You May Tsk And Cluck

"Exaggerated PC approach, IMHO, reflects highest degrees of hypocrisy and latent bigotry."

You are very right.

:wink:

Actually, in 1999 -after two years of absence- Santa Claus returned to Birmingham ... (according to The Telegraph)

Yes, but: Why call Christmas Christmas? and, a more recent but brief reference: here and here

Now is the winterval of our discontent! Although they may refer to it in a few cases, such as 'Christmas shopping in Birmingham' and 'Frankfurt Christmas market' because of Winterval's unpopularity, believe me, the Council still refer to it as 'Winterval.' One of the key councillors, Mr. Byron, lives two minutes from my mother's road, and he disliked it too.

Do you notice that these ads have as few words as humanly possible?

Santa Claus never left, as I argued in my initial rebuttal against the council; it was Christmas that did so, but it never stopped people from calling it 'Christmas'. All it did was annoy many people, and make everyone else laugh out loud at the ludicrousness of it all.

At least this has been something, which gave Birmingham more notice than ever before in any winter time - as I just noticed, while recherching the net :wink:

You are a very perceptive man, Mr H... 'all publicity is good publicity.' This godforesaken plan brought great attention to Birmingham all over the place.

Has anyone ever messed around with Christmas in Germany?

Yes. Since a couple of years many shops don't call it "Weihnachten" anymore but 'christmas' instead. :wink:

Damn them, messing around with Weihnachten with their internationalist aspirations. I blame it all on the arrogance of many English-speaking people who do not bother to learn other languages...

Strange, btw, about Winterval. There is a shopping extravaganza going on right now in my town whose name combined Winter and Festival as Winter Fest. (We are two peoples separated by a common language.)

I was pleased to see this excellent link. Despite my pantheistic views, I remain as politically incorrect as possible in this strange new world. I refuse NOT to see a lot of joy in Christmas still. Stille Nacht is a happy thought for me. I can and do sing 'most every carol in harmony whenever I feel like it and I adore going overboard finding perfect presents for those I love. I love the decorations as long as they're authentic -- though I have compromised on electric lights instead of candles for most locations, I expect fresh evergreens, gingerbread houses you can eat, and last year's treetop saved for the Yule fire.

Steissd -- You're back! I am very sorry to hear about your bad luck and ill health. I hope this CHRISTMAS Season brings about a change for the better... for you, for everyone who needs it.

From reading this thread, I am now, totally, deeply, symmetrically, depressed.

The Bear, very early in this thread, wrote....



Riiiiiiiiight!


Pssst, Bear, did my copy of Anal Intruders from Hell come in yet?

Yes it did, along with that rare copy of Mr. Hollands Anus you are so obsessed with.

Excellent! Do me a favor. This time please send them in plain brown wrapping paper. I wasn't amused the last time when you sent me the copies of The Sperminator and On Golden Blonde wrapped in cellophane.

The boys at the post office are still razzing me about that one.

Sheeeesh! I don't thinkWinterval would work here - it's in the middle of summer.

And Summerval - well - it sounds like a third rate soapy.

People are funny, aren't they - all, (or most) here excepted!

steissd

Hello, again. I'm sorry things have been so tough for you of late. All the best to you!

When I was in elementary school we had Winterim -- it was a festival thingy during the Winter Interim. (Break.) That's what I keep thinking of every time I see this "Winterval" thing.

Listen Gus if you add Anal Bandits volume 1 to 4 with your order I'll throw ET Three the extra testicle as a bonus......a real stocking stuffer...

Hey, Bear, you notice how the womenfolk are talking around us? It's like we're not even here! I sure hope it's not like that when we hit the bars. It's pretty friggin' hard to score when you're invisible.

And, yes, I would like the copy of ET 3-- The Extra Testicle.

I've read reviews on that movie -- sounds like a classic.