.. at first I resisted..

[X]

So a few moments ago, I'm setting up a Christmas tree in an employee lounge area. (long story, short.. I've noticed the the tradition of Christmas being lost in political correctiveness, so aside from trying to reignite the spirit, i guess there is some rebelling against the political correct BS that we seem to be drowning it)

Anyhow, I had walked over to the adjoining office to borrow a scizzors from this new lady manager (who been kinda stand-offish since joining, so I been treating her the same), so (after cracking about who am I gonna stab) she followed me over to see if I was really setting up a Christmas tree..
She looks at the tree, and says &quot;xKS you need to <span style="font-style: italic">fluff </span> &quot;.. and starts to separate out the branches.. I immediately had a “Michael Scott” moment, but resisted the urge to reply “That’s what she said”

Anyhow, the people she manages keep coming up, and while I’m stooping over a bag of the decorative balls, picking them out and handing them one at a time to the lady decorating the tree.. A young middle-eastern lady peeps into the lounge, looks down at the bag between my crotch and in broken English, innocently says <span style="font-style: italic">“xKs those are some nice big balls you have there”.. </span>So I look up to her, look at her boss who is turning red, look back to her and reply <span style="font-style: italic">“Why thank you! I guess its genetic..”</span>

[Yuriatin]

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X - I'm not <span style="font-style: italic">eeeeven</span> going to touch your balls





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- but on a side note - dude - I'm TOTALLY hearing you on the holiday 'pc' thing.

I hate that more and more, no one's saying &quot;Merry Christmas&quot;!

It's always with the &quot;Happy Holidays&quot;.

ugh

[Magician]

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[RichD]

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hr call yuh yet?

[X]

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Ditto Yuri, this destruction of a tradition under the guise of political correctiveness is ridiculous.

We were discussing this and a Atheist bredren said he'll be dammed if he greets anyone with a &quot;happy Holidays&quot; or &quot;Happy Winter Season&quot; or anything like that.. &quot;We should celebrate Merry Christmas as the traditional pagonistic holliday it is!&quot;
Even the Atheist gets it..


RichD.. Mi accidentally click on your name, your profile came up.. Your &quot;homepage&quot; url caught my attention..
Mi clicked on it and was taken to


<span style="font-weight: bold">Why??</span>

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xKs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ditto Yuri, this destruction of a tradition under the guise of political correctiveness is ridiculous.

We were discussing this and a Atheist bredren said he'll be dammed if he greets anyone with a &quot;happy Holidays&quot; or &quot;Happy Winter Season&quot; or anything like that.. &quot;We should celebrate Merry Christmas as the traditional pagonistic holliday it is!&quot;
Even the Atheist gets it..


RichD.. Mi accidentally click on your name, your profile came up.. Your &quot;homepage&quot; url caught my attention..
Mi clicked on it and was taken to


<span style="font-weight: bold">Why??</span> </div></div>

mi nuh have no home page

[CeaBee]

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RichD u turn bodybuilder?

[Suesumba]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hr call yuh yet? </div></div>

a dat mi didda goh hax him.

[Wahalla]

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XKS I could not agree with you more.....too many want to suck the joy out of life... Merry Christmas... celebrate the yule tide.. get a pine tree in the living room.. get the family round and decorate... if its pagan christian, islam or what ever enjoy it.... it is a day of rest.. if u rest by going to church aint nothing.. By celebrating a festive how is that not inclusive?????..eat a big feast.. think of the ancestors on their few days of rest from the whip.. eat too much give pointles presents if u so chose...but enjoy a day..

My children are young so we will spend a weak wrapping cheap presents on the sly.. there will be a bunch of brightly coloured boxes which they will destory... but they will have fun call their gran parents and excitingly tell them what they got. .there will be tears..

at work I will go to numerous team building drink alot.. eat expensive meals... I am looking forward to christmas... Santa claus is coming.. I will check out the norad website and see where Santa is on christmas eve... my little onse will learn a little geography...

one idea to women.. men only need two things:::: liquids or things that cost more than $10000 US dollars.. We lie when u give us all that crap stuff.. So expensive alcohol or mechanical watches please!!!

[Stormmey]

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[Peasie]

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I am having a similar issue here. I edited the Sunday School Christmas play taking out the word &quot;balls&quot; because I knew there would be too much giggling among the kids - and the adults too! - when the kids read these lines. The play* called for blue balls, red balls, green balls, etc.

I replaced &quot;balls&quot; with &quot;ornaments.&quot;

Lawd.


*T<span style="font-size: 8pt">he play is about the meaning behind the decorations we put on a Christmas tree. The children are going to make the decorations themselves. I wanted to avoid moments like, &quot;Mommy, I helped xKs with his balls!&quot; </span>

[Tulip]

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When did people start calling them balls? I had only heard bulbs or ornaments.

Funny story xKs. I would swear you work in a sitcom. [unsolicited advice]Never go Michael Scott at work. Somebody might get hurt. [/unsolicited advice]

PZ, you did the right thing. &quot;Balls&quot; alone may be bad enough, but &quot;blue balls&quot; will definitely not do anybody any favors.

[X]

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Agreed Wahalla, it is what it is.. just let it be.

[X]

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working in this environment sometimes provides some intersting observations of people using the English language..
Just saw a sign on a new door to a room where some Muslims go do their daily prayer &quot;Please Close this Door Shut&quot;

[RichD]

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my wife says close the light