All this coming from a "Captain Pooptits".Captain Pooptits said:Haarooohee, Bob? Haarooheee?
You just lost all nerd credibility with me. Stop your preaching now. Right now goddam.
It's pronounced Haruhi ffs visit a speech therapist.
All this coming from a "Captain Pooptits".Captain Pooptits said:Haarooohee, Bob? Haarooheee?
You just lost all nerd credibility with me. Stop your preaching now. Right now goddam.
It's pronounced Haruhi ffs visit a speech therapist.
Good thing you don't have to live in the south then...you have to hear it all year.Emergent System said:It alienates everyone who isn't a christian? Can't go anywhere without hearing some crazy motherfuckers screaming "JEEESUUUS JEEESSUUSSS" our of a speaker in what passes for music during the holiday.teknoarcanist said:On Christmas:
I know it's trendy to decry Christmas as a capitalistic orgy, but really: what's so wrong about a secular holiday devoted to good will, gift-giving, charity, and kindness towards your fellow man, divorced from any obligation or threat from a higher power to do so? Sound pretty damn good to me!
"Santa Claus is generally depicted as a plump, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots (images of him rarely have a beard with no moustache). This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast."Patrick_and_the_ricks said:The Santa we know today was invented by coke. Look it up, it blew my mind when I first found out.Woodsey said:Coca-Cola didn't invent Santa Clause (or even the red and white suit I believe, they just put him in it since it went with the branding).
Really? Shit, well I saw a documentary about it on history channel... Oh well.Woodsey said:"Santa Claus is generally depicted as a plump, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots (images of him rarely have a beard with no moustache). This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast."
Wikipedia, with 3 sources attached, the first of which being Coca-Cola denying they created the modern image.
But this here is explaining the opposite of what you said.SensibleCrout said:Most religions are bad for two reasons:Oh, and then there are the millions of people slaughtered in ancient or modern crusades.
- - They set up taboos, borders you must not think beyond, thus keeping you from finding the best solution by means of reasoning.
- They offer a way of offloading responsibility that you have and should not delegate, especially on moral issues.
As far as I am concerned I do accept spiritualism, I even think it is an important part of being human. But I think religions like the Abrahamic religions are basically evil on every level.
No, but as he pointed out in an article last week, the modern idea of Santa Claus, in that exact suit, looking exactly as he does, was codified by Coca-Cola for it's ads, Yeah, Saint Nick. already existed, but the "Jolly Fat Man in a Fire-Engine red suit" was mostly Coca-Cola. He mostly wore robes, Browns, Golds, etc, before that. You know, things you might imagine a Saint wearing. In fact, I know in other countries, he still does.Woodsey said:Coca-Cola didn't invent Santa Clause (or even the red and white suit I believe, they just put him in it since it went with the branding).
Look at my quote inside this one - even Coca Cola said it wasn't them:Mstrswrd said:How about YokaiChrist?
What? Byakuren is a Buddhist Yokai (Demon) Jesus.
http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Byakuren_Hijiri
http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/File:Hiji2.png
No, but as he pointed out in an article last week, the modern idea of Santa Claus, in that exact suit, looking exactly as he does, was codified by Coca-Cola for it's ads, Yeah, Saint Nick. already existed, but the "Jolly Fat Man in a Fire-Engine red suit" was mostly Coca-Cola. He mostly wore robes, Browns, Golds, etc, before that. You know, things you might imagine a Saint wearing. In fact, I know in other countries, he still does.Woodsey said:Coca-Cola didn't invent Santa Clause (or even the red and white suit I believe, they just put him in it since it went with the branding).
Apologies if I was rude.
Edit: I should mention that he did wear the red beforehand (as someone else mentioned), but he was just as likely to wear the red as he was some other color. Tryin to find a Santa not in the red suit nowadays, however, can be largely attributed to Coke (people loved Coke, and the idea stuck for some odd reason). Personally, I like Santa in Brown robes with Gold trim. More Saintly.
Hold the phone - the History channel has stopped talking about the Nazis and/or Hitler?!Patrick_and_the_ricks said:Really? Shit, well I saw a documentary about it on history channel... Oh well.Woodsey said:"Santa Claus is generally depicted as a plump, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots (images of him rarely have a beard with no moustache). This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast."
Wikipedia, with 3 sources attached, the first of which being Coca-Cola denying they created the modern image.
Well, ok, this is where things get complicated. If you happen to share values with a cult then there is nothing wrong with joining it. Things get nasty if you are lured into a cult by something you agree with and then find that this cult sets up rules you never had time to think about (or you even disagree with).Tdc2182 said:Guidelines of basically being a good person was what most comic book heroes preach. In a large metaphorical way.
It was only a creative way of saying FU to the national census.maddawg IAJI said:There is an entire religion based on the Jedi order? Where the fuck is the conversion papers! I wanna use the force!