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2011/01/30 01:16:21
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
SilverMK2 wrote:Hell, I'm surprised the stores haven't already started advertising for next Christmas...
Why would they when there at least ten other christian holidays to make money out of beforehand. Pancake day, mothers day, easter... come to think of it, most christian holidays involve eating.
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whatwhat wrote:No. The date of chritmas is what you got wrong. It's at the end of december not every friday night.
Dont forgget Saturdays and Thursdays mate!
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
2011/01/30 01:21:11
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
whatwhat wrote:No. The date of chritmas is what you got wrong. It's at the end of december not every friday night.
Dont forgget Saturdays and Thursdays mate!
Thursdays aren't christmas. Thursdays are student nights. Going out on thursdays to find innocent young undergraduates is most definitely not christian!
SilverMK2 wrote:Hell, I'm surprised the stores haven't already started advertising for next Christmas...
Why would they when there at least ten other christian holidays to make money out of beforehand. Pancake day, mothers day, easter... come to think of it, most christian holidays involve eating.
Pancake Day?...Ok,apparently there's a plethora of going ons across the pond that I've not heard of,first being cast into the pit for procrastination in removal of yuletide trappings...and now a day dedicated to one of my favorite breakfast foods.
What else is going on over there that I'm ignorant of??
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/01/30 01:43:13
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
SilverMK2 wrote:Hell, I'm surprised the stores haven't already started advertising for next Christmas...
Why would they when there at least ten other christian holidays to make money out of beforehand. Pancake day, mothers day, easter... come to think of it, most christian holidays involve eating.
Pancake Day?...Ok,apparently there's a plethora of going ons across the pond that I've not heard of,first being cast into the pit for procrastination in removal of yuletide trappings...and now a day dedicated to one of my favorite breakfast foods.
What else is going on over there that I'm ignorant of??
Theres a day when people eat pancakes yes, that may excite you. But what wont is the fact that a junky food like pancakes is not an acceptable food to eat at breakfast.
SilverMK2 wrote:Hell, I'm surprised the stores haven't already started advertising for next Christmas...
Why would they when there at least ten other christian holidays to make money out of beforehand. Pancake day, mothers day, easter... come to think of it, most christian holidays involve eating.
Pancake Day?...Ok,apparently there's a plethora of going ons across the pond that I've not heard of,first being cast into the pit for procrastination in removal of yuletide trappings...and now a day dedicated to one of my favorite breakfast foods.
What else is going on over there that I'm ignorant of??
Theres a day when people eat pancakes yes, that may excite you. But what wont is the fact that a junky food like pancakes is not an acceptable food to eat at breakfast.
blasphemy! breakfast was invented for pancakes !
"But i'm more than just a little curious, how you're planning to go about making your amends, to the dead?" -The Noose-APC
"Little angel go away
Come again some other day
The devil has my ear today
I'll never hear a word you say" Weak and Powerless - APC
2011/01/30 01:52:55
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
It's true. The pancakes for breakfast thing is really not worldwide. Although, as with everything from the US, it still manages to leech into British culture through films and whathaveyou. Or the McDonalds breakfast menu.
SilverMK2 wrote:Hell, I'm surprised the stores haven't already started advertising for next Christmas...
Why would they when there at least ten other christian holidays to make money out of beforehand. Pancake day, mothers day, easter... come to think of it, most christian holidays involve eating.
Pancake Day?...Ok,apparently there's a plethora of going ons across the pond that I've not heard of,first being cast into the pit for procrastination in removal of yuletide trappings...and now a day dedicated to one of my favorite breakfast foods.
What else is going on over there that I'm ignorant of??
Theres a day when people eat pancakes yes, that may excite you. But what wont is the fact that a junky food like pancakes is not an acceptable food to eat at breakfast.
Aren't you aware that as an American it is my Patriotic duty to consume as much junk food as possible?
Pancakes for breakfast,two Big Macs for lunch and a whole ham basted in butter between two apple pies for supper.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/01/30 01:55:09
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
whatwhat wrote:Theres a day when people eat pancakes yes, that may excite you. But what wont is the fact that a junky food like pancakes is not an acceptable food to eat at breakfast.
Aren't you aware that as an American it is my Patriotic duty to consume as much junk food as possible?
Pancakes for breakfast,two Big Macs for lunch and a whole ham basted in butter between two apple pies for supper.
It does explian why there are fast food restaurants on every street corner in your country, as aposed to pubs as it should be.
whatwhat wrote:Theres a day when people eat pancakes yes, that may excite you. But what wont is the fact that a junky food like pancakes is not an acceptable food to eat at breakfast.
Aren't you aware that as an American it is my Patriotic duty to consume as much junk food as possible?
Pancakes for breakfast,two Big Macs for lunch and a whole ham basted in butter between two apple pies for supper.
It does explian why there are fast food restaurants on every street corner in your country, as aposed to pubs as it should be.
True,in a five mile radius from my home there are close to 30 fast food restaurants,and in general they are always busy.
Joking aside,I do make an attempt to watch my diet...I just really like pancakes.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/01/30 02:06:36
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
whatwhat wrote:It does explian why there are fast food restaurants on every street corner in your country, as aposed to pubs as it should be.
True,in a five mile radius from my home there are close to 30 fast food restaurants,and in general they are always busy.
Joking aside,I do make an attempt to watch my diet...I just really like pancakes.
Yeh, I understand. Cereal or Porridge is the norm over here. It all beats Germany anyway, who like to eat thinly sliced cold spiced meat for breakfast.
Oh and pancake day is supposed to be religious. Something to do with eating tons of pancakes before fasting.
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It seems that every street corner in england you are going to find at least 1 pub (my street had three, not including one that burnt down) and in Canada there is a subway around every corner.
Hmm, pancake day can't be too far off now.
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whatwhat wrote:It does explian why there are fast food restaurants on every street corner in your country, as aposed to pubs as it should be.
True,in a five mile radius from my home there are close to 30 fast food restaurants,and in general they are always busy.
Joking aside,I do make an attempt to watch my diet...I just really like pancakes.
Yeh, I understand. Cereal or Porridge is the norm over here. It all beats Germany anyway, who like to eat thinly sliced cold spiced meat for breakfast.
Oh and pancake day is supposed to be religious. Something to do with eating tons of pancakes before fasting.
Ah,so Pancake Day is something like "Fat Tuesday" or "Mardi Gras" which is celebrated in my home town of New Orleans as a last opportunity at revelry before Lent.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/01/30 02:45:04
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
Still got over a month; tis on the 8th of March this year.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
2011/02/01 08:51:46
Subject: Re:Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
FITZZ wrote:
..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?
Dante posited that there 9 circles of Hell, but there are in fact 10. The tenth, and deepest level, so deep that the Dwarfs of Moria could not hope to breach its rocky mantel, is devoted to those who leave up their Christmas decorations. There the most horrific punishment is inflicted upon sinners....Christmas Elevator Music.
What about those who talk in theaters
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MagickalMemories wrote:How about making another fist?
One can be, "Da Fist uv Mork" and the second can be, "Da Uvver Fist uv Mork."
Make a third, and it can be, "Da Uvver Uvver Fist uv Mork"
Eric
2011/02/01 09:55:46
Subject: Probably time to take down the Christmas decorations...
FITZZ wrote:Ah,so Pancake Day is something like "Fat Tuesday" or "Mardi Gras" which is celebrated in my home town of New Orleans as a last opportunity at revelry before Lent.
FITZZ wrote:
..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?
Dante posited that there 9 circles of Hell, but there are in fact 10. The tenth, and deepest level, so deep that the Dwarfs of Moria could not hope to breach its rocky mantel, is devoted to those who leave up their Christmas decorations. There the most horrific punishment is inflicted upon sinners....Christmas Elevator Music.
What about those who talk in theaters
And those who eat popcorn loudly. And also those who feel the urge to go to the bathroom halfway through the show
...Yet another Christmas tradition..
..Ok,that's one I've not heard before..why exactly would one be sent spiraling into damnation for leaving their plastic Frosty the snowman on the lawn past January 5th?
