I don't care if P.E.T.A. tries to sue me for this, I am broke. But I must bring this falsehood to the light of day.
There is no point whatsoever in Ground Hog's Day. If Phil comes out of little hole (called "Gobbler's Knob") and see's his shadow, 6 more weeks of Winter. If he doesn't see it, it's 45 days until spring. DO THE MATH.
6 Weeks = 45 Days
So I say this; Shoot the little f*cker and lets move on!
</end rant>
actually 6 weeks is 42 days. not that i'm against shooting the groundhog, as long as someone gets a meal out of it.
I volunteer. Groundhogs are SO tasty when raw and dripping blood.
But seriously now, it's a cultural tradition. What next, banning of christmas and open rabbit season on easter?
I don't see them banning Christmas any time soon, it makes to much money for Target and all those other communist department store.
But opening rabbit season on Easter? I like your logic. Any six year old will tell you "Rabbits don't lay eggs. " Thats a real stretch if a rabbit passes an egg! (to borrow something from Mr. Williams)
Your supposed to be celebrating Jesus Christ rising from the dead, what yuppie stoner came up wth the easter bunny?
At 2/2/04 07:32 PM, Proteas wrote: I don't see them banning Christmas any time soon, it makes to much money for Target and all those other communist department store.
Shut up and stop looking at my funds.
But opening rabbit season on Easter? I like your logic. Any six year old will tell you "Rabbits don't lay eggs. " Thats a real stretch if a rabbit passes an egg! (to borrow something from Mr. Williams)
.....There's nothing more to be said about THAT. Congratulations my good man.
Your supposed to be celebrating Jesus Christ rising from the dead, what yuppie stoner came up wth the easter bunny?
God? The Pope? Donkey Kong? The number 3?
Proteas, I'd like to know why a groundhog got you so upset.
At 2/2/04 11:25 PM, punk_hippy wrote: Proteas, I'd like to know why a groundhog got you so upset.
What the hell is groundshogs day?
At 2/3/04 11:34 AM, bumcheekcity wrote:
What the hell is groundshogs day?
Groundhog Day comes from a German legend that if a groundhog came out of his hole and saw his shadow on February 2nd, there would be 6 more weeks of winter. if not, there would be an early spring.
In Punxsutawny (about a 5 hour drive from here), huge crowds gather to watch Punsxutawny Phil make his prediction. It's mostly an excuse to get drunk, though.
Like anyone really NEEDS an excuse to get drunk...
But deep fried groundhog doesn't sound so bad.
And in all honesty, the holiday could be worse. People could actually expect you to buy them something... and that would be sad. There are more than enough commercial holidays.
At 2/3/04 02:15 PM, Rydia_Lockheart wrote: Groundhog Day comes from a German legend that if a groundhog came out of his hole and saw his shadow on February 2nd, there would be 6 more weeks of winter. if not, there would be an early spring.
I TOLD them it was a fundamentally flawed, not to mention bad idea in the first place. Did they listen to me? Nooooooo. And now they want the rodent gone. Sods.
So what if it's just another excuse to get drunk? You take it away, people find other excuses to become drunk.
At 2/3/04 02:15 PM, Rydia_Lockheart wrote: Groundhog Day comes from a German legend that if a groundhog came out of his hole and saw his shadow on February 2nd, there would be 6 more weeks of winter. if not, there would be an early spring.
German people are sooo fucked up
I'm German, so don't even try starting a flame war over that
It's really a stupid idea that if some furry little rat sees its shadow that we will get screwed and have more winter. Oh yeah, the easter bunny can shove those freaking eggs up its ***
At 2/2/04 11:25 PM, punk_hippy wrote: Proteas, I'd like to know why a groundhog got you so upset.
The sheer idiocy of this holiday. The fact that they are basically glorifying an animal that has no effect whatsoever on the weather.
At 2/3/04 03:40 PM, Proteas wrote: The sheer idiocy of this holiday. The fact that they are basically glorifying an animal that has no effect whatsoever on the weather.
Oh come on. Are you against men glorifying penis even though it has no effect upon their sexual preformance? Are you against people blowing candle off their cakes on birthdays since it has no visible effect on their luck and fills the atomsphere with smoke?
There are plenty of idiocies in the world. Idiocies of wearing clothes in warm weather. Idiocies of TV. Idiocies of spam and the internet. Idiocies of politics, culture, society, friends, and so on and so forth.
I agree with you that this holiday is stupid. But so what? Let people have their day of free drinking.
At 2/3/04 03:47 PM, EvilGovernmentAgent wrote: Oh come on. Are you against men glorifying penis even though it has no effect upon their sexual preformance? Are you against people blowing candle off their cakes on birthdays since it has no visible effect on their luck and fills the atomsphere with smoke?
Yes, I am against men who glorify their penis even though it has no effect on sexual performance. Why? Because it teaches that a mans self worth in life should be measured by how well hung he is, not what kind of person he is.
And yes, I am against birthday candles. Do you know how aggravating it is to have a father who will put 18 individual candles on your birthday cake?! There was wax EVERYWHERE!!!!!!! And he did same shit happened on my mom's 44th birthday (I'm not lying either).
There are plenty of idiocies in the world. Idiocies of wearing clothes in warm weather. Idiocies of TV. Idiocies of spam and the internet. Idiocies of politics, culture, society, friends, and so on and so forth.
Thank you for pointing out much life sucks.
I agree with you that this holiday is stupid. But so what? Let people have their day of free drinking.
Who the fuck said this was a holiday where people drink? It's not a national holiday, just some superstitous load of b.s. leftover from the 1800's.
At 2/3/04 03:21 PM, Gooie wrote: It's really a stupid idea that if some furry little rat sees its shadow that we will get screwed and have more winter. Oh yeah, the easter bunny can shove those freaking eggs up its ***
yes, Groundgod Day sounds extremely nuts. But no more strange than a big fat man in a red suit climbing down your chimney.
At 2/3/04 05:38 PM, bumcheekcity wrote:At 2/3/04 03:21 PM, Gooie wrote: It's really a stupid idea that if some furry little rat sees its shadow that we will get screwed and have more winter. Oh yeah, the easter bunny can shove those freaking eggs up its ***yes, Groundgod Day sounds extremely nuts. But no more strange than a big fat man in a red suit climbing down your chimney.
Not to mention letting children run around in funny outfits at night going door to door asking for candy. Let's face it; most of the holidays we humans observe are totally empty and truly have no current day meaning. Christmas? Spend spend spend. Easter? Most kids relate to this holiday as chocolate eating season, I know I do. Thanksgiving? Don't even get me started on this one. Then there's holidays meant as an excuse to get drunk. Notable examples are oktoberfest, St Patricks Day, and as rydia mentionned, groundhog day. I guess the Superbowl coould almost fit in this category. But whatever, if you get angery against a silly tradition involving a groundhog, then you really most review all of the other holidays we have fun at, then you'll see that most, if not all, are quite dumb and are just excuses to escape everyday monotomy and depression.
At 2/3/04 05:38 PM, bumcheekcity wrote: yes, Groundgod Day sounds extremely nuts. But no more strange than a big fat man in a red suit climbing down your chimney.
Hey, leave fatty alone! He gives me gifts =P
While we're on the subject of off-the-wall holidays, I want to know; What the hell is "Boxing Day"?
At 2/3/04 07:53 PM, Proteas wrote: While we're on the subject of off-the-wall holidays, I want to know; What the hell is "Boxing Day"?
Its just an excuse to get rid of older merchandise to give space for the new. My cousin sells shoes in a boutique in Montreal, so she explained to me the whole process of boxing day. Basically she had to come to work 2 hours earlier to move all the new and decent merchandise to the storage space so the store could do a "50% OFF EVERYTHING" sale. Then she had to take out all the beginning of the year merchandise that nobody in their right minds would buy full price. So basically, boxing day is like a discount store, except that its in the boutiques you expect to have decent merchandise.
At 2/3/04 07:20 PM, Gooie wrote: Hey, leave fatty alone! He gives me gifts =P
Don't you be letting out my secrets.
Or else.
At 2/3/04 08:02 PM, mrpopenfresh wrote: explains boxing day to the confused American
Sounds like the after Thanksgiving Day Sales stores have here in the U.S.
