Christmas Definition and 140 Threads

Hey guys, I know i am a bit early but let me take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy NewYear. I will be out to celebrate Chirstmas so i won't be on PF. In 2006 the world has proven not to be a very nice place. Especially the situation in the Middle East...

:smile: It's just dawned on me last night that it is in fact Christmas, so that's why all those decorations are all over the place. And the TV adverts for crappy perfumes and toys that'll break in five minutes. The endless songs about Christmas on the radio, oh and the weathers cold and foggy or...

Just in time for Christmas, a lizard is expecting a virgin birth! Now THAT is what *I* would call an immaculate conception! http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/20/uk.komodo.reut/index.html Zz.

I need some help please everyone! The "what you doing these holidays" thread made me remember I have to do the Christmas Dinner this year. I have never done one and I am now in a panic. :cry: I am a reasonably good chief/baker (I do this as a part time job in the holidays) but christmas dinner...

It was a smaller number of entries than I anticipated for this time of the year (I thought there were a lot of Christmas trees around). Still, it wasn't lacking in quality and "interest", especially with that deer head that wasn't even part of the tree! :) Please vote for the picture that...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/10/airport.christmas.trees.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Alright, so what is it that YOU are asking for/buying for yourself for Christmas (or any other holiday for that matter). Maybe some of us will get some good ideas from others on this board... :smile: I'll start, woot. A few Guns N' Roses CDs A couple Pink Floyd CDs The Feynman Lectures on...

O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree It is that time of the year where evergreen trees are decorated and lit. Your photo for this contest must have, as the main subject, one or more christmas trees. The tree may or may not be decorated. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or...

Just wanted to share this with everyone since it has been STUCK IN MY HEAD ALL DAY! Click here to listen http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/hippo.htm I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy I want a hippopotamus to...

I can't see any other explanation for it. Just looked at amazon physics bestseller list. You'd expect stringy books to be way up there, parents buying Brian Greene for the boys, Lisa Randall for the girls. Or am I wrong? Wouldn't you expect that? I know a high school senior* who last year...

Now I'm starting to think perhaps a countertop combination convection oven/microwave might be good. Surely SOMEONE could make me a combination Teddy Ruxpin/convection oven. What would be more awesome than a singing bear that can cook a roast? :!) Things I've been told I'm NOT allowed to...

Hello everyone, new member here:smile:. My sister asked me this today - real-life physics at work! She's making Christmas pud & the instructions say it takes 8 hours to cook. However, her bowls are too small, so she's made two little ones instead, and she asked how long to allow to cook...

Tom Cruise is already celebrating Christmass [PLAIN][/URL] THIS IS VERY FUNNY WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT WHILE BEIN' DRUNK ! (disclaimer : by no means i want to stimulate alcohol abuse) Enjoy marlon

I normally don't care what I get for Christmas, but this year's was a very unexpected surprise. I got a Pickett N4-ES Vector Hyperbolic Dual Base Slide Rule. This is listed as having 34 scales, but that's a little deceiving. It has a 30 inch cube root scale (that's 3 scales), a 20 inch...

Merry Christmas PF'ers! I am currently in Spain, celebrating christmas with my family. But I will be in USA the first week of january again. Enjoy your christmas! FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PROSPERO AÑO NUEVO!

on his blog, he has put these songs to the tune of We Wish You a Merry Christmas-----and also Jingle Bells. http://motls.blogspot.com/2005/12/merry-christmas.html I have made small emendations, to get the songs so I can imagine singing them. To see the originals go to Lubos website, where you...

1. There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist religions, this reduces the workload for Christmas night to 15% of the total, or 378 million (according to the Population...

Yay It's Christmas! Well, maybe not there yet, but here it is Christmas morning. Also if you wake up around "5:30 a.m. on Dec. 25th, steal a glance out the window on your way to the tree. The crescent moon will be gliding by the bright star Spica--a pretty close encounter. In some places the...

I'll start: maybe an xbox 360, 1 gig of ram, one of those cool new RC cars.

What do you people do at this time? Sure, there is the typical stereotype of a warm, jolly family sitting under the damn christmas tree. In my opinion, i think the truth is much less romanic. In my family, we never celebrited christmas. If there was any celebrition, it is more out of finding an...

So what are you going to give me for christmas? I know how much everyone around here enjoys my company and is looking for an opportunity to thank me. (I've told you that I'm abit skeptical. so I can't believe you unless you give me a valuable gift!o:) ) I especially want to know what Santa...

OK, find another house that could top this one in terms of christmas decoration creativity. :) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8290192083117426204 Zz.

I'm not joking here, I want some Christmas cookies. you can send them to the following address: Brian Whipple 524 W. Main St Apt 117 Mesa, AZ 85201 Thanks so much. No arsenic please

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/xmaslights.html freaken awesome though!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5429989,00.html http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm

You know the awkward person who says he/she doesn't want anything, but you know they do well for a novel gift i thought why not treat them to this. http://www.braceface.com/medical/Pages/Trepanning.htm http://www.trepan.com/_index.html :biggrin:

After many careful hours of painstaking research, I have compiled the most expansive physics experiment ever performed on Santa Claus. I hope you can give me the due credit when you show off your cute article. After all, it is my life, my thesis, my reason for existence on this blessed earth...

So, I finally returned to my office today, and sitting in front of the door is a BIG box. As I shove it into my office while getting my jacket off, I see it has tribdog's return address on it. He got me a BIG box of Legos for Christmas! :biggrin: :approve: Now you all don't have to listen...

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas Hope your day is turning out well. Merry Christmas

ok, so my friends gave me the greatest Christmas gift ever - a physicist! But the darn instruction manual is all in Japanese! He's so adorable, and very interactive - more than I expected - but I have no idea how to care for him or what to feed him. Any suggestions? What do they like to eat...

That's all. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo! Joyeux Noël et nouvelle année heureuse! to all people.

Not being Christian. Seriously, it saves a lot of headaches. No shopping or family functions that need to be dealt with. I was at the mall today, and it seemed most of the shoppers there were in a terrible mood, many of them were rude and cranky. I even heard one woman cursing Christ...

I was shopping at amazon.com and found the perfect gift for those "hard to buy for" people. It's the "Phillips HeartStart Home Defribrillator - Because every minute counts" Be prepared for sudden cardiac arrest with the first heart defibrillator available for home use without a prescription...

Happy New Year to everybody!

Actually, don't. Turns out it's a scam. http://www.iau.org/IAU/FAQ/starnames.html

I know that here in the US the Christmas season doesn't officially start until the day after Thanksgiving, but they were playing Christmas music at the store yesterday and had all of the Christmas stuff out and it got me in a Holiday mood. :biggrin: This has been around a few years...

I am a stamp collector; I would like to appeal to all of you, please send me christmas card, and i will send you back a card too. In this way, I can collect stamps from other countries. My address is: Mr. Lim Ying Pio(Saint), 8, Jalan Putra Bistari 2/5F, Putra Height, 47650, Subang...

God's peace, Christ is born. Marry Christmas, to all the people on this forum and the world! I wish you love and peace among the men !

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To those of you who celebrate it, Here's hoping you get what you want this year.