[OT to non Christians] Happy Christmas

Not Responding

I'll be off to my parents' soon. I may get a chance to report in via
dialup - no broadband in the real sticks.

If not, hope everyone has a good Christmas and gets some riding in.

Brian G

Not Responding wrote:
> I'll be off to my parents' soon. I may get a chance to report in via
> dialup - no broadband in the real sticks.
>
> If not, hope everyone has a good Christmas and gets some riding in.

I'm non anything religious, but very happy to wish you a good Christmas
in whatever sticks you're heading to.

--
Brian G

Tony Raven

Brian G wrote:
>
> I'm non anything religious, but very happy to wish you a good Christmas
> in whatever sticks you're heading to.
>

ITYM:

Please accept* with no obligation, implied or implicit, 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 persuasions and/or traditions of
others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions
at all and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically
uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted
calendar year 2005, but not without due respect for the calendars of
choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make
the UK great, (not to imply that the UK is necessarily greater than any
other country), and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age,
physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform,choice of
bicycle or sexual preference of the wishee.

Tony


* By accepting this greeting, 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
her/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.

Brian G

Tony Raven wrote:
> Brian G wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm non anything religious, but very happy to wish you a good
>> Christmas in whatever sticks you're heading to.
>>
>
> ITYM:
>
> Please accept* with no obligation, implied or implicit, 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 persuasions and/or traditions of
> others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions
> at all and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically
> uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted
> calendar year 2005, but not without due respect for the calendars of
> choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make
> the UK great, (not to imply that the UK is necessarily greater than any
> other country), and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age,
> physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform,choice of
> bicycle or sexual preference of the wishee.
>
> Tony
>
>
> * By accepting this greeting, 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
> her/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.
>
>

Er, more or less I suppose, although I had more in mind something along
the lines of have a jolly spiffing time pulling the crackers, chomping
on Christmas pudding, moaning about the tv programmess... :-)

--
Brian G

Paul - xxx

Tony Raven composed the following ...
> Brian G wrote:
>>
>> I'm non anything religious, but very happy to wish you a good Christmas
>> in whatever sticks you're heading to.
>>
>
> ITYM:
>
> Please accept* with no obligation, implied or implicit, 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 persuasions and/or traditions of
> others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions
> at all and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically
> uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted
> calendar year 2005, but not without due respect for the calendars of
> choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make
> the UK great, (not to imply that the UK is necessarily greater than any
> other country), and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age,
> physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform,choice of
> bicycle or sexual preference of the wishee.
>
> Tony
>
>
> * By accepting this greeting, 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
> her/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.

Was this from Yes PM? ISTR that it's in Bastards Worst Book ... er ... or
something similar by Rick Mayall and Ade Edmondson ..

A most excellent script, wherever it's source.

--
Paul ...
http://www.4x4prejudice.org/index.php
(8(!) Homer Rules ...
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

Just zis Guy, you know?

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:00:51 +0000, Tony Raven <junk@raven-family.com>
wrote in message <32vts3F3rk553U1@individual.net>:

>Please accept* with no obligation, implied or implicit, best wishes for...

Triffic :-)

The scary thing is, this is actually better than the Leftpondian
"Happy Holidays" (as if holidays were generally an occasion of
misery).

Guy
--
"then came ye chavves, theyre cartes girded wyth candels
blue, and theyre beastes wyth straynge horn-lyke thyngs
onn theyre arses that theyre fartes be herde from myles
around." Chaucer, the Sheppey Tales

Mike Causer

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:24:02 +0000, Paul - xxx wrote:

> A most excellent script, wherever it's source.

There are lots of variations around. This is the only one I've seen that
is from a real law firm (seen earlier today on cam.misc):

http://www.faegre.co.uk/articles/article_1482.aspx



Mike

Simon Brooke

in message <qllls0l3o4p2ht4jt1q231a2kc685rlgnk@4ax.com>, Just zis Guy,
you know? ('uce@ftc.gov') wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:00:51 +0000, Tony Raven <junk@raven-family.com>
> wrote in message <32vts3F3rk553U1@individual.net>:
>
>>Please accept* with no obligation, implied or implicit, best wishes
>>for...
>
> Triffic :-)
>
> The scary thing is, this is actually better than the Leftpondian
> "Happy Holidays" (as if holidays were generally an occasion of
> misery).

Family Christmasses, in the days when I still endured them, were
generally occasions for misery. I think this is many people's
experience. Christmas is strongly associated with family breakup; it is
for most people one of the most stressful events of the year.

Personally, I'll probably do some work tomorrow.

--
simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; ... exposing the violence incoherent in the system...

Tony W

"Simon Brooke" <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message
news:qm5t92-97p.ln1@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk...
>
> Family Christmasses, in the days when I still endured them, were
> generally occasions for misery. I think this is many people's
> experience. Christmas is strongly associated with family breakup; it is
> for most people one of the most stressful events of the year.
>
> Personally, I'll probably do some work tomorrow.

Forecast is fine -- bike is fettled -- time for a ride, me thinks!!

Just zis Guy, you know?

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:56:10 +0000, Simon Brooke
<simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message
<qm5t92-97p.ln1@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk>:

>Family Christmasses, in the days when I still endured them, were
>generally occasions for misery. I think this is many people's
>experience.

Not here, not hardly. And I speak as one who suffers from depression.

Guy
--
"then came ye chavves, theyre cartes girded wyth candels
blue, and theyre beastes wyth straynge horn-lyke thyngs
onn theyre arses that theyre fartes be herde from myles
around." Chaucer, the Sheppey Tales

James Hodson

We wish you a ... Please accept* with no obligation, implied or
implicit, best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially
responsible, low stress, non-addictive, ...

[SNIP]

Try that one for size, carol singers :-)

James

James Hodson

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:32:23 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<uce@ftc.gov> wrote:

>The scary thing is, this is actually better than the Leftpondian
>"Happy Holidays" (as if holidays were generally an occasion of
>misery).

Very true. Season's Greetings or Complements of the Season I can cope
with but Happy Holidays leaves me cold (and bloody wet 30 minutes
ago).

James

Nick Kew

In article <qm5t92-97p.ln1@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk>,
Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk> writes:


> Personally, I'll probably do some work tomorrow.

/me is very envious. Because one brother is about to emigrate to NZ,
I got the "likely to be the last time" heavyweight moral blackmail. Ugh.

My best xmas was my first year in Italy. Having been there less than
two months - occupied with little chores like finding a flat - I escaped
the family humbug, and spent it sotto le stelle, up the mountains.
Given that my camping gear - with most of my belongings - had yet to be
shipped out, it was very minimal indeed.

--
Nick Kew