fun facts about Christmas

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:40 pm

Some Christmas facts you might not be aware of:

-- No where in the Bible does it mention "three" wise men. It is assumed
there were three wise men as they gave Baby Jesus three gifts.

-- There are 1.76 billion candy canes produced every year.

-- Kris Kringel, a man in his 40s, lives in North Pole, Alaska, and delivers
pizzas for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford Tempo.

-- Based on a 1999 estimated population count of North America and Europe,
on Christmas Eve of that year Santa Claus had to visit 42,466,666 homes in a
12-hour period. It works out to 983 homes per second.

-- 56 percent of Americans sing Christmas carols to their pets.

-- 53 percent of Americans plan to "re-gift" this year.

-- 1 in 3 men in the U.S. will wait until Christmas Eve to finish their
shopping.

-- A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig
prepared with mustard.

-- On Christmas Eve in 2001, the Bethlehem Hotel had 208 of its
210 rooms free.

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tw2 · Post by **tw2** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:50 pm

Stange Facts there Red ?
and of course we all have are shopping done

got about two more things i need to buy .Gifts are done
now need to go for the Food Christmas dinner is at my house
but it is every year

Best part of all is to have the Family home .

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:15 pm

Yeah I'm probably going to start my shopping soon. Probably this saturday.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:12 am

Although most Manger scenes & tradition show the Magi there at the birth;

In reality they did not arrive untill Jesus was almost 2 years old.

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Pyr-O-Rgasm · Post by **Pyr-O-Rgasm** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:16 am

richardj wrote: Although most Manger scenes & tradition show the Magi there at the birth;

In reality they did not arrive untill Jesus was almost 2 years old.

Yet again, I'd like to ask how you know this. Not trying to ruin the topic, I just hate how people speak of events so FAR BACK IN HISTORY as if they KNOW it happend.

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tw2 · Post by **tw2** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:17 pm

Most facts are listed in the Bible as they happened .
But then again ,remember the bible was written by man
as told by a spirit .so in mams own words things are sure to have been changed
through the years as it was rewritten over and over .
This is my take on it .
Proof start a storie and watch it get changed as it get told over and over .

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Death · Post by **Death** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:25 pm

Red Squirrel wrote: Yeah I'm probably going to start my shopping soon. Probably this saturday.

lol have fun there

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tw2 · Post by **tw2** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:31 pm

ya Red dont want to rush these things might make a mistake ,yup take your time got plenty of it

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:34 pm

Yep got a full 4 days left till Christmas.

The store better be open on christmas though.

J/K I'll have it done by then, Christmas eve is usually when I do it.

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Pyr-O-Rgasm · Post by **Pyr-O-Rgasm** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:55 pm

Red Squirrel wrote: Yep got a full 4 days left till Christmas.

The store better be open on christmas though. J/K I'll have it done by then, Christmas eve is usually when I do it.

You're a braave, braaave man, Red.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:01 pm

Hehe, don't have too much to buy though, since my parens it's already set up (splitting with my sister to buy same gift) so I just have my sister's kids to buy for. I need to go there tomorow to install a switch in one of the rooms, so I might actually do my shopping early and do it tomorow while I'm out.

Walmart is so fun on Christmas eve though. hehe

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tw2 · Post by **tw2** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:02 am

OH YA , walmart is a lot of fun on the eve . watching a lot of lost people coming in without a clue. last minute shopping

Now heres a good one got asked this one last night ,If i would go grab an OEM ,set it up then grab a different one take the business records off from it .and install then on the new one .for Christmas day .Without installing an office program

told them that would not be a real good idea .really need to have some type of office program on the computer to do this one that matches the one that is on the old one .

and being this close to Christmas i have a full plate not to sure i can fit it in .nothing like waiting till the last minute

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:21 pm

Pyr-O-Rgasm wrote:
richardj wrote: Although most Manger scenes & tradition show the Magi there at the birth;

In reality they did not arrive untill Jesus was almost 2 years old.
Yet again, I'd like to ask how you know this. Not trying to ruin the topic, I just hate how people speak of events so FAR BACK IN HISTORY as if they KNOW it happend.

OH YE OF LITTLE FAITH

Look at the account found in Matthew 2:7-16: "Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared and he sent them to Bethlehem and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and they had opened their treasure, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. Then Herod, when He saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men".

There are some good clues in these verses. First, there can be no doubt that these wise men were guided by God. As such, that means they were prophets, which means they had to have received revelations about the coming Savior. And it was from these revelations, they knew a special star would guide them. Secondly, their trip took two years from the time they started their journey to the time they found the Jesus. Thirdly, we know they came from EAST.

Notice also, there is no mention that these wise men found Jesus laying in a manger, or even in Bethlehem. The Biblical account refers to Jesus, not as a baby, but as a "young child" when the wise men arrived. Furthermore, they came "into the house," not a stable or inn. This seems to suggest that the wise men arrived at their destination a considerable time after Jesus had been born. Perhaps as much as two years after His birth.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:26 pm

tw2 wrote: Most facts are listed in the Bible as they happened .
But then again ,remember the bible was written by man
as told by a spirit .so in mams own words things are sure to have been changed
through the years as it was rewritten over and over .
This is my take on it .
Proof start a storie and watch it get changed as it get told over and over .

Everything you have posted is in error.

To begin with most of the Bible is historical fact which HAS NOT changed over time, but rather is (for all intents) EXACTLY the same through out time.

The parts of the Bible that are prophesy are written by man but are the inspired words of God--not some "spirit"

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:27 pm

Hmm interesting never actually noticed that or intepreted it that way, but it does make sense.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:32 pm

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BeerMan · Post by **BeerMan** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:46 am

Look man...Im just as Christian as the next man....But you really need to calm the hell down. You keep pushing your OPINIONS on other people. Nothing about the Bible can be read the same way by one person as it can by the next. THATS WHY ITS SO CONTIRVERSIAL! Yes I believe the Bible...yes I believe the word of God..but I believe and I worship in my way...not yours.

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Pyr-O-Rgasm · Post by **Pyr-O-Rgasm** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:12 pm

You cannot preach a book that has NO SOLID proof of it's accuracy down people's throats as if it is 100% fact.

Ye of little faith? Yes, I have little faith in something that cannot be proven, nor disproven. Especially things as far-fetched as I've heard some Christians say. Sorry, I am heavily anti-Christian because they are too arrogant, and ignorant to other people's beliefs and feelings.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:52 pm

BeerMan wrote: Look man...Im just as Christian as the next man....But you really need to calm the hell down. You keep pushing your OPINIONS on other people. Nothing about the Bible can be read the same way by one person as it can by the next. THATS WHY ITS SO CONTIRVERSIAL! Yes I believe the Bible...yes I believe the word of God..but I believe and I worship in my way...not yours.

WHO'S POSTS ARE YOU READING??

I'm not pushing my opinions on anyone.

Questions were asked & statements were made & I answered them with facts-------
-NOT OPINIONS.

And you are in error by saying that the Bible can not be read the same way by one person as it can by the next.

WORDS HAVE MEANING.

The definition of words does not change from person to person.

You say you believe in the Bible & what it says but you don't believe it can be read correctly?

Sounds illogical to me.

The Bible is only 'controversial' to those who don't understand it.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:59 pm

Pyr-O-Rgasm wrote: You cannot preach a book that has NO SOLID proof of it's accuracy down people's throats as if it is 100% fact.

Ye of little faith? Yes, I have little faith in something that cannot be proven, nor disproven. Especially things as far-fetched as I've heard some Christians say. Sorry, I am heavily anti-Christian because they are too arrogant, and ignorant to other people's beliefs and feelings.

ALL written , historical, archelogical & prophetic evidence support the Bibles accuracy.

NOTHING has been found that defeats the wording of the Bible.

The Bible is FACT--PERIOD.

ANYTHING else that you have heard is propaganda or wishfull thinking.

And if you are so 'antiChristian' why bother celebrating Christ's birth?

OH THAT'S RIGHT--you need more balls

oh sorry--Bawls

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BeerMan · Post by **BeerMan** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:10 am

richardj wrote:
BeerMan wrote: Look man...Im just as Christian as the next man....But you really need to calm the hell down. You keep pushing your OPINIONS on other people. Nothing about the Bible can be read the same way by one person as it can by the next. THATS WHY ITS SO CONTIRVERSIAL! Yes I believe the Bible...yes I believe the word of God..but I believe and I worship in my way...not yours.
WHO'S POSTS ARE YOU READING??

I'm not pushing my opinions on anyone.

Questions were asked & statements were made & I answered them with facts-------
-NOT OPINIONS.

And you are in error by saying that the Bible can not be read the same way by one person as it can by the next.

WORDS HAVE MEANING.

The definition of words does not change from person to person.

You say you believe in the Bible & what it says but you don't believe it can be read correctly?

Sounds illogical to me.

The Bible is only 'controversial' to those who don't understand it.

Actually prick....the Bible is read differently by everyone...why do you think there are so many damn versions of it and why there are so many types of religion....why dont you grow some balls and quit being a little

over the internet...stfu and get over the fact we dont all think like you

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BeerMan · Post by **BeerMan** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:12 am

Look what we have gone and done...turned a perfectly festive post into an arguement! Sorry Red...

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:06 am

BeerMan wrote: [
Actually prick....the Bible is read differently by everyone...why do you think there are so many damn versions of it and why there are so many types of religion....why dont you grow some balls and quit being a little over the internet...stfu and get over the fact we dont all think like you

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:15 am

BeerMan wrote: Look what we have gone and done...turned a perfectly festive post into an arguement! Sorry Red...

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Triple6_wild · Post by **Triple6_wild** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:34 am

i think all post regarding religion should not be posted as thay will start flames

and the current ones should be deleted ... just my 2 cents tho

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