Any Other Conscientious Objectors.....To New Years Eve

[Tomasso]

You lost me at #3.....

No Super Bowl!!!! :eeek: Now you're just talkin' foolish.

 

[rue]

No Super Bowl!!!! :eeek: Now you're just talkin' foolish.

Yeah! The snack treats.... the commercials.... what's not to like?

 

[Tomasso]

I love me some SB commercials ....and halftime shows too......

 

[rue]

I love me some SB commercials ....and halftime shows too......

lol I forgot about that. What was the fuss all about? It was an accident afterall

 

[Edward]

With St. Valentine's Day nearing, should we not extend this question to other seemingly needless, Hallmark/Budweiser holidays? (without creating an entirely new thread - if one hasn't already been created for SVD).

I suggest the following "holidays", or rather days-designed, should be eliminated altogether for lack of purpose:
1. St. Valentine's Day
2. St. Patrick's Day
3. The Super Bowl (sure, you try telling millions of raving, drunken, face-painted men this isn't a holiday)
4. Groundhog Day
5. April Fools

I'm not trying to offend anyone, but seriously, do we need one more excuse to get smashed, hang out a window and shout, "Happy [X] Day!" or "Darling, I bought this $10k necklace for {X} Day; I really hope you like it," or "Awesome, the {X}'s are winning! Let's riot!"

Agreed on all counts save St Patrick's..... subject to the caveat that there's little we Irish find more irritating than plastic-paddys who've never even visited Ireland wiffling on about the 'Old Country' and claiming our culture as their own when the height of their so-called Irishness is their grandmother ate a potato once. (Course, don't even get me started on the fact that those were typically the very first to fund organisations that caused a lot of trouble and pain for the real Irish..... but hush my mouth, there's politics).

 

[Tomasso]

I saw what you did there inside the ()..........[bad]

 

[Mr_D.]

This was the first year I have ever not celebrated. I went to bed at 9:00 and slept through it all. But then again, what do I have to celebrate? Evicted from my apartment, no job, no money, divorcing. Man 2011 is starting off a GREAT year.

 

[randooch]

This was the first year I have ever not celebrated. I went to bed at 9:00 and slept through it all. But then again, what do I have to celebrate? Evicted from my apartment, no job, no money, divorcing. Man 2011 is starting off a GREAT year.

It may surprise you and turn out better than many others.

But to the topic: I always objected to the arbitrary quality of calendar creation, then the rabid adherence to its particulars. Celebrating solstices always made more sense to me.

 

[Yeps]

Agreed on all counts save St Patrick's..... subject to the caveat that there's little we Irish find more irritating than plastic-paddys who've never even visited Ireland wiffling on about the 'Old Country' and claiming our culture as their own when the height of their so-called Irishness is their grandmother ate a potato once. (Course, don't even get me started on the fact that those were typically the very first to fund organisations that caused a lot of trouble and pain for the real Irish..... but hush my mouth, there's politics).

On my campus we have quite a few people with just enough Irish blood in them to make themselves royal pains on St. Patrick's day.

The majority of my campus is Irish or Italian-American, several generations down the line, and a lot of them are just looking for excuses, like any other college kids.

St. Patrick's is probably the biggest day of the year around here though.

 

[LizzieMaine]

One Golden Era Valentines Day tradition that seems to have been killed off by the Boys From Marketing is the custom of the "Comic Valentine," the only day in the year when it was socially acceptable to send anonymous rude sarcastic greetings to people you dislike. Such a custom would never be acceptable in the kinder, gentler, more PC modern era.

Besides, we have internet comment sections for that.

 

[Harp]

The majority of my campus is Irish or Italian-American, several generations down the line, and a lot of them are just looking for excuses, like any other college kids.

St. Patrick's is probably the biggest day of the year around here though.

Attend Georgetown?

 

[Yeps]

Attend Georgetown?

Nope. We don't like the Jesuits that much around here. I am at CUA.

 

[Tomasso]

We don't like the Jesuits .

Heathen.....

 

[John in Covina]

Speaking of St. Patrick's Day In the late 1970's I was at Plattsburgh State and things were starting to escalate into chaos.

Here is an article: http://www.apnmag.com/spring_2006/stpatricksday.php

 

[Harp]

Nope. We don't like the Jesuits that much around here. I am at CUA.

Jebbies are tight with a buck and rather extravagantly liberal otherwise. [angel]

 

[JimWagner]

I'd just as soon go to bed early on New Year's Eve, but the wife likes to watch the ball drop on tv and have a New Year's kiss. 38 years and counting and I'm not rocking that boat.

 

[Undertow]

My mom's side of the family is 100% Irish, I believe my grandmother/grandfather are 2nd generation. How does that affect my St. Patrick's day? Not at all. My grandma and grandpa used to go to church to "celebrate" it, and we'd occassionally get together for dinner, but that all fell by the wayside a decade ago. Now my mom cooks some corned beef and cabbage and we forget the whole thing. In other words, I'm on board with Edward on that one.

Lizzie, I like the idea of sandy rude comments to one another. Unfortunatley, I'd probably be sued.

Tomasso, as much as I love SB snacks (and I do love my SB snacks), I hate commercials, and until the Bears play in the SuperBowl (and win, which will never happen - see Sunday's game for proof on this), I will resent the SB like I resent the World Series.

p.s. I actually watched the 2010 WS for the first time since SanFran played the A's and Candlestick broke in half. Weird, huh. Yeah, so I guess I lied a little, but you get my drift. When Chicago finally pulls themselves out of their rut - not to say perpetual losing streak - then I will enjoy these things you call "sports".

 

[GHT]

It feels like Christmas arrives earlier every year. As soon as the Halloween ghouls and harvest pumpkins shuffle off the shelves, retailers start decking their halls in earnest. Mariah Carey and Bing Crosby start crooning from what seems like every speaker, and I bet you’ve already spied a holiday shopping ad or two. The pervasiveness of the holiday makes some of us roll our eyes, and I can't help thinking, “I hate Christmas.” It's stressful, emotionally challenging and a right royal pain in the proverbial.

According to a survey by the American Psychological Association, 38 percent of people said their stress level increases during the holidays. I'm not surprised, Americans have to squeeze in Thanksgiving as well, at least we are spared that.

In the run up to Christmas I do enjoy the social events that we attend, but the stress of it all has no other commercial comparison. That's why I enjoy New Year's Eve. Having said that, we only go to events that are tailored around our love of the era. Those big street parties where guys get drunk and then think they can slobber beery kisses over some poor lady, are not on our agenda. I love the era parties, as Fred said: "Putting on my top hat," I haven't got one of those, but I do have a white tie.

 

[LizzieMaine]

For me, a real New Years Eve of the Era would be to go to see Mr. Horn and Mr. Hardart for one of those 55 cent Automat holiday dinners. But since there is no longer any such to be had, I will stay at home and go to bed early. Besides, I work on New Years Day.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Wife and I will cook Paella together (our New Year's Eve tradition) and then walk to the top of our street to watch the fireworks. Pretty tame, all in all.