There's Columbus Day, there's St. Paddy's Day, and Cinco de Mayo. Why nothing for Jewish Americans?

There needs to be a parade oriented holiday.

Sure, there's Passover and Hanukkah, but there's never a parade for those days. What we Jewish Americans need is a fucking parade.

Now I know what my fellow members are thinking right now - Jewish holidays aren't about celebration, but instead about pain, suffering, and more pain. No meat. No leavened bread. No fun.

But this doesn't have to be a religious holiday. I'm an Atheist for fucks sake. Do you think I'd want to celebrate Moses, the first member of the Religious Right? Fuck no.

Therefore I propose the one Jewish American who no one has a problem with. Yes, I'm talking Woody Allen day.

A big parade in NYC where everyone designs floats based on his movies (I can't wait to see the "Everything you wanted to know about sex" float) and everyone has to come up with the best lines. And if you do, someone else is supposed to one-up you.

And at the end of the day, we all don glasses. Wine will pour, beer will spill and existentialism will abound.

Paddy is derogatory.

I had a feeling you'd come and pee on my parade ;)

He won't like it.
;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim
"include drinking wine, wearing of masks and costumes, and public celebration..."

:)

There's some serious possibility there. The graggers alone would be incredibly amusing if we had like, ten thousand of them going at once in a parade, lol. Just switch in Palin's name for Haman's, and we're golden. ;)

Just as long as we don't have to anoint Sarah Palin as Esther

Funny how only the fundie nutcases ever bothered to come up with that comparison, eh?

Yuck.

And they think themselves Teutonic when convenient as well...

what the Levitical Laws REALLY mean.

That's kind like Bush trying to tell Thomas Jefferson what the Constitution REALLY means, lol.

Not sure how that's supposed to work - but that's what they tell them

It's like, "Hey Gramma! Don't vote for the Repuke! Sure, the Republicans talk big talk about Israel, but only because they want to see us all there DEAD so their Magical Dead Jew on a Stick will come back and Save them."

Seriously.

/half-Jewish
//TOTALLY had that Gramma
///SLASHIES!
:hi:

So I know both cultures - and yeah, Republican Evangelicals are into this serious delusional streak.

Especially since it has never been proven that Jesus existed. Keep in mind, the 'Herod' they have killing the first born wasn't even King at the time of Jesus.

But I digress

I just wish they'd stop trying to forge national policies out of it.

x(

At least that's my thought

I'm a CarlSaganist if anything :)

Some really cool shit there. Much cooler than those old tribal ritual books.

:hi:

That is, having evidence in support of it

Religion can't say that

That would be the Woody Allen who had it on with his adopted daughter? :shrug:

I would, however, like to see the "Oedipus Wrecks" float, possibly more along the lines of a balloon like those at tomorrow's Macy's parade.

But I find it funny that those most offended by that are his biggest fans.

The fact that you know of the movie Oedipus Wrecks confirms my theory :)

:-)

edit: Not only do I know of it, I make reference to it from time to time with my own Mom (with her image obscuring Diamond Head) -- and no, we're not Jewish!

They seem to have a corner on the retail diamond market.
Especially in New York.
I can see Mardi Gras type floats with folks flinging diamonds to all on the parade route.
I think that would be VERY popular with people of any or no religion.
I'd go.

HEY, MISTER! THROW ME SOMETHIN'!
;-)

Or SF where its run by Chinese Americans?

Isn't that enough?

Mel Gibson can MC the parade chanting "the Jews run all of Hollywood"

He's Jewish, he's leftist, he loved spectacle.

A much better choice than Woody.

Think of my mom - Democrat to the core. Daughter of labor heroes in Flint. Hates Hoffman. Thinks he was a chronic malcontent (my words, not hers)

If you wanna get thousands out in the street, drinking He'Brew Beer and whatnot - we have to go with Woody. Or Purim. I was just reminded of that.

there will be a procession headed by the Jacobsen Mowing and Weed-Eating Drill Team, followed by a buffet featuring taquitos with lox and sour cream.



Entertainment will be provided by Los Lonely Boys and Gefilte Joe and the Fish.



Feliz l'chaim. :toast: