Merry Christmas Guys

[Karras Barrens]

Have a good one, hope santa brings everyone want they want this year... cept Fyron. he gets a big lump of coal http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ December 24, 2002, 20:35: Message edited by: Karras Barrens ]

[Fyron]

Sniff... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif Why does Fyron get a lump of coal? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

[mlmbd]

Because you've been a bad bad boy! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://www.shrapnelgames.com//ubb/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by mlmbd:
Because you've been a bad bad boy! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://www.shrapnelgames.com//ubb/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Speaking of bad boy. Check this joke out.

Mafia Christmas
A mafioso's son sits at his desk writing a Christmas list to Jesus. He first writes, "Dear baby Jesus, I have been a good boy the whole year, so I want a new..." He looks at it, then crumples it up into a ball and throws it away.
He gets out a new piece of paper and writes again, "Dear baby Jesus, I have been a good boy for most of the year, so I want a new..." He again looks at it with disgust and throws it away.

He then gets an idea. He goes into his mother's room, takes a statue of the Virgin Mary, puts it in the closet, and locks the door. He takes another piece of paper and writes, "Dear baby Jesus. If you ever want to see your mother again...."

I enjoyed that one. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Kamog]

Don't listen to these negative people, Fyron! They're just kidding. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Hope you have a wonderful Christmas! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Fyron]

(Just going along with the joke http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )

[tesco samoa]

tesco gives ashes to fryon... to place on his coal

[pathfinder]

IF: it 'cause Vorlon's have no soul http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers from your local Shag'Toth http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[sachmo]

Here is a picture of my little girl enjoying her VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

http://home.attbi.com/~chrissachnik/pics/my_first_christmas.jpg

[Stone Mill]

Wow, sachmo, she looks like her Pop... minus the eye patch. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers!

[sachmo]

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Gryphin]

David Gervais
The preasure cooker idea is a great one.
(wait till he gets the electric bill)

[Fyron]

Originally posted by David Gervais:
Fyron, you do know that all you have to do is pop that big lump of coal into a pressure cooker and let the pressure build up to about 4000psi and you'll have a sparkling new diamond! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif "Then who would the joke be on?" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Cheers!<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Are you sure it is 4 thousand, and not 4 million?

Originally posted by pathfinder:
IF: it 'cause Vorlon's have no soul http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers from your local Shag'Toth http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Vorlons have souls; they just know how to protect them from those evil despoilers otherwise known as the Shag'Toth. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Ragnarok]

Hey Sachmo, she's a cute girl. I don't know if I ever said this but Congrats! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Enjoy the rest of your holidays!

[capnq]

One year, a close friend of mine insisted she'd been a bad girl and only deserved a lump of coal.

I bought her a zirconia pendant, wrapped the box in black construction paper, and built a cardboard and aluminum foil "coal scuttle" to put it in.

[mlmbd]

sachmo; PROUD POPPA! She is adorable. Congratulations, form me as well. Nothing quite like the 'first' Christmas! eh!

Also, I don't see the resemblance. After all see is really cute. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://www.shrapnelgames.com//ubb/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[Baron Grazic]

Merry Xmas all.
It's boxing day in Australia and thought I'd get Online before my boy woke up - wrong, he wants me to play with his new train set.

Congrats Sachmo. I know exactly what you are feeling with a 2 year old and a 3 month old. Just wait until next year. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[David E. Gervais]

Fyron, you do know that all you have to do is pop that big lump of coal into a pressure cooker and let the pressure build up to about 4000psi and you'll have a sparkling new diamond! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif "Then who would the joke be on?" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

P.S...and if the lump of coal was big enough you could call the shiny new diamond 'Hope 2: The bad boy's revenge'

Waaahahahaha! I'm so funny! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers!

[tbontob]

Merry X-Mas guys.

And a special greeting to all the dads out there.

Children are fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Though when they are in the "terrible two's" you may wonder at times. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Karras Barrens]

can someone explain this boxing day thing to me?

[TerranC]

26th of December is a day where all north american (and possibly european and asian) shops get rid of their left-over merchandise for the year with low low low low low low low low and low prices.

Edit: oh, and that day is called boxing day http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ December 26, 2002, 05:25: Message edited by: TerranC ]

[mottlee]

Originally posted by sachmo:
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Great Lookin' little one! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
this #1?

[sachmo]

Thanks for the kind words, all. She sure has me wrapped around her little, chubby finger!

Motlee: Yup, she is the first.

[tbontob]

Yes, babies bring out all the protective instincts. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Must be hard-wired into us.

[mlmbd]

Karras Barrens, can someone explain this boxing day thing to me? <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It falls on the day after Christmas, which is also St. Stephen's Day.

St. Stephen was a little known saint who achieved eternal fame by being the first Christian to be martyred for his faith, and he met his death by stoning.

Boxing Day is so called because on this day it was the customary for tradesmen to collect their Christmas boxes or gifts in return for good service throughout the year. Also, it included giving money and other gifts to charitable institutions, and the needy.

TerranC, shame on you! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://www.shrapnelgames.com//ubb/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[tbontob]

Originally posted by mlmbd:
Karras Barrens, </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> can someone explain this boxing day thing to me? <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It falls on the day after Christmas, which is also St. Stephen's Day.

St. Stephen was a little known saint who achieved eternal fame by being the first Christian to be martyred for his faith, and he met his death by stoning.

Boxing Day is so called because on this day it was the customary for tradesmen to collect their Christmas boxes or gifts in return for good service throughout the year. Also, it included giving money and other gifts to charitable institutions, and the needy.

TerranC, shame on you! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://www.shrapnelgames.com//ubb/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hmmm....

I didn't know that St. Stephan had a "day" and in particular that it fell on December 26th.

Paul, who many Xians claim to be the founder of Christianity (without Paul, Christianity may never have been preached to the "gentiles" and remained a sect of the Jewish faith.), not only prosecuted Stephan but supervised his execution.

Stephan is said to have done the very Christian thing by forgiving Paul and his stoners while he was being stoned.

Some scholars believe that Stephan's behaviour affected Paul so deeply that it set the stage for his conVersion.

And with his conVersion on the road to Damascus, Christianity as we know it today, had its beginnings.

So I wonder about the connection between the charity displayed by St. Stephan to his stoners and the charity Xians of past centuries have displayed on boxing day.

But whatever the connection, the tradition seems to have died out.

[Kamog]

Originally posted by David Gervais:
Fyron, you do know that all you have to do is pop that big lump of coal into a pressure cooker and let the pressure build up to about 4000psi and you'll have a sparkling new diamond! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Coal and diamonds! Add some potassium nitrate and sulfer, and you can build a primitive cannon with which to shoot a Gorn.