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[Tawa]

I went to a night church service on Christmas back before I consciously made the decision to be an atheist.

I burned my hand because they made us hold lit candles with no friggin' holders.

That likely partially led to my current religious standing.

Christmas shall henceforth be known as International Family-Obligated Consumerism Day!

Sigging.

[Xantalos]

Christmas shall henceforth be known as International Family-Obligated Consumerism Day!

Ain't that right, I've been being bugged all month to buy stuff for people.

[TD1]

Oh sugar, that's what I forgot to do...

Hrm. Forgot my sister's main present. Well, she's gonna have to make do with the (no joke) book on knitting.

[AlleeCat]

I can't say I was disappointed by Dragon Age 2's ending, (I knew it was going to suck) but it infuriated me all the same. The game always felt like it was forcing me to pick a side and then punishing me for choosing.

Spoiler: Ending Spoilers (click to show/hide)

At first, I tried really hard not to pick a side and be a mediator. That didn't work out because Orsino had to interpret every time I told him to calm down as some kind of personal insult. So I took the side of the mages and started to work on getting Meredith to step down. It was almost working, too, until Anders decided to do everything I told him specifically not to. Finally, Orsino decided to do the one thing he shouldn't have and resorted to blood magic, basically trying to tell me that Meredith was right the whole time. Then Meredith goes insane with power and everyone dies. Then Varric has the audacity to say that "many lived to tell about it." Bull. Shit. I saw the state Kirkwall was in at the end. There were about 6 people alive in the entire city afterward.

[scriver]

Why can't the atheists make up their own version of Christmas already? I hate how pretentious I sound when I say Yuletide.

Yeah, that definitely isn't any less re-

Solstice? After all, that IS the reason for Christmas. All this "Jesus" stuff was retconned in to Christianify the "Pagan" celebration. I know a few people who celebrate Hogswatch, so there's also that.

That is why I use the term "Yuletide"
But really, it's still religious.

...Dammit. :(

Isn't the atheist version of Christmas just Christmas but without the morning church service?

No, super early Christmas mass is the one service atheists still go to! :P

[timferius]

Ugh, ya, do not miss christmas eve and christmas morning service. So much church. Easter was worse, I used to alter serve the stages of the cross on good friday, whcih meant holding a heavy cross and standing at each of the damned stations while the priest rambled on. Was like an hour of this.
Frankly, christianities insistance on making Christmas a national holiday most places has kind of made it a non religious celebration at this point. Although, the religious christmas carols are way better.

[scriver]

I like super early Christmas service. It's cozy and atmospheric and if it's a good church you get glögg and gingerbread or Lucia cats afterwards.

[Frumple]

Christmas shall henceforth be known as International Family-Obligated Consumerism Day!

... was the acronym coming out as IFOCD intentional?

[SealyStar]

Happy Saturnalia everybody, put on your Phrygian caps and break out the bone-dice.

[Jack_Bread]

Off to my brother's to celebrate Christmas. I'm not very keen on going somewhere were making me a mistake makes me a retard.
Even if he says it as a joke, I don't really appreciate it.

Similarly, there's no doubt that all of my clothes will be smelly(despite being washed before going) and my sister's won't be(despite her using the same washer I do). I'm really just sick and tired of my brother's shit, but I don't have a choice but to put up with it.

[Orange Wizard]

Similarly, there's no doubt that all of my clothes will be smelly(despite being washed before going) and my sister's won't be(despite her using the same washer I do). I'm really just sick and tired of my brother's shit, but I don't have a choice but to put up with it.

I've put up with terrible relatives before, but I draw the line at defecating in the washing machine.

[KingofstarrySkies]

i can hear the dryer going

it's making this hellish squeaky noise

i'm gonna fucking stab someone

[Spehss _]

stab the dryer

with a wrench

that's how fixing stuff works right

[SalmonGod]

hear dryer going

making hellish squeaky noise

gonna stab someone

FTFY

[Descan]

Bonus: The flaming inferno would dry his clothes.