The War on 'Happy Holidays' Intensifies

[keith99]

Sometimes you're lucky and you get in the saner parts of town where people seem a little more mellow. It's a matter of going a little too far one way and stepping into the scary parts. Some places do not even have sane parts, though (see: Vidor).

The weather definitely does not help, though. But don't worry, if you don't like it just wait twenty minutes

Yea, I worked for Schlumberger out of Corpus. Just about the first thing my training engineer told me was if the good old boys on my crew asked where my jacket was and I did not have one with me it was time to head home and get one, no matter how nice things looked.

 

[Rajni]

Maybe Miller doesn't realize that the word “Holiday” comes
from the Old English hāligdæg, meaning "holy day"?
Hence, "Happy Holy Days"?

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[stamperben]

Despite the overtly Christian name Corpus Christi seemed sane when I was there 40 years ago. So were most of the places I traveled, though I pretty much only traveled to Rugby matches so that had a huge impact on who I met. The insanity there was playing a match in a cold driving rain when the spectators spent more time making sure the creek did not overflow and trap us all than watching the game. Come to think of it 2 weeks later I was playing in 105 degree sunshine!

Could it be the weather swings drive them all insane?

All I can say is that the weather here is known as bi-polar.

 

[cow451]

Happy Holidays.

 

[Albion]

"The War on "Happy Holidays?" That's precious!

 

[Albion]

First the Starbucks cups, and now this? First world problems...

Yes, but let some trivial matter in the world of Political Incorrectness pop up and the same people who are acting like these things are nothing put on their armour and go to forth to do battle. It's interesting how inconsistent people can be.

 

[stamperben]

Yes, but let some trivial matter in the world of Political Incorrectness pop up and the same people who are acting like these things are nothing put on their armour and go to forth to do battle. It's interesting how inconsistent people can be.

I can tell you that the good ol' folks there in Orange would heartily agree with you on the matter of political correctness. However, don't you find it a bit ironic that they are so up in arms over a TWO WORD phrase that they would take this action?

 

[Albion]

I can tell you that the good ol' folks there in Orange would heartily agree with you on the matter of political correctness. However, don't you find it a bit ironic that they are so up in arms over a TWO WORD phrase that they would take this action?

Well, "they're rapists" was two words, and look at how much mock outrage and name-calling came in response to that simple statement of fact.

In answer to your question about responses, though, I wouldn't say what Sid Miller did, although I think it was supposed to be a joke. Liberals have no sense of humor, and Mr. Miller should have known that.

 

[stamperben]

Well, "they're rapists" was two words, and look at how much mock outrage and name-calling came in response to that simple statement of fact.

In answer to your question about responses, though, I wouldn't say what Sid Miller did, although I think it was supposed to be a joke. Liberals have no sense of humor, and Mr. Miller should have known that.

No sense of humor? Get real man! I just laughed by head off at your comment!

 

[Armoured]

No sense of humor? Get real man! I just laughed by head off at your comment!

Ever notice how, when backed into a corner by their own ridiculousness, people will suddenly start claiming their behaviour that, until that point had been conducted with all apparent sincerity, is "just a joke"?

 

[Albion]

Ever notice how, when backed into a corner by their own ridiculousness, people will suddenly start claiming their behaviour that, until that point had been conducted with all apparent sincerity, is "just a joke"?

Yes, I have. That doesn't seem at all to be the case with Sid Miller if I'm correct that we're supposed to be responding to a simple comment online given in reply to a news item.

MAYBE if he were the governor and said something like this in a press conference or something like that....

Failing that, what I see in this is a lot of trying to make something out of nothing. He didn't even write that he WOULD do this (slap).

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

I think this is a good video for those non-believers that are offended by christmas. Mind you there is some swearing in this video, but its really good at bringing up its point (btw don't let the cartoony nature fool you, its for adults)

 

[Chris B]

I think this is a good video for those non-believers that are offended by christmas.

And then there are the Christians who hate it for being too contaminated.

"There are people on this planet who do not love there fellow man....
... and I hate people like that." Tom Lehrer.

Where I live it's more or less a commercial exploitation of family traditions based on a Victorian reinvention of a Christian overlay on a pagan midwinter festival. You takes your pick and don't rain on anyone else's parade, I think.

But since I'm not Christian or Pagan, am not into conspicuous consumption and have no family to visit or to visit me,
well, I miss being the target audience pretty much across the board.

Merry Christmas to every one who wants one, and Bah! Humbug! to the rest.

Chris.

 

[JGG]

Blind post:

Anyone who says H@ppy Holid@ys should have their thumbs cut off.

 

[RDKirk]

And then there are the Christians who hate it for being too contaminated.

"There are people on this planet who do not love there fellow man....
... and I hate people like that." Tom Lehrer.

Where I live it's more or less a commercial exploitation of family traditions based on a Victorian reinvention of a Christian overlay on a pagan midwinter festival. You takes your pick and don't rain on anyone else's parade, I think.

But since I'm not Christian or Pagan, am not into conspicuous consumption and have no family to visit or to visit me,
well, I miss being the target audience pretty much across the board.

Merry Christmas to every one who wants one, and Bah! Humbug! to the rest.

Chris.

Christmas is how Constantine mollified the good Roman pagan majority that was mortified when he legalized a religion that had been vilified for centuries by other emperors as atheistic, unpatriotic traitors to the empire. Even an emperor could get assassinated if he outraged the people's morality severely enough. But with a Christian festival coinciding with an important pagan holy day period, Constantine could say, "See, they're not so different from us after all!"

 

[keith99]

Blind post:

Anyone who says H@ppy Holid@ys should have their thumbs cut off.

every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled with his
own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.

 

[Rajni]

Merry ChristmaHanuKwanzakah!


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[Albion]

But with a Christian festival coinciding with an important pagan holy day period, Constantine could say, "See, they're not so different from us after all!"

...or, as historians would tell you, Constantine could say, "Take that, pagans. We've trumped your holiday!"

 

[FanthatSpark]

This guy may need a vacation.

Or a..... holiday .

 

[ananda]

Seasons Greetings!