Happy festive Season Everyone!

[555-04Q2]

From tomorrow I am going on a well earned 3 week holiday :D

Before I go I would like to wish everyone on this forum a great festive season fulled with the joy (an frustrations!) that only families and friends can provide :p

Be safe out there and see ya all in 2012...let's hope the Mayans are wrong! :p

Cheers,

Brad

[schmenke]

Where you going? Somewhere exotic? :D Hope you have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! :D

Alas, I'm working up to Dec. 23d, then I'm off for two weeks after which I start a new job :D

[ioan]

Merry Christmas to everyone!
Going for a business trip till the 23rd then on holiday for 2 weeks. Not going to be around to much so wish you all the best.

[Roamy]

Happy Holidays to all !! I am smoking and drinkin getting ready for a new years resolution! which is the same every year "a freaking diet" :)

[Bolton Midnight]

What is wrong with the C word?

It is called Christmas, not festive season, holidays, winterville or any other such PC garbage

[Mark]

Do they know it's Christmas time at all?!

[Dave B]

So this is Christmas. And what have you done? :p

[steveaki13]

Another year over and new one just begun (or nearly)

Merry Christmas to all.

[BleAivano]

What is wrong with the C word?

It is called Christmas, not festive season, holidays, winterville or any other such PC garbage

no its only called christmas, not even in all Christian countries. For example in Sweden its called Jul (Yule), in Germany the call it Weihnachten.

You have to realize that just because its celebrated in a certain way in your country its not likely that everyone else in the world also does it,

The Swedish Jul is more related to the old Norse tradition in which the winter solstice is celebrated since it means
the beginning of the return of the light. This is celebrated by having a large party (Blót) which include a large julboard
with plenty of various food-dishes. Sure the Christian church have merged their x-mas with the Jul butup here
its still more jul then Christmas.

http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/knowledgesafety/qt/xmassweden.htm
Yule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule)
Blót - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%B3t)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julbord#Julbord
http://www.coco-cooks.com/2010/12/the-swedish-julbord-christmas-around-the-world/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLQh26YcNbI

[MrMetro]

What is wrong with the C word?

It is called Christmas, not festive season, holidays, winterville or any other such PC garbage

Please, just chill out. Thank you.

[Bolton Midnight]

Who cares about Sweden, see Saab has finally gone kaput.

If it has anything to do with the birth of Christ then it is Christmas - not winterville or any other PC garbage

[Bolton Midnight]

Please, just chill out. Thank you.

Perfectly chilled, well not quite have just dropped a clanger which has cost me some money, will have to come out of swmbo pressie not to mention slow deliveries from suppliers, lazy sods should be doing extra shifts if they are busy.

[schmenke]

Who cares about Sweden, see Saab has finally gone kaput.

If it has anything to do with the birth of Christ then it is Christmas - not winterville or any other PC garbage

If we wanted to recognize the birth of Christ, we would be celebrating in Novemver... or September by some historical accounts.
But that is perhaps subject to a suggested new thread :)

[Bob Riebe]

Merry Christmas to all and God bless us everyone.

The Parade magazine offered in many large city Sunday newspapers did a variation of the Christmas Carol using parts of the story line from many recent movies.
It was actually rather fascinating.
If your paper has it, it is worth reading.

[Mark]

no its only called christmas, not even in all Christian countries. For example in Sweden its called Jul (Yule), in Germany the call it Weihnachten.

You have to realize that just because its celebrated in a certain way in your country its not likely that everyone else in the world also does it,

The Swedish Jul is more related to the old Norse tradition in which the winter solstice is celebrated since it means
the beginning of the return of the light. This is celebrated by having a large party (Blót) which include a large julboard
with plenty of various food-dishes. Sure the Christian church have merged their x-mas with the Jul butup here
its still more jul then Christmas.

http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/knowledgesafety/qt/xmassweden.htm
Yule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule)
Blót - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%B3t)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julbord#Julbord
http://www.coco-cooks.com/2010/12/the-swedish-julbord-christmas-around-the-world/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLQh26YcNbI

Indeed the Christian Christmas is the same festival as the winter solstice. As the occasion was converted for the purpose. The reality is that nobody is even sure what year Jesus was born, never mind the time of year and certainly not an exact date.

[donKey jote]

Felices Fiestas as they also say in that most anti-christian of donkeylands :p

[Eki]

Merry Christmas to all and God bless us everyone.


Us everyone? Not just America?

Did bush really say "god bless america, and no place else"? - Yahoo! Answers (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070122201519AAYap3u)

[Bob Riebe]

Us everyone? Not just America?

Did bush really say "god bless america, and no place else"? - Yahoo! Answers (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070122201519AAYap3u)To anyone reading this.
Your link makes no sense unless one is so self-centered, that he/she has to have everything spelled out to him/her.

[BDunnell]

What a remarkable course this thread has taken, thanks to some reliable favourites...

[Bob Riebe]

What a remarkable course this thread has taken, thanks to some reliable favourites...

Ho-ho-ho. your gonna shoot your eye out kid.
Merry Chrismas.

[Bolton Midnight]

Still waiting for him to put a bag on his head.

[Eki]

What a remarkable course this thread has taken, thanks to some reliable favourites...
You can always rely on us (me and Bobby McRiebe). I just had seen the movie "Head of State", and couldn't resist.

[schmenke]

What a remarkable course this thread has taken, thanks to some reliable favourites...

Sad isn't it. But why am I not surprised :s

[Eki]

Sad isn't it. But why am I not surprised :s
There's no room for being sad this time of year. Happy Festive Season Everybody!

[Mark]

Merry Christmas :D

Or else :angryfire

[donKey jote]

yItIv QISmaS :dozey:

[race aficionado]

Happy "What Everrrr" :dozey:

or Happy *Fill this line with whatever you feel like celebrating

Whatever it is, may it be so.

Peace my cyber friends.

:)

[donKey jote]

Happy Christmas Holidays to all forumers of good faith :D

[Rudy Tamasz]

And I'm gonna be celebrating longer than most of you folks. My Christmas is on January 7. :p

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody!

[Eki]

And I'm gonna be celebrating longer than most of you folks. My Christmas is on January 7. :p

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody!
The Chinese are going to celebrate the New Year longer than you. Their New Year is on January 23 :p

Do you also celebrate the October Revolution in November?

[Eki]

forumers of good faith :D
There's one born every minute.

[Rudy Tamasz]

Do you also celebrate the October Revolution in November?

Nope. I celebrate Damon Hill's title, which he won on Nov 13, 1996. :)

[Mark]

Nope. I celebrate Damon Hill's title, which he won on Nov 13, 1996. :)

Ah I remember that day (well, middle of the night) well!

[Mark]

It seems many Americans don't like the spread of "Happy Holidays" either: BBC News - War on Christmas: Is the festival under attack? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16273917)

[Bob Riebe]

And I'm gonna be celebrating longer than most of you folks. My Christmas is on January 7. :p

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody!You do realize that if you married a non-Orthodox Christian your twelve days of Christmas would be apprx. 24 and by the time you finished with the buying listed in the song, your house would look like a barnyard?http://www.motorsportforums.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Merry Christmas-Merry Christmas!

[Eki]

I think I will start to celebrate Þorrablót instead of Christmas:

Þorrablót - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Þorrablót)


Þorrablót (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθɔrːaplout]), or Thurseblot, is an Icelandic midwinter festival that takes place in the month of Þorri, according to the Old Icelandic Calendar, which starts in late January and ends in late February.

[Rudy Tamasz]

You do realize that if you married a non-Orthodox Christian your twelve days of Christmas would be apprx. 24 and by the time you finished with the buying listed in the song, your house would look like a barnyard?http://www.motorsportforums.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Merry Christmas-Merry Christmas!

My wife's agnostic and taking advantage of that. :)

[Dave B]

Happy anniversary of the arbitary date assigned (centuries after the alleged event) to the supposed birth of the earthly representation of a fictional deity. :D

And to Bolton, happy Winterval.

[Mark]

Happy anniversary of the arbitary date assigned (centuries after the alleged event) to the supposed birth of the earthly representation of a fictional deity. :D

And to you :D

[Eki]

You do realize that if you married a non-Orthodox Christian your twelve days of Christmas would be apprx. 24 and by the time you finished with the buying listed in the song, your house would look like a barnyard?http://www.motorsportforums.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Merry Christmas-Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too, Bob!

VJOe3CXE-mA

[Bob Riebe]

Happy anniversary of the arbitary date assigned (centuries after the alleged event) to the supposed birth of the earthly representation of a fictional deity. :D

And to Bolton, happy Winterval.



What a remarkable course this thread has taken, thanks to some reliable favourite

[sdutt]

Merry Christmas to one and all :D

[GridGirl]

Merry Christmas everyone. What nice things did Santa bring you this year?

[Bagwan]

A happy Ho Ho to all .

[BDunnell]

A very merry Christmas to all.

[pino]

Merry Christmas Everyone :)

[Dave B]

What a remarkable course this thread has taken, thanks to some reliable favourite

Ah just joshing. Whatever your chosen deity, or none at all, I hope everybody has a wonderful time. :s anta:

[donKey jote]

Ah just joshing. Whatever your chosen deity, or none at all, I hope everybody has a wonderful time. :s anta:


Was it just me, or was that the most pathetic queen's speech in a long time :s

Angels and God and Saviours for Christ's sake :rolleyes:

[Dave B]

Was it just me, or was that the most pathetic queen's speech in a long time :s


No idea, never watch the multi-millionaire pretending we're all one big happy family. Feel sorry for her hubby being in hospital this time of year, but beyond that couldn't give a tinker's cuss about the parasites.

[Jag_Warrior]

Merry Christmas everyone! And safe travel, if you're going to be on the road to see family & friends. :wave:

[donKey jote]

No idea, never watch the multi-millionaire pretending we're all one big happy family. Feel sorry for her hubby being in hospital this time of year, but beyond that couldn't give a tinker's cuss about the parasites.

I couldn't either, but it is part of our family tradition to watch the King's speech on Christmas Eve with my inlaws, and the Queen's speech with my parents (well, my mum actually... my dad is Irish :p ).
It was more of a homily than a speech this year :dozey:

[BDunnell]

I couldn't either, but it is part of our family tradition to watch the King's speech on Christmas Eve with my inlaws, and the Queen's speech with my parents (well, my mum actually... my dad is Irish :p ).
It was more of a homily than a speech this year :dozey:

And yet it still gets prime position on the news, ahead of anything going on around the world, despite this utter lack of content!

[Eki]

I couldn't either, but it is part of our family tradition to watch the King's speech on Christmas Eve with my inlaws, and the Queen's speech with my parents (well, my mum actually... my dad is Irish :p ).
It was more of a homily than a speech this year :dozey:
Do your inlaws cost you a King's ransom and your parents only a Queen's ransom

[Captain VXR]

Merry winterval everyone :)