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Offline paulieb

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A Christmas Greeting
« on: December 21, 2002, 02:50:59 PM »
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice,or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all . . .

AND

A fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2003, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures, and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wishee.

(By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.)


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A Christmas Greeting
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2002, 03:14:51 PM »
I take offence to the term "Holiday" which is, of course, a version of the root "Holy Day", and therefore another opressive wedge into the secular culture, in which, God intended us to live.

A better term would be "observance" ;)
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revised
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2002, 03:18:38 PM »
A Christmas Greeting
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the observance of winter solstice, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice,or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all . . .

AND

A fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2003, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures, and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wishee.

(By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent solstice-related greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.)

Better?




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A Christmas Greeting
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2002, 03:53:12 PM »
Bah! Humbug!

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Re: revised
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2002, 05:55:02 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by paulieb
Better?


Better, but I don't know if it is completely free of objection yet... I am going over it with the official ACLU terminology dictionary...

I'll let you know

 

:)

edit> come to think of it, 'observance' may have a secondary meaning objectionable to the sight impaired.  hmmmm
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A Christmas Greeting
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2002, 08:30:39 PM »
LOL Holden...:D
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A Christmas Greeting
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2002, 03:41:01 PM »
<----- (slaps own forehead in disbelief)

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LOL!
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2002, 05:43:49 PM »
LOL!   Good one!

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A Christmas Greeting
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2002, 01:49:46 PM »
a punt to show who posted this first... heheheh