Yahey! That’s two for the Solstice - it’s a movement, brother!
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Somewhere between “Indeed.” and “Well good for you, wrathful sinner.” Depending on how much time I want to spend with the bitter fuckwit.
You mean a reason such as to imply that our increasingly diverse society is placing more importance on being inclusive and is now recognizing that Christmas is a Christian holiday that not everybody celebrates?
“Io Saturnalia! And I hope your gladiator wins this season’s games!”
Nicely snarky.
Bless your heart really doesn’t work well for men or Yankees - but is the vein of passive aggressive politeness that everyone should have in their arsenal. But Outstanding works well. “How nice” or “Good for you!” is also snarky. Some people can pull off a good “I beg your pardon” in a way that makes it obvious you are begging for nothing at all.
None really leave much of an opening for argument and contain enough plausible deniability regarding being actually rude to customers.
“…and God bless us every one.”
D’oh! I haven’t heard the song in 40 years, and it was on a scratchy mono LP, so I was never really confident about that line at the best of times. Main thrust still the same, at least.
I once told someone who asked me what holiday I celebrated that I’m a pagan. She replied
“Happy Equinox.” The winter is “Happy Solstice” but she did make the effort.
Now I just tell people there’s only one December holiday I celebrate. “MY BIRFDAY.”
Anyone who even mentions December let alone that hateful and offensive day “C” needs to be shunned by society and sent to live in the arctic.
Whisper “long live the resistance,” and then do a secret pinky handshake.
First one today! It wasn’t said to me, though. A group of volunteers were outside the store on a very rainy and windy day, collecting for the food pantry. I was standing near them (but not with them) and an older couple walked by.
“Happy Holidays!” they said to the couple. The couple stopped, turned to face them, and the man, without the slightest smile, curtly replied “Merry Christmas”. There was an awkward silence for a few seconds and then the couple turned and walked away.
This was in BC?
Yes.
Well, you’ve got it relatively easy. You can get away with “hau’oli makahiki hou” and nobody’s the wiser…
We’ve been told to say “Happy Holidays” to customers. I feel weird saying it to Jewish people because Hanukah is over, but I figure they can interpret it as “Happy New Year.”
It has always included New Years, so why not.
As one of those “white seniors”, I really take offense to this post, but that’s all I’m gonna say about the subject.
Speaking as a Jew, I feel “Happy Holidays” works from Thanksgiving through New Years, whenever the other holidays may fall.
I submit my concurring Jewish opinion.
Two Jews, one opinion?!
Always best to go with the classics. So go with one of the iconic lines from the greatest Christmas Movie, “Yippee ki-yay, MotherF*****”.