Guest Posted February 2, 2002 Report Posted February 2, 2002 Did you read the article? Hehe. "This is the time of year when we think back to the very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men -- Gaspar, Balthasar and Herb -- went to see the baby Jesus, and, according to the Book of Matthew, ``presented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.'' These are simple words, but if we analyze them carefully, we discover an important, yet often-overlooked, theological fact: There is no mention of wrapping paper. If there had been wrapping paper, Matthew would have said so: And lo, the gifts WERE inside 600 square cubits of paper. ``And the paper WAS festooned with pictures of Frosty the Snowman. ``And Joseph WAS going to throweth it away, but Mary saideth unto him, she saideth, `Holdeth it! That is nice paper! Saveth it for next year!' ``And Joseph DID rolleth his eyeballs. ``And the baby Jesus WAS more interested in the paper than, for example, the frankincense.'' But these words do not appear in the Bible, which means that the very first Christmas gifts were NOT wrapped. This is because the people giving those gifts had two important characteristics: 1. They were wise. 2. They were men. Men are not big gift wrappers. Men do not understand the point of putting paper on a gift just so somebody else can tear it off" Amen !
Guest Grayfox Posted February 2, 2002 Report Posted February 2, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Tac: Men are not big gift wrappers. Men do not understand the point of putting paper on a gift just so somebody else can tear it off" Amen !boy do you ever have full agreement from me... just toss it in a gift bag (if theyre lucky) and say "here... its for you". must be a female thing.
Menchise Posted February 2, 2002 Report Posted February 2, 2002 quote:Men are not big gift wrappers. Men do not understand the point of putting paper on a gift just so somebody else can tear it offFor the thrill of anticipation!
hazzig Posted February 2, 2002 Report Posted February 2, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Tac: Did you read the article? Hehe. "This is the time of year when we think back to the very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men -- Gaspar, Balthasar and Herb -- went to see the baby Jesus, and, according to the Book of Matthew, ``presented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.'' These are simple words, but if we analyze them carefully, we discover an important, yet often-overlooked, theological fact: There is no mention of wrapping paper. Who could argue against that? Not us men, but women have answer to anything. "The three wise guys didn┬┤t have any women to wrap the gifts in for them". Now, there's two answers to that. First is the foolish answer that will put you on the couch tonight: "That┬┤s because there weren┬┤t any f***ing wrapping paper around 2000years ago. Women invented WRAPPING PAPER just to annoy us men!" And then there is the classical: "Of course darling, you┬┤re right." End of story. [ 02-02-2002, 13:34: Message edited by: Has ]
Menchise Posted February 3, 2002 Report Posted February 3, 2002 quote:Who could argue against that?Me! Me! Just because it doesn't mention wrapping paper, doesn't mean that the gifts weren't wrapped. If that were the case, then the fact that the Book of Matthew doesn't mention what type of clothing the men were wearing means that they were naked. Next!
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