Happy Winter-een-mas!

Viper · 25 January 11, 11:09

As many of you undoubtedly know, today is the first day of Winter-een-mas, the gamers holiday.

I wish you all many races won, headshots made, items collected and credits earned.

Don't forget to wish all your fellow gamers a happy winter-een-mas!

gtrNL · 25 January 11, 15:22

Happy winter-ee-mas.

Have I just been rick-winter-ee-mas-rolled?

Viper · 26 January 11, 11:11

Nope, although this holiday is not exactly a wide-spread phenomenon.
Our buddies over in the New World should be a tad more familiar with it, but still...

Winter-een-mas is a holiday invented in a cartoon (Ctrl+Alt+Del) by one of it's characters.
It has since been celebrated by followers of the cartoon and getting somewhat more widespread a few years after.

It seems to have calmed down the last few years though.

But hey, if I can wish someone a happy day, why not go for it?

Just for the record, winter-een-mas is always the last seven days of January, not one particular day.

redi · 26 January 11, 11:13

I'll talk to my employer about this...

~~ravenmorpheus2k~~ · 26 January 11, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper

Nope, although this holiday is not exactly a wide-spread phenomenon.
Our buddies over in the New World should be a tad more familiar with it, but still...

Winter-een-mas is a holiday invented in a cartoon (Ctrl+Alt+Del) by one of it's characters.
It has since been celebrated by followers of the cartoon and getting somewhat more widespread a few years after.

It seems to have calmed down the last few years though.

But hey, if I can wish someone a happy day, why not go for it?

Just for the record, winter-een-mas is always the last seven days of January, not one particular day.

I am amazed the games industry hasn't capitalized on this. There missing a chance to squeeze some $ out of a holiday...

Viper · 27 January 11, 11:14

Haha, now there's a thought.
Maybe in a few years time Steam will have a "Winter-een-mas" sale period as the do with Christmas.

So Redi, any luck with getting time off?

Viper · 31 January 11, 11:45

Well, last day of Winter-een-mas today.
I've finished Assassins Creed 2 - a series that I can severely recommend - and plan on doing some "cleaning up" tonight (collecting feathers, contracts, hidden symbols etc) or do another game that I have on Steam.

It's rather senseless when you think of it really, since I'm more or less at liberty to do some gaming when I see fit, but something like Weemas brings some variation to life.

redi · 31 January 11, 11:57

Well getting time off from work isn't too much of a problem (have plenty of holidays in a year

), but at home they won't let me alone behind my PC for a week

Viper · 1 February 11, 11:23

Haha, well I'd take that as a compliment if I were you.

~~Jenny~~ · 11 February 11, 04:33

Hi Friends, I don't know about the Winter-een-mas... In what you do.. I seen first time..can anybody explain me.. is this do a special day in winter.

25 January 11, 11:09	#1
Viper Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Torhout, Flanders, The Great Kingdom of Belgium Age: 28	Happy Winter-een-mas! As many of you undoubtedly know, today is the first day of Winter-een-mas, the gamers holiday. I wish you all many races won, headshots made, items collected and credits earned. Don't forget to wish all your fellow gamers a happy winter-een-mas!

25 January 11, 15:22	#2
gtrNL Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Groningen, the Netherlands Age: 22	Happy winter-ee-mas. Have I just been rick-winter-ee-mas-rolled? Last edited by gtrNL; 27 January 11 at 08:12.

26 January 11, 11:11	#3
Viper Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Torhout, Flanders, The Great Kingdom of Belgium Age: 28	Nope, although this holiday is not exactly a wide-spread phenomenon. Our buddies over in the New World should be a tad more familiar with it, but still... Winter-een-mas is a holiday invented in a cartoon (Ctrl+Alt+Del) by one of it's characters. It has since been celebrated by followers of the cartoon and getting somewhat more widespread a few years after. It seems to have calmed down the last few years though. But hey, if I can wish someone a happy day, why not go for it? Just for the record, winter-een-mas is always the last seven days of January, not one particular day.

26 January 11, 11:13	#4
redi Superator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: On a thin crust covering a huge ball of hot molten stone whizzing through space Age: 40	I'll talk to my employer about this...

27 January 11, 11:14	#6
Viper Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Torhout, Flanders, The Great Kingdom of Belgium Age: 28	Haha, now there's a thought. Maybe in a few years time Steam will have a "Winter-een-mas" sale period as the do with Christmas. So Redi, any luck with getting time off?

31 January 11, 11:45	#7
Viper Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Torhout, Flanders, The Great Kingdom of Belgium Age: 28	Well, last day of Winter-een-mas today. I've finished Assassins Creed 2 - a series that I can severely recommend - and plan on doing some "cleaning up" tonight (collecting feathers, contracts, hidden symbols etc) or do another game that I have on Steam. It's rather senseless when you think of it really, since I'm more or less at liberty to do some gaming when I see fit, but something like Weemas brings some variation to life.

31 January 11, 11:57	#8
redi Superator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: On a thin crust covering a huge ball of hot molten stone whizzing through space Age: 40	Well getting time off from work isn't too much of a problem (have plenty of holidays in a year ), but at home they won't let me alone behind my PC for a week

1 February 11, 11:23	#9
Viper Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Torhout, Flanders, The Great Kingdom of Belgium Age: 28	Haha, well I'd take that as a compliment if I were you.

11 February 11, 04:33	#10
~~Jenny~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2011	Hi Friends, I don't know about the Winter-een-mas... In what you do.. I seen first time..can anybody explain me.. is this do a special day in winter.