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Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
12/03/08

In reply to Hey Jews: Sorry About The Christmas Tree!
THat's NOTHING compaired to the gaffe with the Kwanza invites--putting Aunt Jemima and Little Black Sambo on the cover was not the best decision of this administration..
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televisionarie
12/03/08

In reply to Hey Jews: Sorry About The Christmas Tree!
You know what would have been better than the Christmas tree? A picture of Costanza with the words, "The ocean called, they're running out of shrimp."
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate
12/03/08

@televisionarie: My kid's daycare wants us to share our holiday traditions with them. I'm thinking Festivus.
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Private Hangnail
12/03/08

In reply to Hey Jews: Sorry About The Christmas Tree!
I'm still a little confused about the spiral-cut hams they sent out with the apologies.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/03/08

@Private Hangnail: That was porkuriousity's sake.
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CaptainFantastic
12/03/08

@Private Hangnail: Traditionally, one is supposed to eat most of the ham for dinner, then drunkenly devour the remainder in a dark kitchen at about 3am.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/03/08

@CaptainFantastic: That reminded me of a friend that had his new girlfriend stay over for a week. He brought home a honey baked ham, gave her a little, which she enjoyed, and then put the entire thing back in the refrigerator. It was gone the next day. Must've been 10-15 pounds of meat, gone.
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azilaw
12/03/08

In reply to Hey Jews: Sorry About The Christmas Tree!
This wasn't a pogrom or a blood liable. There is really no need for an apology.
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SaraRueful
12/03/08

@azilaw: Bumping into someone on the subway isn't the same as stabbing them to death, but the polite thing is still to apologize.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
12/03/08

In reply to Hey Jews: Sorry About The Christmas Tree!
Does the White House detail exactly what it is that they're apologising for?
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Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
12/03/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Oh-- that's simple. They were apologizing for not knowing where to place that menorah (evidently Hebrew for damned odd candelabrum). I mean--does it go on the tree? Get incorporated into the Crèche? Where?
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bjonston
11/27/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
PBH has no friends. Look:

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bjonston
11/27/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
And on a lighter note, here's a little Chanukah music to take our minds off all the hateful cretins trolling around this thread.

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PBH
11/27/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
Where is Balk when you need him? And when did Gawker become the online habitat for militant Zionists?
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Seriously
11/27/08

@PBH: militant zionists? um, no. I don't think anyone mentioned Israel. Do you have such negative feelings towards christmas or kwanza or ramadan or easter?

Were you burned by a Menorah as a child? Or just jealous you only got one present instead of 8?
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bjonston
11/27/08

@PBH: Actually, judging by your comments, it looks like Gawker is attracting an increasing number of idiots and rabid anti-Semites like yourself. I'm sure there are plenty of neo-Nazi threads you can find out there in the nether regions of the internets, where cretins like you can go and play with your racist, bigot friends and have a grand old time bitching about how the Jews stole this or that. But this ain't the place for that, so pack it up and leave the decent folks alone.
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PBH
11/26/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
I think I speak for all Americans when I say Hanukkah is fucking stupid.
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Seriously
11/26/08

@PBH: I definitely don't think you speak for all americans. I think you speak for yourself, and people who hate jews. Nice work on that one.
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bjonston
11/26/08

@PBH: Nope. You don't. You're fucking stupid. Go away.
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TheodoraGoesWild
11/26/08

@PBH: I think I speak for most Americans when I say your comment reveals you to be not only a bigot, but a fucking stupid bigot. And a coward as well.
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Seriously
11/26/08

@TheodoraGoesWild: you can speak for me on that one
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BxgrlJeri
11/26/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
I normally think the generic holiday party, holiday display, happy generic holiday this and that is stupid but if you're a cretin, well then you should really go that way.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/26/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
This is a job for the Hebrew Hammer

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Mediahohoho
11/26/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
Come on. Everyone knows the corpses of God's chosen people burn much better with fuel.
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bjonston
11/26/08

@Mediahohoho: More Holocaust jokes? Really? Was that supposed to funny?
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tunamelt
11/26/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
Christmas trees just smell good. Whatever. Everyone can appreciate the fine smell of pine.
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Pope John Peeps II
11/26/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
So wait... Ordinarily they print cards that show Bush as a jew?
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iplaudius
11/26/08

In reply to White House War on Hanukkah!
There something "real" about a Christian household sending an invitation to a Chanuka party using Christmas cards. It’s like, "We’re not going to pretent we’re Jewish, but we want to honor you as best we can."

What would have been truly insensitive? Writing the invite in Koine Greek.
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hummingpenguin
11/26/08

@iplaudius: This is just doltish more than it is offensive. The evergreen symbolism was pagan before it was Christian, anyway. If he REALLY didn't give a shit, he would have picked a card with baby Jesus on the front.

That said, there is a reason he is only President of 23% of the United States.
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iplaudius
11/26/08

@hummingpenguin: I hear ya — and thank you for reminding me of the word doltish. As the extended family will be gathering later today and tomorrow, I’m sure I’ll have plenty of opportunities to use it!
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minou
11/27/08

@iplaudius: i said "merry christmas" by accident to a jewish coworker a few years ago and she was touched. she said that it made her feel like i really meant it as opposed to just trying to be pc (and kind of impersonal). she thought it was cool that i wanted her to share "my" holiday. i liked that take on things. and i didn't feel like a jerk anymore.
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate
11/28/08

@minou: My brother goes to a Jewish community center pool, and when he and his twin sons were leaving one day (last December) one of his sons yelled "Bye- Merry Christmas everybody". My brother started to cringe and waited for the response. He said there was a couple seconds of silence then almost everyone in the room yelled "Happy Hanukkah".
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