War on Christmas

A grand conspiracy? No. A pissed off teenager getting more attention than she deserved? Most likely.

Principles are cool. Take a stand.

I've been kicked out of class for calling a teacher on his bullshit. I went to the vice-principal's office and had to explain my actions. That was the end of it.

Social media and the media media amplifying what was a simple classroom altercation and making it more than it is is what's making me itchy about all of this.

Mountain ≠ molehill

 

Based on a selective interpretation of a recent poll, Bill O'Reilly declares victory on the War on Christmas!

 

we put merry christmas on the marquis at our lodge (masonic for those that dont know). one person in lodge was agnist it saying that happy holidays was more PC, and it might offend people, but the majority of us disagreed.

 

it says,

Merry christmas and happy new years from jonesboro lodge #87

 

No Jewish members in your lodge?

 

In a southern state lodge?

 

Southern Jews do exist.
Didn't you watch Driving Miss Daisy or listened to Kinky Friedman?
There are actually pretty strong pockets of Jews all over the south (though not so much in the really small towns anymore).

 

there are no jweish members in my lodge,
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jewish men can be masons, there just arent any in my lodge. just to clarify

 

I know that. I was referring to the chances of them being members of certain lodges. Namely lodges where you have to nominated by a member of the lodge.

I'm about as generic of white guy as anyone can be, even my real life name. My best friend joined a long established lodge, very well known. He told me the lodge would never have any persons of color or Jews because no one in the lodge would dare nominate one for membership. Now two weird things: He also said that he would never risk his standing by nominating me because of my anti-religion beliefs (not an issue, I'm not a joiner by my nature), and he was actually raised in a half-Jewish home (his adoptive father was Jewish, his adoptive mother wasn't).

 

ok...... we (masons in ga and every state is differnet) dont nominate people, we vote on people once a person petitions a lodge
sorry off topic...

 

^^^^ Usually attributed to Groucho Marx, but while he is well known for the saying I doubt that he was the first person to say it.

 

"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?"

I'll tie the attempt at humo(u)r to Christmas--We plan to watch The Life of Brian over the Christmas holidays. Yes, I know that the quote is from a different movie.

 

Yes, it is that time of year again!

But with a new Grinch replacing Bill O'Reilly.