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That question is answered in the founding thread. But I say we should reclaim Billtmas for the people, and make it our own!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Naw, Christmas in Florida, Christmas anywhere tropical, Christmas in the Southern hemisphere, those are just anomolies.
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Billtmas in the southern hemisphere is quite wintery. It all balances out. Every holiday is tropical in Florida.
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Haha, yay I get to see snow! I'll put a straw skirt on over my 3 layers of pants just for the mood.
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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...
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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'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.
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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.
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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. Posts: 37449 | Registered: May 1999
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Wow! We've got some great talent here. Those carols were awesome! Way to get me into the Billtmas spirit. Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
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Nope. You just have to keep the spirit of Billtmas alive in your hearts, once we figure out what that spirit is.
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For those of you who are new here, Billtmas is a joyous Hatrack holiday. Read Beverly's landmark to understand the origins of Billtmas.
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Okay, I need to resurrect this. It really isn't a tradition that should be allowed to languish in obscurity (or on Galactic Cactus.) Posts: 37449 | Registered: May 1999
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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.
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