Merry Christmas everyone! Its time to hitch up my reindeer and head into town for my biannual bottle of Crown.
I guess you'll be the one with the red nose?
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I guess you'll be the one with the red nose?
winston-smoker
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I thought we were agree that Santa never ever smoked a cigarette, may be never saw a burning piece of tobacco.
St. Nicholas (historical figure) never smoked tobacco in any form, for obvious reasons (tobacco didn't exist in the "Old World" then), but "Santa Claus" is a figure of Western foklore, and has "evolved" over time. And yes, I saw your winking smiley, I know you were just joking. So was I when I asked for "equal opportunity." You got to admit, your Santa hookah was practically begging for a reply! lol.
I'll bet you didn't know Santa was a Marlboro Man!
winston-smoker
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How many moderators are there? Enough to make a team to pull Santa's sleigh?
winston-smoker
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This St. Nicholas, however, actually did smoke cigarettes.
* Holy Martyr Tsar Nicholas the Passionbearer -- canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in 1981 (in New York City); canonized "again" by the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in 2000 (at Christ the Savior Cathedral, in Moscow).
* Holy Martyr Tsar Nicholas the Passionbearer -- canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in 1981 (in New York City); canonized "again" by the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in 2000 (at Christ the Savior Cathedral, in Moscow).
BarG
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Not yet but will work on it!
Me, my wife, daughters and sons in laws. We all get good spirits for our stocking suffers. It tis the season to be Jolly.For me, Crown royal black label
For wife, Sweet Revenge [strawberry sour mash to mix with fresh orange juice or straight shots 77+ proof]
For daughters, malibu swirl caribian rum with coconut liqeur[mixed with sprite]
For sons in laws, Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey sipping whiskey
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The Bedouin man, who is without a doubt not celebrating Christmas, was a screen capture of a transient (no attribution) slide in a Coursera lecture by an Iranian professor with a German accent who teaches in Denmark at Copenhagen University.
The Bedouin is definitely, though, Middle Eastern--more so than, say, Santa.
Bob
Probably I missed that slide and also it's hard to say for me that Ebrahim Afsah has a German accent.
chillardbee
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Merry Christmas, one and all. God bless us everyone.
workhorse_01
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Merry CHRISTmas everyone! I pray the Lord blesses everyone of us and our families, with love, kindness, and prosperity this wonderful season.
jekylnz
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Merry christmas too all the rest of the world...well its Christmas Day here..and I know you guys still have a day to go ..so from the bottom of the world ...merry Christmas. .cause we get it first
Merry Christmas to all
MarcL
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Merry Christmas.
DGBAMA
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Thank you for emphasizing CHRISTmas. The true reason we have this holiday and the part that many seem willing to forget and say things like happy holidays and seasons greetings instead.
Merry CHRISTmas everyone.
jekylnz
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That was one thing in our family that was pointed out to us strongly. .you never replace the Christ part with x...the true meaning of Christmas.
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Etymology: The derivation of Xmas is from the Greek letter Chi (looks like a Roman 'X'), used for two thousand years (like the Greek word for fish), as symbolic of Kristos.
Bob
Bob
I hope it's not me ! This emphasizes made me a little worried.
Thank you very much for enlightening our members.
Thank you very much for enlightening our members.
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