Bits of random facts

Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.

>>snickers<<

US Prohibition was repealed on this day.

Wynter wrote:Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.

>>snickers<<

that's cuz they're trying to get some upskirt shots.....

My boss is an idiot.

It's verified on a daily basis.

that's cuz they're trying to get some upskirt shots.....

Isn't that one of the reasons why we can't keep nurses? :shakehead:

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
Chromophobia/Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.


I actually want to see someone with these fears. :hehe:

[image] On this day in 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first flight [/list:u]

TandemPonyRide wrote:

that's cuz they're trying to get some upskirt shots.....

Isn't that one of the reasons why we can't keep nurses? :shakehead:

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
Chromophobia/Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.


I actually want to see someone with these fears. :hehe:

I have a fear of long words that mean "fear of........" but i'm too afraid to find out what the word is. :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:

I have a fear of long words that mean "fear of........" but i'm too afraid to find out what the word is. :hehe:

:lol:

Rats can't vomit - that's why poisoning them really works to get rid of them.

Rats can't vomit - that's why poisoning them really works to get rid of them.

And I go with the cruel way..either electrocution or cats. :bonk:

TandemPonyRide wrote:

Rats can't vomit - that's why poisoning them really works to get rid of them.

And I go with the cruel way..either electrocution or cats. :bonk:

Hmmm......I like that :twisted: :hehe:

Six more shopping days 'til Christmas.

bmwracer wrote:Six more shopping days 'til Christmas.

Two more days until Christmas break! :yippee:

Talking about christmas, the Vatican have obliged christians to use the word "christmas" instead of "x-mas" on celebrating the birth of Christ.

Merry Christmas everyone! :woot: :dancing: :D

Saito_Hajime wrote:Talking about christmas, the Vatican have obliged christians to use the word "christmas" instead of "x-mas" on celebrating the birth of Christ.

I don't have to listen to what he says, 'cause I'm not Catholic. :P

bmwracer wrote:
I don't have to listen to what he says, 'cause I'm not Catholic. :P

Exactly! But I'm curious to know his reasoning...

25% of your bones are in your feet.

bmwracer wrote:
I don't have to listen to what he says, 'cause I'm not Catholic. :P

Wynter wrote:Exactly! But I'm curious to know his reasoning...

It was the homily of the priest during the christmas eve mass earlier. I can't remember exactly what the priest said, but will try to explain this thing from what I understand/remember.

Xmas is used on signs and cards so as not to offend non-christians. It is often used in multi-cultural countries, but most people celebrate christmas to some extent as is it so important and widely advertised. So it has been considered more "politically correct" to use Xmas rather than Christmas so that the holiday doesn't have to be limited to only one religion. However, many Christians consider it offensive to write Xmas as Christmas is there to celebrate the birth of Christ and is therefore a Christian celebration so it should not be changed in order to make it less religious and so other people can only have the holiday without the meaning. The 'X' in Xmas is not considered to be symbolic of the cross (since a cross is not in an equal diagonal line but an intersection of a short vertical line and a long horizontal line); it is regarded as a way of making the celebrations secular (without religion) or quite simply, taking the Christ out of Christmas.[/list:u]

But I guess it's still ok to use Xmas if you wish to since it's not considered a sin or something like that. In my opinion I think it's one of Vatican's way to remind people the true meaning of christmas.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

It was the homily of the priest during the christmas eve mass earlier. I can't remember exactly what the priest said, but will try to explain this thing from what I understand/remember.

Xmas is used on signs and cards so as not to offend non-christians. It is often used in multi-cultural countries, but most people celebrate christmas to some extent as is it so important and widely advertised. So it has been considered more "politically correct" to use Xmas rather than Christmas so that the holiday doesn't have to be limited to only one religion. However, many Christians consider it offensive to write Xmas as Christmas is there to celebrate the birth of Christ and is therefore a Christian celebration so it should not be changed in order to make it less religious and so other people can only have the holiday without the meaning. The 'X' in Xmas is not considered to be symbolic of the cross (since a cross is not in an equal diagonal line but an intersection of a short vertical line and a long horizontal line); it is regarded as a way of making the celebrations secular (without religion) or quite simply, taking the Christ out of Christmas.[/list:u]

But I guess it's still ok to use Xmas if you wish to since it's not considered a sin or something like that. In my opinion I think it's one of Vatican's way to remind people the true meaning of christmas.

Ahhhhhh if that's the case, than I agree. I think it's stupid to down-size Christmas just to make it more politically correct. I mean, if we can keep Eid and Dhawali and Hannukha the same, why change Christmas. No matter the media/commercial exploitation, at it's core it's still a religious holiday.

Wynter wrote:

Ahhhhhh if that's the case, than I agree. I think it's stupid to down-size Christmas just to make it more politically correct. I mean, if we can keep Eid and Dhawali and Hannukha the same, why change Christmas. No matter the media/commercial exploitation, at it's core it's still a religious holiday.

Exactly.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Exactly.

:applaud: I myself, not being a Catholic but still a Christian is refraining of using xmas for my greeting cards as well as my text messages as a sign of respect not just for the vatican but more importantly to Christ himself who's celebrating His big day today!!! Merry Christmas!

I'm not so sure but I think they got the x in xmas from the Chi and the Rho(Greek letters that depict Christ).

Usagi Yojimbo wrote:
I'm not so sure but I think they got the x in xmas from the Chi and the Rho(Greek letters that depict Christ).

You have a point there, but then again the "X" symbolizes a lot of things. It can be a mathematical variable, a sign, a jargon, etc. whereas "Christ" is more, well, specific. But this is just my explanation/opinion. The church's reasoning for this matter is stated in my previous post. :)