X-Mas vs. Christmas

[Aggie]

I don't know why, but it bothers me when I see X-mas as an abbreviation for Christmas. Maybe it's because my family is religious and my mom always told me that I shouldn't use x-mas.

I don't know if it bothers anyone else, just thought about it when I saw a thread title.

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[ChrisTheCop]

I shuddered when i saw jon's post too. My father, the most unreligious man i ever knew, always yelled at me when i wrote xmas. So, I always use Christmas..what bothers me more is when people actually SAY "X-Mas"...wow.

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[fiestygal]

well in the catholic religion X-mas is sacreligious cuz your not saying CHRISTmas- the birth of jesus in the roman catholic religion...its a lil disrespectful but then marketing departments of businesses use it for an abbreviation

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[DeltaPin]

Never have referred to Christmas as X-mas, never will.

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[TheGameHHH]

I HATE HATE HATE X-mas, it's awful. The holiday is called Christmas, I don't see why there is a need to give it another name.

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[yarpwizard]

Keep Christ in Christmas!

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[silera]

As long as I get gifts I'm happy.



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[Hosp]

Any time I see X-mas it makes me think of the X-men and I just think the Wolverine could kick Santa and Baby Jesus' asses.

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[TheGameHHH]

I just think the Wolverine could kick Santa and Baby Jesus' asses.
Santa maybe, but Jesus?!?! Come on, he's the son of God, of course he take on Wolverine.

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[NoBones]

X-Mas Presents?...X-Mas Tree?...X-Mas Shopping?...I don't think so.It's Christmas people, always has been, always will be.

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[Hosp]

Wolverien would so kick baby Jesus' ass. Much like Clark Kent, Jesus' powers didn't start showing themselves until he was a teen.

Plus Wolverine's claws would make the stigmata look like a couple of paper cuts.

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[ADF]

I always say Xmas. The less Christ in the world, the better.

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[Heather 8]

I don't celebrate it, so I don't give a damn what people call it or how they spell it. <P>
(and no, I don't celebrate Hanukkah, either) <P>

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[TheMojoPin]

I say "Christmas". Otherwise we've let those filthy Muties win.

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[Se7en]

I always say Xmas. The less Christ in the world, the better.

Sounds like something HordeKing would say.

Really....if you say X-Mas because you just don't acknowledging the Christian element of the holiday.....

Well, you're just waaaay too fucking sensitive.

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[GodsFavoriteMan]

I like Christmas because it looks nicer. And it wouldn't be fair having Wolverine fight baby Jesus. Jesus could kick anyone's ass. He has the power of flight and mind bullets.

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[ADF]

Really....if you say X-Mas because you just don't acknowledging the Christian element of the holiday.....

Well, you're just waaaay too fucking sensitive.


Well, I say "christmas", but I type "xmas." Mainly, I do it to jerk the proverbial chains of uptight religious wackos. Also, I never capitalize "god" (unless writing a serious paper) for the same reason.

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Xmas!

[fluffernutter]

YEah, I never really liked to see X-Mas either. It is Christs birth day and should be referred to as such. I am sure glad our society has not gotten lazy re-naming other holidays. Actually T-giving might be kind of cool. I wouldn't mind getting T's given to me every day.

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[JustJon]

Never ask the Jew to spell the Christian holiday, I'll just spell it the shortest way possible. Then again, we can't even pick a way to spell Hanukah.

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[furie]

Christmas is what christians celebrate.
X-Mas is what they celebrate at the Xavier school for gifted youngsters.


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[DarkHippie]

how many freakin X-men jokes can we get into one thread?

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[armymad]

i say you see it more because there people who a lazy to write out the full thing and jus write x-mas

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[Jennitalia]

i dont care what it's called, as long as i get a bunch of presents


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Let's all just celebrate Kwanzaa!

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[JustJon]

how many freakin X-men jokes can we get into one thread?
Depends. How many replies do we have?

And on X-Mas, Logan comes down your chimney, bub!

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[TheMojoPin]

On X-mas, you can X-sit on Professor Xavier's X-lap and X-tell him what want for an X-present.

Too bad his withered, dead legs feel all creepy and squishy under your buttocks, and it just ruins the whole X-ambience.

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[Green Lantern]

X-Mas vs. Christmas

I think Woverine can beat Santa Claus... Oop I thought you said X-Man. My Bad

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[shorty]

I shuddered when i saw jon's post too.


I get mad whenever Jon posts, and X-mas sucks but here's where it comes from...

from Random House online:

Usage. The abbreviation XMAS for Christmas dates from the mid-16th cent. The X is the Greek letter chi, the initial in the word Xpi s t ¢s (Christos) "Christ." In spite of a long and respectable history, today XMAS is objectionable to many, perhaps because of its associations with advertising. It is not used in formal writing.


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[SuperClerk]

This makes me think of the Saturday Night live skit with Eddie Murphy as Mr. Robinson. He has X-Mas on a card. He then says, "Can you think of any other words that begin with X? How about X-con? Or X-Cape?. Classic.

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[JustJon]

I get mad whenever Jon posts
She bounces up and down in rage... like Wolvie's berserker rage...

I think it's a white X-Mas every year with Iceman around.

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[ADF]

It's a little known fact that Charles Xavier was once married, but he doesn't get along with his X-wife.

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Xmas!

[Hosp]

I'm tired of how commercial all religious holidays have gotten, that's why I'm celebrating Festivus from now on.


Professor X cheats though, he only knows if you've been bad or good by mind melding with you and then he just makes you think you see the gift you want.

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[DC Reed]

I celebrate triple XXX-mas

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[Contra]

wolvie-claus like giving presents to all the little canuks out there.

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