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Old 12-05-2007, 12:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Family Trees

So I got the local home improvement flyer in the mail yesterday and they were advertising "family" trees. What the heck, they skipped past "holiday" tree and went pc to the fullest extent.

I wanted to buy a friggin Christmas tree, not a "family" tree b/c I have no family this holiday .. they are all out of town.

I am offended that they called them family trees. WTF!!!
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Old 12-05-2007, 12:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 12-05-2007, 12:33 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I thought this was going to be a geneology thread....
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Old 12-05-2007, 01:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I thought this was going to be a geneology thread....
Me too.

And count me down as seconding Daniel's suggestion of boycotting the stupidity. They sell Christmas trees in all sorts of places. Don't encourage this kind of ridiculosity. And, may I point out, that I'm an athiest and I think that this is rather over the top.
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Old 12-05-2007, 01:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Just think of the fun you could have at this place though.

Excuse me do you have Christmas trees?

(while standing around 20 evergreens)

or

I'm looking for the Smith family tree, but not the Nantucket Smiths, those people are right bastards, no the New Jersey Smiths.
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Old 12-05-2007, 01:46 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I thought this was going to be a geneology thread....

yeah I was as excited as if Dave had bought me a new flogger.....and low and behold, its about actual trees

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Just think of the fun you could have at this place though.

Excuse me do you have Christmas trees?

(while standing around 20 evergreens)

or

I'm looking for the Smith family tree, but not the Nantucket Smiths, those people are right bastards, no the New Jersey Smiths.
ahahahaha I'd pay money to see that



ok I just noticed, we live in the same area.....which store is doing this?
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Old 12-05-2007, 01:58 PM   #7 (permalink)
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like I said in the other thread - I dont know many Muslim's, Sikh's or Hindu's that get offended by Christmas.
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Old 12-05-2007, 02:18 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I'm looking for the Smith family tree, but not the Nantucket Smiths, those people are right bastards, no the New Jersey Smiths.
Whatchoo got against New Jersey Skippy? jeesh...
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Old 12-05-2007, 02:58 PM   #9 (permalink)
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You have to wonder who works in the advertising departments of these companies. They go out of their way to try and not offend anyone but wind up offending many more by calling Christmas trees everything but. Even non-religious people know that holiday trees, family trees and seasonal trees are really Christmas trees. I can't believe that many non-Christians would be offended by calling them what they are.
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Old 12-05-2007, 05:38 PM   #10 (permalink)
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like I said in the other thread - I dont know many Muslim's, Sikh's or Hindu's that get offended by Christmas.

right on. im one of them.

here in dubai they are called christmass trees.

duno why the west like to drum up so much noise about it.
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Old 12-05-2007, 05:41 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 12-05-2007, 07:35 PM   #12 (permalink)
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duno why the west like to drum up so much noise about it.
White guilt.
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Old 12-05-2007, 07:39 PM   #13 (permalink)
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right on. im one of them.

here in dubai they are called christmass trees.

duno why the west like to drum up so much noise about it.
Here they are called Christmas trees as well... in fact, one of the big malls here, as part of the Celebrate Christmas thing that is all over the island is staging a Nativity Play.
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Old 12-05-2007, 07:44 PM   #14 (permalink)
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White guilt.
um those dont fit together very well.

thats like saying, pale black people? lol

whites dont have guilt... hehe. j/k
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Old 12-05-2007, 08:12 PM   #15 (permalink)
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ahahahaha I'd pay money to see that

ok I just noticed, we live in the same area.....which store is doing this?
If you go together, name the time and place. I wanna see this. I'll follow in behind y'all and ask if they have any Christmas wreaths.

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like I said in the other thread - I dont know many Muslim's, Sikh's or Hindu's that get offended by Christmas.
Me, either. And I'd never even suggest that they start calling their prayer rugs "floor mats" just because I am not of their religion.
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Old 12-05-2007, 08:29 PM   #16 (permalink)
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um those dont fit together very well.

thats like saying, pale black people? lol

whites dont have guilt... hehe. j/k
What?
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Old 12-06-2007, 06:11 AM   #17 (permalink)
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um those dont fit together very well.

thats like saying, pale black people? lol

whites dont have guilt... hehe. j/k

I feel guilty all the damn time, hell, I feel guilty right now. I think I should just get this off my chest.

*ahem*

I am sorry that someone who looked a weeeee bit like me subjugated someone who looked a weeeeee bit like you a loooooooong time ago. So Sorry. I should have been around to stop it.

Also, it's called a Christmas Tree
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Old 12-06-2007, 06:47 AM   #18 (permalink)
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right on. im one of them.

here in dubai they are called christmass trees.

duno why the west like to drum up so much noise about it.
That's funny. When I was in China last year around this time, there was a huge banner at the entrance of my hotel saying "Merry Christmas". This from the people who have banned Christianity...!!!
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Old 12-06-2007, 06:53 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Dave's in china right now....he was telling me about how the hotel he is in is decorated to the max with christmas stuff, trees an presents and little chinese girls in big black boots and short mrs claus outfits hehehehe (if you've seen the post about Mom is Santa you'll have a nice visual)

He promises to take pictures of the girls for me before he leaves hehehehehe
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