Good Friday

[Leper]

Zig and Zag. Pedophiles from way back.

 

[The Speaker]

Noticed it as more of a trend amongst Baptists and CofCs lately. Generally as giving up something for the Lent period. Wasn't as common 10 yrs ago in my experience.

I've noticed this as well.

Many people use it as an excuse to diet though.

Interesting.

 

[Mooster7]

I had friends staying with me this weekend. All the stores, restaurants, pubs etc in the area where I live are open. Had a few beers and then a nice nap until the first friend showed up in the afternoon. We went grocery shopping, came back and ordered pizza for supper. No fish. I like fish but there's absolutely nothing in the Bible about eating fish on any certain day. My numero uno rule is to not let a preacher, priest, bishop, cardinal or the Pope tell me a ****ing thing if it has no Biblical justification. I wouldn't have minded fish, but we were in the mood for the pizza.

Had friends over Saturday. More beer and I made an enormous pot of chicken stew with hand-made noodles. That's because there was an incredible sale on chicken. I wanted jambalaya with shrimp and andouille sausage but the chicken was too cheap to blow off. In fact it was so cheap I suspected it must be crawling with salmonella. I bought a ton of it anyway and made the stew. It was great. No one became sick. More beer. All businesses were still open.

Today (Easter) I've popped into work to dick around with some computer stuff, but what I'm really doing is getting paid overtime to type this on Bigfooty. I'll go screw off for a while, make lunch for my shift and then go home early. One of my friends will still be at my house. We'll have a few beers. All the stores will be open.

 

[FootyJunkie]

went to the wafl

but was it on Foxtel?

 

[Natho]

but was it on Foxtel?

doubtful. the swans and claremont game was better viewing than the gws sydney game yesterday.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Why do people think our lives suck because we hate Good Friday

It's not that if we looked hard enough we could find stuff to do, it's the choice of when we do it that we want

It's the day non religious people hate the most because it effects us the most when we don't want anything to do with it

How about a Sunday where all churches are prohibited from doing whatever they do on a Sunday and have their own relax day?

It's better than going to work though I suppose. I'm surprised of all the people saying things were closed. I went shopping and to the pub on Good Friday. Was just a regular day minus having to go to work.

 

[vealesy]

I went out for dumplings, the pub, and a comedy show. It was a Great Friday.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Was in Melbourne for Good Friday, didn't really notice it. I had no idea it was Good Friday until well into the afternoon; the nice cafe I'd found the previous day was open, had Korean fried chicken with some Americans and saw Will Anderson at the Princess Theatre. Pretty good day.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Pretty good day.

Apart from the Will Anderson bit.

 

[Jimmy1992]

Was in Melbourne for Good Friday, didn't really notice it. I had no idea it was Good Friday until well into the afternoon; the nice cafe I'd found the previous day was open, had Korean fried chicken with some Americans and saw Will Anderson at the Princess Theatre. Pretty good day.

How was Wil Anderson?
I was keen to see him this week, but, unfortunately have no friends.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

How was Wil Anderson?
I was keen to see him this week, but, unfortunately have no friends.

I loved it. I'm not a huge fan of what I've seen of him on TV, but had nothing else to do and thought it was great. Plenty of current issues along with trivial shit like cats vs. dogs and his recent trip to the US. I saw the warm-up show before the comedy festival, so the act will be a more refined version of what I saw. For $30 it was a steal.

 

[Plugger35]

Watched the Survivor Caramoan catch up marathon, day well spent.

 

[Jimmy1992]

I loved it. I'm not a huge fan of what I've seen of him on TV, but had nothing else to do and thought it was great. Plenty of current issues along with trivial shit like cats vs. dogs and his recent trip to the US. I saw the warm-up show before the comedy festival, so the act will be a more refined version of what I saw. For $30 it was a steal.

I am a fan of his, and was keen on heading in to see him and a couple of others.
Many of my friends aren't exactly keen on Comedy, however. So, I will not have the opportunity this year. One day.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

I am a fan of his, and was keen on heading in to see him and a couple of others.
Many of my friends aren't exactly keen on Comedy, however. So, I will not have the opportunity this year. One day.

WTF dude? Why not go on your own? I don't get what's so embarrassing about laughing at good jokes without any mates around you. I probably would have gone on my own anyway, and certainly wouldn't have regretted it after seeing the quality of the show. Same thing with concerts, people are too self-aware about doing stuff on their own.

 

[Milang_Panthers]

ANZAC Day: Thousands of Aussies (and Kiwis) DID die 100 years ago. Pretty much everything's open.
Good Friday: Some bloke from the Middle East MIGHT have died thousands of years ago. Whole country shuts down.

Right.

This!!!
Was talking to my girlfriends pop who was a POW in Thailand during WWII and just dont understand why it isnt the other way around!

 

[Illinois Nazi]

I am a fan of his, and was keen on heading in to see him and a couple of others.
Many of my friends aren't exactly keen on Comedy, however. So, I will not have the opportunity this year. One day.

Not allowed out on your own?

 

[Jimmy1992]

Not allowed out on your own?

Nahh, Mummy says I have to turn 21 first.

But, in all seriousness, anything along those lines is something I would prefer to do with other people, as opposed to going by myself. No idea why, just the way it is. I would like to go and see him, but I am not hell bent on it. If it were my favourite band, or something alone those lines, I would be happy to go by myself.

 

[Caesar]

This!!!
Was talking to my girlfriends pop who was a POW in Thailand during WWII and just dont understand why it isnt the other way around!

Because the only thing sillier than religious holidays are pseudo-religious holidays like ANZAC Day.

 

[Mooster7]

Because the only thing sillier than religious holidays are pseudo-religious holidays like ANZAC Day.

Funny thing, "good friday" is a psuedo-religious holiday - even if you happen to be Christian. According to the Bible, Jesus/Yashua/Yehoshua/Rabbi Yeshua bin Yosef (or however one would prefer to call Him) was crucified on a Wednesday. On good freakin' Friday he was dead 2 days. He resurrected Saturday just before sunset. By Sunday sunrise, which is when most of Christendom celebrates easter (Ishtar) he had already been up and about, checked for the Footy scores and realized with a bit of post-resurrection hangover that Footy wouldn't be invented for another 18 and a half centuries thereabout.

Of course if your'e not Christian it doesn't matter anyway. If you are Christian, then read your Bible instead of worrying about Friday and Sunday. They don't matter.

EDITED TO ADD: Even as a Seppo, I believe ANZAC day is highly worthy of celebration. Shame on you, Caesar.

 

[BORK]

Brought my firstborn home from the hospital for the first time on Good Friday this year. Was introduced to the Great Grandparents. Was happy it was Good Friday because that first drive was made much easier with less traffic on the road.

Last year took the long drive to Noarlunga to support the idea of Good Friday Football. Would get near 10000 IMO if they played it at Adelaide Oval next year instead and included a better supported SANFL team.

Other than this I kind of agree with the "most boring day" description. That is not necessarily a bad thing but I definitely agree that the day would be better with a live telecast of a Geelong vs Hawthorn match to watch at some stage.

 

[justlookingaround]

I always get a bit surprised when people wish me a happy Easter, I always forget it's something you celebrate, or enjoy with other people or whatever.
I don't know its date either (does it have a fixed one?)... I just notice Rabbits at Coles and all that junk.

 

[Caesar]

Funny thing, "good friday" is a psuedo-religious holiday - even if you happen to be Christian. According to the Bible, Jesus/Yashua/Yehoshua/Rabbi Yeshua bin Yosef (or however one would prefer to call Him) was crucified on a Wednesday. On good freakin' Friday he was dead 2 days. He resurrected Saturday just before sunset. By Sunday sunrise, which is when most of Christendom celebrates easter (Ishtar) he had already been up and about, checked for the Footy scores and realized with a bit of post-resurrection hangover that Footy wouldn't be invented for another 18 and a half centuries thereabout.

Of course if your'e not Christian it doesn't matter anyway. If you are Christian, then read your Bible instead of worrying about Friday and Sunday. They don't matter.

It's a religious holiday. Historical accuracy doesn't have much to do with religion.

EDITED TO ADD: Even as a Seppo, I believe ANZAC day is highly worthy of celebration. Shame on you, Caesar.

I am not surprised. ANZAC Day is a very American holiday.

 

[nicky]

Zig and Zag. Pedophiles from way back.

Only one of them was a pedophile... but it doesn't really matter if you're "the other one" because no-one can remember if it was zig or zag. They're both tarnished.

 

[nicky]

My wife did a uni essay.

I did 4 loads of washing, made boiled eggs for breakfast, did the dishes, did a clean up, sat on the couch with my little boy and watched The Yearling (classic Gregory Peck), Had leftover vegetarian pasta for lunch, did the dishes, went to the oval with my little boy and kicked a footy around for an hour, came home and got ready for a family dinner.

The family diner was chilli octopus, fish pie, whiting, bakala, garden salad, lentil and rice salad, champagne, sparkling shiraz, numerous red wines, white wines and finished it off with a small glass of Mt Gay Extra Old Rum with ice.

Yeah, Good Friday was shit !

That sounds delicious

God bunsen has a cry about everything. What's not to love about having the day off on Good Friday. I don't care if it's a religious holiday. Same goes with ANZAC day. Who cares what public holidays stand for, they're bank holidays which means you don't have to work.

On good friday i cleaned my house, lazed about then caught up with a friend for a film then dinner. Great day.

 

[Gough]

I don't mind the holiday, it's the nothing being open that gives me the shits. We had an impromptu do one Good Friday, and ran completely out of booze. We ended up having to ransack the fridge and staff kitchen of a prominent Adelaide legal firm. You shouldn't have to do this sort of thing in Australia in the 21st century.