[OT sub Holidays]

[Charles Hartman]

(Charles)

Begin forwarded message:
>
> Please accept with no obligation, implicit or explicit, my best  
> wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low  
> stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter  
> solstice holiday, practised within the most enjoyable traditions of  
> the religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice, with  
> total respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or  
> traditions of others, and their choice not to practise religious or  
> secular traditions at all... and a fiscally successful, personally  
> fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of  
> the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due  
> respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose  
> contributions to society have helped make Britain great (not to  
> imply that Britain is necessarily greater than any other country  
> nor is it the only "BRITAIN" in the northern hemisphere), and  
> without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability,  
> religious faith, sexual orientation and choice of computer platform  
> of the wishee.
>
> By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This  
> greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely  
> transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It  
> implies no promise by the wishee actually to implement any of the  
> wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by  
> law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.
>
> This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual  
> application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the  
> issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first,  
> and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of  
> a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.