Thursday, December 24, 2009
Adventures of the Kung Pao Buckaroos- Politically Correct Christmas
This is one of the funniest Christmas songs I have heard!
Santa Claus- Where Do His Letters Go?
In anticipation of the most magical time of year, a child poetically articulates on paper exactly what she wants for Christmas, pleading her case as to why she overwhelmingly deserves everything for which she is asking. Then, with the greatest of care, she places her magical letter into an envelope, writes "To Santa Claus" on the face, attaches the postage stamp Mom gave her to use, and carries it to the mailbox. Then, of course, the mail carrier grabs the letter and off it goes.
Well, to little Abigail who wrote the letter, there is no question as to where the letter is heading...Santa Claus, of course. But would you be surprised if I told you that little Abigail is most likely exactly right?
It was 1852 and the Christmas Eve church service had just concluded. Being that the whole town was present, it was a good time to hold the final town meeting of the year. You see, for years, this small town in Spencer County of southern Indiana, founded in the late 1840's, had been known as the "nameless town." This was simply because the settlers, of mostly German descent, could not decide on a name.
All were gathered around the pot-bellied stove, including the children...although quiet and not really participating, were included in the most important town meetings. As the frustrating discussion of naming the town continued, a chilly December gust blew open the wooden doors of this small log church, and it was the adults who fell silent as the youngsters came to life. With a magical scene of snowflakes glistening on black velvet, mysterious sleigh bells were heard through the picture-framed doorway. It was then the children, almost in one, simultaneous voice exclaimed, "Santa Claus, it's Santa Claus!"
It was so...one Christmas Eve, over 150 years ago, the little nameless town finally got its name. Santa Claus, Indiana as it is still named to this day.
As you may have guessed, this small town of just over 2,000 residents is all about Christmas. From the town's name to the names on the street signs, as well as witnessing the town's village décor, the holiday spirit year-round is very evident.
Each and every Christmas season, hundreds of thousands of letters arrive at the town's small post office. In fact, this post office handles more mail, many times over, during the holidays than it does all other months combined! These letters, often inscribed in crayon but with the utmost sincerity, have but one name addressed on the envelope's face. Yeah, you guessed it...Santa Claus.
So, this holiday season when your child or grandchild asks you for a postage stamp so that they can mail their heart-felt message to Santa Claus, you can honestly agree that their letters will most likely find its intended destination...
Well, to little Abigail who wrote the letter, there is no question as to where the letter is heading...Santa Claus, of course. But would you be surprised if I told you that little Abigail is most likely exactly right?
It was 1852 and the Christmas Eve church service had just concluded. Being that the whole town was present, it was a good time to hold the final town meeting of the year. You see, for years, this small town in Spencer County of southern Indiana, founded in the late 1840's, had been known as the "nameless town." This was simply because the settlers, of mostly German descent, could not decide on a name.
All were gathered around the pot-bellied stove, including the children...although quiet and not really participating, were included in the most important town meetings. As the frustrating discussion of naming the town continued, a chilly December gust blew open the wooden doors of this small log church, and it was the adults who fell silent as the youngsters came to life. With a magical scene of snowflakes glistening on black velvet, mysterious sleigh bells were heard through the picture-framed doorway. It was then the children, almost in one, simultaneous voice exclaimed, "Santa Claus, it's Santa Claus!"
It was so...one Christmas Eve, over 150 years ago, the little nameless town finally got its name. Santa Claus, Indiana as it is still named to this day.
As you may have guessed, this small town of just over 2,000 residents is all about Christmas. From the town's name to the names on the street signs, as well as witnessing the town's village décor, the holiday spirit year-round is very evident.
Each and every Christmas season, hundreds of thousands of letters arrive at the town's small post office. In fact, this post office handles more mail, many times over, during the holidays than it does all other months combined! These letters, often inscribed in crayon but with the utmost sincerity, have but one name addressed on the envelope's face. Yeah, you guessed it...Santa Claus.
So, this holiday season when your child or grandchild asks you for a postage stamp so that they can mail their heart-felt message to Santa Claus, you can honestly agree that their letters will most likely find its intended destination...
Merry Christmas! Why So Politically Correct?
"Well, happy holidays to you too I guess," I said to a very politically correct individual who happened to be a devout Christian. But before she left, I asked her; "I thought you were a churchgoer, so, why aren't you wishing the Merry Christmas?" You know what she told me - she told me that she didn't want to offend me in case I might be Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, or in case I was celebrating Kwanzaa.
That's ridiculous, and even if I was Jewish I wouldn't care if you wished me a Merry Christmas, and I have Jewish friends who wish me Happy Hanukkah, sounds good to me, it's a positive thing their wishing me, something positive.
Nevertheless, the gal told me that she doesn't know what to say anymore, and she doesn't want to be offensive, or get arrested for hate speech, or cause a conflict or problem with any of her friends, and therefore, she just wishes everyone a happy holiday, and when she sends out Christmas Cards now; they say "Happy holidays" not Merry Christmas.
Sure, I understand where all this is coming from, but the reality is that we are training our population to be so politically correct and now we have everyone is running around lying to each other, pretending, and they don't even believe what they're saying.
May I ask? Where is the humanity in that? If everyone is forced to run around and pretend, so no one is offended, then the only people who will ever be offended, are the folks that are smart enough to realize what a joke our society is, and is becoming.
Therefore, if we run around doing everything politically correct, we are also offending the high IQ people. And yes, I know they are in the minority (by a long shot), but we aren't supposed to offend minorities, and yet by being politically correct we are. So next time someone tells you, you can't say Merry Christmas, look them straight in the eyes and wish they Merry Christmas anyway. Please consider all this.
That's ridiculous, and even if I was Jewish I wouldn't care if you wished me a Merry Christmas, and I have Jewish friends who wish me Happy Hanukkah, sounds good to me, it's a positive thing their wishing me, something positive.
Nevertheless, the gal told me that she doesn't know what to say anymore, and she doesn't want to be offensive, or get arrested for hate speech, or cause a conflict or problem with any of her friends, and therefore, she just wishes everyone a happy holiday, and when she sends out Christmas Cards now; they say "Happy holidays" not Merry Christmas.
Sure, I understand where all this is coming from, but the reality is that we are training our population to be so politically correct and now we have everyone is running around lying to each other, pretending, and they don't even believe what they're saying.
May I ask? Where is the humanity in that? If everyone is forced to run around and pretend, so no one is offended, then the only people who will ever be offended, are the folks that are smart enough to realize what a joke our society is, and is becoming.
Therefore, if we run around doing everything politically correct, we are also offending the high IQ people. And yes, I know they are in the minority (by a long shot), but we aren't supposed to offend minorities, and yet by being politically correct we are. So next time someone tells you, you can't say Merry Christmas, look them straight in the eyes and wish they Merry Christmas anyway. Please consider all this.
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