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Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: beet1e on December 17, 2004, 06:59:50 AM
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...and I mean Christmas!

I was out buying Christmas cards last week, and I had a job to find cards that were both tasteful, non religious, and bore the message "Merry Christmas". So many cards nowadays bear the message "Season's Greetings". That's the politically correct greeting, and the one which has to be used on TV networks in certain countries I could mention. ;)

I'm not offended by the Jewish faith which knows this season as Hannuka, or the Hindus who celebrate Diwali. So I don't see why some people should take offence at the C-word. My preference for the salutation of "Merry Christmas" is not driven by religious persuasion, but because my family, my friends and myself have always known this season as Christmas.

I would have bought cards showing nativity scenes and shepherds - gold, frankenstein and meths (can't be bothered to look up the spellings) if that was the only way I could get a set of cards which mentioned Christmas.

Do I believe Jesus existed? Yes, his life is well documented in Roman texts. Do I believe in the virgin birth? Erm... well no, but the whole thing is a cute story.

Of course, I don't mind Christmas being known as something else in other languages, so...

Merry Christmas! to all and

Joyeux Noël - to Straffo, Saintaw, Ouaibe, SLO and all the other francophones.

Feliz Navidad - to MANDOBLE, Pepe, CyranoAH and all the other Spaniards (sorry Daniel, I don't know what is is in Catalan!)

and Buena Natale - to 13Promet and any other Italians - and WildThing of course!




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Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Heiliger on December 17, 2004, 07:08:30 AM
Merry Christ's mass to you as well Beet1e.  :D
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: AWMac on December 17, 2004, 07:34:50 AM
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Merry Christmas to you to Beet1e.

:D
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: rpm on December 17, 2004, 07:38:14 AM
Merry Christmas beet1e.























Festivus for the rest of us!
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: beet1e on December 17, 2004, 07:46:11 AM
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Originally posted by Heiliger
Merry Christ's mass to you as well Beet1e.  :D
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Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Nilsen on December 17, 2004, 07:58:07 AM
Merry Christmas to all ! :)
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: straffo on December 17, 2004, 08:41:10 AM
Joyeux noël a toi aussi !
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Ripsnort on December 17, 2004, 08:44:12 AM
Happy Hell days!
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Swoop on December 17, 2004, 08:48:44 AM
Yeah and that.

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Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: AWMac on December 17, 2004, 08:49:56 AM
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Originally posted by Swoop
Yeah and that.

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Kewl Swoop!

:aok
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: slimm50 on December 17, 2004, 08:58:35 AM
Beelte, thanks, and Merry Christmas to you and the rest of the Horde.
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: stegor on December 17, 2004, 09:54:31 AM
Buon Natale a te beetle;) ,   ...   and all the others too:)
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Maverick on December 17, 2004, 10:25:52 AM
Merry Christmas to all. May the coming New Year be a good one for all of you.
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Leatherneck on December 17, 2004, 12:24:51 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you :cool:
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: koda76 on December 17, 2004, 12:54:12 PM
Merry Christmas Beetle.....nice to see another person who believes as I do that the Planet is ruled by fact rather than fiction.
I too believe there was a guy called Jesus but as for him talking to somebody invisible....well I would say he had some issues....
Happy Holidays
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: SOB on December 17, 2004, 12:55:19 PM
Merry Christmas all, I'm headed home to Wisconsin to see the family!  Yay!  I hope you all have a good one too!
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Steve on December 17, 2004, 12:56:28 PM
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too believe there was a guy called Jesus but as for him talking to somebody invisible....well I would say he had some issues....


Blah blah blah blah blah. Nobody cares... this is  a merry Christmas thread.


Merry Christmas Beet.
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: NUKE on December 17, 2004, 01:06:07 PM
Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you all have a nice, safe holiday.
Title: Re: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: jetb123 on December 17, 2004, 01:15:44 PM
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Originally posted by beet1e
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...and I mean Christmas!

I was out buying Christmas cards last week, and I had a job to find cards that were both tasteful, non religious, and bore the message "Merry Christmas". So many cards nowadays bear the message "Season's Greetings". That's the politically correct greeting, and the one which has to be used on TV networks in certain countries I could mention. ;)

I'm not offended by the Jewish faith which knows this season as Hannuka, or the Hindus who celebrate Diwali. So I don't see why some people should take offence at the C-word. My preference for the salutation of "Merry Christmas" is not driven by religious persuasion, but because my family, my friends and myself have always known this season as Christmas.

I would have bought cards showing nativity scenes and shepherds - gold, frankenstein and meths (can't be bothered to look up the spellings) if that was the only way I could get a set of cards which mentioned Christmas.

Do I believe Jesus existed? Yes, his life is well documented in Roman texts. Do I believe in the virgin birth? Erm... well no, but the whole thing is a cute story.

Of course, I don't mind Christmas being known as something else in other languages, so...

Merry Christmas! to all and

Joyeux Noël - to Straffo, Saintaw, Ouaibe, SLO and all the other francophones.

Feliz Navidad - to MANDOBLE, Pepe, CyranoAH and all the other Spaniards (sorry Daniel, I don't know what is is in Catalan!)

and Buena Natale - to 13Promet and any other Italians - and WildThing of course!




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And Happy New Year!
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: eagl on December 17, 2004, 01:21:43 PM
We hold festivus here in my RL squadron, but I don't think it's the same festivus for the rest of us that you're thinking of...
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: vorticon on December 17, 2004, 01:25:48 PM
merry christmas
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: lasersailor184 on December 17, 2004, 02:32:10 PM
Frohe Weihnachten!
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: koda76 on December 17, 2004, 02:35:56 PM
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Blah blah blah blah blah. Nobody cares... this is a merry Christmas thread.



Then you did you post?.................der wenersnitzle?
Title: Re: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: mietla on December 17, 2004, 02:45:26 PM
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Originally posted by beet1e

Joyeux Noël - to Straffo, Saintaw, Ouaibe, SLO and all the other francophones.

Feliz Navidad - to MANDOBLE, Pepe, CyranoAH and all the other Spaniards (sorry Daniel, I don't know what is is in Catalan!)

and Buena Natale - to 13Promet and any other Italians - and WildThing of course!


and nothing for me?

Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku Beetle and everybody
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Gunslinger on December 17, 2004, 06:53:33 PM
happy Christmahanauquanzika to all!
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Shane on December 17, 2004, 07:06:32 PM
hum bahbug!!

:mad:
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: BluSamRN on December 18, 2004, 06:32:19 AM
gold, frankenstien, and meths? It's frankensence and myrrh. Dang, did you stay awake in Sunday school at all?
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: DREDIOCK on December 18, 2004, 09:24:54 AM
MERRY CHRISTMAS

And may all of you receive "Gold Frankentein and Meth"

btw quanza is a bogus holiday
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Nilsen on December 18, 2004, 01:18:05 PM
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Originally posted by GScholz
God Jul og godt nytt år!


Ja.

Men tviler vel på at noen av oss kan ungå BBS i jula :p
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: EN4CER on December 19, 2004, 07:27:03 PM
Merry Christmas!
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Jackal1 on December 19, 2004, 09:18:05 PM
Merry Christmas Beet and to all.
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Tarmac on December 19, 2004, 09:23:05 PM
Frankenstein and meth for Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas all.  :)
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: beet1e on December 21, 2004, 08:28:30 AM
Thanks guys.

Someone else feels exactly as I do about the political correctness issue. Lots of references to America in this article. Apparently there is a place called Santa Claus in Indiana. Click here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/12/21/do2102.xml).

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Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: Curval on December 21, 2004, 08:32:16 AM
Happy Happy  Merry Merry  :aok
Title: Merry CHRISTMAS, Gentlemen
Post by: CyranoAH on December 21, 2004, 09:12:11 AM
Feliz Navidad!!

Bon Nadal!!