Happy Chanukah!

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uffeviking

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December 04, 2007, 01:47:49 PM
Saul, the link does not work, at least not for me.  :'(

I hoped you would come online to give the right spelling for the name of the holiday. I have it as 'Hannukkah' on the Nature Conservancy calendar, and 'Hanukkah' at Webster's!  :)

uffeviking

#2
December 04, 2007, 01:51:21 PM
It works! Thank you, Saul!  :-*

Mozart

#3
December 04, 2007, 02:08:14 PM
I spell it Channukah :)

Keemun

#4
December 04, 2007, 02:15:27 PM
Here is how it is really spelled: חנוכה
;D
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. - Ludwig van Beethoven

uffeviking

#5
December 04, 2007, 02:27:49 PM
Ah sure! You gentlemen are doing a great job making the spelling varied and interesting! How about the English version:

Festival of Light,

easy and simple!  ;)

Saul

#6
December 04, 2007, 02:49:29 PM
Quote from: uffeviking on December 04, 2007, 01:47:49 PM
Saul, the link does not work, at least not for me.  :'(

I hoped you would come online to give the right spelling for the name of the holiday. I have it as 'Hannukkah' on the Nature Conservancy calendar, and 'Hanukkah' at Webster's!  :)

The dictionary is making a huge mistake because its wrong on the pronunciation.
It is pronounced Chanukah...

I don't know what is Hanukkah.... its not a Hebrew word.

Happy Chanukah!!!

Dancing Divertimentian

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December 04, 2007, 06:54:43 PM Last Edit: December 04, 2007, 07:27:35 PM by donwyn
Hmm...well, like I wrote on another thread, in this Politically Correct world using a term such as "Christmas" is now a PC no-no. Totally inappropriate. Yes, the PC cops have got after the term and decided it would surely be offensive to somebody somewhere. 

So, accordingly, the term "Christmas" has been given the out-and-out boot in favor of the generic term, "Holiday".

However, I can't help wondering...shouldn't a holiday such as Chanukah [sic] also be subject to such PC strictures?

I mean, if one holiday's name must be marginalized certainly they all must - else there's no true PC kulture...

So, to level the playing field, can there be any other option than to jettison the term, "Chanukah"?

Can't see any other PC solution.

But don't worry...the holiday formerly known as "Chanukah" will still be around. It'll just have a shiny new mainstream name, one more in keeping with the brilliantly scrubbed PC landscape.

So, after due deliberation by the PC heads of state, let's all give a warm, cozy PC welcome to...

...The Other Holiday. 8) 8)



Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Florestan

#9
December 04, 2007, 11:48:39 PM
From my politically incorrect heart: Happy Chanukkah (or whatever spelling you prefer) to all who celebrate it!

(I can hardly wait December 25... :) )
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Daverz

#10
December 04, 2007, 11:57:32 PM
I think someone has been watching too much Fox News.

Anne

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December 05, 2007, 06:55:05 PM Last Edit: December 06, 2007, 04:30:43 PM by Anne
The PC cops don't like Happy Chanukah or Merry Christmas!   That is just too bad.  Differences make this country great and interesting.  I for one will not change and the cops be hanged.

Dancing Divertimentian

#12
December 05, 2007, 07:34:19 PM
Quote from: Anne on December 05, 2007, 06:55:05 PM
The PC cops don't like Happy Chanukkah or Merry Christmas!   That is just too bad.  Differences make this country great and interesting.  I for one will not change and the cops be hanged.

Hear, hear! :)




Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

suzyq

#13
December 05, 2007, 07:50:04 PM
Thank you Saul and Happy Chanukah to you and your family.

маразм1

#14
December 06, 2007, 10:51:44 AM
I just got my free menorah yay!

Iago

#15
December 06, 2007, 02:57:07 PM Last Edit: December 06, 2007, 02:59:12 PM by Iago
Happy Chanukah

PS- Yeah, I know. There should be 8 candles and a "shamus". But this is the only appropriate picture I could find.
"Good", is NOT good enough, when "better" is expected

Saul

#16
December 08, 2007, 06:04:53 PM
Quote from: suzyq on December 05, 2007, 07:50:04 PM
Thank you Saul and Happy Chanukah to you and your family.

Thanks Suzy!!!!!!

greg

#17
December 08, 2007, 06:18:38 PM
Quote from: Iago on December 06, 2007, 02:57:07 PM
Happy Chanukah

PS- Yeah, I know. There should be 8 candles and a "shamus". But this is the only appropriate picture I could find.
at least 7 is a lucky number  ;)

Josquin des Prez

#18
December 08, 2007, 06:27:21 PM
Did they just rip on the Greeks on that video? The hell...
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