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post #1 of 36
11/9/06 at 4:07pm
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Wal-Mart: We're not afraid to say Merry Christmas

Wal-Mart is pretty untouchable anyways but I'm glad someone has the balls to say Merry Christmas nowadays. Friggin' people.
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post #2 of 36
11/9/06 at 4:17pm
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"We're not afraid to use the term 'Merry Christmas.' We'll use it early, and we'll use it often."
Is it just me, or does that seem like a threat?
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post #3 of 36
11/9/06 at 4:23pm
Goddammit, it's still November!
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post #4 of 36
11/9/06 at 4:33pm
I almost expected a "Don't make me turn this car around!" line in that article.
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post #5 of 36
11/9/06 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by detonathor
Goddammit, it's still November!

Totally agree. It's way too early (as always) to start with the Xmas mumbo jumbo. Don't say Merry Christmas to me, either!
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post #6 of 36
11/9/06 at 5:05pm
Are they going to sell Hannukah items in The Christmas Shop?

You "Merry Christmas" people are such pussies.
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post #7 of 36
11/9/06 at 5:47pm
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Originally Posted by detonathor
Goddammit, it's still November!
The local Target had their Christmas shit out a week before Halloween.

This "Merry Christmas" vs. "Happy Holidays" furor is so stupid.
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post #8 of 36
11/9/06 at 5:48pm
Christ, do we really have to relive this totally fabricated "War on Christmas"? And if so, do we have to do it at a time when I still have Halloween candy lying around?
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post #9 of 36
11/9/06 at 5:52pm
These days, Xmas season starts right after Halloween. I guess the "Seasonal Items" aisle at your local supermarket doesn't have enough Thanksgiving junk to sell.
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post #10 of 36
11/9/06 at 5:54pm
It's about time someone took a stand for that small group of Americans called "Christians." Bout fucking time.
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post #11 of 36
11/9/06 at 5:58pm
Don't you know what an opressed majority is, Patrick? Someone needs to help those poor Christmas celebrators out, otherwise there will be no Santa this year!
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post #12 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:00pm
"Santa, Satan. Same letters, same guy! It all makes sense now!"
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post #13 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:04pm
What's absurd was the censorship of the word Christmas in the first place.
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post #14 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:07pm
What's absurd about it?
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post #15 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:10pm
Political correctness is absurd. It was done to not offend other religions (i.e. Muslims).

I'm a militant Atheist and have no problem with someone saying "Merry Christmas". It's a national holiday, so get over it.
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post #16 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:11pm
And where was this censorship happening, exactly? I saw giant Christmas signs everywhere last year, including Wal Mart. Pundits keep screaming about this, people keep acting offended about it, but honestly, where the fuck were people getting their Christmas lights yanked off their house or the local nativity play getting canceled because of the "War on Christmas."
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post #17 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll
What's absurd about it?
It doesn't accomplish anything, and it's pretty strange to tell your employees not to utter such a common phrase. Plus it's very hypocritical to not mention the name of the holiday they're making all that money from.
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post #18 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:14pm
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica
What's absurd was the censorship of the word Christmas in the first place.
Seriously, you Christmas people are so stupid.
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post #19 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:15pm
They do it because they're afraid of alienating any possible customers. Whether that's good business or not, I dunno, I'm not in marketing, but it's up to them.
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post #20 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:15pm
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Originally Posted by g-dude
And where was this censorship happening, exactly? [I saw giant Christmas signs everywhere last year, including Wal Mart.
This issue is not a big deal for me and I would guess most of the population, so I didn't go around all the local Walmarts in the area to check this out. But if you read the article, Walmart acknowledges they had some sort of policy on this, so I'll take their word ( I mean, the article says it's no OK for their employees to say 'Merry Christmas' ... kinda implies that wasn't ok before no?)

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Pundits keep screaming about this, people keep acting offended about it, but honestly, where the fuck were people getting their Christmas lights yanked off their house or the local nativity play getting canceled because of the "War on Christmas."
I don't know people who build their houses inside of Walmart, so I can't comment on this.
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post #21 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:17pm
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Originally Posted by Guttenberg Fan Club
Seriously, you Christmas people are so stupid.
No what's stupid is people being overly sensitive about this at their workplaces, they should feel free to wish happy whatever to anybody. If you get offended by a Happy Hannuka or somethign that doesn't match your belief, you are the one that is stupid and overly sensitive.
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post #22 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:19pm
No, what's stupid is being so unaware of the rest of the world around you that you can't even be bothered to be polite enough to recognize that there are other groups celebrating during this period.
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post #23 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:21pm
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Originally Posted by Death Surge
I'm a militant Atheist and have no problem with someone saying "Merry Christmas". It's a national holiday, so get over it.
The vast majority of people don't have a problem with "Merry Christmas". A very vocal minority have a problem with "Happy Holidays" however.
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post #24 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:22pm
So the morons who are offended by Halloween should make Walmart ban anybody or any sign saying "Happy Halloween"?

If there are multiple holidays celebrated around that time, mention them all, it's absurd to try to not mention the biggest one just so you don't offend other people. You shouldn't feel offended by the existence of other religions around you.
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post #25 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica
If there are multiple holidays celebrated around that time, mention them all,
Yeah, we know.
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post #26 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica
If you get offended by a Happy Hannuka or somethign that doesn't match your belief, you are the one that is stupid and overly sensitive.
What are you, new? It's not a matter of me getting offended, it's a matter of me feeling a bit prickish wishing Merry Christmas to someone who doesn't celebrate it when I could have just as easly said "Happy Holidays". It's like choosing to be an ass.
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post #27 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:28pm
Merry fucking Christmas.
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post #28 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:31pm
Forget about Christmas for a minute.

I think we here at Creature Corner will spearhead a campaign next year against this "Happy Halloween" bullshit. It's not supposed to be happy. Let's take it back for the witches, people.
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post #29 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:35pm
I get the Happy Halloween stuff all the times at stores, and I know some people who think this is the holiday of the DEVIL! If they get offended by somebody saying Happy Halloween, it's their problem, not the person who is trying to be nice.

If I say happy birthday to a Jehovah's Witness, they should just ignore it, not get offended and expect me to conjure up a more generic term or keep tabs on what their religious background is.
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post #30 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:40pm
It's not about being offended, it's about being polite. When you say happy holidays, you include everyone, so you don't have to worry about their affiliations to begin with!
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post #31 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:41pm
You really don't get it, do you? It wasn't about Wal-Mart being "banned" from saying Merry Christmas. They chose to go with the more respectful "Happy Holidays" and the Christmas crowd freaked the fuck out.

***edit***

In response to ElCapitanAmerica, obviously.
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post #32 of 36
11/9/06 at 6:46pm
Banks are closed for Christmas. That's the holiday. Christmas.
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post #33 of 36
11/9/06 at 7:08pm
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Originally Posted by Guttenberg Fan Club
No, what's stupid is being so unaware of the rest of the world around you that you can't even be bothered to be polite enough to recognize that there are other groups celebrating during this period.
nailed it.


what are they so worried about? little christian children turning away from Jesus because they learn of another holiday?
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post #34 of 36
11/9/06 at 9:24pm
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello
Is it just me, or does that seem like a threat?
Haha! Sounds like something Rumsfeld would say. Sorry, would have said. Life is good.

Anyway, all I want to know is where's my "Happy Thanksgiving"?
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post #35 of 36
11/10/06 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by Chris Wood
Anyway, all I want to know is where's my "Happy Thanksgiving"?
Damn Tukey Worshipers have taken that away...
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post #36 of 36
11/10/06 at 9:39pm

"Humbug!"
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