Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site faron.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!linus!faron!pws From: pws@faron.UUCP Newsgroups: net.social Subject: Re: XMAS PRESENTS AND .... Message-ID: <191@faron.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 16:23:26 EST Article-I.D.: faron.191 Posted: Wed Dec 19 16:23:26 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 21-Dec-84 00:47:32 EST Reply-To: pws@faron.UUCP (Phillip W. Servita) Organization: MITRE Corp., Bedford, Ma. Lines: 24 In articlegnu@sun.uucp (John Gilmore) writes: >I escaped years ago, by giving gifts when I stumbled across neat things >that my friends/family would like, and not giving gifts when the clock >says "December". People soon came to expect nothing from me but >occasionally would get pleasant surprises. I don't know whether they >thought I was a schmuck for not following the commercial schedule or not i also did the same. as far as cards go, there VERY FEW THINGS more despicable than major corporations attempting to cash in on OTHER PEOPLES sentiments. no thank you, i can write letters, i can pick up the telephone, i can drop in on friends/relatives/SO's. KEEP YOUR DAMN PROFIT MOTIVES OUT OF PEOPLES SENTIMENTAL AFFAIRS! and i find it appaling that this whole country has been suckered into this. ok, so this is a flame, and does not belong here. but how many others feel the same way? -the venn buddhist -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "if people knew how to fly, they wouldnt want to walk their dogs" --------------------------------------------------------------------------