Birdy

i don't condone the monuments, but if someone feels better putting flowers on the side of the road because they are sad, than that is ok with me. i can handle being depressed about it, cuz i know, that my depression nowhere equals theirs, in the loss of their loved one.

i'm not sure i follow you DEM. unless you're intending to be spiteful.

i think it a tad bit crude that we even consider telling people how they can grieve and what they can or can't do to show their sadness. what's the world coming to? grief is a very personal thing, and because of that, the ontario government has no place to step in and erect a monument.

yup. i like to call it equaling out the playing field or getting all comfy and cozy. s'funny. now we're all offended with the word 'majority'. and we promote equality, without ever giving consideration to the majority and their time honoured traditions. it's like what happened to the caucasian male when affirmative action first abounded in all of it's glory. good times. here's a paint brush, now let's paint the world red.

i'm thinking... chi chi chicago! umphreys at the aragon ballroom! i went last year and it rocked my socks off. literally!

well, i do think that michael richards bit was taken a bit out of context, but i'm not going to get into that! have you seen Borat DEM? did you laugh? i'll chill out a bit.. but this particular issue really does fire me up. i just think that it would do the world WONDERS to ease up on getting so offended by something that really is just a WORD (!!). think about how ridiculous it is. it's a WORD! who cares what it means to you or to me? why do we get so offended? REALLY?

i call it a Christmas party, because it is, a Christmas party. There is a tree, there is a turkey, there will be gift giving, there will be some kind of *cough* holiday song, someone will dress up as santa claus and someone will get kissed under the mistletoe. I think it would do us all wonders to respect the different definitions of words, respect them, and progress with them. I often wonder if atheists work straight through the Christmas holidays? spare me, word police.

hahha.. you said it yourself! WHY ARE WE STUCK WITH THE LANGUAGE? is christmas not just ANOTHER WORD? does it not have a different meaning to you and to me and to joe shmoe down the road? i think rarely ANYONE upon hearing christmas these days thinks of the birth of jesus christ! christmas now is about santa claus and mistletoe and snowmen and shopping malls. WHO CARES WHAT WE CALL IT! AGAIN, IT'S A WWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDD. i think once society stops placing so much damn emphasis on political correctness and really gets over themselves and realizes the ridiculousness of it all, we can make some headway. i don't think the answer to this, nor do i want the answer to this to be eighteen other 'scenes' next to the one nativity scene to make us ALL feel comfortable. i think rather we should really take a good solid look at what exactly it is about us as human beings that get so easily offended by terminology and work towards changing that!! SHEESH! are you guys all for this woman having to take down her wreath? because in a micro way, this is the heart of the issue here! can easter no longer be called easter? come to think of it, St. Patrick's day is a little exclusionary too... damn Irish, damn catholics.. what about the rest of us? I want to go get wasted in a pub on march 17th, but damn if i drink to St. Patrick! I'm OFFENDED! You know, i'm not really a big fan of Victoria Day either, she wasn't my queen! I vote to change the may holiday to simply May 2-4 from here on out!! ooh.. what about halloween? traditionally a pagan festival.. what about all of us religious folk.. i'm OFFENDED! no MORE HALLOWEEN parties.. just cuz i want to get drunk and include ALLLLLLLLL of my friends. sheesh... i'm really shaking my head at some of these comments posted this afternoon.

well, here's my question to the leviers.. you change the name, but you don't require me to take down the tree with ornaments and lights, or get rid of the 200 model cars being given out as gifts.. or the little chocolates in truffle boxes wrapped with paper and tied with bows or to ask the dj not to play anything with the mention of santa, or angels or christmas or rudolph??? if you're sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo considerate of others, shouldn't we just wipe everything that smells like christmas from the party menu? should we not all sit around the table with white table clothes, no decorations, no special lighting, no centrepieces and dance to nothing but nelly furtado's promiscuous girl? but even that, i'm sure will serve to offend SOMEONE! SHEESH! if given the opportunity all these people who find everything soooo offensive will leave this world a blank slate.. devoid of anything celebratory in nature. you like to celebrate? TOO BAD. i don't! GRR! haha.. i get all fired up about this stuff. you know what, this is a christmas party! i'm not asking you to come and observe the sabbath, i'm asking you to come and get drunk and party your ass off. if you don't like it, stay at home. i'm sure the rest of us will have a better time if you do!!!

ugh. i'm throwing a pretty big christmas party next saturday and had the invites just about ready to go to print, until it was levied down that it shouldn't be called a "christmas" party... but rather a "holiday" party. i'm sick of tiptoeing.

yep. it's ben gibbard.

ask basher, seconded!

in!

while i admit it's pretty fun to sit and bring up these issues... i vote that we're able to start ripping into them! there's some fantastic topics in this thread.. let's talk! puhhhhhhleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.

hehe. i'm with you phorbesie. let's keep this our secret refuge from overbearing slip talk!

i hated watching the end of the leadership convention.. watching his face. i thought he was going to break out in tears at any given moment.

my head hurts and my skin feels irritated. hey, i'm not a conservative. i just cast a vote their way last election! i generally like tax cuts. and i don't consider cracking down on crime or helping parents with the cost of raising their children a 'joke'. what happened to #5?

oh no d-rawk, don't get me wrong, i agree! i quoted pt, cuz what he said seemed to me to raise a question of who is more deserving of 'rights'.

the sad thing is that people dont see it. yep' date=' gotta protect them poor, misuderstood and discrminated-against parliamentalarians from those evil equal-rights do-gooders. [/quote'] this to me spells out: rights for some, but NOT FOR ALL!

Enforcing corporate social responsibility, trials and tribulations. Grassroots social awareness programs - how effective can they be? Teacher or Parent or Both? The rise and fall of Christianity in North America.

ooh FUN GAME! i like! 1. 'The Charter of Rights and Freedoms' and it's impact on sociological development. 2. Political Correctness and Mind Control: Is there a difference? i could go on and on and on here.

me fackin' EITHER! my head is spinning.

shit chatham is ablowin! i went home at lunch today and was dodging flying branches and blue boxes all along the road... went into my apartment and from that god awful noise i was almost pretty sure every window in the place was going to smash at some point... all the power was out in town.. cars acting all crazy because they have no idea how to progress through an intersection without a green light to tell them to go! i can't wait to leave the office and see what other kind of destruction is out there! YAY STORMS!!

haha.. ok, ok, ok! who you callin' crazy!?

my fackin' brother is heading over to golden this weekend to ride kicking horse! lucky BASTARD!