Klarinet Archive - Posting 000745.txt from 2004/11

From: "Noel Taylor" <r.n.taylor@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Happy Thanksgiving-Bah Humbug!
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:00:35 -0500


-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Rosenberg [mailto:wrosenberg47@-----.net]

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When a person asked the other day the meaning of Thanksgiving I didn't take
it to be quite so innocent. Certainly any of the erudite members of this
list know how to do a google search on "Thanksgiving".
So why ask a group of bashers the meaning of Thanksgiving? It looks like a
softball question waiting to be hit out of the park. Naturally some of the
severe critics of George Bush, may I say, "Haters", went to town. Abuse of
the indians, turkey slaughters, etc. But they do throw in some lip service
to "humility" etc. How gracious! Of course, I didn't hear the taboo word,
G-D, mentioned in the Thanksgiving explanation, as G-D is of course, passe
in these modern times.

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You know, I'm inclined to agree with the first two sentences - Mathew is, I
suspect, an incorrigible stirrer (and long may he continue to be so) - but
why rise to the bait every single time? Lighten up - that's an American
phrase, isn't it?

Noel

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