User Profile: Signal-9

Signal-9

Member Since: September 01, 2010

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  • Making light of the atrocities the federal government committed?
    LOL
    How about pointing out how the Government WANTS TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, but not just to “Native Americans”?
    It is a GREAT analogy, and it is very TRUE and POINTED. What the Feds did they should NEVER HAVE DONE…and they shouldn’t be doing it again today.

  • You are missing part of the story.
    To become a Saint, in Catholic and Orthodox tradition, you must perform 3 miracles. Nikolaos was on a ship, returning home from Rome (where he had been imprisoned). The ship received damage in the form of a hole, and started to sink. The crew and passengers were surely going to die. He prayed, asked the Lord to deliver them. A fish was sucked into the hole in the hull of the ship and plugged the hole. They were able to make it to their destination. St. Nick is known as the “Patron Saint of Fishers” which is why the Boat, not a Tree is the “symbol” for Christmas in Greece. Boat captains will decorate their boat with lights, etc, and many people (especially Islanders) will decorate small boats in their home.
    He also had the habit of generosity and “secret gift giving” as he wanted the “glory” to go to God for the “miracles” his gifts represented.
    The Feast of St. Nick(Nikolaos) or St. Nick’s day, is on the 6th of December, and festivities last through Epiphany, on the 6th of January. On Christ’s day, Dec. 25th, usually some small gift is exchanged. But gifts are common throughout the season. The real celebration is Jan. 1st, St. Basil’s(Vassilis) day. Lots of gifts, and, as with every other Greek Holiday, FOOD!
    The 12 days of Christmas are between Dec. 25th and Jan. 6th, in the Greek Tradition, and aren’t special gift giving days, but “vacation” days, when Greeks “go on holidays”.
    St. Nick’s final words; “In the Lord I

  • I used my sister’s “Easy Bake Oven” to cook up some nitro triiodide.