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Offline agd68

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« on: August 16, 2010, 08:47:27 am »
Hey All. Any idea if the Xmas exchange is a go for this year ?
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Offline nugget

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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2010, 09:29:30 am »
I am sure it will be going this year.
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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2010, 10:27:15 am »
Its such a good idea and such a riddle what may come by post, that there should be no other way.
Regards Uwe
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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2010, 06:15:30 pm »
I'll happily take part in a CHRISTMAS  exchange.........Xmas does not interest me.  piper
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« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2010, 06:24:52 pm »
I agree with piper. Christmas is the proper title. I am all for that .
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Offline NTD

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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2010, 06:46:48 pm »
I've been looking forward to participating in this years Christmas  trade before the 09 trade was even finished.
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« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2010, 07:09:26 pm »
for me its gonna be a maybe,for now  ;)
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« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2010, 07:17:17 pm »
I am all for it! I missed out last year, and hope I get signed up in time this year.

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« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2010, 07:31:09 pm »
wow its getting that time again man this year went fast i am game again
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Offline agd68

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« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2010, 11:31:20 am »
The X in Xmas is the ancient Greco/Roman symbol for Christ. Since Christianity spread from Rome To Greece then to Western Europe I guess Xmas would be thwe proper title nugget.
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2010, 10:54:34 pm »
here we go
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« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2010, 12:07:11 am »
That's right agd. Two theories (at least from what I've read) exist. X was used because of illiteracy among the common who was adopting Christianity or it was used as code to avoid persecution. Today, its used as a way of PC though- at least that's how I take it. The term doesn't offend me...
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« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2010, 12:48:14 am »
What's in a name, a rose by any other name still smells as sweet!  ;D
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« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2010, 12:53:07 am »
I always thought the X in relation to Christians came from the Chi-Rho. that was made of the first letters in Greek of Christ's name. Chi=Ch and Rho=R. it is shaped bu superimposing the 2 Greek letters over each other and it looks like a X with a P going through it. It was also the symbol of the first Christian roman emperor Constantine.  that could be why some call it Xmas. but i think most just call it that out of habit.
just my 2 cents, spend em how ya want.

God Bless
Kenneth
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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2010, 02:14:01 am »
Cough, cough, um hey guys, remember the rules:

Rule #1

NO discussion of politics

Rule #2

NO discussion of religion

We've already got one thread on this board treading into political territory, let's please not get a religious thing started. No problem talking about Christmas, but getting into Christian theology? Only leads to disagreements.
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