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John[_6_] December 19th 08 08:45 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:18:08 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:34:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go beyond the two
of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done. Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****, even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.

I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one agreement with
you. If others decide to join in, I will extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo bin, and will
never be allowed out. The permanent members include but are not limited
to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply unwilling to
extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are there
because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to goys who
celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice presents
for Dec. 25th.


No, it would be, "Hope you get some nice presents for Winter Solstice."
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John



Why is this such a big deal? Does anyone really give a flying foch what
holidays you celebrate for whatever reasons? I sure as hell don't. My
major objection to Christianity ain't Jesus, it is the self-proclaimed
"believers" who want to shove it into my face and onto my non-sectarian
country.


Why is *what* such a big deal? Are you talking about the insults and
name-calling?

Are you talking about why Christmas is such a big deal? It's a celebration
of the birth of Jesus Christ. For Christians, that's a big deal.

For the atheists in Washington state, the Winter Solstice was a big deal.

For Jews, Chanuka, as you know, is a big deal. It celebrates an important
event in history.

For Muslims, Ramadan is a big deal.

No one wants to shove anything in your face. On the other hand, no one
here, that I know of, wants to denigrate you or your beliefs.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

John[_6_] December 19th 08 08:47 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:20:29 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:48:40 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:32:41 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go beyond the two
of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done. Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****, even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.

I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one agreement with
you. If others decide to join in, I will extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo bin, and will
never be allowed out. The permanent members include but are not limited
to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply unwilling to
extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are there
because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I've considered that, and I've concluded the majority of "jackals" are
that way because of my politics.
No. There are other liberals here, and they're surely not treated the way
you are. They engage in discussions and don't resort to personal insults or
name-calling.

Your 'politics' has very little to do with the way you are treated here.
Think about it for a moment. Loogy is a liberal, yet he garners more
respect than you do, except from you and your liberal buddies. You can't
blame it on politics.

Attempting to always outdo everyone will cause some insults, but those can
be ignored also.


--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

John...that's your opinion, it isn't mine.
I thought your comment about loogy...humorous.


So you chuck the whole idea, because our opinions differ? First, I didn't
offer an opinion. I stated a fact. There are several liberals, Democrats,
whatever, here, and they don't attract the insults you do. Nor, on the
other hand, do they begin with the insults and name-calling when they don't
seem to be winning the argument.

I'm glad you found my comment about Loogy humorous. It was also very true.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John



Hey...Loogy's your man. OK by me. :)


Is that your way of brushing off the idea of stopping the insults and
name-calling? That subject is still on the table, although it seems like
you're trying to side step it.


--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

Eisboch December 19th 08 08:47 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 

"Boater" wrote in message
...

John wrote:

You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider
that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would
diminish
greatly.





I've considered that, and I've concluded the majority of "jackals" are
that way because of my politics.


There's your mistake. There are many in this NG that share your political
views and they are not
routinely dumped on. Most of the time differing points of views are
discussed rationally, politely and with respect for one another. In your
case it is often very different. You tend to lump everybody who does not
subscribe to your POV together (with minor tolerances) and generally treat
those in disagreement with distain, punctuated with multiple insults.

It's not what you think, it's how you express it to others.

Eisboch



John[_6_] December 19th 08 08:48 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:23 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:34:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go beyond the two
of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done. Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****, even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.

I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one agreement with
you. If others decide to join in, I will extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo bin, and will
never be allowed out. The permanent members include but are not limited
to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply unwilling to
extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are there
because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to goys who
celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice presents
for Dec. 25th.


No, it would be, "Hope you get some nice presents for Winter Solstice."
--


I think you should only say that if they celebrate on the Winter
Solstice, in 2008 that would be Dec. 21st, on the 22nd in 2009 and the
23rd in 2010, when it would go back to Dec. 21. So, those who open
presents on Dec. 25 and are not Christians are really just celebrating
Dec. 25th. I think Festivus and Winter Solstice makes a lot more sense
than just opening presents because the Christians are celebrating the
birth of Christ.

Imagine what would happen if all the Chinese celebrated Christmas on Dec.25?

Where would all the Jews go to eat on Dec. 25th. We would have to eat
at home, and that is against our religion. ;)


Now that's something I didn't know.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

Boater[_3_] December 19th 08 08:52 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 
John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:20:29 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:48:40 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:32:41 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go beyond the two
of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done. Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****, even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.

I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one agreement with
you. If others decide to join in, I will extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo bin, and will
never be allowed out. The permanent members include but are not limited
to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply unwilling to
extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are there
because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I've considered that, and I've concluded the majority of "jackals" are
that way because of my politics.
No. There are other liberals here, and they're surely not treated the way
you are. They engage in discussions and don't resort to personal insults or
name-calling.

Your 'politics' has very little to do with the way you are treated here.
Think about it for a moment. Loogy is a liberal, yet he garners more
respect than you do, except from you and your liberal buddies. You can't
blame it on politics.

Attempting to always outdo everyone will cause some insults, but those can
be ignored also.


--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
John...that's your opinion, it isn't mine.
I thought your comment about loogy...humorous.
So you chuck the whole idea, because our opinions differ? First, I didn't
offer an opinion. I stated a fact. There are several liberals, Democrats,
whatever, here, and they don't attract the insults you do. Nor, on the
other hand, do they begin with the insults and name-calling when they don't
seem to be winning the argument.

I'm glad you found my comment about Loogy humorous. It was also very true.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John


Hey...Loogy's your man. OK by me. :)


Is that your way of brushing off the idea of stopping the insults and
name-calling? That subject is still on the table, although it seems like
you're trying to side step it.


--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John



Once again, I agreed to not insult you so long as you didn't insult me.
That is it.


Boater[_3_] December 19th 08 08:55 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 
Eisboch wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
...

John wrote:
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider
that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would
diminish
greatly.





I've considered that, and I've concluded the majority of "jackals" are
that way because of my politics.


There's your mistake. There are many in this NG that share your political
views and they are not
routinely dumped on. Most of the time differing points of views are
discussed rationally, politely and with respect for one another. In your
case it is often very different. You tend to lump everybody who does not
subscribe to your POV together (with minor tolerances) and generally treat
those in disagreement with distain, punctuated with multiple insults.

It's not what you think, it's how you express it to others.

Eisboch



Whatever.

Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.[_3_] December 19th 08 09:02 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 
John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:23 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:34:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go beyond the two
of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done. Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****, even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.

I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one agreement with
you. If others decide to join in, I will extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo bin, and will
never be allowed out. The permanent members include but are not limited
to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply unwilling to
extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are there
because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to goys who
celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice presents
for Dec. 25th.
No, it would be, "Hope you get some nice presents for Winter Solstice."
--

I think you should only say that if they celebrate on the Winter
Solstice, in 2008 that would be Dec. 21st, on the 22nd in 2009 and the
23rd in 2010, when it would go back to Dec. 21. So, those who open
presents on Dec. 25 and are not Christians are really just celebrating
Dec. 25th. I think Festivus and Winter Solstice makes a lot more sense
than just opening presents because the Christians are celebrating the
birth of Christ.

Imagine what would happen if all the Chinese celebrated Christmas on Dec.25?

Where would all the Jews go to eat on Dec. 25th. We would have to eat
at home, and that is against our religion. ;)


Now that's something I didn't know.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John


Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will find
all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes back
almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html




Eisboch December 19th 08 09:14 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...


We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to goys who
celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice presents for
Dec. 25th.



My younger son married a Jewish girl. What a blast we all have at this time
of year celebrating both Christmas and Chanukah.

Both her family and ours celebrate both our traditional Christmas activities
as well as their traditional Jewish traditions and celebrations. It has
made the holiday season much more interesting, educational, enjoyable and
just plain fun.

And the food is awesome.

Eisboch



Boater[_3_] December 19th 08 09:15 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:23 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:34:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go
beyond the two of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed
towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other
guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done.
Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****,
even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.
I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends of
yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one
agreement with you. If others decide to join in, I will
extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You whine
about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the
Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do
the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can
you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to
name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo bin,
and will never be allowed out. The permanent members include
but are not limited to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et cetera. But
that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply
unwilling to extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm
suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten the
same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are
there because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever
consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not
saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would
diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to
goys who celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice
presents for Dec. 25th.
No, it would be, "Hope you get some nice presents for Winter Solstice."
--
I think you should only say that if they celebrate on the Winter
Solstice, in 2008 that would be Dec. 21st, on the 22nd in 2009 and
the 23rd in 2010, when it would go back to Dec. 21. So, those who
open presents on Dec. 25 and are not Christians are really just
celebrating Dec. 25th. I think Festivus and Winter Solstice makes a
lot more sense than just opening presents because the Christians are
celebrating the birth of Christ.

Imagine what would happen if all the Chinese celebrated Christmas on
Dec.25?

Where would all the Jews go to eat on Dec. 25th. We would have to
eat at home, and that is against our religion. ;)


Now that's something I didn't know.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John


Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will find
all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes back
almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html



If you are seeing Jews in "any Chinese restaurant," they certainly are
not observant Jews. Observant Jews eat in Kosher restaurants, and while
there any Kosher Chinese restaurants, very few of them are.

Eisboch December 19th 08 09:17 PM

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 

"Boater" wrote in message
...


Why is this such a big deal? Does anyone really give a flying foch what
holidays you celebrate for whatever reasons? I sure as hell don't. My
major objection to Christianity ain't Jesus, it is the self-proclaimed
"believers" who want to shove it into my face and onto my non-sectarian
country.


Take a chill pill.

Or move to Massachusetts. Wacky Tobacy is now decriminalized.

Eisboch




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