jcuervo's Journal: Merry F'n Christmas

I just read a reply in someone's journal that went along the lines of

[Christmas] is all about reconnecting with friends, family, and loved ones. Oh, and good food!

No. Christmas is about getting hammered. Thoroughly hammered.

Case in point: a friend once told me about his family's Christmas. Nobody got along. Everyone always screamed at each other. I forget what the sides were, but I imagine they were husband's side of the family versus wife's. It was becoming intolerable. Shouting, screaming, on the verge of fistfighting. Then a wonderful idea struck him.

Spike the ice cream.

Everyone was drunk, laughing, getting along, and asking for more ice cream.

It's not about the presents, the tree, or chestnuts roasting on an open fire. It's not even about friends and family, gathering together to show love and appreciation for one another.

It's absolutely about getting completely wrecked. Especially when it's bloody cold.

Then again

[Alioth]

Christmas was originally a Pagan tradition of eating far too much food and drinking far too much to break up the middle of a miserable dark winter. The Christians just hijacked it (because otherwise, Christianity would have been a non-starter. Could you see Pagans converting if it meant giving up the mid winter booze-up?)

Re:Then again

[jcuervo]

Those Pagans were on to something. :-)

I shall make a new holiday, and it shall be named Boozaholiday! It will last from 26 Dec to 31 Dec, so as not avoid conflict with Wintereenmas [ctrlaltdel-online.com]. The only tradition Boozaholiday will have is getting trashed out of your skull.

Five bucks says I can get people to observe it. ;-)