RE: Santa YES, Jesus NO

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Tact is for people that aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Santa YES, Jesus NO
> From: "rick baird" <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, December 07, 2004 1:11 pm
> To: "Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries"
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> Oh, I can see that you're a devotee to the art as well, John!
> 
> 
> On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:13:35 -0600, John Brandt Sr. <pgmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> > No? Your kidding? Sarcasm? Say it isn't so.
> > 
> > John Brandt
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> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rick baird [mailto:rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:02 AM
> > To: Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries
> > Subject: Re: Santa YES, Jesus NO
> > 
> > Peter,
> > 
> > I know - I would never seriously accuse you of being hateful.  Your
> > points were exactly my points - I just tend towards sarcasm to make
> > mine.
> > 
> > Rick
> > 
> > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:17:17 -0500, Peter Vidal <peter_vidal@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > "What, you have a problem with gay and lesbian Indian Shamans?    You
> > > fascist, bigoted hate monger!   ;)"
> > >
> > > I know you draw a little smiley face Rick, but just to clarify, I do not
> > > have a problem with this.  I have no hate nor anything else.  My point
> > > with the news was that we are getting to the level of being ridiculous
> > > when we want to remove the real Christmas' foundation from our culture and
> > > strive to please all thoughts.
> > >
> > > Hey!  That is our tradition as a nation! Now, we can't say "Merry
> > > Christmas!"  now is "Happy Holidays".  We can't say "Christmas  Tree" now
> > > it is "Holiday Tree".  We can talk about Santa Claus but we can't talk
> > > about the real origin of CHIRSTmas, who is CHRIST himself.
> > >
> > > That was my point... :o)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Peter Vidal
> > > PALL Corporation
> > > SR Programmer Analyst
> > > 5775 Rio Vista Drive, Clearwater, FL 33760-3137
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