What's your opinion on Christmas?

I like the egg nog, apple cider and food.

Don't care about the presents much since I'm old.

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

[QUOTE="Kage1"]What I was going to say pretty much.

chessmaster1989

I agree it's sad how people use the excuse of lets have this day be special to be nice and caring to people/family. That should be almost an everyday thing, not a ******* holiday once a year.

Also **** mom and dads who brain wash their kids about santa, that is just sick.

No, common sense kicked in at an early age. How does santa get in a house without a chimney???

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

I agree it's sad how people use the excuse of lets have this day be special to be nice and caring to people/family. That should be almost an everyday thing, not a ******* holiday once a year.

Also **** mom and dads who brain wash their kids about santa, that is just sick.

Ballroompirate

No, common sense kicked in at an early age. How does santa get in a house without a chimney???

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"] You got a lot of coal as a kid didn't you?chessmaster1989

No, common sense kicked in at an early age. How does santa get in a house without a chimney???

No, common sense kicked in at an early age. How does santa get in a house without a chimney???

Ballroompirate

I hate it. And not in a bah-humbug kinda way.

If it was one day, it would be fine. Fun, even.

But it's a fvcking month-and-a-half.:evil:

I had to listen to Jingle Bells and Winter Wonderland in the grocery store today. IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER!!!:|

:cry:

br0kenrabbit

They started doing that mid October here. It's way too f*cking early. By the time Christmas is actually here I'm burned out on it.

I dont really practice religion, but it just seems to be a fun time of the year. Most people are in good spiritis, and I get some nice vacation, meals, and visits with the family out of it.

yo homeboiiiii i use xmas as da hollidae to get me muhh motha fudgin moneyyyyyyy!!!!!!! i be usin dat midget shheeeeez and robbin santaa yo!!! gotta go to dat luv compartment sonnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pimpin status every daeeee yeeeeehh yeeeehhhh (ICE CUBE STTYLE!!!!)TonyDanzaFan

yo n daa bezzt moviess be about xmas yooo jingle all the wayyyyy yeeehh yeeehhh!!!!!TonyDanzaFan

[QUOTE="TonyDanzaFan"]yo homeboiiiii i use xmas as da hollidae to get me muhh motha fudgin moneyyyyyyy!!!!!!! i be usin dat midget shheeeeez and robbin santaa yo!!! gotta go to dat luv compartment sonnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pimpin status every daeeee yeeeeehh yeeeehhhh (ICE CUBE STTYLE!!!!)konvikt_17

yo n daa bezzt moviess be about xmas yooo jingle all the wayyyyy yeeehh yeeehhh!!!!!TonyDanzaFan

It's the most wonderful time of the year and also the worst time of the year.

[QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

[QUOTE="TonyDanzaFan"]yo n daa bezzt moviess be about xmas yooo jingle all the wayyyyy yeeehh yeeehhh!!!!!soulless4now

i must have missed that. what happen?

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

I hate it. And not in a bah-humbug kinda way.

If it was one day, it would be fine. Fun, even.

But it's a fvcking month-and-a-half.:evil:

I had to listen to Jingle Bells and Winter Wonderland in the grocery store today. IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER!!!:|

:cry:

Pffrbt

They started doing that mid October here. It's way too f*cking early. By the time Christmas is actually here I'm burned out on it.

Birthmas!

Woo-Hoo!

I only like Christmas because I get to spend time with family members I don't see everday. That is it.

Can't stand the stupid flurry of commercials that come right after (and sometimes before) halloween telling me to go buy a bunch of sh*t I don't need, the cheesy Christmas music, the terrible movies, The PC people telling me to say Happy Holidays or I'm an insensitive dumb f*ck, drunk douchebags on the road, and..the list goes on...

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

I used to love it as a kid but now I don' t really feel that excited any more. And besides that I have to go to my grandparents' place for 6 days which is in a small village on top of a mountain and there is no internet there...

A materialistic holiday? A time to help others? Get drunk on eggnog?

SonyNintendoFan

The pagan traditions are pretty cool, the religious side isn't to bad either.

I hate all the hype about it,but the actual day is pretty good.

It's a great time to see family, drink good beer, eat good food, and be nostalgic.

Of course, since our baby will be born right before Christmas this year, I'm sure we'll start some new traditions.

It's a great time to see family, drink good beer, eat good food, and be nostalgic.

Of course, since our baby will be born right before Christmas this year, I'm sure we'll start some new traditions.

jimkabrhel

This is the kind of thread that Atheist would love to interferehippiesanta

This is the kind of thread that Atheist would love to interferehippiesanta

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]This is the kind of thread that Atheist would love to interferetenaka2

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

I love Christmas, it brings back a ton of great memories from when I was a kid, and even better we've got our own kids now and seeing them being so happy and enjoying everything so much is by far the best part. I love going and picking out a tree, bringing it home and decorating it, and watching the presents accumulating under it as my wife drags me out to the mall again and again and again :D We've got Rudolph and Frosty and the Little Drummer Boy on DVD and we watch those movies while sipping eggnog on the nights leading up to Christmas Eve...it's an awesome time of the year.

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]This is the kind of thread that Atheist would love to interfereFMAB_GTO

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]This is the kind of thread that Atheist would love to interfereFMAB_GTO

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

There are various sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#Influence_of_Germanic_paganism_and_folklore

Numerous parallels have been drawn between Santa Claus and the figure ofOdin, a major god amongst theGermanic peoplesprior to theirChristianization. Since many of these elements are unrelated to Christianity, there are theories regarding thepaganorigins of various customs of the holiday stemming from areas where the Germanic peoples were Christianized and retained elements of their indigenous traditions, surviving in various forms into modern depictions of Santa Claus

[QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"][QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

MrPraline

[QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"][QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

tenaka2

There are various sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#Influence_of_Germanic_paganism_and_folklore

Numerous parallels have been drawn between Santa Claus and the figure ofOdin, a major god amongst theGermanic peoplesprior to theirChristianization. Since many of these elements are unrelated to Christianity, there are theories regarding thepaganorigins of various customs of the holiday stemming from areas where the Germanic peoples were Christianized and retained elements of their indigenous traditions, surviving in various forms into modern depictions of Santa Claus

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"] Please take this question seriously, but did the pegans have a Santa Claus? Im really serious ;oFMAB_GTO

There are various sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#Influence_of_Germanic_paganism_and_folklore

Numerous parallels have been drawn between Santa Claus and the figure ofOdin, a major god amongst theGermanic peoplesprior to theirChristianization. Since many of these elements are unrelated to Christianity, there are theories regarding thepaganorigins of various customs of the holiday stemming from areas where the Germanic peoples were Christianized and retained elements of their indigenous traditions, surviving in various forms into modern depictions of Santa Claus

Well to be fair he is an old beared guy who brings children presents there are going to be many parallels.

starting to hate it all ready have to listen to shody christmas music at work all day every day and its not even december ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY.

Well to be fair he is an old beared guy who brings children presents there are going to be many parallels.

tenaka2

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Well to be fair he is an old beared guy who brings children presents there are going to be many parallels.

FMAB_GTO

[QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"][QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Well to be fair he is an old beared guy who brings children presents there are going to be many parallels.

MrPraline

I haven't enjoyed Christmas for years. More hassle than it's worth if you ask me. It's too damn commercial now.If I didn't have kids I doubt I would even put up a tree anymore.

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]This is the kind of thread that Atheist would love to interferetenaka2

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]This is the kind of thread that Atheist would love to interfereLJS9502_basic

Why? Christmas is an ancient festival having only recently corrupted by the christian church. The traditional pagan elements are still the best bits :)

Its well documented that the church moved jesus's birth date back to coincide with the pre-existing pagan festival, don't be disingenuous.

[QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

[QUOTE="TonyDanzaFan"]

[QUOTE="TonyDanzaFan"]yo n daa bezzt moviess be about xmas yooo jingle all the wayyyyy yeeehh yeeehhh!!!!!soulless4now