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"iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« on: December 11, 2012, 03:46:42 PM »
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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 12:55 PM
 iwillalwayswonderwhy (1,176 posts)

I got my first "Merry Christmas" said to me yesterday
The lady bagging our groceries at the grocery store said it. She said it with a defiant look in her eyes and she wasn't smiling. My husband and I couldn't even respond because it felt like she was daring us to say something else. So we just both stared at her.

It made me very sad.9   
 

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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 01:42 PM
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26. I know what you're talking about.

I imagine everyone has heard someone say, "Thank you," in such a way that it's obvious they really mean to express "**** you." This manner of Christmas greeting is the same kind of thing.

You're right, it's no greeting when it's said that way. The words are inoffensive, but the tone gives it away. It's obviously hostile and intended to provoke, just daring you to say anything. It's also extremely passive-aggressive - if you object to the nasty tone, they'll play victim and pretend you're attacking them for their religion.
 

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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 01:12 PM
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11. "A soft answer turneth away wrath."

A smile and a "Merry Christmas" in return would have been a sort of holiday judo. You'd have thwarted her attitude (if that's what it was) and taken away her defiance. And maybe made her feel better. Returning rudeness with kindness is the best weapon, IMO
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2012, 03:52:09 PM »
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and she wasn't smiling.
  Maybe her feet hurt or something.  If you are sad, DUmmie, that makes me happy.  Be despondent and depressed.  Hide under your covers and sigh. 
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2012, 03:58:33 PM »
Hey iwillalwayswonderwhy,  Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2012, 04:01:52 PM »
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OH ****! Someone wished me "Merry Christmas" today! I emerged from the tussle unscathed, but ... now I'm left to wonder. I didn't pay much attention to their facial affect when they spoke; nor did I analyze the nuance or vocal intonation of their greeting. Have I been victimized and don't even know it?   ****! I hate it when that happens!

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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2012, 04:17:07 PM »
When I worked as a cashier at Wallyworld, it was during the Christmas holidays.

I always told my customers "Merry Christmas", even the ones that said "Happy Holidays".

I just gave them a "bless your heart" smile to go along with it!   :lmao:
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2012, 04:23:41 PM »
 :whatever: I'll take "Paranoid Personality Disorder" for $500, Alex. If they ever wondered why everyone thinks they're crazy, that thread would be why.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2012, 04:32:08 PM »
Quote from: blitzkrieg_17 on December 11, 2012, 04:23:41 PM
:whatever: I'll take "Paranoid Personality Disorder" for $500, Alex. If they ever wondered why everyone thinks they're crazy, that ANY thread would be why.

That's better.   :II:
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2012, 04:39:23 PM »
ok "iwillalwayswonderwhy"... I hope everything you've ever loved dies a painful death before Christmas.

feel better now, asswipe?
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2012, 04:55:25 PM »
My best friend's husband is Jewish.  I wish him a Happy Hanukah, he wishes me Merry Christmas, and they celebrate both.  We went on vacation together last spring and I went to a Passover service and dinner with him, and he came to an Easter service with us.  No drama, no hurt feelings, just mutual respect and enjoyment of religious traditions.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2012, 06:11:09 PM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on December 11, 2012, 04:55:25 PM
My best friend's husband is Jewish.  I wish him a Happy Hanukah, he wishes me Merry Christmas, and they celebrate both.  We went on vacation together last spring and I went to a Passover service and dinner with him, and he came to an Easter service with us.  No drama, no hurt feelings, just mutual respect and enjoyment of religious traditions.
Bingo! That's real people acting like real people. Respect, honor, love for your fellow man,

Only a liberal can turn a wish for Merry Christmas into some sort of assault.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2012, 06:17:25 PM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on December 11, 2012, 06:11:09 PM


Only a liberal can turn a wish for Merry Christmas into some sort of assault.
...and view abortion as a right rather than murder.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2012, 06:26:50 PM »
Quote from: DLR Pyro on December 11, 2012, 06:17:25 PM
...and view abortion as a right rather than murder.

and call a terrorist who is killing women and children a freedom fighter while calling the American soldier trying to protect the women and children a baby killer.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2012, 07:37:49 PM »
Quote from: FlippyDoo on December 11, 2012, 06:26:50 PM
and call a terrorist who is killing women and children a freedom fighter while calling the American soldier trying to protect the women and children a baby killer.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2012, 09:28:17 PM »
Quote from: diesel driver on December 11, 2012, 04:17:07 PM
When I worked as a cashier at Wallyworld, it was during the Christmas holidays.

I always told my customers "Merry Christmas", even the ones that said "Happy Holidays".

I just gave them a "bless your heart" smile to go along with it!   :lmao:

Until this year I had no idea what "Bless you heart" meant. I have always said Merry Christmas and I always will. However this year when if I get a snide comment back (which I never have even in this liberal infested area) that is the comeback. Surprisingly, I get little to no blowback from leftists....except for a very few hyper commie acquaintances, never strangers.
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Re: "iwillalwayswonderwhy" "very sad" after being told to have a "Merry Christmas"
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2012, 09:55:28 PM »
Would you feel better if I told you to go fellate a chainsaw?

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