It's Personal...

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:46 am

Best list I could find at the moment.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:17 am

Ted the Flayer wrote:

So that's what my cat's been thinking all these years...

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:22 pm

I got this in an email today:

I will be making a conscious effort to wish everyone
a Merry Christmas this year...
My way of saying that I am celebrating
the birth Of Jesus Christ.
So, I am asking my email buddies,
if you agree with me,
to please do the same.
And if you'll pass this on to
your email buddies, and so on...
maybe we can prevent one more
tradition from being lost in the sea of
"Political Correctness".

It came from a chick I know at my social skills group, who apparently sent this out to everyone there.

I, in the spirit of the season, sent this back as a reply. With everyone else CC'd.

I wrote:Actually, Chirstmas is a pagan festival holiday that was originally celebrated to keep away the cold and ensure that people had plenty to eat during the winter. Then the Roman's came and made it an offical state holiday celebrating the "birth" of Christ... even though there is no historical or even biblical evidence for the exact day or month of the birth of Jesus. They did this to ensure that any not-yet-converted heathens would more readily accept the new state religion - Christianity - by incorporating elements from various pagan and heathen religons. This is why God looks like Zeus.

Anyway, nowadays Christmas has lost any meaning whatsoever, as it is now a completely commercialized affair that is now marked by rampant shopping, advertising that takes place earlier each year, bad Lifetime and Hallmark movies, children, people who don't realize that Chirstmas isn't a Christian holiday, and music that could strangle a goat playing over and over and over and over and over and over.

So, in short, thank you for wishing upon me all of these things. Truly.

What a wonderful season.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:52 pm

I like pointing out that Christmas is a rather Satanic holiday. It wraps the biggest sins all up in one pretty package. People fuck like rabbits and imagine doing so with mythical figures such as Santa, hot elves, and Mrs Claus (lust). They eat far more than needed, up to amounts that could easily feed at least an extra family (gluttony). They try to outdo others in gift giving, obsess about what they want and think about how others got better gifts (pride, avarice and envy). They beat each other senseless trying to obtain said presents (wrath) and feel like doing nothing (sloth). More over, they focus on a fat guy more than the deity whose birthday it's supposed to be (first commandment).

Sadly, the last Christian I pointed that out to doesn't celebrate Christmas anyway...

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:09 am

Call me old fashioned, but I find it terrifying that the sun is going away, and we should make blood sacrifices to ensure it comes back.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:07 am

Actually, Christmas was rescheduled to coincide with Saturnalia by the Christians before the Roman Empire converted, so they could hide the fact that they were having a religious party by scheduling it when everyone else was having theirs. Point stands, though.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:01 pm

I'm leaving in just a few minutes for my mom's, but before I go, I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Whatever-the-hell-you're-celebrating! Stay safe, warm (or cool for you southern hemispherians), drama-free, and have fun.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:00 am

Well, this has been a weird weekend for introspection...

Allright. I'm a pretty nice guy. I know folks say that, but I make an effort to be. I like teaching people new things. We got a new guy at work. I got assigned to show him around and teach him some of the stuff because, well, I'm patient with people just learning). I'm pretty patient with people in general.

But some family members, some co-workers, appear to take it for granted. And on the rare occasions I get angry/annoyed/perturbed enough to bring something up, they can't quite believe that this is really, truly bothering me. Usually when I get angry, I end up screaming because they act as if I'm not really angry, which sets me off even more; I'm working on that. There's a few other bits--a lot of folks in my social life just discount me when I mention I know how to do something in a better way.

Also, I'm tired of people interrupting me when I'm talking. This is a thing which happens to me kind of often.

So I decided I'm going to start calling people on this. Not shouting, just pointing it out and asking them to stop. I've already had the conversation with a handful of people, it's earned an apology and seems to be working.

On the other hand, if I'm going to demand more consideration from other people, then I'll have to give some, too, in little ways.

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:55 pm

I make it a point to not be a nice guy. If I seem altruistic it is because I am benefitting directly in some way. But I make it clear I sacrifice for no one but myself. And I would never work hard unless I benefit from it.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:09 am

I am not very altruistic myself, but if someone is offering me good shit because they want to be nice, then I will take that shit and lap it up like a thirsty whore.

I hope that came out sounding as good as it did in my head. I'm a bit high right now.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:16 am

If by altruism you mean "going out of your way to help others," then I'm not that altruistic, but if you mean "help others when you can" then I am.

I don't consider myself a good person, but I do consider myself a decent person.

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:34 am

I don't consider myself a good person, and don't consider being a "good person" to be a priority over food, shelter, and mating partners. Maybe if I had everything I'd be a nice person, but until then I got bills to pay and you don't pay them by helping out for free.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:24 am

I love my daughter. It's apparently family tradition in my wife's house to open 1 present the night before christmas.

We let our oldest daughter open a present and it was the entire series of Magic school bus on dvd. She's been loving the books based on the shows. When she realized that these were only a cartoon and not a whole bunch of the Bus books she was a little less excited. She's a girl after my heart*.

*She's always a girl after my heart but icing on the cake and all that.

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 4:19 am

Cynic wrote:the books based on the shows

I just died a little inside.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:35 am

They aren't really that bad. It's one of the better attempts at introducing kids to science and logical thinking.

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:04 am

For my fellow poo-flinging monkeys.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:20 am

Over at Toys R Us, we had a sale, yesterday and today only, on the Nerf Stampede, also known as "The full auto nerf gun." It was 50% off, making a typically $50 gun much more affordable. It occurred to me earlier that I'd gotten Christmas Money already. So with 15 minutes to close, I ran down to make a last minute purchase.

Big Fucking (Nerf) Gun acquired.

Korgan0 · Post by **Korgan0** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:57 am

Cynic wrote:They aren't really that bad. It's one of the better attempts at introducing kids to science and logical thinking.

The books came first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_School_Bus

Korgan0 · Post by **Korgan0** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:58 am

Cynic wrote:They aren't really that bad. It's one of the better attempts at introducing kids to science and logical thinking.

The books came first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_School_Bus

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:02 pm

Korgan0 wrote:
Cynic wrote:They aren't really that bad. It's one of the better attempts at introducing kids to science and logical thinking.
The books came first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_School_Bus

Oh, that's actually pretty cool. I was wrong for once and someone pointed it out. It's a Christmas miracle!

from an email sent by an Irish* friend-turned-frothing-christian: Happy Christmas everyone and to all you grinches/non-christians, I"m just asking you to join us in celebrating baby Jesus' birth.

*Since they are one of the few weird countries that still say "Happy christmas."

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:24 pm

The books are great. I wasn't bashing them at all. But that was like saying that the Winnie the Pooh books are based on the Disney cartoon.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:32 pm

I realize now. But, again, totally didn't realize that fact before.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:52 am

I got quite a lot of money today as gift(s) from people(s). After a lot of thought, I've finally decided that I am going to by the Takara Encore Reissue of Fortress Maximus, and make it an idol/fetish that I will worship so as to increase my sexual performance and grades in college.

I was torn for a while between getting Fort Max, or doing something cool like going to LegoLand or buying a Howitzer to scare trees with. Ultimately, it was the fact that Fort has a giant red dot on his crotch, and that just spoke to me in a way that no giant red crotch dot has before.

So, now I just have to hold in my carnal urges and put off going to classes until April of next year, as that will be when my Giant Red Crotch Dot God(TM) arrives fills my life with dotty goodness.

...God, I need to get out more.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a merry Giftmas, and a hope y'all have a very tipsy New Year.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:21 am

Why not visit LegoLand with a giant red dot on your crotch? Or buy a howlitzer, give a suggestive bulge or detailing between the wheels, and paint a giant red dot on that?