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87. A very Merry Christmas to all here on DU.

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Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:56 AM

Dec 2015

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Its Christmas time. And once again, the DU Grinches are out and about. [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2015 OP

Have a happy holidays Johonny Dec 2015 #1

merry christmas to you saturnsring Dec 2015 #2

thank you for this. I taught school and carried on the traditions roguevalley Dec 2015 #39

Bill O'Reilly will LOVE this post. Scuba Dec 2015 #3

Bill'O Receives Special Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #35

Really? That's some crap and you know it. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #53

Thanks For Saying It 1SBM ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #76

As I said ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #77

Yep! ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #79

Amen ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #81

I always link my holiday greeting to the beliefs of the person I am greeting (if I know that). CTyankee Dec 2015 #4

I agree and do pretty much the same thing. I am always respectful of those who respect me Stinky The Clown Dec 2015 #5

Just give yourself over to all the holiday movies and get an xmas songs loop in your CTyankee Dec 2015 #28

Why would you never say happy holidays to someone you know celebrated Christmas ? Person 2713 Dec 2015 #57

Because that apparently offends them. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #59

But Happy Holidays as a phrase is not something new When did Irving Berlin become the anti Christmas Person 2713 Dec 2015 #60

"Holidays" originally meant "Holy Days" Flying Squirrel Dec 2015 #68

blah Xmas time is almost over, I'm waiting for Valentines day- Fucking Patriarchy! snooper2 Dec 2015 #6

I'm getting ready for the War on Easter pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #9

dear stinky in theory I agree mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #7

Have a wonderful holiday season ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #55

ok....stay strong..... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #64

I will never understand ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #69

Not so much Grinch, as much as irrational individuals in love with sounding clever. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #8

Greatest Page for your delightful post, my dear Stinky The Clown! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #10

Since you had to resort, as you admit, to "much interpretative hyperbole" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #11

+1 n/t trotsky Dec 2015 #22

In the spirit of the original St. Nicholas of Myra. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2015 #12

Merry Christmas! workinclasszero Dec 2015 #13

Merry Christmas to you too. meow2u3 Dec 2015 #14

Merry Xmas. I love Xmas. 840high Dec 2015 #15

+ ONE MILLION!!!! No Grinch will ever tarnish the Christmas memories I have lunamagica Dec 2015 #16

Happy Holidays Dorian Gray Dec 2015 #17

Merry Christmas to you, Stinky. brer cat Dec 2015 #18

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Ho!Ho!Ho! bigwillq Dec 2015 #19

Happy Holidays MattBaggins Dec 2015 #20

The reason you had fun at Christmas is because of your family, not belief in Santa. killbotfactory Dec 2015 #21

i think the point is that it's not a big deal if you do tell them some gifts were from santa JI7 Dec 2015 #46

Some love to whine... ileus Dec 2015 #23

Bah, humbug. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2015 #24

Oh and Merry Christmas. ileus Dec 2015 #25

Thank you so much! I love Christmas. grossproffit Dec 2015 #26

For you, Stinky. CrispyQ Dec 2015 #27

Thanks - Merry Christmas. George II Dec 2015 #29

happy holidays. nt Javaman Dec 2015 #30

You know what I never understood? Kids will believe in Santa Claus etal and also believe in god. valerief Dec 2015 #31

Their parents skepticscott Dec 2015 #33

Jeebus is Santa Claus for the Naughty List. nt valerief Dec 2015 #37

I love Christmas and think those who do should be respected. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #51

Where else do you think a marginalized minority should "bend over backwards" whatthehey Dec 2015 #62

If you notice, many slam Christmas celebrators and Christians yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #63

If you notice the VAST all-powerful majority in the US are Christians whatthehey Dec 2015 #65

Ok. Glad we both were able to explain ourselves. That is what I love about debate. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #66

And it's grreat that you can be so smugly blase about it whatthehey Dec 2015 #67

And you get to cut into a convo. Congrats. Great about America is everyone can believe what they e yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #72

Sorry, but "tolerance" does not mean skepticscott Dec 2015 #75

Oh please. That is incorrect. It you were right then those hating Islam would be ok yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #78

What utter bullshit skepticscott Dec 2015 #83

There's no objective truth The2ndWheel Dec 2015 #42

If you view "santa claus" as the anthropomorphic personification of the spirit of christmas, uppityperson Dec 2015 #47

Because you can easily prove that there's no Santa Claus by staying up all night Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #56

So why don't you just tell us skepticscott Dec 2015 #32

It's here in GD with almost 300 replies. Don't know how you missed it... Hekate Dec 2015 #44

actually their reasoning that learning Santa isn't real damages kids is the same as Jack Chick's MisterP Dec 2015 #34

Merry Christmas! n/t deutsey Dec 2015 #36

Great post, Stinky MissDeeds Dec 2015 #38

I have to agree here. liberalhistorian Dec 2015 #40

F Christmas! lancer78 Dec 2015 #41

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Stinky Hekate Dec 2015 #43

My wife loves Christmas, my kids love Christmas... hunter Dec 2015 #45

Just got our card from Jimmy Carter. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #48

Merry Christmas, Stinky! Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #49

Lol Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #50

+1000 RandySF Dec 2015 #54

Merry Christmas and Maligayang Pasko from us. RandySF Dec 2015 #52

Merry Christmas Stinky DashOneBravo Dec 2015 #58

It's just the way of it - best not to let it get you down. el_bryanto Dec 2015 #61

there's gonna be a lot of pants loaded over this one MisterP Dec 2015 #70

Merry Christmas Stinky & all who celebrate it. lovemydog Dec 2015 #71

Fuck Christmas TransitJohn Dec 2015 #73

Meri Kurisumasu! yuiyoshida Dec 2015 #74

As much as I dislike religion.. Matrosov Dec 2015 #80

Here are Alison Krauss and Yo-Yo Ma, performing "Wexford Carol" Tanuki Dec 2015 #82

Have a wonderful Christmas. I'm glad your heart is full of joy. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #84

Merry Christmas! Corey_Baker08 Dec 2015 #85

Let's ALL just take a step back Nac Mac Feegle Dec 2015 #86

A very Merry Christmas to all here on DU. greytdemocrat Dec 2015 #87