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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.
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In article  gnu@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

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