The War on Christmas...

[Coccygia]

ololol this guy is so deluded I bet he doesn't believe in the tooth fairy or the toilet goblin either.

OMG, not the toilet goblin! I heard of a kid named Timmy in my neighborhood who got carried down the toilet by the toilet goblin late one night cause he didn't get out of the bathroom in time after he flushed!

[Ashmoria]

well if we're going to discuss favorite santa stories the david sedaris discussion of dutch santa is not to be missed.

the "video" (no need to watch, its not sedaris) starts in a non christmas place but it is well worth waiting for the clash of cultures to start.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbJpRLhaSqs

there are 3 parts and its worth every one.

what kinda Santa spends his time pretending to kick people and then put them into bags.

sedaris is just so....disgusted with dutch santa theory. i can listen to that over and over again

[Geniasis]

Not having a heart is a severe condition indeed.

It's there, it's just significantly underdeveloped. By a factor of three, I'd wager.

[The Lone Alliance]

I regularly terrorize a local village by breaking into their houses and stealing their presents/decorations/foodstuffs/etc..

I have a heart condition, you see.

Not having a heart is a severe condition indeed.

He has a heart, it's just 2 sizes too small.

[Innsmothe]

Not having a heart is a severe condition indeed.

It's there, it's just significantly underdeveloped. By a factor of three, I'd wager.

I never liked those books.
When I was at that age I was reading Agatha Christie. :/

[Geniasis]

He has a heart, it's just 2 sizes too small.

There we go.

[Ashmoria]

there is a war on christmas VACATION.

that mean old harry reid is threatening to reconvene the senate on the 26th so they can get back to work passing stuff that needs passing.

awwwww those senators have it so much harder than the unemployed who would love to be working on christmas.

[Kashyr]

OMG, not the toilet goblin! I heard of a kid named Timmy in my neighborhood who got carried down the toilet by the toilet goblin late one night cause he didn't get out of the bathroom in time after he flushed!

Like this?

[Greater Rhodes]

Santa..? No you're a lie, man! You're a lie!

[Ceiling Cats]

Santa iz a lie? Oh noes

[Alexlantis]

Christmas is about giving, not getting (yeah, that old spiel, but hey, you feel awesome wen you give that igft, even if feeling awesome is for a self-centered reason) and also is about the birthday of Jesus, who was a cool dude (salvation, he was a nice guy, and he threw some real kickass parties)

[Imsogone]

If Christians would stop telling Pagans and atheists that they can't celebrate because the season is Christian and only Christians can partake I'd be fine with stopping the "war". I don't care how many creches, crosses and little baby Jesuses they put up as long as I can put up my Solstice tree and yule log (which they stole, btw), Jews can put up their Menorahs and spin their dreidls, and everyone else who has a reason to celebrate is allowed their celebration - in public. The way I figure, it's all or nothing - everyone claims the season or no one can claim it. So, once the Christians among you accept that we all have a claim on the season and we all have a right to our public displays of faith or lack thereof during this season, the war will end.

[Wilgrove]

If Christians would stop telling Pagans and atheists that they can't celebrate because the season is Christian and only Christians can partake I'd be fine with stopping the "war". I don't care how many creches, crosses and little baby Jesuses they put up as long as I can put up my Solstice tree and yule log (which they stole, btw), Jews can put up their Menorahs and spin their dreidls, and everyone else who has a reason to celebrate is allowed their celebration - in public. The way I figure, it's all or nothing - everyone claims the season or no one can claim it. So, once the Christians among you accept that we all have a claim on the season and we all have a right to our public displays of faith or lack thereof during this season, the war will end.

A fucking men.

[Geniasis]

If Christians would stop telling Pagans and atheists that they can't celebrate because the season is Christian and only Christians can partake I'd be fine with stopping the "war". I don't care how many creches, crosses and little baby Jesuses they put up as long as I can put up my Solstice tree and yule log (which they stole, btw), Jews can put up their Menorahs and spin their dreidls, and everyone else who has a reason to celebrate is allowed their celebration - in public. The way I figure, it's all or nothing - everyone claims the season or no one can claim it. So, once the Christians among you accept that we all have a claim on the season and we all have a right to our public displays of faith or lack thereof during this season, the war will end.

A fucking men.

No, we Christians are against fucking in general. All other forums too.

[Gagatron]

If Christians would stop telling Pagans and atheists that they can't celebrate because the season is Christian and only Christians can partake I'd be fine with stopping the "war". I don't care how many creches, crosses and little baby Jesuses they put up as long as I can put up my Solstice tree and yule log (which they stole, btw), Jews can put up their Menorahs and spin their dreidls, and everyone else who has a reason to celebrate is allowed their celebration - in public. The way I figure, it's all or nothing - everyone claims the season or no one can claim it. So, once the Christians among you accept that we all have a claim on the season and we all have a right to our public displays of faith or lack thereof during this season, the war will end.

No one's stopping you. Heck, in my town they already have solstice displays.

[Alexlantis]

If Christians would stop telling Pagans and atheists that they can't celebrate because the season is Christian and only Christians can partake I'd be fine with stopping the "war". I don't care how many creches, crosses and little baby Jesuses they put up as long as I can put up my Solstice tree and yule log (which they stole, btw), Jews can put up their Menorahs and spin their dreidls, and everyone else who has a reason to celebrate is allowed their celebration - in public. The way I figure, it's all or nothing - everyone claims the season or no one can claim it. So, once the Christians among you accept that we all have a claim on the season and we all have a right to our public displays of faith or lack thereof during this season, the war will end.

No one's stopping you. Heck, in my town they already have solstice displays.

Yeah, it's cool, too. I mean, the celebration is about giving, which is true in the pagan celebration, the Christian one (birthday presents, guys) and whatever the hell modern Christmas has become.

[Intangelon]

Doin' my best to melt the ice at the North Pole and drown Santa and his elves and reindeer by buying and burning as much oil and gas as possible, but apart from that, nah.

[Mike the Progressive]

No. Christmas is about as Christian as it is atheist. Who fucking cares? God, the one great thing about economic recessions is people focus on the shitty economy over stupid things like well the government shouldn't say Merry Christmas or whatever. It's complete bullshit.

[Mike the Progressive]

Santa iz a lie? Oh noes

Hey, what did you do with that dog we kidnapped?

I killed it and ate it!

Yeah, rebels.

Rebels.

Rebels!

[Sungai Pusat]

So... wait.



I believe that if we can't tell our children about Santa, a loving fat old man, we should drop God too, right?



They're both lies, ya know.

That's bascially it.

[Calenhardon]

Well, last year I asked Santa for a fully functional reindeer-seeking SAM battery. I spent the last year getting drunk, high, and laid as often as possible. When he comes to drop of my lump of coal, I blow him out of the sky. the only problem is that I suspect warhead impact will keep from me using Rudolph for Christmas dinner.

[New Cassel]

If Christians would stop telling Pagans and atheists that they can't celebrate because the season is Christian and only Christians can partake I'd be fine with stopping the "war". I don't care how many creches, crosses and little baby Jesuses they put up as long as I can put up my Solstice tree and yule log (which they stole, btw), Jews can put up their Menorahs and spin their dreidls, and everyone else who has a reason to celebrate is allowed their celebration - in public. The way I figure, it's all or nothing - everyone claims the season or no one can claim it. So, once the Christians among you accept that we all have a claim on the season and we all have a right to our public displays of faith or lack thereof during this season, the war will end.

This.
Not to mention the fact that many Christmas traditions were hijacked from pagans anyway.

[Zilam]

If you say happy holidays to me then OMG PERSECUTION.

[Mike the Progressive]

If Christians would stop telling Pagans and atheists that they can't celebrate because the season is Christian and only Christians can partake I'd be fine with stopping the "war". I don't care how many creches, crosses and little baby Jesuses they put up as long as I can put up my Solstice tree and yule log (which they stole, btw), Jews can put up their Menorahs and spin their dreidls, and everyone else who has a reason to celebrate is allowed their celebration - in public. The way I figure, it's all or nothing - everyone claims the season or no one can claim it. So, once the Christians among you accept that we all have a claim on the season and we all have a right to our public displays of faith or lack thereof during this season, the war will end.

This.
Not to mention the fact that many Christmas traditions were hijacked from pagans anyway.

Oh boo-hoo. That's all religions, hell that's all cultures.

[Geniasis]

Besides, we just did it to quietly absorb pagan culture so we would be supreme make things easier for our converts to adjust.
Actually, both are probably true.