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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Oh, I agree. It was
humorous.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Had it been a serious piece it =
would have
failed. My point, if there was one, was just to illustrate how =
impossible it is
to avoid treading on political sensitivities of someone, somewhere, no =
matter
how hard one tries. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453365522-28122005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I've only been wished "Happy =
Holiday" in a
couple of stores this year. Each time I have been just cantankerous =
enough to
thank the wisher for wishing me a happy "holy day" -- the reactions have =
been
interesting.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453365522-28122005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>John
Formsma<BR><B>Sent:</B> December 28, 2005 12:59 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Holiday =
Greetings<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT size=-1><FONT face=Verdana>Del,<BR><BR>I'm not =
politically
correct either. I thought the piece was quite humorous, and =
illustrative of
how postmoderns have become fools in their attempts to placate =
everyone and
offend no one. <BR><BR>I wasn't thinking of a "holy day" since =
"holiday" in
our vernacular can refer to any day off work, such as July 4. I guess =
if you
wanted to get downright persnickety about it, "Christmas" used to be =
"Christ
Mass." I'm not Catholic, so I don't follow the church calendar; =
however, the
Christmas season is still a good time to remember there is a greater =
reason
for the season than the "cha-ching" of the cash
register.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>John =
Formsma<BR></FONT></FONT><BR>Delwin D
Fandrich wrote:
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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>John,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125243006-28122005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>You are aware, of course, =
that the word
holiday comes from the old (as in sometime prior to the 12th =
century)
English word <EM>haligdaeg</EM> which means "holy day." Are you sure =
you
want to burden your politically correct friends with an
overtly religious holy day?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125243006-28122005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125243006-28122005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125243006-28122005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>(who is not at all interested =
in being
politically correct....)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>John Formsma<BR><B>Sent:</B> December 24, 2005 =
5:01
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Holiday
Greetings<BR></FONT><BR></DIV><FONT face=ARIAL size=2>
<CENTER><FONT face="comic sans ms,verdana,arial" color=#ff0000 =
size=6><B>Holiday</B></FONT> <FONT
face="comic sans ms,verdana,arial" color=#008000
size=6><B>Greetings</B></FONT></CENTER><BR><IMG height=10
src="cid:453365522@28122005-2C8E" width=1 border=0><BR><FONT =
face=ARIAL
color=#008000 size=4><B>For Our Politically Correct =
Friends:</B></FONT>
<BR><BR> 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.
<BR> 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.
<BR> Not to imply that America =
is
necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in =
the
Western Hemisphere. <BR> And =
without
regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious =
faith
or sexual preference of the wishee.
<BR> By accepting these =
greetings you
are accepting the following terms:
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<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.
</LI></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."
<BR><BR><FONT face=ARIAL color=#ff0000 size=4><B>For The =
Rest Of Our
Friends:</B></FONT> =
<BR><BR> Here's
wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy, =
Prosperous and
Happy New Year.</FONT> =
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