tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post9147953379907858015..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Happy whateverGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57377348810965523582011-03-28T09:50:19.767-04:002011-03-28T09:50:19.767-04:00You're right, my error.
I should have said &q...You're right, my error.<br /><br />I should have said "Thanksgiving is celebrated in October in Canada, November in the U.S.".Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68184777757985131392011-03-27T21:39:23.801-04:002011-03-27T21:39:23.801-04:00Living here in Australia, it makes perfect sense t...Living here in Australia, it makes perfect sense that Easter is indeed in Autumn. Unfortunately we don't celebrate thanksgiving, so I guess the person can't use an antipodean excuse.Happy Vegemitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261225080169823055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31711016489014056592011-03-27T18:23:16.632-04:002011-03-27T18:23:16.632-04:00Not to mention that the ancient Egyptians, Persian...Not to mention that the ancient Egyptians, Persians, Gauls and Greek all pre-dated Christ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29669139877777139402011-03-27T16:30:18.187-04:002011-03-27T16:30:18.187-04:00Here in Florida, we celebrate both Easter and Than...Here in Florida, we celebrate both Easter and Thanksgiving with the giving of seafood. The rich give lobsters; and we poor give shrimp.Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40889905618048971292011-03-27T08:56:18.722-04:002011-03-27T08:56:18.722-04:00Maybe someone should be thankful for chicken eggs?...Maybe someone should be thankful for chicken eggs? Or, should be happy to celebrate the holiday of giving eggs like pagans? Personally, I like my eggs over easy, on an English muffin. And, I am Catholic. (I always laugh about a democratic Catholic calling someone else from my perspective a 'pagan' when from their perspective I am probably thought of as a ritualistic zealot!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29654791927828324892011-03-27T05:42:01.414-04:002011-03-27T05:42:01.414-04:00I always wondered about the timing of Easter (Chri...I always wondered about the timing of Easter (Christian death and resurrection)with other springtime fertility celebrations. I mean, really -- rabbits and eggs? Could it be more obvious? I could never get our Rector (I was raised Episcopalian) to bite on that one. He knew I was a smart-assed snot-nosed kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-14316636183886939142011-03-27T02:42:05.786-04:002011-03-27T02:42:05.786-04:00Dr Grumpy, non-North Americans don't have a ti...Dr Grumpy, non-North Americans don't have a time of year called Fall! :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56606799684922912102011-03-26T21:04:58.511-04:002011-03-26T21:04:58.511-04:00Hmmm, yeah. I am sure the ancient Egyptians celebr...Hmmm, yeah. I am sure the ancient Egyptians celebrated the crucifiction of Christ?<br /><br />Of course, rituals and traditions muddle nicely. I grew up burning an effigy of a witch on a giant bonfire every year. On St. John's day. And we were not Catholic either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57502060502326814612011-03-26T19:56:00.462-04:002011-03-26T19:56:00.462-04:00Proofreading: Its not just for school kids anymor...Proofreading: Its not just for school kids anymore.<br /><br />I see more and more mispellings and grammatical errors in ads, on signage, in newspaper articles, everywhere.lbparkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46786238728689575192011-03-26T19:42:31.603-04:002011-03-26T19:42:31.603-04:00Someone didn't check their merge file format.
...Someone didn't check their merge file format.<br /><br />Snicker. I remember the brouhaha when I pointed out to my MIL that the passover feast comes hook, line and maror from the Zoroastrian spring celebration.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-82925104650913877502011-03-26T12:52:07.494-04:002011-03-26T12:52:07.494-04:00It gets to be quite difficult to keep those religi...It gets to be quite difficult to keep those religious holidays straight: Easter. Purim. Ramadan. Kwanzaa. Fireworks....??Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.com