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One thing that drives me nuts.

Post by pethead97 » Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:34 pm

If you drive in some communities, you will see "X-Mas". To me, that term is the ultimate insult for Jesus Christ. Anyone else?
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Post by charl » Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:54 pm

The X actually stands for the cross. As that is the universal symbol of Christ, it makes sense to me.
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Post by yamasaaaki har har » Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:59 am

I agree with Charl. I don't see "X-mas" as an insult (though I also personally think it is better to say "Christmas" because it has the entire name "Christ" in it). There are worse insults for Jesus anyway. For instance using the name "Jesus Christ" as a cuss to express emotion. I hear this all the time from other students while I'm at college.

The words for "Christmas" in other languages don't have their word for "Christ" in them - Navidad, Natal, Natale, No�l, Weinachten. . . So the English language has it's advantages :)
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Post by Jonathan » Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:03 pm

Another thing that drives me nuts is me pecan delivery service, laddie.
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Post by yamasaaaki har har » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:31 pm

Does the greek word for Christ start with the letter X?


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Post by Pethead1 » Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:51 pm

What drives me nuts is an 11 yearold on oral and inhealed steroids with a new build your own light saber!!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:





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