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Merry Christmas

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Risky Thicket said:
Stop it.

You've been here like what, 12 days. Every year about this time or a little later we have someone - atheist, Christian, Muslim, whatever - nail themselves to the cross and take up the "Merry Christmas" mantra. **** that.

We can only hope it will supersede the "not standing up for the flag" mantra whined on by the butt hurt lunatics from both sides of the "I love America more than you do" people.

All y'all please shut the **** up! Lawd! Y'all go home and be quiet. Your love for America and Jesus is duly noted where it counts... which is not here.

Jesus: I heard you say you love me but you never said it on social media.

George Washington: What Jesus said, y'all plastic sumbitches!


All y'all please use whatever the hell you want to use to greet each other during the Christian holiday season. Ain't none of you going to hell for getting it wrong. Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Wiccan, whatever, it is what is in your heart that counts. There is no juju, mojo, special incantation. Where did Jesus or any other religious founder say "Y'all gotta say Merry Christmas or you're going to hell?" It never happened. It never was said.

If there is any Christian time of the year that should be about inclusion rather than exclusion, which should never be a time of the year, it is the Christmas season. If someone wishes you love and peace in any manner or language accept it and return it unconditionally.
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That was actually my point. I was trying to be ironic and ****.

Clearly I am a case study in failed irony. I will now hang my head in shame and submit to 30 lashes with a candy cane.
 
pillars said:
That was actually my point. I was trying to be ironic and ****.

Clearly I am a case study in failed irony. I will now hang my head in shame and submit to 30 lashes with a candy cane.
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Mea culpa.

Though my nieces graduated from UNC, one niece is on faculty and a nephew now attends UNC, my wife received her masters from NC State. I may be biased. Go Wolfpack!

My apologies.
 
Risky Thicket said:
Mea culpa.

Though my nieces graduated from UNC, one niece is on faculty and a nephew now attends UNC, my wife received her masters from NC State. I may be biased. Go Wolfpack!

My apologies.
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I'd also like to add that one of my sons-in-law graduated from Duke and I only speak to him at Christmas.
 
nota bene said:
I've never experienced others being vicious or even irritable during the holiday season, but it is a very hard time of the year for some, including me.

Sadly, I was at Lowe's early yesterday morning, and carols were playing. The indoor plants were shoved into a corner to make way for all the Christmas stuff two weeks ago.

I hate the commercialization. I hate not knowing where I'll be when I am inevitably exposed to the torture of Burl Ives's "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" or Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" or ________. :twisted:
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I remember one time during the Christmas season, someone got to a parking spot this woman wanted (even though he was waiting first). She immediately started sprouting verbal abuse against him. I was walking to my car, and listened to her and said 'You know, it's not really worth getting angry, Merry Christmas'. She was much taken aback, and I could see her visibly control her anger,and she called out to the other person Merry Christmas. She was still annoyed, but I could see the level of anger she had was going way way down.

I think the busyness and the stress of the season get to some people too much
 
pillars said:
Nothing makes the holidays merrier than forcing people of other faiths to bow to your religious supremacy.

On Nov 1, I am planning to go get some coffee at starbucks this week, tell them my name is Jesus, and when they write my name on the cup, complain that it isn't sufficiently Christmasy.

How about you?
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I plan on letting the vast VAST majority of Americans that enjoy Christmas enjoy themselves without acting persecuted or subjected to some delusional oppression simply because there are decorations and some jingles going on...
 
RAMOSS said:
I remember one time during the Christmas season, someone got to a parking spot this woman wanted (even though he was waiting first). She immediately started sprouting verbal abuse against him. I was walking to my car, and listened to her and said 'You know, it's not really worth getting angry, Merry Christmas'. She was much taken aback, and I could see her visibly control her anger,and she called out to the other person Merry Christmas. She was still annoyed, but I could see the level of anger she had was going way way down.

I think the busyness and the stress of the season get to some people too much
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Look at you... spreading the joy. Lol.
 
RAMOSS said:
I remember one time during the Christmas season, someone got to a parking spot this woman wanted (even though he was waiting first). She immediately started sprouting verbal abuse against him. I was walking to my car, and listened to her and said 'You know, it's not really worth getting angry, Merry Christmas'. She was much taken aback, and I could see her visibly control her anger,and she called out to the other person Merry Christmas. She was still annoyed, but I could see the level of anger she had was going way way down.

I think the busyness and the stress of the season get to some people too much
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I don't know yet what "the" kid gift is this year, but whatever it is, you can expect very aggressive and rude behavior. (Also desperate. The Optimus Prime Christmas...memories!) A very gentle soul I once knew found herself in a parking lot brawl over the middle-of-the-night arrival of a truck with Cabbage Patch Dolls.

And nowadays there are grownup "kids" who behave boorishly over whatever the latest electronic "must-have" is. I think some people show up at hot spots on Black Friday because on some level they want to let their competitive inner beast out.
 
I loved Christmas growing up in my family. So many happy memories of us all together. I'd give anything to have that time back again and it's weird and hard not having all of your loved ones here anymore but I still do whatever I can to make sure my Christmas (and those I come into contact with) have a special time.

I've never had a problem wishing anyone a Merry Christmas. I can't imagine that will ever change.
 
pillars said:
Nothing makes the holidays merrier than forcing people of other faiths to bow to your religious supremacy.

On Nov 1, I am planning to go get some coffee at starbucks this week, tell them my name is Jesus, and when they write my name on the cup, complain that it isn't sufficiently Christmasy.

How about you?
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I won't be forcing anyone to say or do anything, nor will I be joking about anyone's faith or lack thereof.
Let us know how others reacted to your provocation. Jesus loves you regardless.
 
Crosscheck said:
Agree. Am not a Christian or part of any other religious group but enjoy Christmas. I know there is no Santa nor an Easter Bunny nor a Jesus but so what?

This whole Merry Christmas thing as gotten out of hand by both opposing groups. Those people seem to have a lot of extra time and energy for something so trivial. They just should go pick up trash along the roadside to burn up that energy.
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A smile, a loving word, a helping hand, that goes a long way, more so than fake Christmas wishes and elaborate gifts and rushing around.
 
pillars said:
That was actually my point. I was trying to be ironic and ****.

Clearly I am a case study in failed irony. I will now hang my head in shame and submit to 30 lashes with a candy cane.
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Ah, good. Lets go to starbucks and have a coffee, I'll buy. :)
 
Lovebug said:
Ah, good. Lets go to starbucks and have a coffee, I'll buy. :)
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I'd love to join you but I'm too far away :lol:. I've never tried a starbucks coffee before, there aren't too many in Australia but I'll have to try it one day.
 
pillars said:
Nothing makes the holidays merrier than forcing people of other faiths to bow to your religious supremacy.
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Who's forcing you or anyone, pillars?

pillars said:
On Nov 1, I am planning to go get some coffee at starbucks this week, tell them my name is Jesus, and when they write my name on the cup, complain that it isn't sufficiently Christmasy.
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Flush.
 
pillars said:
Nothing makes the holidays merrier than forcing people of other faiths to bow to your religious supremacy.

On Nov 1, I am planning to go get some coffee at starbucks this week, tell them my name is Jesus, and when they write my name on the cup, complain that it isn't sufficiently Christmasy.

How about you?
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How is Christmas making you bow to Christianity's supremacy?
Nobody's forcing anyone to celebrate Christmas!

In fact, my beef is that some non-Christians are hijacking Christmas and turning it into another kind of holiday. That's impolite - to say the least. It's provocative.


I wonder if these same people will find it cool that on their kid's birthday party, invited guests come to the house and celebrate it for a different reason! That they refuse singing happy birthday to birthday boy Timmy, and instead they do something else that doesn't have anything to do with Timmy's birthday!


Why don't you try doing the same thing on Ramadan? Go to Syria, or Indonesia and celebrate something else on their Ramadan. Compete with it. Let's see how you'd fare.

Or, go to Burma and loudly complain about their religion - say, "Nothing makes the holidays merrier than forcing people of other faiths to bow to your religious supremacy." Maybe we'll read about you in the papers.
Or, maybe not.
 
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pillars said:
Or you missed my tongue in cheek. :tongue4:
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It's the commercialism that's disgusting. We haven't even done Halloween yet.....and here they are already advertising Christmas sales. It's become materialism at its finest.
 
Serenity said:
I'd love to join you but I'm too far away :lol:. I've never tried a starbucks coffee before, there aren't too many in Australia but I'll have to try it one day.
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I sent a sample your way, not sure what happened

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Ikari said:
That's what you think. But when that K-cup joins the plastic island in the Pacific, writing Jesus or Merry Christmas on it will really take it to the turtle that chokes on it.
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We should burn K-cups so turtles don't freeze in the Winter.
 
"'God bless us, every one!' said Tiny Tim, the last of all."
 
American said:
We should burn K-cups so turtles don't freeze in the Winter.
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I'm a huge fan of destroying all keurigs. I use a percolator on the stove to make coffee...no waste but the coffee grounds, and I compost those in my garden.

And a percolator makes a damn fine cup of coffee.
 
pillars said:
I'm a huge fan of destroying all keurigs. I use a percolator on the stove to make coffee...no waste but the coffee grounds, and I compost those in my garden.

And a percolator makes a damn fine cup of coffee.
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I just hope more and more of the k-cup makers go with the organic and decomposible cups.. I don't see them going away (although I wish they would).
 
RAMOSS said:
I just hope more and more of the k-cup makers go with the organic and decomposible cups.. I don't see them going away (although I wish they would).
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I can't help believing that if more people realized how cheap and easy it is to perc your own coffee, and how good it tastes, they would switch. K Cups are horrible for the environment.
 
tosca1 said:
It's the commercialism that's disgusting. We haven't even done Halloween yet.....and here they are already advertising Christmas sales. It's become materialism at its finest.
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I don't wish to sloganeer, but there is a reason for the season. And for Hanukkah too. All the commercialism just creates rebellion in me.
 
HowardBThiname said:
Starbucks is overpriced and I like my own coffee better but I won't be writing on my cups.

As an atheist, it doesn't bother me in the least to say Merry Christmas, and I say it as often as I can during the holiday season. I love the Christmas season. It breaks up the monotony of a long cold winter and I enjoy everyone's charitable mood this time of year. I don't care if they do it for Jesus or Santa, or some pagan entity, helping one another and bringing families together is a nice thing to do.
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I say Merry Christmas, too. Or Happy Holidays.

People make too big of a deal out of it.
 
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