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agreed! i used to wish people Merry Christmas all the time and i'm not even Christian NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #1
That's EXACTLY my new position on it. I will not say a damn thing unless they do first... Cooley Hurd Dec 2013 #4
You know grandpamike1 Dec 2013 #59
"The 'war' on Christmas' is so phony" nt caledesi Dec 2013 #110
I think it is kind of real and Fox news started it because they love war. Maraya1969 Dec 2013 #131
the collection of antique cards bluemarkers Dec 2013 #116
I say "Peace on earth, goodwill toward all". Makes the Fundies tsuki Dec 2013 #134
Peace and good will are in short supply this year n/t arcane1 Dec 2013 #2
This has been going on for years. Mariana Dec 2013 #17
It is all about who can be the whiniest victim SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2013 #72
I think you pretty much nailed it right there. Mapletonian Dec 2013 #91
calling them adults... icarusxat Dec 2013 #97
You absolutely have hit the nail on the head.... llmart Dec 2013 #137
Peace and good will have always been in short supply japple Dec 2013 #50
Faux has the Midas touch. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #3
Good one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #29
That's the Midas Touch in Reverse! n/t Dread Pirate Roberts Dec 2013 #34
Otherwise known as the Sadim Touch. n/t aggiesal Dec 2013 #75
What do these people say AFTER Christmas? narnian60 Dec 2013 #5
Exactly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #32
Your explanation is too long... mazzarro Dec 2013 #92
They have tunnel vision ...there are Jews, Muslims and caledesi Dec 2013 #112
I still use two separate greetings.... chillfactor Dec 2013 #6
But there are more holidays that "Christmas" and "New Years" Cooley Hurd Dec 2013 #7
These are the ones I celebrate with the family. OnlinePoker Dec 2013 #142
I say Happy Holidays if it's someone I won't see for both holidays. I take the S in holidays as okaawhatever Dec 2013 #8
Same here. 840high Dec 2013 #21
Before Fox... busterbrown Dec 2013 #45
1955 record cover "Happy Holiday" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #9
Obviously she's a BAD Catholic. progressoid Dec 2013 #86
Well said GETPLANING Dec 2013 #10
1959 record cover "Seasons Greetings" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #11
I had a very similar thought today after an awkward exchange between a nice lady and myself Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #12
I'm so fucken fed up with it all I don't say anything anymore, and I've taken to beginning RKP5637 Dec 2013 #13
Righteous rant. Tell it to Faux News. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #14
As they are destroying everything I doubt avebury Dec 2013 #42
Well said! nt caledesi Dec 2013 #113
Let it go they are the ones that are hurting not you and so .... Botany Dec 2013 #15
I always thought happy holidays meant Christmas and New Years... onlyadream Dec 2013 #16
Hmm rdchili96 Dec 2013 #136
Actually I never heard of Kwanza until the mid 90s! onlyadream Dec 2013 #140
Newspaper advertising 1962 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #18
I love that era of graphic art. Thanks for posting! nt adirondacker Dec 2013 #62
Joyous Holiday 1962 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #19
Magazine cover 1962 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #20
K & R Liberal_Dog Dec 2013 #22
And Greetings 1952 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #23
Well, you shouldn't be persecuting Christians that way. Mariana Dec 2013 #24
1894 Happy Holidays book Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #35
He should have said AAO Dec 2013 #79
Faux News has fucked up their viewers lives enough TexasTowelie Dec 2013 #25
I think there is a real truth in this idea. They've actually instilled and fomented hatred in their Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #141
Good post Cooley Hurd. savalez Dec 2013 #26
Happy Solstice too! tavalon Dec 2013 #122
lol savalez Dec 2013 #124
1922 Yuletide Greetings postcard Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #27
Whoever sent that is clearly roasting in THE pit of fire and brimstone right now... stillwaiting Dec 2013 #95
I say "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas" which ever comes to mind at the time. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #28
1928 "Holiday Message" Oldsmobile advertising record Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #30
Oldsmobile? eridani Dec 2013 #64
When I am confronted by the "IT'S MERRY CHRISTMAS" crowd, I reply like this: Gore1FL Dec 2013 #31
but Christmas isn't till January 6th! mwooldri Dec 2013 #88
Thank You! obxhead Dec 2013 #33
I have always used them interchangably. Never thought about it. Faygo Kid Dec 2013 #36
Agreed etherealtruth Dec 2013 #37
In 1659 Christians started the real war on christmas: Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #38
That may be the best one yet. progressoid Dec 2013 #87
Don't let some cranky jerk make YOU feel bad! Besides, I thought holiday came from "holy day"... deurbano Dec 2013 #39
If you think about it drm604 Dec 2013 #40
The best solution is don't say anything unless greeted first AAO Dec 2013 #81
The irony.... pokerfan Dec 2013 #41
Insane. Maybe it's best just to say Hello and Goodbye. tblue Dec 2013 #118
I don't see the difficulty. Quasimodem Dec 2013 #43
I learned about Ganapathia just last night tavalon Dec 2013 #123
whether mercuryblues Dec 2013 #44
Bing Crosby conservative enough? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #46
Yep, so, Fox then must feel he's an UnAmerican atheist bastard huh? cascadiance Dec 2013 #111
Who would have thought that... mdbl Dec 2013 #47
Unfortunately Eisenhower not conservative enough for Fox: 1954 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #48
You must have missed the FUCK CHRISTMAS!! thread a few days ago. BKH70041 Dec 2013 #49
Not even Reagan conservative enough: 1987 Whitehouse card Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #51
The war against Christmas on the crawl. hay rick Dec 2013 #52
We have so many information wars we are fighting right now tavalon Dec 2013 #125
Fox News seasonal card from 2011. Spot any reference to Christ? Christ-mas? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #53
Shouldn't the sheep be behind the Fox sleigh.... JusticeForAll Dec 2013 #60
Tim "Happy Holidays" Tebow not christian enough? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #54
Happy Holidays 2011 from Fox Music Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #55
very well said- knr Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #56
FOX takes what is good KT2000 Dec 2013 #57
I used to say "Merry Christmas" eridani Dec 2013 #58
That's rich! AAO Dec 2013 #82
Rep. Nat. Committee is warring against christmas, 2012 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #61
US Army war on christmas: Camp Ramadi Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #63
Actually, "Happy Holidays" is the more Christian greeting... dsharp88 Dec 2013 #65
+1 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #66
Catholic University wars on christmas Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #67
It’s those flying carpets again polynomial Dec 2013 #68
Southern Methodist (Plano, Texas) war on christmas Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #69
US Navy war on christmas Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #70
I've taken to saying Happy Solstice. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #71
Faux News is a cancer on American society chungking34 Dec 2013 #73
You're right, of course. BellaKos Dec 2013 #83
I agree, everything has to be a controversy with them. Sad that even for Christmas you have to Raine Dec 2013 #74
Between Dec. 1 and Jan. 6... BobTheSubgenius Dec 2013 #76
Good thing you didn't say "Seasons' Greetings"!! AAO Dec 2013 #77
yep. they are corroding America one rusty lugnut at a time Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #78
Next time someone tells me merry Xmas AAO Dec 2013 #80
Dear DU BellaKos Dec 2013 #84
Ye-ah! All those suckers who get Sucked in by Cha Dec 2013 #85
They are more efficient than The Grinch... NealK Dec 2013 #89
K&R. Fox "News" sucks for many reasons. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #90
Unless I am with someone face to face or know their religion.... Swede Atlanta Dec 2013 #93
Your last paragraph says it all tavalon Dec 2013 #126
We need to celebrate a new FOX inspired holiday. Ganja Ninja Dec 2013 #94
How about we call it... icarusxat Dec 2013 #98
Romney treestar Dec 2013 #109
Seinfeld Day.(NT) The Wizard Dec 2013 #115
Faux Noise is just carrying water for the fundies TexasProgresive Dec 2013 #96
By saying "Santa Claus is white"... Iggo Dec 2013 #99
I have noticed that the more emphatically they say Merry Christmas the more likely they are to be underpants Dec 2013 #100
Nothing like libodem Dec 2013 #101
It is the intent of faux news to warp the meaning of Christmas randr Dec 2013 #102
Happy Holidays has been used for as long as I can remember liberal N proud Dec 2013 #103
Yet on "Family Guy" HoosierCowboy Dec 2013 #104
These people are haters and it would not matter what some people said to them lunasun Dec 2013 #105
Haters gonna hate tavalon Dec 2013 #127
True & if those non Christians they do not like greet them with "Merry Christmas!" enough lunasun Dec 2013 #138
when I have to interact with the "merry christmas" crowd, which I try to avoid, not out of fear, niyad Dec 2013 #106
I'm goign to just start saying "bah humbug" to people. With a smile, of course. Erose999 Dec 2013 #107
educational thread treestar Dec 2013 #108
Everyone at that The Wizard Dec 2013 #114
Did anyone consider? Thespian2 Dec 2013 #117
Jesus would barf tblue Dec 2013 #119
they should just be happy i don;t say FUCK OFF dembotoz Dec 2013 #120
We were talking about this at work tavalon Dec 2013 #121
Ahh, Christian fundie fox news watchers.... louis-t Dec 2013 #128
That's what Faux News hopes to do - make us feel dejected or stupid for being all inclusive LynneSin Dec 2013 #129
Eventually, someone Jewish is going to get pissed. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #130
K&R 200:) happy Holidays (which means Holy Days, right???) grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #132
Christmas doesn't take the asshole out of a Republican. santamargarita Dec 2013 #133
usually i just come back with RedstDem Dec 2013 #135
My mother (RIP) shocked me when I went over to her house tofuandbeer Dec 2013 #139
Holiday means "holy day" so when you wish someone "happy holidays" you're wishing them-- Moonwalk Dec 2013 #143
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