Merry Christmas to all...

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:2dLqf.645944$_o.489482@attbi_s71...
"In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season

In our VERY politically correct college town (one of our friends who works at the University of Iowa was ordered by
the HR director to remove a 6-inch ceramic Christmas tree from her desk, because it "might offend" someone!) it's
the norm to say "Happy Holidays!"

Almost NO ONE here says, "Merry Christmas!"

However, I take comfort in the knowledge that "Holiday" is derived from "Holy Day" -- and thus the PC Nazis are
actually inadvertently sanctioning saying the same thing as everyone else...

:-)

Merry Christmas!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I thought you were an agnostic?



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People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy
Hanukka!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!'" - Dave Barry

Is that where we get the Harvey Wallbanger?

Jose
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Jose wrote:
Is that where we get the Harvey Wallbanger?

Harvey must've been an athiest eh? :^)

Thanks, Monk! I enjoyed both of them.


On 22 Dec 2005 16:40:15 -0800, "Flyingmonk" wrote:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...86287851621640

I have posted the story below before, but it is My Christmas Story, so
I'll share it again... :^)

My grandfather came to the US to visit us a few years back. He stayed
for a year. He came in the Fall and made a comment about how all the
trees in the US are dying. "What is going on here in the US, why are
all the trees dying?", he said. "The mountains are becoming bald!(In
Thailand, trees don't loose their leaves, they are green all year
round.)

I took my girls to a tree farm and cut our Chritsmas tree. We brought
it home and decorate it like we do every year. "Why are you people
worshiping trees?", asked granddad. "Why are you giving that tree so
many presents?"

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone


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On 22 Dec 2005 16:40:15 -0800, Flyingmonk wrote:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...86287851621640

there is a part 2:
http://www.fazed.org/video/view/?id=128

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

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If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
W. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III, scene I

Well everyone, Christmas is over... Now if everyone could take a
moment and help Santa. He is missing one of his elves.

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=jzxuvt

The Monk