Railroad
Routinely Derailed
(Received from a buddy)
[size=+3]For Our Democrat Friends:[/size]
[size=+2]"Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It 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 or 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."[/size]
[size=+3]For Our Republican Friends:[/size]
[size=+2]Here's wishing all of You a[/size]
[size=+3]Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year[/size]
[size=+2]"Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It 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 or 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."[/size]
[size=+3]For Our Republican Friends:[/size]
[size=+2]Here's wishing all of You a[/size]
[size=+3]Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year[/size]
I love it!
I'm a democrat and a Christian and I celebrate a Christmas. I can see the whole "holiday" issue and people getting upset but it's something that's been going on for quite some time ... for the past 17 years at work we were always instructed when sending cards to clients and coworkers to send "holiday cards" as a pc sort of thing and was chastised when I greeted the clients with Merry Christmas. All and all I wasn't insulted by sending a happy holiday card instead of a Merry Christmas card. That means no santa on card, no Christmas tree on the card, etc.. they were boring and was just conveying a happy holiday wish and best wishes for a happy new year. :shrug:
What I was trying to say is I view it as a professional sort of issue - not a party issue on whether its holidays or christmas that you greet people with it. :shrug:
