Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I think I tried to hang on to Santa a bit longer than was healthy.
It's so ingrained culturally that (apparently) when I was very little I did think there was a Santa (even though my presents all came from my parents or siblings). Of course, that may be because my workaholic Dad did most of his shopping on Christmas Eve and so a whole bunch got added overnight. My mom used the new present under the tree each day method.
What's "Christmas chauvinism"?
I think it's where everyone is bludgeoned with the music, decorations and general celebrating, etc. regardless of whether they want to participate or not.
Today wasn't onerous task day, but I have been an onerous task NINJA at work. These tasks, I'm shoving their faces in the snow and demanding to know who their daddy is.
What's "Christmas chauvinism"?
It is... something I think I just made up? Just my way of expressing my feelings about the tyranny of the Christmas culture. The lack of empathy or understanding of other cultures that don't celebrate Christmas, the thinking that not celebrating Christmas is an affront to the sanctity of childhood, humanity, and the american way.
But then I am a Scrooge, so feel free to disregard...
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I think it's where everyone is bludgeoned with the music, decorations and general celebrating, etc. regardless of whether they want to participate or not.
Yes, this!
I wonder when the next Onerous Task day is?
I didn't set one. I wondered whether we should (a) do it before xmas; or (b) after the holidays; or (c) just let the random date selector decide.
What say you, Natterinos?
But then I am a Scrooge, so feel free to disregard...
You don't like Valentine's Day either. I suspect you'd stab Arbor Day in the heart given half a chance.
Let the date selector decide? No need to procrastinate on selecting a date, since people don't have to task if they don't want to.
I wonder how much of that ignorance can be tied to Christmas being so secularized over the years
I think that's primarily it.
And that it's primarily a christian country. I think (and could be wrong) that a lot of people who are sort of vaguely christian think Jews are just some sort of rogue sect of christianity, like mormons or something.
I love Arbor Day!
I do not like: Christmas, Valentine's, New Years Eve, St. Patrick's Day.
I do like: Arbor Day, Cinco de Mayo, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July.
WHAT ABOUT HALLOWEEN?