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Wishing
you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (1)
In
this multi-cultural, politically correct society I should clarify what I mean. I
am merely imparting, with no obligations, 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 the secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious or
secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice
religious or secular traditions at all.
May you, with reasonable endeavours as a reasonable and prudent person (that is.
a person who exercises that degree of reasonableness, diligence, prudence and
foresight that would reasonably and ordinarily be exercised by a skilled and
experienced person doing a similar thing in similar circumstances and conditions
in accordance with applicable laws and standards), have a fiscally successful,
personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of
the generally accepted calendar year 2004 but not without due respect for the
calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped
to make this country great (not to imply that this country is necessarily
greater than any other country) and without regard to the race, creed, colour,
age, physical ability, religious faith, political belief, choice of computer
platform 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 actually to implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or
others, 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 issue of a
subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and the warranty is limited
to the replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion
of the Wisher.
(1) Made available by the indefatigable
Jean Socratis, Skipper of "Nereida", shown at left, now somewhere in the Caribbean.
See her story at: > http://www.aussiewinlink.org/press_release_36.htm
AUSSIEWINLINK
5 January 2004
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