ban christmas ?

[mad_turnips]

not a big fan of the season myself for various reasons but this is crazy

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20071101/tuk-think-tank-says-downgrade-christmas-dba1618_1.html :fou:

[DavidEJM]

It's just the 'PC' brigade at it again! It's bleedin' madness.

If anyone was to ask the minority groups ,they think they are defending, they would say it was madness too.

I used to work with a Sikh and he was always the first to deliver the Christmas cards around the office and he made a point of wishing every single member of staff a merry Christmas on the last day of work.

This is just one example in my experience. I also used to work in Birmingham with people from all ethnic backgrounds and I cannot see that any of them would think the idea of 'downgrading' Christmas in this country would be a positive or popular move.

Madness!!!!

[JerryXt]

I hear so much rubbish about not offending people that I'm becoming offended. Who should I write to?

[banditloon]

I have no objection to anybody else's culture and I don't suppose they have an objection to mine so my plan for cultural harmony would be to celebrate everything if you want to.

Can we have them as bank holidays too :D

[Kato]

WhoooooHooooooo at last get rid of it all together not just downgrade, ba humbug boring nonsence, no more bloody decorations to put up ......only to take the damm things down again a few days later ba humBUG

[JerryXt]

actually, that's not a bad idea. Let's ban Christmas and all the other bank holidays. More working days!!!

[Kato]

Oh and the pub will be open on the afternoon of the 25th Dec aswell........BAN XMAS

[banditloon]

actually, that's not a bad idea. Let's ban Christmas and all the other bank holidays. More working days!!!

Erm.. No.. ;)

[banditloon]

Oh and the pub will be open on the afternoon of the 25th Dec aswell........BAN XMAS

Ah good point! I'm in favour now! :booze: :booze: :booze:

[JerryXt]

I only get paid if I'm in work. ****ensian down here :D

[scrapps]

I say ban the pc brigade and keep christmas....wot a load of old bollxxxs

[gary tompkins]

I would ban Christmas if saved me having to suffer that poxy Argos advert being shown every 5 mins for 3 months... ARGGGH :hissy:

[bigredduke]

I loathe the run up to Christmas, starts in September, goes on 'till January. Having to suffer all that crappy, cheesy music & enforced jollification, bloody awful. If it was a couple of days, fair enough but it goes on far too long. If I had my way, no shop or media advertising would be allowed to mention the 'C' word before 20th December & after the 27th!:Furious:

[Gadget]

I dislike Christmas as a religious event but that's me.
But as a reason to get together around the shortest day of the year and celebrate the new year I think it should stay. The giving and receiving of presents is a good enough reason to celebrate and for families to be together.
I think Christmas as a religious holiday was hijacked by the church of early times because the pagans celebrated at this time and the church didn't like the competition. The same as Easter.
Someone will be along to fill in the details, no doubt.

[Albie]

Keep it for the kids. Oh thats me then still. I just like a few days off thats all. Teles so cr4p nowadays over the holiday. Good excuse to meet at Pied Bull in Farningham though.

[Chaos]

oooo do they still do the boxing day run at the pied bull...... i used to do that in 1900 and frozen to death :mand:

[Albie]

oooo do they still do the boxing day run at the pied bull...... i used to do that in 1900 and frozen to death :mand:

Fack me that that makes you at least 107 years old + :mand: :mand: :eek: :eek:

[walkingpictures]

not a big fan of the season myself for various reasons but this is crazy

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20071101/tuk-think-tank-says-downgrade-christmas-dba1618_1.html :fou:

I don't do Christmas either but if the immigrants don't like it why don't they go back to where they came from? This is England and this is the way we do it,and if you can't accept that then go home.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Kimbo

[jerry]

XMAS is good , holidays and family are good but the rampant commercialism and pressure to buy and spend spend spend is not good.Ban the orgy of waste and debt.

[Chaos]

Fack me that that makes you at least 107 years old + :mand: :mand: :eek: :eek:

Feeling it at the mo' ;) :D

[banditloon]

oooo do they still do the boxing day run at the pied bull...... i used to do that in 1900 and frozen to death :mand:

Blimey, you never told me you got the telegram from HRH!!

Is Christmas banned yet? Or do I still have to go out and buy presents and booze... More booze less presents :D

[Gimley]

I think the people that come up with this sort of nonsense should be put up against the wall and summarily shot by a multicultural firing squad all wearing santa costumes:mad:

Its just some petty minded officials who are coming up with these ideas to justify their jobs.

As someone said earlier, if you ask most of the minority groups, they would say that it is a rubbish idea to downgrade Xmas.

But, opening the pubs all day on Xmas day is not a bad idea :booze:

G