Morgernstern ach scheine

Subject:	HUMBUG!!
Time:	6:25 pm.

I've been ~~drinking~~ thinking.

I would like to be at the forefront of a new subculture.

We shall be known as the Humbugs. The highlight of the Humbug calender shall be 25th December ... Xmyth. We will gather in seedy clubs to participate in such activities as bauble smashing and elf-throwing. We will wear a "uniform" of black with white stripes. Or white with black stripes, take your pick. (or really, any colour of stripes ... cos I need my purple! ;) ) Vertical stripes. We don't want to be getting ourselves confused with those punks or goths now, do we? ;) We will wear black Santa-hats with the words "Bah Humbug" on them. We will refuse to give presents at this time of year, but instead will endeavour to give gifts - preferably creative or non-material - throughout the year to those we wish to. We will oppose the yearly eco-unfriendliness that is Xmas cards, Xmas wrapping, Xmas gift packaging and tacky plastic horrible decorations. We will oppose the yearly mass slaughter of turkeys. We will be against one religion forcing itself on all inhabitants of the country, whether we believe in that religion or not. We will strongly oppose the yearly brainwashing of our children by the establishment, teaching them that greed, selfishness and acquistion are acceptable ... and indeed desirable.

But Humbug is not just for Xmyth. We will, throughout the entire year, wear our stripes and show our disdain for all things commercial and eco-unfriendly. And we will campaign against the way our lives and laws are shaped by one religion. And we will teach children to that GIVING and GENEROSITY are desirable traits. And that being generous does NOT mean giving money or material things. We will practice this ourselves. We will freely give our time, talents, energy and creativity ... when we want and to whom we want! And if we need it all for ourselves for a while, then that is fine too. No pressure.

Basically we'll be a cross between hippies and punks. But we'll have our own identity and we'll have a SMASHING good time every Xmyth. There will of course be associated music. It will be music that is good to smash baubles to. The lyrics will be anti-lots-of-things. It can be any style, really, to appeal to all tastes. There will be Humbug-punk and Humbug-folk and Humbug-techno. So long as you can smash baubles to it, it's fine! (The bauble-debris will of course be recycled! The smashing of them is just the start of the process of re-using the material for something USEFUL!) There will also be the more insightful, intelligent songs to remind us of why we are Humbugs! But they will all end with a good upbeat bauble-smashing final chorus!

It will be fun. Who's with me?

PS ... this is part of another post. Other people wanted to see it so I've duplicated it and made it public.

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