The War on Christmas sure came early this year

[Michael Rielly]

The War on Christmas sure came early this year

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/40971/

AlterNet.org
August 28, 2006
By: Joshua Holland

EXCERPT:

When I was a young boy, the War on Christmas didn't start until November. After cursing those genocidal Pilgrims over a hearty turkey dinner, there'd be a nip in the air, maybe the first light dusting of snow, and my pa would take me on his knee and say, "Son, it's time to persecute us some Christians."

More recently, I noticed they started declaring the war's start before Halloween even got going. But there was something appropriate about that -- Satan's holiday and all.

...

It's *sniff* kind of sad.

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[dvdelf]

nice to know Sam Club is run by people with no ummm....
:hello: :hello: you get the idea

[Michael Rielly]

nice to know Sam Club is run by people with no ummm....
:hello: :hello: you get the idea

This is a big pet peeve of mine. Remind me to tell you the story of when I went into Target looking for Christmas Trees and all they had were Holiday Trees...

[dvdelf]

Lowes was doing this, they said they wont this year because it caused confusion
Target allegedly wont either because of a 700,000 person boycott.
We'll see i guess
funny that target alway carries those big Santas & large NATIVITY scenes. what HOLIDAY are they for?

[mrshfromjersey]

SC...did you see my post about the Christmas cards that I bought?

[caseydbell]

well....im not suprised.....the liberal left run the stores, thus, Christ is out of Christmas - thus we have holiday - which really is holy day.

[Michael Rielly]

SC...did you see my post about the Christmas cards that I bought?
How do I do that?

[mrshfromjersey]

It's under Christmas Controversies - Is it right to take religious connection out of Christmas?

Just look for the story about the box of Christmas Cards I bought

[Michael Rielly]

Lowes was doing this, they said they wont this year because it caused confusion
Target allegedly wont either because of a 700,000 person boycott.
We'll see i guess
funny that target alway carries those big Santas & large NATIVITY scenes. what HOLIDAY are they for?

I posted this last year on another forum:

I stopped into Target today to pick up a couple of things. While strolling through the “seasonal” isle I noticed a sign that read: “30% OFF ALL HOLIDAY TREES”.

I never heard of a "Holiday Tree" so I had to ask about them. I went directly to the service desk and asked the woman if they had Christmas Trees. I told them I saw a sign for 30% off all Holiday Trees, but didn’t see any Christmas Trees there. I wanted to know if they would be getting any soon as I was looking to buy a Christmas Tree, not a Holiday Tree. The woman told me that they were all Christmas Trees. I told her that they must be all out because all the signs said "Holiday Trees". Frustrated, she called the manager over.

I explained to the manager that I was looking to purchase a Christmas Tree and that all I could find were these things called Holiday Trees. At this point they were both looking at me like I was a complete idiot. The manager said that they were indeed Christmas Trees, but again I insisted that there were only Holiday Trees in the isle. I then apologized for wasting their time and explained that I really wanted to purchase a Christmas Tree and not a Holiday Tree and would have to go over to Walmart.

[dvdelf]

he he, its fun to prove a point

[Michael Rielly]

he he, its fun to prove a point
That's me! :D

[mrshfromjersey]

Oh....I like you SC. You and I would be dangerous shopping together.

[Michael Rielly]

Oh....I like you SC. You and I would be dangerous shopping together.
Not only can I pick out my own cloths, I can even pick out women's cloths! (not for me of course...)

[mrshfromjersey]

We could go to the mall and ask what holiday the "holiday" ornaments are for.

[Michael Rielly]

We could go to the mall and ask what holiday the "holiday" ornaments are for.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[mrshfromjersey]

And the Christmas set up where you get your picture taken with Santa, why do they call it "Holiday Lane"? What holiday???

[dvdelf]

these are the people who insist theres no medium drinks when they have 3 sizes
them:"we have Small, large, & ginormous"
me:"wouldnt that make the large a medium?"
them:"uh...."
me:"dont hurt yourself"

[mrshfromjersey]

And you can't order a half dozen chicken nuggets

Me: I'd like a half dozen chicken nuggets
Them: We don't have half dozens. We have 12 or 6.
Me: You mean I can get 6 nuggets, but not half a dozen
Them: right

BUH!

[dvdelf]

the coffee shop serves tall, grande, & xtra large(spelled like that). When I say large, they dont question me, I think they know

[sheepsnot]

I was in the mall last week and thought I'd splurge at Gloria Jeans. I checked my pocket and sure enough, I had a fiver itchin' for a new home. I bought the medium size (not sure what they called it) Pumpkin Spice chiller. Oh, baby, do those taste nice. But they can't be had for a fiver. Luckily the college boy behind the counter was a psych major because I sunk into depression. "You mean I can buy nearly two gallons of gas or milk but can't buy a medium cup of crushed ice with Pumpkin fart sprayed on it?" So I fessed up with the extra 19¢ and went home smiling anyway.

[gameshowguy2000]

Well, people, the reason why we use Holiday more than Christmas is because the Holiday season is NOT just about Christmas alone.

As a matter of fact, the Holiday season deals with THREE holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.

That explains why people want to say Holiday Tree and Happy Holidays and such.

[dvdelf]

you put up a tree for thanksgiving? little turkey ornaments? lol I need to see that

[sheepsnot]

You would just eat them. The Happy Holidays greeting is all-encompassing, but the idea of a holiday tree for the same reason is bogus. It just came about in the last few years as another PCism. Maybe communism is the best way to go. No one gets left out. No one gets ahead. No one's feelings are hurt.

[dvdelf]

its not holiday that I mind, its using it instead of christmas & trying to pretend it doesnt exist. everyones so offended by everything these days & suing each other & society just caters to their crabbiness

[sheepsnot]

Uh oh! You just offended me. Now you have to shut down this website or else change its name to MMH.

[dvdelf]

just offend me back I can take it :) noones worried about upsetting me