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Merry May Day!
« on: May 01, 2007, 04:03:53 PM »

Anybody celebrating by skipping work?
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2007, 04:06:52 PM »

Only the illegals.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2007, 08:04:27 PM »

No, I did my celebrating at 12:01. Indoors, sadly, since it rained last night.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2007, 09:15:46 PM »

Labor day > May day
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2007, 09:22:05 PM »

Labor Day=May Day-Anarchist Connotations, Pagan Traditions, and bad memories of union activism.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2007, 09:24:09 PM »

Labor Day=May Day-Anarchist Connotations, Pagan Traditions, and bad memories of union activism.

May day was started by the communists. Labor day was started by the capitalist/socialist countries. That's the main difference from what I remember.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2007, 09:43:02 PM »

Well the pagan bits are from pre-Christian european culture so there's no way commies could have been involved, unless Weekly World News was right and they had a time machine back in the eighties.

My comment about Anarchist connotations was about the Haymarket Riot, in which the archetype of the bomb-throwing anarchist was born. You seem to be mixed up about socialists, since in socialist countries May Day is a huge deal. Labor Day is a United States federal holiday so yeah capitalists came up with that one, and it stands to reason that they were trying to distance themselves from the anarchism that May Day brought to mind back in the day, but I could be wrong.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2007, 11:39:47 PM »

May day was started by the communists. Labor day was started by the capitalist/socialist countries. That's the main difference from what I remember.

The Haymarket Riot is important for both Communists and Socialists.

But Beltane existed in pre-Christian Europe, so I'd say the Pagans started it.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2007, 12:12:23 AM »

Hmmm, okay, didn't know that. I guess you learn something new everyday.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2007, 12:14:37 AM »

The communists & Socialists just latched onto it as another excuse to partay ... ยก Viva Uno de Mayo !
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2007, 08:50:54 AM »

The Haymarket Riot is important for both Communists and Socialists.

Don't forget those wacky anarchists!
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2007, 10:45:29 AM »

May day was started by the communists. Labor day was started by the capitalist/socialist countries. That's the main difference from what I remember.

Evonus, would you please consider looking things up before blithely posting stuff about things you know jack about? Please? PLEASE?

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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2007, 01:33:19 PM »

Evonus, would you please consider looking things up before blithely posting stuff about things you know jack about? Please? PLEASE?

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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2007, 01:49:46 PM »



You ask the impossible.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2007, 02:09:05 PM »

Hate Star Wars

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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2007, 02:22:25 PM »

Zapp: The court is intrigued. Perhaps we could hear more about these forbidden words from someone with a sexily seductive voice.
Takei: With pleasure. You see, the show was banned after the Star Trek wars.
Zapp: You mean after the vast migration of Star Wars fans?
Nichols: No, that was the Star Wars trek.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2007, 04:22:45 PM »

Evonus, would you please consider looking things up before blithely posting stuff about things you know jack about? Please? PLEASE?

Now I have to do blood-pressure-lowering meditation for a few minutes.


Hey Ivan, could you please try adding something to the actual discussion at hand instead of steering things off topic? Please? PLEASE?
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2007, 04:48:47 PM »

Hey Ivan, could you please try adding something to the actual discussion at hand instead of steering things off topic? Please? PLEASE?

Evonus, what you were carrying on was not a discussion, but mindless ignorant blathering. You had no idea of the significance of May Day celebrations or their origins, yet you felt free to post misleading and false information.

Listen, the beauty of the internet is that you don't have to appear stupid. Wikipedia has a concise history of May Day. You should have read it before you spat your ignorance onto the forum. I did, even though I didn't have to.

Now, here is my contribution:

When I marched in the May Day parades in Moscow back in the early 70s, it had nothing to do with communism, socialism, labour, solidarity of the proletariat, military might, grandstanding, political speeches or shows of patriotism. It had everything to do with having a rollicking party from morning to night.

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May day was started by the communists. Labor day was started by the capitalist/socialist countries. That's the main difference from what I remember.

1. May Day was not started by communists.

2. Who are "the" communists you refer to?

3. What are these "capitalist/socialist" countries you refer to that ostensibly started Labor Day?

Now, for my next trick, I will ask my cat her thoughts on the viability of Einsteinian physics in today's world, and I will get a relatively intelligent response.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2007, 09:33:24 PM »

Now, for my next trick, I will ask my cat her thoughts on the viability of Einsteinian physics in today's world, and I will get a relatively intelligent response.

I was about to go do the research, then I realized I'd skipped the word "my."

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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2007, 09:36:40 PM »

Hey Ivan, could you please try adding something to the actual discussion at hand instead of steering things off topic? Please? PLEASE?

Wasn't much of a discussion happening: You posted. You were wrong. We corrected you.

Also, threads almost never stay entirely on topic. Deal with it. That is not to say that intentional gibberish is encouraged or well-tolerated, so don't get any ideas.

« Last Edit: May 02, 2007, 09:38:23 PM by catwritr »
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2007, 11:26:00 AM »

Today happens to be another day in May.

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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2007, 11:28:57 AM »

Was it started by the communists?
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2007, 11:33:20 AM »

I smell conspiracy

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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #23 on: May 03, 2007, 11:43:49 AM »

Conspiracy needs a shower.
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Re: Merry May Day!
« Reply #24 on: May 03, 2007, 12:20:11 PM »


Now, for my next trick, I will ask my cat her thoughts on the viability of Einsteinian physics in today's world, and I will get a relatively intelligent response.


With a little work, you could ask her about Quantum Physics.
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