Is it really christmas

[pickles]

I think we should no longer call it christmas It should be midwinter "xxx insert your religion here xxx " optional holiday period

This avoids anyone being offended

 

[Thermo]

bland commercial event.............no christmas with all the trimmings and religious/pagan and traditional meanings and infrences will do for me thank you


AND ITS NOT BLOODY XMAS!!!

 

[Freddie]

I think we should no longer call it christmas It should be midwinter "xxx insert your religion here xxx " optional holiday period

This avoids anyone being offended

For ****'s sake here we go again--aint you got anything else to do you sad little git?

 

[pickles]

no i'm bored, why else would i be here

 

[Freddie]

Well one this has already been discussed recently and two there are no arguments at the moment and you are trying to start one so **** off or go and talk to walter mitty you pair will get on fine together

 

[pickles]

Your not supposed to take it seriously you berk

 

[Freddie]

Your not supposed to take it seriously you berk

I know but there are those who will and a right row will start AGAIN

 

[kendor]

I know but there are those who will and a right row will start AGAIN

no it won't!

 

[empip]

Xmas ....
From .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
Linking to ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4097755.stm

....It seems Christmas has been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years.
Before Xmas, there was XPmas, according to Inge Milfull, assistant editor of etymology at Oxford English Dictionaries (OED).
She found references in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021 and says the P was probably dropped later.

Shouldn't we call him 'Pearly' Gates ....