<html> <body> John - You chose not to credit the source of your posted Holiday Greetings.  This was the first prize winner of the first Brian Lehrer Audio Holiday Card Slam, on WNYC  Public Radio, originally read on 12/23/05, contributed by "Corky, from Queens".  It would appear to be an aural transcription, since some of the original has been omitted.  You can hear it read by going to the following site and going down to "listen" at the "Open Phones" section. <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/12262005" eudora="autourl"> http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/12262005</a>   (You can fast forward to exactly 3 minutes into the segment) Now, if she, in fact plagiarized the piece, well now, that would be quite scandalous.   Nevertheless, I felt a worthy contribution reflecting the tenor of the times. David Skolnik PS.  For Duaine Hechler,  an important omission was made in quoting one line: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, CHOICE OF COMPUTER PLATFORM, or sexual preference of the wishee. </blockquote> At 07:00 AM 12/24/2005 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><div align="center"> Holiday     Greetings </div> For Our Politically Correct Friends:       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 the following terms: <ul> <li>This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. <li>It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. <li>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. </ul>      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." For The Rest Of Our Friends:       Here's wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Prosperous and Happy New Year. </blockquote></body> </html>