All 14 year-old girls should be actively seeking their soulmate. Just ask them.

No it isn't. The Easter Bunny lays colorful eggs. What has God ever done?

Sure, I'm an atheist, but that's no reason to turn down a good ham dinner.

I'm not being a hypocrite if Mom's also an atheist, am I?

She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

I thought it was a nice article. She remembers celebrating her mother's creativity. Have your zombie jebus and your pagan egg laying bunny. I'm making deviled eggs. Wheeee!

Did anyone really believe in the Easter Bunny as a kid?

I believed in Santa Claus, because it made a weird kind of sense-- but the Easter Bunny seemed like one of those "adults believe weird shiat" things.

Obdicut; Did anyone really believe in the Easter Bunny as a kid?

I've watched hundreds of kids scream, cry, and generally get hysterical when placed on Santa's lap for a picture. Never saw a kid even whimper getting onto the Easter Bunny's lap. I always figured it was because Santa looked real, whereas the Bunny looked like some idiot dressed in a costume.

But then there's Frank the rabbit.

It's just a guy in a suit!!!!

I say, if you're going to crush your child's imagination, start early! Lest they start believe there is fun in make believe.

Sounds like someone is taking out their childhood issues on one of the younglings.

She knows so little.

Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

You honestly read that article and you still think that she doesn't believe in fun, pleasure, or making life exciting for children? Just because they don't do the whole Easter Bunny thing?

Did you even READ the article?

I think the Dumbass tag applies more to Farkers than articles, to be honest.

Came for the Mallrats reference.

/not disappointed.

I_Am_Weasel: I say, if you're going to crush your child's imagination, start early! Lest they start believe there is fun in make believe.

Yes, and that way they can pass it on to all their friends in school, too!

I was over in Australia during Easter which was interesting. Interesting to
know they celebrate Easter the way we do. Commemorating the death and
resurrection of Jesus by telling our children a giant bunny rabbit...left
chocolate eggs in the night. Now..I wonder why we're farked up as a race-
anybody? Anybody got any clues out there? Where do you get this **** from,
y'know? Why those two things, y'know? Why not "goldfish left Lincoln Logs in
your sock drawer", y'know? Long as we're makin' **** up, go hog wild,
y'know? At least a goldfish with a Lincoln Log on its back goin' across your
floor to your sock drawer has a miraculous connotation to it. "Mummy! I woke
up today and there was a Lincoln Log in me sock drawer!" "That's the story
of Jesus!"

Who comes up with this ****? I've read the Bible. I can't find the word
"bunny" or "chocolate" anywhere in that ******' book!

BILL HICKS

FredaDeStilleto: Obdicut; Did anyone really believe in the Easter Bunny as a kid?

I've watched hundreds of kids scream, cry, and generally get hysterical when placed on Santa's lap for a picture. Never saw a kid even whimper getting onto the Easter Bunny's lap. I always figured it was because Santa looked real, whereas the Bunny looked like some idiot dressed in a costume.

But then there's Frank the rabbit.



I worked has the Easter Bunny for about 5 years during high school in college at a local mall.


Kids scream.
They kick.
Try to aim their legs away from your crotch.



Sweet gig though. 10 bucks an hour and I don't have to say a word. Just sit there and wave at the kids while trying not to toss up devil horns.

Tsunami Ditka: Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

You honestly read that article and you still think that she doesn't believe in fun, pleasure, or making life exciting for children? Just because they don't do the whole Easter Bunny thing?

Did you even READ the article?

I think the Dumbass tag applies more to Farkers than articles, to be honest.

As always, I'm still shocked when people can read posts by Tatsuma. Ya bunch of weirdos. Have you no joy?

Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

WTF? I got the exact opposite impression from the article. She could have entitled "Atheists can have fun with Easter too!"

Homer_J_Fong: Came for the Mallrats reference.

Banky Edwards: Alright, now see this? This is a four-way road, okay? And dead in the center is a crisp, new, hundred dollar bill. Now, at the end of each of these streets are four people, okay? You following?
Holden: Yeah.
Banky Edwards: Good. Over here, we have a male-affectionate, easy to get along with, non-political agenda lesbian. Down here, we have a man-hating, angry as fark, agenda of rage, bitter dyke. Over here, we got Santa Claus, and up here the Easter Bunny. Which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first?

Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

THIS. So, sooooo this. "Look at me. I'm so intellectual and awesome that I buck the trends you plebes never even bother to question. I am the most awesome mother - the most awesome human being - in the whole of the PTA."

I don't understand the need to lie to kids about stupid shiit like tooth fairys, gods, or bunnies that lay eggs.

Being a kid is hard enough without constantly being lied to.

It's one thing to explain that they are myths of fables, it's quite another to actually convince kids what you know is not true.

Dumbass use of Dumbass tag.

I'm a non theist and I love holidays. Start decorating a month early. Human beings need festivals. But yes, telling kids about an Easter bunny or Santa seems silly. I asked my parents if they were real at 5 and they said no. When the subject come up other parents look at me like I'm evil, and now I have to have a whole nother conversation about not breaking lil Johnny's heart on the playground and now the whole thing seems condescending. Am I making my child as smug as the author by never pretending?


August11: Sounds like someone is taking out their childhood issues on one of the younglings.

The author refers to her "atheist mother" and "atheist father" but I have a feeling her kid will rebel and be all pious and call her "my atheist mo-ther"

I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

Try reading the article first? The way i took the article was that atheists can enjoy Easter as well.

It's a Spring fertility/renewal festival. Why not take time to teach your kids about reproduction?

As for me, I will never forgive my parents for the stories they told me about the Arbor Day Alligator, which would bite you in half and leave your intestines strewn all over the yard if you didn't plant a tree. Then again, my father seemed to actually believe in the Kidney Stone Fairy. Or maybe that was all the pain killers. But he did find $10 under his pillow in the morning.

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.


Wow, that's just stupid.

Isn't it vital to teach children about Santa, the Tooth fairy, the Easter bunny and compassionate republicans so that we prepare them for the fact that people will ultimately tell them about other fantasy well_wouldn't_that_be_nice characters. We have to build up the belief callouses.

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

What if the word "God" is at the start of the sentence?

E.g.: "God and the easter bunny are two things I don't believe in."

Do we really have to use poor grammar to stay true atheists? Then we'll get bashed for being stupid by the Grammar Nazis on FARK. I believe Grammar Nazis on FARK exist, so I capitalized the words...

jack21221: Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

WTF? I got the exact opposite impression from the article. She could have entitled "Atheists can have fun with Easter too!"

religious types always get their panties in a wad if a non-religious person expresses their beliefs. They immediately launch into "elitist!" and "attention whore!" catcalls to make themselves feel validated. It's sad, really. Especially when the article's tone was on of "see, we CAN all get along".

Welcome to Farkistan, I guess.

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

Oh, honestly. That's just plain retarded.

H_is_for_Heretic: I'm a non theist and I love holidays. Start decorating a month early. Human beings need festivals

Humans NEED holidays? Why?

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

WTF does grammer have to do with theology?

Your a strange mo-fo.

Have any bible quotes for us?

Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

What do you mean? Did you read the article? That's not what she's like at all.

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

Meh, it's hard not saying god. I still say god dammit and shiat like that... it's a phrase. As for the capitalization, I guess I kind of see your point, but if you are talking about the Christian God it's a proper name, right? I know you are trolling, but...

I liked Dawkins' idea of being a cultural Christian. Maybe it's not fair, but... tough shiat.

Why the dumbass tag, subby? The article was basically how us atheists handle these religious holidays (though I do the Easter Bunny thing myself). Believe it or not, those kinds of activities are, um, perfectly NORMAL.

Santa: Presents
Easter Bunny: Chocolate
Tooth Fairy: Money
God: Bores you on Sunday

Wait, the fun ones aren't real!?

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

You almost got me, troll, well-played. But just in case you're serious:

Tatsuma: She could have called that article "I suck the fun out of life.

Please give me attention I'm speshul I don't buy into the ideas of 'fun', 'pleasure' and 'making life exciting to children'."

Yes, tradition is the only way to have fun. Anything that deviates is inherently torture.

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

Yup. My calendar capitalizes National Arbor Day as well. Praise be to National Arbors.

Grammar is not faith.

Honestly, this seems too stupid to even be a troll. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you actually believe this.

Oh yeah, didn't capitalize the "his" before "sovereignty."

Of course there's an 'Easter Bunny'. It just doesn't exist, that's all.

Wrong_Intentions: You almost got me, troll, well-played. But just in case you're serious:

meant to include this link (new window)

FTFM

I believe in the Easter Beagle.

i thought it was a pretty cool idea...i dont know, i would like it if someone took the time to make me a clove necklace. thats pretty creative.

I'm itchin' to post the road-kill Easter bunny pic. Is that bannable these days? I heard the "Free Cat" pic isn't allowed.

The childhood imaginary creature hierarchy is as follows:

Santa Claus > Tooth fairy > Easter Bunny.

The whole Easter Bunny thing blows on so many levels. Atleast when I was growing up, I don't think any of the adults in my life made any effort to pretend that the Easter Bunny existed. Yeah, we had an easter egg hunt, but even the little kids knew the parents placed it in the yard. Perpetuating a myth that a creature leaves chocolate or boiled eggs in the yard? What kind of stupid shiat is that?

Atleast with the tooth fairy... you woke up and got cash on the tooth.

Last One Left: No it isn't. The Easter Bunny lays colorful eggs. What has God ever done?

Turned people against eachother, mostly.

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

more likely spellcheck and/or editors capitalized the name
Easter is a name of a celebration/holidaydate, pagan in origin, and - as a specific name - is entitled to be capitalized

I doubt the author meant to afford any respect to your imaginary friend

cxjohn: I love hypocrisy. Any self-proclaimed athiest who still says a God using the proper name and capital letter is just a person in denial. You recognize God exists, you even call him by name, you just deny his sovereignty over the world.

Won't you feel stupid in the end.
Heck, you even capitalize Easter. Your self-loathing is at an all time high.

lol, don't be dumb. "God" is a name, so yeah, it's capitalized. One thing you won't find me doing is capitalizing when I say "he" or "him" with reference to God. I call him by name even though he's fictitious, just the way I'd call and capitalize Frodo by name. And lastly, holidays tend to be capitalized also, like Thanksgiving or Independence Day.

So what? Get over yourself, Trolly Trollerson.

last night my wife brought me a bottle of limoncello while dressed in plaboy bunny outfit. I may be an atheist but I luves my bunny.

I have a Camaroonian (muslim) who is completely mystified by easter. To this day when something American baffles him, he refers to it as a "giant rabbit thing".

/HAPPY EASTER, Desiree!

clusterfrak: last night my wife brought me a bottle of limoncello while dressed in plaboy bunny outfit. I may be an atheist but I luves my bunny.

Dude, if your wife does that for you I would try and find some God to thank, Seriously.

Barbecue Bob: Humans NEED holidays? Why?

"A life without festivity is a long road without an inn."

--Democritus of Abderra