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...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX)

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:45 am
by dogngun
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/11/22 ... -holidays/


Happy holidays, whatever, dude...


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Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:34 am
by Gunsotsu
You may now continue to suppress Saturnalia, Yule, Natalis Solis Invicti, the birthdays of Horus, Osiris, Attis, Krishna, Zarathustra, Mithra, Heracles, Dionysus, Tammuz, Adonis, Hermes, Bacchus, Prometheus, et. al. while complaining about the "War on Christmas."

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:49 am
by SwampGrouch
It's all about members of the dominant religious group identifying with the early Christians. They want to be martyrs just like them (sans the unpleasant parts like dungeons, crosses, and lions), so they have to cast themselves as victims. They also see being part of a persecuted minority as being a legal trump card.

Disingenuous bastards, they are.

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:03 pm
by Fukshot
Already? I'm completely unprepared for this early start. Does anyone know where I can get a few lions on short notice?

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:09 pm
by SwampGrouch
It's time to dress up with a holiday sig.

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:15 pm
by Ultravox
SwampGrouch wrote:It's time to dress up with a holiday sig.
I always liked "Axial tilt is the reason for the season." myself. :)

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:20 pm
by SwampGrouch
Ooooo! That's even better! Fixed!

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:51 pm
by ErikO
Evangelicals are dumb and think tax season is in December. ;)

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:41 pm
by Greengunner
I lost some good friends in last year's war on Christmas.
Brave men and women who payed the ultimate price.

Never forget those who fight Christmas over there so we don't have to fight it here.

God bless the troops.

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:52 am
by Fukshot
Greengunner wrote:I lost some good friends in last year's war on Christmas.
Brave men and women who payed the ultimate price.

Never forget those who fight Christmas over there so we don't have to fight it here.

God bless the troops.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Keep the home fires burning!

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:05 am
by lemur
Very funny is the claims that saying "Happy Holidays" is a new expression meant to avoid mentioning Christmas.

Last year I got a hold of an online database of old newspaper, some from the time of the Old West. "Happy Holidays" was a very frequent occurrence among the commercial ads posted around Christmas time, and was occurring frequently too in communications from private individuals.

But I guess the explanation is that people in the Old West were preoccupied by PCness and not offending non-Christians, right? :crockett:

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:31 am
by Fukshot
lemur wrote:Very funny is the claims that saying "Happy Holidays" is a new expression meant to avoid mentioning Christmas.

Last year I got a hold of an online database of old newspaper, some from the time of the Old West. "Happy Holidays" was a very frequent occurrence among the commercial ads posted around Christmas time, and was occurring frequently too in communications from private individuals.

But I guess the explanation is that people in the Old West were preoccupied by PCness and not offending non-Christians, right? :crockett:
Yes. There is good evidence that the dominant Christian culture was particularly concerned in the nineteenth century that if they were to offend Chinese immigrants it might be seen as an un-neighborly act which is frowned upon by Christianity. That's why they were so careful to use inclusive language wherever possible.

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:43 am
by beto
Fukshot wrote:Already? I'm completely unprepared for this early start. Does anyone know where I can get a few lions on short notice?
PETA would object . The irrational blather that would assail their ears before they ate could give them indigetion.

Re: ...and now for the War on Christmas!!! (sponsored by FOX

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:51 am
by Ultravox
Wow, this thread has more LOLs per post than the joke thread... :)