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2002-12-12

Piggy's specs were nicked at: 8:16 p.m.

Holiday seasons are usually pathetic by default, but this year takes the prize. I don't know what's more aggrivating ... children being disallowed to say "Christmas," or the endless stream of letters and newspaper columns by people who slam their fists on the coffee table while declaring that they'll wish whomever they bloody well want a "Merry CHRISTMAS, and if they don't like it, shove it up their nose with the rest of their boogers.

God! Shut up already! Can we all just show some tolerance towards each other, or at least fight over something that isn't fucking retarded? Peace on Earth? Remember that, hey? I've seen more letters in newspapers about "I should be allowed to say 'Christmas' harumph harumph!" than I have about "Good tidings to you and your kin." Wait, I've seen no letters about that. Oops. I guess being loud or politically correct is more important than being a decent human being. Somehow it reminds me of my grandfather's (Jewish) New Year wish that no more of his grandchildren marry out of the faith. It's more traditional to wish for something that'd make a little less of an impression on the neighbours, like good health, but you can't ask people to keep to themselves.

Speaking of Jewish holidays, here's a tip from the Jewmistress, especially for you younger folks. If your Jewish friend gloats that he gets eight days of presents as opposed to your one crummy Christian day, call bullshit. Chanukah isn't the "Jewish Christmas" -- it came long before Christ. We didn't just make it up. On that note, gift giving has nothing to do with Chanukah either. Nothing close to gift-giving is anywhere in the holiday's roots, so there's nothing to overwater like today's version of the three Wise Men's Christmas gift-givng. There's a small exchange of super tasty greasy foods like donuts and potato pancakes, but eight days of toys? I'd love to know who pulled that one out of their ass. My dad said it was probably someone who wanted to "One-Up" the goyem. "So, Timmy gets a present on Christmas day? Well, we'll just see about that." (A dark-chorded 'Hava Nagila' rolls in the background.)

Now, dreidels are a part of Chanukah, that's no doubt. Get a hard plastic one if you can. They hurt when you whip them at people. With dreidel games, you're supposed to gamble with chocolate money. When I was younger, some friends and I gambled with real money until we were caught. But who can tell the difference between a piece of chocolate money and a loonie, anyway.