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December 04, 2007
Ohforcryinoutloud!
Will the stupidity ever end?
The founders of the Green Hanukkia campaign found that every candle that burns completely produces 15 grams of carbon dioxide. If an estimated one million Israeli households light for eight days, they said, it would do significant damage to the atmosphere.
"The campaign calls for Jews around the world to save the last candle and save the planet, so we won't need another miracle," said Liad Ortar, the campaign's cofounder, who runs the Arkada environmental consulting firm and the Ynet Web site's environmental forum.
As if we Jews didn't have enough to worry about:
Thanks for the tip, DoubleU!
Posted by LindaSoG at December 4, 2007 01:03 PM
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"The unlit candle could be the 'shamash', which is not required for the mitzva..."
You should 'shamash' your tiny little fist into his nose.......repeatedly .....until he understands the words, "Leave us Alone!".
But, not to fear Dear Lady. In the interest of Interfaith Cooperation, (not to mention, I got the idea from Algore), I as an Old Testament Christian shall refrain from lighting ANY candles this year.
You, M'Lady may have my "Candle Credit" and light your Shamash. Feel free to pass the remainder of my "Candle Credits" on to all of your single girlfriends.....(California based is not bad).
I'll bet DoubleU and the rest of your suitors will join in wholeheartedly!
"Christians for Candles" is a groundswell movement that will span the globe, I tell you!!
The wise Wollf wishes you well.....
Hmmm...what about my fireplace?
Dolts. Hey, I meant it 'bout the Ladies, it's getting cold.........
Wollf
Posted by: howlsatmoon at December 4, 2007 02:45 PM
Well ... uh ... what about scented candles? Votive candles? Vigil candles? Hey, what about fireplaces? Good grief, and all those bah-bee-queue grills. Oh, the humanity. Pity the poor polar bears.
I'm firmly instructing my wife to stop burning candles on her altar when she does her novenas and other prayers. And I'll go 'round the neighborhood telling all these rednecks they gotta stop burning Kingsford charcoal in their back yards.
Then I'll stop by the bishop's office and explain that candles are killing the children of sub-Saharan Africa by raising the earth's temperature. I'm sure that'll be well received.
I'll let you know how it all turns out.
Posted by: eros total at December 4, 2007 05:27 PM
From oppressing poor Palis to destroying the earth by candle, there's nothing those pesky Jews can't do!
Happy Hanukkah and Am Yisrael Chai.
p.s. You looked very regal in that black dress.
Posted by: Vinnie at December 4, 2007 06:03 PM
So is this just wax candles or electric candles?
Posted by: DoubleU at December 4, 2007 06:47 PM
Happy Hannukah Linda. Who'd have thought the oxygen sensitive founders of the Green Hanukkia campaign were like the Holothuroidea class of Echinoderms with the commonality of extracting oxygen through a pair of 'lungs' or respiratory 'trees' that branch off the cloaca just inside the anus. Next they'll announce that they all drive Volvo's, slam their Starbucks's Lattes and swear their pot-smoking is carbon neutral.
Posted by: Jack at December 4, 2007 07:30 PM
Happy Hannukah, the old fashioned way!
(And I would counter these eco-nuts by saying that since G-d performed the miracle, He obviously foresaw any potential problems with burning candles through the ages, and considered all that carbon all right.)
Posted by: Kevin K at December 5, 2007 06:43 AM