V-Flyer

Thanks for the Xmas touches on the site[y][^]

VS.

Humm. 4 weeks later in the decorations going up than Tesco's Andover Branch. Well so long as they are down by 12th night...........

Humm. 4 weeks later in the decorations going up than Tesco's Andover Branch. Well so long as they are down by 12th night...........

...and nowadays most probably up again on the 13th[}:)];)

VS.

Originally posted by VS045
Thanks for the Xmas touches on the site[y][^]

VS.

Sorry - could be I'm going blind or it could be too many visits to the Port bottle but, what 'Xmas touches.'

You know I really hate that - what's wrong with Christmas [?]

Sorry Treelo[:I]

But in today's commercially driven holiday season, I think it's the least of one's problems;)

VS.

Originally posted by Treelo

Originally posted by VS045
Thanks for the Xmas touches on the site[y][^]

VS.

Sorry - could be I'm going blind or it could be too many visits to the Port bottle but, what 'Xmas touches.'

You know I really hate that - what's wrong with Christmas [?]

On the Home page Treelo. Like you I was looking for something on this page since my link defaults to the forum.

Also like you I detest the use of Xmas

Is "Chrimbo" OK?

What's to detest/hate? Or if contractions/abbreviations are out - what is to detest?

Is chrismukkah of...and how do I abbreviate that?

At the risk of being censored for making a religious remark [:w] :

Christmas = Mass of Christ

Xmas = ???????????????

At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs... from Wikipaedia - "The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021 AD. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.

So X-Mas = Christos Mass?

Mind you you don't see many pagans moaning anymore about the corruption of sol invictus.

Originally posted by Decker
At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs... from Wikipaedia - "The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021 AD. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.

So X-Mas = Christos Mass?

Mind you you don't see many pagans moaning anymore about the corruption of sol invictus.

TouchŽ, Decker. Tongue now removed from cheek

Whoah nice use of accent dude! My Greek characters seem to have reverted to their escaped out form [:(].

Originally posted by Treelo
At the risk of being censored for making a religious remark [:w] :

Christmas = Mass of Christ

Xmas = ???????????????

Mass of X?

At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs... from Wikipaedia - "The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021 AD. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.

So X-Mas = Christos Mass?

Err, yeah, that's what I meant;)[:w]

Sorry for any offence caused, but I don't see a problem with using the abbreviated form. Even my old RS teacher who was a reverend used the abbreviation;)

VS.

Sorry for any offence caused,
VS.

None taken 45. See my 'tongue' and 'cheek' comment above [:w]

Perhaps it should be £mas now that the Christ/X bit seems to have been stabbed by Santa's little helpers and fallen at the alter of Argos. Et tu Rudolphus?

Originally posted by Decker
... "Christ" was often written as "XP" [...] This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.
...

So that explains Windows XP as well then [:?] A blasphemous expletive!

Originally posted by PVGSLF

Originally posted by Decker
... "Christ" was often written as "XP" [...] This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.
...

So that explains Windows XP as well then [:?] A blasphemous expletive!

Respect! [y][^]