Don't celebrate holidays? What's your reason? - Off-topic

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I'm a Jehovah's Witness, hence, my reason for not celebrating any holidays.

Some are way to commercial and all about sales. Those turn me off from thier traditional meaning!

This is Mexican Navidad
Heere we celebrate traditionally our Cristmas (Navidad)
No tree, no house full of lights, no santa
Just our traditions
I´ll be on vacations for 2 weeks celebrating this beautyful time in Mexico
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In case somebody wants to know more:
http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/nacimnto.htm

Valentines
I (we) don't celebrate valentines day (yes, im married (15+ years)). We both believe it was invented by Hallmark to increase their sales.
I think birthdays should be your own holiday. At work, they expect me to not only show up, but bring them treats!

here in Italy christmas is the most important holiday, i don't celebrate it because nowaday it has become just a spot for shopping, with little spiritual meanig.

Too Old
Christmas:
Outgrew it,
The kids in my family (niece/nephews) are teenagers+ so the joy in seeing them open presents Christmas morning is gone.
It's too commercialized
Those same kids above ruined it when they started asking what you're getting them for Christmas in July.
It doesn't feel like christmas
That said I love watching christmas movies: Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story....
Valentines:
To commercialized
Having gf get pissed at you because your present was not romantic enough.
Thanksgiving:
Too commercialized

PaoloWeckl said:
here in Italy christmas is the most important holiday, i don't celebrate it because nowaday it has become just a spot for shopping, with little spiritual meanig.
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Here in Italy I will celebrate the Xmas as the Jesus Christ's Birthday (even if the 25th of december is merely a convention)

I don't like celebrating Christmas much, I usually just skip it. The main reason being that I don't care too much for visiting family members.

holidays are for happy people

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--The Best POUND FOR POUND--

Who do you think will win on...
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Ricky "Hitman" Hatton
VS
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao
May 2, 2009 @ MGM Grand Las Vegas
Fight???
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SAVE
Let me guess who you are cheering for ? Pacquiao could be Phillipines President if he wanted,
After pummeling poor De La Hoya, he is going to pummel poor Hatton just like Mayweather did.
Of course I will go for Pacman. Yes Pacquiao can run for president if he wants too but he will not win, we won't vote for him, we're not m*rons. Actually not all Filipino wants pacman to win on this fight. He is not the Pacquiao he used to be.
voted for hatton coz he's 100% concentrating on the forthcoming fight unlike pacquio who, while in training, is troubled as to where he will run for elective post. yeah, politics makes people change...
I will win. Chew on that!
i don't view how fight hatton but yes view how fight paquiao is fast in knocks
I wish Pacquiao loses this one.... That way he won't go into politics anymore and just concentrate on his boxing...
On the other hand, I also wish he wins... Filipino pride!
I think I have to go with the Hitman as well, he is looking good! Either way should be a good fight!
Just saw the news and Pacman really has a different personality now. I wish Hitman wins this fight like izzyzc just said but of course I want also pacman to win...Filipino pride. Other than that he won't get any vote from me...
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@MOD
Why is the poll closed???
weird. ^^
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@MOD
Why is the poll closed???
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It's not, is it?
Dave
its says "Voters: 8. This poll is closed"
red_hanks said:
its says "Voters: 8. This poll is closed"
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I missed that bit of text
You set the poll to close after 1 day
I've changed it to remain open until 3rd May.
Ta
Dave
Fedor by armbar jk pacman is going to knock his ass out.
THANKS Dave! Cheers!

At Least 14 Killed and 50 Wounded in "Dark Knight Rises" Shooting Rampage

MOD EDIT: Thread closed as I do see this topic going south with moar pictures and heated discussions about gun control and stuff like that.
Do not reopen another thread with this topic, please.
We all mourn the great loss that these families are going trough..let us do that with found respect and personally.
Cheers,
BlueDynamo said:
http://abc.net.au/news/2012-07-20/live-blog-aurora-shooting/4144558
Absolutely disgusting.
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The current count is 14 dead, 50 injured. It is all over the news right now.
That's very sad. I am baffled that WB would cancel the Paris premier tonight though, do they know something they aren't telling us?
Also, who the hell brings their 3 month old to see a movie like this!?
.....and another one who wakes up and hates the world he's living in. I hope that the families & friends of the victims will find the strength to fight the pain & the peace they need now.
R.I.P to those victims. Terrible times we live in :/
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.....and another one who wakes up and hates the world he's living in. I hope that the families & friends of the victims will find the strength to fight the pain & the peace they need now.
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I agree, if only he had used the first bullet from the gun he was firing on himself, this would have just been a suicide as opposed to the tragedy it is...
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This is just insane. There's no other way to put it.
craziest thing that happened in 2012,
absolutely horrible
i can't put words that truly describe how gruesome this is
One of the women who was killed, Jessica Ghawi, was almost in the middle of a shooting last month in a mall food court. To paraphrase, she said she got a funny feeling and left minutes before the shooting began.
http://goo.gl/BMuxn
Very close to where I live there was a shooting in a bar recently in the college town, Tuscaloosa.
http://goo.gl/KMjNO
These shootings are happening too frequently!
The man was a Vet and he warned people on 9gag weeks before of his plan. He posted this the day before:
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Oh wow. Just wow.

Help take a stand against animal cruelty.

https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForAubie
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This is a facebook page created for a Golden Retriever (pictured above) who was shot and killed in my county by authorities who have produced no proof that this was necessary. In fact, stories state otherwise, that it was blatant abuse of the animal. It is very sad. The county Sheriff is making arrogant and belittleling statements about the dog and people speaking out about the subject. She is even threatening to arrest those who have created the page - the people who are exercising their first amendment right. If you would like to show support or respect to the animal, who was part of the family, just like I'm sure you consider your animals to be.. A simple like is much appreciated.
BE WARNED: THERE IS AN ALBUM OF PHOTOS THAT ARE GRAPHIC, taken of the dog and the area it was shot and bled to death.
But there are also numerous photos of the dog with a baby. The father is a veteran.
My family has had 3 Goldens over the years, each one very loving. I know if it would have been my families dog it would have been killed as well just because she loves people and gets over excited wanting to jump on strangers and lick them and love on them. I think a vicious Golden is very uncommon, and even if by chance the dog was acting aggressively (which as hard as I try I can't imagine) there are numerous not lethal ways this could have been handled. Thanks for reading.
Also I am not posting this for discussion, it really does not require any. This is just a chance to do something small (such as "like" a facebook page) to show some support for the animal, the family, and to show you dont approve of animal cruelty such as this. I think we can all agree that animal cruelty is wrong. Please no discussion, if you wish to discuss you can do so on the fb page or here - where you can find more detail about the incident.
Indeed, there is no need for discussion of this. Just do the right thing and like the page. (or whatever Facebook expects you to do idk)
If for whatever reason you disagree then keep it to yourself and move along. Cheers.
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Anderson Silva v. Chris Weidman 2

The UFC 168 card was pretty decent. Unfortunately, I think Anderson Silva career is over. He was rocked by Weidman in the first round, but he survived and lasted throughout the round. Second round, on a checked LEG kick, Silve SNAPPED his leg ending the fight! Very unfortunate end and I apologize for spoiling if anyone hasn't seen it. Happy flashing folks/happy belated holidays!
Mike Tyson bit off Holyfield's ear.
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Yeah Weidman was better. And this was the end for Silva, a pretty dumb way to go for the ex champ. I thought he'd dominate Weidman completely.
Well Silva is more strike oriented. Weidman knows this and that's why he went for the grappling. I for one, am not a fan of boring grappling, but Silva got rocked in the clinch. Silva is done, he has nothing left to prove anyways. I just wanted him to win and then retire, vacating the title!
that fight definitely cemented his LEGacy :good:
This guy tweeted break a leg too LOL
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Man looking at the photos make it look even worse!
Silva's career is over. Awful injury.
Am downloading right now just to watch that nice little injury...
"Following Saturday evening's UFC 168 main event, former champion Anderson Silva was taken to a local Las Vegas hospital where he underwent surgery to repair a broken left leg. The successful surgery, performed by Dr. Steven Sanders, the UFC's orthopedic surgeon, inserted an intramedullary rod into Anderson's left tibia. The broken fibula was stabilized and does not require a separate surgery. Anderson will remain in the hospital for a short while, but no additional surgery is scheduled at this time. Recovery time for such injuries may vary between three and six months.
"Anderson is deeply touched by the outpouring of support from his fans and the entire MMA community. There has been no immediate decision about his future, and he would kindly ask for privacy at this time as he deals with his injury and prepares to return home to recover."
http://mmajunkie.com/2013/12/anders...pital-after-successful-surgery-on-broken-leg/
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/12/...r-steve-mora-discusses-anderson-silvas-injury
As much as I love him... The time is near. Anderson has proven to be the best on the planet for years. I hope he retires

WTF did I sign into twitter

So, I'm sitting here having a coffee, grooving a little because this DJ always spins up the best grooves, and I decide - sure, goto twitter one time. I never do, and I was just reminded why. I've had 3 accounts there since they started - logged in maybe 3 or 4 times, nothing there at all for me.
But, you know - I go there, curiosity, whatever. News...
First thing I see - M&M's, yaaaay, a piece of candy, represented in advertising by some cartoons, seeks to become more inclusive and represent society better.
wut?
Are they fuk'n serious? Are people serious? Some folks making a candy feel bad because their fictional candy characters don't represent everybody? Wut? THey don't feel anything - somebody cried a little that one time and a company decided to try to make them feel better? SO they would keep buying candy?
Are they fuk'n serious? People (lol, people) are actually talking about this. They feel a way - have a thing to say?
Are they fuk'n serious?
Then, I see that Meat Loaf died.
Oof. That guy - that debut album - me trying to croon with him in the rumpus room on full blast....I was 10 when that album came out, bought it a year or 2 later, my 2nd album - played it 'till my fingers bled, was the summer of '69...wait
see what I did there? Art has meaning. The word, language, commonality - that sh*t has meaning. Meat loaf taught me stuff my parents couldn't even spell, sang to me, with me, for me, about me. Put a little sense where there was none, made my ****ty life a little better by putting heartache in a place it couldn't do (more) damage. He didn't write those songs, Jim Steinman did. Might as well have been John and Paul, Elton and Bernie...
Here's to Meat Loaf one time, and Ellen and JIm, for putting it down, making the sun shine brighter.
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Always get a kick out of seeing that guy'. If I weren't so ugly we would be twins!
I remember the Bud frogs and other animals in commercials.
They were banned my the elite.
Bud-Wise-Er...

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