Happy Easter!

[mattmns]

There needs to be a thread for this, and because all of you bums are too lazy to start one, I will! :rofl:

Happy Easter!


Here you go MB, a nice chocolate bunny.
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Ever wonder how easter eggs are made?
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Poor Toby
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[Danger]

:rofl: :approve:

[Evo]

Happy Easter Matt and anyone else celebrating today!!!!

Matt, the one about how easter eggs are made has just scarred me for life. :tongue:

[Danger]

the one about how easter eggs are made has just scarred me for life. :tongue:
Why? There are no dogs in it...

[Math Is Hard]

Happy Easter back at ya!

I got a great Easter basket from my mom. There were no chocolate bunnies in it, but there were mechanical pencils, highlighters, funny post-it notes, catnip mice for my cat, some notebooks, a ton of those little spa treatments (the girls know what I mean - mud packs, hair conditioning packs, etc.), some lip glosses, and oh, yeah, a pen with an actual miniature etch-a-sketch on it! :cool: :smile:

I gotta go - I wanna try out that etch-a-sketch pen!

[Moonbear]

Happy Easter Matt and anyone else celebrating today!!!!

Matt, the one about how easter eggs are made has just scarred me for life. :tongue:

I was actually more disturbed by whatever that green splatter is on the chocolate bunny's belly! :bugeye:

And, until I realized there were still more pictures loading, I was really nervous that you followed the chocolate bunny with a baby dressed as a bunny...wasn't sure if you were suggesting both were edible. :eek:

Happy Chocolate-Rabbit and Colored-Egg Day!!! :biggrin:

[Danger]

wasn't sure if you were suggesting both were edible. :eek:
You just can't get away from that whole cannibalism/necrophilia thing, can you? Have you considered counselling? :biggrin:

[mattmns]

rofl MB. And yeah that green stuff does look funky.

[Kerrie]

not to be a party pooper, but Easter is my least favorite holiday because:
#1 no extra paid holiday time off from work
#2 all the shopping stores (except food) close
#3 i am not religious whatsoever

now as far as american holidays go, 4th of july is my most favorite because:
#1 i get a day off for it, even if the 4th falls on the weekend
#2 i don't care about shopping because i am too busy eating barbecue
#3 the holiday is something everyone can relate too here in america
#4 (the best reason of all) IT'S SUMMERTIME!!!!

[Moonbear]

Kerrie, I think I have to agree. 4th of July is a stress-free holiday too. No formal preparations, no family obligations...your parents don't get mad if you want to spend it out boating with friends, no formal dinners that require days of preparation and dragging out all the china, you just hang around the grill, toss on some burgers and hot dogs and eat off of paper plates. You don't have to choose a special outfit, shorts and a t-shirt over a bathing suit will do.

About the only thing it's missing is chocolate. :frown: Hmm...that could be a deal breaker. :wink:

[Danger]

About the only thing it's missing is chocolate. :frown:
But it's made up for with explosives! :biggrin: :devil: :biggrin:

[mattmns]

Yeah the 4th of July is an awesome holiday.

I do not celebrate Easter either, but I thought I would post something here for those who do.

[Ivan Seeking]

For me the same question stands as when I was a kid: Who the hell wants to eat hard boiled eggs? I mean seriously, what kind of stupid holiday tradition is that anyway - eggs? Talk about a let down - all of the anticipation, the long and exhausting hunt, all of that energy spent digging through the flower beds, for what, eggs? Broccoli, I could see, but eggs?

[selfAdjoint]

Yaster was the Anglo Saxon goddess of the east, therefore sunrise, therfore rebith, therefore Spring. Her attributes were fertility symbols; bunnies, obviouly, and EGGS!

I just had a plate of devilled eggs, they were delicious!

[Danger]

Who the hell wants to eat hard boiled eggs?
As a strict carnivore, I just convince myself that I'm depriving some hen of motherhood... :biggrin:

[Danger]

Yaster was the Anglo Saxon goddess of the east,
You'd think that with that spelling, she'd be the goddess of yeast, and hence the patron of brewers. :uhh:

[Ivan Seeking]

Devilled eggs on Easter? That seems a little sacrilegious, don't you think? :biggrin:

[selfAdjoint]

Well, yeast makes bread RISE, like the sun in the east. So maybe?

Yaster is cognate to the Roman goddes Auster, but as often in cross cultural deals, the directions got switched. Auster was the goddess of the south, not the east. This is why Austria ("East land") sounds confusingly like Australia ("Southern continent").

[selfAdjoint]

Devilled eggs on Easter? That seems a little sacrilegious, don't you think? :biggrin:

Absolutely traditional, just as much as chocolate bunnies! Devilled means spicy in cooking, though the ones I had were only French's mustard spicy.

[Ivan Seeking]

Really, every Easter I would to make an absolute pig of myself on my grandmothers devilled eggs. AFAIWC, there was one plate for me, and another one for everyone else. :approve:

I can't think of Easter without thinking of my days as a Catholic kid - Stations of the Cross and all of that. It always felt more like a Catholic [Christian] day, than a holiday, in our family; even more than Christmas. I think this is because Christmas is so much about gifts that the religious significance is not so pervasive as it seems. Also, Christmas conjures up notions of a cute little baby in a manger, three wise men, favorite traditional songs, gifts, Joy to the World, etc, etc, etc, whereas Easter is about death on a cross, and salvation from damnation. No matter how you slice it, for a Christian, Easter is serious business.

[marlon]

Happy Easter and i salute you all 'Urbi et Orbi'

regards
marlon, il santo padre

[hypatia]

A Easter lesson learned today...never feed my dog hard boiled eggs..her rear end now contains a entire sulpher mine. {please pass the lysol}


Happy Easter/ Spring to all

[Danger]

never feed my dog hard boiled eggs..her rear end now contains a entire sulpher mine.
That sounds uncomfortable. :eek:
Maybe you should try feeding her oysters and see if she starts spewing pearls... :biggrin:

[Moonbear]

A Easter lesson learned today...never feed my dog hard boiled eggs..her rear end now contains a entire sulpher mine. {please pass the lysol}


Happy Easter/ Spring to all

Dog farts are some of the most lethal! :yuck: Have you ever noticed they also always seem to point their butt in your direction just before you hear that *pffffffft*? Then they wag their tail and fan it toward you. :grumpy:

[Danger]

Dog farts are some of the most lethal! :yuck: Have you ever noticed they also always seem to point their butt in your direction just before you hear that *pffffffft*? Then they wag their tail and fan it toward you. :grumpy:
The ex-from-hell would shoot a dirty look across the room at a perfectly innocent little creature and mutter "I hate farting cats," but I know perfectly well... :rolleyes:

[Kerrie]

A Easter lesson learned today...never feed my dog hard boiled eggs..her rear end now contains a entire sulpher mine. {please pass the lysol}


Happy Easter/ Spring to all


:rofl: that is TOO funny! hope your dog's butt doesn't suffer any damage...

[Danger]

her rear end now contains a entire sulpher mine.
I was wondering where the Seven Dwarves found a tunnel their size...

[SOS2008]

We have a family tradition of having a picnic the Saturday before Easter Sunday. We go to a hilly area for purposes of the famous egg roll. All the kids compete to see who can make the most innovative yet efficient run (tunnels, bridges, etc. with materials naturally available) but the egg must go the entire length and without breaking. Also, there is a tradition of the famous "black" egg, which was started by one of my younger brothers who always dipped one egg in all the dyes over and over when he was a boy. And of course, we do the traditional egg hunt for the little ones.

This year went pretty well, except my great niece fell into the cactus that one of the egg paths went through (material naturally available, according to my nephew) and appropriately named the "Cacti-suicide," which won over the runner-up "Chicken Run" as this year's "egg-cellence" winner. As for the black egg, my other niece spilled all the dye before the black egg could be created. Thankfully the weather was nice...

and no one boiled anyone's bunny! (And now you know my demented ways are genetic, and why I'm still single!)

[Danger]

(And now you know my demented ways are genetic, and why I'm still single!)
Single? Or secretly and repeatedly widowed, hmmm....? :uhh:

[SOS2008]

Single? Or secretly and repeatedly widowed, hmmm....? :uhh:Exactly--rather than the saying "it's fun until someone puts their eye out" I have an uncle who says we aren't having fun until someone gets hurt. Once the doctor told my mother he would have to report her for abuse if another kid came into the hospital. Ah, the memories... :approve:

But who's ever going to want in-laws like this? My poor British sister-in-law...shortly after she married my brother we had a cook-out near a cliff (okay so it's a sheer drop-off into a deep gorge) on family ranch land, which can only be reached via four-wheel drive...needless to say, I thought she was going to file for divorce.

The point is, you would think at least Easter could be a "kinder, gentler" holiday for my family, but no! Reunion ideas for activities have included paint ball, and most recently a "survival experience" (my mother's suggestion). :bugeye:

[Math Is Hard]

Easter paintball? :rofl: Well, I guess that's one way to dye eggs!!!

[Danger]

Exactly--rather than the saying "it's fun until someone puts their eye out" .....
..... Reunion ideas for activities have included paint ball, and most recently a "survival experience" (my mother's suggestion). :bugeye:
I like it! So reminiscent of the Addams Family... :approve:

[Moonbear]

Easter paintball? :rofl: Well, I guess that's one way to dye eggs!!!

As long as you only use pastel color paintballs, it's keeping with the theme, right? I have to admit, it sure sounds like a more fun family gathering than sitting around some old aunt's musty old house listening to aging relatives talking about hemorrhoids, sciatica, and bunions, while comparing lists of prescriptions they are currently taking and discussing the most recent electric scooter model. :rolleyes:

[SOS2008]

Easter paintball? :rofl: Well, I guess that's one way to dye eggs!!!I can see it now, trying to hide/find eggs while being shot at with paint balls...yes... You're all invited next year! :biggrin:

[SOS2008]

Okay so here's the thing...when I was in junior high I went on a survival camp out for young women--you could only have what you packed in (so no tents, etc.) and guess who helped organize and supervise this--my mother. I'm not kidding about this stuff. We use to play soccer on stilts--another reunion suggestion (since we couldn't duplicate soccer in an irrigated field with about 3-4 inches of water...with a few cow pies...).

BTW, I guess I'll have to get more creative with my avatar and signatures...(MIH, Barbie rocks) and Moonbear, though change is good, I miss the bear on the moon...(so now I'm challenged, and I don't mean in the "little yellow school bus" kind of way...). :smile:

[Moonbear]

BTW, I guess I'll have to get more creative with my avatar and signatures...(MIH, Barbie rocks) and Moonbear, though change is good, I miss the bear on the moon...(so now I'm challenged, and I don't mean in the "little yellow school bus" kind of way...). :smile:

That was just one in a long series of avatars I've used. :biggrin: I get bored with the same avatar all the time. I'm still fond of my purple jellyfish. I think I need to recycle that one.

[Danger]

I'll have to get more creative with my avatar
I have an idea or two about that. How many censors does it have to sneak past? :devil:

[SOS2008]

That was just one in a long series of avatars I've used. :biggrin: I get bored with the same avatar all the time. I'm still fond of my purple jellyfish. I think I need to recycle that one.Who killed Kennedy...no one on a grassy knoll--it was a cute, furry little kitty in the window?! :rofl: I have an idea or two about that. How many censors does it have to sneak past? :devil:Yeh, when I first started on PF...you know you read a little here, post a reply there...well I didn't think it would become so addictive. But I'm a believer in paying for my vices so decided to become a contributor--which allows one to have graphics under your name and automatic signatures, etc. :biggrin:

[Danger]

I'm a believer in paying for my vices so decided to become a contributor--which allows one to have graphics under your name and automatic signatures, etc. :biggrin:
Yeah, I've looked at that. I plan to contribute next month. Can't do it right now. I had to take so much time off of work for pool matches that I only got half a paycheque this week. :frown:
What I actually meant was, how much leeway do you have in choosing one?

[SOS2008]

Yeah, I've looked at that. I plan to contribute next month. Can't do it right now. I had to take so much time off of work for pool matches that I only got half a paycheque this week. :frown:
What I actually meant was, how much leeway do you have in choosing one?I thought you'd be winning $$ at the pool matches? Yeh, the truth is trading one vice for another, eh?

[Danger]

I thought you'd be winning $$ at the pool matches? Yeh, the truth is trading one vice for another, eh?
The Legion playoffs don't involve cash. It's bragging rights between branches and a little jacket patch or plaque, plus advancement to the next level. (I don't know if you have an equivalent to the Royal Canadian Legion down there. I guess it's similar to your VFW, but includes cops, corrections officers, firefighters and relatives thereof.) Our regular league used to play in Calgary, where the prize was airfare, accomodation and entry fee to the International Championships in Las Vegas. We got kicked out and had to have a Cochrane-only division of the same league because we kept thumpin' the Calgary guys. There aren't enough players in it to financially support Vegas trips, so we play for cash. My team got hooped this year because only 2 of the 5 players were able to attend. That meant that we automatically lost one game per round of 3. Last place... and we don't get the money (a few hundred) for a couple more weeks. :grumpy: