War on Christmas, 2016

[89Hen]

kalm, it's really sad to see how far off the deep end you've gone this year.

What? I'm told all the time that the 2nd amendment is there in case of the hypothetical scenario where Alpha has to protect us from a tyrannical government??? I'm sure there are other examples?

Btw, you should really come up with a new go to line for when you don't have an answer...

I admit, I don't have an answer for you any more. What's the proverb about arguing with a fool?

[CAA Flagship]

What? I'm told all the time that the 2nd amendment is there in case of the hypothetical scenario where Alpha has to protect us from a tyrannical government??? I'm sure there are other examples?

Btw, you should really come up with a new go to line for when you don't have an answer...

I admit, I don't have an answer for you any more. What's the proverb about arguing with a fool?

I think it is "Take two on a hit to right".

[kalm]

What? I'm told all the time that the 2nd amendment is there in case of the hypothetical scenario where Alpha has to protect us from a tyrannical government??? I'm sure there are other examples?

Btw, you should really come up with a new go to line for when you don't have an answer...

I admit, I don't have an answer for you any more. What's the proverb about arguing with a fool?

Happy now, Chizzy?

[Chizzang]

I admit, I don't have an answer for you any more. What's the proverb about arguing with a fool?

Happy now, Chizzy?

Dude..? (seriously)
You guys are perfect gentlemen to each other, it's wonderful to watch
Cluck called my mother names and worse - we were only debating something like the deficit or the budget

[89Hen]

You guys are perfect gentlemen to each other, it's wonderful to watch

kalm is too good a guy to get mad at him.

[Grizalltheway]

Happy now, Chizzy?

Dude..? (seriously)
You guys are perfect gentlemen to each other, it's wonderful to watch
Cluck called my mother names and worse - we were only debating something like the deficit or the budget

He's been suspiciously absent since his man crush Keeler went down in flames.

[Chizzang]

You guys are perfect gentlemen to each other, it's wonderful to watch

kalm is too good a guy to get mad at him.

Here's the two of you... in the heat of battle

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[Vidav]

Terminally ill child dies in Santa's arms
Published December 12, 2016 FoxNews.com


A 60-year-old Tennessee man who spends time volunteering as Santa Claus at a local hospital granted a 5-year-old terminally ill boy his final wish this holiday season, and held him as he died in his arms.

“I spent four years in the Army with the 75th Rangers, and I’ve seen my share of [stuff],” Eric Schmitt-Matzen told USA Today. “But I ran by the nurses’ station bawling my head off. I know nurses and doctors see things like that every day, but I don’t know how they can take it.”

Schmitt-Matzen, a mechanical engineer and president of Packing Seals & Engineering in Jacksboro, Tennessee, had arrived at the unidentified hospital and met the boy’s mother and family members, who were also unidentified. A nurse had called with the special request and given him a toy to offer the child during his visit, USA Today reported.




“When I walked in, he was laying there so weak, it looked like he was ready to fall asleep,” Schmitt-Matzen told the news outlet. “I sat down on his bed and asked, ‘Say, what’s this I hear about you’re going to miss Christmas? There’s no way you can miss Christmas! You’re my No. 1 elf!’”

“He looked up and said, ‘I am?’ I said ‘Sure.’”

Schmitt-Matzen told USA Today that he watched him open the present and smile before he lay back down.

“’They say I’m going to die,’ he told me. ‘How can I tell when I get to where I’m going?’ I said, ‘Can you do me a big favor?’ He said ‘Sure!’ 'When you get there, you tell them you’re Santa’s No. 1 elf and I know they’ll let you in.’ He said, ‘They will?’ I said, ‘Sure.’”

“He kind of sat up, and gave me a big hug and asked one more question: ‘Santa can you help me?’ I wrapped my arms around him. Before I could say anything, he died right there. I let him stay, just kept hugging and holding on to him,” Schmitt-Matzen told USA Today.

The boy’s death left Schmitt-Matzen questioning whether he could continue donning the signature white beard and red suit, but he returned for other sick children and saw the effect it had on them.

“When I saw all those children laughing, it brought me back into the fold. It made me realize the role I have to play. For them and for me,” he told USA Today.

Fake news is fake.

[Skjellyfetti]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZq6hCg2R4[/youtube]

[JoltinJoe]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZq6hCg2R4[/youtube]

That clip looks completely staged.

Everyone just stands there and says nothing? Not buying it.

[Ivytalk]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZq6hCg2R4[/youtube]

That clip looks completely staged.

Everyone just stands there and says nothing? Not buying it.

I think it's real. And I call the relative calmness the "Kitty Genovese effect." Nobody wants to get involved when stuff hits the fan.

[kalm]

That clip looks completely staged.

Everyone just stands there and says nothing? Not buying it.

I think it's real. And I call the relative calmness the "Kitty Genovese effect." Nobody wants to get involved when stuff hits the fan.

It's real. She's been banned for life from the mall and the mayor and city prosecutor have commented on it.

It's also Kentucky and probably a popular sentiment.

[houndawg]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZq6hCg2R4[/youtube]

That clip looks completely staged.

Everyone just stands there and says nothing? Not buying it.

Paid actors, right spandos?

[houndawg]

That clip looks completely staged.

Everyone just stands there and says nothing? Not buying it.

I think it's real. And I call the relative calmness the "Kitty Genovese effect." Nobody wants to get involved when stuff hits the fan.

They probably agree with her

[Skjellyfetti]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZq6hCg2R4[/youtube]

That clip looks completely staged.

Everyone just stands there and says nothing? Not buying it.

Never thought of you as such a skeptic, JJ.


And in a Christmas thread, to boot. RIP Christmas

[89Hen]

I think it's real. And I call the relative calmness the "Kitty Genovese effect." Nobody wants to get involved when stuff hits the fan.

It's real. She's been banned for life from the mall and the mayor and city prosecutor have commented on it.

It's also Kentucky and probably a popular sentiment.

More intolerance from the left. What's happening to your people kalm?

[JoltinJoe]

I think it's real. And I call the relative calmness the "Kitty Genovese effect." Nobody wants to get involved when stuff hits the fan.

It's real. She's been banned for life from the mall and the mayor and city prosecutor have commented on it.

It's also Kentucky and probably a popular sentiment.

You know, I showed this video to my wife, and expressed my skepticism about how no one in line tells her to shut up. "NO way is this real."

She laughed and said, "You've lived your entire life in New York. This happens elsewhere."

Touche!

[kalm]

Interesting study on which groups get the most offended by holiday greetings:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washin ... ent=safari

Maybe political correctness isn't just a lefty thing?

FTR, I wish people a "Merry Christmas".

[Grizalltheway]

Interesting study on which groups get the most offended by holiday greetings:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washin ... ent=safari

Maybe political correctness isn't just a lefty thing?

FTR, I wish people a "Merry Christmas".

There goes your seat at the table in Valhalla.

[89Hen]

Interesting study on which groups get the most offended by holiday greetings:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washin ... ent=safari

Maybe political correctness isn't just a lefty thing?

FTR, I wish people a "Merry Christmas".

I don't think "offended" is the right word.

[houndawg]

Interesting study on which groups get the most offended by holiday greetings:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washin ... ent=safari

Maybe political correctness isn't just a lefty thing?

FTR, I wish people a "Merry Christmas".

I don't think "offended" is the right word.

The usual professional butthurt evangelicals.

From the article: The folks who complain most about "political correctness" are the ones who are most offended by what they see as "incorrect" speech.

Same as here.

[89Hen]

I don't think "offended" is the right word.

The usual professional butthurt evangelicals.

From the article: The folks who complain most about "political correctness" are the ones who are most offended by what they see as "incorrect" speech.

Same as here.

Offended still not the right word.

[houndawg]

The usual professional butthurt evangelicals.

From the article: The folks who complain most about "political correctness" are the ones who are most offended by what they see as "incorrect" speech.

Same as here.

Offended still not the right word.

Sounds like it is exactly the right word.

[Skjellyfetti]