You obviously didn't look at the photos! We are The Mild Bunch!Another good way to annoy the neighbours is to party until the early hours.
You obviously didn't look at the photos! We are The Mild Bunch!Another good way to annoy the neighbours is to party until the early hours.
Was he ever successful?I used to be awakened every summer morning by the stink of cigar smoke coming in the open window from my neighbor across the street. He'd be sitting out on his front doorstep smoking Swisher Sweets and muttering to himself "I'm gonna kill him, I'm gonna kill him." Good old small town values.
Being wished "Merry Christmas" doesn't offend me, but I also don't mind the "Happy Holidays" people who recognize that not everyone they greet celebrate Christmas, like the Jehovah's Witness example you mentioned.Wishing 'Happy Holidays' because the wisher is afraid of offending someone who does not celebrate.
Why? Because Christmas is really about Jesus being born, even if you say you are not religious there would be no present giving or Christmas trees if it was not for the Victorian era middle class church goers.
I know someone is going to shout out about the winter solstice but it really is about Jesus. No Jesus=no Christmas
Oh yes, I am not really religious, and to be honest, other than a malicious Merry Christmas to a known Jehovah, is there anyone reading this who would think it an insult to be wished a Merry Christmas by a stranger, whatever their religion?
I don't say "happy holidays" because I am afraid of offending someone, but because I mean to wish them a happy new year, new years eve, Christmas, vacation, etc.Wishing 'Happy Holidays' because the wisher is afraid of offending someone who does not celebrate.
Why? Because Christmas is really about Jesus being born, even if you say you are not religious there would be no present giving or Christmas trees if it was not for the Victorian era middle class church goers.
I know someone is going to shout out about the winter solstice but it really is about Jesus. No Jesus=no Christmas
Oh yes, I am not really religious, and to be honest, other than a malicious Merry Christmas to a known Jehovah, is there anyone reading this who would think it an insult to be wished a Merry Christmas by a stranger, whatever their religion?
Hi Lizze, ya gotta help me on that one !?I wished someone "Sweet Saturnalia" the other day, but they think like I do.
I do it for the same reason. When I encounter someone I've never met before I have no idea what their Theologies are, so saying "Happy holidays" just encompasses it all.I don't say "happy holidays" because I am afraid of offending someone, but because I mean to wish them a happy new year, new years eve, Christmas, vacation, etc....
In my experience it's usually someone who has an agenda they want to force onto others, and if you dig deeper you'll find the "Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays" issue is just the tip of the iceberg....I do get annoyed at people who correct me, or make a decided point of returning my "happy holidays with "merry Christmas." I know a person who makes it a point to correct clerks, "oh, you mean merry christmas" and thanks people, "thank god you're not part of this PC culture" if they say "merry christmas." It's odd, and really off putting.
What sort of person corrects what someone wishes you?
And so to bed. It's midnight, so I will make a point of no computer stuff for Christmas Day. Wishing everybody here and anywhere really, a happy and peaceful day. Goodnight.
Johnny T