I tend to agree with Kate Harding on the Assange thing.
Also, anyone using the word "just" with reference to a broken condom needs a fatal STD. There's no "just" about it.
Regarding Winterval: I live in Birmingham and I was a child then, and I still understood what was going on. It was a name given to the entire November-February festive period, which contained a lot of celebrations both secular and religious (it turns out people like to eat food and set stuff on fire when it's cold and dark). Nobody cancelled Christmas.
Also the people whining about the lack of religion in modern Christmas celebrations need to realise what indie bands have known for a long long time - you can have a huge share of the market or you can have authenticity. You can't have both.
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Also, anyone using the word "just" with reference to a broken condom needs a fatal STD. There's no "just" about it.
Regarding Winterval: I live in Birmingham and I was a child then, and I still understood what was going on. It was a name given to the entire November-February festive period, which contained a lot of celebrations both secular and religious (it turns out people like to eat food and set stuff on fire when it's cold and dark). Nobody cancelled Christmas.
Also the people whining about the lack of religion in modern Christmas celebrations need to realise what indie bands have known for a long long time - you can have a huge share of the market or you can have authenticity. You can't have both.