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Old 11-20-2003, 05:49 PM
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I always preferred the Darwin fish, myself...

I love the Darwin fish!
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Old 11-20-2003, 06:03 PM
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Cool somewhat related fact:
The word for "fish" in Greek (ichthyus) is an acronym for "Jesus Christ Son of God" in Greek(I think it's iota, chi, theta, upsilon, sigma??). Something I learned in 4th grade confirmation class. Hence the fish being a symbol of Christianity (not to mention the "fisher of men" and the feeding of the 5000)
Wow...they let you get confirmed at 4th grade? Isn't that a little too young?
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Old 11-20-2003, 06:13 PM
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I love the Darwin fish!
I should kick anyone's car with my 3 lb. Sketcher boots who has the Darwin symbol on the back of their car.

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Old 11-20-2003, 06:15 PM
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I always preferred the Darwin fish, myself...
I love the fish that eats the Darwin fish.
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Old 11-29-2003, 11:22 PM
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Wow...they let you get confirmed at 4th grade? Isn't that a little too young?
At least where I am... confirmation is being moved down the age of first communion (in the Catholic church)... I have a few Catholic-school teacher friends who explained the reasoning to me, but I still don't get it.

As to Xmas: My grandma told me it was a cross-mas but since we can't type a cross, they put and X. I"m soooo calling her on that. :P

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I love the fish that eats the Darwin fish


I've seen the opposite - the darwin fish eating the Jesus fish. I dislike them both. There's no reason to trash anothers beliefs on your bumper.

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Old 11-30-2003, 02:26 AM
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So THAT'S what the Greek letters mean inside of the Jesus fish that people have on their cars! I never knew!

I remember I was out on a 3rd or 4th date with a guy and I saw one in a car and asked what it meant. He asked "Didn't you learn that in CCD (or some sort of class)?" and I replied "No, I'm Agnostic"

He didn't call after that...
I learned it from the third Indiana Jones movie. So don't feel bad.
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Old 11-30-2003, 01:09 PM
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I C Q U S

IesuV CristoV QeoV UioV Soter (Iesus Christos Theos Uios Soter) - Jesus Christ, Son of Man, the Savio[u]r. The initials of the Greek acronym means 'fish' - ICQUS (ichthus).

When I last visited OU a few years ago, a Bible study group composed of Greeks met under the name 'Ichthus'.
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Old 11-30-2003, 01:24 PM
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Doesn't bother me if Christmas is abbreviated Xmas. What bothers me is the crass commercialism that has subverted the meaning of one of the holiest of holidays to many Christians.

Hell, I don't even bother putting up a Christmas tree, and I quit believing in Santa Claus many years ago once the novelty wore off and I found out my parents were the ones who put the gifts under the tree.
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Old 11-30-2003, 04:54 PM
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Kitso, you sure have been complaining a lot lately.
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Old 12-02-2003, 01:36 AM
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http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/xmasabbr.asp

Claim: 'Xmas' is a modern, disrespectful abbreviation of the word 'Christmas.'

Status: False.
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