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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
Ask the average Joe what the origins of Haloween are, and what will he say? Likely you'll get shrugging shoulders. Ask the average kid collecting candy, and you'll get some storyline about monsters. Big deal. It's become the modus operandi of the left to research to find things to be offended about.

Someone did sufficient research to find that the actual origins of the word "Sioux" actually means snake in some obscure tongue from the Canadian frontier. So, now the formerly Sioux people in my state want all the things named "Sioux" (including my city) erased. It became offensive because some jerk dug far enough to find a reference.

Well, Haloween surely was a pagan holiday, but it's not now. Right now it's just a fun excuse for kids to dress up. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

17 posted on 11/03/2001 5:30:53 PM PST by SoDak
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To: SoDak
"Ask the average Joe what the origins of Haloween are, and what will he say? Likely you'll get shrugging shoulders."

Ask the average Joe what's in the Constitution of the United States - - same response...

36 posted on 11/03/2001 6:02:17 PM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood
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