It's fun to be an atheist on Christmas!

[CLANG]

I've been wine tasting all evening, so I'm in a very merry mood.
:fistbump: :toast: :spank:

Edited to add that I'm watching "The Bucket List"on HBO... Perfect movie for a perfect Christmyth

[Towlie]

1. In that case, Merry Christmyth!

[CLANG]

7. Thank you! Same to you, glug...glug...glug

[malaise]

2. We had a few friends over for lunch

Since then a few others keep popping in. No one can eat another morsel of anything but the spirits are high and getting higher. Hubby's nephew and his girlfriend just left. They only wanted coconut water. We sure drank a lot of wine today and several friends brought us bottles of Italian, French and German wines.

[LynzM]

3. That sounds awesome...

I'd like to have more of the kind of friends who just drop by like that! :) Happy visiting to you!

[deaniac21]

10. Your husband's girlfriend?

[malaise]

11. LOL

His nephew's girlfriend. :rofl:

[deaniac21]

26. I love a sense of humor!!

[Dhalgren]

4. I second Towlie! Merry Christmyth!

And a better new year than the old one!

:toast:

[CLANG]

8. Well,it may be worse before it gets better, but I'm raring to fight for what's right!

[ogneopasno]

5. Oh, Catholics drink plenty on Christmas.

;)

[CLANG]

6. I know! But they carry all that guilt!

:rofl:

[liberalmuse]

9. I was just wished a 'Merry X-Mas'.

By a 'godless atheist'. My sister. :) I also found out that a close relative (whom I absolutely adore) is 'bi' and prefers men only by reading his Facebook page. Granted, I've not been able to see him much in the past year, so he's not likely going to email me about his preferred sexual preference, not that it's any of my business. He had a girlfriend last I'd heard. I don't care, but jeez, what a way to find out something you'd only suspected. I guess he didn't feel comfortable coming out to his 'Auntie', or more likely, it wasn't even an issue. He knows his aunt and his mom love and support him, no matter what. The fact that I'm even posting this is a testament of the backwards/borderline generation I come from.

On edit: I guess I should ask anyone who is bi, with preference for their own sex, or who is gay whether it was difficult to 'come out' to someone even though you knew they were liberal and would love you regardless? On that note, I wonder why it is necessary for anyone to 'come out'? It doesn't matter who you love. It doesn't change who you are, and by god, it shouldn't change who loves you. Why am I feeling hurt? Is it because I'm too self-involved?

[rurallib]

19. I was talking with my nephew about this today

or rather basically talking about feeling a need to tell people about your sex life. Heteros don't 'come out.' And I know that the last thing I wanted to discuss with my Dad/ Mom/ Aunt/ brother was my sexual preferences. Or sex in general beside the usual dirty jokes. There is just a certain group of relatives that you do not want to delve into your sex life with.
One time my Dad was drunk and started talking about his past. Jesus I never felt so uncomfortable in my life.

[Shiver]

12. The first night of Erismas

Is dedicated entirely to drinking.

And if you want, the other four nights can be dedicated to drinking as well. But then you'd miss out on getting high during the second night, a third day full of hangover cures and quality coffee, mocking the rest of the world on the fourth, and the sex on the fifth.

Belief in Eris isn't even required.

Just sayin' ;)

[CLANG]

17. One should really compare benefits before selecting a religion

[Shiver]

20. Plenty of benefits with Discordianism

You can be pope if you want. And what other religion not only openly acknowledges that it doesn't make sense, but is in fact proud of it? Someone had to put all this confusion here...

The Principia Discordia

Erismas

This propaganda has been brought to you by High Priest and Occasional Pope Shivertongue Von Slamdance VI, of the Vibrating Purple cabal of POEE (Paratheoanametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric). All rights ignored. Salvation not available in Utah. Hail Eris. All Hail Discordia. Fnord?

[Edweird]

27. I find your ideas intriguing and would like to hand out your literature at the airport.

:D

[ColbertWatcher]

13. The reason for the season ...

[Patsy Stone]

14. I'm just back from our annual meeting.

Every year on this day, Jews meet at the nearest Chinese restuarant.

[Shiver]

15. I thought it was national 'Jews Going To The Movies Day'.

Which, by the way, has become so commercialized. It used to be about Jews going to the movies, but now... :shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

18. That's in the afternoon.

Chinese is for dinner.

p.s. I hear Hallmark is developing a card.

:hi:

[RB TexLa]

16. Here you go

http://www.hulu.com/watch/1373/saturday-night-live-christmas-for-the-jews-song

[Atman]

21. This is our first Christmas as empty-nesters.

Pretty comical...we didn't even bother with a tree. It became painfully apparent that we had only been going through the ritual for the kids' sake. One is back from school for the holiday break, the other is out and married and living in his own place. So even my wife, who is usually the "traditional" one, just couldn't get jazzed about decorating a dead tree in celebration of myth about a guy who rose from the dead, promising to return one day...if only his followers would go to church and tithe their salaries and place their dollars in the collection plats...making brazillions for the houses of worship who sign on to one of his franchises, while the miracle man never seems to materialize.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

:cheers:

.

[CLANG]

24. Very well said.

My husband and I spent a combined 34 dollars in "X-Mas" gifts for each other this year. He's a "christian" and I go along because it really doesn't make any difference to me. Any excuse to buy someone a present is all right with me! The best gift we have going right now is the pleasure of seeing our credit cards almost payed down. :hi:

[Hissyspit]

22. All praise Mythras.

He almost won out the Roman empire! Darn that Jesus Christos.

[TexasObserver]

23. Two thousand eight years ago today ...

... nothing special happened, but we pretend it did!

[alfredo]

25. I started off with a big dinner, fun with kids then I came home had a

nice IPA, a cup of roasted potato soup, Then I snuggled up to some Metaxa. Relaxed.