Amen, bro! And, thank the lord they didn't cut out all the debauchery!!!! Us heathens gotta have SOMETHIN'! --- Fred McDonald <texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As Denis has pointed out, Christmas is an invention > of the Catholic Church > in an attempt to stop the heathen practices of the > Europeans which included > a great deal of debauchery. The earliest colonists > to come to America were > radical religious zealous trying to escape the > persecution of the Catholic > Church and refused to celebrate Christmas. As a > child I was brought up going > to a church that emphasized Easter as the ultimate > Christian holiday; > fortunately they didn't persecute it's members for > celebrating Christmas. I > have always put up Christmas lights, had a Christmas > tree, gave Christmas > presents, while my kids were little convinced them > there was a Santa Claus, > watched "It's a Wonderful Life" "How the Grinch > Stole Christmas" Dickens "A > Christmas Carol" "Merry Christmas Charlie Brown". > Where the hell am I going > with this? I have no idea! Oh Yea, Merry Fn > Christmas! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil McGlothin" <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:10 PM > Subject: [tcb] Re: (no subject) > > > > Besides, I've been hearing and sayin' Happy > Holidays > > for most of my life... > > No matter how ya say it, have a safe and peaceful > > time, now and forever! > > > > --- Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> I understand what you're saying, but this > shortens > >> Merry Christmas and Happy > >> New Year and we are a nation of many peoples, and > >> inclusion is nice. I > >> actually have Jewish friends, who observe > Hanukah, > >> can I not say Happy > >> Holidays and include all of them and whoever > else? > >> Besides, the fact is that > >> Jesus was probably actually born in June and > >> Christmas was adopted from > >> Winter Solstice festivals going back to the > friggin' > >> cavemen. So, if one > >> wanted to be absolutely correct and Christian, > then > >> he should be putting his > >> tree together in June, except that the tree is > >> actually a German pagan > >> tradition honoring the spirits that they believed > >> lived in evergreen trees > >> and could bring back life to the world after the > >> winter. > >> > >> It may not always be political correctness, just > >> courtesy. > >> > >> I will never use Xmas. That's just lazy. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: "Aguirre, Adan" > >> <AAguirre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 2:24 PM > >> Subject: [tcb] Re: (no subject) > >> > >> > >> > Whatever happened the real cause & words MERRY > >> CHRISTMAS !!!! > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > >> > Behalf Of KatrinaMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:24 PM > >> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > Subject: [tcb] Re: (no subject) > >> > > >> > > >> > Happy Holidays !!! > >> > > >> > > >> > Katrina & Dan Martin > >> > 71'bus "Homer" > >> > http://homepage.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin > >> > > >> > http://ical.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/Volks32Shows > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: Brian Denning > <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > Date: Monday, December 12, 2005 5:43 pm > >> > Subject: [tcb] Re: (no subject) > >> > > >> >> wow that's pretty old > >> >> > >> >> happy holidays you guys > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> > >> >> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >> >Subject: [tcb] (no subject) > >> >> >Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:49:31 -0600 > >> >> > > >> >> >To all bus guys and gals: > >> >> > > >> >> >HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW > YEAR! > >> And may your bus > >> >> and other > >> >> >VWs get everything they want for Xmas. > >> >> > > >> >> >This message brought to you by the oldest bus > >> driver among you; > >> >> and that > >> >> >includes Denis. > >> >> >Sammie > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > >> >> On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life > >> Events for advice on > >> >> how to > >> >> get there! > >> > > > http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com