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Message 12 of 138 (773917)
12-10-2015 4:29 PM

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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Message 21 of 138 (773946)
12-11-2015 10:17 AM

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12-11-2015 7:51 AM

Yep.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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12-13-2015 8:04 PM

Reply to: Message 34 by AZPaul3
12-12-2015 6:34 PM

That's because the war is being waged only by the fundamentalist side. The rest of us don't care.

The thing that has puzzled me ever since Fox and the other rightwing dingbats started wagging the dog in the Xmas War is, why aren't they all pissed off at Santa Claus and his reindeer for stealing Christmas. Santa isn't wearing a cross or spouting Bible verses.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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Message 66 of 138 (774443)
12-17-2015 6:30 PM

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12-17-2015 4:55 PM

Re: My take on the faux outrage

All I can say to all to the hurt "christians" is; Grow the fuck up. No one is trying to insult you or your religion. Just because you think it is special does not make it incumbent upon me to treat you or your religion with any more respect or disrespect than I would any other person or religion.

You should be telling that to the PC people who claim that wishing someone a Merry Christmas marginalizes other faiths.

I don't know anyone who claims that, but I've met several who quite indignantly tell me that THEY wish everyone a "Merry Christmas", kind of like they are looking for a fight.

I figure anyone who is offended when I wish them a "Happy Holidays" can go fuck themselves.

Christmas is a secular Federal holiday.

But that's it, there are no "official etiquette rules about Christmas" that say we have to wish people a Merry Christmas or cover our hearts or salute when we say it. I know a fair number of people who say "Bah Humbug" around this time of the year.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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Message 76 of 138 (774471)
12-18-2015 10:17 AM

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12-18-2015 3:13 AM

Re: My take on the faux outrage

"Happy Holidays seems a bit like trying to make a point to me.

Yes it is, have Happy Holidays.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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Message 84 of 138 (774535)
12-18-2015 7:04 PM

A Christmas Story

A memory that is entangled with my earliest memories is of a book I had as a child.

The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore Color Illustrations by Dorcas 1948. I got the book from my parents for my 2nd Christmas, 4 days before my 3rd birthday.

I loved that book and was especially drawn to 2 specific pictures.

My sister was 5 years younger than me and inherited my book. I guess I was about 10 when I saw that she was destroying it and I confiscated it and hid it from her.

I have only seen one copy of it for sale, but it was sold before I found it.

I introduced my daughter to it and her children also. My granddaughter, who will be 9 the day after Christmas wants me to print a new copy of it for her.

The Christmas my daughter was 7, she drew a set of Winter/Xmas pictures that I photographed, and then we developed the film in the darkroom and then printed them on glossy black and white paper. She and my wife and I then colored them with sharpie pens and mailed them out as our cards. Everyone that got one loved them and thought they were a commercial line. We have talked of reviving them.

Anyway, when O'Reilly, Fox and the others started their PC war on Christmas it politicized something that never should have been, it cheapened and diminished the holiday for everyone with fond memories of the magic of childhood.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python

One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie

If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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