# I laugh at the faux culture warriors. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 21, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892 "2013-12-21T12:15:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/41 "2013-12-25T00:45:42Z")
OMGABC, I’m sure all 2 of those people are real dicks. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/42 "2013-12-25T05:02:02Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Wrong on so many counts… > > Santa lives in Lappland. > > The reindeer who pull his sleigh are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. > > After coming down the chimney Santa drinks a glass of sherry and eats a mince pie. Wait, there’s Rudy and no-one ever remembers Olive, the other reindeer. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/43 "2013-12-25T05:47:20Z")
Bravo! _tosses rose_ ---
**Author:** ![Strassia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/44 "2013-12-25T23:55:19Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > I say Xmas because it’s quicker to type than Christmas. X ~ Cross ~ Christ. I never saw it as X’ing out Jesus Christ Superstar. It is actually just an old Christian abbreviation, since in the original gospels Christ was spelled with an X (from [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas)): > [@](#): > > Christ (/kraɪst/) (ancient Greek: Χριστός, Christós, meaning ‘anointed’) > Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas . It is sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but it, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The “-mas” part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass,[1] while the “X” comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as “Christ”.[2] > > There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas[3] by taking the “Christ” out of “Christmas”, but its use dates back to the 16th century. ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Gallery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/45 "2013-12-26T04:55:15Z")
Perfect. My Xmas is complete. Thanks pizzaguy. > [@John\_Mace](#): > > I’ll have a large pizza with tomatoes and green peppers, please. Good Yule!! . And can you draw Santa on a crucifix on the box for us!? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/46 "2013-12-26T06:58:28Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > Anyone who is offended by or takes offense to “Merry Christmas” is a giant, selective pussy. > > I await the day we start censoring January, March, May and June. Because what’s one day compared to whole months? Happy Human Light, **Omg a Black Conservative**! A Jewish friend at our Christmas Eve party (What? You want she should miss out on bourbon balls, eggnog, and presents, just because she’s not a _shiksa_?) said that the very best thing is to be the Muslim assistant of a Jewish doctor in a Christian country. That way, you get _all_ the holidays off. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/47 "2013-12-27T00:02:10Z")
Happy Birthday, Santa! ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/48 "2013-12-28T19:38:41Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Wrong on so many counts… > > Santa lives in Lappland. > > The reindeer who pull his sleigh are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. > > After coming down the chimney Santa drinks a glass of sherry and eats a mince pie. Wait a second! What happened to Chuy and Beto?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/49 "2013-12-28T19:49:34Z")
One of the best rants I’ve read in a while. You REALLY should try to publish this. It is genuinely well written. Reading it to the fiancee right now. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/50 "2013-12-30T08:37:16Z")
Agreed. Pizzaguy, have you ever considered writing for [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com)? They will _pay_ you to rant _and_ cuss. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/51 "2013-12-30T13:39:51Z")
> [@Not\_Carlson](#): > > Agreed. > Pizzaguy, have you ever considered writing for [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com)? > They will _pay_ you to rant _and_ cuss. Not to dissuade him from trying, but I don’t see them publishing many bitter, overly sarcastic, not-particularly-funny personal screeds. Maybe if he could rework it as “Five Reasons the War on Christmas is Bullshit” or “Confessions of an Undercover Christmas Warrior” or something. With less eye rolling and tongue clucking, and more lulz. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/52 "2013-12-30T13:42:00Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Not to dissuade him from trying, but I don’t see them publishing many bitter, overly sarcastic, not-particularly-funny personal screeds. > > Maybe if he could rework it as “Five Reasons the War on Christmas is Bullshit” or “Confessions of an Undercover Christmas Warrior” or something. With less eye rolling and tongue clucking, and more lulz. You didn’t think it was funny? You thought it was too personal? I totally disagree. And I didn’t see any eye rolling either. ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892/53 "2013-12-30T18:16:09Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Not to dissuade him from trying, but I don’t see them publishing many bitter, overly sarcastic, not-particularly-funny personal screeds. > > Maybe if he could rework it as “Five Reasons the War on Christmas is Bullshit” or “Confessions of an Undercover Christmas Warrior” or something. With less eye rolling and tongue clucking, and more lulz. Have you read cracked in a while? Not particularly funny is their bread and butter now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-laugh-at-the-faux-culture-warriors/676892.md?page=2)