I wanted to send some sort of
holiday greeting to friends and family, but it is difficult in today’s
world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met
with my lawyer yesterday, and on advice I wish to say the following :
Please accept, with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes
for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress ,
non addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice
holiday practiced with the most enjoyable traditions of religious
persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the
religious / secular persuasions and / or traditions of others, or
their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all .
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and
medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally
accepted calendar year 2012, but not without due respect for the
calendar of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society
have helped make our country great ( not to imply that the United States is
necessarily greater than any other country ) and without regard to the
race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual
preference of the wishee .
By accepting this greeting, please be advised that you are accepting
these terms : This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal.
It is freely transferable on the proviso that there is no alteration
to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to
actually implement any of the wishes for her / him or others and is
void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion
of the wisher. The 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 new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher .
Best Regards ( without prejudice )
Name withheld ( Privacy Act )
'cuz it’s my way or the highway, Merry Christmas!!!.
I can say whatever I want, how you choose to hear it is up to you. ;D
Make sure you cover allyour bases in you signature line too.
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I was being more or less tongue & cheek with that statement. I get annoyed at people who assert one over the other. What does it matter? Holiday cheer is all that matters, spread the love, not the divisive attitude of, “No it’s this! Not that!”
Here here! I meant nothing disrespectful. I was born and raised a naked pagan baby but always loved christmas with the grandparents and chanukah with the in laws and kwanzaa at the hippy day care (a place where very stoned people can get adult supervision?). I have never celebrated ramadan but then it’s not so much a celebratory event as I understand it. And I always celebrate with heavy metal carols!
My Mama was always asking if I was raised in a barn. Once I told her “I don’t know, I must have been to young to remember”. What I do remember was that was a mistake.
Merry Christmas and hopefully the Sun will resurect from its Winter death.
