Merry Christmas! vs. Happy Holidays! (boycott, Miami, represent, controversy)

[Guero]

Originally Posted by Who?Me?!

Well, let's keep it going to over 50 pages....afterall, NO one has answered my questions:

What part of Christmas have you lost?

What has been taken away from you?


You still can decorate a tree.

You can still spend too much money on crap nobody wants.

You can still watch football as many do to celebrate Christmas.

You can still get stressed out.

You can still turn your children into greedy screaming monsters.

You can still fight the crowds at the mall.

You can still eat too much.

You can still go to church.

You can still say Merry Christmas.

You can still fight with your relatives.



What are you missing???????

Control over the rest of us with respect to how we view the holiday.

[saganista]

Originally Posted by Yeledaf

And to quote Tiny Tim, God Bless Us, EVERYONE!!!!

Actually, that book has more to do with all this seasonal hoopla than that other one does...

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

Excuse my ignorance/confusion, but what do I have in common with the Virgin Mary? Aside from being a woman, that is... oh, and I guess the Jewish thing.

Where's your sense of humor gizmo.lol

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by CamaroGuy

Where's your sense of humor gizmo.lol

That was my sense of humor... it's that dry, sarcastic Jewish humor - LOL.

(although I was confused at first by your comment!)

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

That was my sense of humor... it's that dry, sarcastic Jewish humor - LOL.

(although I was confused at first by your comment!)

Well there is truth to what I said.:-)

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by CamaroGuy

Well there is truth to what I said.:-)

The Jewish woman part, yes... the virgin part, ummmmm, no.

[gizmo980]

Oh, but for the record... I don't believe Mary was a virgin either.

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

The Jewish woman part, yes... the virgin part, ummmmm, no.

Hahahah:-) There's also truth to the line: "Without Jews there would be no Christmas."lol

[jps-teacher]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

Oh, but for the record... I don't believe Mary was a virgin either.

Given that the original translates equally well as "young girl," I can understand that.

*ducks flying debris*

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by CamaroGuy

Hahahah:-) There's also truth to the line: "Without Jews there would be no Christmas."lol

True dat.

Btw, I went shopping yesterday, and it was literally Christmas Christmas Christmas everywhere I went... wreaths on the door at Starbucks, CHRISTMAS cards (yes, they said the word!) and displays at the supermarket, and endless corny Christmas music in every store. So if there is a war on this holiday, the warriors aren't doing a very good job.

I was shopping in one store for over an hour, and the music started to irritate me after a while - I mean, we're talking the CORNIEST of Christmas tunes, like "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." The clerk overheard me groaning at one song, and she laughed and said "Imagine how I feel; we've been listening to it since November 1st!" November 1st?? Wow! And she was a Black woman who was talking earlier about a Christmas party, so it's pretty likely she celebrates it. Anyway, just thought I'd share the good news that Christmas is still alive and well... even here in the very non-Christian Bay Area, LOL.