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No Obvious Recognition of Easter.....

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:09 am
by The Laughing Man
....here at the Watch.... :?:

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:12 am
by sgt.null
i looked and no one posted a thread, so i saw no real point.

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:10 pm
by Marv
doesn't this thread officially recognise easter?

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:06 pm
by wayfriend
You mean, easter isn't a hacked sattelite?

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:09 pm
by The Laughing Man
heh....I hope you all noticed the poll options are basically all the same, when you think about it..... ;)

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:17 pm
by lucimay
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. :roll:

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:25 pm
by Loredoctor
I recognise Ulster.

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:29 pm
by The Laughing Man
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.... :? )

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:34 pm
by Marv
isn't Easter when a giant bunny rose from the dead and handed out eggs to all the kids?

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:39 pm
by Lord Mhoram
The truth about Easter:

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:08 am
by duchess of malfi
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. :wink: :biggrin: We were originally thinking of going to church, but my husband wasn't feeling well. :(

Furls did discuss Easter in the Stephen Memorial Thread.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:18 am
by variol son
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?

;)

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:30 am
by The Laughing Man
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. ;)

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:28 am
by variol son
Sorry man, I know what you were getting at, but I have issues with that statement and couldn't resist being an arse. :D

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*

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:17 am
by Marv
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?

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:15 am
by MsMary
I don't celebrate Easter.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:26 am
by Avatar
Hey, smart-arse or not, I thought that was a great post Vs. :D

--A

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:14 am
by I'm Murrin
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:18 am
by Loredoctor
My family never celebrates Easter.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:32 am
by Prebe
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!