Open thread
It’s a special inane comment Wednesday! How exciting. I even brought my blackberry charger lest it die like yesterday and I am unable to mock Fuelsellage when Ugarles makes him cry. By the way, it was MY post about being on a subway car with two passengers wearing eye patches, thank you very much. Hmph.
So what’re we talking about today?
Holidays: Necessary evil or just annoying?
What’s with Jewish people putting up Christmas trees?
Happy Holiday vs. Merry Christmas: Lame or respectful?
Multicultural Santas: would you take your kid to an Asian Santa?
Anyone else want to confess doing something bad to Alceste?
Butts?
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
Sorry, panicked that no one would comment. #dawnisinsecure
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:54 am
Hahah and then I saw one comment and I was all “ooh a comment!”
#dawniscrazy
December 23rd, 2009 at 10:03 am
I don’t think *asking* for an inane comment day is appropriate. We’re not here to entertain you, you know. Besides, I was very much looking forward to inane comment hijack-Dawn’s-blog Friday.
December 23rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
Oh, Tae, you of all people should know that *of course* you’re here to entertain me. You only exist in my head! I assign you all the terrible things in life…red wine, cats, living in New Jersey, blueberries…until all that’s left is my utopia!
December 23rd, 2009 at 10:30 am
You’re right. What could I possibly have been thinking? I suppose that’s my inane comment for the day.
December 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 am
Hahahha indeed.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Ok, I see how y’all are. I apparently have no control here whatsoever! You just sit and wait until Angela tells you what you should be talking about, huh? Fine. Well, you know what I think about THAT! #racism #hmph
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I officially hate Jewish people putting up Christmas trees. HATE. There is no such thing as a Chanukah bush! Your own culture is something that should be treasured and not made to look like everyone else! /rant
Although if I end up living with The Peter I will have to put up a Christmas tree.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Yeah, that irked me in high school. I was like if you’re putting up a Christmas tree, then you better be going to Midnight mass too! Good comes with the bad!
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Perhaps just to thwart Dawn, we should have ane comments Wednesday, instead of inane comments Wednesday.
Topic:
Who is the craziest person you will be dealing with this Holiday Season?
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Seriously! Although I do tell people Merry Christmas and it doesn’t bother if someone wishes me Merry Christmas if they don’t know I’m Jewish. Happy holidays is meaningles.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
That’s 3/8ths the correct spelling of my first name!
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Do you think the pagans in ancient times went around saying “Who the hell do these Christians think they are, putting up a solstice bush in their houses? If you’re going to have the solstice bush, you better be showing up to take your chances being burned alive in the wicker man this spring!”
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Hahahahahaha pearatty funny. Solstice bush! Ha! Wacky pagans.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Hahaha pdov, Happy Holidays is the lazy man’s Happy Chanuquah! It’s like well…you kinda look Jewish…but I’m not sure…plus, it’s hard to spell and/or pronounce, so you know what? Hey! Happy Holidays! Whatever those holidays may be!
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I dunno, I try not take offense at well-intentioned meaningless comments in general. When people wish me Happy New Year at Rosh Hoshanna, I’m kinda pleased to be included. On the other hand, there’s such an overwhelming cultural Christian bias here in AZ, I could see it feeling oppressive to be wished a Merry Christmas all the time, if you don’t celebrate it. It’s fundamentally different from the “Happy New Year” my Jewish friends give me, knowing I’m not Jewish. It more just assumes everyone’s celebrating Christmas.
So I do kind of err on the side of Happy Holidays, although if I were in NY, I might go back to Merry Christmas.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:38 pm
When my friends wish me Happy New Year at Rosh Hashanna I say “thanks, but in America we call this Thursday.” #truestory #andthisiswhyIdonthaveanyJewishfriends #dawnisajerk
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Yay. It’s Inane comments Wednesday! It’s Inane comments Wednesday! (Said in the same way Sandler rejoices over nudie magazine day in “Billy Madison.”)
Sorry I’m a little late to the party…Decided to skip work today. Just got done watching a rousing episode of The Price Is Right. It is one of my life goals to be a contestant on that show. And if I got to play Plinko while on it, well, shit, I do believe my life could be considered complete.
Pearatty: I’m pretty sure we know the easy answer to the craziest person we have to deal with this holiday season. We are commenting on her blog. Though if you want my real answer, it’s my boss, but that’s just not for the holiday season.
I don’t get jews putting up the trees…you don’t see a menorah in my house. I have a lot of candles, but they are single and just burn because my gram gives me like three Yankee Candles every year and I feel the need to use them. Though I did regift one to my boss yesterday.
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Hahaha Yay, Angela’s back! But she won’t be sufficiently bored today to entertain us because she has TV!
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Oh and Tae, in Dawn’s defense, I announced yesterday in the comments section of the movie post that today was Inane comments wednesday, due to the holiday.
Come to think of it, we better plan on doing the same next week, bc Thurs & Fri are NYE & NY. But then the next week, we definitely have to get back to the true nature of inane comments Friday.
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Ha, would you believe I turned the tv off? I might turn it back on but they don’t have Law & Order or NCIS reruns during the day so it’s pretty much worthless to me now that TPIR is over.
I have stuff to do around the apartment, but don’t worry, I’ll continue to entertain in the comments section. Not because I *have* to, but because I *want* to. (And that was meant to sound like a Mom-ish thing to say….like, “This is hurting me more than it hurts you.”)
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Hahah yes, ouch, getting comments, oh the pain! Thanks for the sacrifice mom.
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Speaking of NCIS, I finally saw the episode where Kate dies.
Holy shit. #headshot
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
You know who’s got two thumbs and likes TV? *This guy*!
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I used to be a certifiable tv junkie, but after years of not having cable, I just haven’t gained back my addiction. I do love it, and there are some shows that I completely must see (30 Rock, Mad Men, Southland–yay, so happy that’s coming back). But most of the time it just doesn’t get used. I puke at the thought of sitting here wasting my brain space on The Jersey Shore.
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Is it wrong that I loved it when Kate was killed. #hatedher
Did you ever check out my Denizo photo. #hot
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I liked Kate! I wanted her and Tony to hook up (If I can’t have him I guess she can).
No, where’s your pic of him? #goingtostartmyshrine
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Oh, and what’s with McGee losing all that weight? He looks freaky.
#eatasandwichortwo
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Yeah, I’m not sure what is up with that. If I was his Mom I wouldn’t approve.
Here’s the photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/95166622@N00/3493416209/in/set-72157617594915630/
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Ooh, I love the unshaven face. Definitely going on the shrine!
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Jersey Shore is the best thing to happen to TV since the remote control. It’s an hour of “wow my life rocks.”
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Ha Fisch, I suppose that’s a very good way to look at it. Still, it’s too brutal for me to bear.
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Other person: “Hey Angela, how did you spend your bonus day off from work?”
Me: “Why, refreshing the comments on Clareified.com, that’s how.”
Other person: “Gosh, you are awesome.”
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
I assume I am the “other person” cause that sounds exactly like me! Except, I prolly woulda said “Dude, you are awesome!” #truestory
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Yep, that’s pretty awesome.
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Here’s an inane comment: All Jews should celebrate Xmas. After all, it really isn’t a religious holiday. Jesus was born in the summer. This is really a pagan holiday dressed up like a Christian Holiday. Hanukah, likewise, is not really an important Jewish holiday. It’s just dressed up to look like Xmas. So, why not just do Xmas. Cut out Jesus, double up on the Santa (or perhaps add an accountant elf to rep the Jews) and we can all say Merry Christmas again.
I think this comment officially puts me in the self-loathing Jew crew. Lemon!
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Oh, and that last comment was from me. Double lemon!
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Ha! No way, two Jordan comments is way cherry!
December 23rd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
I’m with you, Angela. I tried Jersey Shore. Maybe it’s too close to home. I don’t want to watch them in real life. I certainly don’t want to watch them on TV.
December 23rd, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Right, Tae. And Jersey gets a bad enough rap as it is….this is just exploiting a small part of the knuckleheads that make up the state (and from what I hear, the people on the show are from NY anyway).
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/22/hp.webcams/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
Be sure to watch the video: “I welcome responses as to why the HP webcam does not pick up Negros.”
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I’m going to do massive amounts of laundry now and be internet free! So before I go I just have one word: butts!
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Yes. How did we forget to talk about butts all day. Something to look forward to next week, of course!