X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,9a04288c8c6ebbd1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-01-05 08:52:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsmm00.sul.t-online.com!t-online.de!news.t-online.com!not-for-mail From: "Peter \"lastfuture\" Marquardt" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: =Merry Christmas!= Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 17:49:19 +0100 Organization: T-Online Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.t-online.com 1010249384 02 28990 cOeDT+EXbyAA4m 020105 16:49:44 X-Complaints-To: abuse@t-online.com X-Sender: 520084321266-0001@t-dialin.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.6/32.525 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:13426 On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:51:18 -0600, Taliszanna wrote: >On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Peter "lastfuture" Marquardt wrote: > >> exactly.. like we have samhain for the new year.. > >Yep. I continue to celebrate on Dec.31-Jan.01, however, because I was >doing that long before celebrating Hallowe'en/Samhain ("Sao-en") as the >beginning of a new year. :) > >> only difference with >> me is that i don't celebrate those because they are cultural things. > >You don't celebrate on the eve of Jan.1st simply *because* it is a >cultural thing? What do you have against cultural celebrations, if you >don't mind me asking? **S** well actually sometimes i celebrate them, sometimes i don't... it's kinda when i feel like it i will celebrate new year but if i feel like society squeezes me into its scheme i don't feel like celebrating anymore (i hope you got it despite my strange english -smile-) i think it kinda depends on my mood -- ' + ` . ,-------------. + . ` . * ' \/ * . __ . ( alt.ascii-art ) . . ,-----------. ` (oO) -._'"- ( ,. _.' `-------------' ' ( you said it )_,' vv . `" `-` . ' * ` + `-----------' . JL