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    Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

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    by jdclyde ·

    To everyone in TR land, regardless of your religious/secular beliefs, I would like to wish you a safe and happy time with your friends and family.

    For me, it will be a Very Merry Christmas, and for those of you that partake, I hope it is for you as well.

    For the other holidays out there, Take this as a translation that it will be everything you want it to be.

    For the people that just look at this as a few days off work with pay, here is a tip. If you go to the Christmas parties ANYWAYS you get a lot of good food, good booze, and good company. That is worth tolerating a few more hours of Christmas music, isn’t it?

    May all be well. Be back next Tuesday!

    Merry Christmas

    jeff

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    • #3198395

      Let me too..take this as a cue, to wish everyone

      by stargazerr ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      A very Merry Christmas …and Happy all other Festivals … to everyone …

      Have a lot of fun …

      ]:)

    • #3198392

      And to you as well

      by faradhi ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Merry Christmas. 🙂

      • #3196539

        Merry Christmas

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to And to you as well

        So, now that you have a few months in, what do you think of the TR family? Slightly disfunctional, but it is still family.

        Welcome, and Merry Christmas!

    • #3198385

      Likewise…

      by maecuff ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      I wish all of you a wonderful holiday! I’m looking forward to the next 4 days.

      Stay safe and enjoy yourselves. (No, those two things don’t HAVE to be mutually exclusive).

    • #3198373

      Merry Christmas to all

      by jmgarvin ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      And to all a….ah, have a great holiday, whatever you happen to celebrate. Make sure you stay safe, happy, and warm…and don’t let the Y2K bugs get you down (am I a little late with that? Seems like it was 1999 only 5 years ago)

      HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

      • #3196543

        Time does fly

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Merry Christmas to all

        Hard to believe my first project was to re-write our legacy system so it would keep working after 2K. 600+ programs using 700+ data files. A year of nothing but pouring over code. I don’t miss it at all.

        Merry Christmas!

        jeff

    • #3198363

      to late..

      by jaqui ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      My time just ended, now it’s back to the old grindstone.

      • #3198323

        well

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to to late..

        enjoy the grindstone?

        • #3081395

          oh, I will

          by jaqui ·

          In reply to well

          proably wind up wanting to kill some stupid person before the season is over. 😉

          but then, I am a sadist so that is fun to contemplate. ]:)

    • #3198360

      Wishing you

      by old guy ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      all a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s and I hope that each of you receives a special blessing Joy and Well-being.

      I’ll be going down to the in-laws tomorrow in Mississippi (in case you’re not aware that is actually a third world country) for Christmas and won’t have access to the Internet for about 3 days. Ya’ll pray for me to make it through. 🙂

      Also, I’m taking off all next week. I told them if I don’t get next week off someone is gonna get hurt.

      • #3198352

        Old Guy

        by maecuff ·

        In reply to Wishing you

        Best of luck to you. I’m off to Indiana for Christmas with the Clampetts. It may not always be fun, but it is always interesting.

        • #3198346

          Thanks

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Old Guy

          Oh, the crew is pretty cool to hang out with it’s just the no Internet and they don’t even know they’re supposed to miss it…Actually, I don’t mind it for a day or two but I’m going to miss trying to keep up with us_geeks_rule in jumping from discussion to discussion. 🙂

        • #3198313

          Awww ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Thanks

          Just for you then Old Guy ….

          I will stay put untill you come back, lean your cane on that door and put on your jet pack.

          ]:)

        • #3198309

          Remember Zoom

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Awww ….

          Us_geeks, you must have missed my reply about Zooming around with the jet pack in the other thread.

          That’s awful thoughtful of you, though. I guess you really are an angel after all. 🙂

        • #3198307

          I forgot about Zoom ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Remember Zoom

          hmmmm …. how about roller blades??

          ]:)

        • #3198306

          Wait

          by old guy ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          I thought you were an angel. Now you’re trying to kill me. I don’t think you want someone my size and age that has never skated in his whole life trying roller blades. 🙂

        • #3198299

          yrros …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          Training Wheels??

          ]:)

        • #3198292

          Training wheels

          by old guy ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          That could work. Do you have some that will fit a cane?

        • #3198290

          I thought ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          you were quite good at using your cane?? seeing that you have been using it for decades :p …

          Pardon the pun …

          ]:)

        • #3196607

          Old Guy’s cane

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          I can’t wait to see how Old Guy responds to this one!! ;\

        • #3196575

          Mark, Old Guy’s response

          by old guy ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          Actually, all of a sudden earlier today I felt like I was getting us too far away from the spirit of this thread and decided to keep quite for awhile.

          It really humbles me to see so many people from so many different places and who most of us don’t know each other wish blessings and good wishes to each other.

          I am definitely beginning to really appreciate the people in this forum. Again, Merry Christmas to all and may God bless each one of us!

        • #3196551

          You’re right, Old Guy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          I guess this is the wrong discussion to goof around too much and take too many liberties with crazy-mindedness. When you get right down to it, all people have a lot of similarities and this particular discussion, with so many Christmas well-wishers among people who don’t even know each other except for a username and typed words, is an example. Even after a year full of flaming and fighting and fanatical debates. I once read a little story of something that happened on Christmas Eve in 1944 during the height of World War II’s Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. At the stroke of midnight, the guns and the artillery became eerily silent. A small group of American soldiers on the front line started singing “Silent Night” from their foxholes. Moments later, German soldiers, a mere hundred yards away in their own frozen foxholes, joined in, singing the song in their own language. Minutes after the singing stopped, the guns and the shelling resumed once again. For a brief moment, there was peace on the front line. Just because of Christmas.

          I hope everyone has a great Christmas, a relaxing holiday and good luck in the new year! Let there be peace on Earth.

        • #3196518

          Good Old Old Guy …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I forgot about Zoom ….

          Apologies …. you are right .. lets just stick to wishing each other all the happiness in the world

          ]:)

        • #3198304

          You guys have jet packs and roller blades

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Remember Zoom

          but I have a rocket! 😀

        • #3198300

          and my pink Fuzzy Earmuffs

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to You guys have jet packs and roller blades

          ]:)

        • #3198289

          Wrong

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to You guys have jet packs and roller blades

          My dogs have the earmuffs.

          (That probably didn’t sound very nice for the people who actually have disregarded the discussion that was supposed to be disregarded.)

        • #3198287

          Aww Shucks …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to You guys have jet packs and roller blades

          Well, there will be other times 😉 … Do you like Fuzzy Flourescent Green??

          Nitey Nite then everyone … time to give my poor old cracked ribs some rest …

          To everyone taking off tommorow … A very merry Christmas and hoping you have a very enjoyable holiday

          ]:)

        • #3198283

          Flourescent green

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to You guys have jet packs and roller blades

          Maybe…you may have to use the lasso to convince me, though. haha

        • #3198319

          Same….

          by v_man ·

          In reply to Old Guy

          and I thought I was the only one crazy enough to go to IN for the holidays (From Tampa to Columbus, think I’am heading the wrong direction!)

        • #3198318

          I’ll say!

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Same….

          I hope you have a coat left over somewhere. Oh, well, have fun even if you have to tell yourself that. 🙂

      • #3198341

        Good Luck …

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to Wishing you

        In Laws, Mississippi, No Internet …. 😀

        I am going to be away for a few days in the new year … Believe it or not, the company is taking all of us (120 people) to a super secret place for a holiday … muhahahaha

        ]:)

        • #3198333

          Secret place

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Good Luck …

          Ummm, sounds intriguing. Are they going to bring you back or experiment??

        • #3198324

          If they dont bring me back ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Secret place

          I will lasso the Airplane’s tail ….

          Eeeeee Haawww

          ]:)

      • #3196544

        Well old fella

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Wishing you

        if nothing else, it will be good for you to unplug for a while!

        I see myself being on line very little after tomorrow and only because I have a few personal things that I am wrapping up.

        Don’t go back to work until tuesday and then got thursday through the following tuesday off again. I like to go back for the two days like that because it helps me to enjoy my time off that much more because I get reminded how I could be spending the time otherwise.

        Merry Christmas.

        jeff

    • #3198326

      Merry Christmas everyone

      by m_a_r_k ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      I hope Santa Claus is good to each of you. Enjoy the time off from work and enjoy the time with your families if you’re lucky enough (or unlucky in some cases) to be with them.

      • #3196545

        White Christmas!

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Merry Christmas everyone

        just found out that we will be getting fresh powder Christmas Morning! Sweet!

        Hope the holiday goes very well for you MARK.

        Merry Christmas!

        • #3196540

          Thanks. Happy holiday to you too

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to White Christmas!

          I’m heading a few hundred miles south. It’s going to be in the 70’s this weekend. I may even get a suntan. I’ve never had a white Christmas. I hope you enjoy your snow. Build a snowman. I haven’t made a snowman since I was 8 years old. And the stupid thing melted after one day.

        • #3081514

          EEEEWWWW

          by oz_media ·

          In reply to White Christmas!

          Had enough of the white stuff in Montreal, I escaped abotu 2 hours before one of their worst snowstorms in many years, phew!

          Vancouver, wet with sunny breaks. Yup, great white north indeed. 🙂

        • #3081422

          It rained today

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to EEEEWWWW

          But is suppose to snow tomorrow.

          Being level with Toronto, I get about the same weather, just add in “lake effect” to dump more accumulation at times.

          If it is cold, there had better be snow!

          and yes, I have every intention of building a snowman tomorrow!

        • #3081396

          Vancouver…

          by jaqui ·

          In reply to EEEEWWWW

          home of mini-skirts and tube tops on christmas eve.. for running around in.

          that’s what the girls have been wearing today 😛

        • #3083234

          Gotta love it

          by oz_media ·

          In reply to Vancouver…

          Especially with a really slutty pair of knee high boots. And what about those Asian girls everywhere in the little, plaid, school girl skirts, it’s like living in pornoland.

    • #3198315

      Happy Mithras, people!

      by neilb@uk ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      I’m off to visit my old Ma, tomorrow morning (81). “Don’t you bring that computer with you! You’re coming up to visit. You can damned well sit and talk to me!” Last Christmas I took the laptop up and she got her grandson to remove the battery and didn’t give it me back until we were leaving!

      I’ll be back on Wednesday but no work ’til the New Year. Woohoo!

      OK, Jeff. I give up. Happy Christmas, too – secular, High Church Anglican, Catholic, Presbyterian, whatever rocks your stained-glass window.

      Neil 🙂

      • #3198293

        Have fun..

        by maecuff ·

        In reply to Happy Mithras, people!

        My husband and I will sit up half the night with his sister and her husband playing cards and drinking, until my mother in law comes out of her bedroom and yells at us that it’s TIME TO GO TO BED!!! (And not one of us is under 40).

      • #3198266

        And to you Neil

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Happy Mithras, people!

        May there always be plenty of virgins for your sacrifices!

        (that is a good thing to wish for, right?)

        Merry Christmas and a Happy Mithras!

    • #3198311

      Go eat poo, JD

      by dmambo ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      I should be back to my normal cheerful self in less than a week (except of course for the credit card waiting period) and will offer full apologies at that time.

      • #3198278

        Mambo

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to Go eat poo, JD

        Merry Christmas!!!! 😀 😀 😀

      • #3198265

        Mr Hankie

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Go eat poo, JD

        the christmas poo!

        You still can’t fool me Mambo. Never kid a kidder!

        Merry Christmas!

        • #3198247

          Kidding a kidder

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Mr Hankie

          jd, we know you’re WAY too old to be a kid, so at least he wasn’t trying to kid a kid. hah!

        • #3196568

          yeah, after all

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Kidding a kidder

          I am ALMOST as old as YOU! :O

          His whole anti-Christmas was just flamebait to get people worked up. He wanted to see people come out and defend Christmas and he got his wish.

          Now he is STUCK having to have a Merry Christmas! 😀

        • #3196334

          Only about 60 hours left

          by dmambo ·

          In reply to yeah, after all

          Things are getting a little tense at casa Mambo as the conflict between the forces of cheeriness and the power of grumpiness comes to a head. Fortunately, like a dominant gene, grumpiness has the power to overwhelm the cheerful ones.

          Three days from now, it will all be a blurry memory and I’ll be in peace for another 11 months.

        • #3081421

          doesn’t work like that

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Only about 60 hours left

          you spoil mommas Christmas, do you think she will allow you to enjoy anything for the rest of the year? Doomed! Doomed I say!

        • #3081394

          ~lol~

          by jaqui ·

          In reply to doesn’t work like that

          but isn’t that the point of grumpiness, to be miserable 😉

    • #3198279

      Have a Cool Yule and a Frantic First!!!

      by sleepin’dawg ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      [b][i][u] PEACE and HAPPINESS to ALL[/u][/i]

      Stu

      Dawg[/b] ]:)

    • #3198262

      To All

      by bob in calgary ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year

      May 2006 bring Happiness and Peace to you and your Families.

      Bob

      • #3196566

        For All

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to To All

        Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you as well.

        Happy to hear things have been improving for you. Good things come to those that deserve it.

        jeff

    • #3196606

      Best Wishes For All

      by maxwell edison ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      .
      Merry Christmas, y’all!

      • #3196562

        there you go again

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Best Wishes For All

        with that “y’all” biz. Didn’t Mae get a copyright on that?

        Merry Christmas Max.

        • #3196416

          Nope…

          by maecuff ·

          In reply to there you go again

          It could be worse..there are people here who say youns (pronounced you uns).

          So…youns have a good Christmas. Y’all.

        • #3196323

          Here’s another one

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Nope…

          I was about 13 years old before I realized “bob” wire was really “barbed” wire. ?:|

        • #3081420

          oh, don’t forget about

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Here’s another one

          duck tape! 😀 Why would anyone ever want to tape a duck besides some pervert?

    • #3196604

      Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone on TR

      by av . ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Christmas is a very special time to enjoy with your family and friends. Its not about the gifts that you buy, but the gifts of good friendship, well wishes and caring (and lots of good food!).

      I like some of that old Christmas music. It reminds me of when I was a kid. Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Elvis; its just timeless music.

      Merry Christmas, Jeff. Hope you have a good one.

      Joanne

      • #3196558

        It is what you make it

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone on TR

        and I hope you make it special!

        Music, I like to mix it up a bit. I like the classics, including Sanatra, but am also a fan of new mixes. Got a jazz Christmas CD and it is sweet. Between that an my Merry Axemas cd, we are rocking!

        Merry Christmas Joanne, and a VERY happy new year!

        jeff

    • #3196494

      Woo

      by cuteelf ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Merry Xmas guys.

      Check this out:
      http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7307843p-7219533c.html

      Snowzilla!!!!!

      Cute & broke again..but happy.

      Enjoy the holidays

      • #3081515

        That reminds me of when I lived in Nova Scotia!

        by oz_media ·

        In reply to Woo

        We used to start at the top of the hill and roll the ball down the hill until we got to our yard.

        Being somewhat little at the time (about 4′ tall in 5′ of snow)we would use 2X4’s to lever the ball when it got too big, and finally dad would push it the rest of the way with his pickup.

        Needless to say, a MONSTER snowman was the end result. You sure can make ’em big when the snow’s that deep!

        All the best, glad to hear you’re happy and busy being a cute elf. I guess you must rush back to the workshop and finish the toys up, I have to go and put cookies out and wait for Santa to climb ot of my baseboard heater.

        Merry Christmas, all the best for the New Year!

        OM

      • #3081290

        Ah, cute one!

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Woo

        I hope this is a wonderfully Merry Christmas for you. At least it is a safe bet that your having a white Christmas?

        We are still raining, although it has dropped from 40 to 32, so the roads should be nice and icy by morning. Good thing I don’t have anywhere to go until afternoon!

        Merry Christmas and a Happily profitable New Year to you!

    • #3196435

      Cool links

      by old guy ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      To all: here are a couple of links that were sent to me that was pretty cool.

      Dmambo, you might want to skip the first one. You’ve already seen it and it may be too much for you.
      (This one is more religious)
      http://holidays.blastcomm.com/holidays03.html

      (This one is really cool and more of a holiday site)
      http://www.reuters.hu/card_dom/index_content.html

      Everyone have a great time!

    • #3196386

      Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night…

      by cp7212 ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Wishing you and yours a happy and safe holiday!

    • #3196325

      BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE!

      by oz_media ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      May you have a safe and Happy Holiday season surrounded by those you love.

      (now please excuse me whilst I go and barf, damn Christmas cheer! Gotta slow down on the Holiday Scotch I think.:( )

      • #3081288

        you need to listen to

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE!

        Pat Godwins song “switch to beer” from the sounds of it. A little irish song!

        Merry Christmas!

    • #3081464

      Happy Holidays

      by gnakzz ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Happy Holidays and welcome 2006!!!

      • #3081287

        How Grand!

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Happy Holidays

        Another first time poster! Welcome welcom welcome!

        A very Merry Christmas to you, and a happy new year!

    • #3081450

      Merry Christmas!

      by john-p ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Merry Christmas to all!

      May the light of Christ lead us all into the peace and the joys of his kingdom now and forever.

      And may God bless you all in the new year 2006!

      John

      • #3081286

        That is the spirit!

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Merry Christmas!

        Always good to see people with the true Christmas spirt! There really is more to it than pretty lights, huh?

        A Merry Christmas to you.

    • #3081436

      MERRY CHRISTMAS

      by mjd420nova ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      I would like to wish everyone the best wishes for the holidays, no matter which holiday you
      celebrate I send you GREETINGS in the spirit of
      the day and will pray to my GOD for your
      continued good health and well being.
      I wish to offend no one and hope to apease
      all who believe in a higher power and worship
      that power in whatever manner is proscribed by your faith.

      And a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

      • #3081285

        I think that covers the bases

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to MERRY CHRISTMAS

        And yes, the INTENT of the wish is the point.

        Merry Christmas.

    • #3082446

      Whew, I made…

      by old guy ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      …it back from the third world country of Mississippi and back to civilization.:) Actually, we had a great time with family and a wonderful Christmas, even without the Internet :). I hope everyone else has also.

      Now, on to New Year’s! May we all have a safe and prosperous New Years!

      • #3082151

        Now that you have your fix

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Whew, I made…

        from getting on-line, do you feel better now?

        Glad Christmas went well. 🙂

        • #3083056

          Fix

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Now that you have your fix

          I am glad to catch up on a couple of the discussions. Actually, I was just kidding about Internet withdrawal. It’s actually nice to get away from all of it for a few days.

          I’m off this week and will be really busy with lots of family stuff which will be fun. Glad you had a good Christmas morning. I am waiting to see the response from “Grandma” on the other post.:)

    • #3082188

      Hope yours was good

      by jck ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Mine sucked.

      Nuff said.

      Merry F***ing Christmas (belatedly)

      • #3082148

        Well

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Hope yours was good

        that is a shame. Find a good New Years Eve party and let that make it up to you?

        Mine went well. Had a lot of fun with the boys. Just ended way too soon, when their female parental unit picked them up 10am Christmas morning. That was when my christmas ended.

        Tree is coming down tonight, as it just reminds me that the boys are gone.

        • #3083089

          New Years Eve

          by jck ·

          In reply to Well

          I don’t go out to parties that much. They are often cliquish and, being a responsible person of some considerable size, I usually end up having to become bouncer/security and break up stupid fights, and holding up girls’ faces out of toilets so they don’t drown.

          I’ll stay home and pay for my own booze and not have to worry about the inconsiderate and functionally incompetent partiers.

          Hope you find some fun. If not, go to a phone booth and start making random local calls and when a girl answers say “I love you, man.” over and over…

          It’s pointless, but can be fun as hell to hear how people react.

          Oh yeah…and at midnight if you’re alone…do what I do sometimes.

          Call the phone company operator…and wish him or her a Happy New Year.

    • #2426000

      NT

      by lastchip ·

      In reply to Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings

      Removed as realised it’s an old thread.

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