We should celebrate this. When should it occur, and how should we observe it?
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I'm so glad you asked! I was going to ask about it and find out what it is.
*waits expectantly*
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
That question is answered in the founding thread. But I say we should reclaim Billtmas for the people, and make it our own!
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I know...shhhhh.
*waits for more info*
Do you think it has pineapples involved? I like pineapple.
[ August 05, 2004, 10:45 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Merry Billtmas, everyone! I believe we can celebrate Billtmas at any time of year. None of this "you can only listen to Billtmas music the month before" business.
Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :
Kiwifruit, lots of kiwifruit.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'll make peppermint/chocolate Billtmas cookies.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Yeah! It's a tropical festivity!
*gets out coconut bra*
Kat, your post is in the wrong place. It makes it look like I posted too late.
[ August 05, 2004, 10:49 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
But of course. Billtmas is pretty much the opposite of Christmas. Christmas you've got all that cold and snow, but Billtmas is all about beaches and hula skirts.
Posted by from Cythera (Member # 6749) on :
Yay Blitmas is now my favorite holiday! Who wants to come over for some Blistmas cookie baking!?
[ August 05, 2004, 10:53 PM: Message edited by: from Cythera ]
Posted by from Cythera (Member # 6749) on :
Ha, so for those of us who live in Florida, Blistmas is like a snowstorm?
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
It should occur August 26th, since August lacks in the holiday section. We should celebrate it by dancing around a tire yard, singing songs about the motorway.
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Naw, Christmas in Florida, Christmas anywhere tropical, Christmas in the Southern hemisphere, those are just anomolies.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
"And it's a lovely day here at the brickyard..."
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Billtmas in the southern hemisphere is quite wintery. It all balances out. Every holiday is tropical in Florida.
Posted by from Cythera (Member # 6749) on :
Haha, yay I get to see snow! I'll put a straw skirt on over my 3 layers of pants just for the mood.
Posted by BelladonnaOrchid (Member # 188) on :
Nathan, I've never been of the opinion that August is lacking in the holiday section-I celebrate one right at the beginning.
I'm not sure about Billtmas, however, Happy Lammas everyone!
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
*Begins billtmas caroling*
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
<--*Read the title as "blitmaps"*
What would a blitmap be? You can blit from a bitmap, maybe it would be a bitmap that is especially designed for blitting? Or one that was created from a screen blit?
Ohh I see, this isn't a nerd thread. I'll just go now...
*Slinks out of thread*
Hobbes Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
I am still rolling because so many people (including myself) thought it was some kind of Mormon holiday we'd never heard of.
*does a hula dance and writes out her list to Billtmas Baus at the south pole*
space opera
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
SO & CT:
Tom, I must thank you for creating this thread. It has let me laugh about something that was really stressing me out. It also allows people to realize what happened who might not have otherwise.
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
I have a confession to make - I don't know what a "meme" is. I hear it used, and I pretend I know what it means, but I can't keep up this charade. Please, someone tell me what that word means.
space opera
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
A meme is an idea or abstract process (like an algorithin). Kind of like a living creature, it evolves overtime, those memes which do not adhere to natural selection get weeded out and those that due become prominent in our society. Fashion trends are memes, political ideologies, logical thoughts and ideas, these are all memes. Sometimes a meme can be an inside joke or a secret, sometimes it can change the world. But this isn't really my field, someone else should explain it.
Hobbes Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Oh, well...umm...you knew that I really knew what it meant, right? I was just..umm...testing others' knowledge of the word - that's right.
*shifty eyes*
space opera
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Belladonna, I'll have you know I took my mother and her friend out for a frolic in the woods on Lammas eve and told them all about it They appreciated getting to be pagans for an evening.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Oh Billtmas Day (Oh Christmas Tree)
Oh Billtmas day, Oh Billtmas day, The day we celebrate the motorway, We'll all stay calm, have no road rage, If we meet a jerk, we'll not engage Oh Billmas day, Oh Billtmas day, Our hallowed day for the motorway.
Typical Billtmas Day (Jingle bells)
Dashing off to work, In my rusty Pontiac, Oops forgot my badge, Have to head on back, Get out on the road, Forgot my lucky pen, And secure ID, Head on back again, Hit the interstate, And ran out of gas, If they ask why I was late, I think I'll kick some... Oh billtmas day, billtmas day, What on earth are you? How am I to celebrate When I haven't got a clue? Oh billtmas day, Billtmas day, Everything went wrong, Now I get to stay at home and sing this stupid song!
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Kudos to your wonderful sense of humor and ability to create new carols.
space opera
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
August doesn't need a holiday: the civilized world has a holimonth.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
'Twas the night before Billtmas, and all through the 'Rack Not a poster was stirring, not even Mack The T-shirts were hung in Chicago with care, In hopes that Kama soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds With books full of knowledge crammed into their heads. And just having finished their homeschooling lesson, I settled right down for a Hatracking session.
When out on the 'net there arose such a clatter I quickly surfed over to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew in consternation Clicked on the icon and typed in the location.
The light and the glare from my monitor screen Gave my whole room an unearthly sheen And what to my wondering eyes did appear But a raging debate on being gay dears!
And a little old poster so mean and so dull I knew in a moment it must be a troll! More rapid than eagles his insults they came And he whistled and shouted and called us all names!
"You're stupid! You liar! You're all after me! You idiot! You jerk! You're hypocritical, see? To the top of the page! To the top of the screen! We hates you so much! You're all very mean!"
But then in a moment, the end was in sight Here comes our great mods, everything is all right. And I heard them exclaim as they deleted the posts Happy Billtmas to all, from your favorite hosts.
Posted by rubble (Member # 6454) on :
Well Done.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Shigosei, that was wonderful!!!!
See, I just figured Billtmas was a comment on the commercialization of Christmas.... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I know! Make it Aug. 21st....that is the day of the WMASS Hatrack picnic!
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Shigosei, that's fabulous!!!
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As a side note, I realized from this that we can now pass off any weird behavior as being a Mormon custom.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Hats off to Nathan and Shigosei. I could not write things like that.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
So far, we've seen one suggestion that Billtmas honor our motorways, and multiple suggestions that it fall some time in August -- to make up for the conspicuous absence of American holidays during that time. Posted by KathrynHJanitor (Member # 48) on :
Wonderful, wonderful! I haven't been so full of the Billtmas spirit in -- well, in a long, long time.
KHK
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I'm thinkin' "Built" mas.
:hums "Brick House":
And of course there's the explanation I gave in Bev's thread.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
*still trying to figure out who Bill T is....*
FG
yeah -- figure out the thread finally...
[ August 06, 2004, 11:29 AM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Wow! We've got some great talent here. Those carols were awesome! Way to get me into the Billtmas spirit. Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
Hey, what do I have to do in order to export Billtmas to Brazil?
Is there a required fee or enything? Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Nope. You just have to keep the spirit of Billtmas alive in your hearts, once we figure out what that spirit is.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
We are celebrating Billtmas at this next Utah clump gathering in September.
Happy Billtmas, everyone!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Yay! You'll need to let us know what constitute Billtmas traditions, then. Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Whooo hooo! Happy Billtmas!
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
For those of you who are new here, Billtmas is a joyous Hatrack holiday. Read Beverly's landmark to understand the origins of Billtmas.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
We really need to do a Hatrack Gift Exchange for Billtmas this year.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Tom, stop trying to deflect attention from your honour thread!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Okay, I need to resurrect this. It really isn't a tradition that should be allowed to languish in obscurity (or on Galactic Cactus.) Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shigosei: For those of you who are new here, Billtmas is a joyous Hatrack holiday. Read Beverly's landmark to understand the origins of Billtmas.
Bad link.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I believe a lot of old links were broken when they upgraded the forum software a few years ago.
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
Here is the original landmark thread (still on the landmark archive)
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