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Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
I wanted to send out some sort of holiday greeting, but it is so difficult in today's world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my solicitor, and on her advice (and after $399 in consultation fees and numerous drafts) 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, nonaddictive, gender neutral, celebration of the season solstice holiday practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the 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 2008 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make Australia great (not to imply that Australia is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "Australia" in the western hemisphere) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. 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...

David (with tongue firmly in cheek: please do not misconstrue)
 
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hawkan2580

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Hey, you do know that westfield (shopping malls) santas have been told to stop saying ho ho ho.... as it too closely resembles hoe hoe hoe....and some woman walking by could take great offense by this.. so they are now saying ha ha ha.... (true story!)

So according to them, you wasted $399 and managed to offend 53% of the population (more women and men in the world) directly in the heading LOL

call me a sexist pig but the whole PC thing has gone too far!!!!
 

Krummhorn

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Hi CT,

I accept your supercalifragilisticexpealadocious season greetings with a broad smile and roaring laughter like you would not believe. Certainly this cannot be offensive to anyone alive or dead. I think you should receive the "Greatest Post of the Year" award. :clap::clap::clap:
 

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Krummhorn ... supercalifragilisticexpealadocious is a noun, not an adjective, hence: supercalifragilisticexpealadociously is a better word to use in your message above. LOL

But I'm glad my missive made you laugh ...
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi CT,

You wouldn't just happen to be a lawyer also, or have you been? Your greeting was the subject of much mirth at the party this evening at my house - people were doubled over with laughter - we must have laughed for at least half an hour after reading your *PC* greeting.

I nominate your *PC* post for the *Post of the Decade Award*.
:grin::D:cool:

Cheers,

Corno Dolce
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
What did the lascivious potato say to the rutabaga? I-Da-Ho, I-Da-Ho, I-Da-Ho, I-Da-Ho...
:D:D:D
 

Krummhorn

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. . . supercalifragilisticexpealadociously is a better word to use in your message above. LOL

Hi CT,

Good one ... I'll have to remember that for future times ... LOL :grin: :grin: :grin: It is, shall we say, more politically correct ... LOL. :rolleyes: :nut: :crazy:
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi CT64,

Since you're from Australia, I guess that you know the difference between a Solicitor and a Barrister?

The very word *solicitor* has sometimes some very unbecoming and untoward *associations* :crazy::rolleyes::smirk:

Cheers,

Corno Dolce
 

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
yeah - Solicitor is the word used here for "attorney" or "lawyer". It's other use is obvious, though not in the Australian vernacular: for this we say "hooker".
 

methodistgirl

New member
I consider some of touchy stuff a bit stupid. I'm very overweight in
which I'm obese. I will laugh at a fat joke and laugh with them instead
of getting hurt over a fat joke. I laugh at my own fat jokes when I
use them on myself. No I don't do it to put myself down. I do that for
the fun of it to give me something to laugh at. It shouldn't hurt for us
to laugh at ourselves. If I was a black person in which I'm not I would
be telling jokes on myself. I do anyway as a white person. Or a joke
guys tell to laugh at women. I will still laugh with them. People are just
a bit too uptight. I'm more relaxed if I can laugh at fat jokes because
I'm overweight myself.
judy tooley
 

Argoth

New member
Season's greetings:grin:

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Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi CT64,

Madisonville, Kentucky where Ms. Judy resides and Columbus, Ohio are within a days drive of each other.

Cheers,

Corno Dolce
 
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