Reply #93: Explanations are generally useless ..

[Wiregrass Willie]

As they say in the British Foreign Service -- "Never complain, never explain and never apologize". But being we are all civilized, here goes --

There is a time and place for everything. Had he been the first to speak, it would have seemed to me to have been a nice gesture to wish strangers a "happy Chanukah".

But when the other guy says "merry Christmas", it would seem improper to me to start a religious debate. Which is what he insisted on doing. Arguing such a thing ranks up there with "f**k off" or "Heal, dammit, Heal !" as a response to "merry Christmas". As our hero found out.

But what surprises me most is to have 10 guys jump on you and after ... "Much screaming, bellowing, blood loss and broken bones later…" to only get a broken nose and split lip seems awful gentle.

Oh, well. I'm sure it wasn't all that big event for a NYC evening.