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Mmmmmmmm... cavities.... ;D

Damn, am I the only non-halloween person here?

NO.
Non-Halloween here too  ;)

Yeah, same here.

Halloween its a very american tradition, if other ppl wants to celebrate it its a personal call I guess, not many ppl share the same american culture features anyways.

but owtf happy halloween to all you who celebrate that day :P

I'm voluntarily non-Halloween, does that count?

Halloween is fun when you're a kid, but IMHO it just becomes a huge chore when you grow up. Of course, I think that's true of pretty much every single holiday except New Year's.

Peace & Luv, Liz

Too darn commercial. Until a few years ago we were still living peacefully, 'shielded' somewhat from the imperialistic commercial monster that is called the USA. But, alas, the walls have tumbled down and the shops think you've found a way to increase their sales even more. So, unfortunately, everywhere you go you see Halloween decorations and commercials about Halloween, so it's pretty difficult to ignore it. But, I will not take part in this, nor any other commercial feast. I don't take part in the Santa Claus-sage, because Saint-Nic traditionally comes December 6, so he doesn't need to come again December 25. Don't get me wrong, I celebrate Christmas, but not the economy swirling around it. I see no need to celebrate Halloween either, Belgian kids already go around for treats on New Year's Day, so they don't need to go trick-or-treat-ing now.
So, no Happy Halloween for me, and I don't feel like I'm missing something either.  :D

This particular imperialistic monster isn't here yet  ;)
If I wasn't on the net, I probably wouldn't even know about Halloween  :-X

Can anyone tell me what the religious meaning of Halloween is? I was kinda wondering about that.  :)

Quote from: Storm on November 01, 2003, 02:50:09 PM
Can anyone tell me what the religious meaning of Halloween is? I was kinda wondering about that.  :)

Religious?  Heh, it's just a day where kids dress up in costumes and go door-to-door for candy.  Some people get really into it, dressing up and stuff.  I didn't though.  I haven't gone trick-or-treating since I was like 12 or something.

I don't really celebrate it like a holiday, but for me it's just like saying Happy Valentine's Day.  It's not like I start kissing hot girls all over just because it happens to be that day.   ;D  I wish I could, but that's a different story altogether.   :suffer:   ;D

I know about the dressing up and trick-or-treating and all - US imperialism, remember?  ;)  But I don't supposed they do it for no reason except liking candy. Valentine's day also has religious meaning  :D

http://people.howstuffworks.com/halloween.htm

Hope that helps. :)

CC: Oh, tell me about the whole stupid Christmas commerical thing. I've worked enough retail jobs during "season" to be sick and tired of the whole thing. In fact, those jobs are pretty much why I started actively disliking Christmas, as opposed to simply being indifferent about it. :P Forget about the whole "Peace and goodwill on Earth" bit... Christmas turns people into monsters!

Thanksgiving isn't that great, either. I hate turkey and stuffing, which pretty much negates half the meal right there. Plus I have a small stomach, so going to any kind of "feast" is a waste of time for me.

The rest of the holidays don't have any rituals I personally am "required" to observe, so that's a good thing. However, I always run into the problem that the buses don't run, and retail jobs are the only things that don't close. So my bosses are like, "What do you mean you can't come in? We're going to get slammed that day!" and I'm like, "As in, I have no way of getting here. What, you think I want to give up getting time-and-a-half pay for the shift?" :P

Once you get out of school, holidays are at best a disruption in your schedule, at worst a disruption *and* stress-inducing. Only holidays I like are New Year's and Independence Day. Neither requires you to buy anything you don't want to, there's most likely lots of public-run parties and parades you can go to, so you can have fun without the fuss, and there's always cool TV show marathons going on. The rest can go hang. And, BTW, bah humbug. ;)

Peace & Luv, Liz

Thanks for the interesting article. Certainly cleared up some things ;D

hahahaha!! :D

you guys are so right! I do agree totally :P
its comercial, I think kids do enjoy it more than adults but there are fun parties about it... so I heard :P hahah I so believed every single halloween I ever went sucked badly


HAHAHA BUT OMFG! I do think there are limits you know? :P for example my bf just showed me yesterday some pics from his work where ppl went insane and they f***ing even got their costumes  to go to work!!!!!! HAHAHA XD they did this weird costume contest and everything hahaha, but omg I mean... omg I fun you get a kick out of halloween but to go to work dressed up already like that :P Babies, Samurais, toilet paper's costumes...... omg :D hahahaha, I wish I could post the pics here but thats private :D

BTW!!!... will didnt have any costume on, Im glad my bf its normal in that way :P

hahaha btw I mean no offense!! I just think some ppl are very extremist about it :D

My roommate's workplace had a little costume thing going on yesterday. It's not too bad if its voluntary... the people who wanna dress up can have some fun, and everyone else just wears normal clothes and has some of the food. ;)

But when it's mandatory, that's a whole other deal. I used to work at a toy store where every Friday and Saturday for the whole month of October you had to wear some kind of costume at work. If it had just been the weekend of Halloween, I wouldn't have minded, but having to wear one every weekend for the whole month was just irritating. :P Not to mention that as a cashier you really need to be able to keep your hands, arms, and torso completely free to move. Since I also hate hats and having things around my neck, that limited my options quite a bit.

Why do holidays always have to get in the way of getting work done? :P :P

Peace & Luv, Liz

Yeah, that must be annoying! :P I worked at CVS once and that weird vest thing itself was annoying to wear all the time. At least at UPS it was more of a uniform kind of thing and no weird extras that had to be worn. I never worked retail over the holidays, though, must be heck.

My mother never approved of Trick-or-Treating, and I'd have to agree.  Going to other people's houses to blag candy offa them just seems a bit off.

In the 18 years that I've lived, I've only had about 2 trick or treaters, they came to the door at the same time.  That's how uncelebrated it is around here.

Costumes at work gotta suck no matter what I believe :D hahaha costumes = evil, uniforms that looks like costumes = also evil :P

And yes working with public its one of the most horrible things ever, I used to do that years ago and at times you just feel like slaping some of them when they get on your nerves :P, as Jeysie says seasons are the worst !!! its like, not just the fact  it does gets crowded, but I dont know if its just me or something, I do also happen to believe ppl get MORE stupid around holidays too :D

I love Halloween because I get to dress up in a stupid or silly costume for no reason but to do so, and can eat lots of yummy candy (but my roommate bought the candy to give out and I don't like any of it. Meh! >:(

http://gallery15310.fotopic.net/show_collection.php?id=66919

There you can see me as Ron Weasley with my friend, Harry Potter. :)  I have mastered the Ron Face!

I *heart* Halloween, purely for the costumes.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I know the pains of annoying customers myself, but I assumed it's because the customers where I worked were Israelis  ;) Here, people tend to think the rest of the world is a bit more civilized  :-\
I don't think we have the whole holiday frenzy here. Sure, people buy more but they don't fight each other over gifts. That's probably because none of out holidays are about giving gifts   ;)

Quote from: KatieHal on November 03, 2003, 09:42:57 AMhttp://gallery15310.fotopic.net/show_collection.php?id=66919

Artie! The Strongest Man in the World! Pete & Pete! I officially love your friends, Katie. ;D

Peace & Luv, Liz

LOL, thanks Jeysie!!  :D Another of my friends is from the town where they filmed it :)

Luckily, we're still keeping 'Thanksgiving' at bay. But for how long... I don't know. Besides, everything coming from America has already been incorporated into our own culture in some way. Like I said, the trick or treating is on New Year's day, and the children either get a bit of money, or candy, since they have to sing a short New Year's carol. The Santa comes on December 6, and I'm sure every other American holiday is somewhere (be it on another day) overhere too. So why do we need two of them? >:(

PS: Jeysie, I have a small stomach too, that's probably why I don't way much, I may be mixing up cause and result though. :D

Saint Nick is purely about gifts (for the children).

Why just children?

Besides, there was a real Saint Nick who gave people dowries so they could afford marriage... nothing kidlike there. ;)

Quote from: copycat on November 04, 2003, 02:12:57 PMPS: Jeysie, I have a small stomach too, that's probably why I don't way much, I may be mixing up cause and result though. :D

Hee. Perhaps. It's how often you eat, and what you eat that matters, too. I'm trying to cut back on both.

As for the holiday invasion... I apologize on behalf of those Americans with a conscience for making the rest of you suffer our insanities.

Peace & Luv, Liz

Quote from: Jeysie on November 04, 2003, 04:07:29 PMAs for the holiday invasion... I apologize on behalf of those Americans with a conscience for making the rest of you suffer our insanities.

Hey, it's not your fault people like your holidays and want to celebrate them  ;)
It could be a bit senseless though - people here celebrate Sylvester, a holiday named after an anti-Semite pope  :P

Sylvester??

Never heard of that guy... ::)

That's what the Christian new-year is called, at least around here  :)

wow same here, I mean I never heard it called that way before.

Quote from: Storm on November 04, 2003, 04:22:48 PMIt could be a bit senseless though - people here celebrate Sylvester, a holiday named after an anti-Semite pope  :P

The Christian New Year, is just called New Year here, no Sylvester anywhere around. Maybe he's on the front of the calendar, where all the saints are, but I don't usually look at those.

hahaha, same here copycat! :P

Yeah, I know it's not called like that in some places. That's what we call it here though. I wonder where that name came from  ::)

/me checks his tear calendar
Nope, Sylvester is on New Year's Eve, not New Year itself.

By New Year I mean the 31/12.
You know, the night when you party, count backwards from 10 and kiss whoever's standing next to you when midnight strikes. That's what we call Sylvester  :)

So Sylvester is the kiss? ;)

Quote from: Storm on November 10, 2003, 04:16:55 PMBy New Year I mean the 31/12.
You know, the night when you party, count backwards from 10 and kiss whoever's standing next to you when midnight strikes. That's what we call Sylvester  :)

31/12 is Old Year overhere. When midnight strokes, it's January 1st, so then it's New Year. 8)

Quote from: copycat on November 10, 2003, 05:03:56 PM
31/12 is Old Year overhere. When midnight strokes, it's January 1st, so then it's New Year. 8)

Old Year?  ;D  It's called New Year's Eve over here.

Quote from: Storm on November 10, 2003, 04:16:55 PMYou know, the night when you party, count backwards from 10 and kiss whoever's standing next to you when midnight strikes. That's what we call Sylvester  :)

Wow, Sylvester must be a pretty lucky guy!!  :o Hehe j/k.  ;)

Quote from: Yonkey on November 10, 2003, 05:49:07 PMOld Year?  ;D  It's called New Year's Eve over here.

Yes, I know the English like to call things the day before the actual event 'Eve'. That's how Halloween was invented. >:(

Quote from: copycat on November 12, 2003, 01:56:48 PM
I know the English like to call things the day before the actual event 'Eve'. That's how Halloween was invented. >:(

The English? give me a break...  ::)
It's the Christians who "borrowed" that from the Jews. All Jewish holidays begin at the evening (sunset) of the previous day  8)

I didnt know about that thing to kiss whoever were close to you when midnight

It's not REALLY whoever you're standing closest to. You usually just kiss your date  ;)
I can't believe you don't know about the kissing part. Here it's like a big thing, "who are you going to kiss at midnight?"  :P

Hmmm... maybe I should hang out with some girls one New Year's Eve... never actually participated in that part of the tradition. ;)

You know, Storm, I think you folks out there are just way too eager to kiss somebody. I've never heard of that custom myself.

Peace & Luv, Liz

I'm surprised you didn't  :o
Isn't that what they do in all those american movies when they drop the ball, throw confetti and sing "remember friends..."?  ;)

You mean "Auld Lang Syne"?  ;D  Yeah it's in the movies, but in real life I don't think you grab the stranger standing beside you and kiss them.  :o  Usually it's your date.   :)

"Whoever's standing next to you" was just an expression... You USUALLY kiss your date (unless you're too drunk & enthusiastic)  :P

Well, in the movies, having the person grab and smooch their date is just sort of a general celebratory thing... there's no specific directive to smooch somebody. (Too bad... I could use a bit of smooching!)

Peace & Luv, Liz

/me smooches Jeysie! ;D

Ooh! /me blushes and feels all warm and fuzzy. ;D

Peace & Luv, Liz

Quote from: Storm on November 12, 2003, 03:53:29 PM
The English? give me a break...  ::)
It's the Christians who "borrowed" that from the Jews. All Jewish holidays begin at the evening (sunset) of the previous day  8)(

I meant the name 'Eve', not the event(s) themselves.

Quote from: oldbushie on November 13, 2003, 04:04:08 PM/me smooches Jeysie! ;D

Don't go smooching my 'target', that's my job! :-)
/me smooches Jeysie

Ohhh, you two! You must be desperate if you are going to tussle over smooching me. :suffer:

Peace & Luv, Liz

Quote from: Jeysie on November 13, 2003, 08:46:48 PMOhhh, you two! You must be desperate if you are going to tussle over smooching me. :suffer:

Ofcourse I'm desperate, I'm 30 years old and still unmarried! ;D :suffer:

And I'm just raging with unfulfilled love to give out. ;)

WTF BOB?! Target?! hahah omg dont call her target!! lol you meanie :D

Quote from: The Knight on November 16, 2003, 08:03:44 PM
I'm 16 and I'm still single.

It would be rather disturbing if you weren't  :P

Quote from: Say on November 16, 2003, 08:11:54 PMWTF BOB?! Target?! hahah omg dont call her target!! lol you meanie :D

I've been called worse. ;)

Peace & Luv, Liz

HAHAHAHA nice one storm :P

and omg jeysie, but Its not a matter to be called worse or not its like wtf, I relate the word target to a thing or an object or something hahaha, not a person :P

WTF GUYS BE NICE... :)
thats no way to call a girl anyways

oh dear god hahahaha, wtf knight? hahaha  :suffer:

Quote from: The Knight on November 17, 2003, 06:45:41 PM
Gandhi got married when he was 13.  So being married at 16 wouldn't be that disturbing.  :P :P

...At least not if you live in India  :P

hahaha men use to think of that  as a "super cool thing" sort of like but multiple wives are like...  multiple bitching, multiple maintainance, multiple troubles too :P ahahah not just the good multiplies I think also the bad does :D lol :P

Quote from: Say on November 16, 2003, 08:11:54 PMWTF BOB?! Target?! hahah omg dont call her target!! lol you meanie :D

I parenthesized that word, to show it was just a metaphor. What do you call someone you're hitting (also not meant literally) on then? ;)

Quote from: Say on November 18, 2003, 10:05:02 AMhahaha men use to think of that  as a "super cool thing" sort of like but multiple wives are like...  multiple b***hing, multiple maintainance, multiple troubles too :P ahahah not just the good multiplies I think also the bad does :D lol :P

The key word is 'Time management'. I mean, Sultans have no problems with their Harem, so... :D

Heh. While looking up to see if I had the right word for more than one husband, I found a site claiming that allowing a man to have more than one wife is actually good from a feminist perspective. Oh, boy, some women will justify anything so they can get what they want. "Oh, I really want this guy, but he's married. Well, if I let him be married to both of us, I still get him, and I guess I can live with having to share him." ::)

If people are cool with sharing each other with more than one person, hey, it's their choice. Maybe they're even better off. But the purpose of marriage is two people who want to pledge their lives to each other. Everything else is just legal crap. If you don't love one person enough to commit your romantic attentions to them alone, then you shouldn't be getting married. No scolding or shame about it, if sharing your affections with more than one person is an arrangement everyone's happy with, it's just not the purpose of getting married. Besides, a multiple-partner relationship implies a desire for flexibility, and marriage, even in these days of prevalent divorce, is not flexible.

The high divorce rate nowadays can probably be attributed to two main things... one, being too selfish to think about their partner as much as they should, and two, getting married at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons, or to the wrong person.

Of course, I think that while it's possible to like, or even have deep affection for more than one person, it's not possible to truly love more than one person, so I might be biased.

Peace & Luv, Liz

Quote from: Jeysie on November 19, 2003, 02:46:19 PM
While looking up to see if I had the right word for more than one husband...

You mean polyandry? you should have just asked me  :D

I wonder if the sites encouraging polygamy also support polyandry. After all, it's a lot more feministic  ::)

Quote from: Jeysie on November 19, 2003, 02:46:19 PMThe high divorce rate nowadays can probably be attributed to two main things... one, being too selfish to think about their partner as much as they should, and two, getting married at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons, or to the wrong person.

I think it's because the two partners don't talk enough to each other. To me, it seems at the first problem married people file for divorce, without trying to talk it out first.

ok you are not a lady, I wonder what you are then :D

and no, I already got one, if I ask for exclusivity the least I can do its give the same to ask for it in return :D

Quote from: Say on November 23, 2003, 12:53:41 AMok you are not a lady, I wonder what you are then :D

Hee, I dunno, just a plain ol' woman, I guess. I mean... I'm not butch, but I'm not very feminine either. And while I can pull off a bit of elegance and eloquence on occasion, I'm not graceful or genteel, and my sense of humor is certainly not very dignified or refined. :D And no true lady would spend so much time with her mind firmly in the gutter, either. ;D

Quote from: Say on November 23, 2003, 12:53:41 AMand no, I already got one, if I ask for exclusivity the least I can do its give the same to ask for it in return :D

Hee. I know, I was just joshing you, Say. I've always liked having lots of male friends, but I only want one guy to completely love.

Peace & Luv, Liz

Quote from: Jeysie on November 23, 2003, 01:16:10 AMHee, I dunno, just a plain ol' woman, I guess. I mean... I'm not butch, but I'm not very feminine either.

No problem, I'm very much in touch with my feminine side so that'll compensate nicely. :D And to me, you're not plain ol' at all, maybe I should call you 'lovely one', instead of target. ;D

Quote from: Jeysie on November 23, 2003, 01:16:10 AMbut I only want one guy to completely love.

Look no further, 'cos here he is (online at least)! :suffer: :suffer: