To Western hams, mostly Please remember it is most polite to offer a
"seasons greetings" or "happy holidays" to those not of the Christian faiths
(instead of "Merry Christmas" for example). Receivers of the mis-directed
"merry christmases"--most will forgive the senders' misplaced earnes
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!
AND HAPPY 4TH JULY AS WELL :-))
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From: Charles Harpole
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 10:19 PM
Subject: [DX-CHAT] 'tis the season
To Western hams, mostly Please remember it is most polite to offer a
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Oh, please.
Sorry Charles, but I disagree. This is political correctness run amuck.
I am not a Christian, but I do not take offense when someone wishes me
"Merry Christmas" or equivalent at this time of year, as I understand the
sentiment behind the comment.
Too many are quick to take offense,
At 05:19 PM 12/14/2007, Charles Harpole wrote:
To Western hams, mostly
K4VUD ... sounds like a Western callsign to me. Your new QTH must be
wonderful and I'm glad you enjoy being there, and thus I expect by
now you have submitted your American license for cancellation,
returned your US p
I am not a Christian, but I do not take offense when
someone wishes me "Merry Christmas" or equivalent at
this time of year, as I understand the sentiment
behind the comment.
I belong to that club too. It is obviously well meant,
MX
73 Rag LA5HE
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AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR 2008!
God bless us. Everyone. Oh, wait a minute I might offend the athiests
or agnostics--Even though I AM one, I'll say it anyway because it's
that time of the year and it makes people happy.
Charles (and other PC-types), maybe, instead, it would be best for
each
At 05:07 PM 12/14/2007, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
Sorry Charles, but I disagree. This is political correctness run amuck.
AMEN Ron. I's so sick of politically correct that I want to puke.
73,
Mike, W5UC
"age & treachery will overcome youth & skill"
http://www.suddenlink.net/pages/w5uc/
Subs
And with that very offensive response, shared - I rest my case!
- Original Message -
From: Charles Harpole
To: Dave G4GED
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:11 PM
Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] 'tis the season
Hey, "thanks" for showing that a Brit, too, can have arrogance and cultural
insens
And while I'm at it and on the subject of the 4th of July, God Bless
America and keep her men and women in combat safe.
AND, while we're at it, that includes the wishes of us anti-war
liberals, who also have the same feelings towards our country and our
troops.
Let this be the end of pol
Me, too. HOWEVER, it's fair to note that the
great GWB today addressed the USA from the White
House steps, and, at the end, wished everyone
"HAPPY HOLIDAYS."
So there.
N2ERN
I am not a Christian, but I do not take offense when
someone wishes me "Merry Christmas" or equivalent at
this tim
And to you also Dave from one of the "colonies" Russ W4UBC
- Original Message -
From: Dave G4GED
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] 'tis the season
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!
AND HAPPY 4TH JULY AS WELL :
Charles, please do not try to impose your silly sense of "being offended" on
me.
People in this country are tired of bowing and scraping to everyone who is
"offended" at every stupid little thing.
If you are offended by someone saying "Merry Christmas", move to someplace
it isn't said.
If yo
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
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John K5MO
At 06:19 PM 12/14/2007, Peter Dougherty wrote:
At 05:19 PM 12/14/2007, Charles Harpole wrote:
To Western hams, mostly
K4VUD ... sounds like a Western callsign
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If I were GWB or any other president with just over a year left, I
would say pretty much what I jolly well please, and not sweat the
small stuff, especially the small PC stuff. (all PC stuff is very small)
73,
Mike, W5UC
"age & treachery will overcome youth & skill"
http://www.suddenlink.net
Dad Charles made us fight again like he does every year at this time
He'll get coal in his stocking !!
Just to make this DX related, when are the E4s due on ?
StuKC1F
- Original Message -
From: Dave G4GED
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Friday, December 14, 200
And a Happy Boxing Day to you Dave! If anyone is, or
really wants to be, offended by violent sports, don't
worry, that isn't the reference.
73,
Bob W6RJC
--- Dave G4GED <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!
> AND HAPPY 4TH JULY AS WELL :-))
>
> Original Message -
>
And Happy Guy Fawkes Day!
73, Zack W9SZ
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007, RUSSELL KELLAM JR wrote:
And to you also Dave from one of the "colonies" Russ W4UBC
- Original Message -
From: Dave G4GED
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [D
I sent a simple message of hope that polite relations would rule ham radio. I
can not see the extrapolated meaning that I hate America just because "I am not
like YOU." When politeness fails us, what comes next? Charles [EMAIL
PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:19:57 -0500> To: [EMAIL P
There were spots for E4/OM2DX on 80 and 40 earlier this evening. I THOUGHT
I heard them, barely, on 80, but of course, the Russian Frequency Cops --
the ones with the 2 letter call UP -- were jamming the frequency.
We've got a week, hopefully. Plenty of time.
-Original Message-
From:
At 12:47 AM 12/15/2007, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
There were spots for E4/OM2DX on 80 and 40 earlier this evening. I
THOUGHT I heard them, barely, on 80, but of course, the Russian
Frequency Cops -- the ones with the 2 letter call UP -- were jamming
the frequency.
We've got a week, hopefully.
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