The more you know! I remember reading about Sinterklaas at primary school. I think they painted him as being the same thing as Santa Claus but with a different name for him abroad- likely to avoid pointed kid-questioning
Then again, not sure what we'd have made of Black Peter with that explanation...
Zwarte Piet is always an awkward subject.
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The more you know! I remember reading about Sinterklaas at primary school. I think they painted him as being the same thing as Santa Claus but with a different name for him abroad- likely to avoid pointed kid-questioning
Then again, not sure what we'd have made of Black Peter with that explanation...
Zwarte Piet is always an awkward subject.
Would it totally break the tradition to have him played by an actual black guy or am I being silly
The more you know! I remember reading about Sinterklaas at primary school. I think they painted him as being the same thing as Santa Claus but with a different name for him abroad- likely to avoid pointed kid-questioning
Then again, not sure what we'd have made of Black Peter with that explanation...
Zwarte Piet is always an awkward subject.
Would it totally break the tradition to have him played by an actual black guy or am I being silly
Oh absolutely not, but mostly Zwarte Piet is going to be a white person with blackface applied.
Oh Christmas, one of the most fun times of the year! I've grown more enamored with sharing gifts more than being anxious about what I'm getting and I get to watch all the ridiculous Rankin and Bass claymations I've been watching since ever! Not to mention all the other specials and frippery.
I could care less about the religious aspects, I just love me a good celebration where everyone can just get along, if only for a couple days.
A Visit from St. Nicholson has not been mentioned an excellent Christmas Skit, I'm doing so now.
"Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
Hail Hydra
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I remember St. Nikolas Tag falling in December 6th and at least two of our neighbors in Germany would each leave a boot filled with goodies at our door.
A song. An unbelievably sad song, discussed earlier in the thread. It's like a nuclear bomb lurking in the middle of the local radio station's Christmas music lineup. I can't relax listen to them anymore because I always have to be on guard for that song.
It is not even remotely sad. It tries too hard to be sad and ends up being a mix of laughably overwrought and monstrous.
all the good of christmas is constantly trying to save me from becoming a scrooge because of all the fucking christmas advertising.
I've already got half my shopping done at least. I got batman arkham city plus batman TAS season 1 for my sister and her husband. Arkham city was thirty dollars on amazon!
A song. An unbelievably sad song, discussed earlier in the thread. It's like a nuclear bomb lurking in the middle of the local radio station's Christmas music lineup. I can't relax listen to them anymore because I always have to be on guard for that song.
It is not even remotely sad. It tries too hard to be sad and ends up being a mix of laughably overwrought and monstrous.
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my heart goes out ta ya
and my soul goes out to ya too
through this here
mouth organ
Zwarte Piet is always an awkward subject.
oh ya quite welcomed darling, ya quite welcomed
Would it totally break the tradition to have him played by an actual black guy or am I being silly
Oh absolutely not, but mostly Zwarte Piet is going to be a white person with blackface applied.
I could care less about the religious aspects, I just love me a good celebration where everyone can just get along, if only for a couple days.
A Visit from St. Nicholson has not been mentioned an excellent Christmas Skit, I'm doing so now.
3DS FC: 4699-5714-8940 Playing Pokemon, add me! Ho, SATAN!
And not in a so-bad-it's-good way either.
Sometime before next week, my tree will go up
Hey, I am curious how you came upon your name.
love this thread, love christmas
hurray
av club is doing another holiday undercover this year. Here's the highlight so far:
Category: Fictional Bands
(we go all in)
"If Bill and Ted had never gone on their 'Excellent Adventure' they never would have been able to form this band."
I was - somehow - the only one in the bar who knew it was Wyld Stallyns
It felt like Christmas had come early
Got that on vinyl.
Try this one:
Good work, GG. I'm proud. Did you have to spell it out for bonus points?
Okay, the subject matter is sad. We agree on the overwrought and monstrous part.
Edited for quote fail.
that just puts a big, dumb smile on my face.
I've already got half my shopping done at least. I got batman arkham city plus batman TAS season 1 for my sister and her husband. Arkham city was thirty dollars on amazon!
Also I would do almost anything for a better quality version of this special
Because it is the best special and the best Christmas album, ever.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
Everyone knows the best special is A Garfield Christmas
When I was little I'd watch them all the time.
Satans..... hints.....
Sadly no bonus points, but it didn't matter since we won by such an embarrassing margin
I'm actually really damn poor at general knowledge questions
Anyway one was asked, and everyone everywhere was stumped. I listened to it again, leaned into the group and said I think I knew what it is.
Guys I think that's Turkish.
How the fuck do you know Turkish?
....assassin's creed.
Satans..... hints.....