If you don't like Christmas...

Sunnyisland

I am so sick to death of hearing people say certain things during the holidays. It is supposed to be a happy time of year, and instead of worrying about what everyone else is doing, why don’t you shut up and be happy?

1. “People shouldn’t celebrate Christmas if they don’t believe in Christ.”

Really? Who made you the Christ police? Do you think Jesus would be very happy if he knew you were raining on peoples’ Christmas parades with hatred and some self-righteous belief that you get to administer the Christ test? Just shut up. People can celebrate whatever the hell they want, and they don’t need a religion or YOU to justify it! If it promotes good will, giving, and generosity, why is that bad? Stop being elitist assholes and let people celebrate, cause guess what, they’re going to do it anyways and you’re just making Yourself look bad.

2. “Christmas has become too commercialized.”

Kind of like many other mental epidemics spurred on by key words, “commercialism” is all ablaze around Christmas time. It’s Ireland, There is always rampant commercialism of every holiday. So what? Does anyone have a gun to your head, forcing you to buy things or buy into certain traditions, like buying presents, of Christmas? No. Get more imaginative or don’t participate. Stop being such a sheep if you don’t like it, or at least stop furthering the zombie idea. Some people like spending money and buying presents, or possibly even trampling people at Black Friday sales. That’s their prerogative. It also helps the economy. Stop crying about it.

3. “Jesus is the reason for the season.”

Not quite. The pagan festival of lights is. Get your history straight.

4. “(Insert asinine comment here about) Holiday Weight Gain.”

If you eat like a Viking during the holidays, you’re going to gain weight. There is no magic secret to reduce the calorie content of foods you either a.) didn’t make or b.) would never normally consume. Don’t want to gain holiday weight? Don’t eat things you don’t eat normally throughout the year! Want to eat a ****load of pie? You’re probably going to gain weight. Accept it. Embrace it. But please, don’t be mystified by it.

5. “People should say ‘Merry Christmas’ instead of ‘Happy Holidays’ (add offended scowl).”

This is 2013 (almost 2014). Stop being ridiculous. There are a million other ways to celebrate besides Christmas and if you don’t want to exclude or offend people, saying Happy Holidays is a pleasant way to convey a message of good will.

6. “I hate (Christmas music, “A Christmas Story,” any other Christmas movie, etc.).”

Well, that is too bad. Then don’t watch Mrs brown boys and don’t turn the radio to the Christmas station. It is not a difficult task to avoid Christmas music (unless you’re married to or dating THAT Christmas person) or not watch holiday shows. Why cry about it every year? I swear to god, by crying about it, you spur on that Christmas person and fuel their desire to listen to/watch that movie a hundred fold.

7. “I can’t wait for Christmas to be over.”

Really? You dislike happy people and parties and drinking and reasons to celebrate and get together? Go live in a cave in the wilderness then because that is sad. No matter how much you hate the holidays, they are a great excuse to see friends, be generous, and celebrate life. January is right around the corner with plenty of ****ty weather and reasons not to celebrate. Enjoy the holidays and quit bitching!


And finally have a great safe day today :P:D

looksee

So you don't do irony?

Happy Christmas!

TheMilkyPirate

Exactly, Nobody is forcing anyone to participate in any christmas traditions and tbh it's not that hard to stay out of it all if you wanted to.

Why anyone (who hasn't got a reason) would not want to be a part of a time of year when most people are in great form loads of drinking free stuff and amazing food I don't know

Birneybau

Happy Christmas.

It's not the holidays, that's a thing where you go away and stuff.

Jack Skellington

Christ police

Capt'n Midnight

Bah humbug

Lapin

Awaits orders from Wretcheddomain telling us all to get back to work at once.

Elessar

My hatred of Christmas is absolute. It writhes within me like a raging furnace :mad:

It's so fake, and forced. What's wrong with every other day of the year to sit and enjoy family time? Or enjoy whatever it is you enjoy at Christmas. What are you going to do after it? Go back to ignoring or not caring about each other again? F*ck off.

It's all about kids really. And there's nothing wrong with that. But if you don't have kids, or believe in the christian deity, it's all so forced. So bullsh*t.

BAH HUMBUG.

I feel better now thanks OP

zenno

It just feels like a saturday, I was expecting more. Must be the lack of snow. There's a glass of Benedictine for you all, enjoy.

3rdDegree

People who say "Happy Holidays" in Ireland should be crucified.

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Christmas music really is ****e though let's be honest.

lukesmom

realies wrote: »

I am so sick to death of hearing people say certain things during the holidays. It is supposed to be a happy time of year, and instead of worrying about what everyone else is doing, why don’t you shut up and be happy?

1. “People shouldn’t celebrate Christmas if they don’t believe in Christ.”

Really? Who made you the Christ police? Do you think Jesus would be very happy if he knew you were raining on peoples’ Christmas parades with hatred and some self-righteous belief that you get to administer the Christ test? Just shut up. People can celebrate whatever the hell they want, and they don’t need a religion or YOU to justify it! If it promotes good will, giving, and generosity, why is that bad? Stop being elitist assholes and let people celebrate, cause guess what, they’re going to do it anyways and you’re just making Yourself look bad.

2. “Christmas has become too commercialized.”

Kind of like many other mental epidemics spurred on by key words, “commercialism” is all ablaze around Christmas time. It’s Ireland, There is always rampant commercialism of every holiday. So what? Does anyone have a gun to your head, forcing you to buy things or buy into certain traditions, like buying presents, of Christmas? No. Get more imaginative or don’t participate. Stop being such a sheep if you don’t like it, or at least stop furthering the zombie idea. Some people like spending money and buying presents, or possibly even trampling people at Black Friday sales. That’s their prerogative. It also helps the economy. Stop crying about it.

3. “Jesus is the reason for the season.”

Not quite. The pagan festival of lights is. Get your history straight.

4. “(Insert asinine comment here about) Holiday Weight Gain.”

If you eat like a Viking during the holidays, you’re going to gain weight. There is no magic secret to reduce the calorie content of foods you either a.) didn’t make or b.) would never normally consume. Don’t want to gain holiday weight? Don’t eat things you don’t eat normally throughout the year! Want to eat a ****load of pie? You’re probably going to gain weight. Accept it. Embrace it. But please, don’t be mystified by it.

5. “People should say ‘Merry Christmas’ instead of ‘Happy Holidays’ (add offended scowl).”

This is 2013 (almost 2014). Stop being ridiculous. There are a million other ways to celebrate besides Christmas and if you don’t want to exclude or offend people, saying Happy Holidays is a pleasant way to convey a message of good will.

6. “I hate (Christmas music, “A Christmas Story,” any other Christmas movie, etc.).”

Well, that is too bad. Then don’t watch Mrs brown boys and don’t turn the radio to the Christmas station. It is not a difficult task to avoid Christmas music (unless you’re married to or dating THAT Christmas person) or not watch holiday shows. Why cry about it every year? I swear to god, by crying about it, you spur on that Christmas person and fuel their desire to listen to/watch that movie a hundred fold.

7. “I can’t wait for Christmas to be over.”

Really? You dislike happy people and parties and drinking and reasons to celebrate and get together? Go live in a cave in the wilderness then because that is sad. No matter how much you hate the holidays, they are a great excuse to see friends, be generous, and celebrate life. January is right around the corner with plenty of ****ty weather and reasons not to celebrate. Enjoy the holidays and quit bitching!


And finally have a great safe day today :P:D

Wow what a rant! Did santy not bring what you wanted???

zenno

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Christmas music really is ****e though let's be honest.

I agree. Sure i'm sitting here listening to cafe cody from Majorca spain, relaxing music. Jingle bell rock can go away for the day, enough already.

3rdDegree

zenno wrote: »

It just feels like a saturday, I was expecting more. Must be the lack of snow. There's a glass of Benedictine for you all, enjoy.

Yeah, doesn't feel like Christmas at all this year! At least there's a grand bit of a stretch in the evenings now.

GLaDOS

I'd be happy to avoid the gift giving part of it, would end up with people not talking to me though

BabysCoffee

realies wrote: »

I am so sick to death of hearing people say certain things during the holidays. It is supposed to be a happy time of year, and instead of worrying about what everyone else is doing, why don’t you shut up and be happy?

1. “People shouldn’t celebrate Christmas if they don’t believe in Christ.”

Really? Who made you the Christ police? Do you think Jesus would be very happy if he knew you were raining on peoples’ Christmas parades with hatred and some self-righteous belief that you get to administer the Christ test? Just shut up. People can celebrate whatever the hell they want, and they don’t need a religion or YOU to justify it! If it promotes good will, giving, and generosity, why is that bad? Stop being elitist assholes and let people celebrate, cause guess what, they’re going to do it anyways and you’re just making Yourself look bad.

2. “Christmas has become too commercialized.”

Kind of like many other mental epidemics spurred on by key words, “commercialism” is all ablaze around Christmas time. It’s Ireland, There is always rampant commercialism of every holiday. So what? Does anyone have a gun to your head, forcing you to buy things or buy into certain traditions, like buying presents, of Christmas? No. Get more imaginative or don’t participate. Stop being such a sheep if you don’t like it, or at least stop furthering the zombie idea. Some people like spending money and buying presents, or possibly even trampling people at Black Friday sales. That’s their prerogative. It also helps the economy. Stop crying about it.

3. “Jesus is the reason for the season.”

Not quite. The pagan festival of lights is. Get your history straight.

4. “(Insert asinine comment here about) Holiday Weight Gain.”

If you eat like a Viking during the holidays, you’re going to gain weight. There is no magic secret to reduce the calorie content of foods you either a.) didn’t make or b.) would never normally consume. Don’t want to gain holiday weight? Don’t eat things you don’t eat normally throughout the year! Want to eat a ****load of pie? You’re probably going to gain weight. Accept it. Embrace it. But please, don’t be mystified by it.

5. “People should say ‘Merry Christmas’ instead of ‘Happy Holidays’ (add offended scowl).”

This is 2013 (almost 2014). Stop being ridiculous. There are a million other ways to celebrate besides Christmas and if you don’t want to exclude or offend people, saying Happy Holidays is a pleasant way to convey a message of good will.

6. “I hate (Christmas music, “A Christmas Story,” any other Christmas movie, etc.).”

Well, that is too bad. Then don’t watch Mrs brown boys and don’t turn the radio to the Christmas station. It is not a difficult task to avoid Christmas music (unless you’re married to or dating THAT Christmas person) or not watch holiday shows. Why cry about it every year? I swear to god, by crying about it, you spur on that Christmas person and fuel their desire to listen to/watch that movie a hundred fold.

7. “I can’t wait for Christmas to be over.”

Really? You dislike happy people and parties and drinking and reasons to celebrate and get together? Go live in a cave in the wilderness then because that is sad. No matter how much you hate the holidays, they are a great excuse to see friends, be generous, and celebrate life. January is right around the corner with plenty of ****ty weather and reasons not to celebrate. Enjoy the holidays and quit bitching!


And finally have a great safe day today :P:D

You must hang around with a bunch of cheery peeps :-(

Days 298

3rdDegree wrote: »

People who say "Happy Holidays" in Ireland should be crucified.

Happy Holidays to you Christmas Gestapo

Its All Wright

Christmas has nothing to do with Jesus or religion anymore...and thank god for that!

Sunnyisland

lukesmom wrote: »

Wow what a rant! Did santy not bring what you wanted???

Ah jaysus I didn't write that I copied it from some website, just agreed with it :D

Sunnyisland

BabysCoffee wrote: »

You must hang around with a bunch of cheery peeps :-(

I do my best, you can tell a person by his friends or so some old woman told me many years ago

zenno

Well I hope you all got a better christmas gift than I did, I know, it's the thought that counts, or is it. I got a walking stick and one of those big noisy steel alarm clocks. I think someone is trying to tell me something.

P_1

Some people enjoy it, others don't.

Those who enjoy it can't stand people who don't giving out about it. Those who don't enjoy it can't stand people telling them that they have to enjoy it.

The lesson is to not bring the subject up when it becomes clear how someone feels about it and thus the quiet life is achieved.

camel jockey

Number 5 in particular annoys me. Got an unsolicited email from a muslim we dealt with in the past looking for business, responded with a 'Merry Christmas'.

ElvisChrist6

I hate Christmas, it's incredibly depressing. I don't mind getting together, I don't mind giving presents, but the parts I hate, I AM forced into. Lights everywhere, town is packed, and they're all gobshites too who get in the way, until Christmas Day when it's difficult to even get a loaf of bread, there's **** all on the television and it's all people talk about... How exactly do I avoid that now? It's all well and good you enjoy it, but bleeding let me not like it!

Dublinpato

zenno wrote: »

Well I hope you all got a better christmas gift than I did, I know, it's the thought that counts, or is it. I got a walking stick and one of those big noisy steel alarm clocks. I think someone is trying to tell me something.

Count yourself lucky i got two of these note: i'am 23 yr old male http://lady.brando.com/prod_img/zoom/LBEUT011800_02_L.jpg

Fred Swanson

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.jacksparrow.

Shove it up your bolox

Sunnyisland

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Shove it up your bolox

Fred could you not bring jack with you next time as going on both your posts here I am sure you would have a lot to talk about :P

The J Stands for Jay

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysfQjKKi70&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5ysfQjKKi70

Talib Fiasco

You're fierce cool OP aren't ya? Gway and piss off and leave people be.

Sunnyisland

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

You're fierce cool OP aren't ya? Gway and piss off and leave people be.

Why don't you do the same

Potential-Monke

Won't say i'm a huge Christmas fan, as i dislike children and much preferred when it was the whole family able to go for drinks together after a great day of bonding/fighting. This year i'm working, 2 hours away from any family and working again tomorrow, so it feels so far from a good Christmas, let alone a normal one that's the one with the screaming children giving out that cousin X got something better).

I will say though, that it's easier to enjoy Christmas and ignore the humbugs, than to be a humbug and ignore Christmas, as it's everywhere. And we can't all afford to go somewhere! Yeah, that's directed a you Fred Swanson, you rich fecker ya! :P

el pasco

3rdDegree wrote: »

Yeah, doesn't feel like Christmas at all this year! At least there's a grand bit of a stretch in the evenings now.

Savage stretch in the evenings you can really notice it I'll be saving a fortune on turning off me lights so much earlier now that its brighter evenings hehe