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Rudie nail it malaise Dec 2017 #1
Beautifully put! HAB911 Dec 2017 #2
And we confident Christians think you are adorable! tavernier Dec 2017 #3
Yeah..They tend to get a little cranky around holidays of a religious whathehell Dec 2017 #41
Perhaps you don't notice it because KatyMan Dec 2017 #48
Um, no -- The reason I didn't notice it is because it's not there whathehell Dec 2017 #51
"a little cranky" LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #84
I was talking about the whathehell Dec 2017 #86
Ah LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #98
I guess they'll have to wait until they die and find out. mdbl Dec 2017 #102
Let's just face it, Lucy was right mdbl Dec 2017 #103
Correct. whathehell Dec 2017 #105
It is Christmas, and we were talking Christianity LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #106
We were talking about religion generally, & how Christianity compares whathehell Dec 2017 #107
I was only discussing the topic in Rude's OP. About the percieved war on Christmas. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #111
Unfortunately Christmas decorations delisen Dec 2017 #4
It seems like decorations were down in my neighborhood too Merlot Dec 2017 #22
My neighborhood, too. Mariana Dec 2017 #67
Decorations are way up in our neighborhood this year.... Big_K Dec 2017 #97
Most normal people are glad that someone wishes them well IronLionZion Dec 2017 #5
Tsk. How can we MAGA if you're going to get all respectful and sensitive and positive? Girard442 Dec 2017 #6
Losers are sensitive and respectful and positive, winners don't have time for that nonsense. IronLionZion Dec 2017 #7
eggnog? one of the most vile of man's creations? KG Dec 2017 #8
Sacrilege!! You eggnog heathen! GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #14
Pour enough brandy in it and you'll change your mind. mainer Dec 2017 #23
On the occasions when I made my own eggnog I would use 100 proof bourbon dhol82 Dec 2017 #58
That's what I was going to say. Control-Z Dec 2017 #71
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion man.. . . Name a better nog, go ahead, I dare you. ET Awful Dec 2017 #49
You have to try Stew Leonard's Egg Nog! PJMcK Dec 2017 #104
Atheists and those secure in their religion have no problem expressing good tidings to other faiths. TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 #9
So true. maddiemom Dec 2017 #76
I reply, roody Dec 2017 #10
I made a real effort to say "Happy Holidays" this year in light of Drumpf. rzemanfl Dec 2017 #11
It"s just a silly non-issue made up by Republicans. whathehell Dec 2017 #63
But saying "Happy Holidays" pisses off the distracted deplorables. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #79
That's what they say... Maybe I'm not around many deplorables whathehell Dec 2017 #81
You're in Chicago. I'm in Florida and spend a lot of time at the Y around rzemanfl Dec 2017 #85
Turning white from what? whathehell Dec 2017 #87
My hyperbole. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #88
"...a few dicks will always be dickish." dchill Dec 2017 #12
Confident atheists can also make merry, and may not care what others choose to name a holiday. Orsino Dec 2017 #13
Ironically, this year has been a happy Holiday year for me GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #15
DU rec... SidDithers Dec 2017 #16
After seeing the Trump propaganda Farmer-Rick Dec 2017 #17
Well said! BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #89
The only person mad at work was an older Jewish lady Bradical79 Dec 2017 #18
She sounds unpleasant MosheFeingold Dec 2017 #19
I wasn't very clear Bradical79 Dec 2017 #65
I view it at a platitude. Like 'Good morning'. A meaningless pleasantry AtheistCrusader Dec 2017 #20
Yeah Dipshit Donnie isnt worth being rude to strangers Norbert10 Dec 2017 #21
Um, no..You're thinking of the winter solstice.. whathehell Dec 2017 #54
Saturnalia! The original reason for the Season. haele Dec 2017 #70
Works for me whathehell Dec 2017 #73
Of course it is.. whathehell Dec 2017 #27
Yep, it's "Have a nice day" for the xmas season. Iggo Dec 2017 #34
Gandalf the Grey might have something to say about that... malthaussen Dec 2017 #40
"As much of a liar as you are, there will always be people who believe there was a drought solara Dec 2017 #24
While I agree to a certain point angrychair Dec 2017 #25
"adorable"? whathehell Dec 2017 #26
I find my 3-year-old's belief in Santa to be "adorable" too... ExciteBike66 Dec 2017 #30
LOL. Iggo Dec 2017 #35
I find intolerant atheists to be assholes.. whathehell Dec 2017 #37
Intolerant? ExciteBike66 Dec 2017 #44
Like I said.. whathehell Dec 2017 #47
Lol Piasladic Dec 2017 #53
You got it.. whathehell Dec 2017 #55
Nope Piasladic Dec 2017 #56
It's funny how words acquire brand-new definitions, isn't it? Mariana Dec 2017 #68
What were you saying.... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #90
I was saying. whathehell Dec 2017 #91
Oh, OK. SergeStorms Dec 2017 #100
I'm not surprised you dug deep enough to find something LanternWaste Dec 2017 #62
Aww. whathehell Dec 2017 #64
We celebrate the real season LakeArenal Dec 2017 #28
Reason for the season pokerfan Dec 2017 #83
Not so sure about 'adorable,' but friendly, elleng Dec 2017 #29
Preach it Rude Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #31
How are you today? Good. And you? thbobby Dec 2017 #32
Happy Fuck Trump Day! MontanaMama Dec 2017 #52
Saying "Happy Holidays" to a BillO fan is an inoculation against the chickenshits Major Nikon Dec 2017 #33
I like to greet pro-Christmas warriors dobleremolque Dec 2017 #36
LOL, that would be appropriate for Walmart door greeters. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2017 #101
The "War on Christmas" appeals to christian Dominionists: think theyre oppressed when not oppressing Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #38
Exactly. maddiemom Dec 2017 #77
Merry Holidays Faux pas Dec 2017 #39
Real atheists roll their eyes, ignore it and move on. DetlefK Dec 2017 #42
As an Agnostic who believes Christ was probably born in October, sandensea Dec 2017 #43
Lifelong atheist here, and I love Christmas. Codeine Dec 2017 #45
Yup. Listened to christmas cd's in the car, great Christmas dinnet lindysalsagal Dec 2017 #95
Theyre all made up holidays . mountain grammy Dec 2017 #46
"I have ended the drought" rock Dec 2017 #50
I have no problem saying Merry Christmas, BarbaRosa Dec 2017 #57
I am a Jew- know what my response is when someone tells me "Merry Christmas?" Still In Wisconsin Dec 2017 #59
Same but my almost 8 year old has a longer reply. EllieBC Dec 2017 #75
I remember back in the 80's they were complaining that people abbreviated it as X-Mas C Moon Dec 2017 #60
'Real, confident' atheists don't mock and insult non-atheists either whathehell Dec 2017 #61
Theism was born when the first scammer bumped into the first gullible dope. demopilot Dec 2017 #72
Like I said.. whathehell Dec 2017 #74
Thanks for the acknowledgement. demopilot Dec 2017 #108
I acknowledge that intolerant atheists whathehell Dec 2017 #109
A literal interpretation is rejected by a 'vast majority'....? demopilot Dec 2017 #114
Um, yeah.. whathehell Dec 2017 #115
I say Merry Christmas near Christmas time Bradical79 Dec 2017 #66
The thing about the "culture war" nobody is telling you: Initech Dec 2017 #69
Let's put the X back in Xmas in 2018! Blue Streak Science Dec 2017 #78
It's much more likely that a Christian will be offended Mariana Dec 2017 #80
Must be only Fox watching Christians..I've never met anyone like that whathehell Dec 2017 #110
There are an awful lot of Fox watching Christians. Mariana Dec 2017 #112
Maybe where you are.. whathehell Dec 2017 #113
"Motherfucker, they're all made-up holidays." trof Dec 2017 #82
In Japan its a gift giving holiday just like here McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #92
Yep! They don't have Christmas as a holiday in the Bible. LiberalFighter Dec 2017 #93
Um, no and the Pilgrims didn't celebrate Fourth of July whathehell Dec 2017 #116
Utterly agree The Mouth Dec 2017 #94
K&R for R.P. Martin Eden Dec 2017 #96
How hard is it to just say Happy Holidays instead? oberliner Dec 2017 #99
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