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Author Topic: 19 Days Left Till Christmas!  (Read 42146 times)

firestar12

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19 Days Left Till Christmas!
« on: November 28, 2009, 18:38:02 »

Why don't we start the countdown by telling us our favorite Christmas carols!
Mine is...all of them (Too many to choose from ;D). What's yours?

Note: This post is not intended to be religiously offensive. If you are bothered by it, ask me and I will remove it without question.
« Last Edit: December 05, 2009, 20:33:47 by Firestar »
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Capt. Matt

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2009, 18:40:35 »

Carol of the Bells love to play it on the sax  :thumbs:
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CaptainMike1

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2009, 18:53:37 »

Time to change the sig soon!
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RMS Canada

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2009, 18:56:00 »

Hmm, my favorite Christmas carol?  I'm not quite sure.  Maybe all of them?
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All ahead full!

Wave Music

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2009, 20:27:29 »

For me it's 40 days left till Christmas, hence plenty of time than you all there have!  ;D
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firestar12

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2009, 20:32:44 »

Why 40 days?
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Wave Music

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2009, 20:35:50 »

Because I'm celebrating it on 7.01, not on 25.12.
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saltydog

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2009, 20:36:13 »

Thank Christmas this isn't a poll.. ;D
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Wave Music

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2009, 20:39:37 »

Thank Christmas this isn't a poll.. ;D

Couldn't agree more!  ;D
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matt5674

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2009, 20:43:57 »

My favorite Christmas Carol is all of them :lol:
And for Christmas, I dressed up my forum's NYC Olympus Center with Christmas Light's on all of the horizontal and vertical sides of the towers:
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Wave Music

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2009, 20:48:51 »

Matt, do you always associate & combine bright events with tragic events?
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saltydog

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2009, 20:52:10 »

They must have put up Olympus Centre mighty fast on Ground Zero..
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matt5674

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2009, 20:54:19 »

Olympus Center NYC is North Northwest of Ground Zero and well North of the WFC
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saltydog

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2009, 20:56:49 »

Still, you may want to be carefull sending those cards to your American relatives..
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matt5674

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2009, 21:01:28 »

I am always careful on what I send and what I say. And I might some times make a few mistakes on what I am saying.
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TerryRussell

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2009, 21:10:43 »

Why 40 days?

Before about 1582, most Christian countries used the "Julian" calendar. This had a leap year every four years, which means it slowly goes out of synchronisation with the sum.

In 1582, under Pope Gregory a corrected calendar system was calculated in which the century years would only be a leap year if they were divisible by 400. So 1900 would not be a leap year, while 2000 would.

Due to those slight inaccuracies in the Julian Calendar that slowly accumulated, it meant that there was 17 days difference by the late 1500's. Different countries adopted the calendar at different times.

When the Gregorian calendar was adopted in Western Europe, people "lost" 17 days off their calendar. In most western European countries Christmas remained on 25th December, although was suddenly 17 days closer. Not so with the Orthodox Churches, who did not move the dates of the various Christian festivals when the Gregorian calendar came into operation. So for them Christmas is 17 days later, on the 7th January.
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Agent|Austin

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2009, 21:13:48 »

Got our (fake) tree up yesterday. :D

Parents are going to the apple cup today so I might decorate something.

Christmas lights on my truck? :D
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saltydog

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2009, 21:13:58 »

As far as I'm concerned, Christmas is all "humbug".. :)
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Agent|Austin

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2009, 21:17:20 »

As far as I'm concerned, Christmas is all "humbug".. :)

Yes, but you do get free money and presents and stuff. :P
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The Ferry Man

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2009, 21:18:50 »

As far as I'm concerned, Christmas is all "humbug".. :)

We have found the SS Scrooge... :doh:

saltydog

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2009, 21:21:35 »

No, I just think all religions are a mass delusion.. ;)
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The Ferry Man

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2009, 21:22:05 »

No, I just think all religions are a mass delusion.. ;)

Same here but Still...

I love Christmas...

Agent|Austin

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2009, 21:31:44 »

No, I just think all religions are a mass delusion.. ;)

I agree, they are just another way a group can brainwash people. I have never gone to church and never will. I don't like to follow rules. :)
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Wave Music

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2009, 21:35:14 »

I agree, they are just another way a group can brainwash people. I have never gone to church and never will.

Poor guy!  ;D

I don't like to follow rules. :)

That explains a lot why being banned is a norm for you!
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saltydog

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Re: 26 Days Left Till Christmas!
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2009, 21:35:24 »

Having said that, Christmas is a nice time of year.. :)
It brings out (for a while) the good intentions of people..(though it has become a bit commercial lately)
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