Happy Holidays : memes

[–] flicker@kbin.social 112 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm white. I have blue eyes. And when I was young, my hair was red. I was working retail, and this old lady said "Merry Christmas."

Me: "Happy Holidays!"

Her: "It's Merry Christmas. I know your boss doesn't like it, but you should say it to me. So Merry Christmas."

Me: "Are you Christian?"

Her: "Yes."

Me: "Well, I'm not. So Happy Holidays."

She got so stunned, like I'd slapped her. I was quite ready to get called in for being some kind of way with a customer but I guess she was too afraid of dealing with a heathen. Still, if you've ever worked retail, you'd know why this felt like a victory.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hopefully you're young enough that you didn't have to deal with the christmas cd on repeat

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I worked in a video arcade in the 90s and we had a 1-hour VHS tape on repeat showing on TVs all over the arcade featuring recent music videos, cartoons, etc. That Christmas, 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' came out and it was on that tape. I heard that song every day of December, 8 times a day, 40 times a week, 160 times that month in total.

I hate that song so much more than everyone else does.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 years ago

I currently work in retail and OH MY GODS I FELT THE

T R I U M P H

THROUGH MY PHONE.

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[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 68 points 2 years ago (3 children)

People that say this are so silly.

You're not being oppressed. It's just that saying merry Christmas to a crowd of diverse backgrounds is like wishing your mum a happy fathers day. She won't be mad or offended, she'll just think she should have breastfed you.

[–] crackajack@reddthat.com 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, I say Happy Holidays to someone I know who obviously doesn't celebrate Christmas.

Also, it is weird for conservative Americans to be offended not greeting "Happy Christmas", when the migrant ancestors of modern Americans did not celebrate it as a holiday until more recently. Protestants thought celebrating Christmas is a Catholic abomination. Look how tables have turned and acting hypocritical as always...

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago

Most "traditions", including holiday traditions, food culture, etc, are incredibly recent things. But people cling to it like they are the totality of their identify.

[–] black_rain@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Or telling someone “happy birthday “ when they’re in a group of people who aren’t having birthdays themselves. Only a three year old would get upset that they’re not included.

[–] Wrrzag@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe it's different in the US and other cultures, but as an atheist I've never seen the phrase as a very religious thing. I say "merry Christmas" and "happy holidays" indistinctly and I've never seen anyone offended by the use of either, independtly of their faith (or lack thereof).

I say "merry Christmas" on the actual Christmas day though.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

No one is offended besides the hardcore Christians. No muslim or orthodox Christian or whatever would be mad if you wish them merry Christmas if that's the thing where you both live. As always, it's fake fabricated outrage.

[–] Yamainwitch@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I have a neighbor just like this who INSISTS this is a Christian country and it's Christmas break not WiNtEr break. Satan's greetings from ya main witch! ✨🥰

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I always like the "Put Saturn back in Saturday" retort

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

I'm stealing this, I hope you know.

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[–] Kase@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

First time I've heard someone upset over calling it "winter break." People are wild

[–] Yamainwitch@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

People are wild, they forget that sometimes. And some of those wild people really do love being victims, even if it is self made drama lol

[–] autokludge@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Happy summer solstice! / ☀️🌊🎄🇦🇺

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[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Merry Christmas!

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago

Happy Hondadays.

[–] hrimfaxi_work@midwest.social 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Prison. Immediately.

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Christmas is a prison. – Foucault supposedly

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Merry Chrysler!

[+] Ponder@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Enemies of Christmas! To battle! Choose your weapon:

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Obviously the Menorah.

It is made of metal unlike the card and the cup, and it does extra fire damage.

[–] webpack@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (5 children)

the coffee has splash damage and high DoT though

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago

Y'all underestimating the low casting cost of saying "happy holidays".

[–] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 7 points 2 years ago

splash damage

I snorted 😂

[–] Bene7rddso@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

It can do heat damage too if you use McDonald's coffee

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True, it does AoE, but only once.

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[–] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 8 points 2 years ago

Can't I just wield an entire holiday tree? That's what my biofamily hate most.

[–] VicentAdultman@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

like I am gonna say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. The guy in the $4,000 suit. COME ON!

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

The man on the TV said people would get angry at me for saying merry Christmas - the guy in the $6,000 suit - COME ON

[–] SlopppyEngineer@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago

I work with people in three different time zones. There is always someone having a flower festival, religious day or national holiday. Nobody gets offended for forgetting a holiday or if they did they don't last long.

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Merry War on Christmas

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[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

God jul!

[–] exothermic@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Yo! saturnalia!

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Merry Chrysler!

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Blasphemy, we celebrate Hondadays in this houshold!!!!

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Absolutely not. Those commercials should die and be erased from history. Let them fall into the inky black chasm of oblivion.

(I really hate those commercials.)

Merry Chrysler! :D

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At the very least make it a Lexus December to Remember Sales Event!

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

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[–] CodyCannoli@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Merry Crisis!

[–] lemmiter@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year and Merry Hanukkah !!

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Seems fine to me!

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

Season gettings 🤮

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe that's actually why they support fascism-lite?

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

They only support fascism-lite because it's the next step on the way to pure-fascism.

[–] thatguydude@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

This has been going on for at least 15 years and it has got to stop

[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

These days if you say you're English you'll be thrown in jail!

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[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Merry Christmas!

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