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Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
December 23rd, 2018 - 1:19 am § in America
65th Anniversary: Santa is born!
“The Coming of Santa Claus” illustration by Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly, December 1863. This appears to be the first time Santa was depicted with a white beard and red suit. Thomas Nast, along with Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, h[...]
Laws pertaining to what Jews must eat on Christmas
Avi Ibrahim Balser: According to the ORAL TRADITION, Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas, EXCEPT when Chanukah falls during Christmas, in which case, Jews must eat Potato Latkes, UNLESS they live in ERETZ YISRAEL, in which case they must eat SUFGANIYOT. By my esteemed friend Rebbetzin and Paskanit Ju[...]
December 22nd, 2017 - 1:44 am § in Misc.
Last Minute Christmas Present
The Atomic Energy Lab kit produced by the American Basic Science Club came with real samples of uranium (which is radioactive) and radium (which is a million times more radioactive than uranium). Since the mere presence of radioactive material in a children’s product clearly wasn’t insane enough[...]
December 16th, 2017 - 3:37 pm § in Misc.
Vintage Air Guitar
Vintage air guitar on Craigslist, $799 Because of the high value of this item, the seller requests “no lowball offers or scams please.”[...]