Garbageben Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Well Halloween is approaching and in thinking about Halloween I figured out something really ironic about the US.OK so the US wants people to not be obese and such and they try to have all this stuff to prevent obesity in the citizens of the United States. Here's the ironic part: Each of the major major holidays in this country are based around eating. Halloween: Eat lots of candyThanksgiving: Huge mealsChristmas: Gifts and mealsBirthday: Gifts and Cake and ice creamValentine's Day: candyEaster: candy4th of July: huge cookouts I guess Americans are destined to be somewhat obese because our traditions are dictating so? Sorry this is just random thinking on my part. You are welcome to post on this. http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sh/type/0/garbageben.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relentless Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) It's exactly the same here in Finland, so holidays everywhere make people fat. Nice, aint it? Oh, I forgot. We don't celebrate Halloween, we celebrate the "day of the holy" instead. That involves no treats or eating, just remembering the loved ones that have died. Edited October 22, 2006 by Relentless It bring upon us more of famine, death and war, you know religion has a lot to answer for. -Steve Harris, Iron Maiden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostly_Substance Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Well i'm going to compare Canada to Slovakia ;D(edit: Well it is the same but methods or styles are different) Halloween: 1) Trick or treat heres your snacks ;D2) Uh we don't celebrate it (or I think they don't from what I can remember) Christmas:1) Here buy our stuff from the malls and give them to your family and friends.2) Ah yes here just be nice to one another and celebrate it with gifts and real Christmas spirit without the fake North American feel If you want you can drink as much as you want Birthdays (Little biasness but true):1) Gifts, cake, anything you get is yours and how much people like you. 2) Gifts, cake/treats, beer, wine, PARTIES!, and ah yes you get cool treats no matter how popular you are Names Day (applies to some or most parts of Europe)2) Celebrate it as much as you want Valentines:1) heres your card or candy and if people don't like you you don't get love 2) Same ^ or possibly more gifts Easter: 1) Candy2) Uh we got these little slappy rods that you hit people in the rear with so everytime you slap them lightly you get free gifts and treats (possibly beer) and have a blast of your life ;D (I think this goes here since i'm still trying to relearn what I forgot) Hmm.....ya......I think I'd rather be in Slovakia then US/Canada since i've been here way too long Besides I have more fun over there anyhow even if i'm half tourist and have citizen (don't have citizenship). -One Empire falls another riseshttp://myanimelist.net/signature/EuroSubstance.png http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/os/type/2/ghostlysubstance.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, sweets... I have a fast metabolism so I don't have to worry about that stuff....yet... It will all catch up to me tho... Edited October 22, 2006 by Jedi Master Tofu "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I'm lucky though: I have braces, and one of hte great "No!"s is that I can't have any kind of candy at all. So, I'm set. ;D http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I get mine a couple of months... :-\ "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I get mine a couple of months... :-\ WELCOME TO HELL! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (Actually, they don't hurt that much. I've had them on for about 3 months and het only time they hurt was when they first put them on and when they put springs on...your teeth just ache for about a week and you can't have a lot of good food, unfortuanantly...) http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Oh well, they say mine should only be on for 1 1/2 years at the max...gotta be optimistic! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 That's my line, damnit! Anyway, they say I have mine for as long as 2 years or as short as 1 1/2...but seeing as 3 mos. have gone by I think it's going to be only a 1 1/2 yrs. http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 That's my line, damnit! I'm the one who said it first!!! ;D MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Well, I wish you good luck and very little pain. One of my friends has had them on for 3 years now.... :-\ "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Oh snap...3 fooking years? That must suck, lol. Well, I wish you good luck and very little pain as well. http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 You don't get to have bubble gum and sweets, what else? "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 No hard or soft candy at all. No bagels, pretzels, hard cereal (like Honey Bunches of Oats), popcorn, the list goes on lol. They'll give you a list of all the things you can't have. http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 so anything that gets stuck inyour teeth.... :'( "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Basically, anything that tastes good you can't have. But, some things you can have. Most things you can't, though. http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 It looks like 2 mosters are going at it in pic 9 or 10 of your avatar SWM... ;D : "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 SHHHH! Don't tell anyone of this....it's part of evolution, deal with it! You'll "do it" someday! EVERYONE WILL! http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I assume you want me to edit that post?? Or do you want to do that yourself... ;D "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nono, it's fine the way it is, lol. Anyway, uhm...yeah. http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Well Halloween is approaching and in thinking about Halloween I figured out something really ironic about the US.OK so the US wants people to not be obese and such and they try to have all this stuff to prevent obesity in the citizens of the United States. Here's the ironic part: Each of the major major holidays in this country are based around eating. Halloween: Eat lots of candyThanksgiving: Huge mealsChristmas: Gifts and mealsBirthday: Gifts and Cake and ice creamValentine's Day: candyEaster: candy4th of July: huge cookouts I guess Americans are destined to be somewhat obese because our traditions are dictating so? Sorry this is just random thinking on my part. You are welcome to post on this. Might want to get back on topic lol... "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Irony...irony...oh! Example of Irony: JMT getting all the girl's attention. () http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) So it would be ironic if I got a girl's attaetion... oh, welll.....so?? : ;D Edited October 22, 2006 by Jedi Master Tofu "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Wars Man Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Took you long enough, lol. Ironic would be like Santa appearing on Christmas Eve. http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Master Tofu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Santa is fat...I don't see how he can fit down those chimies... "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relentless Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Santa is fat...I don't see how he can fit down those chimies... Of course he can, he's Finnish! Only Finnish people are stupid enough to get into a house through the chimney pipe and stubborn enough to ram themselves through. If he was Swedish though, he'd be going through the back door... ehehe... get it? Back door? Swedes? It bring upon us more of famine, death and war, you know religion has a lot to answer for. -Steve Harris, Iron Maiden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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