[Despondent]

Gosh, Civilian number two. thanks for watching my back. and I'm officially on from remote site, so I'm no longer Remotely Despondent. I can almost feel the love here.

Tomorrow when counting your blessings for the past year as you say grace (or not) think for a split second about this wonderful forum. I'm thankful.

[civilian_number_two]

Tomorrow when counting your blessings for the past year as you say grace (or not) think for a split second about this wonderful forum. I'm thankful.

Whoah,

Tomorrow? Man, Thanksgiving was over a month ago!

Gearing up for Christmas, dude.

Mike.

PS: Getting pretty tired of all the commercials that fail to say "Christmas." This is becoming serious, and pretty damn stupid. I get the need to make other cultures feel at home, so as not to upset their specific political lobby groups in Ottawa, or DC, depending on how cold you think winter gets. But I'm pretty sure no common people have ever been upset by references to Christmas, just as I don't mind being reminded it's Ramadan (the Islamic Hotel chain holiday) and like I don't mind unoffical languages on street signs in proud ethnic communities. I'm just bumfuzzled about having to hear "have a good 'holiday season'" and "Great 'holiday' gift ideas." Are we fooling ourselves into thinking that we're respecting all cultures with such a reference? Channukah is like the least significant holiday on the Jewish calendar, and Ramadan is not a gift-giving holiday anyway. So, spade=spade; we're celebrating CHRISTMAS in December (the second-most important holiday on the Christian calendar, and damn important to us atheists as well), and I don't think using the word will lead to ethnic cleansing.

Best example of this nonsense that I can think of is a local contest giving away $25000 in "'holiday' spending money." They invite you to use the money to buy great gifts for your family and friends "for the 'holidays.'" The draw date on the contest is January 30. Like, have we been dropping the word for so long that people don't even know on what date we actually give out the presents?

"Sorry about the no presents, folks, but I'm hoping to win this lottery first and then I'll get you great stuff. And if I don't win I'll just buy you stuff as usual."

Mike (bit of a rant there).

PS: Happy Thanksgiving to all you slowpokes.

[WalrusOfPlastic]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too.

I just noticed that my two little blue squares abandonded me and took my status with them. I feel so small and insignificant.

[sinister grinner]

cool. so are you gonna change the ranks to the Pimp idea.

[barend]

00-20:shy
21-40:lossened up
41-60:tipsy
61-80:dizzy
81-100:sloshed
:angry: 101-120:offensive
121-140:plastered
141-160:paralytic
161-180:"you're my besht frand"
:yuck: 181-200:vomiting
201-300:unconious
301-333:hung over
334-340:mournfull
341-360:dazed
361-380:fatening breakfast
381-400:thirsty again

[sinister grinner]

it doesnt go up to 1000. of course that can be a good idea.