------------------ Pilot: You're sure they were Americans, eh? Fraser: They were all wearing new boots, they were driving a Jeep Wrangler, and they carried big guns. Pilot: Americans it is. - "due South"
Under any circumstances, what else can you call a country that doesn't allow kids to say "Merry Christmas"?
------------------ Pilot: You're sure they were Americans, eh? Fraser: They were all wearing new boots, they were driving a Jeep Wrangler, and they carried big guns. Pilot: Americans it is. - "due South"
"...many students can't participate because of Halloween's 'pagan' origins."
Well, by definition, the word "Halloween" means "the eve of All Saints Day", therefore it is a solely Christian (maybe only Roman Catholic?) holiday. I mean, Christmas was planted at a common time for pagan rituals intentionally. No-one ever talks about its "pagan origins"...
"'They use their weapons, they're kids, they play and it's difficult for one teacher to control the kids,' said Velvet Spring, who has two sons aged 5 and 7."
WTF? How on Earth do weapons relate to Halloween costumes? I someone going to dress up as Julius Caesar and bring in a group of centurions to slaughter everyone?
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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
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Under any circumstances, what else can you call a country that doesn't allow kids to say "Merry Christmas"?
A multicultural country that can't celebrate Christmas because other religions deem that such fanfare over one religion's holiest holiday over their own as truly *ahem* retching.
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Shik
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Yes...because when I was in school, my only thought around Halloween or Christmas or Easter was to crush the differential belief systems of the kids around me like Rome heading into Gaul. It had NOTHING t'do with all the LOOT...
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'Under any circumstances, what else can you call a country that doesn't allow kids to say "Merry Christmas"?'
Judging from the amount of American TV I watch, I'd call it the United States of America.
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Wait a minute. We say 'Merry Christmas' all the time here. I said it twice today to passerby. They looked at me funny, surmised that I had been reading too much Harry Potter, and locked me in a basement filled with Maple Syrup and flannel. As much as I'd like to knock Paul Bunyon, the man had good taste for good tasting shirts. Especially with syrup.
Anyway, it seems to me that greeting people with a salutation based on a fictional persons birth is perhaps not the best greeting.
Perhaps "Hey fuckhead, I'd like to do your wife!" or "Hello. My Grandpa has a magic lap." Would be better.
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Political correctness is stupid. I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna worry about 'offending' someone, when quite frankly, one can take offense no matter WHAT I say. Fuck it!
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I find that language offensive. Police! Arrest that man!
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I'm on a donut-break now. But here, take my gun.
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Well, you know, the secular celebration of Christmas consists mainly of Santa Clauses and Christmas trees and presents and family stuff. Sure, it's overbearing, but it's not really forcing Jesus Christ on anyone. Heck, I celebrated Christmas in Taiwan (though it's not nearly as important as Chinese New Year). Never knew it was about Jesus until I got here. I like having Halloween with pagans though. We get to go around saying "happy new year."
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Can't we all just get along? Or barring that, pick on some loser country like Chad? I mean, come on, when you're named after the biggest loser in the whole high school, you're just asking for trouble.
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