Here's a new holiday: Darwin Day!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-12 10:35am

Lagmonster wrote:
salm wrote:i want a drinkbeerday
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neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-12 10:41am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote: There's a God day?
Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.
Why the hell March 3?

Something about it being first celebrated on 03-03-03. I don't really know why though.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-12 10:44am

Darth Wong wrote:What about a Sodomy day?

Everyday is Sodomy Day.

Zoink · Post by **Zoink** » 2003-02-12 10:47am

salm wrote:i want a drinkbeerday

Ok so I'm a biggot for saying this, but I've been brainwashed by so many TV sitcoms where its P.C. to push fun at the Irish's love of a good beer:

Isn't that Saint Patrick's Day?

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-02-12 11:23am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Darwin day would be cool, I have no idea how God day came to be, was that the day he was born or died or what?!

Newton, Einstein or Hawking day would be cool.

What about a day to celebrate Nikola Tesla, the genius, visionary, saint, friend-to-children and hero of the 20th century who pioneered AC electricity??

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-02-12 12:02pm

neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:
neoolong wrote: Wouldn't it be better to replace God Day then?
There's a God day?
Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.

Fine, then every God day, I'll piss on a crucifix in the middle of the quad and distribute atheist literature.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-02-12 12:14pm

Haven't we already got multiple God days? 25 Dec, for one?!

I have to add this Happy Birthday Darwin!!!!!

It's already a holiday in certain communities: I'm going to see the Reduced SC tonight, so I'm missing his birthday party at the NHM.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-02-12 01:52pm

neoolong wrote:Something about it being first celebrated on 03-03-03. I don't really know why though.

3 threes. Trinity. That's almost clever.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-12 02:02pm

RedImperator wrote:
neoolong wrote:Something about it being first celebrated on 03-03-03. I don't really know why though.
3 threes. Trinity. That's almost clever.

Of course it'll only happen once. In their lifetimes.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-02-12 02:36pm

neoolong wrote:
RedImperator wrote:
neoolong wrote:Something about it being first celebrated on 03-03-03. I don't really know why though.
3 threes. Trinity. That's almost clever.
Of course it'll only happen once. In their lifetimes.

Thus the urgency. Though there's also 2033. That would kinda ruin the symmetry, though.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2003-02-12 02:37pm

RedImperator wrote:
neoolong wrote:Something about it being first celebrated on 03-03-03. I don't really know why though.
3 threes. Trinity. That's almost clever.

In a way that is mind-numbingly stupid, of course. That's fundies for ya.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-12 03:45pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote: There's a God day?
Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.
Why the hell March 3?

I'm guessing that's when YECs have calculated the exact date Earth was created.

I say we do a "Scientific Achievment Day", where we celebrate scientists such as Newton and Einstein, or an "Intellegence Day" where morons have to stay indoors and smart people can parade in the streets.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-02-12 03:50pm

How about Team Fortress day

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-02-12 06:38pm

Hameru wrote:How about Team Fortress day

I have no problems with that.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-02-12 06:43pm

AdmiralKanos wrote:Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.

While Columbus did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Columbus himself.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2003-02-12 06:59pm

fgalkin wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.
While Columbus did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Columbus himself.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

While Hitler did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Hitler himself.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-02-12 07:13pm

Temjin wrote:
fgalkin wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.
While Columbus did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Columbus himself.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
While Hitler did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Hitler himself.

Wrong analogy. Columbus did not mass murder any natives. Neither did he order his men to mass murder them. Enslave them and take their gold, yes, but not mass murder them. He had no way to know that the conquistadores sent by Spain would totally fuck up the American civilizations.

Your example was flawed and plainly stupid.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2003-02-12 07:20pm

fgalkin wrote:
Temjin wrote:
fgalkin wrote: While Columbus did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Columbus himself.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
While Hitler did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Hitler himself.
Wrong analogy. Columbus did not mass murder any natives. neither did he order his men to mass murderd them. Enslave them and take their gold, yes, but not mass murder them. He had no way to know that the conquistadores would totally fuck up the American civilizations.

You example was flawed and plainly stupid.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Actually, and I could be wrong, I remember reading somewhere that Columbus taxed the natives very heavily. Of those who could not pay, he chopped the hands of them and let them bleed to death.

Again I could be wrong since I'm not 100% sure of my information source. (I got it out of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader).

I apoligize if I'm wrong, but I'm not sure I am.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-02-12 07:24pm

Temjin wrote:
fgalkin wrote:
Temjin wrote: While Hitler did not behave in the best of ways, to say the least, the term "mass murdering asshole" seems a bit too strong.

He personally did not commit any mass murders. Those who followed him, yes, but not Hitler himself.
Wrong analogy. Columbus did not mass murder any natives. neither did he order his men to mass murderd them. Enslave them and take their gold, yes, but not mass murder them. He had no way to know that the conquistadores would totally fuck up the American civilizations.

You example was flawed and plainly stupid.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Actually, and I could be wrong, I remember reading somewhere that Columbus taxed the natives very heavily. Of those who could not pay, he chopped the hands of them and let them bleed to death.

Again I could be wrong since I'm not 100% sure of my information source. (I got it out of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader).

I apoligize if I'm wrong, but I not sure I am.

Well, even if you're right, chooping off natives' hands does not constitute mass murder, which would be genocide.

The conquistadores were committing genocide. Columbus was not. While I don't claim that he was a nice person in any way, or that the term "asshole" can not be applied to him, "mass murdering asshole" should be reserved for people who actually deserve it.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » 2003-02-12 07:30pm

fgalkin wrote:Well, even if you're right, chooping off natives' head's does not constitute mass murder, which would be genocide.

O_o Yes, it would... How is murdering them by chooping off their head different from another way?

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2003-02-12 07:30pm

fgalkin wrote:Well, even if you're right, chooping off natives' head's does not constitute mass murder, which would be genocide.

The conquistadores were committing genocide. Columbus was not. While I don't claim that he was a nice person in any way, or that the term "asshole" can not be applied to him, "mass murdering asshole" should be reserved for people who actually deserve it.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Are you sure the term "mass murdering" only applies to genocide? I thought it could apply to murdering only a few hundred.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-02-12 07:34pm

typo! typo!
Shadow - fgalkin will in a littel while edit his post to read hands, not heads.

And yes, mass murder is simply murdering multiple people.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-02-12 07:34pm

Temjin wrote:
fgalkin wrote:Well, even if you're right, chooping off natives' head's does not constitute mass murder, which would be genocide.

The conquistadores were committing genocide. Columbus was not. While I don't claim that he was a nice person in any way, or that the term "asshole" can not be applied to him, "mass murdering asshole" should be reserved for people who actually deserve it.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Are you sure the term "mass murdering" only applies to genocide? I thought it could apply to murdering only a few hundred.

It is applied to murder for the sake of murder, i.e. genocide, or its smaller versions, i.e pogroms. Columbus's goal was to get as much gold as possible, not to kill as many natives as possible. Even if he killed people by the hundered (which I'm not sure he did), he did it for a reason different than murder for the sake of murder.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-02-12 07:36pm

innerbrat wrote:typo! typo!
Shadow - fgalkin will in a littel while edit his post to read hands, not heads.

And yes, mass murder is simply murdering multiple people.

Yes, but the term "mass murdering asshole" should be reserved for people who deserve it more, i.e Hitler.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-12 07:49pm

Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:Darwin day would be cool, I have no idea how God day came to be, was that the day he was born or died or what?!

Newton, Einstein or Hawking day would be cool.
What about a day to celebrate Nikola Tesla, the genius, visionary, saint, friend-to-children and hero of the 20th century who pioneered AC electricity??

I was gonna mention him too but forgot, many people still think he was a screwball hence why most mad scientists in media are portrayed much like Tesla worked.