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Mariana

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66. When I worked retail the reverse was much more common.

Fri Dec 26, 2014, 05:16 PM

Dec 2014

People would get pissed off if you didn't say Merry Christmas. You didn't even have to say Happy Holidays, if you just said a generic Thank You For Shopping At XYZ Store during the month of December there were people who would snarl Merry CHRISTmas! at you. I have never understood some people's need to have strangers acknowledge their particular holiday.

I do understand how people get annoyed with it. With the Christmas crap and the music and all starting in October now, everyone hears it hundreds of times. Often it's insincere, from people who are made to say it by their employers, and who don't really give a fuck about you and your holiday. It can get old, even for people who do celebrate Christmas.

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Passenger on plane removed by secuirty after flipping out when attendant said "Merry Christmas" [View all] davidn3600 Dec 2014 OP

Deserved chickenfairy Dec 2014 #1

A casualty of the faux war on Christmas - but LiberalElite Dec 2014 #2

isn't that pic the planes that recently bumped into each other? Skittles Dec 2014 #3

Way to be an asshole... bobclark86 Dec 2014 #4

drunk p eople also. elehhhhna Dec 2014 #8

ExFreakingZactly! Thank you, Bob. Cha Dec 2014 #10

Has anyone ever wished a white person Happy Kwanzaa? oberliner Dec 2014 #13

I'm white and I've been wished Happy Kwanzaa. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #40

I got wished a happy kwanzaa by an atheist friend--who also wished me merry christmas, happy niyad Dec 2014 #59

Was his first name Sean?... n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #5

would have ignored both completely Ramses Dec 2014 #6

A New York Post article from an anonymous source... Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #7

People seem to be ignoring this fact oberliner Dec 2014 #17

Those are all good questions Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #20

An entire conversation is transcribed and no one is named oberliner Dec 2014 #27

come on man, no one is saying it was you shaayecanaan Dec 2014 #47

What? oberliner Dec 2014 #49

Yep. The only people I see flipping out are the ones DEMANDING others say Marr Dec 2014 #52

I have never heard a single person get upset about Merry Christmas either Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #53

It happens. Ask anyone who works retail. joeglow3 Dec 2014 #54

Well if it happened the New York Post should provide the recording Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #55

When I worked retail the reverse was much more common. Mariana Dec 2014 #66

As I was reading this, AwakeAtLast Dec 2014 #58

He could have just said "you too" and moved on... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #9

I wondered if it was a DUer lol. cwydro Dec 2014 #11

Which I have never understood why people get so bent over. I mean ya I have had a horrible year cstanleytech Dec 2014 #22

Same here MissDeeds Dec 2014 #26

Thank you and the same to you as well. nt cstanleytech Dec 2014 #28

Why? maced666 Dec 2014 #33

He could have said "bah humbug" and moved on.. but, NOOOOOOOOO.. he had to get himself Cha Dec 2014 #12

Story is most likely BS oberliner Dec 2014 #14

It's such a "cool story bro" Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #18

Yeah - no one is named at all oberliner Dec 2014 #24

Why assume the jackass is left wing? maced666 Dec 2014 #31

Not assuming anything other than the dubious nature of the NY Post oberliner Dec 2014 #32

Fake stories don't generally name the airline, the day and the actual flight number (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #37

How did they come across the story? oberliner Dec 2014 #41

I googled the incident and the NY Post seems to be the only source, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #51

Dumbassery on holiday display SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2014 #15

As an atheist, this guy was an idiot. nt Logical Dec 2014 #16

Ditto! Takket Dec 2014 #25

What an idiot. Texasgal Dec 2014 #19

He should be grateful he wasn't removed at 25,000 feet. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2014 #21

the employees of Air Crandall have a dim view of their customers quadrature Dec 2014 #23

Passengers cheered lol maced666 Dec 2014 #29

where was mr. scrooge headed on christmas day? spanone Dec 2014 #30

What a dumbass thing to flip out over Warpy Dec 2014 #34

Stupid to flip out (if this really occurred). Also, poor training on part of the airline. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #35

Ummm.... "Merry Christmas" is not a "religious wish". Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #36

You're wishing people to clebrate and enjoy a holiday HERVEPA Dec 2014 #38

And the origin of Thanksgiving was the Pilgrims thanking God for a bountiful harvest. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #42

I wasn't discusing Thanksgiving. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #44

You were discussing a religious holiday, whathehell Dec 2014 #46

Iwas discussing Christmas. I made no mention of how I felt about Thanksgiving, which has a much HERVEPA Dec 2014 #48

Fine, then WE were discussing Thanksgiving whathehell Dec 2014 #57

I think the onus is on the perpetually offended to remove the stick from their ass. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #45

You'd Be Right If This Were 1920 ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #62

What an asshole.... blackspade Dec 2014 #39

I'm glad assholes like him will remain forever in the minority. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #43

I was at a meeting last week where two republicans flipped out when Zorra Dec 2014 #50

I am not a Christian Marrah_G Dec 2014 #56

Oh, that zany Richard Dawkins. Won't he ever learn? Orrex Dec 2014 #60

What A Tool! ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #61

I had a lot of people greet me with Merry Christmas yesterday, as a Jew I replied dilby Dec 2014 #63

Jesus, Santa, next time just take a dramaine like you did last year. randome Dec 2014 #64

Passenger Identified... yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #65