Adults hi-jack Christmas....

DWCommuter

...it's really about kids.

After that its just about behaving in a certain fashion, following a predetermined routine and then wondering where all your money went.

If you don't have kids and don't have to do the Santa thing, whats the point...seriously?

Cody montana

I don't see many kids buying presents for themselves.:D

starbelgrade

DWCommuter wrote: »

If you don't have kids and don't have to do the Santa thing, whats the point...seriously?

You don't need kids to enjoy Christmas - it's about sharing time with family & friends.

And getting drunk.

7Sins

There's more to christmas than santa. It's about spending happy special time with people you love or xbox

Hasmunch

starbelgrade wrote: »

You don't need kids to enjoy Christmas - it's about sharing time with family & friends.

And getting drunk.

Mainly about getting drunk

ThePower11

Christmas is a bitch this year falling on a Sunday meaning only 1 day off (St. Stephens day) from work

Fuck the kids, its all about the drink.

paky

DWCommuter wrote: »

...it's really about kids.

After that its just about behaving in a certain fashion, following a predetermined routine and then wondering where all your money went.

If you don't have kids and don't have to do the Santa thing, whats the point...seriously?

i think its a conspiracy between both to engage in gluttony

Cody montana

ThePower11 wrote: »

Christmas is a bitch this year falling on a Sunday meaning only 1 day off (St. Stephens day) from work

Fuck the kids, its all about the drink.

I can't wait to spend all day with my alcohol cabinet on Christmas day.

Kanoe

I wasn't going to bother with the trimmings this year as daughter isn't home for it for the first time. Have to admit I've sat around and done nothing for almost two weeks because I just don't know what else to do with myself, the house was starting to fall down around me, couldn't be bothered cleaning or putting up tree or christmas shopping but I got up yesterday and scrubbed the place from top to bottom and this evening came home and put the tree up and light the fire.
Tomorrow I'm going out to buy wrapping paper and going to start putting gifts under the tree, fairy lights are turned on tree outside too and festive spirit is starting to kick in. Definitely a world away from how I was feeling last week, do it op

edit; oh and I watched a christmas movie on tv tonight

Temptamperu

DWCommuter wrote: »

...it's really about kids.

After that its just about behaving in a certain fashion, following a predetermined routine and then wondering where all your money went.

If you don't have kids and don't have to do the Santa thing, whats the point...seriously?

Actually its about baby jesus not your ugly kids.

Shanotheslayer

Temptamperu wrote: »

Actually its about baby jesus

Who ?

starbelgrade

ThePower11 wrote: »

Fuck the kids,

:eek:

Guill

I hadn't enjoyed Christmas for the last 5-10 years, i couldn't put my finger on it. While i always looked forward to it, when it came, it was never as special as i remember as a kid. This year seems to be alot different, my daughter is nearly two and the amazement on her face when she sees a christmas tree, reindeer, lights, carol singers, santy hats etc is fantastic, it has brought that feeling back where Christmas is special, i am enjoying the run up to it more than i ever did. Thing is, it's not my Christmas, it's hers now and i am happy to let her have it!

(Cant wait to play with her building blocks on Christmas morning).

Guill

Temptamperu wrote: »

Actually its about baby jesus not your ugly kids.

But his ugly kids are real?

starbelgrade

Guill wrote: »

(Cant wait to play with her building blocks on Christmas morning).

How selfish can you be? Get your own building blocks.

Iwasfrozen

Guill wrote: »

But his ugly kids are real?

Baby Jesus was real, no doubt about that. Whether or no he was the son of God is left to your own belief.

Flincher

Guill wrote: »

(Cant wait to play with her building blocks on Christmas morning).

My little nephews are just at the age when they're starting to get really cool Christmas presents. One of them is mad into lego. I'm going to give him his present from me when they come over on Christmas morning, let him open it, then take it back off him after dinner and build it.

Last year I pretended to help, but just kept randomly hiding pieces from him for a few minutes at a time. The little fecker hadn't a clue what was going on. I found it terribly entertaining.

Guill

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Baby Jesus was real, no doubt about that. Whether or no he was the son of God is left to your own belief.

Fair enough.

pbowenroe

atheists have been hijacking it, it's a celebration of god's birthday

Guill

pbowenroe wrote: »

atheists have been hijacking it, it's a celebration of god's birthday

Lets not get into that who stole whos holiday, Christians aint gonna win that.

MrStuffins

Whoa whoa, aren't we forgetting about the REAL meaning of Christmas?

The birth of Santa!

Guill

MrStuffins wrote: »

Whoa whoa, aren't we forgetting about the REAL meaning of Christmas?

The birth of Santa!

See this just upsets me, why cant you people realise that it's not Santa, it's Santy.

pbowenroe

that battle has been won my friend. god bless

MrStuffins

Guill wrote: »

See this just upsets me, why cant you people realise that it's not Santa, it's Santy.

No man, you are correct. I say "Santy" too but my post was a paraphrased quote.

Although the name "Santy" is definitely disappearing among the new generation!

The Scientician

It's about Dunnes Stores special offers on alkyhol. It's also about the annual systematic reassertion of late stage capitalism.

Kanoe

The Scientician wrote: »

It's also about the annual systematic reassertion of late stage capitalism.

sure, there's a fair amount of it that embraces spending lots of money on stupid stuff for the sake of it but it's also something to look forward to during the dark days of winter, something to beak the monotony of it all. Bringing a tree inside and putting lights on it just as we enter the darkest and shortest days of the year might just be a silly way of signifying that we're half way toward spring and after Christmas the day's start lengthening again, we almost out of the doom and gloom. It's just a bit of light in the depth of the winter to help keep us looking forward. and fair nuff alcohol probably helps too.

The Scientician

Kanoe wrote: »

sure, there's a fair amount of it that embraces spending lots of money on stupid stuff for the sake of it but it's also something to look forward to during the dark days of winter, something to beak the monotony of it all. Bringing a tree inside and putting lights on it just as we enter the darkest and shortest days of the year might just be a silly way of signifying that we're half way toward spring and after Christmas the day's start lengthening again, we almost out of the doom and gloom. It's just a bit of light in the depth of the winter to help keep us looking forward. and fair nuff alcohol probably helps too.

Ah yeah, I agree with you. But y'know AH.

DonkeyStyle \o/

DWCommuter wrote: »

If you don't have kids and don't have to do the Santa thing, whats the point...seriously?

It helps chronically single people feel more poignantly alone.

orourkeda

Santy was annoying me in the pub earlier.


The c*nt

Guill

maxfresh

How dare those grown up people smile and have some fun :P

DWCommuter

maxfresh wrote: »

How dare those grown up people smile and have some fun :P

**** them!

If you aren't a practicing christian and have no kids, then you have no decent right to embrace the religious or commercial aspects of christmas. Therefore it is merely a time when every two bit dipstick uses it as an excuse to over indulge.

MrStuffins

DWCommuter wrote: »

If you aren't a practicing christian and have no kids, then you have no decent right to embrace the religious or commercial aspects of christmas.

Wait, what has being a practicing Christian got to do with commercialism?

padd b1975

Guill wrote: »

See this just upsets me, why cant you people realise that it's not Santa, it's Santy.

Its neither.

Its St. Nicholas.

desertcircus

Christmas is wasted on kids, they spend all their time high on sugar and knee deep in toys already. The real business of Christmas is eating dangerous quantities of ham, spiced beef and spuds and enough mince pies to choke a reindeer, and cracking open the first beer at noon. And knowing you're not in work the next day.

MrStuffins

desertcircus wrote: »

Christmas is wasted on kids, they spend all their time high on sugar and knee deep in toys already. The real business of Christmas is eating dangerous quantities of ham, spiced beef and spuds and enough mince pies to choke a reindeer, and cracking open the first beer at noon. And knowing you're not in work the next day.

And watching Home Alone.

Davei141

DWCommuter wrote: »

**** them!

If you aren't a practicing christian and have no kids, then you have no decent right to embrace the religious or commercial aspects of christmas. Therefore it is merely a time when every two bit dipstick uses it as an excuse to over indulge.

I hope Santy brings you a hoover to clean the sand out of your vagina.

desertcircus

MrStuffins wrote: »

desertcircus wrote: »

Christmas is wasted on kids, they spend all their time high on sugar and knee deep in toys already. The real business of Christmas is eating dangerous quantities of ham, spiced beef and spuds and enough mince pies to choke a reindeer, and cracking open the first beer at noon. And knowing you're not in work the next day.

And watching Home Alone.

And Die Hard! And drunkenly singing along to Jona Lewie!

MrStuffins

desertcircus wrote: »

And Die Hard! And drunkenly singing along to Jona Lewie!

Christmas is not Christmas without Die Hard!

Forget Jesus, it's John McClane we should be celebrating!

AnonoBoy

You know who really hi-jacked Christmas?

This guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KShj0gPAH0g

DWCommuter

MrStuffins wrote: »

Wait, what has being a practicing Christian got to do with commercialism?

Everything.

DWCommuter

Davei141 wrote: »

I hope Santy brings you a hoover to clean the sand out of your vagina.

I hope you eat the sand.

Yakult

Have the military being informed of this hi-jacking?

MrStuffins

DWCommuter wrote: »

Everything.

You're right.

Where would the church be without it's hoarded gold and it's palaces of marble and ivory?

Who needs Jesus when we've got John McClane?

Guill

padd b1975 wrote: »

Its neither.

Its St. Nicholas.

That's optional.

saa

It's not all about the kids, I don't have any kids around (I wish) it would be better but for myself it puts colour into a really shítty time of year, there's events,mulled wine, good will, time to be nostalgic, to take a day or few out from the real world when everything stops, to show your love to others but if you are alone to take time out for yourself.

I'm not religious but I like the fact that most of society takes a break, it's not a kiddie thing we need to do something to celebrate or mark a certain point in the year or else it just become a never ending weekend-week-weekend-week-weekend-week.. I just like the holidays and don't spend loads of money to enjoy em.

Millicent

pbowenroe wrote: »

that battle has been won my friend. god bless

No, it hasn't! :pac: Christianity stole the Winter solstice. Jesus was born in August, apparently.

Just an FYI.

MrStuffins

Millicent wrote: »

No, it hasn't! :pac: Christianity stole the Winter solstice. Jesus was born in August, apparently.

Just an FYI.

Pointing out discrepencies in the story or stories involved in the teachings of the Church makes Baby Jesus cry!

Millicent

MrStuffins wrote: »

Pointing out discrepencies in the story or stories involved in the teachings of the Church makes Baby Jesus cry!

But thankfully, that warm August sun will dry up those tears. Good thing he wasn't born in the winter or the tears'd be freezing to his face... :P

MrStuffins

Millicent wrote: »

But thankfully, that warm August sun will dry up those tears. Good thing he wasn't born in the winter or the tears'd be freezing to his face... :P

But of course he was! He was born on Dec 25th 2011 years ago!

That's why the calendar starts on Jan 1st................ wait...............