If you believe that Halloween should be called “Harvest Day” or “Orange Day” or some other term or you find the whole notion of Halloween offensive for religeous reasons, you are officially what Webster’s dictionary defines as an “idiot”.
No argument here.
Moving Fall Festival thread from IMHO to The BBQ Pit.
Not only an idiot, but also a gigantic pussy.
Heck, even the word “holiday” suggests religion. Can’t have that.
Happy observances, everybody!
You’re offended by my holiday, I’m offended by your religion. Sounds like a wash to me.
Who are we talking about? Religious people who are offended because it’s a holiday centered on the occult, or atheists who are offended because it’s on the Christian calendar?
Yes. Also, people who freak out about Hitler costumes.
I don’t think they’re idiots. They’re fuckwits. Much better term. “Idiot” suggests a pathological, inbred lack of intelligence. A fuckwit is someone who combines ignorance with judgmental obstinance. It’s much more fuckwit than idiot.
Nice little Halloween article in my local news paper, talking about costumes and “these kids today” and what not.
The first comment on the article:
How nice for you.
As are people who think that Halloween was not meant for scary costumes.
In observance of Reformation Day you should nail a note on that person’s front door that says, “Lighten up, douchebag.”
I like that the author asserts that it is not Hallowe’en, rather than that he does not celebrate Hallowe’en. It’s All Hallows’ (or All Saints’) Eve whether you’re Catholic or not, and has been since at least 844 AD.
It’s a great oportunity to dress like your favorite fictional character - Batman, Frankenstein, one of the Watchmen, Jesus, whoever.
My Lutheran church is having its regular Family Game Night tonight, and people will be passing out candy to trick-or-treaters. And during tomorrow’s service, we’ll be celebrating Reformation day. People need to lighten up.
The French are also getting snotty about celebrating Halloween. This from people who think that Starsky and Hutch and Jerry Lewis represent high culture.
Buncha pissy snail-eating pussies.
What if I think it should be called Samhain?
I just checked with Aslan. He said that’s fine so long as you do not pronounce Samhain as if it rhymed with ham train; the great lion considers that pronunciation inexcusably stupid given the easy availability of the OED.
Really? Starsky and Hutch have been elevated up to the Jerry Lewis pedestal in France?
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Never met anybody who did, until I moved South.
That’s so weird. I’m dressing up as Martin Luther today. And I’m not even Lutheran. Well… okay… zombie Martin Luther. That’ll really freak out the Catholics!