Lynne,

Very well said.  I do that whenever I shop.  Even here a the workplace I say 
"Merry Christmas."  Most of the time people are glad to hear someone say 
that but feel constraied by agency policies to be PC.




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>Subject: Re: Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising Please 
>Boycott Buest Buy
>Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:56:40 -0500
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>I think instead of passing these things around and filling up mailboxes we 
>should be even more bold than that and go into these stores and businesses 
>that are saying Happy Holidays and say Merry Christmas and let our lights 
>so shine.  We are not to hide our lights under a bushel.
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>   Subject: FW: Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising Please 
>Boycott Buest Buy
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>           Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising
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>           Best Buy has announced they will be using "Happy Holidays" this 
>coming Christmas shopping season, and they will not be using "Merry 
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>           Dawn Bryant, a spokeswoman at Best Buy Co. Inc., says their 
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