Yes, Matt. Someone pointed out to her that we non-believers apparently can't win. If we don't say "Merry Christmas" then it's a war on Christmas. If we do, we're "pretending". Whatevs. I'm seriously not offended by her, just sort of "uh?" about it. I can't take it seriously because it's too loony. Besides, further down, it comes out that she really just hates atheists because apparently we're spending all of our time trampling on her "freedom of religion". So this is just a petty thing to bring up when she has a much larger hate going on.
Jayne: Here's a little concept I been workin' on. Why don't we shoot her first? Wash: It is her turn.
'Serenity'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
javachik - Dec 26, 2008 8:51:37 am PST #8045 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Anne W. - Dec 26, 2008 8:51:57 am PST #8046 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
FTW = for the win
I think...
amych - Dec 26, 2008 8:52:20 am PST #8047 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Okay, I know I always think "FTW" is Fut the Whuck but it isn't really, right? What does it mean again?
For the Win
javachik - Dec 26, 2008 8:52:54 am PST #8048 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Anne! HELLO!
And "for the win" is soooo different than "fut the whuck"!
tommyrot - Dec 26, 2008 8:53:26 am PST #8049 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
FTW = for the win
I think...
Anne W. FTW!
Barb - Dec 26, 2008 8:57:09 am PST #8050 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
In case she forgot, you know, about that cross thing.
Yep, that was my first thought as well. I mean, hello, nice holiday and all, what with the birth of the big guy and the three guys tromping across the desert saying "See a star, dude?" but really the springtime holiday is the Big Kahuna.
Anne W. - Dec 26, 2008 9:00:39 am PST #8051 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Hey, everyone!
I'm taking an unplanned half-day today. I am so tired that I feel physically ill. I'm going to putter around online until I start nodding off, then I will nap for a long, long time.
I'll do the work I meant to do at work tomorrow morning. fortunately, it is the sort of thing I can do as easily from home as I could working at my desk.
DavidS - Dec 26, 2008 9:00:58 am PST #8052 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Anne W. FTW!
In so many ways, really.
Anne's fruitcake..FTW!
Anne's perfectly executed bob...FTW!
Anne's presence alone raising the prettiness level in St. Louis...FTW!
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 26, 2008 9:05:22 am PST #8053 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I can't take it seriously because it's too loony. Besides, further down, it comes out that she really just hates atheists because apparently we're spending all of our time trampling on her "freedom of religion".
Ah. Don't you hate it when people's religious freedom to decide what other people believe gets trampled on?
javachik - Dec 26, 2008 9:06:08 am PST #8054 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Christmas aside, I am just boggled at the concept of someone being offended by someone else wishing them joy on any day, for whatever the reason. You seriously have to go out of your way to be offended by an earnest sentiment for your happiness, you know? And what's funny is that my original "Merry Christmas" post was in a separate thread, said to people I've known since 1995. But she posted her weird "I'm offended" thing in the politics thread, where we're discussing Obama and Rick Warren. So, she really had to have cared enough to carry over her concern and mention it in the politics thread. Craziness.
But, again, mostly I'm boggled. I guess next June when someone says "Happy Birthday" I should be offended because since it's not their birthday (unless it's Jess's Dylan wishing me happy birthday, in which case it is), they're only "pretending" to be happy for me.