Originally Posted By Tiggirl I confess last night my best friend and I went to CPK for dinner with another friend of ours and we all decided on the dates we're going to go to WDW. I confess I requested those days off today and am anxiously awaiting their approval!
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I confess that I read somewhere that the X is Xmas is a very old tradition that is not meant to eliminate Christ from Christmas. I just did a search and this is what I found: AS promised in the last month's "Wordspeak", this column is about why the X in Xmas is thought to represent the Christian cross. And about some questions that astute readers raised. This month Christians the world over celebrate what was originally known as Cristes mæsse in Old English, and in northern England also as Kesmas, Cursmas, and Cursmis, meaning simply the mass, or festival, of Christ. It is supposed to commemorate the birth of Christ but, as his actual birthday is unknown, one sect of Christians, at the Council of Nicea (320-323 A.D.) assigned it to this date as a compromise with another, the cult of Mithras. At the same time, Christmas will be written and printed a billion times as what some people call an eye-sore of an abbreviation: Xmas. This neologism was first recorded in 155. But, then, the X in Xmas is a very old abbreviation for Christ. An X-like character in the Greek alphabet is called chi (pronounced kee). Theologians have used chi as an abbreviation for Christ (Khristos in Greek). Christianity was recorded written as "Xianity" as early as 1100. The other explanation is that in the Middle Ages few could read or write, and some of these people would make "their mark" (thence the origin of the phrase) making an elaborate mark or stylised scrawl as their signature. Those not able to do so simply drew a cross, the symbol of Christ, on the paper and then kissed it. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfil obligations specified in the document, and the X and the kiss eventually became synonymous. This X symbol was known as the Christ-cross, which later turned to "crisscross" and X also found its way into Xmas. That is why Xs sometimes (esp. at the end of a letter) signify kisses.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I confess I doubt my mom as intelligent and fair minded as she is will ever read that and agree that's it's ok to put the "x" there. LOL
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I confess that my mom used to write "Cmas" and it drove me crazy. It still bugs me and I haven't spoken to her in 4 years.
Originally Posted By pennyring I confess I don't mean to insult anyone religiously if I abbreviate the word Xmas. I know it bothers some (one of my best friends, in fact) but I do it anyway. Just call me callous clod. XMAS CMAS XMAS CMAS :ducks and runs for cover:
Originally Posted By MissCandice I confess that Mele has taken away my urge to use X-mas now. I would do that because as an atheist I didn't want to show observance of a religious holiday so I thought by putting X-Mas I would show I was celebrating the non-religious part of Christmas. But noooooooooooooooo, I apparently have not being doing that. So now what do I call it now???
Originally Posted By m2 I confess I was just reading the online daily school bullitin and my daughter won $50 for buying her yearbook early. wooohooo!
Originally Posted By LVBelle I confess I got an A on my first grad school assignment! 'Course it was just posting on a message board and replying to a few people's responses. I confess I've had more than a bit of practice with that...
Originally Posted By wendebird See, for me, it's like saying ressies. I just don't like the abbreviation. I know the saying of "taking the Christ out of Christmas" Which I don't do. Xmas just looks, so, cheapened to me. It's just my personal pet peeve.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I confess that I don't like the abbreviation "veggies". I've got a lot of pet peeves like that. LOL
Originally Posted By debtee I confess that I have no idea why but my entire family including cousins etc. calls Christmas....... Chrimbo!!!! We say Chrimbo day, Chrimbo cards, Chrimbo pressies and so forth! It must be a secret family thing that maybe now seeing it in type... I should NOT have admitted! LOL
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I confess LOL Debtee. What's a Chrimbo pressie? I confess today it is a toss up as to whether I'd be better off as a raving lunatic or a raging alcoholic.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Haha! I was just telling Candice today that I would probably be a lot more fun if I drank more often.
Originally Posted By pennyring I confess a friend told me she was just "getting sober" when MC Hammer was popular. Not much of a reason to stay sober if you ask me... Anywho! I confess the pennyring household will be celebrating Chrimbo this year!! MERRY CHRIMBO EVERYONE!! HO HO HO!!! (You do pronounce it like "krim-bo" right? Not Chuh-rim-bo?)
Originally Posted By JazzCat I confess it feels absolutely wonderful to be able to post on LP everyday like I used to!
Originally Posted By debtee LOL Pennyring! I confess yes it's pronounced Krim-bo! MERRY CHRIMBO EVERYONE!! HO HO HO!!!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling <<MERRY CHRIMBO EVERYONE!! HO HO HO!!! (You do pronounce it like "krim-bo" right? Not Chuh-rim-bo?)>> I confess my belief that some LP'ers will pronounce it *Chur-ro-rimbo* and other might say *Pop-cornimbo*
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I confess that I really think Chrimbo could catch on. No, really! I'm gonna use it!
