbug like you and Hitchens.

It's all the same to me: if you're not down with Santa Claus, you can go straight to hell.

[Fire-Babe]

I love the Santa.

Creepy, if you aren't the 1/2% of Christians cowering in fear over the War on Christmas, starting in about mid-October when the decorations come out and the carols start on the radio (as they do up here, anyway), then I don't care what you decorate with. I got no issue with the remaining 99.5%, except they should take the microphones and television cameras away from the other.5%.

[Ryan]

Santa is annoying but he's not the main annoyance. The main annoyance is the sudden Jesus imagery and music (among other religious stuff) that seems to be fucking everywhere during this month. One one hand it's like, okay, I don't believe this guy did half the stuff some people believe he did, but I'm fine with people celebrating it, but if religion is supposed to be a private thing, keep it private. Donate to charity, for instance. You can't tell me Jesus didn't tell us to help the unfortunate.

Anyway I don't want to get in a huge thing with this. I have no problems with people's personal beliefs at all. But mass propaganda-like images and music, suddenly appearing in one month, to never be heard from in the other eleven? Annoying.