Official Bah! Humbug! thread

[shadowknows69]

Chime in here if you're really sick of having a state sponsored christian holiday shoved in our face every year.

[FogerRox]

1. I'm driving a taxi all day

[shadowknows69]

2. Ouch, I can definitely relate to that.

Driven one on many a holiday myself. May your tips be generous. B-)

[FogerRox]

31. It was actually busy most of the day, I drive an airport mnivan

All but one customer was great. Best to you are yours.

[demnan]

3. I don't mind the day off

but I believe all these Republicans in the work place where it isn't proper saying "Merry Christmas" should be boiled in their own pudding with a stake of Holly through their hearts. The correct saluation in the workplace is "Happy Holidays"

One of my idiot co-workers told a Muslim woman who works with us, "Merry Christmas". This lady wears a veil so there is no question she isn't Christian. Now that shit goes a little too far. How embarassing (The Muslim lady handled it very gracefully, I must say).

[Zhade]

37. I prefer "Reason's Greetings" and "Merry Giftmas", personally.

NT!

[Sultana]

42. WTF is wrong w/ saying Merry Christmas

I wish my Muslim friends "Eid Mubarak" during the Eid festivals (and I am not even Muslim). :shrug:

[Breeze54]

4. Ah -- sHhhadduhup! My day hasn't even started yet...give us a break!

:hug:

We have a right to PHARTY!! :party:

And PAHRTY we will!! AAAAAAaaaLLLLLL DAY!!!! :P

[shadowknows69]

6. Ummm...........Humbug

So, there! :P

[Mist]

5. Since I'm a pagan, I view all the evergreens and green and red decorations

as Yuletide celebration.

[shadowknows69]

8. ditto that

But I get sick of the ignorance. THOSE ARE OUR HOLIDAY TREES! Far as I know, only tree Jesus was associated with was the one they nailed him to.

[ThomWV]

7. We ignored it this year, no tree, no presents, nothing. Nicest Christmas I've ever had.

[shadowknows69]

9. I admit, I celebrate with my wife for her benefit

But I make her give me at least one present on solstice. B-)

[Breeze54]

20. WTF?? ~ 20 lashes with a wet noodle!

You should be ASHAMED!!!!! :P

How dare you? Etc,etc, etc...

See 'chastizing' page 57, column 3 ;)

[Zhade]

38. Wow, I read that as "we IGNITED it this year..."

:rofl:

[Vinca]

10. So far so good. Slept in, it isn't "merry, merry" on Washington Journal,

and I have yet to see one film clip of soldiers in Iraq wearing Santa hats and wishing us all a Merry Christmas. But, I'm sure it will happen. And the "feel good" stories about people feeding the hungry and giving blankets to the homeless, then patting themselves on the back for giving up their cozy McMansion for a couple of hours. Jeez, I hate Christmas.

[donsu]

19. re: W.J. - they had Frank Luntz on for about an hr. I'd call him an actor

but don't want to give actors a bad name. so pretender will do. he pretends not to be a propagandist.

he didn't want any callers to say anything bad about anyone because its xmas.

many callers sounded tired of all the corruption crap by neo cons and disregarded Frank's plea.

he tried to take charge of the time he was on and the host kinda let him at first but pulled himself together and cooled down Frank a little.

[Skittles]

33. yup, jumping on the compassion bandwagon

only to promptly jump off right after Christmas :puke:

[rox63]

11. I'd be fine without the whole Christmas season

Yeah, I'm cooking a special dinner for my family, and there are gifts and a decorated tree here. But I will be so glad to see all the commercial trappings of the holiday go away. Every time I go to the drugstore to pick up a prescription, every time I go to the supermarket to buy groceries, it is forcefully shoved in my face. My remaining relatives (Mom and brother) don't go to any sort of church. My bro is a pagan, and Mom's never been religious. Me, I'm a recovering ex-Catholic. We will have some of the holiday traditions today. But I'd be just as happy to send the money spent on gifts to a worthy cause to help less fortunate people.

[Perry Logan]

12. Take heart, comrades. Christmas will soon be crushed beneath the treads of our tanks.

[shadowknows69]

13. Good tidings of successful skirmishes from General Logan

Victory shall be ours!!!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

14. thank you, thank you, thank you!

Happy Winter Solstice!

[rasputin1952]

15. I think that should be for ALL holdays...

Let's do away with all of them, July 4th, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, President's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving 9especially the day after Thanksgiving). No more discussion of the vernal equinox, no more talk of Hanukkah, Ramadan, let's get all religious and secular "holidays off the public mind. No more reflections about how things "should" be, no more thoughts about what affects deeply, so many, so often.

Let's also make sure that those who have to work on this day, get paid their normal wage, no special perks, no Holiday Pay, nothing, zip, zilch.

Let us all take the path Scrooge took, one less piece of coal for the fire, one less piece of bread, one less thought about a little comfort.

One need not be "religious" to enjoy the day, one need not be "religious" to appreciate a day off, a change from the normal routine. It does no harm, one can take or reject the day as they see fit. Perhaps, if we took just a moment to just try and harmonize with those around us, we might get a little more done, we might understand what brings us together, rather than shove us apart.

Just a thought.

[shadowknows69]

16. Fine, call it Corporate Gifting Day

"Capitalism Now! Day" or "Give peace a chance" day. Take Christ out of my fucking country once and for all. BAH HUMBUG!!!!

[rasputin1952]

18. That creates another holiday...

:(

Get rid of it all, especially to the god of greed so loved by corporations and individuals.

Lighten up...for Pete's sake...find something positive you can enjoy...:)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. We've been festively ignoring it for years. It seems the only Christian thing to do.

[Breeze54]

23. How do you celebrate LOVE? and when? Any gaity?

:shrug:

Any party's? festival uprisings? How?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. Here's one way we do.

http://kiva.org/

[donsu]

21. the music! xmas music everywhere! gritting teeth, well not really

I have few teeth left to grit.

I can do without xmas music.

[Breeze54]

24. Awe, you know you like it... stop kidding us & yourself!

Maybe not the 'holy stuff' but you like the colors

and the lights, good food and the 'general happiness'...

C'mon... ADMIT IT!! :P

[shadowknows69]

27. What reasons, other than the ones in our own lives, do we as a country have to be happy about again?

[donsu]

29. nope

nt

[kineneb]

40. sappy versions of carols make me ill

now give me the Telemann that MDR-Figaro (German radio) was broadcasting or... Bach, Renaissance motets, Gabrieli's music... now that is Christmas music

... listening to traditional English carols on handbells right now.

[johnfunk]

22. A Bah! Humbug!! Pro-environment Video for your Holiday

http://www.badattitudes.com/MT/">See it here. H/t to Bad Attitudes.

[pansypoo53219]

26. it's very hard as i am the only scrooge

in a family of baby booming christmas is great. shit. what is wrong with silence??? oonly good thing was getting to play with fire and very bad bad for you pork sholder roast and oh so YUMMY.
smaller this year tho. my other uncle's M-I-L died the day before. expected, so not so bad.

[Call Me Wesley]

28. "Ammo! We need more ammo!"

"Sanchez, get your ass over here and bring the M60!"

"Too late! We're overrun!"

"Fall back! Oh my god! ... FALL BACK! FALL BACK!"

"They win this round, but we'll be prepared next year!"

"Yeah, we'll just hire Blackwater to do the job."

[RC]

30. I get the day off with full pay.

Shoved hell, I look forward to it now that I don't feel I need to get into any holiday mood. It's just like any other sunday now. :evilgrin:

That said, my SO, my kids and a couple of close friends get recognition and that is it. I did not even sent out christmas cards this year. The lack of yearly stress is a wonderful life saver. China can go bankrupt now.


Edited to add that Christians have good music and I am listing to some good year-end music on one of the local FM propaganda stations. Tomorrow it will all be gone for another 6 months, then it will start all over again.

[Skittles]

32. it's disconcerting how many DUers contribute to the mass-commericialization

absolutely yes

[Pastiche423]

34. Is it over yet?

[Rex]

35. Eh.

I got some cool shit! Ho ho ho.

[Zhade]

36. I'm sick of the illegal sponsorship, but the genuine love shown is okay by me.

Of course, it's not all genuine by a long shot, and the love that is doesn't need religion to bloom.

[roody]

39. I just don't participate in it. The axis of the earth

has begun the tilt back to the light. The new year has begun. Happy every day!

[Sultana]

41. How the hell is it state sponsored?

You are overstating. Is someone holding a gun to your head and telling you that you have to celebrate it? HELL NO!

It's funny that many democratic countries are limiting public displays of holidays such as Christmas, but in some Muslim countries there are Christmas trees and music esp. in the malls etc...

[shanti]

43. i'm glad it's over!

not my favorite time of year.