Received 12-22-98 from an employee of a large multi-national as a
seasonal greeting that had ben approved by their legal department.

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Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit my best wishes for
an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low
stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter
solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of
the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your
choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions
and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious
or secular traditions at all . . .

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A fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically
uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted
calendar year 1999, but not without due respect for the calendars of
choice of other cultures whose contributions to society
have helped make America great, (not to imply that America is
necessarily greater than any other country or is the only
"AMERICA" in the western hemisphere,) and without regard to the race,
creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or
sexual preference 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 wisher to actually 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.