Religious Imposition.

[Restless]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

What was meant by that(but completely escaped you - maybe it was the way I put it)

Margaret- I do like to make you hit your keys and explain yourself in more depth. Makes for a good read and good debate

[Margaret Pilkington]

Thanks Rob......it is good to know that you enjoy reading my drivel.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

They'd have to stock up on indigestion tablets, too many Chinkys, Indians & fatty white meat certainly wouldn't do them Lions any good!

Maybe if Moyes were coaching the lions, the Xians would have a good chance of winning

[dotti34]

Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if all we had to worry about was how to manage with having the shops closed for two days a year.

[cashman]

Don't really think anyones worried about that dotti,

[Eric]

Originally Posted by dotti34

Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if all we had to worry about was how to manage with having the shops closed for two days a year.

Really, eh. ... and how much mental and physical effort does it take to make sure you don't run out of vital supplies: milk, bread, beer, viagra. It's not like you have to go into survival mode if the stores stay closed for a day here and there.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Eric

Really, eh. ... and how much mental and physical effort does it take to make sure you don't run out of vital supplies: milk, bread, beer, viagra. It's not like you have to go into survival mode if the stores stay closed for a day here and there.

My ex worked at ASDA, the number of people that would go in the day after the closure for an almost eternal 24 hours complaining (sometimes abusively) about how they had expected the place to be open so they could pick up some milk/bread/vibrator batteries, (new Christmas or Easter bunny present) was surprisingly large.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Accyman...Maybe that is why people do not profess their faith.....fear of ridicule.
If I said I was Muslim, or Jewish, Hindu or Buddhist, there would be no remark made.
It is about respect for culture and creed.

How rude accusing him of being religionist, I am sure he could think of some witty remark whatever religion you claimed to follow

[Neil]

Originally Posted by accyman

cant the bloomin RSPCA would put a stop to it

The RSPCA are useless and would probably help him

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Neil

How rude accusing him of being religionist, I am sure he could think of some witty remark whatever religion you claimed to follow

Neil, I am sure he could...and he doesn't need any help from you

For the record I do not follow any organised religion, but was brought up in a household where father was a methodist, and mother was a catholic.
This left me with very confused ideas about religious issues.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Less

My ex worked at ASDA, the number of people that would go in the day after the closure for an almost eternal 24 hours complaining (sometimes abusively) about how they had expected the place to be open so they could pick up some milk/bread/vibrator batteries, (new Christmas or Easter bunny present) was surprisingly large.

A bunch of years ago, when I owned a couple of cabs, I used to dispatch on holidays ... give the regular guys a break. And there were lots of calls from folks wanting to know which bars would be open, if the bingo halls were open, where they could buy a turkey, why there were no hookers on Montreal Street ... all kinds of weird things. For the drinkers out of booze, I would send them an experienced driver who knew where the bootleggers, booze cans and working girls could be found. No shortage of stupid people on this planet. You've probably run into the odd one or two.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Neil

How rude accusing him of being religionist, I am sure he could think of some witty remark whatever religion you claimed to follow

and im pretty sure i mentioned islam and hindu in my posts

mind you your less likely to get a bomb through your letter box if you poke fun at a christian but as it is they are all garbage its just some ar emore vile than others and christianity is the least of the problem

pesky hindus and tehir elephant :-)

[Eric]

Originally Posted by accyman

mind you your less likely to get a bomb through your letter box if you poke fun at a christian but as it is they are all garbage its just some ar emore vile than others and christianity is the least of the problem

Some parts of the States maybe But even there, they seem to have put the KKK behind them ... and, correct me if I'm wrong, they no longer burn witches. Sure, there are the fundamentalist Christian Arayan Nations, but they are fringe. Armed to the teeth, but not really mainstream. When folks mention dangerous, religious extremists, we all know about whom they are talking ... the ones without a sense of humor, unless you get your yuks at public mutilations and beheadings. You know, the ones who can't take a joke or laugh at themselves. Not too many Christians commandeering planes and flying them into those neat new skyscrapers in Abu Whatsitsname ... not too many jews detonating themselves on buses full of muslims.

But, let's face it, holidays in the UK are built on the Christian tradition ... and I bet that there aren't too many non-practicers who would give up Xmas. Other holidays come out of the changing attitudes towards hours of work: the idea that paid, regular time off is more of a right than a concession. So there really ain't much you can do about Xmas and Easter, or Sundays, without erasing history and heritage and starting all over again. Napoleon tried to change things like the names of the months and seasons; but it never caught on.

Maybe you could have different holidays. Groundhog Day would be a good start. Thanksgiving. The Fourth of July. We'll even let you use Canada Day. Oh, and while you're at this changing thing, learn how to drive on the right side of the road like most of the rest of the world.

[cashman]

Yeh got that wrong mate, we drive on the correct side, its the rest thats semi-illiterate.

[accyman]

but eric if you sit down and think it through how much would you save if xmas was banned

when my youngest opens his present he has a big smile on his face but thinking about it i got the same smile for a £350 tablet as i did when i bought him a £1.00 bag of cofresh bombay mix from pound world.

suicide rates would drop because the pressure put on folk at xmas would be gone and the queens speech would be a thing of the past plus re-runs of the same old movies.

and the best part is been drunk isnt just for xmas so you can still do that with teh added bonus of not having family arguments after the booze takes effect

xmas in general is pretty crap and expensive when you look at it objectivly