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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (57807)	12/27/2000 12:28:36 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Needy shmeedy the big corpulent Christmas as portrayed in...DICKENS....is a Victorian invention. The point is, Christmas excess as we know it today, is the gift of the Victorians. God Bless them every one. You can quarrel with that all you want- but you won't find the kind of Christmas we celebrate happening (for instance) in Colonial times. Some of the quaint customs have their root much earlier (many of them have pagan roots- Oh tannenbaum) I LAUGH at you. So defensive you are willing to overlook the truth. I understand, and have compassion for you.

To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (57807)	12/27/2000 12:33:29 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Perhaps he meant the modern version of Santa, which is hardly one of charity, but of a giant Toys R Us Home Delivery system. It was an amusing take on the holiday from a rabid Randian, and should have amused you, oh sweet-natured Metal Bunny. I remember we had lonnnnnng arguments about the pagan origins of the Christian Christmas celebration on Feelies- with massive posting from CGB, the research maven. Since you are not one who is particularly taken with the human trappings of religion, does this really bother you? I thought the Christians were very smart to incorporate as they did.