[SOC] A wish

[Dennis]

Merry Christmas...

73 - 72 - OO
Dennis - ve3vg@sympatico.ca
"CW from the Great White North"
FP-512, SOC-545, ARS 1636,WATPK 7,
----- Original Message -----
From: "JMcAulay" <john@mcaulay.net>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:41 AM
Subject: [SOC] A wish


>
> Recently, I made a futile attempt to offer a greeting of the season which
> might please everybody and offend no one.  It was a failure because some
> complained of my lack of attention to the late German composer Ludwig von
> Beethoven.  I have since consulted with my attorney (referred to as
> solicitor in certain cultures).  Thus, on advice of counsel, I hereby
offer
> the following:
>
> Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for
> an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress,
> non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday
> period, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious
> persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with due
> and proper respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions
> of others, or your or their choice not to practice any celebration of or
> attention to religious or secular traditions whatsoever.
>
> You are also hereby wished a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling,
> and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally
> accepted Common Era calendar year 2004, but not without due respect for
the
> calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have
> helped make America great (this is not intended as any implication that
> America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only
> "AMERICA" to be found in the western hemisphere or elsewhere), and without
> regard to the race, creed, color, national or cultural origin, age,
> physical ability, religious faith or absence thereof, or sexual preference
> or orientation of the wishee.
>
> By accepting this greeting and these wishes, you agree to accept the
> following terms and conditions:  These wishes are subject to clarification
> or withdrawal at any time by the wisher.  They are freely transferable
> without attribution if no alteration to the original greeting is made.
> Your acceptance guarantees no commitment by the wisher to actually
> implement any of the wishes for, on behalf of, or toward herself/himself
or
> others.  These wishes are hereby declared void where any element of this
> greeting is or may be prohibited by any law, regulation, or ordnance.
> Furthermore, it is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.  These
> wishes are not expressly or implicitly warranted to perform as expected
> within the usual application of good tidings, although anticipation of
> performance is the intent of the wisher for a period not to extend beyond
> 31 December 2004, or until the issuance of a subsequent greeting by the
> wisher, whichever comes first. No intent or warranty shall extend beyond
> replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion
> of the wisher.
>
> May you enjoy HAPPY HOLIDAYS (should such an occurence be consistent with
> your personal desires).
>
> 73
> John WA6QPL  SOC 263
>
>
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