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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 21, 2017 at 10:03 pm
(September 21, 2017 at 9:49 pm)Whateverist Wrote: I must be becoming more lax. I suspect I'll say "happy _____" to anyone about who I know the winter holiday they celebrate and "happy holidays" to everyone else. In the past I've sent pointedly secular cards to xtian relatives. I figure they know where I stand now. Moving on.
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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 21, 2017 at 11:51 pm
I was talking to a few colleagues at work today about this very topic. We were talking about the Christmas party but our company now calls it the "winter event" which has prompted some eye-rolling.
We've had a few Jehovah's Witness colleagues and they wouldn't go to the party if it was called a Christmas party. But they'll go if it's named correctly, apparently lol.
I told my coworkers that the war on Christmas is made-up and that I'll sometimes tell people Happy Holidays because it includes Christmas and New Year's.
Oddly, I sometimes hear people aggressively wish "Merry Christmas" as if they feel they're being rebellious or something by saying this.
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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 22, 2017 at 12:36 am
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(September 21, 2017 at 11:51 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: I was talking to a few colleagues at work today about this very topic. We were talking about the Christmas party but our company now calls it the "winter event" which has prompted some eye-rolling.
We've had a few Jehovah's Witness colleagues and they wouldn't go to the party if it was called a Christmas party. But they'll go if it's named correctly, apparently lol.
I told my coworkers that the war on Christmas is made-up and that I'll sometimes tell people Happy Holidays because it includes Christmas and New Year's.
Oddly, I sometimes hear people aggressively wish "Merry Christmas" as if they feel they're being rebellious or something by saying this.
-Teresa
And I just as aggressively "happy holidays" back
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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 22, 2017 at 12:41 am
Blow their minds. Say "Io Saturnalia."
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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 22, 2017 at 3:09 am
We don't celebrare Christmas, only Merkelmas, and that's mandatory for everyone.
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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 22, 2017 at 4:41 am
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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 22, 2017 at 6:28 am
I am not really interested in celebrating the day baby Jesus died of a seizure (or whatever Christmas is supposed to be) but I am interested in receiving gifts again one day if I ever get an Xmas present again one day lol.
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RE: It's coming up to that time of year again...
September 22, 2017 at 6:39 am
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