Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Happy KwaHoliNukahMas

I read a first-person story about a Jewish woman who grew up rather sheltered. When she did finally visit the home of a gentile friend over the Christmas season, she was scared of the tree! Scared of a Christmas tree.
The tree is not holy. It will not burn you or convert you. It might even yield a gift.
I've been unreligious for a long time, but I still put up a tree, and I call it a Christmas tree. Nobody's zinging bolts of lightning at me for that. I think I'm safe.
You wanna say "holidays" instead of "Christmas"? I'm OK with that.
But I will not have Bill O'Reilly telling me what to do.
Still, funny.

6 comments:

Ms Brown Mouse said...

Merry Merry to you & Cranky xxxx

cookiecrumb said...

Mouse: Erm, *appropriate seasonal good cheer* to you and the Mr.
xxxx

Ms Brown Mouse said...

The Brown-Mice are most ecumenical in our willingness to join in any form of seasonal cheer - so long as there is feasting and loud, drunken, singing! Whheeee, 'tis the season falalalalalala

cookiecrumb said...

Mouse: Yeah. You say "ecumenical," I say "catholic." Hah! You sound merry and happy. Kisses to you both and skritches for the felines.

Ms Brown Mouse said...

Cookie, catholic is fine, so long as it's the small c :) (an it was, don't think I didn't notice)
Smoochies all round!

cookiecrumb said...

I knew you would notice. xx