[OT] Politically Correct Season's Greetings

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all...and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2005, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great (not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "America" in the Western hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual orientation of the wishee.

This wish is limited to the customary and usual good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first. "Holiday" is not intended to, nor shall it be considered, limited to the usual Judeo-Christian celebrations or observances, or to such activities of any organized or ad hoc religious community, group, individual or belief (or lack thereof).

Note: By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all. This greeting is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. This greeting implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for the wishee her/himself or others, or responsibility for the consequences which may arise from the implementation or non-implementation of same. This greeting is void where prohibited by law.

YMMV, AFAIK, TANSTAAFL, HTH, etc.

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Al Superczynski
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Al Superczynski wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Happy Birthday Jesus.

Reply to
Gray Ghost

What Al said

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Kevin(Bluey)

Merry Christmas Al

You are one of the great ones here :)

Allan

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AM

Wow, Al, that was quite entertaining and a bit of a drift from your usual laconic postings. I'll be saving that and applying it elsewhere. I must have missed the memo; what's this:

Tanx, and Happy Holidaze! 8^)

The Keeper (of too much crap!)

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Keeper

"Last Christmas most people had a hard time finding Christmas cards that indicated in any way that Christmas commemorated Someone's Birth. Easter they will have the same difficulty in finding Easter cards that contain any suggestion that Easter commemorates a certain event. There will be rabbits and eggs and spring flowers, but a hint of the Resurrection will be hard to find. Now, all this begins with the designers of the cards."

Henry Ford The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem

1921
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Tom Cervo

Go and read Heinlein's _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ and all will be explained : )

Reply to
Jeff C

it's actually a lot older than heinlwin. there ain't no such thing as a free lunch amen!

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e

long ramble edited:

Al:

It's time for your medicine!

Bill Shuey :-) Merry Christmas

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William H. Shuey
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Digital_Cowboy
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Digital_Cowboy

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com (Tom Cervo) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mb-m05.aol.com:

I rather don't think this is an, ahem, "Jewish" problem. Most of the Jewish folks I've known were religious and respectful of other people's views. I think the group you want to target here is the ACLU, International Secularists and anyone else who thinks they have something better to worship, like the state.

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Gray Ghost

I was always astonished at the characters in the book running around saying this all the time - have you tried pronouncing it ? Better than just grokking you're but an egg, though :-)

Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson has another acronym of this ilk, but maybe more useful: DOLLIGAF - 'does it look like I give a ........' I'll be using that the next time someone attempts to discuss the Rivet-Per-Inch count or the exact diameter of a Dzus Fastener.

A very happy and prosperous new year to all. Here's to a reduction in the loft insulation !! (started an Airfix 1/72 BAC Lightning F3 today to get the ball rolling)

cheers, and confusion to the rivet counters !! Damian

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Damian

DILLIGAF (sheesh....)

again :-)

Reply to
Damian

One fo the characters mishears it as "tone staple", so there's a pronunciation clue...

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Jeff C

how about a translation for those of us who haven't read it?

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Eyeball2002308

guess the dreaded killfile strikes again ? I replied to a post giving the answer....

whatever:- There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Damian

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Damian

Sure, but it's still a bit of a mouthful to precede (and follow) each conversational element with :-) Having read the book in my youth, my overwhelming impression was of people exclaiming 'TANSTAAFL!' to all and sundry, which overpowered the actual point he was trying to get across. Because of that I haven't bothered to read it since (but might do so now), and have thoroughly worn out my NEL copy of Glory Road instead. That had a much more salubrious effect on me as a 14 year old !!

cheers Damian

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Damian

the most "christian" person in her actions is a little jewish girl who has saved my ass several times. so that puts all religions in perspective for me.

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e

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