Science nerd and general troublemaker Neil deGrasse Tyson ruined Christmas by tweeting mean things about the holiest day of all holy days: Why does Neil deGrasse Tyson hate children and try to make them sad? Needless to say, some parts of the Internet were Not Pleased:
Whenever anyone comes up and asks me if I can identify the Reason For The Season™, I answer them by saying "a 23.5 degree axial tilt."
Mark Scudder...there is rage abundant on the Christian side. Where I work, I give people the info they need to a. stop us from repossessing their car, or b. get their car back after repossession. I give them the facts in a clear, and might I add, empathetic manner ('cuz that's just how I roll...trust me...I don't want your fucking car.) and I get, "what, no Merry Christmas? Does your employer forbid you from saying that?" Noooo...but let me elaborate. We, that is the bank you entered into a contractual status with, hired a company to swoop in during the dark of night because you neglected to make a payment for the last 3 months* and we took said car. We will give it back to you once you pay your contractual obligations. I'm not sure where "MERRY" enters in into this conversation. Maybe "good luck", or "trade in the car you bought to impress your neighbors/wife/sweetheart and buy something you can actually afford"? But no...merry is not appropriate in this situation.
Seriously, if you someone can whip up Christian rage with the dude that repossessed his car (I'm not proud of this, btw) during the christmas season, that person needs medication.
Harold? Please take a quiet afternoon and read up on some American History...especially on how we won the west. Murder, rape, and destruction were accepted activities under the Bible as it was interpreted then. Yes, terrorists are unutterable shitheels, but they don't have a monopoly on bad behavior.
And finally, Martini? He doesn't troll Muslim holidays because most of the Muslims I've run into don't give a flying fuck if you don't say Happy Ramadan to them when they're just purchased a pack of gum and a copy of People Magazine. Why is it they're more comfortable with their holiday than you are with yours?
*However, if someone presents a clear case of extenuating circumstances, I do try to cut them a break. If that person is an asshole or is abusive? All bets are off.
I only say this because it's been told to me... Folks chill out when they talk to me. This is beyond my comprehension because I listen to my co-workers and they get no end of shit from people who are, as you say, and for every logical reason, pissy. I'll get the same person calling back and they may start pissy, they start to calm down. The "what, no merry christmas" person was just the one. I work in a shitty job and this is the one thing I'm actually proud of.
Yeah...it's part of the job, and I'm not complaining...just pointing out that a few misguided Fundamentalists will even think the flatbed of the repo man's truck is a fitting battlefield in the War On Christmas. I am where I am because of some significantly bad choices I've bad. I reckon I'll be there until I start figuring out how to make good choices. At least the folks in my department are good to work with.
God?
Oh, we were still talking about Mary, weren't we?
Whenever anyone comes up and asks me if I can identify the Reason For The Season™, I answer them by saying "a 23.5 degree axial tilt."
".. the only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream."
--Wallace Stevens
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Mark Scudder...there is rage abundant on the Christian side. Where I work, I give people the info they need to a. stop us from repossessing their car, or b. get their car back after repossession. I give them the facts in a clear, and might I add, empathetic manner (&#039;cuz that&#039;s just how I roll...trust me...I don&#039;t want your fucking car.) and I get, &quot;what, no Merry Christmas? Does your employer forbid you from saying that?&quot; Noooo...but let me elaborate. We, that is the bank you entered into a contractual status with, hired a company to swoop in during the dark of night because you neglected to make a payment for the last 3 months* and we took said car. We will give it back to you once you pay your contractual obligations. I&#039;m not sure where &quot;MERRY&quot; enters in into this conversation. Maybe &quot;good luck&quot;, or &quot;trade in the car you bought to impress your neighbors/wife/sweetheart and buy something you can actually afford&quot;? But no...merry is not appropriate in this situation.
Seriously, if you someone can whip up Christian rage with the dude that repossessed his car (I&#039;m not proud of this, btw) during the christmas season, that person needs medication.
Harold? Please take a quiet afternoon and read up on some American History...especially on how we won the west. Murder, rape, and destruction were accepted activities under the Bible as it was interpreted then. Yes, terrorists are unutterable shitheels, but they don&#039;t have a monopoly on bad behavior.
And finally, Martini? He doesn&#039;t troll Muslim holidays because most of the Muslims I&#039;ve run into don&#039;t give a flying fuck if you don&#039;t say Happy Ramadan to them when they&#039;re just purchased a pack of gum and a copy of People Magazine. Why is it they&#039;re more comfortable with their holiday than you are with yours?
*However, if someone presents a clear case of extenuating circumstances, I do try to cut them a break. If that person is an asshole or is abusive? All bets are off.
It was never explained with they did with all that cloned fish - did he also make 2500 cooking fires to enable those 5000 people to cook?
Inquiring mind wants to know.
I only say this because it&#039;s been told to me... Folks chill out when they talk to me. This is beyond my comprehension because I listen to my co-workers and they get no end of shit from people who are, as you say, and for every logical reason, pissy. I&#039;ll get the same person calling back and they may start pissy, they start to calm down. The &quot;what, no merry christmas&quot; person was just the one. I work in a shitty job and this is the one thing I&#039;m actually proud of.
Yeah...it&#039;s part of the job, and I&#039;m not complaining...just pointing out that a few misguided Fundamentalists will even think the flatbed of the repo man&#039;s truck is a fitting battlefield in the War On Christmas. I am where I am because of some significantly bad choices I&#039;ve bad. I reckon I&#039;ll be there until I start figuring out how to make good choices. At least the folks in my department are good to work with.
I&#039;m pretty sure he cloned it already dried and salted.
No cognition &there4; no dissonance.
Typical male.
To be fair, Hooke was a colossal asshole.
&quot;I&#039;ve bad&quot; = I&#039;ve made. Sorry.
<a href="http:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/tto\/news\/world\/americas\/article3932156.ece" target="_blank">What could possibly go wrong? </a>
If he could spontaneously produce 5000 servings of lox, I might have to consider Christianity.
But only if he can also bring bagels, cream cheese, red onion and capers.
But not levity, too judge by some of his fanboys.