No Obvious Recognition of Easter.....

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:09 am

....here at the Watch....

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:12 am

i looked and no one posted a thread, so i saw no real point.

Post by **Marv** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:10 pm

doesn't this thread officially recognise easter?

Post by **wayfriend** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:06 pm

You mean, easter isn't a hacked sattelite?

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:09 pm

heh....I hope you all noticed the poll options are basically all the same, when you think about it.....

Post by **lucimay** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:17 pm

i don't get it....

is the "fabric of society" torn asunder because there's been no obvious recognition of easter on Kevin's Watch?

pft. whatevah.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:25 pm

I recognise Ulster.

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:29 pm

how many of us gathered with family for Easter dinner, or went to church? (hint- this is the first year that my family has not gathered for ANY holidays, and I've heard the same from others I know, something almost unnoticable, until you look.....hence I DO feel "the fabric of society" is rending....

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Post by **Marv** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:34 pm

isn't Easter when a giant bunny rose from the dead and handed out eggs to all the kids?

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:39 pm

The truth about Easter:

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Post by **duchess of malfi** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:08 am

Esmer wrote:how many of us gathered with family for Easter dinner, or went to church? (hint- this is the first year that my family has not gathered for ANY holidays, and I've heard the same from others I know, something almost unnoticable, until you look.....hence I DO feel "the fabric of society" is rending.... )

I had to work last night, but we certainly ate a nice brunch as a family yesterday morning...and lots of chocolate.

We were originally thinking of going to church, but my husband wasn't feeling well.

Furls did discuss Easter in the Stephen Memorial Thread.

Post by **variol son** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:18 am

Pft - the fabric of society serves no purpose other than to be eroded or torn asunder by an action (or lack there of) or decision (usually political) that the person talking about that fabric doesn't agree with.

Besides, the ol' fabric has been being torn asunder ever since day one. It was torn asunder when slavery was abolished (a little bit at a time as various nations did this one by one), it was torn asunder when women were given the vote (bit by bit again) and it was torn usunder when people of various skin-colours were de-segregated.

Yet society still exists. Maybe the fabric is just hardier than we give it credit for?

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:30 am

VS, this is about the way we interact personally with our families and friends, not historical perspectives,

39 years of "tradition" shouldn't disappear overnight unnoticed, thats all....and it's not the only thing I've noticed.....it is becoming a society of One...the Me generation, I guess....I don't mind, really, it's just the only time I usually had to spend with my spread apart family, but I do notice these things, and this "trend" deserves a mention, IMO.

Post by **variol son** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:28 am

Sorry man, I know what you were getting at, but I have issues with that statement and couldn't resist being an arse.

I do think that whether we notice this loss of tradition comes down to our age to a degree. I'm at a stage in my life where I am starting to make my own way in the world and create my own traditions, so breaking some of the old traditions is kinda where I'm at.

Also, easter was never that important in my family. Just a weekend off to clean out the garage and have a bbq. *shrug*

Post by **Marv** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:17 am

Es, you seem remarkably grounded today. wassup?

why dont you host easter dinner(or whatever you yanks call it) next year?

p.s why do americans seem to think that the rest of the world celebrates Thanksgiving?

Post by **MsMary** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:15 am

I don't celebrate Easter.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:26 am

Hey, smart-arse or not, I thought that was a great post Vs.

--A

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:14 am

Easter's never been celebrated in that sort of way in my family. It's like any other day, except with chocolate eggs and a long weekend. Christmas is the only day we do all that crap.
Then again, my family isn't religious.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:18 am

My family never celebrates Easter.

Post by **Prebe** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:32 am

Fiercely atheistic as I am, I do enjoy the gigantic voluptuous, decadent, conucopic Danish Easter smorgaasbord! I think it was originaly meant to mimic the last supper, only with more beer and schnapps!

No Obvious Recognition of Easter.....

Is the fabric of society torn asunder?

No Obvious Recognition of Easter.....