tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post8245643441187640558..comments2023-06-08T11:21:10.878-04:00Comments on EPISTLES FROM THE SCRIPTORIUM: CHRISTMAS MEMEBrian Michael Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-63700454134785751362007-12-13T13:21:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:21:00.000-05:00And you will still hardly ever hear the word Chris...And you will still hardly ever hear the word Christmas in a commercial from those who push to sell their product. They want you to buy "holiday gifts", when you really want to buy "Christmas gifts".<BR/><BR/>While we're on the topic, I gave a Salvation Army bell-ringer a buck on the way out from the supermarket this afternoon, and normally the bell-ringers will say "Thank you, Merry Christmas". Not this one. She said "Thank you, Happy Holidays". So I said, "You go celebrate your holiday and I'll go celebrate Christmas, ok."<BR/><BR/>Almost (but not quite) enough to make me want to dig into the bucket and take the buck back.<BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-17758111087768143802007-12-13T12:50:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:50:00.000-05:00I have made the observation lately (I don't know i...I have made the observation lately (I don't know if this is original or not,) but in reference to your last paragraph, have you ever noticed how much the stores push CHRISTMAS so that we will BUY from them, but they won't actually say "Merry Christmas" to you. So...it's only Christmas when it is convenient for the industry!Mara Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296656033652896228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-50084465897990155472007-12-12T09:27:00.000-05:002007-12-12T09:27:00.000-05:00Okay, Brian, I bit. Have a look at my blog. I ad...Okay, Brian, I bit. Have a look at <A HREF="http://musical-chemist.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-meme.html" REL="nofollow">my blog</A>. I added a question; your meme was very similar to a MySpace survey sent along by a friend of mine. Answer the question, if you care to - it's the last one of my post.Lyn F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11599157003667744273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-46922741076905793612007-12-11T19:15:00.000-05:002007-12-11T19:15:00.000-05:00Sounds like a cool idea - open up the presents, ge...Sounds like a cool idea - open up the presents, get a good laugh. :)<BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-78805134739773885682007-12-11T19:03:00.000-05:002007-12-11T19:03:00.000-05:00My late father in law used to wrap his gifts in ne...My late father in law used to wrap his gifts in newspaper comics.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com