https://bartblog.bartcop.com/?p=5781 The Blog of BartCop.com Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 https://bartblog.bartcop.com/?p=5781&cpage=1#comment-39430 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:16:59 +0000 http://bartblog.bartcop.com/2008/12/03/the-sacred-feast-of-plastic-crap-that-you-dont-need/#comment-39430 Bravo! From time to time I look over Bart to see what you libs are doing and I tripped over your amazing piece.
Every year I agree with many not to exchange gifts. This year I indicated how much I was spending on three gifts I was exchanging, so the pressure would be off (it was $20 – $30 each).
Besides, Christmas is a pagan holiday the Christians adopted for their own, along with their God concept which is as close to a Zeus, Jupiter, Oden as you can get. That’s probably where the gift giving concept came from…
So I applaud you in your objection to “spend, spend, spend” consumerism.
The ‘kings’, by the way, were themselves astrologers. Some versions of the Bible actually call them astrologers, not kings.
I need some more christmas tree lights – will purchase them at half off the day after christmas. I promise not to trample some luckless employee as the door opens…
Grimmy

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