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Halloween is the lamest holiday, like worse than arbor day. You get annoying kids at your door, and the adults way into Halloween are always weird as hell.
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Sep 23, 2021 04:33
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And you don't even get the drat thing off so what the hell is the point.
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Sep 23, 2021 04:34
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Gaius Marius posted:Halloween is the lamest holiday, like worse than arbor day. You get annoying kids at your door, and the adults way into Halloween are always weird as hell. The adults who are way into Halloween are worse than the adults who are way into Christmas, which is an achievement
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Sep 23, 2021 04:35
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truly scandalous
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Sep 23, 2021 05:06
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Gaius Marius posted:And you don't even get the drat thing off so what the hell is the point. Sometimes people enjoy playing dress up and the changing of seasons. You don't get easter off either.
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Sep 23, 2021 08:05
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Most people in the US get Easter off. If they're following the wrong calendar at least
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Sep 23, 2021 08:23
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Gaius Marius posted:Most people in the US get Easter off. If they're following the wrong calendar at least Seriously? Why? Also halloween is fun precisely because it is not a religious holiday. It's one that is entirely secular and a little odd, and people who define themselves in that way are more likely to enjoy it.
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Sep 23, 2021 08:56
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I enjoy all holidays because I don't have to work and can do whatever
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Sep 23, 2021 09:07
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Josef bugman posted:Seriously? Why? Because Christianity is the largest religion in the US, and it’s the most important day of the year in Christianity. Anyways Halloween isn’t necessarily secular, it arose out of the Christian tradition of All Hallows’ Eve, the day before All Hallows’ Day, the day you celebrate all the dead saints. This is me being a pedant, mind you, not me disagreeing that modern Halloween is largely secular. At the Barnes and Noble I work at we have a table of books labeled “Witchtok”, selling goods that were highlighted on witch-themed Tiktoks so I don’t think that that part of the community is being particularly underserved
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Sep 23, 2021 09:08
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Halloween parties (ie. an excuse to have a fancy-dress party even though it's not anyone's birthday) are fine. Dressing up and getting together with friends is fun for all ages. But trick-or-treating is obnoxious bullshit and I cannot comprehend why anyone is trying to get it to take off in this country. It's still completely ignorable at this stage (at least if you don't have kids), but it does seem to get more and more popular every year.
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Sep 23, 2021 09:49
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Halloween's one of the last major holidays that's just about enjoying yourself. For a lot of people Easter/Christmas/Thanksgiving/etc are more obligation than anything else.
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Sep 23, 2021 10:49
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Halloween should be a paid day off.
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Sep 23, 2021 12:16
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Hard to imagine doing halloween right without the west hollywood parade. Hopefully in the future (lmao) Halloween is more about block parties and less about trick or treating and cosplay
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Sep 23, 2021 12:29
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Gaius Marius posted:Halloween is the lamest holiday, like worse than arbor day. You get annoying kids at your door, and the adults way into Halloween are always weird as hell. I'm kind of with the Dead Kennedys in thinking that if October 31st is the only day you dress interestingly or watch horror movies all night, you're a boring gently caress. Just be goth.
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Sep 23, 2021 13:36
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I dunno, people who dress like cartoon characters all the time tend to talk about themselves and their brain problems a lot and that is extremely boring
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Sep 23, 2021 13:42
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Halloween is religious for social media witches and there's lots of those.
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Sep 23, 2021 13:54
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Most people get Easter off because it’s on a Sunday.
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Sep 23, 2021 14:10
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Henchman of Santa posted:Most people get Easter off because it’s on a Sunday. Easter is multiple days. At least Friday through to Tuesday.
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Sep 23, 2021 14:16
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hawowanlawow posted:I dunno, people who dress like cartoon characters all the time tend to talk about themselves and their brain problems a lot and that is extremely boring Truth Also, adults super into Halloween may be weird, but in a good way. Now adults who are into Disney, those are the ones to sever from your life and never think about again
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Sep 23, 2021 14:47
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hawowanlawow posted:I dunno, people who dress like cartoon characters all the time tend to talk about themselves and their brain problems a lot and that is extremely boring There's usually (in non covid times) cons or club nights or festivals you can do this stuff on though.
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Sep 23, 2021 14:55
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Anyone into horses are far and away the weirdest people. I suspect that's been true for millennia.
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Sep 23, 2021 14:56
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At least as far back as 18th century Russia.
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Sep 23, 2021 15:44
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Robobot posted:Anyone into horses are far and away the weirdest people. I suspect that's been true for millennia. I work with a girl who collects funko pops, loves the nightmare before Christmas including several tattoos from it, and wants horses. She's really nice but drat my brain just locked up when she started showing me her
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Sep 23, 2021 15:47
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Until theres halloween music being played in every store for an entire loving month, it is incomparable to christmas. Christmas is a garbage holiday. It consumes a third of the year, is just a celebration of capitalism, and brings out the worst in people.
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Sep 23, 2021 16:35
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Khizan posted:Halloween's one of the last major holidays that's just about enjoying yourself. For a lot of people Easter/Christmas/Thanksgiving/etc are more obligation than anything else. As a kid, you get to dress up, run around screaming, and get candy As a teen, you get to dress up, run around screaming, and get drunk while adults are watching the kids As an adult, you get to dress up, and party with your friends, and get candy the next day (either stolen from your kids, or bought on clearance) People who don't like halloween are people who don't enjoy having fun
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Sep 23, 2021 16:42
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We must strengthen Halloween as the only bulwark against the encroachment of the hated christmas.
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Sep 23, 2021 17:35
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Byzantine posted:We must strengthen Halloween as the only bulwark against the encroachment of the hated christmas. It is genuinely annoying how early Christmas stuff starts showing up, and most of that can be blamed on how weak Thanksgiving is as a holiday. In order to contain Christmas, we must strengthen Thanksgiving.
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Sep 23, 2021 17:40
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Gripweed posted:It is genuinely annoying how early Christmas stuff starts showing up, and most of that can be blamed on how weak Thanksgiving is as a holiday. In order to contain Christmas, we must strengthen Thanksgiving. At least you americans have a late thanksgiving. Ours is mid october, and xmas starts the next day
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Sep 23, 2021 17:43
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Gripweed posted:It is genuinely annoying how early Christmas stuff starts showing up, and most of that can be blamed on how weak Thanksgiving is as a holiday. In order to contain Christmas, we must strengthen Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was created by Lincoln to celebrate that the North was prosperous even in the middle of the Civil War, so I suggest rebranding it as a "gently caress the confederacy" holiday.
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Sep 23, 2021 17:55
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Halloween started September 1st this year.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:02
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Byzantine posted:We must strengthen Halloween as the only bulwark against the encroachment of the hated christmas. I'm still fighting at the Thanksgiving Line and hoo boy I'm loving behind enemy lines.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:09
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Sweevo posted:PHUO: There is too much Christmas. I stand by my earlier statement.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:10
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That would inevitably lead to an entire year of Christmas.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:26
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Make the fabled War On Christmas real. Jets will carpet bomb stores that play xmas music before december 10th. People who say "uhh its merry christmas not happy holidays" get taken out by snipers. Military checkpoints to make sure people aren't spending absurd amounts of money on gifts nobody actually wants.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:29
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Aramek posted:I'm still fighting at the Thanksgiving Line and hoo boy I'm loving behind enemy lines. I'm telling you, we need to make Thanksgiving more of an event that people look forward to, less a familial obligation. I'm not sure how, maybe bring in some elements from other holidays that people love, like slutty costumes from Halloween, Easter Egg hunts, and 4th of July fireworks. Get all three of those in one holiday, people would be a lot more excited for Thanksgiving.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:34
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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. A big potluck with friends, visit the families for more food, gain twelve pounds. Easily the most enjoyable holiday Christmas as an event sucks so bad. Spend a thousand bucks on gifts, get like three generic man gifts in return. loving blows
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Sep 23, 2021 18:38
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thetoughestbean posted:Because Christianity is the largest religion in the US, and it’s the most important day of the year in Christianity. That isn't a reason.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:49
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Manager Hoyden posted:Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. A big potluck with friends My family called this "Orphan's Thanksgiving" and they are 100x better.
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Sep 23, 2021 18:49
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Fashionable Jorts posted:Make the fabled War On Christmas real. Jets will carpet bomb stores that play xmas music before december 10th. People who say "uhh its merry christmas not happy holidays" get taken out by snipers. Military checkpoints to make sure people aren't spending absurd amounts of money on gifts nobody actually wants.
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It's also not the most important day of the year in Christianity, that's Easter
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