[Farmall] xams

[James Moran]

Well expressed, sir. In terms of political  incorrectness defined,  I remember a comedian from years ago that  noted that, in the Jewish calendar is was year 2348 and, for the  Chinese, it was year 1325.  That meant that, for over 1000 years,  the Jews had to do their own shirts.
 Note that, in an effort to  drop you this line, I have absolutely no accurate idea as to the actual  "year value".  I always thought that time was (more or less)  linear, but that has also been argued. :-)
 The above mentioned joke  is, obviously, "wrong" all around.  It reduces people to a  cultural stereotype and that is never good.  Nonetheless, when the  joke was told, people laughed.  That factor speaks volumes,  whether those "volumes" speak well of us as a people or not.
  Be well.
  JM

Mike Schmudlach <mschmudlach at charter.net> wrote:  To keep this on topic.......when I was in Vatican City I didn't see a single
Farmall,  they did have a FIAT driving around..........so I guess it is IH
related since Fiat is the parent company of CNH Global.
They didn't even care at the Vatican that I wasn't a christian.  Being
raised Ho-Chunk, I am a member of the Medicine Lodge and that is a religion
much older than the birth of Christ.
I always figured God was too Big for just one Religion.  :-)  My brothers
kids are Jewish and I and Susie were married by a Black Baptist
minister..........The world is just one big village.

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Moran" 
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] xams


> Why bother being "naive" when it comes to things  "nativity"?  In this
country (and in other "western-ized"  countries) the quarter preceding
December 25th is nothing other than  than a shameless activity of commerce
on the parts of retail whores.
>   As Dickens so wonderfully expressed...."Keep Christmas in your heart"
then, to whatever extent you are so inclined, play into that secular  (might
I say "pagan") hand.
>   I haven't seen any Chanukaha nor Kwanzaa references as of yet! :-)
>   JM
>
> ricegrinder at netscape.net wrote:  it is.  Xmas is a shortened version where
X is the first letter in the Greek spelling of Christ-here's a better
explanation:
>
> Usage  Note: Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious
writing,  where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of ,
"Christ." In  this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian,
"Christian." But  people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often
mistakenly interpret  Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (ksms). Many
therefore frown  upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial
convenience  that omits Christ from Christmas.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferg8n9n at aol.com
> To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Sent: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:18:16 EST
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] xams
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/20/2005 9:09:53 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> stoughje at datastar.net writes:
>
> Why not  MERRY CHRISTMAS?
>
> Jerry
> in Katrina torn Mississippi
> ----- Original  Message -----
> From: "Roberto Rivero"
> To:  "Farmall/IHC mailing list"
> Sent:  Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall]  xams
>
>
> Very happy christmas, the day  a "savior" was born was born,,,  OOPS call
the
> pc police.
>
> I dont have to be a xtian to love and appreciate the xmas season of
> happiness.
>
> peace and love to all, truely.
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