Am I the only one who doesn't think that Christmas gets bigger and bigger every year? I think it actually reached its zenith in the 90s and has stagnated since then.
This whole thing has been particularly fun for us sales clerks who now are afraid of saying anything to anybody without offending somebody and/or getting dragged into a long, loud debate with some uninformed jagoff who's sick of Christmas shopping and just wants someone to take his frustrations out on. It's led to me just ignoring the whole thing and wishing them a good night or a good weekend. I've been seeing the same thing happen throughout "my" mall. (Doing my Christmas shopping there, I haven't been wished a "Merry Christmas" OR a "Happy Holiday"). I kinda doubt that's the end-result Bill O'Reilly wanted, but that sure seems to be what's happening.
"That's my problem - I'm too frank. That's why my mother shoved me down the stairs. But then she is fat."
Originally posted by OlFuzzyBastardThis whole thing has been particularly fun for us sales clerks who now are afraid of saying anything to anybody without offending somebody and/or getting dragged into a long, loud debate with some uninformed jagoff who's sick of Christmas shopping and just wants someone to take his frustrations out on. It's led to me just ignoring the whole thing and wishing them a good night or a good weekend. I've been seeing the same thing happen throughout "my" mall. (Doing my Christmas shopping there, I haven't been wished a "Merry Christmas" OR a "Happy Holiday"). I kinda doubt that's the end-result Bill O'Reilly wanted, but that sure seems to be what's happening.
The teller at my bank today wished me "A Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday". Now THAT'S how you cover all your bases.
(edited by Blanket Jackson on 21.12.05 1409) Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = Crazy Delicious
Originally posted by Blanket JacksonThe teller at my bank today wished me "A Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday". Now THAT'S how you cover all your bases.
No, this is. (All credit to my friend Adrian who came up with this parody today.)
Sung to the tune of Mary Poppins' Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious:
Chrismahanaramakwanzafestiholisolstice
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Chrismahanaramakwanzafestiholisolstice! Here comes the ACLU Dispensing PC justice Dont offend an ethnic group Or youll get legal notice Chrismahanaramakwanzafestiholisolstice!
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay I used to always say Christmas When I was just a lad It was an okay thing to say But now Im told its bad So then one day I learned a word That solved my seasons woes The most inclusive holiday And this is how it goes:
Oh, Chrismahanaramakwanzafestiholisolstice! Here comes the ACLU Dispensing PC justice Dont offend an ethnic group Or youll get legal notice Chrismahanaramakwanzafestiholisolstice!
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay So when you want to say hello There's no need to be rude Please dont offend the pagans Or the Atheists or Jews Lets be all inclusive So their feelings are not hurt It doesnt matter what its called As long as Im off work!
Originally posted by Blanket JacksonThe teller at my bank today wished me "A Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday". Now THAT'S how you cover all your bases.
(edited by Blanket Jackson on 21.12.05 1409)
Now see, I don't see what the big deal is about all this Happy Holidays v. Merry Christmas nonsense because I ALWAYS thought that expression (what the teller wished you) was the way it was done. "Merry Christmas" for the people that celebrate Christmas and "Happy Holidays" for all the other holidays (Hannukah, Kwanza, New Year's, etc.). I don't understand why this year it all of a sudden had to be just one or the other.
Then again, I prefer Jim Carrey's expression from his appearance on Conan last night: Have a Christ-y, Christ-y Christmas!
I just got this e-mailed to me this morning, and I can't agree with it more. There's some profanity in it, but big deal. Give it a listen if you like: http://www.illwillpress.com/xmas.html
Originally posted by StingArmyNow see, I don't see what the big deal is about all this Happy Holidays v. Merry Christmas nonsense because I ALWAYS thought that expression (what the teller wished you) was the way it was done. "Merry Christmas" for the people that celebrate Christmas and "Happy Holidays" for all the other holidays (Hannukah, Kwanza, New Year's, etc.). I don't understand why this year it all of a sudden had to be just one or the other.
Because there are certain people that feel the need to create conflict even when it doesn't exist. Personally, I've found that the only people I know that are offended in this whole ordeal are the ones put off by "Happy Holidays." It's interesting to hear certain people decrying it as PC at its worst, when the irony is that they're the ones being overly-sensitive and getting all bent out of shape over something that's really quite silly.
Well, at least THESE people won't have to worry about the Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas nonsense. Apparently, Festivus is actually decades old. It was created by the father of one of the writers of that episode of Seinfeld. Who knew? (Not me, obviously.)
I find it pretty ironic. It isn't the left wing, ACLU, or whomever Bill O'Reily is blaming for the watering down of Christmas. Granted, there are some nuts out there, especially on the west coast who get way too offended by the phrase, the same idiots who celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on October 12th, because Christopher Columbus was a white tyrant. But all and all, I don't find them groups too powerful.
It's the big cooperations looking to make profits during the season. The same corporations who I'd venture to guess, put their money on Bush, and thus made Bill O'Reily a very happy man last November. After all, it would ruin the multicultural facade these corporations put on, if they were simply say Christmas. That's a beautiful thing, we may be white, yellow, red and brown; but we all spend green.
In reality, it a very wise move on the corporations part, in not deterring the 15 people in the United States they might offend. Instead of making $115,535,504,529 profit by just mentioning Christmas in these promotions, they make $115,634,234,152. Wouldn't want the Walton family to go to penny pinching now would we?
Reports are now coming in that Christmas in fact happened as scheduled on December 25th of this year. Despite the efforts of evil commie Jesus-haters the world over, Christmas actually happened! This is a grand victory, to be sure! Maybe even a miracle!
Take that, non-Christians!
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever. --George Orwell
Originally posted by StiltonApparently the war on Christmas has failed.
Reports are now coming in that Christmas in fact happened as scheduled on December 25th of this year. Despite the efforts of evil commie Jesus-haters the world over, Christmas actually happened! This is a grand victory, to be sure! Maybe even a miracle!
Take that, non-Christians!
This wasn't hilarious UNTIL you waited four days to post it. Thanks for keeping this thread alive long past its shelf life. No, really, THANKS A TON. I'll just close it now lest I have to see another post about this on, like, the 3d of January or something. MOVE ON DOT ORG
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