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  Merry Christmas ! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-17 23:45 -0500
    Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-18 06:04 +0000
      Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-18 06:20 +0000
        Re: Merry Christmas ! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-18 01:44 -0500
          Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-18 08:29 -0600
            Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-18 08:07 -0700
              Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:23 -0500
              Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:33 -0600
                Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-18 11:26 -0700
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-18 12:53 -0600
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-18 12:27 -0700
                      Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-19 10:38 -0600
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-18 21:19 +0000
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-18 17:59 -0500
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-12-19 12:00 +1300
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-18 17:45 -0700
                      Re: Merry Christmas ! Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 10:22 -0800
            Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 00:13 +0000
          Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:20 -0500
            Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:39 -0600
              Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 14:35 -0500
                Re: Merry Christmas ! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-18 16:32 -0500
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-19 11:35 -0500
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-19 15:16 -0500
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-19 10:41 -0600
                Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 00:17 +0000
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 08:54 -0500
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-19 08:00 -0700
                      Re: Merry Christmas ! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-19 16:41 +0000
                Re: Merry Christmas ! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-19 11:33 -0500
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 12:57 -0500
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-20 13:09 -0500
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-20 13:23 -0500
                      Re: Merry Christmas ! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-20 14:09 -0500
                        Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-20 17:49 -0700
                          Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 16:43 -0500
                            Re: Merry Christmas ! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-22 17:12 -0500
                              Re: Merry Christmas ! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-23 13:32 +1300
                              Re: Merry Christmas ! gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-23 09:33 -0800
                                Re: Merry Christmas ! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-23 18:57 +0000
                                  Re: Merry Christmas ! gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-23 11:20 -0800
                                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-23 21:00 +0000
                                Re: Merry Christmas ! Wes Groleau <Usenet@Grolea.us> - 2013-12-23 21:13 -0500
                                  Re: Merry Christmas ! gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-23 18:34 -0800
                Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-19 10:40 -0600
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Wes Groleau <Usenet@Grolea.us> - 2013-12-19 23:46 -0500
          Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 00:11 +0000
            Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 08:52 -0500
      Re: Merry Christmas ! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-18 13:08 +0000
        Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-18 08:11 -0700
        Re: Merry Christmas ! J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-18 10:16 -0500
        Re: Merry Christmas ! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-18 11:18 -0500
          Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 00:35 +0000
            Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 09:00 -0500
              Re: Merry Christmas ! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-19 13:03 -0500
                Re: Merry Christmas ! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-12-19 18:58 +0000
              Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 21:07 +0000
                Re: Merry Christmas ! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-12-19 21:54 +0000
                Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 12:30 -0500
          Re: Merry Christmas ! Wes Groleau <Usenet@Grolea.us> - 2013-12-18 20:27 -0500
            Re: Merry Christmas ! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-19 11:23 -0500
      Re: Merry Christmas ! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-18 11:50 -0500
      Re: Merry Christmas ! "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2013-12-18 18:03 -0500
        Re: Merry Christmas ! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-18 19:11 -0500
          Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 01:55 +0000
            Re: Merry Christmas ! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-21 00:24 -0500
              Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-21 07:48 +0000
                Re: Merry Christmas ! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-22 13:20 -0500
        Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 01:09 +0000
          Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-18 18:13 -0700
            Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 01:43 +0000
              Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-18 19:45 -0700
                Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 20:46 +0000
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-20 12:36 +1300
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 01:15 +0000
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-20 19:14 +1300
                      Re: Merry Christmas ! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-20 02:53 -0500
                        Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-20 09:04 -0600
                          Re: Merry Christmas ! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-12-20 15:23 +0000
                            Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-21 11:11 -0600
                          Re: Merry Christmas ! Wes Groleau <Usenet@Grolea.us> - 2013-12-20 21:52 -0500
                            Re: Merry Christmas ! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-21 06:07 +0000
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2013-12-20 09:25 +0100
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-20 07:06 -0500
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-20 13:23 -0500
                      Re: Merry Christmas ! Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 04:14 +0000
                        Re: Merry Christmas ! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-21 07:13 -0500
                    Re: Merry Christmas ! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-24 09:20 +1300
                      Re: Merry Christmas ! Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 22:58 +0000
                Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 20:55 +0000
                  Re: Merry Christmas ! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-19 20:43 -0700
            Re: Merry Christmas ! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-19 15:15 +0000
              Re: Merry Christmas ! Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 10:26 -0800
        Re: Merry Christmas ! Wes Groleau <Usenet@Grolea.us> - 2013-12-18 20:28 -0500
          Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 01:46 +0000
    Re: Merry Christmas ! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:11 -0500
      Re: Merry Christmas ! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:37 -0600
      Re: Merry Christmas ! John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2013-12-19 00:37 +0000

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#53447

In article <CED73A02.A5A3C%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>,
 George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:

> They learned that from their counterparts to the south...

At least US senators are elected and can be ousted. Canadian senators 
are appointed by the prime minister forever (actually, until they turn 
75 these days); usually they're the PM's business cronies or oldboy 
buddies. Either that, or they're retired hockey players or 
out-to-pasture fat old journalists who then ... oh never mind. The 
Canadian Senate is a joke.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#53452

On 13-12-18 14:35, Warren Oates wrote:
>oh never mind. The  Canadian Senate is a joke.


The current government wants to foster competition. And the Canadian
Senate competes for laughts against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford :-)

Free comedy ! (ok, not free since we're paying with our taxes)

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#53497

In article <52b21450$0$10639$c3e8da3$33881b6a@news.astraweb.com>,
 JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> On 13-12-18 14:35, Warren Oates wrote:
> >oh never mind. The  Canadian Senate is a joke.
> 
> The current government wants to foster competition. And the Canadian
> Senate competes for laughts against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford :-)
> 
> Free comedy ! (ok, not free since we're paying with our taxes)

Glad you brought up Big Rob. Not that it couldn't happen in the US (it 
has and worse), but how in the world did he ever get into office,let 
alone stay there?

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#53527

On 13-12-19 11:35, Fred Moore wrote:

> Glad you brought up Big Rob. Not that it couldn't happen in the US (it 
> has and worse), but how in the world did he ever get into office,let 
> alone stay there?

Promised to cut expenses/taxes. People saw that and closed their eyes on
his personality.

There is no mechanism to remove Rob Ford, unless he is charged by police
with an offence. What they have done is pass resolutions to cut the
budget of his office and shift responsabilities away from him.

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#53502

On 12/18/13 3:32 PM, in article
52b21450$0$10639$c3e8da3$33881b6a@news.astraweb.com, "JF Mezei"
<jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> On 13-12-18 14:35, Warren Oates wrote:
>> oh never mind. The  Canadian Senate is a joke.
> 
> 
> The current government wants to foster competition. And the Canadian
> Senate competes for laughts against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford :-)
> 
> Free comedy ! (ok, not free since we're paying with our taxes)
> 

He's a 'Dancin Fool' these daze is he not?

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#53461

On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:35:28 -0500, Warren Oates
<warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

>In article <CED73A02.A5A3C%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>,
> George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> They learned that from their counterparts to the south...
>
>At least US senators are elected and can be ousted. Canadian senators 
>are appointed by the prime minister forever (actually, until they turn 
>75 these days); usually they're the PM's business cronies or oldboy 
>buddies. Either that, or they're retired hockey players or 
>out-to-pasture fat old journalists who then ... oh never mind. The 
>Canadian Senate is a joke.

 I thought that was Canadian football leagues? And that Celine Dion
was over-rated? Though the whales probably liked her.
 Similar tonal qualities.
                                     J.  
 

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#53485

In article <ume4b9ha45kqhnuog12p8sgeo27fq053ud@4ax.com>,
 John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

>  I thought that was Canadian football leagues? And that Celine Dion
> was over-rated? Though the whales probably liked her.
>  Similar tonal qualities.
>                                      J.  
>  

Celine is the ultimate bobepine. I don't know if you can look that up. 
As for the CFL, it's days are numbered if the Bills move to Toronto.

If my glass is half-empty, I call the waiter.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#53488

In article <52b2faa4$0$46367$c3e8da3$3a1a2348@news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

> As for the CFL, it's days are numbered if the Bills move to Toronto.

I'm trying to bypass CFL completely and go directly to LED.

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#53503

On 2013-12-19, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> In article <52b2faa4$0$46367$c3e8da3$3a1a2348@news.astraweb.com>,
> Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As for the CFL, it's days are numbered if the Bills move to Toronto.
>
> I'm trying to bypass CFL completely and go directly to LED.

Yep. That's my strategy as well.

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#53496

In article <52b1f902$0$46051$c3e8da3$88b277c5@news.astraweb.com>,
 Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <CED73A02.A5A3C%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>,
>  George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > They learned that from their counterparts to the south...
> 
> At least US senators are elected and can be ousted. 

Bought into that US propaganda did you? Warren, you're much smarter than 
that! The 'election' retention rate for US Senators is over 95%, IIRC. 
Almost as high in the House of Reprentatives. Actually, of the 435 (or 
whatever the # is now) shills in the House, only about 35 are ever 
really in play at election time. The rest are safe seats for one party 
or the other.

> Canadian senators 
> are appointed by the prime minister forever (actually, until they turn 
> 75 these days); usually they're the PM's business cronies or oldboy 
> buddies. Either that, or they're retired hockey players or 
> out-to-pasture fat old journalists who then ... oh never mind. The 
> Canadian Senate is a joke.

Well, no government is perfect, but at least you Canuckistanis don't 
regularly mount trillion dollar war crimes.

-- 
The purpose of the U.S. government is to care for, protect, and further 
enrich the wealthy classes while preventing the middle and underclasses 
from revolting. All three branches of government play their part, but 
the Congress is the keystone.
     --David Illig

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#53572

In article <fmoore-82AF5B.11332219122013@mx05.eternal-september.org>,
 Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:

> Well, no government is perfect, but at least you Canuckistanis don't 
> regularly mount trillion dollar war crimes.

We would if we could afford it.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#53573

In article <52b484f6$0$17090$c3e8da3$dd9697d2@news.astraweb.com>,
 Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <fmoore-82AF5B.11332219122013@mx05.eternal-september.org>,
>  Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
> 
> > Well, no government is perfect, but at least you Canuckistanis don't 
> > regularly mount trillion dollar war crimes.
> 
> We would if we could afford it.

Warren, you never fail to crack me up. Thanks for the laugh!

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#53575

> In article <fmoore-82AF5B.11332219122013@mx05.eternal-september.org>,
>  Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
> 
>> Well, no government is perfect, but at least you Canuckistanis don't 
>> regularly mount trillion dollar war crimes.


We do worse: We inflict Justin Bieber onto the world.

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#53579

In article <52b48b37$0$50733$c3e8da3$92d0a893@news.astraweb.com>,
 JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> > In article <fmoore-82AF5B.11332219122013@mx05.eternal-september.org>,
> >  Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
> > 
> >> Well, no government is perfect, but at least you Canuckistanis don't 
> >> regularly mount trillion dollar war crimes.
> 
> 
> We do worse: We inflict Justin Bieber onto the world.

And Celine Dion and Shania Twain (just to add geographic, and genre 
diversity- grin)
-- 
³Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive,
     but what they conceal is vital.²
                       ‹ Aaron Levenstein

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#53585

In article <78udnR1zR_6YCynPnZ2dnUVZ_rKdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Kurt
Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > >> Well, no government is perfect, but at least you Canuckistanis don't 
> > >> regularly mount trillion dollar war crimes.
> > 
> > 
> > We do worse: We inflict Justin Bieber onto the world.
> 
> And Celine Dion and Shania Twain (just to add geographic, and genre 
> diversity- grin)

Also Howie Mandel and William Shatner.

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#53660

In article <201220131749562596%michelle@michelle.org>,
 Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <78udnR1zR_6YCynPnZ2dnUVZ_rKdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Kurt
> Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > > >> Well, no government is perfect, but at least you Canuckistanis don't 
> > > >> regularly mount trillion dollar war crimes.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > We do worse: We inflict Justin Bieber onto the world.
> > 
> > And Celine Dion and Shania Twain (just to add geographic, and genre 
> > diversity- grin)
> 
> Also Howie Mandel and William Shatner.

... and Ryan Gosling. Oh, and a bit of Keanu Reeves.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#53665

Do Jews feel guilty about saying "Rosh Hashannah" or Passover ?

Do muslims feel guilty about saying Ramandan, (and the feast at end Eid
al Fitr) or Hajj ?

Why should Christians feel guilty about using Merry Christmas ?


The "politically correct" debate about whether it is OK to use "Merry
Christmas" is about as silly as a scenario where majority oe men wear
boxers, but because a minority wear briefs, you can't say "boxers".

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#53681

In article <52b763be$0$17087$c3e8da3$dd9697d2@news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> 
> The "politically correct" debate about whether it is OK to use "Merry
> Christmas" is about as silly as a scenario where majority oe men wear
> boxers, but because a minority wear briefs, you can't say "boxers".

Personally I would never wear "boxers" ... have you seen the way they
punch each other in the boxing ring??   ;-)

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#53713

On 2013-12-22 22:12:13 +0000, JF Mezei said:

> Do Jews feel guilty about saying "Rosh Hashannah" or Passover ?
> 
> Do muslims feel guilty about saying Ramandan,

It's more respectful to spell it "Ramadan"

> ...(and the feast at end Eid al Fitr) or Hajj ?
> 
> Why should Christians feel guilty about using Merry Christmas ?

They shouldn't, and fortunately they don't.

> The "politically correct" debate about whether it is OK to use "Merry
> Christmas" is about as silly as a scenario where majority oe men wear
> boxers, but because a minority wear briefs, you can't say "boxers".

I didn't realize that Fox had "boxers" in their sites now.

Fox does their best to invent politically divisive controversies. In 
this case they succeeded in convincing their viewership of this bogus 
"war on Xmas" horseshit.  But it really just served to stink things up 
for everybody.

My wife pointed out in Macy's that a number of chain stores we've 
visited over the past week, the usual barking of "Season's Greeings" or 
"Happy Holidays", has been dropped altogether, because Fox has managed 
to effectively posit this as the aetheist version of "Merry Secular 
Godlessness", since there's no Jesus or Christ in it. Instead clerks 
say "Hi", "Can I help you", or "Good afternoon". I hadn't noticed till 
she pointed it out. Then I noticed it everywhere.

At the beginning of Fox's war, I started responding to "Merry 
Christmas" with "Happy Hannukah", which produced a confused look and 
"But, I'm not Jewish." To which I responded, "And I'm not Christian". 
Then, thoroughly dissatisfied we both went our own way grumbling, with 
Lord Ailes' stench upon the season.  I realized I was doing Fox's 
malevolent bidding.

Now I have a very simple approach that avoids their fabricated war and 
makes me, and the well-wisher feel good. Perhaps you've seen this handy 
chart on appropriate seasonal responses:

	http://grab.by/t4jM

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#53719

In message <2013122309331868983-xxx@yyyzzz> 
  gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> At the beginning of Fox's war, I started responding to "Merry 
> Christmas" with "Happy Hannukah",

That seems reasonable.

> which produced a confused look and "But, I'm not Jewish."

That seems odd. I'd never respond to Happy <fill in random holiday> with
anything but a "Thank you" or "You too." Anything else seems a bit rude.
I admit, I'd be brought up a bit short if someone wished me a Happy
Kwanza since as far as I can tell, that is a holiday that only exists in
TVLand.

Now, among some of my friends "Happy Bastille Day" may provoke a
response of "and a Happy Jerry Ford Day to you too" but that was just
college silliness.

> To which I responded, "And I'm not Christian".  Then, thoroughly
> dissatisfied we both went our own way grumbling, with Lord Ailes'
> stench upon the season.  I realized I was doing Fox's malevolent
> bidding.

Do you live somewhere where Jews are exceedingly rare?

> Now I have a very simple approach that avoids their fabricated war and 
> makes me, and the well-wisher feel good. Perhaps you've seen this handy 
> chart on appropriate seasonal responses:

> 	http://grab.by/t4jM

Right.

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yourself,' said the Patrician (...). 'The world would be a happier place
if more people remembered that.' --Guards! Guards!

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