posted on December 23, 2002 07:52:25 PM new
Hope you're all having a nice holiday so far. Forget about politics, forget about the "war(s)", forget about the credit cards and the dirty dishes and give yourself a pat on the back for being able to survive for another year!
posted on December 23, 2002 08:01:26 PM new
Kraft- thanks for the reality check. The paranoia was getting a little thick around here. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!
posted on December 24, 2002 05:55:23 AM new
To All Who Celebrate Christmas - have a Very Merry Christmas.
To Those Who Believe Jesus is the reason for this season - May He continue to be with you and yours.
To All Who Celebrate other religious holidays - may they be the best for your and yours.
To the PC - Happy Holiday's!!!
_____________________
A Christmas Poem
'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck.....How to live in a world that's politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to "Elves". "Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the north pole, Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul. Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety, Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear That Santa had better not use just reindeer. So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid, Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!
The runners had been removed from his sleigh; The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A. And people had started to call for the cops When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened. His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."
And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows, Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation, Demanding millions in over-due compensation.
So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife, Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life, Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz, Demanding from now on her title was Ms.
And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion That making a choice could cause so much commotion. Nothing of leather, nothing of fur, Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute. Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot. Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise. Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys. Nothing that claimed to be gender specific. Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific.
No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth. Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth. And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden, Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden. For they raised the hackles of those psychological Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.
No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt; Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt. Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe; And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.
So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed; He just could not figure out what to do next. He tried to be merry, tried to be gay, But you've got to be careful with that word today.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground; Nothing fully acceptable was to be found. Something special was needed, a gift that he might Give to all without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision, Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue, Everyone, everywhere...even you.
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth... "May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth."
[author unknown]
Linda
[ edited by Linda_K on Dec 24, 2002 06:00 AM ]
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an
environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive,
and gender neutral celebration of the winter holiday, practiced within the
most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice or the
secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular
persuasions and/or traditions of others or their choice not to practice
religious or secular traditions at all ... and a fiscally successful,
personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset
of the generally accepted calendar year 2003, but not without due respect for
the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have
helped make the USA great, (not to imply that the USA is necessarily greater
than any other country or is the only great country in the Western
Hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical
ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual preference
of the Wishee.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTABILITY: (By accepting this greeting, you are accepting
these terms.) This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal and 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/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is
revocable at the sole discretion of the Wisher. This wish is warranted to
perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period
of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting,
whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish
or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the Wisher.
typo
[ edited by drkosmos on Dec 24, 2002 09:02 PM ]
posted on December 25, 2002 01:59:12 PM new
Happy Merry Ho-Ho's
to everyone that touches your life...
A Safe & Healthy New Year filled with love and laughter....
posted on December 25, 2002 04:52:40 PM new
Hi everyone I hope you had wonderful Christmas day. A day of family, love, and sharing, and the hell with the rest of the world just for today!
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, Everyone!
