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Happy Holidays?

Is it me or do other people wonder about non-sentiments that are sent out at certain times of the earth's position relative to the sun?


  • Happy Holidays  (what kind of vacuous comment is that?  Believe me no one will really know if you are one that takes holidays or if you did if you were happy during that term)



  • Merry Christmas, Kwanza, Diwali  (what exactly is Merry?)



  • Have a Great Day  (starting when?)



  • Bless you  (when did you get a priest license?)



  • Good morning - afternoon - night  (I have not yet checked the pollen count so should I believe you?)



  • Top of the morning



  • Happy New Year  (are you sure?)



  • Peace on Earth (the arrogance I say)


and on and on...


Whilst it may have been a way for humans to communicate during times they had nothing better to do today's humanity tends to utter these words or worse send them via hundred forms of electronic exhaust or in printed form (tree huggers can have a fit) and even more elaborate schemes including garish bumper stickers et al.

Is there a point to it?  Seriously?

Wishing random things does not cause events to occur.  They occur due to actions taken.  If I wish someone a good morning and they get killed by a drunk driver crossing the road would really sour my mood.  What a waste of a wish..  Couldn't the wishee have been more careful considering the burden I had just placed on him/her?  Not cross the road that morning?  Postponed it till noon?  No luck.  Seriously?

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