re: greetings (fwd)

[Robert Corbett <bcorbett@netcom.com>]

Lisa, a truly politically correct greeting
>Subject: GREETINGS OF THE SEASON
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>         Please accept, with no obligation, explicit or implied, my
>best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible,
>relatively unstressful, non-addictive, and gender neutral celebration
>of the winter solstice/holiday/cultural event, as practiced within the
>most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice,
>or secular practices of your choice, with all due respect for the
>religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or
>alternatively, if appropriate, please accept the above said best
>wishes within the context of your choice not to practice such
>seasonal religious or secular traditions at all.
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>         And, in recognition of the onset of the generally accepted
>calendar year 2000 (irrespective of whether or not that year is
>actually the beginning of a new millennium), but not without due
>respect for the calendars of choice used among other cultures
>whose contributions to human society have helped make the United
>States of America a powerful nation, (not to imply that the US of A is
>necessarily "greater" than any other country nor that it is the only
>"America" in the western hemisphere), may the events in your
>life be fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically
>uncomplicated.
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>         By accepting this greeting, namely the above said best
>wishes, you are accepting the following terms and agree to comply
>with the conditions therein. This greeting is subject to clarification or
>withdrawal. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement
>any of the wishes on behalf of the wishee nor on behalf of others, is
>void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion
>of the wisher. These wishes are warranted to perform as expected
>within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year,
>or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday/seasonal greeting,
>whichever comes first, and such warranty is limited to replacement
>of these wishes or issuance of new wishes at the sole discretion of
>the wisher. Should any of the wishes herein be deemed illegal or
>invalid, the remaining wishes shall remain in full force and effect.
>Wisher makes no claim as to ownership or originality of these
>wishes and terms and both are freely transferable with or without
>alteration or acknowledgment.  All of above said wishes are herein
>extended by wisher fully and equally to all recipients without regard
>to recipient's race, creed, color, age, physical ability, physical
>appearance, religious faith, marital status, choice of computer
>platform, citizenship, sexual orientation, sexual preferences, or
>sexual practices of the wishee.
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