What do you want for X-mas/chanaka/kwanza/spaghetti monster day?

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The thread explores participants' desires and sentiments regarding gifts and celebrations during various holiday seasons, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and a humorous reference to "Spaghetti Monster day." The discussion touches on personal preferences, cultural reflections, and the emotional aspects of gift-giving.

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  • Some participants express a desire for specific gifts, such as an RC airplane, a helicopter, or a Crayola light station, while others mention wanting to spend time with loved ones.
  • Several participants indicate a dislike for receiving gifts, citing personal complexes or preferences against gift-giving.
  • There is a discussion about the cultural significance of holidays, with some arguing that religious celebrations have more meaningful reasons than secular ones.
  • One participant expresses frustration with the commercialization of holidays and questions the necessity of gift-giving during these times.
  • Another participant shares a personal story about wanting to spend Christmas with their wife, who is unable to be present due to family obligations.
  • Some participants reflect on the act of gifting itself, suggesting that the thought behind a gift is more important than the gift itself.
  • There are humorous exchanges about the nature of gift preferences and the idea of celebrating holidays for various reasons.

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Participants express a mix of agreement and disagreement regarding the significance of holidays and the nature of gift-giving. While some appreciate the act of gifting, others challenge its necessity and express a preference for non-material expressions of care. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing views on the topic.

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Participants' views are influenced by personal experiences and cultural backgrounds, leading to a variety of perspectives on the meaning and importance of gifts during holiday celebrations. Some assumptions about the nature of holidays and gifting practices are not explicitly stated, leading to potential misunderstandings.

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Readers interested in cultural discussions about holidays, gift-giving practices, and personal sentiments related to celebrations may find this thread engaging.

  • #31
Will the Spaghetti Monster put spaghetti in my stocking?
 
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  • #32
Math Is Hard said:
Will the Spaghetti Monster put spaghetti in my stocking?
Yes. It will be linguini with a heavy garlic-seasoned sauce and stinky hard Italian cheese. You may have to toss the stocking.

Pastafarians UNITE!
 
  • #33
turbo-1 said:
Yes. It will be linguini with a heavy garlic-seasoned sauce and stinky hard Italian cheese. You may have to toss the stocking.

Pastafarians UNITE!

That sounds delicious, I should have made that instead of plain mac and cheese for supper.
 
  • #34
SticksandStones said:
My family usually spends the day bickering and drinking, so I'm sure I'll be on here!

At least your family can get together...damn those restraining orders...
 
  • #35
turbo-1 said:
Yes. It will be linguini with a heavy garlic-seasoned sauce and stinky hard Italian cheese. You may have to toss the stocking.

Pastafarians UNITE!

And that's what you get if you're GOOD?
 
  • #36
Math Is Hard said:
And that's what you get if you're GOOD?
If you're bad, you get Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese topped with Prego. Pasta HELL!
 
  • #37
turbo-1 said:
If you're bad, you get Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese topped with Prego. Pasta HELL!

Yuck!
 
  • #38
turbo-1 said:
If you're bad, you get Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese topped with Prego. Pasta HELL!
OMG that made me feel queezy
 
  • #39
hypatia said:
OMG that made me feel queezy

No, it made you feel Mac 'n' Queezy
 
  • #40
HuuHao20 said:
Yeee Bisexual females rock!

That's true.
 
  • #41
All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. I sure hope somebody finds them.
 
  • #42
Haha yeah Jason it is, the only downside is more competition.
 
  • #43
I want about 20ft of .5mm fiber optic cable, some avalanche photodiodes, some blank bipolar plates, some UV LEDs, and a 20+MIP microcontroller.
 
  • #44
Travel to the Past and the Future, by the editors of Time.
 
  • #45
I used the season (and the sales) as an excuse to get a pocket digital balance:
http://scientificsonline.com/images/250/30%7B%7D30314-76.eps.jpg
I've been doing a lot of outreach to HS teachers lately, and I can never get a balance from the lab (since they're under personal lock and key by the lab director... AUGH!). The old-school non-digital balances in the department are in excessively poor condition (they look like they were dropped on the floor!... I don't see why they haven't gotten rid of them if they're always WAY out of wack).

More complaining: we seem to have only 10 meter sticks too. It seems the labs meter-stick boxes instead contain long splintery sticks from the wood shop that the students draw on, then come to the front to compare to a standard meter stick... insanity! Is this where the age of technology (aka our overstock of Pascal sensors) has taken us? ...combined, of course, with the bad economy (but if it's my job vs. the meter-sticks, I'd prefer the department to save the funds for me. :biggrin: )
 
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  • #46
physics girl phd said:
More complaining: we seem to have only 10 meter sticks too.

Wow, how unweildy those must be.
 
  • #47
lisab said:
Wow, how unweildy those must be.

:smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #48
physics girl phd said:
More complaining: we seem to have only 10 meter sticks too.

lisab said:
Wow, how unweildy those must be.

Yes, but students in the back of the room never fall asleep more than once.
 
  • #49
A 1200 kit for my 883 sportster. I am going to start saving for that soon.
 

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