Re: Santa in all his Coca Cola regalia

From: Janice Bryson (jbryson@infionline.net)
Date: Thu 19 Jan 2006 - 03:35:55 GMT

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    On Jan 18, 2006, at 7:09 PM, Chris Taylor wrote:

    > Actually I'm now campaigning for a reinstatement of Saturnalia
    > (Santa-urnalia?), just to legitimise the consumerist,
    > self-gratification fest (which is a lot of fun, but totally at odds
    > with the religious angle). After all Christmas should be at
    > Easter(ish) anyway shouldn't it? There's a memetic hijacking if ever
    > there was one...

    Yes, and do the religious holiday some other time. It will mess up the church calendar, though. Memes are tangled.
    >
    > Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

    Or at least that the writer has some education!
    >
    > Cheers, Chris.
    >
    > P.S. Does anyone know why Jehovahs don't do birthdays? That caused an
    > awkward moment the other month at playgroup. I mean if there's one
    > legit celebration to be had surely that's it..?

    I think they don't do special days at all.
    >
    > P.P.S. In my War&Peace-scale one before, sub in hole for whole the
    > first three times near the end (I need a holiday).
    >
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    > http://psidev.sf.net/
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    >
    Jerry

    "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, they're different."

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