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Boxing Day Open Thread

by In Wales
Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 11:32:51 AM EST

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Boxing Day Open Thread | 26 comments (26 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

It's only really Boxing Day in UK. Is it anything special elsewhere ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 11:55:20 AM EST

Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

Well, here it is a holiday also, but it is called "Stephanstag".

Spend quite a bit of time today installing the Photoshop software Santa brought me and starting to organize my pictures. I have the impression it is time consuming but fun. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 12:10:11 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

St. Stephen's Day here. Traditionally spent lolling around recovering from Christmas Day.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 12:13:49 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

Nothing special officially.

Watching Pittsburgh Uni vs North Carolina today. Coworker of mine went to Pitt, and she got all high and mighty about them and the indignity of playing UNC when they were close to playing the the Florida Gators.

I assured her Florida would've massacred them, and that UNC would likely be a good game, and I'm hoping UNC's very good defense leads them to a win, which would be delicious.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 12:45:01 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Zweitenweinachstag hier. Still digesting the visit from Berlin, which sets a new adventure afoot. But mostly i'm thinking about poor Fran, who has new software to organize and change photos, which is to my limited understanding, unending.

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 12:56:50 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

And me still thinking last night's thread is full of wonder, from so many directions, where ET excells.

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 12:58:48 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

LOL, CH - you know as you left out the h in Zweitenweinachstag I read it as Wein insteadt of Weih. So the whole word would mean approx. second day of wine nights :-) - sometime Freudian slips of the fingers can tell a story, or just the crazyness of my mind.

Well, I do not know yet if it is poor Fran, as the software is new and interessting and challenging.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 01:25:39 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

Leaving out the weihnachts H was unintentional, but when my editors discovered it they refused to allow me to change it, and i was forced to enhjoy the 3rd botthle with them.

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 03:16:12 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

Well, as Weihe means to sanctify or consecrate, and as far as I know the catholic churche does that with wine, I guess a third bottle is okay. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 03:25:52 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

Crazy Horse:

Zweitenweinachstag hier

Annandagjul här.

Is there a Steve vs Second Christmas divide in Europe?

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!

by A swedish kind of death on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 03:01:22 PM EST
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Finland: Tapaninpäivä (4.00 / 4)

Tapaninpäiva is Steven's Day (Tapani = Stephen). The Day of Löhö or as Colman would have it - lolling. Shops are shut, everyone is inside, outside grey and boring.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 02:23:55 PM EST
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Ah, the photo reminds me (none / 0)

of my childhood in upstate NY. Don't miss it a bit.

I love the smell of roast chicken in the morning!

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 04:00:12 PM EST
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Whereabouts (none / 0)

in upstate NY?

paul spencer

by paul spencer (spencerinthegorge AT yahoo DOT com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 06:35:15 PM EST
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Re: Whereabouts (none / 0)

Schenectady, specifically Rotterdam. Went to Mohonasen High School, B.S. from Union College before I moved to CA.

I love the smell of roast chicken in the morning!

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sun Dec 27th, 2009 at 05:05:15 AM EST
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Went to East Aurora H.S. (none / 0)

16 miles southeast of Buffalo. We arrived in 1959, I graduated in 1962 and went straight into the USAF. After active service, I worked for several tree 'surgeon' outfits during Summers, then for the South Buffalo Railway in 1966.

Went back on a northeastern sentimental journey in 1971, met my wife, had two children, finally escaped with my family in 1979 - straight to the Pacific NW, which is where I was headed in 1971, before my distraction. Mirta and I lived on the westside of Buffalo, then out to a farm in Springville, then back to the westside.

Lots of good memories, little desire to go back. But two friends of mine and I had a wonderful bike trip along the Erie Canal in early October, 2008.

paul spencer

by paul spencer (spencerinthegorge AT yahoo DOT com) on Sun Dec 27th, 2009 at 01:55:15 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

Nice quiet day here, just letting the day drift past.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 11:56:28 AM EST

Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 1)

up discussing the world with two of my dearest friends till 5am, last night, took a melatonin at 6 and slept through till 4.30 pm!

got up, lit fires and am now bathrobe-blogging with the excellent bbc world's 'reporters' in the background.

nice big bowl of miso soup with transparent soya vermicelli, and a ww sandwich with soy mayo, seitan mortadella, fennel slices and mustard.

a couple of scrumptious tangerines, s.o. coming over later, well-being simmering away...

best present? furry slippers!

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do." Jim Hightower

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 03:00:41 PM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 0)

Sky News reports Lufthansa flight en route to Detroit makes an emergency stop in Iceland because of a suspicious package.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 01:48:59 PM EST

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Its now being reported it was a false alarm and its cleared to continue.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 01:53:06 PM EST
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Film from Cassini (4.00 / 3)

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 02:20:56 PM EST

Re: Film from Cassini (none / 0)

Spectacular, but what are we watching?

I love the smell of roast chicken in the morning!

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 04:02:28 PM EST
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Re: Film from Cassini (none / 0)

its a video compiled from some 61 images taken by the Cassini spacecraft.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 04:39:53 PM EST
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Re: Film from Cassini (none / 0)

And the moving bodies are ...?

I love the smell of roast chicken in the morning!

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 04:52:03 PM EST
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Re: Film from Cassini (none / 0)

Rhea, Janus, Mimas and Pandora.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 05:20:04 PM EST
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Re: Film from Cassini (none / 0)

Ah, the good old days when women had great names.

I love the smell of roast chicken in the morning!

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sun Dec 27th, 2009 at 05:07:12 AM EST
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Re: Boxing Day Open Thread (none / 0)

No longer an observer of all the Christmas doings so I'm trying to figure out how the heme system is aromatic? It's the Huckel 4n+2 rule and I keep counting to 20 which should be anti-aromatic but Wiki says 22. This kind of crap keeps me up in the middle of the night.

I love the smell of roast chicken in the morning!

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 04:05:55 PM EST

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