CBC Nova Scotia - No 'holiday' tree for this grower
This is getting ridiculous. Society has gone completely mental. If someone is offended by the word 'Christmas' they need to give their heads a shake. I don't consider myself a chiristian but still celebrate Christmas. I don't celebrate holiday. I know, I know it has the word christ in it and has been a part of a 'christian' (whatever the hell that means this week) holiday since the seventh century. This fear of offending someone with a word like Christmas is getting far out of hand. I would understand were it a hate-filled racist word, but it isn't. Its just a word that means 'the day I get presents', that's all. Heck, if we really want to get nitpicky, the word holiday is based on the term 'holy day' and a holy day denotes one religion or another so holiday is out to. What should one call it then? How about saying, Happy December 25th? I mean the word December comes from the Roman word for ten, so unless nine and eleven are offended I think we have a winner.
I'm grateful that we can say Merry Christmas to people here if we wish to. When Carol and her family lived in Saudi Arabia they weren't allowed to say Merry Christmas in any banners displayed publically and artificial Christmas trees had to be smuggled into the country.
What's next? Santa Claus? Santa Claus is a shortened form of Saint Nicolas. That's right... another christian thing... I can picture the song now:
Here comes the obese redsuited man,
Here comes the obese redsuited man,
Right down obese redsuited man lane...
Political correctness taken to this extreme is pretty silly.
Holiday tree?
Nov 23, 2005 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm
Comments
Nov 23, 2005, 13:47:09 Pauly wrote:
Apparently there is a mall somewhere that displays a sign that points children in the direction of the 'Man In Red Suit'. I swear to God, if opportunity permits, I will go there in a red suit - stand beside the sign and display one that points children in the direction of Santa . . . no, check that - Father Christmas.
Nov 24, 2005, 08:01:10 thezookeeper wrote:
That reminds me of a joke that was sent to me yesterday....
Very Sad News !
There will be no Nativity Scene in Ottawa, Canada this year !
The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativity Scene in
Canada's, capital this Christmas season.
This isn't for any religious reason, they simply have not been able to find
Three wise Men and a Virgin in the Nation's capitol.
P.S.
There was no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.
Nov 24, 2005, 11:18:30 Moselle wrote:
wow I really thought you were talking about proper hunting. Good stuff Mike, very funny. Thaks for the laugh (and for not likking any animals). Those guns look awefully real though! :0
Nov 24, 2005, 11:19:36 Moselle wrote:
ops I posted int he wrong one!! I blame the red wine!
Nov 24, 2005, 16:45:34 schlemiel wrote:
I prefer portly to obese, but hey, what do I know? And furthermore, what about Channukah....8 days instead of just one! Kiss my dreidel!
