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Originally posted by HalitoseHo ho ho ..... 😀
[b]Stop being so childish, Ivanhoe; it's embarassing to watch.
C'mon No1, when have you ever felt embarassed for Ivanhoe?[/b]
Originally posted by WulebgrOk Cinderella, don't worry, you shall go to the ball.
Originally posted by sjegYou clearly haven't been paying attention to the discussion. You've got some Bill O'Reilly on the brain or something. Nobody is saying that people shouldn't be allowed to say "Merry Christmas."
Ok Cinderella, don't worry, you shall go to the ball.
And I will spell out the facts for you.
How do I not understand the meaning of X-mas? If one accepts that X=chi for Christ in the original of the term "X-mas, then one must also factor in 1) the fact that some Americans (some well-meaning, others not so, e.g. your good self, Cinders) tend to u ...[text shortened]... gg whites whipped stiff for the lemon meringue pie, before Pedro comes home and beats you again.
Originally posted by telerionPoint being that some people feel obliged not to say Christmas, due to their big cary shary hearts.
You clearly haven't been paying attention to the discussion. You've got some Bill O'Reilly on the brain or something. Nobody is saying that people shouldn't be allowed to say "Merry Christmas."
It's really a very simple matter. A company/agency wants to issue a season greeting. They don't have space/time to list every single holiday individu ...[text shortened]... ubstituting "Christ" with "X," I do that just to piss off oversensitive mythicists like you.
Originally posted by telerionTelerion: "As for substituting "Christ" with "X," I do that just to piss off oversensitive mythicists like you."
You clearly haven't been paying attention to the discussion. You've got some Bill O'Reilly on the brain or something. Nobody is saying that people shouldn't be allowed to say "Merry Christmas."
It's really a very simple matter. A company/agency wants to issue a season greeting. They don't have space/time to list every single holiday individu ...[text shortened]... ubstituting "Christ" with "X," I do that just to piss off oversensitive mythicists like you.
Originally posted by sjegThe point being that you are clearly upset.
Point being that some people feel obliged not to say Christmas, due to their big cary shary hearts.
Next point being some very dim secularists make a point of not sayinging Christmas, example being your good self.
Next point being you know nothing of my views on religion. This discussion has been about social behaviour, and what should be acceptable.
L ...[text shortened]... cularisers who post here- completely lacking in any sense of humour. But that goes with the job.
Originally posted by ivanhoeSaid the pot calling the kettle . . . what was it again . . . "a brown shirt" or something like that?
Telerion: "As for substituting "Christ" with "X," I do that just to piss off oversensitive mythicists like you."
It seems like the only one who was "pissed off" was you .....
Originally posted by telerionYou needed to dig very deep into the past before you found something, right ? That was ten years ago ... Why don't you frame it and nail it to the wall in your bedroom ..... in case you forget it ......
Said the pot calling the kettle . . . what was it again . . . "a brown shirt" or something like that?
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