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A bit of a shift towards the generic form as compared to five years ago. Poll got trolled?
1 posted on 12/24/2016 9:02:11 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

MERRY CHRISTMAS!


2 posted on 12/24/2016 9:04:02 AM PST by onedoug
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To: Olog-hai

But we can’t hurt the mussies feelings now, can we?


3 posted on 12/24/2016 9:04:18 AM PST by SkyDancer (Ambition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: Olog-hai

I’m hearing it a lot more this year and in many cases it is bold and sincere.


4 posted on 12/24/2016 9:05:48 AM PST by pfflier
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To: Olog-hai

I don’t care what the majority of Americans prefer.

I’m bombing every one I see with a hearty “Merry Christmas!” in response to “happy holidays” and I’m getting startled hearty “Merry Christmas!” responses as if those responding are at that moment slipping the bonds of political correctness.

Loving it. Merry Christmas!


5 posted on 12/24/2016 9:06:44 AM PST by Eddie01 (Comment Removed by Moderator)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s always been this way, but the vendors and business owners take the easy way out, so as not to ‘offend’ anyone.
They don’t care, the businesses just want to sell their goods and services without any distraction of labels and semantics.


6 posted on 12/24/2016 9:09:28 AM PST by lee martell
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To: Olog-hai
I think... both...
7 posted on 12/24/2016 9:10:22 AM PST by Jim W N
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To: Olog-hai

Holiday = Holy = Religious, So How knows?


8 posted on 12/24/2016 9:12:48 AM PST by keving (We get the government to vote)
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To: Olog-hai

Yes! It’s all about Christ.....Christ....mas


9 posted on 12/24/2016 9:12:53 AM PST by notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
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To: Olog-hai

Happy holidays=bah humbug


10 posted on 12/24/2016 9:13:51 AM PST by Raycpa
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To: Olog-hai

This year, where we live now, and with Christmas and Chanukah on top of each other, in public I am wishing everyone “merry Christmas and happy Chanukah!” I now am living in the most non orthodox Jewish community in Los Angeles. Saying merry Christmas alone doesn’t do it here. But I get that merry Christmas in!


13 posted on 12/24/2016 9:18:44 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Olog-hai
Majority of Americans Prefer 'Merry Christmas' to 'Happy Holidays'

Merry Christmas photo MerryChristmas.gif

14 posted on 12/24/2016 9:19:20 AM PST by varon (There's always room for one more on the hanging tree.....)
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To: Olog-hai

Before political correctness stuck its thumb into this, everyone said “Merry Christmas” happily, including atheists. For Christians, and especially Catholics, it was the Feast of Christ’s birth. For everyone else, it was Christmas trees, presents, Santa, and his reindeer. And even for atheists it was a happy holiday, with love, forgiveness, and coming together to celebrate.

“Happy holidays”? What does that mean? A couple of extra days off from work?


15 posted on 12/24/2016 9:31:24 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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I have no problem with the use of happy holidays to cover the entire holiday time frame to include Christmas and new years. But the term shouldn’t be a replacement for either one independently. If you mean one or the other, say it.

red


17 posted on 12/24/2016 9:47:56 AM PST by Redwood71
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To: Olog-hai

Personally I will say Merry Christmas, regardless of the majority.


18 posted on 12/24/2016 9:52:46 AM PST by mykroar (Congratulations President-Elect Trump)
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To: Olog-hai

But if one Muslim is offended, the rest of us must submit.


19 posted on 12/24/2016 9:53:13 AM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Olog-hai
It is the most wonderful CHRISTmas this year. God has given us a chance to take our country back..

God bless us, everyone..

20 posted on 12/24/2016 10:01:34 AM PST by just me (God bless President Trump and the USA)
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To: Olog-hai

In the last few days I have heard Merry Christmas more times than the last 10 years added together. Isn’t it funny that all it too was 1 brave man who doesn’t care about politically correct to give people the courage to stan up against the bullies


22 posted on 12/24/2016 10:26:34 AM PST by McGavin999
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Merry Christmas, Y’all. And, for the Freep Libertarians, I wish you pleasant days, good eating, and not having a need to take down Christmas decorations.


23 posted on 12/24/2016 11:02:55 AM PST by righttackle44 (Leave the bodies as a warning--take scalps.)
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To: Olog-hai

I got a kick out of a Coke bottle a few years ago. It had both Happy Holidays and Feliz Navidad on it. I guess Spanish speakers wouldn’t freak out at the mention of Christmas, while Anglos had to be protected from it.


25 posted on 12/24/2016 2:40:39 PM PST by KarlInOhio (" T'was the witch of November come stealin' " And who could the stealing Witch of November be? Hmm?)
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To: Olog-hai

They are coming to realize that Happy Holidays and Seasons Greatings are ways to suppress the Merry Christmas greeting, much like the Merry Xmas was meant to do.


26 posted on 12/24/2016 5:47:23 PM PST by maxwellsmart_agent (EEe)
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