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Originally posted by ahlamalek maybe i'm not aware of its amplitude because i barely watch tv, listen to radio, and going to the mall is last thing on my TO-DO list The only time i feel annoyed is when i shop and hear the same christmas tune in a matter of 20 mins but i try not to get worked over it.

I'm not sure if it's really that simple. I mean, I'll drive around in Kingston and they'll have all these stupid red and green lamp posts put up (and really, you have to wonder at the kind of poor planning that goes into putting up red and green lampposts in the middle of traffic).

Even on TA, you have to stare at a Santa hat in the corner, and read a whole bunch of threads about what people got for Christmas. It's pervasive, because even though the hype is only on TV or radio or in malls, you constantly have to deal with people who have given into the hype (unless you only have friends who share your opinion on it).

Not that it bothers me when people wish me a merry Christmas (despite the fact that we don't celebrate it)... just bothers me having to deal with flashing lights everywhere and people talking about what they bought or received. It probably doesn't help matters that I'm never on the receiving end of such gifts because my family doesn't observe the holiday, but then again, I'm thankful for not having to burn a hole in my wallet every year in order to return the "spirit."

It also irritates me that people refer to it as "xmas" - again, I'm not Christian, but the "x" really has very little to do with "Christ", it's just another form of ever-present laziness that helps to remove all real religious meaning from the holiday.

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Originally posted by DigiNut It also irritates me that people refer to it as "xmas" - again, I'm not Christian, but the "x" really has very little to do with "Christ", it's just another form of ever-present laziness that helps to remove all real religious meaning from the holiday.[/COLOR][/FONT]

As you probably know the X in Xmas has quite a lot to do with Christ and it was not introduced as a time-saver despite the fact that it's often used today because Xmas is shorter than Christmas.

I don't hear anyone mention the fact that xmas has to do with Jesus anymore. That's the ONLY thing I have no contempt for during this time of year, which I refer to as the dark times, as well as the day of the damned. Title just sounds right, i HATE this time to death and would give anything to see this trash come to a screeching halt....

....once and for all.

Bah muthafuckin' humbug.

As you get older , Christmas loses its joyous charm.

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Originally posted by DarkAngel I don't hear anyone mention the fact that xmas has to do with Jesus anymore. That's the ONLY thing I have no contempt for during this time of year, which I refer to as the dark times, as well as the day of the damned. Title just sounds right, i HATE this time to death and would give anything to see this trash come to a screeching halt.... ....once and for all. Bah muthafuckin' humbug.

that's what i was talking about on the first page.


but the shittiest thing about christmas is not the industry trying to get us to buy, buy, buy, and buy more.


Christmas trees. yes, christmas trees. bleh.

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