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Politically Correct Christmas Greeting!


irish daveyboy

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I wanted to send some sort of holiday greeting to my friends and colleagues.

But it is so difficult in today's world to know exactly what to say without offending someone.

So I met with my solicitors yesterday, and on their 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 Gregorian

calendar year 2010, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice

of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make our

country great and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical

ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wisher.

By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms:

1. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal.

2. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting.

3. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any

of the wishes for her / himself or others and is void where

prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion

of the wisher.

This 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 subsequent holiday greeting,

whichever comes first,

and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or

issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

No trees were harmed in the sending of this message.


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mushroom Proficient

I love it, and since the author is unknown will borrow it with appropriate attribution :P By the way, irish daveyboy, same to you!!!

DingoGirl Enthusiast

:lol: Very good, Davey, love it!

and may I please just be very non-politically correct and say,

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

:)

summerteeth Enthusiast

LOL - that is going to be cut & pasted and sent around work :P

jerseyangel Proficient

Hee! Love it :D

Happy Holidays, Davey!

MaryJones2 Enthusiast

too funny!

Roda Rising Star

This is very funny and so true. :lol: It is sad however, that some people have resorted to this kind of thing. :(


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ang1e0251 Contributor

And a very happy or non-happy winter type celebration or drinking session to you to!

Angie

Ahorsesoul Enthusiast

I may have to be printing out new Christmas cards this year!

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