But some of them must have drawn the short straw, and you can imagine what mood they'll be in having to do road patrol on Xmas Day instead of being at home with the family, the barbie and the booze...Originally Posted by Lynda Blair
Good luck!
I'd rather be thinking
But some of them must have drawn the short straw, and you can imagine what mood they'll be in having to do road patrol on Xmas Day instead of being at home with the family, the barbie and the booze...
Good luck!
Mobile Oil Stain
Did I not say AS HE IS KNOWN TODAY.Hate to be the one to burst your bubble but Coca Cola only popularised the image that was already there. Go back to early 1800s and that's about the time all the myths, european traditions etc merged into a Santa Claus figure. Then there's the poem 'Twas the night before Christams' that named his 8 reindeer, then the book about Rudolf the red nosed reindeer....all in the 19th century. Oh and don't forget the damned English! Infecting the USA with their tradition of sending Christmas cards....funnily enough there were cards with santa in a red and white suit all before the 20th century.
I think this was mentioned in the geek test somewhere
TTFN
The Poem you refer to was writen in 1807
There have been many folk storys similar to the original but the real St nick,.
Was in fact St Nicholas born in Turkey in the 3rd century-died in 325,AD,Patron saint of more causes than any other saint.
It is st Nicholas after who the modern santa claus is modeled by most christain people.And the man was never a myth.The modern American version was made popular by coca cola in the thirtys in an advertizing campain.And is also based on st Nicholas.
So my bubble is well intact.
Cheers.
PS.your Sinter claus is the American Dutch reformed Church name for the same Person.
Merry xmas.
Geriatric hippie
Don't count on it! Though the main focus will be booze
ACC - It's where the Enron accountants all went.
Tight buns
[QUOTE=Jackrat]Did I not say AS HE IS KNOWN TODAY.
No. You said But santa as he is known today is nothing more than a Coca cola add He existed as he is known today before the coke ad. And Bikerboy accuses me of pedantry
Good on you fer doing research/knowing that stuff. There's loads more interesting stuff; and you'd be amazed what you learn when you rattle a pagans cage about Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho. Merry Christmas
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Mobile Oil Stain
[QUOTE=bluninja]LOL,I am trying to win this years award for the most pedantic prick on the planet.I reckon I,m doing ok so far,But someone will no doubt come along an prove me wrong.Did I not say AS HE IS KNOWN TODAY.
No. You said But santa as he is known today is nothing more than a Coca cola add He existed as he is known today before the coke ad. And Bikerboy accuses me of pedantry
Good on you fer doing research/knowing that stuff. There's loads more interesting stuff; and you'd be amazed what you learn when you rattle a pagans cage about Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho. Merry Christmas
As for the Pagan thing,Iv,e been looking into that,Sounds like fun,
Tight buns
A sure fire for that is to start a thread about countersteering. It's almost better than ACC/Insurance/Didn't see you for pickiness
Happy Beltaine
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Sorry bluninja - beltain was back in October - otherwise known by the non-pagans as Hallowe'enHappy Beltaine
7.03PM 22 December - mid-summer is the one we'll be celebrating.
See what happens when you rattle the pagans cages - they ALL come out of the woodwork
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
Whorem Fore
Bah Hum Bug
Tight buns
whoopsSorry bluninja - beltain was back in October - otherwise known by the non-pagans as Hallowe'en
7.03PM 22 December - mid-summer is the one we'll be celebrating.
See what happens when you rattle the pagans cages - they ALL come out of the woodwork
I'll consider myself amazed.
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Whaaaaat?? Are you ttttttrying to ttttttell me that Santa is not rrrrrreal?????Hate to be the one to burst the bubble,(yeah sure).But santa as he is known today is nothing more than a Coca cola add.
WaaaaHaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
(bites knuckle while tears rain down)
I'm one of the worlds best riders. I can wheelie, I can stoppie, I can stunt, hell I can get my shoulder down. I could keep up with Rossie if I wanted to race.
Then I go from bed to bike and somehow it all turns to crap.
Fair weather rider
Here he is!
Liv.
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