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How the Christmas cookie crumbles - College chides worker for ordering "Christmas" Cookies
Crosscut ^ | 12/17/2007 | Lisa Albers

Posted on 12/17/2007 9:29:57 AM PST by XR7

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To: steel_resolve

It’s ok. I love the Pacific Northwest, especially Seattle. A Starbucks and Tully’s every couple of blocks, tons of Salmon, the beautiful beacon that is the Space Needle. Sure, it rains, but that just adds to Seattles’, and Washington’s, beauty.


21 posted on 12/17/2007 10:03:14 AM PST by SoldierMedic (Rowan Walter, 23 Feb 2007 Ramadi)
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To: SeafoodGumbo

I like to ask the “happy holiday” types “which holiday are you wishing for? What do you believe in?” gets me nothing but crickets chirping and deer in the head lights looks.

I have so much fun doing that. LOL!


22 posted on 12/17/2007 10:03:44 AM PST by MoMagic
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To: XR7

No wonder the suicide rate is so high up there


23 posted on 12/17/2007 10:03:46 AM PST by JZelle
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To: geopyg

ROTFLOL

What a waste of words on the Dem side. I practically stopped read after the first sentance.


24 posted on 12/17/2007 10:04:04 AM PST by freekitty ((May the eagles long fly our beautiful and free American sky.))
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To: bigfootbob

well last year i lived in cambridge mass, so at least i know what to expect...


25 posted on 12/17/2007 10:06:47 AM PST by steel_resolve (If you can't stand behind our troops, then please stand in front...)
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To: SoldierMedic
Hope you like rain, because we only have two seasons: Wet, and slightly less wet.

I worked in Seattle one summer, from June to August, and I thought it was wonderful! I remember only two rain storms; the rest of the time it was mostly sunny.

I do recall one funny bumper sticker: "Seattle Rain Festival: September to June". :-)

26 posted on 12/17/2007 10:10:24 AM PST by COBOL2Java (May the Lord bless and keep Hillary Clinton - far away from the White House!)
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To: steel_resolve

I WANT TO TAKE CHRISTMAS BACK AND JUST LEAVE EM WITH HANUKAH, KWAANZA, AND THAT OTHER HOLIDAY THAT FLOATS AND GETS MIXED UP WITH WHATEVER HOLIDAY IS NEAR. none of them even begin to compare with the majesty or scope of Christmas and yet the very vocal minority and the retailers have stolen our holiday.


27 posted on 12/17/2007 10:13:01 AM PST by applpie
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To: XR7

Merry Christmas to you too, my FRiend.


28 posted on 12/17/2007 10:17:45 AM PST by wastedyears (Duncan Hunter is like a cheeseburger and fries. Simple presentation with no frills.)
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To: steel_resolve

Good luck! Reading the comments to the article posted at the site should give you some idea of what you’ll soon be facing.


29 posted on 12/17/2007 10:19:17 AM PST by TrueKnightGalahad (When you're racing...it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.)
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To: XR7; All

Merry CHRISTmas!


30 posted on 12/17/2007 10:21:28 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: XR7

Those who celebrate Christmas will get the cookies. Those who deride those who are having a cheerful time should settle for the crumbs.


31 posted on 12/17/2007 10:28:12 AM PST by weegee (If Bill Clinton can sit in on Hillary's Cabinet Meetings then GWBush should ask to get to sit in too)
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To: steel_resolve

LOL! It sounds like you’ll enjoy the show. It really is a beautiful place to live. It doesn’t get extremely cold nor hot. No humidity, except for the rain. You’ll learn to walk between the rain drops after you live here a while. The Seattleites especially the ones around Greenlake, Fremont and Wallingford develop oily secretions that render them impervious to rainfall...and soap.

If you like to garden, you can do it all year long. We grow greens year round for the kitchen. We are also situated that within a couple of hour drives you can participate in ANY outdoor activity you choose.

All in all, it is a good place to be. Pssst...no income tax.


32 posted on 12/17/2007 10:29:21 AM PST by bigfootbob
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To: SeafoodGumbo

When they wish you “Happy Holidays” ask them “which one(s)”. And it’s always good to have a followup, if they say Hannukah or Kwanza etc let them know that one is over and the other is still weeks away.


33 posted on 12/17/2007 10:30:42 AM PST by weegee (If Bill Clinton can sit in on Hillary's Cabinet Meetings then GWBush should ask to get to sit in too)
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To: XR7

Welcome to NSCC, where Thought Crime is is real and free speech isn’t.


34 posted on 12/17/2007 11:02:53 AM PST by Spok
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To: XR7

bump


35 posted on 12/17/2007 11:03:34 AM PST by VOA
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To: steel_resolve

Seattle is godless.....good luck though. Why do all large metropolitan cities reject God?


36 posted on 12/17/2007 11:29:39 AM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: wilco200
A salesclerk wished me a "Happy Holidays" after I completed my purchase.

I replied "and a happy Memorial Day and 4th of July to you, too."

She just looked confused.
37 posted on 12/17/2007 11:47:54 AM PST by philled ("CNBC?...You might as well be doing ham radio at that point."-- Dennis Miller)
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To: XR7

Yes, this is very silly. People who don’t like Christmas should move to some place where it isn’t celebrated, such as Afghanistan or San Francisco.


38 posted on 12/17/2007 2:03:38 PM PST by Thorin ("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: XR7
I was working traffic control at a busy intersection near the Northgate Mall, both Saturday and Sunday (yesterday), and even with my best efforts to squeeze 4,000 cars into a 1,500 car parking garage, traffic was backed up.

It took folks about 20 minutes to get the 6 blocks from the freeway exit to the parking garage, and another 15-20 minutes to get their car into a slot.

Some folks were angy...some distressed....others were understanding after my apology and a quick bit of advice on how to most quickly get inside to spend money.

But, by far the persons who had to most positive attitudes, and expressed and displayed the sort of joy we prefer this time of year, were those people who took all of this delay and distraction and came by me standing in the rain and said,

THANK YOU....MERRY CHRISTMAS.

They, without exception, were women who had joy on their faces and a Christmas spirit in their heart.

39 posted on 12/17/2007 2:06:35 PM PST by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (There once was a dream called, "Hippy Beat Down." The mere whisper of if caused cops to weep.m)
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To: Thorin

They don’t need to move away but they should not insist that everyone else shut up about what day or “season” it is.


40 posted on 12/17/2007 2:18:35 PM PST by weegee (If Bill Clinton can sit in on Hillary's Cabinet Meetings then GWBush should ask to get to sit in too)
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