Spot false dilemmas now, ask me how!
(If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
"Eppur si muove!"
42
Originally posted by Jason Menard:
Nobody seems to care or seems to be bothered by it he says.
Originally posted by Max Habibi:
It might very well be that some of them are afraid of speaking up, given current climates and attitudes about cultural sensitity. I have a friend who's noticed many a discreet eye roll and sideways glance during the holidays season.
Originally posted by Jason Menard:
While that amy certainly be true, and while I don't know his exact situation
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Uncontrolled vocabularies
"I try my best to make *all* my posts nice, even when I feel upset" -- Philippe Maquet
Mark Fletcher - http://www.markfletcher.org/blog
I had some Java certs, but they're too old now...
Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
I still don't understand, why anybody should be offended if people call "Christmas" Christmas? Could somebody explain?
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
I imagine it'll be difficult for the military to be Politically Correct -
they kill people.
42
Originally posted by Christian Schnepf:
I am not sure why some places seem to be shifting towards 'Happy Holidays' and all the PC crap. We still only get Christmas day off.
42
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
[ flickr ]
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
Well, practically the whole world gets Christmas off.
If some countries want to include other holidays, that's fine.
What's the purpose of Bank holidays, anyway? The UK has three days a year.
Appreciating other people's beliefs is a good thing. It can strengthen belief in your own religion. Better than paying lip-service to it, and crying foul when it suits.
[ December 22, 2004: Message edited by: Helen Thomas ]
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
Do you work for the Irish bank that had all it's money stolen ?
[ flickr ]
Originally posted by Ashok Mash:
I wouldn't mind working for those who stole the money though � more than �20 millions!! That's nearly $40 million USD! It took them two hours to load that entire amount in to a truck, in the middle of very busy market! Puts Hollywood to shame!!
Originally posted by Warren Dew:
Jeroen Wenting:
There was a law ammendment floated here earlier this year to abandon easter as a public holiday ...
So it would become the only Sunday of the year when people had to work?
42
Originally posted by Joe King:
The other advantage of moving the holiday to a religion-neutral day is that it could be more inclusive to all parts of society, rather then just one subset, and foster a greater spirit of nation celebration. This is especially true in countries like the UK where we don't have an independence day or other national celebration which everyone gets involved in.
42