Leper Messiah Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by Spider AL Ah but what- apart from a corporate trap- is stopping you from celebrating it every day? I insist on eating good quality home-made food as often as possible. as im sure ur aware of, in uni such a thing would be nearly impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider AL Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Well tbh when I was a student I took lodgings in a flat (apartment - US) and could cook what I liked, and often ate the ethnically various food made by my excessively bourgeois flatmates. But I have no experience of dormitory life, thank god, so I must assume that you are correct and that you have no access to fire or utensils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by Leper Messiah as im sure ur aware of, in uni such a thing would be nearly impossible That is so true, last year I lived on tins, pot noodle and cup a soup. I'm trying to eat better this year, even cooking real food sometimes but in halls that is imposable. Glad I'm sharing a house now, much better than halls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by Spider AL Well tbh when I was a student I took lodgings in a flat (apartment - US) and could cook what I liked, and often ate the ethnically various food made by my excessively bourgeois flatmates. But I have no experience of dormitory life, thank god, so I must assume that you are correct and that you have no access to fire or utensils. well we do but its just not feasible to do extensive cooking very often, cos their are few facilities and many people who need to cook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider AL Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Sounds like an ideal opportunity not only to practice your culinary skills, but to practice your battle-skills as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by Leper Messiah well we do but its just not feasible to do extensive cooking very often, cos their are few facilities and many people who need to cook one trick is to change your eating habbits so you eat when other people don't, try 2.15 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by jon_hill987 one trick is to change your eating habbits so you eat when other people don't, try 2.15 am. are you insane? thats when people start gettin back from the town (including me a lot of the time) the kitchens are in hot demand (insert a poor pun here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by Spider AL Sounds like an ideal opportunity not only to practice your culinary skills, but to practice your battle-skills as well! very possibly, but then again a loss would put me at the bottom of the cooking chain, a big risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by Leper Messiah are you insane? thats when people start gettin back from the town (including me a lot of the time) the kitchens are in hot demand (insert a poor pun here) Of course, that was just a trick to find out if you really are a student. Hotdogs are brilliant at about that time. talking of post pub cooking, last year a girl in that flat above me decided it would be a good idea to cook chicken nuggets in the toaster, in her drunken state she went off and left the kitchen to burn down. I was not impressed as it ment 2 hrs standing in the freezing cold from 1 in the morning and i had a test at 9 next day. was still funny though. EDIT: No one was injured in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by jon_hill987 Of course, that was just a trick to find out if you really are a student. Hotdogs are brilliant at about that time. talking of post pub cooking, last year a girl in that flat above me decided it would be a good idea to cook chicken nuggets in the toaster, in her drunken state she went off and left the kitchen to burn down. I was not impressed as it ment 2 hrs standing in the freezing cold from 1 in the morning and i had a test at 9 next day. was still funny though. EDIT: No one was injured in any way. a very similar incident occurred at about 6 AM the other day here when someone burnt toast and the fire alarms had everyone out of bed and outside in the freezing cold in their dressing gowns my mortal fear is a fire alarm whilst im in the shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 That might be a good thing, you could get some ladies out of it. Then again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Originally posted by Spider AL Ah but what- apart from a corporate trap- is stopping you from celebrating it every day? I insist on eating good quality home-made food as often as possible. And I don't have to give thanks to anyone. LEET! That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. Holidays and festivals come from long before these "corporate traps" you speak of. If you think you can just celebrate holidays every day then you are the one that doesn't get it, and by it I mean the magic of holidays. It gives you something special, to make you feel special. A landmark day, something to look forward to, something you can celebrate with everyone. Something fun in the mass of boredom and monotony. Something that makes you happy when it comes, and creates joy and warmth everywhere, and creates memories you can reflect on. And do I care if i'm somehow tricked into paying some boss more than he needs? No. And if you don't want to buy anything, you can celebrate just the same. Holidays are more than the evil, greedy, materialization ball of BS that you make them out to be. And if that doesn't get the cynical stick out of your ass then I just have one thing left to say to you: Don't try and kill the joy for others, don't dis the holidays. And don't try and debate with me, and segment my words to turn them into something you can BS, because I won't listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treacherous Mercenary Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 All those poor turkies.... NOES!!!!! What am I saying? I helped eat an 18 pound turkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 I like the food, I like the day, but in the end, I like the family. Thanksgiving is a wonderful excuse for our entire family to come together for one day (40 people under my roof). we eat, we talk, we laugh, we play games. It's just a really fun day where I get to family I don't see much. This year we had relatives from Boston who I haven't seen in 5 years, and I REALLY enjoyed that. So you can rip on the commercialization of holidays if you want, and i'll agree. But the things I take from Thanksgiving and christmas aren't the gifts, they're the moments with family in my memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomie Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 WTF is up with you people? What's wrong with Christmas? Do you just hate all things good and pure? And what did America do to Christmas? We just celebrated it. Will you not be happy till America is in another universe? And what's wrong with buying things? So corporate companies get money, it makes people happy. Is the happiness irrelevant because a company got money or something? I couldn't live like you people, hating everything, I don't know how you live like that, wihtout holidays, without happiness. If that was directed at me: First off, Christmas over here is much more good and pure than christmas in America, I mean, you took away the religious meaning and made up a story about a weird fat guy who lives on the Northpole with a bunch of elves, who can freeze time and flies around with rendeers... What you did, is put two holidays together (Christmas and Saint nicholas day, for lack of a better name) and in my opinion, that makes it a little weird. I have nothing against America however. And about Thanksgiving: I don't celebrate it, so I have nothing against it. I'm sorry if I offended anyone with that post, but all I was actually saying is: I prefer our Idea of christmas over the American one. And by the way, i don't know what your last sentence was supposed to mean. We have Holidays and Happiness around here... EDIT: Y'know what? I'll whine about christmas some other day, and just let you guys enjoy your holidays, while I enjoy ours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Originally posted by Doomie If that was directed at me: First off, Christmas over here is much more good and pure than christmas in America, I mean, you took away the religious meaning and made up a story about a weird fat guy who lives on the Northpole with a bunch of elves, who can freeze time and flies around with rendeers... What you did, is put two holidays together (Christmas and Saint nicholas day, for lack of a better name) and in my opinion, that makes it a little weird. I have nothing against America however. And about Thanksgiving: I don't celebrate it, so I have nothing against it. I'm sorry if I offended anyone with that post, but all I was actually saying is: I prefer our Idea of christmas over the American one. And by the way, i don't know what your last sentence was supposed to mean. We have Holidays and Happiness around here... EDIT: Y'know what? I'll whine about christmas some other day, and just let you guys enjoy your holidays, while I enjoy ours... Santa, I just ignore Santa, just like i've learned to ignore all the christian hating (take IS's sig), and all the evolutionist crap thats shoved down my throat on TV constantly (60 centillion years ago, blah blah blah...). Besides, I actually like the idea of Santa if you tell the truth about him and tell kids he's fake. It makes me mad to see so many lies floating about. And that was directed at you and Spider Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 uh oh, here we go, ive created a monster .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider AL Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 my mortal fear is a fire alarm whilst im in the showerI know what you mean, If I had to walk outside naked... I'd have to fend all the ladies off with a stick. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. Holidays and festivals come from long before these "corporate traps" you speak of.And I thought we were discussing what holidays had become. In ancient times holidays were when one had saved up enough food to have a party. If one was lucky one enjoyed oneself maybe two or three times a year in this fashion. But now, we don't need it. In our western countries most of us have food on tap, so why wait for the winter solstice to have a party? Make every weekend a party. Make every day a party. Don't fall into the corporate trap for the sheep. And do I care if i'm somehow tricked into paying some boss more than he needs? No.lol, you don't care? Then you're part of the problem. Stop being part of the problem, and become part of the solution. And if that doesn't get the cynical stick out of your ass then I just have one thing left to say to you: Don't try and kill the joy for others, don't dis the holidays. Self, self, self, self, self! Do you really think my expression of my opinion on this matter is totally bound up with YOU and YOUR enjoyment of the holidays? Bit arrogant if so. And don't try and debate with me, and segment my words to turn them into something you can BS, because I won't listen.Show me where I've misquoted you, or even paraphrased you babe, and you'll get a free cream cake. Call it an early Christmas present. I actually like the idea of Santa if you tell the truth about him and tell kids he's fake. It makes me mad to see so many lies floating about.Me too, like creationism, I hate to see that floating about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 Originally posted by IG-64 And don't try and debate with me, and segment my words to turn them into something you can BS, because I won't listen. so what youre saying is dont respond to your argument and if someone does youll dance around and shout "lalalalalla not listening not listening" a sign of a great argument that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Originally posted by IG-64 ... Will you not be happy till America is in another universe? I couldn't live like you people, hating everything, I don't know how you live like that, wihtout holidays, without happiness. LMAO.... IG, I think your main problem is that you have never been anywhere else, so dont know any better. When you are old enough to do it, I implore you travel, see the world, the REAL world, learn about culture and history and more importantly, about the spice of life which you seem to sorely lack we 'non americans' dont hate *everything*, just Americans there are some nice yanks here n there, to be sure. But there were some nice Nazis as well I imagin...I hear Spielberg may be makin a movie 'bout em... mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 But there were some nice Nazis as well I imagin...I hear Spielberg may be makin a movie 'bout em... after he's butchered War Of The Worlds of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightNinja Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Originally posted by jon_hill987 Thankyouwotyer? I personly will not join in with these pointless american holidays, I mean halloween is bad enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Originally posted by Leper Messiah a very similar incident occurred at about 6 AM the other day here when someone burnt toast and the fire alarms had everyone out of bed and outside in the freezing cold in their dressing gowns my mortal fear is a fire alarm whilst im in the shower Simalar but not as bad, as the toaster with the nuggets in was under the cupboards, the whole kitchen was gutted. everyone in the flat had to move out for a few weeks. I ALWAYS, without exception put clothes on when the alarm went off, better to burn to death with dignity I always said. And of course it's just to damn cold not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 ah... generalizations.. generalizations... We Yanks aren't THAT bad. But I will agree corporate machine has demoralized the holidays.. it's no longer about spending time with your family... enjoying each others company.. it's about how much money can I stuff into my sock today. gifts is just another way of making a small sacrifice for someone to show that person how much you care myself: 8| oh i love you. here's a 500 dollar ring. XD nice. IG 64 Assassin: its not some greedy big bucks popularity contest LotL Legolas: yeah it is. look around you. IG 64 Assassin: ive looked around me. around my family other familys might be diffrent but they dont get it either they'll never be able to truly celebrate christmas LotL Legolas: lol course they wont. and you have justified spider al. LotL Legolas: good boy =) IG 64 Assassin: lol IG 64 Assassin: well IG 64 Assassin: I guess i'm just lucky IG 64 Assassin: because I know christmas See? For all your ragging on IG he does know the spirit of Christmas Happy holidays everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Originally posted by Doomie If that was directed at me: First off, Christmas over here is much more good and pure than christmas in America, I mean, you took away the religious meaning and made up a story about a weird fat guy who lives on the Northpole with a bunch of elves, who can freeze time and flies around with rendeers... What you did, is put two holidays together (Christmas and Saint nicholas day, for lack of a better name) and in my opinion, that makes it a little weird. Oh yes, of course since you don't live in America, your holiday must be more "good and pure" than ours. All this debating about why holidays are teh sux because it jump starts the economy is giving me the ****s. And as for blaming America for ruining your "good and pure" crap, The American version of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus originally came from the Dutch version called Sint Klaas. The Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) brought this fun and lively tradition (some even say cult) to America. So you can stop blaming us, and start pissing and moaning to the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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