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Geek Culture / Very Merry Christmas everyone!

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Daniel TGC
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 05:10
Just wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

DrewG
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 05:14
Thanks, Merry Christmas to you as well!

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 05:21
Merry X-Mas! ( Darn Politics! )

*whispers* merry christmas!

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 05:52
merry christmas.

ionstream
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 06:25
And a merry Christmas to you sir!

AndrewT
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 06:43
Merry christmas. Have an apple. Or two.



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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 06:54 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 06:55
Apple's for newbs and Hollywood.

Anyways, merry Christmas all (well, in two days).


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Michael S
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 07:20 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 07:20
Merry Christmas
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 08:11
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.

Merry Christmas Everybody!

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 09:04
Merry Christmas! Im sick of people saying "Happy Holidays".

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 10:52
God jul och gott nytt år! (jul is an old Swedish word meaning feast)

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 10:58
Happy Christmas


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 11:51
ho ho merry christmas
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 13:55
Have a good feast and a great new-year.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 13:58
Happy Christmas for those who live in a time zone that is 2 days ahead of the rest of us.

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 14:38
Thanks for sending your best wishes last year. I'm sorry to inform you that they turned out not to really work. This year, please send money and presents instead.

Greets,
Rami


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 14:51
*see above posts*

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 15:21
Thank you, Merry Christmas to you too!,

although I can't seem to get in 'the mood' this year I really don't feel excited about it, perhaps I'll be ok once I'm 'off my face' through too much Guinness
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 16:23
Merry Christmas! It's going to be interesting to have Boxing Day and Christmas eve on the same day

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 16:31 Edited at: 24th Dec 2007 15:03
Hey Daniel, [Daniel edited this as an amusing christmas prank]

Meery Christmas guys.


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KeithC
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 16:34
Merry Christmas.

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 16:45
Merry early Christmas all.

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 16:48
Merry Christmas ALL!


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 17:25
Merry Christmas everyone!



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Benjamin
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 17:28
Quote: "although I can't seem to get in 'the mood' this year"

I should forward you some of the e-mails I get then, they advertise a product that apparently fixes that problem.

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 17:33
May your Christmas be Merry and profitable!
(not really about religion anymore, is it?)


Since the other one was scaring you guys so much...
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 18:45
Quote: "I should forward you some of the e-mails I get then, they advertise a product that apparently fixes that problem.
"

You really misinterpreted that, didn't you?


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 19:33
Merry Christmas

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 19:40 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 19:56
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Happy Winter Holidays! (Or summer, depending on your hemisphere)

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 19:55
Happy Christmas to everyone who celebrates it. Hopefully I'm not snowed in this year.

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 20:07
Should it be CHRIST-mas, or Isla-mas/Musli-mas

ok, bit naughty I know
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 20:12
Merry Christmas and Happy whatever that Jewish one is that gets much less publicity , Chanaukah? Firefox doesn't know either but then again it doesn't understand the world "mildly"!

Nothing screams family values like commercialism

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 20:15 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 20:16
Quote: "Should it be CHRIST-mas, or Isla-mas/Musli-mas

ok, bit naughty I know "

I think the non-religious people should call it something else (Familymas ) and just let the Christians get on with whatever they do, I can't help feeling that we are treading all over their festival.

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scuse the double post

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 20:16
Quote: "Chanaukah? "

Hanuka. (SP?)


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 20:17 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 20:17
in my case - Merry Jedi-mas May the force be with you all (in the form of booze and scoff) *LOL*
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Quote: "I think the non-religious people should call it something else (Familymas ) and just let the Christians get on with whatever they do, I can't help feeling that we are treading all over their festival."


The pagans had the basis of Christmas long before Moses parted the Red Sea...

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 20:53 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 20:55
haha and Benjamin, my spam box is full of things to get people in the mood.

Quote: "(not really about religion anymore, is it?)"


Depends on who you are - for us it's just an end of year tradition where the family get together, stuff ourselves with food, enjoy family time, have a good mood on and buy each other presents. As a non-Christian I find it difficult to partake in the religious side of it.

My Nan however participates in the Church events and worships Christ on the day. And no doubt she pours herself plenty of wine too if I know her right (she has a duty as an Irish lady)

As for naming Christmas...Why rename it? Why make it politically correct? I think the name is fine the way as it is - just because it has the word 'Christ' in it shouldn't be a problem. It's the name of the tradition. Getting overly PC will just ruin it and encourage people to be more pedantic. It's called Christmas because that's where the word derives from - the word 'Easter' derives from the German Goddess who also derived from the Mesopotamian pagan Goddess 'Ishtar' the goddess of love, war and procreation.

So a very Merry Christmas, or Jedimas just for the sake of Jedi just being such a wicked idea for a religion.

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 21:11 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 21:13
Why does every Christmas thread need a debate. Just give your cheer and be on with it. No need to get semantic here

My sig has a great message on Christmas by Ben Stein. I'd recommend you all to read it

EDIT:

Here's my favourite part of his message:

Quote: "
Next confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees. It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
"


Sums it up pretty nicely I think

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 21:33 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 21:33
It's a good Christmas message, I agree. People in this world are getting too PC and Pedantic and it's bloody annoying.

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n008
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 21:46
Yes. Yes they are. I prefer PC -= P.

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Quote: "Why does every Christmas thread need a debate. Just give your cheer and be on with it. No need to get semantic here "

For the same reason Easter, Ramadan and similar 'religious' topics end in debate. Stupid enough, we should indeed just congratulate each other, even if we do not celebrate ourselves.

So: Merry christmas!


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 22:11
Merry Christmas, I said,
عيد ميلاد سعيد , I said,
圣诞快乐,I said
Joyeux Noël, I said,
Frohe Weihnachten, I said,
Καλα Χριστουγεννα, I said,
Рождеством, I said,
Feliz Navidad, I said -

OMG!!!! JUST LISTEN! MEEEEEERRY CHRISTMAS! OMFG!

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Like, totally ya, y'know?


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 22:30
The whole idea of PC is despicable, we don't have freedom of speech, we have freedom of silence (oooh OBese said something profound lol)

I don't like people saying "Happy Christmas", it's MERRY! Come on how often do you get to say Merry?

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Hello, Merry,
Merry and Joseph
The Virgin Merry
Merry Idol


...Wait...


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Spread the Christmas cheer by shopping at Argos this year.

Celebrate the birth of our lord Jesus Christ by buying the new christmas cologne. Endorsed by our Lord and Father and financial planner.

And to all a Silent Night bed discount!

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 23:06 Edited at: 23rd Dec 2007 23:39
If that's what Christmas means to you, then great - it's only commercial to those that fool for the gimmicks.

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 23:09
Quote: "Spread the Christmas cheer by shopping at Argos this year.

Celebrate the birth of our lord Jesus Christ by buying the new christmas cologne. Endorsed by our Lord and Father and financial planner.

And to all a Silent Night bed discount!
"

That's sad.


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2007 23:11
er i think he was joking, no?

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I would say the purpose of christmas, but it is such a mangled subject that it would confuse you, and I'd risk eing charged of PC'ness...

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