[plug] Xmas and Debian 3.0r1 and XBox

[indy at THE-TECH.MIT.EDU]

Uhhhh, hate to be one to say this...

but waaaay too much information dude....



Indy




On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 12:32:38PM +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> Totally off topic:
> 
> Yeah I lost my V plates to a Muslim chick.
> 
> But now I'm a Christian.
> 
> Go figure.
> 
> On Sat, 2002-12-21 at 12:08, Shayne O'Neill wrote:
> > Political Correctness can get way stupid sometimes
> > Ya know (further and further OT), I had a conversation with someone the
> > otherday at uni who suggested that the guild shouldn't 'do' christmas
> > because
> > it was 'offensive to muslims'.
> > 
> > I gotta admit I was flabergasted. Not by the apparent paradox of the 'well
> > meaningness'
> > of the comment, but how barkingly uninformed it was.
> > 
> > I lived with a muslim guy for over a year. The guy drank beer (Ok , he
> > actually wasn't supposed to),
> > had a muslim gf that didn't wear a veil,because muslims don't have to(!),
> > and relevant to the topic,
> > took christmas rather seriously.
> > 
> > Few people realise that many muslims venerate JC as the 'second most'
> > important prophet, and as
> > the messiah. Consequently muslims...................celebrate christmas.
> > 
> > Yet everyday I see people foaming at the mouth over whether or not to tone
> > back the religious imagery
> > in christmass to not offend the minorities. But funnily enough, I cant think
> > of any minorities that
> > get offended by it.
> > 
> > I tend to think people need to relax abit and stop thinkin the world needs
> > to be so damn confrontational.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bret Busby" <bret at busby.net>
> > To: "plug list" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 3:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Xmas and Debian 3.0r1 and XBox
> > 
> > 
> > > On 20 Dec 2002, Scott Middleton wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: 20 Dec 2002 13:44:25 +0800
> > > > From: Scott Middleton <scott at linuxit.com.au>
> > > > Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > > > To: plug list <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > > > Subject: [plug] Xmas and Debian 3.0r1 and XBox
> > > > Resent-Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:45:26 +0800 (WST)
> > > > Resent-From: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > > >
> > > > Hi PLUGgers and  Happy Xmas
> > > > I prefer Merry Xmas but it seems it not politically correct anymore.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > How so? What is supposed to be wrong with ahving a merry christmas? I am
> > > curious.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bret Busby
> > > Armadale
> > > West Australia
> > > ..............
> > >
> > > "So once you do know what the question actually is,
> > >  you'll know what the answer means."
> > > - Deep Thought,
> > >   Chapter 28 of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> > > - Douglas Adams, 1988
> > > ....................................................
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> 

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Indranath Neogy
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