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- wild, on 10/13/2007, -5/+54Christmas is a creepy holiday. You got an old fat man that sneaks into your house while your kids are sleeping, you eat people shaped cookies, and a poisonous plant is a symbol to kiss someone.
A creepy ***** holiday. - phnx0221, on 10/10/2007, -6/+54Sigh. It just gets earlier and earlier. Christmas is about family! Christmas is about togetherness! Celebrate those ideas by going out and buying a bunch of crap to show those you love how much you care! If only once a year! And don't forget to donate your can of pumpkin pie filling to the homeless so you can feel better about how much money we all spend on random crap during the holidays!
For me, the holiday season really is about spending time with family and friends. I'm not Christian, so I don't celebrate the manger, and the miraculous virgin birth and whatnot. To each his own, really. We do make a lot of things for our family though. Collages, paintings, framed photos, artwork done by kids, etc. We do buy things for people, but we have a limit of $5. This year, I'm going to start a new tradition with my daughter. Every present she gets (and we're going to specifically ask for homemade things, or just spending time with us at a christmas park or something fun to share in), we're going to gather an equal amount to give to a charity or to our local goodwill or salvation army. That doesn't mean everyone has to do that or they're terrible people, I just think it's a neat idea for us to start with our new family. :) - aliengoods, on 10/13/2007, -11/+51Actually, Christmas is about the Winter Solstice, and is a Pagan holiday, but I won't get into that.
- kete00, on 10/16/2007, -2/+41Walmart is just trying to sell the rest of their toys before they're recalled again.
- swordedge, on 10/16/2007, -1/+23They do it because some jackass buys it in October. The jackasses need to stop that immediately.
- benitojuarez, on 10/12/2007, -7/+29you know what, i give credit to the new york times for actually saying christmas instead of saying holidays so as not to upset all the whiney ***** out there.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+20No, christmas WAS about a pagan holiday. Welcome to societal change. It's no longer a holiday but a custom. And it's about presents.
- azprofessional, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19I feel sorry for all the fulltime employees who have to listen to Bing ***** Crosby or the Barking dogs music 1100 times from now until Christmas.
Been there a couple of times, it usually ends in someone freaking out and fist fighting a manager or something.
"Yup yup yup if we don't shove christmas down people's throats they might forget it's coming! People love the animals singing and rapper christmas remixes are all the 'hoopla'"
-Typical 'Bob from Marketing' genius - Rahodeb, on 10/11/2007, -5/+22Christ neeeeeds braaaaaainsssss
- desistere, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16What happens at the mall is irrelevant to me. If it burned, I might miss Sears when I need to buy a tool.
- subliminalurge, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Ah, yes, Christmas....
That wonderful time of year when I'm obligated to spend money I don't have to buy people crap that they don't want, in exchange for receiving a mountain of crap that I don't want, either. - Nougat, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14In fact, the church replaced the already existing pagan winter holiday, otherwise the pagans would have gone on celebrating it. Where the hell do you think the tree comes from?
- whatthefu, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Of course they don't care. I stopped thinking Christmas was "magical" long ago because marketing for it takes up a fourth of the year to the point where you just don't care anymore.
- Senturion, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12If it weren't for the fact that I'd be seen as a cheap, miserable grump by my friends and family I'd quit Christmas in an instant.
The holiday no longer has anything to do with it's intended purpose and only serves to add stress to our lives and promote rampant consumerism and greed. - MammasMilk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Hey, don't marginalize the giant egg laying rabbit who also breaks into your house
Or the flying half naked baby w/ wings that snipes people w/ a bow and arrow (but he's agot a voice like Barry White! Soooooooo dreamy!)
I personally like the like the Irish midget who gets me drunk, semi-creepy but I won't remember it in the morning anyway. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13It's Christmas at ground zero!
- Desolite, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. talk about eat, drink, and be merry! followed shortly by pass out from turkey overload.
- Maddoktor2, on 10/11/2007, -4/+13Bah, humbug.
- DangerMouse9, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11When I need a tool I don't have to look any further than digg. Digg is full of tools.
- sparr, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Years ago I read a speculative fiction story. In this story, told from the point of view of a department store advertising executive, The Christmas Season started in June, and ended on December 25. He has a romantic involvement with a girl from a quaint/"backwards" family, and her father is continually angry despite all the Christmas-oriented gifts that he gives her and them (months early). He recognizes the tune of one of their Christmas carols, but he thinks it is a bastardized version of a competing store's ad jingle. The issue comes to a head when he visits her family on Dec 25 and finds them in the midst of celebration, and wonders why they are so happy about the last day of The Christmas Season.
It was sad but funny then. More sad, less funny, now. - cresswga, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8I was in Lowes at the weekend and they had the Christmas stuff for sale. On OCTOBER 6th!!!
At this rate they will have to start put the Valentine's Day stufff out in another 5 weeks. - mojoel, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9The sleigh bells are ringing and the carolers are singing
While the air raid sirens blare - BritishGolgo13, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9There's music in the air.
- Blisshead, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7I like Halloween. However you choose to note it.
- TnTBass, on 10/10/2007, -5/+11Why would they care? It's not about you, its about $$$.
The fat man in the Red Suit was brought to you by coca-cola (Late 1800's). Marketing ploy then, marketing ploy now.
That being said, I still enjoy receiving gifts... - opticwind, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Well, tis only several months from the season!
- slapded, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6they should change the name of christmas to 'the great gift card swap'
- Otto, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6>>>"Its also only for Christians"
Actually, it's really only for pagans, christians just stole it from them. - DangerMouse9, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Yeah, the three wise men were bringing gifts for the devil worship. You seldom hear about the fourth wise man that was bringing the vat of goat's blood.
- JetWolf, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4It's Christmas at ground zero
The button has been pressed - dragon76, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I'm Jewish. Christmas is about presents.
- AgentDale, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5It wasn't about religion at the start of the Holiday. It was turned into a Christian Holiday. The true meaning of Christmas was to convert a bunch of Pagans by letting them keep the celebration by changing it's meaning.
- pixelbasic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Never been one to bash Wal-Mart but this is *****...FTA:
"Wal-Mart said it would not begin its formal holiday marketing campaign until the end of the month. But the company has already begun the kind of price cuts on toys that it typically employs closer to Christmas. (Wal-Mart is calling the price cuts a “rollback,” its term for a discount. But a news release from the company, not intended for consumers, describes them as “an aggressive move to lead the market on holiday savings.”)"
Our local Wal-Mart has had their Christmas section setup since late September. - Konrad9, on 10/16/2007, -0/+4I had to go in to work 3 hours early yesterday to start setting up the Christmas *****.
I work at Ikea.
I work at a ***** furniture store and we have Christmas displays.
IT ISN'T EVEN HALLOWEEN YET. - fnaqzna, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3The K-Mart in town had christmas trees for sale in mid-September.
- rabidbob, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6As long as they don't play the ***** "seasonal" music and cut the tinsel I'm not bothered.
- MattB123, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6Me too. We don't even have a mall where I live. Some hate that but I see it as a good thing!
If I need a tool I can go to the hardware store. - mjeppsen, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4It's almost as if stores have a responsibility to stockholders to make money...
- toxicshok, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I think the motto for St. Valentines day should be BOOM HEAD SHOT!
- plizard, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3i just get the majority of the ppl i know gift cards or something cheap off of ebay. so i dont care about their lame advertisements.
- toxicshok, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3But Thanksgiving has just become Christmas part one.
- fnaqzna, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I don't believe in Christ or shopping.
Christmas is just a good reason to miss a few weeks of work. - inactive, on 10/16/2007, -3/+6Bah... half the special days (Administrative Professional's Day? Boss' Day?) were created by Hallmark and other greeting card companies. The rest of the real holidays are perpetuated by people trying to sell you crap. I try not to decorate for any holiday so I don't have to constantly rebuy stuff. Except for halloween though. Pumpkin carving, imho, is an artform.
- ButchersBoy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"You must be a registered user"? Please don't post this crap unless I can get in without creating yet another bollocks password.
- andshewas, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I would prefer listening to Nat King Cole and Gene Autry over this ridiculous rap ***** my office mate plays day in and day out. Gosh, how I pine for my own office. Anyone heard Soulja Boy?? Wow. I'd take Chestnuts Roasting 10 to 1 over that *****.
- toxicshok, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"promote rampant consumerism and greed." Why is this bad?
- toxicshok, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I just pissed off the Christmas has the magical ability to absorb other holidays. When did Thanksgiving become Christmas part one?
- Error601, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2With Internet forums, we can now prove if marketing does get earlier each year or it's a myth. Search for the first article complaining about it for each year and compare.
- matts009, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The time when stores put up Christmas stuff, is the time I start saying 'Merry Christmas' to the cashier as I leave. Always gets a weird reaction.
- Otto, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2His name was Kringle!
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