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View Poll Results: "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" ???
Merry Christmas! 175 59.93%
Happy Holidays! 38 13.01%
I don't care! 79 27.05%
Voters: 292. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 12-04-2008, 03:20 AM
 
Location: The Coldest Place
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Originally Posted by Who?Me?! View Post
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.
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Old 12-04-2008, 05:19 AM
 
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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...
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Old 12-04-2008, 08:10 AM
 
Location: Cali
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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
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Old 12-04-2008, 02:47 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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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!)
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Old 12-04-2008, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Cali
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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.:-)
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Old 12-04-2008, 03:11 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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Well there is truth to what I said.:-)
The Jewish woman part, yes... the virgin part, ummmmm, no.
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Old 12-04-2008, 03:15 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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Oh, but for the record... I don't believe Mary was a virgin either.
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Old 12-04-2008, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Cali
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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
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Old 12-05-2008, 02:53 AM
 
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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*
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Old 12-05-2008, 06:24 AM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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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.
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