Happy International Women's Day Ladies!!!

[visaveteran 0]

We, in the USA, could go about celebrating all 180 countries holidays. Why not? We could probably have a holiday everyday! And the florists would all become rich...not to mention the candy companies. And I'm sure we could find at least one couple where a spouse immigrated from one of the 180 countries...so celebrate. In Ecuador, people throw water filled balloons down on each other and call it a holiday. If you marry a woman from Ecuador, start filling those balloons...and heaven help your unsuspecting neighbors.

Let's embrace everyone's holidays. Come on. Never mind the country is a dictatorship or repressive. Be a sport and celebrate! You'll make someone happy.

The heritage of IWD is socialism. If that resonates with you, celebrate! You want to honor what many of our fathers and grandfathers fought against, go ahead. Celebrate.

Hooray for communist, socialist and feminist extremism! Karl Marx rules.

[Nasturtium 500]

My god you're petty.

ROFL I read this as "My god you're pretty."

[Nasturtium 500]

Just curious, do you celebrate Christmas on December 25th? You do realize that Christmas used to be a pagan holiday, don't you? Same with Easter. Do you send your mother a card or call her on Mother's Day? You do realize that the "Mother's Day Proclomation," which was pretty much the first time Mother's Day was celebrated in the US, was actually a call to pacificsm, don't you? Or that patriotic celebration, "President's Day?" It's actually no longer a celebration of Washingtons birthday, was never a celebration of Lincoln's birthday, and in fact will never legislatively fall on Washington's birthday ever again.

The point about holidays is what you make of them, not their history. You want to ignore your wife on this day, go right ahead. But why rain on everybody else's parade?

Yep! I always told Platy he could have his things back I don't celebrate them, but i don't rain on the parade of others either.

Brad-- what kind of flowers? I <3 Flowers

[clueless_in_usa 8]

We? Got a mouse in your pocket?

Considering that highly feminist and pro woman USA does not acknowledge this day says something. Paradoxically, Russia and the Ukraine, famously male oriented and chauvinistic countries celebrate it. Life is truly a puzzle.

VV, your words reveal the truth: YOU do not appreciate women. YOU yourself just said so.

It's good to know. Do you appreciate men?

EDIT: Just to say that I forgot to mention that my wife was very happy to receive my acknowledgment on her special day. She appreciated my appreciation, and that is what matters to me.

Edited March 9, 2010 by clueless_in_usa

[Brad and Vika 129]

Brad-- what kind of flowers? I <3 Flowers

Looks like this

[Laveau 67]

Thank you!

And what a beautiful pic

[Sveta and Ko 0]

We can't live with women, we can't live without them. Dear ladies - be happy!!!

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

We appreciate you, and hope you have the best IWD ever.

Happy Ladies Day!

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Looks like this

Brad, you inglorious besterd! I am NOT showing that photo to Alla!

I sent her flowers at school and they delivered them to her class she student teaches. But I don't think they looked that good.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Brad, you inglorious besterd! I am NOT showing that photo to Alla!

I sent her flowers at school and they delivered them to her class she student teaches. But I don't think they looked that good.

Awww shucks. I know Alla appreciates all that you do. Please congratulate her on IWD from both of us!

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

We? Got a mouse in your pocket?

Considering that highly feminist and pro woman USA does not acknowledge this day says something. Paradoxically, Russia and the Ukraine, famously male oriented and chauvinistic countries celebrate it. Life is truly a puzzle.

We need to learn 'em proper! Alla is teaching English classes now, VV, aren't you thrilled that now a former Komsomol student officer is teaching English in America? I'm damn proud of her. here 18 months and now she is teachin Americans to speak English! You go GIRL! Anyway, I had her flowers delivered to her class today and she used it as a teaching moment to learn her class proper about womens day! I am sure that makes you happy, VV. I try to do my part.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

If I make comments you don't like, I try to take ownership of them by using "I statements." That way I don't presume to speak for all men. Other than that, speak your mind...or heart.

And if this day represents an authentically important day for you...enjoy. If you're just playing it up for your wife, then I see you're a good American husband who knows how to play the game. Not noble, but practical.

"We" is plural and refers to more than one. I agree with Brad and therefore the use of "we" is not only proper, it is very generous and gracious of Brad. But he is that kinda guy. Look at the flowers he sends...dammit.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

I'll cite your copy/paste source for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day

Also, is Wikipedia now an approved RUB source? I ask because:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=3596148

Also, this from your Wikipedia citation:

Just curious, do you celebrate Christmas on December 25th? You do realize that Christmas used to be a pagan holiday, don't you? Same with Easter. Do you send your mother a card or call her on Mother's Day? You do realize that the "Mother's Day Proclomation," which was pretty much the first time Mother's Day was celebrated in the US, was actually a call to pacificsm, don't you? Or that patriotic celebration, "President's Day?" It's actually no longer a celebration of Washingtons birthday, was never a celebration of Lincoln's birthday, and in fact will never legislatively fall on Washington's birthday ever again.

The point about holidays is what you make of them, not their history. You want to ignore your wife on this day, go right ahead. But why rain on everybody else's parade?

In this house Christmas is Jan 7th but we celebrate New Years with gifts in the Ukraine/communist tradition. We save, minimum 50% on gifts that way, which makes it a damn capitalist way to celebrate a communist expediency of a holiday.

[Brad and Vika 129]

In this house Christmas is Jan 7th but we celebrate New Years with gifts in the Ukraine/communist tradition. We save, minimum 50% on gifts that way, which makes it a damn capitalist way to celebrate a communist expediency of a holiday.

Never thought of that, but the rest of my American relatives would never go for it.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Oh by the way, I noticed the floral department at my local Safeway had some "International Women's Day" signs up. Not quite the big production that Valentine's gets, but it was kinda cool to see.

Oh, big deal. Our local Price Chopper grocery has the phrase "thank you" in many laguages all over the front wall, including Russian "Spaceeba" in Cyrillic! Nyah, nyah.