Menorahs but not Nativities
Monday, December 22nd, 2003 - 2:43pm
In a town decorated with officially sanctioned symbols of the season, including two menorahs, some Palm Beach residents want the town to include a Nativity scene.
"It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem." - Malcolm Forbes
I actually agree. I don''t think a menorah can really be considered a secular symbol, and if they are going to be prominently displayed outside of the park - the designated religious area as it''s referred - then the town needs to play fair. Still, the whole situation is kind of ridiculous.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
I''m planning to join the Church of Scientology and sue to have my ""religious"" statue of Tom Cruise placed right next to the menorah.
Reagan understood that the key to peace was never arms control. Security had nothing to do with the number of weapons, it had everything to do with the intention and power of those who possessed them. - Charles Krauthammer
Which is what I meant by it being all rather ridiculous.
Also, are you arguing that the Christians shouldn''t demand their nativity scene be allowed? Not sure where you''re coming from with that comment.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
I was really just making a joke. But no, I have no problem with the Christians having their nativity scene, or a muslim display for Ramadan for that matter. Equal time for all is a much better policy than total blackout.
Reagan understood that the key to peace was never arms control. Security had nothing to do with the number of weapons, it had everything to do with the intention and power of those who possessed them. - Charles Krauthammer
Except for Kwanzaa. I really have a problem with Kwanzaa. Sorry, this isn''t a race thing. This is my belief that Kwanzaa has about as much validity as ''Grandparent''s Day''.
"It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem." - Malcolm Forbes
See, if I had any humor left in my hollow soulless shell, I''d have gotten that right away.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
Interesting. I thought you had sold your soul for humor. Soulless, but really very funny...
"It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem." - Malcolm Forbes
I sold my soul for a Gordita. I was pretty drunk. Also hungry.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
See...you were funny, and then you edited it to make it funnier. A deal with the devil, I say.
"It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem." - Malcolm Forbes
It was only worth it if it was a Baja Chicken Gordita.
In a similar vein, I might or might not have sold my soul some years ago for a few double-cheese Krystals.
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. "
- Aldous Huxley
Krystals? Man, you must have been really drunk.
You guys are like vultures. Ral catches Certis on his edit, and then you catch mine which was changed in under a minute. So much for my idea of hurling vulgararities at you and then immediately deleting my post.
You have to admit, though. The specificity of Gordita was really much better than a boring old burrito.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
You can''t sell your soul, because it does not belong to you in the first place. So not only that means no humor for you, but you also stole a Gordita (whatever this is). Thief!
No hay banda!
It sounds like one of those dreadful Taco Bell creations. Either that, or it''s what you get when you combine the music of Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot with beloved Argentine diva Evita. Gord-ita! Don''t cry for me, carefree highway.
I think burrito is funnier. Mst people, particularly our European friends, don''t know what a Gordito is are and they may guess it''s something valuable. In that case, it would be considered a good bargain and thus not funny. A burrito everyone knows is cheap. Unless it''s those mucho grande burritos where you get the t shirt if you eat the whole thing. Those are a bit pricier than a regular burriot and probably worth the price of your soul, Elysium.
I'm bringing sexy back!