[LMB] Re: A sale! A sale!

[Tzivia Adler]

From: "Sylvus Tarn" <sylvus at rejiquar.com>

> On Fri, 2006-11-24 at 00:07 -0600, Kiwi Carlisle wrote:
>> that's an urban legend.  See  the excellent analysis at:
>> http://www.snopes.com/holidays/halloween/spending.asp
>> which points out that, according the the National Retail Federation,
>> Halloween actually comes sixth, behind Winter Holidays (Christmas,
>> Chanukah and Kwankaa combined), Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter,
>> and Father's Day, in that order.
>
> Oh jeez, that's embarressing.  However, in my defense, I think I read
> that in a newspaper somewhere, so my defenses were down.
>
> But father's day?  Wow.  My parents didn't bother, and barely bothered
> with Mother's day.  We do a bit---homemade cards from the kids,
> occasionally gifts to each other (Less now than in former years).
> Valentine's---nope.  Even when we were young romantic marrieds, it never
> got beyond homemade cards and flowers bought the day *after*, cheap.
> Easter---not unless the kids celebrate it with their younger cousins.
>  sylvus tarn
> http://rejiquar.com
>
>
>
actually, in my non-christian family, mother's day and valentine's day are 
known as 'happy jewelry sale day', while father's day is 'happy electric 
drill sale day'.  thanksgiving and winter holiday season is pretty much 'how 
much can the credit card hold' season.

dudes, you want to celebrate your religion with sales, i'm all for it.  our 
family time is pretty much centered around our own holidays, and birthdays. 
everyone tries to at least call in good wishes.  babys getting born is 
usuallly good for the clan to drop in.
ziivya 



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