Kaftan Barlast Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Today is the 24th, which is the date we Swedes celebrate jul, a holiday originating in the ancient traditions of the winter solstice celebrations. This festivity was sometimes called midvinterblot (mid-winter sacrifice) and involved sacrificing grain, animals and people to the gods in order to get a nice spring and rich crops. Nowadays, we celebrate the giving of presents and the binge-drinking and eating of traditional food. And up until the 20th century, we didnt have a "jultomte" (christmas gnome/santa) so we had the jul-goat instead. Sometimes someone would dress up as the jul-goat, but usually you just had straw goats kind of like halloween pumpkins. The famous giant christmas goat of G DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oner Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) Happy Jul. Also, I challenge your goat to a fight. Everybody get up, it's time to slam now... Edited December 24, 2009 by Oner Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 God Jul Kaftan “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterwolf Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Hmm... Yule Goat=Joulupukki? Anyway, God Jul everyone. Enough with the dancing clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshugger Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 God Jul, everyone! We managed to get a lot of snow in time for christmas this year. It looks outside like all those christams-cards that you get: A lot of snow that is sparkling in the moonlight. I'm now off to eat some more and to drink some "gl "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 That's awesome Kaftan, thanks for the history. I usually can't sleep on Christmas Eve. You would think that growing up would somehow tame the excitement I have over Christmas morning, but I still get way too excited. At least now I can share that with my daughter, as this year she is all about Santa coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwars Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 God Jul. It's now evening here in Sweden and I feel like I'm about to explode. Too much food and too much drink. And I got even more drink in Christmas presents. Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristes Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Good Jul, good meat, good God, let's eat! hehe Happy Jul everyone! This can also serve to take the place of my traditional holiday thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Wicker burning. Good old Pagan holidays Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Girlfriend went up to Auckland to join family, and my own tend to do their own things, so I spent the day taking a good rest and reformatting. Much too hot to do much, anyway, and all the shops are closed. Still, Christmas is nice. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 i've worked over the holidays for the past 3 years, so this time it was nice to get out and enjoy the day for once although not with my family, with a friend's her mum seems to like me so she invited me to come spent the day in the sun playing hackey sack, tightrope walking, having a massive water fight, and then indulging in large amounts of awesome food and booze all in all a pretty damn good day when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 a friend's mum seems to like me so she invited me to come Wait.. are you going after their mums now? Anyway - hope you all had/have a merry christmas, god jul, gl Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhailian Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Happy Robonica everyone! But for all of us, there will come a point where it does matter, and it's gonna be like having a miniature suit-head shoving sticks up your butt all the time. - Tigranes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 a friend's mum seems to like me so she invited me to come Wait.. are you going after their mums now? mother/daughter combo! when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 a friend's mum seems to like me so she invited me to come Wait.. are you going after their mums now? mother/daughter combo! Just don't try a threesome - that would be dangerously close to incest. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Shryke scores off anything that moves. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 pfft hardly when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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