Ihsan

وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Those who struggle for Us - We shall guide them on Our paths, and Allah is with those who do what is beautiful. (Quran 29:69)

Ihsan front/main page

Journey of Discovery

Hajj feature page

The Blessed Month of Dhul Hijjah

Sunday, December 26, 2004

Happy Boxing Day!

I always assumed Boxing Day was marketing slang for the one and only day English retailers un-clenched their stingy buttocks for 12 glorious hours to offer massive discounts... boy was I mistaken... apparently the term Boxing Day dates back to an Dickensesque era when the gap between rich & poor was the difference between being drawn by a carriage and having your foot smashed by one's oak-wheel... The good ole' days when a tuxedo clad stately clubbed one's forehead for not raising one's hat.

Turns out, Boxing Day originates from the more-fortunate 'boxing up' their superfluous gifts and handing them out to those less fortunate...

...But what did peasants do with sturgeon-eggs and elephant rifles... Burgundy safari-suits... jewel encrusted piss pots...? Pink Marzipan lingerie? Guess they all make fine gifts to thy lord... the following Christmas...

More on Boxing Day here...

1 comment(s):

This must have been before you could take your gift down to the store and exchange it for something better (or sell it on e-bay). That's the annual ritual of Dec. 26th... These days we workers don't even get a decent "office party" - we have to pay for that ourselves!

By Anonymous, at 12/27/2004 09:18:00 AM

A reading list

Click here for an Ihsan bloggers reading list on Amazon

Podcast

Click here to Listen/Subscribe to Ihsan Podcast on Itunes

Cartoons

Click on thumbnail

Ihsan
About وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ Those who struggle for Us - We shall guide them on Our paths, and Allah is with those who do what is beautiful. (Quran 29:69) Home Ihsan front/main page Hajj Journey of Discovery Hajj feature page The Blessed Month of Dhul Hijjah Previous Happy Boxing Day! Contributors redwood highlands RSS feed	Sunday, December 26, 2004 Happy Boxing Day! I always assumed Boxing Day was marketing slang for the one and only day English retailers un-clenched their stingy buttocks for 12 glorious hours to offer massive discounts... boy was I mistaken... apparently the term Boxing Day dates back to an Dickensesque era when the gap between rich & poor was the difference between being drawn by a carriage and having your foot smashed by one's oak-wheel... The good ole' days when a tuxedo clad stately clubbed one's forehead for not raising one's hat. Turns out, Boxing Day originates from the more-fortunate 'boxing up' their superfluous gifts and handing them out to those less fortunate... ...But what did peasants do with sturgeon-eggs and elephant rifles... Burgundy safari-suits... jewel encrusted piss pots...? Pink Marzipan lingerie? Guess they all make fine gifts to thy lord... the following Christmas... More on Boxing Day here... posted by theoneandonly at 12/26/2004 01:28:00 PM 1 comment(s): This must have been before you could take your gift down to the store and exchange it for something better (or sell it on e-bay). That's the annual ritual of Dec. 26th... These days we workers don't even get a decent "office party" - we have to pay for that ourselves! By Anonymous, at 12/27/2004 09:18:00 AM Post a Comment << Home	A reading list Click here for an Ihsan bloggers reading list on Amazon Podcast Click here to Listen/Subscribe to Ihsan Podcast on Itunes Cartoons Click on thumbnail

Ihsan

About

Home

Hajj

Previous