Politically correct Christmas greeting
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Phoenix Psaltery
Ninja Wizard
Join date: 25 Feb 2005
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12-15-2005 10:41
We wish you a Merry Christmas, or... Those of us who in the privacy of our own thoughts and with no outside pressure to conform to a model contrary to our personal belief system wish to offer anyone who might choose to accept our words a seasonally appropriate, ethnically acceptable, gender non-specific and as the case may be, religiously applicable or neutral hope that the events, celebrations, meditations and other experiences in which you may or may not participate surrounding the approximate time-span of the winter solstice (as an astronomical but not necessarily cultural, social or religious concept) will meet or exceed the expected parameters you have personally, without undue outside influence, established for them, do in fact offer such wish only to those parties whose desire it is to receive such wish, and to no other parties whatsoever. This wish is void wherever taxed, licensed or prohibited, and is not intended to suggest or promote any religious, cultural or ethnic expression relative to this season of the year superior or prior to any other expression or time of year, and is intended solely for those who wish to receive it, and is offered with profound apologies to any who may prefer not to hear it but have for one reason or another accidentally become exposed to its message. Any party wishing to promulgate this greeting must donate a predetermined fee into a fund will be established for crisis counselling to ameliorate the suffering of any parties whose sensibilities are unduly offended upon hearing, reading, or otherwise receiving this greeting.  P2 |
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Chance Abattoir
Future Rockin' Resmod
Join date: 3 Apr 2004
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12-15-2005 10:50
Did you write that? It was funny.
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Jessica Robertson
Registered User
Join date: 3 Dec 2004
Posts: 412
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12-15-2005 10:57
You're a lawyer, aren't you?
Jessica
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Billy Grace
Land Market Facilitator
Join date: 8 Mar 2004
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12-15-2005 11:48
Merry Christmas to you too! 
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Juro Kothari
Like a dog on a bone
Join date: 4 Sep 2003
Posts: 4,418
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12-15-2005 11:57
Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah! As Virgin says.
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Sally Rosebud
the girl next door
Join date: 3 May 2005
Posts: 2,505
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12-16-2005 13:33
Ok, today there was a guy sitting on the corner of the main intersection of my town, sitting in a lawn chair, wearing a Santa hat, holding a sign.
This sign said:
Merry Christmas VS. Happy Holidays
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!
Pretty much sums up how I feel about it! Also it shows how crazy some people are...
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Jake Reitveld
Emperor of Second Life
Join date: 9 Mar 2005
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12-16-2005 14:14
There is only one Greeting anyone needs to know this time of year: Happy Birthday Jake!
Also, because I wi9sh good will and peace to everyone regardless of race, creed, politcial affiliation or religion, its acceptable to greet each other by saying "I wish you a Happy Jake's Birthday."
Oh and feel free to send me birthday presents, or if you are Ingrid, to wrap yourself in wrapping paper and sing happy birthdays while slowy unwrapping. Lol
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
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12-16-2005 14:16
I like calling it Xmas, 'cuz X marks the spot!
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Chance Abattoir
Future Rockin' Resmod
Join date: 3 Apr 2004
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12-16-2005 14:19
From: Torley Torgeson I like calling it Xmas, 'cuz X marks the spot! For Pastafarian Pirate booty?
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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12-16-2005 17:45
Ooh. I love to tell folk the etymology of "Xmas" when they get concerned with its usage. In the American Heritage Dictionary one can read: Used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of , “Christ.” In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, “Christian.” But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (eksmas). Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas. For the rebellious this means you should use the word "god-doesn't-exist-mas" instead of Xmas to raise hackles in the future. ~Ulrika~
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Neehai Zapata
Unofficial Parent
Join date: 8 Apr 2004
Posts: 1,970
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12-16-2005 17:47
Christmas is the celebration of a loose woman who convinced the world she got pregnant without a penis.
Didn't we all honey. Didn't we all.
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Enoch Lameth
Where're my pants?
Join date: 1 Nov 2005
Posts: 131
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12-16-2005 19:15
Orwell would be proud. Or horrified. I'm not sure.
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
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12-16-2005 19:19
From: Ulrika Zugzwang Ooh. I love to tell folk the etymology of "Xmas" when they get concerned with its usage. In the American Heritage Dictionary one can read: Used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of , “Christ.” In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, “Christian.” But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (eksmas). Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas. For the rebellious this means you should use the word "god-doesn't-exist-mas" instead of Xmas to raise hackles in the future. ~Ulrika~ Hehehe... I wish more peeps would do their research. *mas is kind of a funny way to spell it too. |
