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j0eSmith 
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,08:39 |
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Merry Goddamn Christmas one and all.
When exactly DID the magic go out of this holiday? Honestly? Remember when it was like a MONTH of anticipation for it to be xmas? Now all it is is 2 weeks off school, and a requirement that everyone spend exorburant amounts of $$ on things that people will return half of anyway.
So, how was everyone else's christmas eve/day?
I got to visit with my two cousins and some other family that I generally don't get to very often. I still have to work 2 more days between now and the 2nd. I worked a few hours today, and a full 9 hour day on Saturday. Just because I need to get out of debt with my parents. (I'm down to ~$500 now)
..maybe this should've been in rants...
but, seriously, I truly hope you all had a great christmas.
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ic0n0
I have become Death, Destroyer of Worlds
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,12:47 |
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I don’t celebrate Christmas I am a nonreligious agnostic. But it sure is nice to get new stuff and to be around the relatives you like.
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LiNeY
Lady of DetNet
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,12:55 |
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It was surprisingly nice.  My aunt was here as she is every year, and my grandfather. The beginning was sad as usual - visiting my grandma who has been in a coma for 5 years now and doesn't recognize anyone - but the evening got to be rather nice. Very quiet and family-style but we didn't scratch each other's eyes out which is already a success, and I really liked being with the family and not being stressed and in a hurry for once. I slept in the cellar because my aunt has my bed for the time she's here - so I ended up around midnight in the double bed in the cellar with a good book and a glass of whisky.
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caseman984
Local Wannabe H4X0R
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,14:53 |
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I understand now why this is the time of year that alot of people get depressed. Christmas seems like a reminder to me of just how little I have. I got one present folks, a cd spindle. We could barely afford that. Plus I couldn't get any of my friends anything because I just dont have the cash. So be thankful that you CAN give other people things. I would love to...
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Spydir
proof that humans suck (www.netsyndrome.net)
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,16:01 |
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I forgot where I got this from, but it's always a good one:
'Twas The night before christmas ....... Politically correct for all
you bitches out there
'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck....
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves"
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the north pole
Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!
The runners had been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.
And people had started to call for the cops
When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite
frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."
And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose
And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions in over-due compensation.
So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life,
Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on her title was Ms.
And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion
That making a choice could cause so much commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific.
No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.
And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.
For they raised the hackles of those psychological
Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.
No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt;
Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe;
And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.
So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.
He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,
But you've got to be careful with that word today.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.
Something special was needed, a gift that he might
Give to all without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere...even you.
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...
"May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth."
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Rhydant
I don't work here.
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,17:27 |
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i got this here kodak digital camera... im not sure that it works though.... or maybe the batteries didnt come charged?
oh yeah, and some socks. w00t.
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Spydir
proof that humans suck (www.netsyndrome.net)
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,17:55 |
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my xmas kind of sucked. I asked for a dsl modem (trouble of getting: calling ISP, throwing down 75 bucks or less), upgrade to webhost (trouble of getting: asking me who the new host was, and filling out a couple forms, 50 dollars), and a tux the linux penguin hat (trouble of getting: thinkgeek.com, filling out form, 15 bucks). All I got was the hat. Dad's "not to sure" on the modem, and I'm kind of to blame for the webhost for not showing it to them so they know where to go, but still... Got a couple cd's, some clothes, and some candy. woo!
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Jason
blast from the past
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,18:23 |
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I've been happily intoxicated every night since I got here, went snowboarding on Sunday in absolutely clear weather, now chilling with friends of the family back in Seattle. . .yeah, this has been a pretty successful holiday.
Why is it that some people respond in terms of how much crap they got or didn't get when asked about their Christmas?
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Rhydant
I don't work here.
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,19:25 |
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hrm.... maybe its because these people you speak of (like me) are freeloading bastards.
yeah. i think thats it.
ooo.... these socks feel nice.
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richard
over the hills and far away
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2001,19:52 |
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| Quote (Jason @ Dec. 25 2001,13:23) | | Why is it that some people respond in terms of how much crap they got or didn't get when asked about their Christmas? |
Because some people are more material oriented than you are, and because Christmas has become an unassociated gift-giving festival rather than a religious celebration, as it was originally intended to be.
Not that I don't enjoy recieving gifts .
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