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EmmyK I don’t think this lot knows the meaning of Christmas.
Peace on earth and good will to all men.
The date which has been assigned to the birth of Jesus Christ.
The closest this lot will get is the Christmas hurdle.
EmmyK I don’t think this lot knows the meaning of Christmas.
Peace on earth and good will to all men.
The date which has been assigned to the birth of Jesus Christ.
The closest this lot will get is the Christmas hurdle.
I would suggest very few people know the true meaning of Christmas and, anyway, at the end of the day it is just a simple morality tale.
As I used to say to the God Squad when they knocked on my door (they have learned not to now) "I stopped believing in fairy stories when I left junior school."
For most it is an excuse to over indulge and spend money they do not have adding to a spiral of debt. Pandering to materialistic children who will throw a tantrum if they do not get the current "five minute wonder."
And falling for the slick marketing of retailers.
Not to mention the false jollity and pretending to be nice to people you wouldn’t normally give the time of day to.
Even worse are the office Christmas parties where you are expected to socialise with people you generally have nothing in common with, other than having the same employer, most of whom end up embarrassing themselves.
If people want to celebrate Christmas that is a matter of personal choice (I absolutely respect those who celebrate the proper meaning of Christmas, even if I don’t believe what they believe) – what is annoying is those of us who want nothing to do with it is we still end up having it rammed down our throats, whether we like it or not, and if we do not like Christmas we are somehow considered abnormal.
Three weeks tomorrow it will, thankfully, all be over
Oh dearie me, oh dearie dearie me as Mr Milligan might say.
I think Red Rum has a point, maybe it is the nature of gambling to turn people into curmudgeons. I fear even Chorlton would have his work cut out to spread happiness here!
EmmyK I don’t think this lot knows the meaning of Christmas.
Peace on earth and good will to all men.
The date which has been assigned to the birth of Jesus Christ.
The closest this lot will get is the Christmas hurdle.
I would suggest very few people know the true meaning of Christmas and, anyway, at the end of the day it is just a simple morality tale.
As I used to say to the God Squad when they knocked on my door (they have learned not to now) "I stopped believing in fairy stories when I left junior school."
For most it is an excuse to over indulge and spend money they do not have adding to a spiral of debt. Pandering to materialistic children who will throw a tantrum if they do not get the current "five minute wonder."
And falling for the slick marketing of retailers.
Not to mention the false jollity and pretending to be nice to people you wouldn’t normally give the time of day to.
Even worse are the office Christmas parties where you are expected to socialise with people you generally have nothing in common with, other than having the same employer, most of whom end up embarrassing themselves.
If people want to celebrate Christmas that is a matter of personal choice (I absolutely respect those who celebrate the proper meaning of Christmas, even if I don’t believe what they believe) – what is annoying is those of us who want nothing to do with it is we still end up having it rammed down our throats, whether we like it or not, and if we do not like Christmas we are somehow considered abnormal.
Three weeks tomorrow it will, thankfully, all be over
Paul I bet if you’re visited by 3 ghosts on Christmas Eve like Scrooge was you’re have the ghostbusters ready and waiting.
Paul I bet if you’re visited by 3 ghosts on Christmas Eve like Scrooge was you’re have the ghostbusters ready and waiting.
Don’t need Ghostbusters Rummy as I don’t believe in Ghosts either
(The only time I would pay any attention to a Ghost would be when Demi Moore was sitting at a potters wheel
)Bah Humbug one and all !!!
Paul, I read your post about not believing in fairytales when at school to my Year 7 RE class today and asked them to discuss….One said, " That’s like saying we may as well worship the gingerbread man and I am offended."
I will add Paul, I am not and it was bloody funny, you (or rather I) nearly started a riot!
Merry Christmas!
Crizzy
I’d rather believe in fairytales than anything a government tries to foist upon us. At least you know fairytales usually have morals.
A tale for Christmas to cheer the soul, the Royal Mail’s website has been down since the 2nd December, so much for the sensible people sorting the postage out at home as promoted by Royal Mail itself!
Paul, I read your post about not believing in fairytales when at school to my Year 7 RE class today and asked them to discuss….One said, " That’s like saying we may as well worship the gingerbread man and I am offended."
I will add Paul, I am not and it was bloody funny, you (or rather I) nearly started a riot!
Merry Christmas!
Crizzy
I find it really sad that a child has been raised to believe it has to "worship" something, that in the 21st century children are being indoctrinated to believe some myth is a truth by parents and / or schools.
Tell the child they don’t have to worship anything until they are able to form their own judgement when old enough.
"Worshiping" a Gingerbread man is no more or less valid that worshipping some nebulous "God" – at least a Gingerbread man exists and you really can eat his body as opposed to pretending a lump of bread represents his body.
I fear even Chorlton would have his work cut out to spread happiness here!
http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/8/807/51TI000Z/chorlton–the-wheelies.jpg
"’Ello, little lady!"
gc
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
EmmyK I don’t think this lot knows the meaning of Christmas.
Peace on earth and good will to all men.
The date which has been assigned to the birth of Jesus Christ.
The closest this lot will get is the Christmas hurdle.
Why is Christmas about "peace on earth and good will to all men"?
Is it ok NOT to be "peace"ful and NOT be "good" to everyone at any other time of year?
Should we not spread hapiness 12 months a year?
It should not matter what time of year it is, we should all "do unto others….".
What is the point of treating people better this time of year, if we are not going to care other times?
So what exactly is the "meaning of Christmas"?
Value Is EverythingPeople spend far too much on presents. Material(s) mean nothing to me.
Value Is EverythingI loved Christmas when I was young. Then, there was more emphasis put on the Christian part of it, especially at school. Santa usually took a back sleigh until a couple of days before. I never really did consider the dichotomy between the old man in the red suit and the young baby jesus – especially between the ages of 4 and 12.
Christmas has become much too commercial and any magic it may have held has long ceased.
Now, I treat Christmas Day as the day before the King George. Yes, I’m more excited about Boxing Day.
Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning
I fear even Chorlton would have his work cut out to spread happiness here!
http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/8/807/51TI000Z/chorlton–the-wheelies.jpg
"’Ello, little lady!"
gc
There are certainly more Fenella’s on here than Happiness Dragons. The forerunner to Dangermouse. You just have to look at him and smile!
Goodness me – hailing from a family of Germans, I presume I must be TRF’s answer to Claptrap Von Spilldebeans, then!
http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/chorlton/claptrap.jpg
gc
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
There must be several candidates for Reilly the Telescope then.
That’s gradely!
It seems to me that Christmas has become that time of year that starts when the barbeques are taken off the supermarket shelves in September and finishes on December 27th when everything that was full price 3 days before is then half price so that there will be room on the shelves around 1st January for Easter Eggs.
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