BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!

Subject: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:42 AM

Hello,
I heard on the radio this morning that, a council inspector in [I think ] Bradford, visited a muslim owned indian restaraunt, and asked the oner to remove the christmas decorations, as they might cause offence to ethnic minorities.

what bullsit, havent council idiuts got nothing better to do?

PS=I work in an indian take away, we decorate the place every year, [tree, lights etc], never had no complaints from ethnic minorities or anyone else.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: kendall
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:45 AM

Your government officials have too much authority! No wonder they spawned this rabble called the USA, we got sick of it 230 years ago.

Now we have our own assholes to deal with.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: MBSLynne
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:50 AM

No jOhn, council idiuts haven't got anything better to do...they have to justify their existence or they might be out of a job!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: GUEST,Blackcatter
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:52 AM

Have them say they're Ramadan decorations and it's required in their religion.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:59 AM

So no Christmas decorations in the streets of Bradford's city-centre this year the? Bet there are! They should tell those PC-Pillocks to extract their heads from their own anuses and mind their own business.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: MaineDog
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 09:00 AM

Or Solstice decorations?
Or Winter Decorations?
Or simply to cheer those suffering from S.A.D. (lack of seasonal light)?
MD

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 09:03 AM

"Christmas Decerations Banned"

When is their next gig?
What instruments do they play?
What style?

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: MaineDog
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 09:07 AM

Indeed.
Last year my recorder group was banned from a Maine elementary school, a gig we "always " do.   They said it was because the modern Maine curriculum doesn't include early music, but really it was because we always play Silent Night and everyone knows what THAT is --
MD

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 09:17 AM

So they should be. Christmas? Bah, humbug! I expect that Cratchet bloke will want an extra lump of coal again and if them f%^&ing ghosts come back they will find out what having a turkey stuffed up their arses is like...

(Christmas) Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Michael
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 02:02 PM

Strollin' Johnny - people with their heads up their anuses ARE minding their own business.
Mike

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Cats
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 04:14 PM

Goes with Bodmin Town Council who have banned Punch and Judy!

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 04:21 PM

Should someone point out to them that that staple of Christmas decorations ~ the tinsel ~ was invented in India?

I'd be happy to see a ban on decorating the outside of the house with lights and inflatable snowmen and such..... poo, bah, humbuggery......

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decorations Banned!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 05:35 PM

Well, maybe it's true - but one hell of a lot of those type of stories turn out to evaporate, when examined closely.

I remember there used to be regular stories in the tabloids about Harlow Council banning the Union Jack - and what it would be would be someone trying to stick a monster-sized flag so it flapped across the road and caused a traffic hazard, or something like that.

Meanwhile, every day of the year the council would have a Union Jack flying in the main square in the town centre, but that never got a mention in the stories.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: GUEST,jacqui.c
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 06:23 PM

Sounds a bit like Birmingham City council changing Christmas to the Winter Holiday or something so's not to offend their ethnics.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 06:45 PM

And that was another one which wasn't actually true, I believe.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Sorcha
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 07:45 PM

Well, religious decorations...creches, etc, have been banned on Gubmint property here for years.....Me, I'm all for it...since I ain't a Christian....the Jesus thing does seriously offend me. Trees, lights, snowmen, no....

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Peace
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:09 PM

Unless it's in breach of a law, tell 'im to fuck off.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Peace
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:11 PM

Even better, tell 'im they are NOT Christmas decorations. Wot's 'e gonna do? Tell you they are?

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 08:52 PM

We like to hang things from the ceiling sometimes. "I see you've got your Christmas Decorations up early" said the gasman. We hadn't.
......................................

"Multicultural" is supposed to mean celebrating all our cultures, not getting rid of them. More celebrations the better.

I've never heard that Muslims have any worries about Christmas anyway - the Koran has a version of the story, and Jesus is reckoned as a major prophet, second only to Mohammed.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 09:04 PM

Bodmin banned Punch and judy? What was that about?

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Megan L
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 01:00 PM

It offends me that people who do not believe in Christ expect Christmass presents :)

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: SINSULL
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 01:09 PM

It offends me that Christians took over a perfectly good pagan holiday, filled it full of their own mythology, and then objected to the originators of the feast practicing it their own way.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 04:46 PM

Bloody well said Sinsull!

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 05:01 PM

"Season of goodwill", please!

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: GUEST,Edgey
Date: 12 May 08 - 01:36 PM

what aload of bollocks!! no other religion has the right to ban a christian celebration in a fuckin christian country!! thats the most ludacris thing i have ever heard!! expect to see me and a few others down in bradford with decorations and singin good old christmas songs this year!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Donuel
Date: 12 May 08 - 01:44 PM

I think Christmas lacerations should be banned.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Anne Lister
Date: 12 May 08 - 04:33 PM

They're known in our family as Christmas desecrations, because of a young nephew's mistaken use of language ... works for us ...Anne

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 12 May 08 - 06:29 PM

"what a load of bollocks!"

Yes, it was indeed. You really shouldn't swallow all the crap you read in the crap papers, Edgey.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 May 08 - 06:34 PM

Plenty of things offend me. That doesn't mean I think they should be banned or leglislated out of existence by some stupid town council that is trying to prove how politically correct it is. I don't expect to live in a town or a society which has nothing in it that offends me! Nor should anyone else expect to.

Everything offends somebody. So if you were to ban everything, then what?

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: artbrooks
Date: 12 May 08 - 06:49 PM

Anyone see a real reason to revive a thread that was argued to a well-deserved death four years ago?

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Amos
Date: 12 May 08 - 06:53 PM

Art:

Nope.


A

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Melissa
Date: 12 May 08 - 07:02 PM

Popping up old threads is just part of early browsing/exploring mudcat. I've seen some scathing comments on the subject, but I really don't understand why anybody would be bothered enough to feel like negative input was necessary.
I can't imagine why it matters.

LH, if all potentially offensive things were banned, activists and ranters would implode!

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 12 May 08 - 07:35 PM

Opening up an old thread when there has been some subsequent development, or when there's a new angle on a discussion, can be an excellent thing.    It gets a little bit irritating in cases when the person reopening the thread clearly hasn't bothered to read it, and has nothing new to say.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 13 May 08 - 04:22 AM

I can't understand why he would want to put up christmas decorations in the middle of May?
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Rasener
Date: 13 May 08 - 04:37 AM

I wish Mudcat would ban all guests as they invariably offend the members of Mudcat.

Now where is that Town Councillor when he is needed.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 13 May 08 - 08:42 AM

There's plenty of Mudcaters who also offend people, but at least we have some idea who or what they are and can avoid if necessary.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: GUEST,Sapper on TRU near Scunthorpe
Date: 14 May 08 - 06:12 AM

The Villan
Date: 13 May 08 - 04:37 AM

I wish Mudcat would ban all guests as they invariably offend the members of Mudcat.

Now where is that Town Councillor when he is needed.


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So what the hell do I do when I'm meandering about the country?

Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Decerations Banned!
From: Donuel
Date: 14 May 08 - 08:26 AM

roast beast works for us as well.




as for banning, excluding or otherwise banishing people's words that you alone (who could be a finer judge?) find offensive...

I propose we use the PMT thread filter. otherwise known as the Protestant Milk Toast web filter.

comments such as "up yours fish face", come out "nice weather I am having today".

In most cases word substitution is the primary function: evolution becomes creation etc. but for truely viscious comments the transformation could be total and profound.

For example "what we need is a new creation of what is sacred now that we have found that things do happen in our universe at the quantum and macro scales that defy all known laws of physics, we need an understanding of an all natural God and not a supernatural exclusive god."

becomes... "lambs of mercy sakes, what do you suppose is his problem, Satan?".

check out the PMT filter and buy one for mudcat that can be used exclusively on the BS section. ITs not cheap. They want 10% of your income per week but you might find a pirated copy for less elsewhere.