Articles tagged with: Holidays
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In Venezuela, people go to the church in rollerskates in Christmas Day. Why? I have no idea.
In New Zealand it’s a tradition to have barbecue and beer for Christmas. Why? Because they can. What a great idea.
In Romania, the main dish is stuffed cooked cabbage, cooked one day before dinner. After eating it, some of them envy the New Zealanders.
In Iceland there are not just one, but 13 Santas. They are all brothers, from Trolls parents. And they have a black giant cat who eats all the bad kids (except …
Blogs/Podcasts/Etc, Miscellany »
Miscellany »
One of the most curious myths of the childhood – and marketing – is Santa Claus. I mean “myth”, as another word for “big fat lie”.
Ok, when we were kids our parents wanted to let us in our fantasy world, to preserve our pureness. But why did they have to lie?
“Never lie” is a Top 3 rule when you are a kid.
One: eat your vegetables instead of throwing them at your sister.
Two: don’t pee in bed.
Three: never lie.
And who are the first to break the rule? Mom and Dad. Our …
Industry, Miscellany »
We all know about the drunk people. Here’s a closer look at some of the others we may overlook. OK, we’ll look at a few drunk people.
1. The Hot Date. Someone will bring a hot date. Someone so hot and way out of his or her league that people will wonder if an escort was hired.
2. The IT guy who comes out of his shell. The quiet IT guy will drink some alcohol and start doing all those dances he learned on Dance Dance Revolution.
3. The Dickhead who is nice for …
Miscellany »
So here we are heading towards he end of a year and the end of a decade. So as this period of time is coming to a close its really paving the way for me reflect. And hey maybe a bit soon, its not even Thanksgiving yet… But with such a dramatic shift in technology and life… I feel like I need a little extra time to reflect, be thankful and prepare for the start of 2010.
In the beginning of this decade we were just beginning to email, and now …

