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Hank Chinaski · 10-19-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

The Halloween store near us is full of Jesus costumes (not the Puerto Rican kind). Seems kinda odd to me. Are they for Christians who otherwise would have to spurn Halloween as a pagan holiday but properly attired can enjoy candy collection with a clear conscience?

it's for parties. chicks let their guard down around Jesus.

Fugee · 10-19-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

The Halloween store near us is full of Jesus costumes (not the Puerto Rican kind). Seems kinda odd to me. Are they for Christians who otherwise would have to spurn Halloween as a pagan holiday but properly attired can enjoy candy collection with a clear conscience?

Pretty sure that's a big NO.

Interestingly, my 6 y.o. niece told me yesterday that Halloween was evil and God didn't want me to do Halloween. I asked my sister where that came from and she blamed it on the BIL -- who is not particularly devout but has some weird quirks in his beliefs.

Atticus Grinch · 10-19-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

it's for parties. chicks let their guard down around Jesus.

It's true. The guys who are the New Messiah get to bang all the ladies in the compound. I think it's in the Constitution somewhere. I think Christianity should be proud of having invented the sexual primacy of the Omega Male.

taxwonk · 10-19-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fugee

Pretty sure that's a big NO.

Interestingly, my 6 y.o. niece told me yesterday that Halloween was evil and God didn't want me to do Halloween. I asked my sister where that came from and she blamed it on the BIL -- who is not particularly devout but has some weird quirks in his beliefs.

Is he just cheap?

Tyrone Slothrop · 10-19-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

I think Christianity should be proud of having invented the sexual primacy of the Omega Male.

Kaka would surely disagree:

Atticus Grinch · 10-19-2009, 01:09 PM

Edward Norton needs to do a biopic of Walt Disney while the creepy resemblance still happens with only the addition of a pencil mustache.

PresentTense Pirate Penske · 10-19-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by taxwonk

I read a piece in Esquire about Chateau Musar a number of years back and it got me curious enough to find a bottle and try it. The bottle I got was a Cab/Syrah blend and, while it was not up to Cakebread or Castello Banfi standards, was certainly a decent wine.

Of course, I'm not a highfalutin' nose-in-the-air, head-up-his-ass oenophile like Hank, so I may not be the best judge. But it beat the hell out of Night Train.

I am, and yet I agree with your recap above. Go figure.

PresentTense Pirate Penske · 10-19-2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

The Halloween store near us is full of Jesus costumes (not the Puerto Rican kind). Seems kinda odd to me. Are they for Christians who otherwise would have to spurn Halloween as a pagan holiday but properly attired can enjoy candy collection with a clear conscience?

No, some are for those of us with a savior complex. Also, it goes well with my beard and flowing locks.

PresentTense Pirate Penske · 10-19-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

it's for parties. chicks let their guard down around Jesus.

Exactly.

10-19-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Yep. The other (former) wonder twin didn't call me when he was in town. Of all the frickin' nerve.

TM

Same here. Wotta dick.

Fugee · 10-19-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by taxwonk

Is he just cheap?

He's one of the cheapest people I know. He's almost stupid cheap.**

But I don't think cheapness is the reason because my sister buys candy to give to the neighborhood kids and the girls have mermaid and princess costumes. I think it's just one of his weird quirks.

**My nephew (not the son of this BIL) is stupid cheap. And he doesn't seem to learn when it is stupid to be cheap. He decided he "couldn't afford" insurance on his car. So when he hit a deer on the road, he had to pay for the considerable expenses out of pocket. His most recent stupid cheapness is deciding it was "too expensive" to pay to plug in the refrigerator when he spends so much time at work. So he can't keep any perishable food and has to eat out all the time.

Hank Chinaski · 10-19-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by taxwonk

I read a piece in Esquire about Chateau Musar a number of years back and it got me curious enough to find a bottle and try it. The bottle I got was a Cab/Syrah blend and, while it was not up to Cakebread or Castello Banfi standards, was certainly a decent wine.

Of course, I'm not a highfalutin' nose-in-the-air, head-up-his-ass oenophile like Hank, so I may not be the best judge. But it beat the hell out of Night Train.

from what i can see it is $40-60 per bottle. This puts it in the right price range for my table wine, but the quality is not equal to what I expect for that range. if by "highfaulitin" you mean "not swayed by an allegedly exotic locale," then i will have to agree with you. BOC, I can hit three lebanese restaurants with a rock from my office's front door.

robustpuppy · 10-19-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Fugee

He's one of the cheapest people I know. He's almost stupid cheap.**

But I don't think cheapness is the reason because my sister buys candy to give to the neighborhood kids and the girls have mermaid and princess costumes. I think it's just one of his weird quirks.

**My nephew (not the son of this BIL) is stupid cheap. And he doesn't seem to learn when it is stupid to be cheap. He decided he "couldn't afford" insurance on his car. So when he hit a deer on the road, he had to pay for the considerable expenses out of pocket. His most recent stupid cheapness is deciding it was "too expensive" to pay to plug in the refrigerator when he spends so much time at work. So he can't keep any perishable food and has to eat out all the time.

As they said on that old Honda commercial, you can't make this stuff up. My brother has a great story about a stupid/cheap teenager he knew who who never ran the heat in his car because he didn't want to use extra fuel.

Adder · 10-19-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fugee

His most recent stupid cheapness is deciding it was "too expensive" to pay to plug in the refrigerator when he spends so much time at work. So he can't keep any perishable food and has to eat out all the time.

Well, sure, it sounds "stupid" to you, because your house isn't inhabited by "spirits" who continually open and close the fridge all day when you are at work.

Cletus Miller · 10-19-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

BOC, I can hit three lebanese restaurants with a rock from my office's front door.

So you've had good results with your Palestinian coach? Good to hear.