Happy Holidays

hi lisa: but we can not give what we do not have. i have xmas, others
have hanukah, others have many other occasions things.

i can only give you my best and accept other people's best too. that
is what friendship and brotherhood is.

merry xmas to all ( who accept it)
happy holidays ( to all )

at


"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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"Mark²" wrote:

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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"Mark²" wrote:

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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"Mark²" wrote:

wrote in message

oups.com...
Happy Holidays to all of the board members and their
family and
friends
!

Which Holidays?

The various ones that all happen in the last month of the
year? Need
he
be more specific?

There are only two.

Christmas and New Year's Day.

But then there is always...

...Christma-kwansa-hannedon...for the shamelessly PC among us.

Merry Christmas.

I'm surprised, Mark, that you would leave out Hanukkah, a
holiday equal
to Christmas in religious stature, if not commercial stature.

I didn't. You just missed it, Lisa.
It's the first part of "hannedon" (guess I should have spelled it
hanudon).
People are too easily offended.
If someone wishes you a Happy Hanukah, are you offended???
I certainly wouldn't be, though I am not Jewish.

I guess I missed that part. Although not Jewish, I respect the
traditions of those who celebrate Hanukkah rather than Christmas.
Finding appropriate wrapping paper takes a little effort though.


Then
there's the Winter Solstice, the pagan holiday that is the
reason we
celebrate Christ's birthday at, well, at the time of the winter
solstice, actually. There are many ways to believe.

There are lots of ways to believe, but they cannot all be
simultaneously
true.
History is history.
Facts are facts.
Either there is a God with a son named Jesus, or there isn't.
Islam is factual and true, or it isn't.
Either the messiah really DID come (Christianity) or he didn't
(Jewish
belief).
Don't mistake belief for reality. They are not necessarily
interchangeable.
We can't ALL be right...and please note my lack of declaration as
to which
is or is not... That's for you to decide...and ultimately be
right or wrong
about in the vast scheme of things. Which I had proof one way or
the
other...

It seems indisputable that there was this guy, about 2000 years ago.
Exactly what he represents and did enter into the realm of the
disputable. I'm not saying he wasn't, either.

There is a scenario in which we actually could all be right, it just
takes an interpretation of the various texts that is less literal
and
more oriented towards basic concepts. But this is hardly the place
to
discuss theology

Lisa

hi lisa: but we can not give what we do not have. i have xmas, others
have hanukah, others have many other occasions things.

i can only give you my best and accept other people's best too. that
is what friendship and brotherhood is.

merry xmas to all ( who accept it)
happy holidays ( to all )

at


"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
...


"Mark²" wrote:

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
...


"Mark²" wrote:

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
...


"Mark²" wrote:

wrote in message

oups.com...
Happy Holidays to all of the board members and their
family and
friends
!

Which Holidays?

The various ones that all happen in the last month of the
year? Need
he
be more specific?

There are only two.

Christmas and New Year's Day.

But then there is always...

...Christma-kwansa-hannedon...for the shamelessly PC among us.

Merry Christmas.

I'm surprised, Mark, that you would leave out Hanukkah, a
holiday equal
to Christmas in religious stature, if not commercial stature.

I didn't. You just missed it, Lisa.
It's the first part of "hannedon" (guess I should have spelled it
hanudon).
People are too easily offended.
If someone wishes you a Happy Hanukah, are you offended???
I certainly wouldn't be, though I am not Jewish.

I guess I missed that part. Although not Jewish, I respect the
traditions of those who celebrate Hanukkah rather than Christmas.
Finding appropriate wrapping paper takes a little effort though.


Then
there's the Winter Solstice, the pagan holiday that is the
reason we
celebrate Christ's birthday at, well, at the time of the winter
solstice, actually. There are many ways to believe.

There are lots of ways to believe, but they cannot all be
simultaneously
true.
History is history.
Facts are facts.
Either there is a God with a son named Jesus, or there isn't.
Islam is factual and true, or it isn't.
Either the messiah really DID come (Christianity) or he didn't
(Jewish
belief).
Don't mistake belief for reality. They are not necessarily
interchangeable.
We can't ALL be right...and please note my lack of declaration as
to which
is or is not... That's for you to decide...and ultimately be
right or wrong
about in the vast scheme of things. Which I had proof one way or
the
other...

It seems indisputable that there was this guy, about 2000 years ago.
Exactly what he represents and did enter into the realm of the
disputable. I'm not saying he wasn't, either.

There is a scenario in which we actually could all be right, it just
takes an interpretation of the various texts that is less literal
and
more oriented towards basic concepts. But this is hardly the place
to
discuss theology

Lisa

hi lisa: but we can not give what we do not have. i have xmas, others
have hanukah, others have many other occasions things.

i can only give you my best and accept other people's best too. that
is what friendship and brotherhood is.

merry xmas to all ( who accept it)
happy holidays ( to all )

at


"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
...


"Mark²" wrote:

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
...


"Mark²" wrote:

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
...


"Mark²" wrote:

wrote in message

oups.com...
Happy Holidays to all of the board members and their
family and
friends
!

Which Holidays?

The various ones that all happen in the last month of the
year? Need
he
be more specific?

There are only two.

Christmas and New Year's Day.

But then there is always...

...Christma-kwansa-hannedon...for the shamelessly PC among us.

Merry Christmas.

I'm surprised, Mark, that you would leave out Hanukkah, a
holiday equal
to Christmas in religious stature, if not commercial stature.

I didn't. You just missed it, Lisa.
It's the first part of "hannedon" (guess I should have spelled it
hanudon).
People are too easily offended.
If someone wishes you a Happy Hanukah, are you offended???
I certainly wouldn't be, though I am not Jewish.

I guess I missed that part. Although not Jewish, I respect the
traditions of those who celebrate Hanukkah rather than Christmas.
Finding appropriate wrapping paper takes a little effort though.


Then
there's the Winter Solstice, the pagan holiday that is the
reason we
celebrate Christ's birthday at, well, at the time of the winter
solstice, actually. There are many ways to believe.

There are lots of ways to believe, but they cannot all be
simultaneously
true.
History is history.
Facts are facts.
Either there is a God with a son named Jesus, or there isn't.
Islam is factual and true, or it isn't.
Either the messiah really DID come (Christianity) or he didn't
(Jewish
belief).
Don't mistake belief for reality. They are not necessarily
interchangeable.
We can't ALL be right...and please note my lack of declaration as
to which
is or is not... That's for you to decide...and ultimately be
right or wrong
about in the vast scheme of things. Which I had proof one way or
the
other...

It seems indisputable that there was this guy, about 2000 years ago.
Exactly what he represents and did enter into the realm of the
disputable. I'm not saying he wasn't, either.

There is a scenario in which we actually could all be right, it just
takes an interpretation of the various texts that is less literal
and
more oriented towards basic concepts. But this is hardly the place
to
discuss theology

Lisa

"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote in message
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And I'l ignore those of you who have become so bland that you can't say
Merry Christmas without fear of offending someone.


This from the slackjawed **** who said "Which holidays?" ??

"Tyrone Laces" wrote in message
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"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote in message
news:68Jyd.1540$yW5.331@fed1read02...

And I'l ignore those of you who have become so bland that you can't say
Merry Christmas without fear of offending someone.


This from the slackjawed **** who said "Which holidays?" ??

You obviously didn't understand the point.

I asked that because "Happy Holidays" is so non-specific, it is about as
bland and wimpy a greeting as one can possibly say. It has become more and
more popular as a result of this politically numb, non-specific,
afraid-to-offend trend, and that was simply my minor statement in response.

This was clearly lost on you.

"Tyrone Laces" wrote in message
...

"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote in message
news:68Jyd.1540$yW5.331@fed1read02...

And I'l ignore those of you who have become so bland that you can't say
Merry Christmas without fear of offending someone.


This from the slackjawed **** who said "Which holidays?" ??

You obviously didn't understand the point.

I asked that because "Happy Holidays" is so non-specific, it is about as
bland and wimpy a greeting as one can possibly say. It has become more and
more popular as a result of this politically numb, non-specific,
afraid-to-offend trend, and that was simply my minor statement in response.

This was clearly lost on you.

Ben Thomas wrote:
wrote:
Happy Holidays to all of the board members and their family and
friends
!

It has been a great year and I look forward to discussing many
great
topics in the coming year.

Mike@
www.thoroughbredphotos.net


Merry Christmas to you and all here too.

It looks like Australia will be further Americanised, as some have
started
saying Happy Holidays here this year, instead of Happy Christmas.
Previously
people didn't take offence if someone wished them happy Christmas if
they
weren't religious or of another faith. I don't see why we should
change that.

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Ben, please stop telling us about your digital world - those of us
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DPat

Ben Thomas wrote:
wrote:
Happy Holidays to all of the board members and their family and
friends
!

It has been a great year and I look forward to discussing many
great
topics in the coming year.

Mike@
www.thoroughbredphotos.net


Merry Christmas to you and all here too.

It looks like Australia will be further Americanised, as some have
started
saying Happy Holidays here this year, instead of Happy Christmas.
Previously
people didn't take offence if someone wished them happy Christmas if
they
weren't religious or of another faith. I don't see why we should
change that.

--
--
Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia

My Digital World:
Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.

Disclaimer:
Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do
not
relate to the official business of my employer shall be understood as
neither
given nor endorsed by it.


Ben, please stop telling us about your digital world - those of us
trying to find info about the SE k700i are not interested in your DVD /
AUDIO posts

DPat

Ben Thomas wrote:
wrote:
Happy Holidays to all of the board members and their family and
friends
!

It has been a great year and I look forward to discussing many
great
topics in the coming year.

Mike@
www.thoroughbredphotos.net


Merry Christmas to you and all here too.

It looks like Australia will be further Americanised, as some have
started
saying Happy Holidays here this year, instead of Happy Christmas.
Previously
people didn't take offence if someone wished them happy Christmas if
they
weren't religious or of another faith. I don't see why we should
change that.

--
--
Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia

My Digital World:
Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.

Disclaimer:
Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do
not
relate to the official business of my employer shall be understood as
neither
given nor endorsed by it.


Ben, please stop telling us about your digital world - those of us
trying to find info about the SE k700i are not interested in your DVD /
AUDIO posts

DPat

DPat wrote:
Ben Thomas wrote:

wrote:

Happy Holidays to all of the board members and their family and

friends

!

It has been a great year and I look forward to discussing many

great

topics in the coming year.

Mike@
www.thoroughbredphotos.net


Merry Christmas to you and all here too.

It looks like Australia will be further Americanised, as some have

started

saying Happy Holidays here this year, instead of Happy Christmas.

Previously

people didn't take offence if someone wished them happy Christmas if

they

weren't religious or of another faith. I don't see why we should

change that.

--
--
Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia

My Digital World:
Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.

Disclaimer:
Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do

not

relate to the official business of my employer shall be understood as

neither

given nor endorsed by it.



Ben, please stop telling us about your digital world - those of us
trying to find info about the SE k700i are not interested in your DVD /
AUDIO posts

DPat


Amazing. Someone who actually googles to find posts instead of just asking their
question on a newsgroup.

Should I also remove "Software Engineer" and Melbourne and Australia from my
sig? Someone searching for them would also see my post in the search results
simply because I have those words in my sig.

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--
Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia

My Digital World:
Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.

Disclaimer:
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