# happy holidays **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 1999, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263 "1999-12-23T10:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/1 "1999-12-23T10:46:00Z")
happy holidays everybody 🙂 bj0rn - enjoy the good things in life ---
**Author:** ![Cheese\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cheese\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheese_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/2 "1999-12-23T20:43:00Z")
Merry Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/3 "1999-12-23T22:26:00Z")
Me too to you too! ## This is my last day of work till Jan 4th and I usually only post from work so I won’t be in touch for a couple of weeks. I’ll try to get along somehow!! I thought of a clever new sig line last night, but I forgot it when I woke up this morning. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/4 "1999-12-23T22:29:00Z")
Library’s closed til Monday,so dont tak about me while I’m gone. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/5 "1999-12-24T16:22:00Z")
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad. Be safe, have fun. * * * so you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts. what’s so amazing about really deep thoughts? Tori Amos ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/6 "1999-12-24T16:50:00Z")
From those of us working today… "Although it’s been said, many times, many ways… Merry Christmas to you!" * * * JMCJ “John C., it looks like you have blended in very nicely.” -UncleBeer ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/7 "1999-12-24T17:15:00Z")
A good Yule and Saturnalia to you all! * * * [http://www.madpoet.com](http://www.madpoet.com) Computers have let mankind make mistakes faster than any other invention, with the possible exception of tequila and handguns. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/8 "1999-12-24T17:33:00Z")
Another wage slave here. (Actually, I’m a whore. The money offered to come in today was too good to pass up). Happy holidays/Kwanza/Kwanza/Christmas/Winter solstice/Ramadan(sp)/belated Hanuka/whatever holiday I forgot everybody! * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 1999, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/9 "1999-12-25T06:41:00Z")
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the summer solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset the generally accepted calendar year 2000, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great, (not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher. ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/10 "1999-12-24T19:24:00Z")
I’m getting paid $15 an hour to watch Aliens right now. Got to love working on hollidays. * * * [http://www.madpoet.com](http://www.madpoet.com) Computers have let mankind make mistakes faster than any other invention, with the possible exception of tequila and handguns. ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/11 "1999-12-24T19:29:00Z")
To the tune of “Walking in a Winter Wonderland”: In the meadow we can call a demon Don’t forget to draw the pentagram Sacrifice a goat’s head, blood is steamin’ As it takes the bloody corpse into the ground Later on you’ll prespire As you burn in the fire You’ll cry and you’ll pray, You’ll try to get away Watching evil spread across the land * * * [http://www.madpoet.com](http://www.madpoet.com) Computers have let mankind make mistakes faster than any other invention, with the possible exception of tequila and handguns. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/12 "1999-12-24T19:56:00Z")
Hey Smug, are batteries included? Merry Christmas everyone. * * * A true friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out…there are Angels among us ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/13 "1999-12-24T20:00:00Z")
Batteries not included CanadianSue, some items sold separately. Void where prohibited. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/14 "1999-12-24T20:04:00Z")
Assembly required? sheesh smugly… im still waiting for my expensive gift 😉 * * * A true friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out…there are Angels among us ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 1999, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/12263/15 "1999-12-25T01:01:00Z")
Same to you, Bj0rn (hope I got that O/0 thingy right for once) and to all those here. To those for whom it isn’t “the” holiday, well, please accept random good wishes anyway. And please extend the same back. Hey, who doesn’t need good thoughts and good will? Best to all, Veb