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.
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Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
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.
quester - Dec 14, 2010 1:25:23 pm PST #11075 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
shrift - Dec 14, 2010 1:27:41 pm PST #11076 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
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.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 14, 2010 1:31:26 pm PST #11077 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
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...
Edit:
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!
DavidS - Dec 14, 2010 1:31:57 pm PST #11078 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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?
DavidS - Dec 14, 2010 1:32:35 pm PST #11079 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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.
bon bon - Dec 14, 2010 1:33:47 pm PST #11080 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
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.
Allyson - Dec 14, 2010 1:33:50 pm PST #11081 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
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.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 14, 2010 1:34:43 pm PST #11082 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
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.
Allyson - Dec 14, 2010 1:35:05 pm PST #11083 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
WHAT ABOUT HALLOWEEN?
Dana - Dec 14, 2010 1:35:20 pm PST #11084 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Unless they are invisible ones in the box, right?
But if they're invisible on the box long enough, they become non-strangers. It works out well.