Christmas Thread -- Just in Time for Halloween

[Eislande]

Why is it that discussions for Christmas get earlier and earlier every year?

It's quite odd and quite frankly too early.

[Geneviev]

Anyone here in Germany who likes going to the Christmas market and drinking Glühwein?

I miss those things. Although my parents will make Glühwein now.

[Duhon]

this entire thread makes me laugh in filipino

[Vetalia]

January? Hardcore.

Great, another god damned barbarian that uses the DMY convention rather than the more logical MDY convention.

I'm very alarmed that Liberia of all places uses this ludicrous dating convention even though the still use our solid customary units for measurements.

[Greed and Death]

Any day outside of December is too early for Christmas.

All Holidays are to be replaced by Xmas.

Hanuka is now 12 days of Xmas. Eid al-Fitr is now Xmas in June. Navratri is now Xmas with nine nights of dancing. Buddha's birthday is now Jesus's other birthday.

[Forsher]

January? Hardcore.

Great, another god damned barbarian that uses the DMY convention rather than the more logical MDY convention.

I'm very alarmed that Liberia of all places uses this ludicrous dating convention even though the still use our solid customary units for measurements.

MDY is idiotic.

Days happen within months, which happen within years. Not even Americans do bloody Minutes/Seconds/Hours.

File names are made for computers and, hence, don't sort nicely unless you reverse the entire order... but that preserves the inherent logic of the system. Computers can also throw hissy fits about 19 versus 2019 so obsessing about what works best for them is... silly.

And that's ignoring the ease of having a folder for each month in a bigger folder of a year... or with a year/month name such as 2019-10.

[Geneviev]

Any day outside of December is too early for Christmas.

All Holidays are to be replaced by Xmas.

Hanuka is now 12 days of Xmas. Eid al-Fitr is now Xmas in June. Navratri is now Xmas with nine nights of dancing. Buddha's birthday is now Jesus's other birthday.

Technically, since Jesus is eternal, every day should be his birthday.

[Vetalia]

MDY is idiotic.

Days happen within months, which happen within years. Not even Americans do bloody Minutes/Seconds/Hours.

File names are made for computers and, hence, don't sort nicely unless you reverse the entire order... but that preserves the inherent logic of the system. Computers can also throw hissy fits about 19 versus 2019 so obsessing about what works best for them is... silly.

And that's ignoring the ease of having a folder for each month in a bigger folder of a year... or with a year/month name such as 2019-10.

But saying it's the 23rd of October, 2019 is....dear God, I just had an epiphany. DMY is the same way we speak about dates in common conversation.

I need some time for private meditation as well as ruminating on why Liberia doesn't use the American dating convention.

[The Free Joy State]

All Holidays are to be replaced by Xmas.

Hanuka is now 12 days of Xmas. Eid al-Fitr is now Xmas in June. Navratri is now Xmas with nine nights of dancing. Buddha's birthday is now Jesus's other birthday.

Technically, since Jesus is eternal, every day should be his birthday.

You just wish it could be Christmas everyday.

[Geneviev]

Technically, since Jesus is eternal, every day should be his birthday.

You just wish it could be Christmas everyday.

There's nothing wrong with that. New books everyday are nice.

[Greed and Death]

Technically, since Jesus is eternal, every day should be his birthday.

You just wish it could be Christmas everyday.

Where are my gifts ?

[The Black Forrest]

There is actually a War on Christmas. But Christmas started it, with it's unparalleled aggression against the Thanksgiving Holiday, and now Christmas has seized much Lebensraum in November, and are pushing into October. The rest of us seek to repel these invaders, and push them back to the status quo ante bellum Black Friday border. -Trotskylvania

[Forsher]

There is actually a War on Christmas. But Christmas started it, with it's unparalleled aggression against the Thanksgiving Holiday, and now Christmas has seized much Lebensraum in November, and are pushing into October. The rest of us seek to repel these invaders, and push them back to the status quo ante bellum Black Friday border. -Trotskylvania

Literally quoted in the OP. But great minds think alike.

[The Black Forrest]

There is actually a War on Christmas. But Christmas started it, with it's unparalleled aggression against the Thanksgiving Holiday, and now Christmas has seized much Lebensraum in November, and are pushing into October. The rest of us seek to repel these invaders, and push them back to the status quo ante bellum Black Friday border. -Trotskylvania

Literally quoted in the OP. But great minds think alike.

Doh! I knew I saw it somewhere.

[Vetalia]

There is actually a War on Christmas. But Christmas started it, with it's unparalleled aggression against the Thanksgiving Holiday, and now Christmas has seized much Lebensraum in November, and are pushing into October. The rest of us seek to repel these invaders, and push them back to the status quo ante bellum Black Friday border. -Trotskylvania

The March of the Defenders of Labor Day is a noted patriotic song on the American front.

[Bear Stearns]

I like Thanksgiving because it was the first holiday celebrated by Anglo-Saxon Americans and it is homegrown to North America.

[The Blaatschapen]

Anyone here in Germany who likes going to the Christmas market and drinking Glühwein?

I will probably get drunk a few nights in Berlin, yes. Why?

[The Blaatschapen]

Great, another god damned barbarian that uses the DMY convention rather than the more logical MDY convention.

I'm very alarmed that Liberia of all places uses this ludicrous dating convention even though the still use our solid customary units for measurements.

MDY is idiotic.

Days happen within months, which happen within years. Not even Americans do bloody Minutes/Seconds/Hours.

File names are made for computers and, hence, don't sort nicely unless you reverse the entire order... but that preserves the inherent logic of the system. Computers can also throw hissy fits about 19 versus 2019 so obsessing about what works best for them is... silly.

And that's ignoring the ease of having a folder for each month in a bigger folder of a year... or with a year/month name such as 2019-10.

YMD is superior. After all, when writing a regular number like a million we write 1 000 000. Not 000 000 1. So, big first. Same goes for time units.

[Forsher]

YMD is superior. After all, when writing a regular number like a million we write 1 000 000. Not 000 000 1. So, big first. Same goes for time units.

There might be a thread in this, you know.

I like Thanksgiving because it was the first holiday celebrated by Anglo-Saxon Americans and it is homegrown to North America.

And no-where else!

You can keep your Black Friday too! Stupid bloody name for a sale.

[The Blaatschapen]

YMD is superior. After all, when writing a regular number like a million we write 1 000 000. Not 000 000 1. So, big first. Same goes for time units.

There might be a thread in this, you know.

Not really, since I am not looking for discussion or input. I know that I'm right on it, so for me it would just be a blog

[Thepeopl]

Anyone here in Germany who likes going to the Christmas market and drinking Glühwein?

I will probably get drunk a few nights in Berlin, yes. Why?

Smh.
That is not the purpose of Weinachtsmarkte!
You buy the cheap train ticket (schones wochenende)
And visit as much Weinachtsmarkte as you can, buy and drink the Gluhwein and keep the Mug!

Also known as : Tassejaeger

[The Blaatschapen]

I will probably get drunk a few nights in Berlin, yes. Why?

Smh.
That is not the purpose of Weinachtsmarkte!
You buy the cheap train ticket (schones wochenende)
And visit as much Weinachtsmarkte as you can, buy and drink the Gluhwein and keep the Mug!

Also known as : Tassejaeger

Why should I visit outside of Berlin, I have plenty of Christmas markets right here in the city? No need for the cheap train ticket

[Xuloqoia]

-snip-

I know, I know... should probably hold a newspaper up to prove it's a recent photo. Don't ask why we have snow iconography in a city it never snows for a holiday that takes place in summer appearing in a photograph taken in spring.

-snip-

But this is my point... is there a point where Christmas appears on the horizons too absurdly early? And, if so, when is that? Attendant questions are... which is better, summer or winter Christmas? and do you actually even like Christmas? (and/or analogous cultural holiday)

-snip-

In the only part of the civilized world that truly matters (the Northeastern United States in general, and/or the Mid-Atlantic states in particular), Christmas-time falls in the late Autumn/early Winter (depending on one's perspective) As such, that most peculiar notion of "Summer Christmas" is simply absurd, to be quite honest. Christmas is a Winter holiday, and if it isn't Winter in your part of the world then you aren't experiencing a right and proper Christmas. All other views are heretical, and worthy of a stint in the pillory.

[The Blaatschapen]

-snip-

I know, I know... should probably hold a newspaper up to prove it's a recent photo. Don't ask why we have snow iconography in a city it never snows for a holiday that takes place in summer appearing in a photograph taken in spring.

-snip-

But this is my point... is there a point where Christmas appears on the horizons too absurdly early? And, if so, when is that? Attendant questions are... which is better, summer or winter Christmas? and do you actually even like Christmas? (and/or analogous cultural holiday)

-snip-

In the only part of the civilized world that truly matters (the Northeastern United States in general, and/or the Mid-Atlantic states in particular), Christmas-time falls in the late Autumn/early Winter (depending on one's perspective) As such, that most peculiar notion of "Summer Christmas" is simply absurd, to be quite honest. Christmas is a Winter holiday, and if it isn't Winter in your part of the world then you aren't experiencing a right and proper Christmas. All other views are heretical, and worthy of a stint in the pillory.

When did the USA become civilized?

[Xuloqoia]

In the only part of the civilized world that truly matters (the Northeastern United States in general, and/or the Mid-Atlantic states in particular), Christmas-time falls in the late Autumn/early Winter (depending on one's perspective) As such, that most peculiar notion of "Summer Christmas" is simply absurd, to be quite honest. Christmas is a Winter holiday, and if it isn't Winter in your part of the world then you aren't experiencing a right and proper Christmas. All other views are heretical, and worthy of a stint in the pillory.

When did the USA become civilized?

Is the Netherlands the international hegemon? You lot used to be, but you're not anymore; you must accept that your country has long since lost lost the Mandate of Heaven.