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How do you know when he's happy?
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My wife suggested I buy my brother a humorous T-shirt for Christmas, and I know he's my brother and all, but I just don't give a shirt.
modified 22-Dec-17 8:28am.
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Merry Christmas everyone.
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And a very Merry Badtis to you and yours! ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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Yes, Merry Christmas to all and sundry, near and far (F. Christmas in particular).
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Quote: Merry Christmas everyone
Ditto! And an excellent 2018! 
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Bah Humbug!
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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I thought you Brits said Happy Christmas?
I know this because I saw it in a Harry Potter movie. Since so many people believe American society / life is depicted honestly by Hollywood - it's only fair that Americans accept the same about the UK. Speaking of... what house were you sorted into when you attended Hogwarts?
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If we're getting drunk, it's merry Christmas  Oh, and Hufflepuff. 23 classmates killed off in the first year alone, those end of year exams were brutal.
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[ Happy | Merry ] [ Christmas | Hanukkah | Kwanzaa | Holidays | Two week piss-up | other ] (delete as appropriate). 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Ditto.
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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A very merry ditto to you too.
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I'd go with Merry Holidays, Delightful Christmas, and Safe Driving as a compromise.
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I have noticed an increasing tendency for people to say [eg. in internet forums] Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Holidays ofc seems a bit politer and all including.
But I have a feeling that this trend is stronger in the US than in the UK. Would you agree?
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Probably, Americans are scared of themselves.
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We don't really refer to any specific holidays as "the holidays" in the UK - probably because we have far more holidays than the U.S.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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I've started wishing people a Merry Badtis, mostly just to confuse them.
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They are trying to make it non-Christian, in order not to offend non-Christians (e.g. Muslims, Hindus etc.). But it is rather ridiculous as very few people of other religions are offended by it. The Rector of our parish usually receives a Christmas card from the local Imam.
There was a performance of the Christmas story on TV (in the UK: BBC Two - Alternativity[^] ) the other night. It was the idea of Banksy and Danny Boyle, and was performed by a mix of Israeli and Palestinian children. The theatre was just near the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem.
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: But it is rather ridiculous as very few people of other religions are offended by it.
This, of course, from your comprehensive survey!
Or perhaps these people are just, holding their piece/peace, and pretending it's OK. Anecdotes are, at best, a pathetic dogear. "Some of my best friends . . . " "One of our lawyers . . . "
Well, it's ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) ing inconsiderate. Or would that that Rector be as happy to receive cards from Satanists flaunting their holidays? Maybe, following your anecdote, he should send some to the local Wiccans !
Want to show holiday spirit? How about considering that Golden Rule? Which, by the way, applies all year round - not just near the end of the fiscal year. Instead of the usual lip-service that will about good will.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: This, of course, from your comprehensive survey!
Of course, where else?
Not sure what your problem is with the rest of it. Are you really a Freemason?
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: Are you really a Freemason?
I am so taken and accounted . . .
I didn't take exception to all of it. Reacting to, in part, the drum-beat of the religious right wrong.
So, by the first paragraph, you would know I'm not an atheist. And meet in a place that welcomes ALL good men of faith without asking 'which one'.
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I was not trying to beat any drum, just pointing out that political correctness (IMHO) is a pointless waste of time, and largely an invention of people who do more harm than good.
W∴ Balboos wrote: a place that welcomes ALL good men of faith without asking 'which one'.
I feel the same, worship in a church that welcomes all comers, and I am sorry that not all places of worship are so inclusive.
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A church may welcome all comers - that, I've observed, comparatively universal (but not 100%). I'm not talking about 'the door is open', but rather that no particular deity, or name for deity, is used. That, implicitly and explicitly, is recognizing one religion over another.
Must the creator be named - and thereby call those who don't use that name wrong?
Let's now tie that into a term which, at this point in time, when used by its detractors, is self referential: "Political Correctness" - a political correctness of their own.
As though it were something new?
These have been Masonic principals for centuries. Actually, to frame it in a more common reference. You'd be quite surprised at how many of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States were Freemasons. Their beliefs showed their influence in a short bit of literature known as "The Bill of Rights". There's lots of screaming and yelling about 2nd amendment rights - but look what they chose for the First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
That sentiment makes a most beautiful card for any time
of the year.
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You use the elephant icon because the word itself would be banned here.
Did you consider how others might feel about your use of the icon before using it?
So.. Golden Rule - I would that all would have a personal saving relationship with Jesus Christ; there was a time when I didn't, and I am eternally grateful for those that showed kindness to me by telling me about Him.
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Well - to keep it simple - the word (a fricative) doens't offend me at all. It's overuse weakens it but it, like the four-letter expression of a fecal specimen - creates not only expressive language but actual physical release. That little icon is the approved method of said expression in this forum.
I accept it and submit it with equal ease. That is the Golden Rule.
Not walking on eggs - but using one's brain. If I go into a christian church I should expect to see and hear allusions to their deity. That's the rules of that particular Lounge.
When I get a letter in the mail, however, I find it offensive that anyone's religion is on the government issued postage. It's not their business to sponsor religion or any subset of it.
All you need to do is look at theocracies and you can see how that turns out. One man's jihad is another man's crusade.
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