12-22-2007
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 Hypographer        | Re: Santa Claus ----------------  Your Friendly Neighborhood AdministratorWant to sponsor Hypography? Buy a print in our Fall 2008 Benefit Sale Join our Facebook group or follow us on Twitter Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. - Carl Sagan | |
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12-23-2007
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 Understanding | Re: Santa Claus Santa Claus is the English corruption of the Dutch Sinterclaas, which is a corruption of Saint Nicholas, the 4th Century Turkish bishop. The Dutch settled in New York and Pennsylvania in the 1700's. English colonists did not celebrate Christmas as it was outlawed in 1659 by the Puritans in Boston. Slowly Christmas began to be celebrated in the colonies and later in the US. In 1822 Clement Clark Moore, a minister, wrote his classic story,"A Visit From Saint Nicholas". In 1863 Thomas Nast, a cartoonist for Harpers Weekly, drew what turned out to be our Santa Claus. There are other influences, especially from Norse legends, that contribute to the Santa Claus myth. Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer is a 1937 Montgomery Ward sponsored book used to sell more merchandise. However, reindeer are from the Norse influences. ---------------- "Those who forget to remember the past are condemned to repeat it", George Santayana Last edited by Freddy; 12-25-2007 at 07:24 PM. | |
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12-28-2007
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 Resident Slayer | Re: Santa Claus You might be able to argue about whether or not Jesus was a myth: with Him you have to "believe." On the other hand, I saw Santa at the mall last week, and I even sat in his lap. Myth, shmyth.... When you argue with reality, you lose - but only 100% of the time,  Buffy ---------------- "If you do not agree with anything I say, I'll not only retract it, but deny under oath that I ever said it!" __________________________________________________ ______________-- Tom Lehrer "The shrinks diagnosed me a sociopath with paranoid delusions. But they’re just out to get me cause I threatened to kill them." Forum Administrator Hypography Science Forums - Science for Boys and Girls! Its not for nothing that we hang out here. | |
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12-28-2007
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 Slaying Bad Memes   | Re: Santa Claus Quote:
  ---------------- Hypography Forums Moderator -- - - - - - What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are. Epictetus, Greek Philosopher The map is NOT the territory. Korzybski, Polish-American Philosopher | ||
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12-28-2007
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 Married man  Sponsor | Re: Santa Claus You know you are a geek when you skip the innuendo and go straight to wondering why the bat and seesaw are not in synch with each other. It'd be so much cooler!  Oh sorry, wrong thread... More on-topic (I try sometimes), my sister-in-law's family was apparently obsessed with Santa Tracker this year which seemed a bit odd to me seeing that the youngest child is 19.  At least it's good to know that the cold war brought something good to children through NORAD. ---------------- Hypography Science Forums Moderator --- "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew." - Marshall McLuhan "We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it." - Marie Curie | |
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12-29-2007
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Like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eye jack. Buffy ---------------- "If you do not agree with anything I say, I'll not only retract it, but deny under oath that I ever said it!" __________________________________________________ ______________-- Tom Lehrer "The shrinks diagnosed me a sociopath with paranoid delusions. But they’re just out to get me cause I threatened to kill them." Forum Administrator Hypography Science Forums - Science for Boys and Girls! Its not for nothing that we hang out here. | ||
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12-29-2007
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| Married man Sponsor | Re: Santa Claus Quote:
---------------- Hypography Science Forums Moderator --- "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew." - Marshall McLuhan "We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it." - Marie Curie | ||
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12-29-2007
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| Slaying Bad Memes | Re: Santa Claus Here I am, peeking through a lace bandana, not knowing what the hell you guys are talking about.  Pyro the Pink ---------------- Hypography Forums Moderator -- - - - - - What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are. Epictetus, Greek Philosopher The map is NOT the territory. Korzybski, Polish-American Philosopher | |
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