Christmas Greetings USA
Dec 15th 2005, 9:13 am
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Christmas Greetings USA
I wish all Irish EXpats in the United States of America happy holidays. 
Dec 15th 2005, 9:15 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by pjcroin
I wish all Irish EXpats in the United States of America happy holidays.
Dec 15th 2005, 9:17 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by Manc
That'll be half the population then
Dec 15th 2005, 2:04 pm
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by pjcroin
I wish all Irish EXpats in the United States of America happy holidays.
Dec 15th 2005, 4:51 pm
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by Manc
That'll be half the population then
Oh, but what about the half that are full-blood Native American?
And where does that leave the half that can trace their family right back to the British royal family?
...not forgetting the half that think that all foreigners should bugger off home
Dec 15th 2005, 9:24 pm
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by dbj1000
The other half are Italian, aren't they?
Oh, but what about the half that are full-blood Native American?
And where does that leave the half that can trace their family right back to the British royal family?
...not forgetting the half that think that all foreigners should bugger off home
Oh, but what about the half that are full-blood Native American?
And where does that leave the half that can trace their family right back to the British royal family?
...not forgetting the half that think that all foreigners should bugger off home
Dec 16th 2005, 12:16 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by pjcroin
And I could say that for Ireland too. Half are Italian. But in last two years Polish people are not outnumbering the Italians by 2 to 1 because of the EU member states. Ireland today is populated by citizens from the 25 EU member states. In fact everyone it seem wants to come and live in Ireland
It was a joke.
Dec 16th 2005, 12:35 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by dbj1000
It was a joke.
Dec 16th 2005, 12:45 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by pjcroin
I wish all Irish EXpats in the United States of America happy holidays.
Dec 16th 2005, 12:50 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by pjcroin
I wish all Irish EXpats in the United States of America happy holidays.
Odd... I remember hearing Happy Holidays 40 years ago before we all became so PC- I always thought they meant Xmas AND New Years...
Dec 16th 2005, 1:02 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by ironporer
Now would you have meant "Happy Holidays" of "Merry Christmas"? There is quite a scandal here aver the legal or politically correct usage- seems like the Jews, Muslims, Krishnas, etc may be upset by Merry Christmas...and the GD evanjelical (read FAKE) uberkristians will accept no less that it.
Odd... I remember hearing Happy Holidays 40 years ago before we all became so PC- I always thought they meant Xmas AND New Years...
Odd... I remember hearing Happy Holidays 40 years ago before we all became so PC- I always thought they meant Xmas AND New Years...
Dec 16th 2005, 1:03 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by MrDub
Cheers, happy holidays to you too. Looking forward to heading home this year
Dec 16th 2005, 1:04 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
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Dec 16th 2005, 1:11 am
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Re: Christmas Greetings USA
Originally Posted by MrDub
Cheers, happy holidays to you too. Looking forward to heading home this year
