tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post4258479123979221885..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Merry Christmas!Sabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8960894921658647672012-12-28T12:38:43.190-05:002012-12-28T12:38:43.190-05:00Hi Bee,
Merry Newtonmas for you and family.
I spen...Hi Bee,<br />Merry Newtonmas for you and family.<br />I spent the night writing a paper, same as two years ago. It is probably the way to celebrate Newton's birthday.<br />Best wishes for next year.<br /><br />Stan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171163787180931632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-71763235952161001542012-12-26T20:32:03.950-05:002012-12-26T20:32:03.950-05:00We were going to have a Christmas goose. One of th...We were going to have a Christmas goose. One of the local farmers, who sells wonderful grass fed beef, had raised turkeys for Thanksgiving. Now, she had a bunch of fattening geese. We ordered one and made arrangements to pick it up, fully dressed, at the farm on the 23rd. The 23rd was also our local farmers' market day, so we dropped by her stand to see how our Christmas dinner was doing. SheKaleberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283840743310507878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-42404541803124165662012-12-26T05:34:23.286-05:002012-12-26T05:34:23.286-05:00Hi Zephir,
Potato salad is also quite common here...Hi Zephir,<br /><br />Potato salad is also quite common here on Christmas, though local habits differ. It's probably the wine though that improves the understanding of space and time, not the potatoes ;o) Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14993159333096892342012-12-26T05:31:42.789-05:002012-12-26T05:31:42.789-05:00Hi Phil,
Oh, yes, the "Boxing Day", you...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Oh, yes, the "Boxing Day", you inherited that from the British? I was very puzzled when I heard about this the first time! Here it's more like Dec 27th is national Return And Exchange Day ;o) Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57943323742580055102012-12-26T05:29:25.857-05:002012-12-26T05:29:25.857-05:00Hi Juan,
Thanks, hope you had a good one :o) Best...Hi Juan,<br /><br />Thanks, hope you had a good one :o) Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89238776303467601572012-12-26T05:29:08.908-05:002012-12-26T05:29:08.908-05:00Hi Phillip,
Thanks, I've fixed the geese. Yes...Hi Phillip,<br /><br />Thanks, I've fixed the geese. Yes, it might be indeed it depends on the region. Frankfurt I guess is as "middle" as it gets and it's a mixture of Christkind und Weihnachtsmann. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-65295066157209892902012-12-24T20:40:31.549-05:002012-12-24T20:40:31.549-05:00/*..common dinner on Christmas here is geese with .../*..common dinner on Christmas here is geese with red cabbage and dumplings..*/<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you too... Speaking of dinner, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_dinner#Czech_Republic" rel="nofollow">common dinner on Christmas</a> in Czech is fried carp and potato salad. It improves the understanding of space-time and its dimensions..;-)Zephirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010623752049244967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15336756440086124932012-12-24T10:02:16.148-05:002012-12-24T10:02:16.148-05:00Dear Bee, Stefan, Gloria & Lara,
All are loo...Dear Bee, Stefan, Gloria & Lara,<br /><br /><br />All are looking wonderful and ready for the festivities to begin. I found this an enlightening story, which has all our connotations of angles on the top of Christmas trees, stockings hung out for Santa, with the naughty and nice stipulation having our traditions come in as being not much more than borrowed adaptations. The only thing I Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-29922896360542658492012-12-24T09:46:54.796-05:002012-12-24T09:46:54.796-05:00Surely just one goose and not many geese!
Whether...Surely just one goose and not many geese!<br /><br />Whether or not it is the Christkind depends on what part of Germany one is in. Christkind appears to be more in the south whereas in the north it is the Weihnachtsmann (Christmas man), the equivalent of Santa Claus.<br /><br />Of course, the figures of Santa Claus, Weihnachtsmann, St. Nicholas etc have mutually influenced each other over the Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9326114321331956442012-12-24T06:50:39.364-05:002012-12-24T06:50:39.364-05:00Merry Christmas you too! All of you! Merry Christmas you too! All of you! Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942050607289418780noreply@blogger.com