Let's just say that I pay no attention to Easter. It is probably the most "specific" religious holiday of the year for some. Worse than "christ-mass" in a way. At least that one tried to be attached to the Winter Solstice. To me, it mostly means I get surprised when some stores are closed.
There is an amusing story attached to Good Friday (and by extension, Easter). I was in the office one day and had the habit of getting a sub across the street. I like Italian cold cuts. I was eating it innocently when a co-worker came over shocked at my lunch. How could I eat a meat sandwich on such a holy day, he demanded! "Huh"? Oh rats, it was his Good Friday. I can never keep track of that nonsense. Easter always catches me by surprise.
When I told him "it wasn't my religion". he expressed surprise that I was "jewish". Well, I'm not that either; I'm not "anything". When I told him I was atheist, his jaw dropped. He said my children would go to Hell! Well, I don't have any, so that was not a concern. I should mention that it was an open office; everyone heard everything.
When he finally got done babbling about God and Jesus, he finally went back to his desk and I finished my lunch. It was an office of 20 telecommunications analysts. Later, 2 came by and said they thought he was an idiot (and no surprise that he was the worst analyst in the group). But the other 17 never said a word. That's about average. The ones who mentioned the surprise discussion were the smarter ones in the office. And I say that professionally. They were better as analysts.
To this day, I never really know when Easter is coming around. It wanders...
There is an amusing story attached to Good Friday (and by extension, Easter). I was in the office one day and had the habit of getting a sub across the street. I like Italian cold cuts. I was eating it innocently when a co-worker came over shocked at my lunch. How could I eat a meat sandwich on such a holy day, he demanded! "Huh"? Oh rats, it was his Good Friday. I can never keep track of that nonsense. Easter always catches me by surprise.
When I told him "it wasn't my religion". he expressed surprise that I was "jewish". Well, I'm not that either; I'm not "anything". When I told him I was atheist, his jaw dropped. He said my children would go to Hell! Well, I don't have any, so that was not a concern. I should mention that it was an open office; everyone heard everything.
When he finally got done babbling about God and Jesus, he finally went back to his desk and I finished my lunch. It was an office of 20 telecommunications analysts. Later, 2 came by and said they thought he was an idiot (and no surprise that he was the worst analyst in the group). But the other 17 never said a word. That's about average. The ones who mentioned the surprise discussion were the smarter ones in the office. And I say that professionally. They were better as analysts.
To this day, I never really know when Easter is coming around. It wanders...
I thought up the BEST signature line ever, but then I woke up.
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