Who'll be on their bike on Xmas day?

[leet22]

Will be commuting to work

[Zeps]

My wife would expect no less

[eggsovereasywithteandtoast]

No. Definitely not.

I will be cooking the whole morning

I am the dumpling specialist. This year I will be making bread dumplings with shredded kassler centers for my dad

and to really show my stuff the girlfriend has asked for my ferrero potato dumpling desert with fresh fruit.

[Wolweseun]

I will do the traditional PE Christmas Ride and then another hour or two and lay on the couch after that

 

My kids all grown up so none of that nonsense anymore

[Yang]

Yip, what is this Xmas everyone refers to?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas

 

I also refuse to use xmas, thinking it was introduced by anti-Christians who nevertheless wanted to exploit the commercialism of Christmas. But then I asked Wiki for an explanation and this is what it says in the link.

 

I'm visiting Madeira, and I brought my bike with me and I am definitely riding on Christmas Day, just to further reinforce my family's view of me as insane.

[Tumbleweed]

So true buddy, it's actually quite disrespectful.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas

 

I'm visiting Madeira, and I brought my bike with me and I am definitely riding on Christmas Day, just to further reinforce my family's view of me as insane.

 

Thanks, Yang. I was going to answer this post yesterday, but you beat me to it. Nothing disrespectful about it at all.

 

It reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. There is a subtle joke for scholars when Indy - a polyglot - tells his class: " 'X' never, ever marks the spot." Then later, when he and Marcus Brody get closer to finding the map to find the Holy Grail from the Last Supper in a Venetian library. Indiana bemusedly says: " 'X' marks the spot."

Edited December 21, 2010 by Tumbleweed

[Kranswurm]

I have used it since I was at school which is a moer of a long time ago and never undestood the significance

Thanx guys :-)

[Danger Dassie]

Thanks, Yang. I was going to answer this post yesterday, but you beat me to it. Nothing disrespectful about it at all.

 

It reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. There is a subtle joke for scholars when Indy - a polyglot - tells his class: " 'X' never, ever marks the spot." Then later, when he and Marcus Brody get closer to finding the map to find the Holy Grail from the Last Supper in a Venetian library. Indiana bemusedly says: " 'X' marks the spot."

 

Not to mention that the Christmas tree is itself a Pagan symbol.

[ChainSuck]

 

I also refuse to use xmas, thinking it was introduced by anti-Christians who nevertheless wanted to exploit the commercialism of Christmas. But then I asked Wiki for an explanation and this is what it says in the link.

 

 

I have never thought it was introduced by anti-Christians, just felt no need to abbreviate the word Christ, as I too deem it to be disrespectful - personal opinion. Why do we feel the need to do so in the word Christmas, yet in your statement above you don't abbreviate the word Christian to "Xian"?

 

Anyway, no mud slinging contest here.

 

I hope come Saturday, you all have a wonderful and blessed Christmas, whether you're on your bike or not.

Edited December 21, 2010 by ChainSuck

[Tumbleweed]

I hope come Saturday, you all have a wonderful and blessed Christmas, whether you're on your bike or not.

 

And a very merry Christmas to you too.

[AndreZA]

NO to Xmas blah blah blah, it's a holy day blah blah blah. Who off you celebrated ascension day? Probably no one because it was not a day off.

[Wyatt Earp]

Thanks, Yang. I was going to answer this post yesterday, but you beat me to it. Nothing disrespectful about it at all.

 

It reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. There is a subtle joke for scholars when Indy - a polyglot - tells his class: " 'X' never, ever marks the spot." Then later, when he and Marcus Brody get closer to finding the map to find the Holy Grail from the Last Supper in a Venetian library. Indiana bemusedly says: " 'X' marks the spot."

It took a while and a post from Yang for you to actually respond.

The very third post or so in this thread was from me stating that I won't be on my bike on Christmas day.

Nice recovery , by the way.

As for Wiki, can we believe all we read.......................

[ChainSuck]

It took a while and a post from Yang for you to actually respond.

The very third post or so in this thread was from me stating that I won't be on my bike on Christmas day.

Nice recovery , by the way.

As for Wiki, can we believe all we read.......................

Given the fact that any man on the street, including some of our "super hubbers" can contribute to Wiki, only having to state "citation needed" in order to disqualify any profoundly inaccurate facts, would give your question a big fat NO!

[Tumbleweed]

It took a while and a post from Yang for you to actually respond.

The very third post or so in this thread was from me stating that I won't be on my bike on Christmas day.

Nice recovery , by the way.

As for Wiki, can we believe all we read.......................

 

I wanted to reply yesterday when you said you found it disrespectful, but couldn't via the mobi version of The Hub (my laptop at home is on the fritz). As for believing what we read, I guess it's a matter of what you put your faith in.

Edited December 21, 2010 by Tumbleweed

[Tumbleweed]

Given the fact that any man on the street, including some of our "super hubbers" can contribute to Wiki, only having to state "citation needed" in order to disqualify any profoundly inaccurate facts, would give your question a big fat NO!

 

Is there anything on that link that you can refute?

[Wyatt Earp]

I wanted to reply yesterday when you said you found it disrespectful, but couldn't via the mobi version of The Hub (my laptop at home is on the fritz). As for believing what we read, I guess it's a matter of what you put your faith in.

Yip, and ChainSuck brought it across rather eloquently.

 

 

Given the fact that any man on the street, including some of our "super hubbers" can contribute to Wiki, only having to state "citation needed" in order to disqualify any profoundly inaccurate facts, would give your question a big fat NO!

BTW, you can't refute anything unless you, yourself have a reference point to start from, which means that when it comes to Wiki, humans are rather gullible.

 

PS. I just love it when people can't admit that they possible offended others and then fight tooth and nail to save face.