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bling bling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 03:59 AM Original message |
I'm not going to wish people "happy holidays" anymore |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 04:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. This country is getting |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 07:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. By the minute? 'Tis been fucked for some time now. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Actually the word X-mas is sorta like happy holidays |
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MNBiker (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 07:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. X represents Ch in Greek and Represents the word Christ... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 04:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. I agree, I said happy holidays to a guy in the elevator and he gave me |
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Paul Hood (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 04:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. That's what comes from using Christmas as a wedge issue. |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 04:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You mentioned Easter...I have a question |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 04:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Despite its association with Jesus/Catholicism, I believe the real origin |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Rabbits are THE fertility symbol |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 04:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. As far I know there are two things about easter: The rabbit and |
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Goathead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. The Hawaiian creation myth |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 05:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I'm very interested in ancient myths. May I ask for more |
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Goathead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 11:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Here is something. |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:29 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Thank you! That is very interesting! |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 07:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. The Egg is a symbol on the Passover Seder plate too. |
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Freebird12004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 07:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. it's a *pagan* thing |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 09:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. All symbols of fertility. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 09:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. You may use my usual oestara sig. |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. This is what happens when you let the thought police |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. Imagine how touchy these assholes would be if "heresy" were illegal. |
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Branjor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. I would have pointed out.... |
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sbj405 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
14. In the last two days before Christmas, I went to half a dozen stores |
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Misskittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. The same thing happened to me. |
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LiberalCat (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
16. Why do you care what a person you never met says? |
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Tony_Illinois (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. Merry Christmas Everybody . . . |
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Kindigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 08:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Happy holidays, have a nice day, paper or plastic? |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
19. As a cashier in a high volume book store, I said |
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Sara Beverley (989 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
22. Well, the RW Christians have not only taken Christ out of Christmas they |
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FM Arouet666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
23. Same thing here..... Rude and Arrogant. |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Just tell anyone stupid enough to ask |
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FM Arouet666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Good idea |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
29. I didn't do it on the phone at work either. |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
32. So you're stopping because "they" don't like it? |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
34. People have been saying "Happy Holidays" as |
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