Do you use the word "X-mas" just to annoy X-tians?

[leftyandproud]

I do. :evilgrin:

[meegbear]

1. I find it annoys alot of people

so I use it whenever I can.

[elperromagico]

4. Do you realize that you have a dancing condom in your sig line?

Just checking.

[meegbear]

11. OMG!!!

[jonnyblitz]

20. hey meeg!!

Long time no see! MERRY XMAS!! :hug:

[jonnyblitz]

19. it's a dancing ghost with a pointy head!!

A CONDOM?!?!?! :wow:

[StopTheMorans]

2. hell yes, i love typing that in e-mails to my x-tian friends

subtle, but not really :evilgrin:

[Supormom]

3. Yes, and I always say "Happy Holidays"

Even to those I know celebrate Christmas.

[DBoon]

5. No - I use the word "Saturnalia"

Unfortunately most X-tians don't know what Saturnalia is, and think I am talking about a NASA space probe

[DBoon]

6. Have a rockabilly punk Xmas from X-ine of X!

had to say it

[mondo joe]

7. I used to use Xmas as an abbreviation but NOW I use it to annoy

They never should have gotten so pissy about it

[Modem Butterfly]

8. Ab-so-friggin-lutely

And where I used to say, "Happy New Year" I now make a point of saying, "Happy Holidays!" just to get some Xian worked up into a Jesus-based rage.

[Beware the Beast Man]

9. I use "God bless you" to annoy athiests, so there.

:P

[asthmaticeog]

10. I call "hate crime" on you!

You've expressed a disagreement with my view of cosmology! Hater! Hater!

Whew - sorry about that, BTBM. I didn't mean to get so keyed up.

[Beware the Beast Man]

12. But Jesus is your lord and savior.

Let him into your heart, or I will force conversion and slay you. Or blow you up in the name of the Lord (thanks Jerry).

:evilgrin:

[asthmaticeog]

14. Oh, poop.

Do I have to decide right away? I'm right in the middle of something.

[phatkatt]

13. Yes - but it actually should not annoy them

The early X-ians (pre-Charlemagne) used the greek 'X' or 'chi' as a symbol for christ to avoid persecution (much like the fish).

I have a very negative childhood story about 'X-mas'. I brought home a X-mas card that we made for my parents in school (about first grade)that said "Merry X-mas". My father took one look at it and blew up, ranting about sacrilege and such. I was crushed.

[RUDUing2]

15. what a childish thing to do...as a christian I don't tell atheist

things just to annoy them..such as God Bless You or I will pray for you...but if you get a kick out of showing disrespect that is your right....

I guess it is just about different levels of maturity and being secure enough in your beliefs not to need to belittle those of others...

[johnnie]

16. No

I might use it so I don't have to type as much. I don't freak out over other people's beliefs really. Even if they are yappin about it to me, I just let them go on. I have other things that I waste my time on.

[DrGonzoLives]

17. That's very mature of you

Hope you're proud of yourself.

I live in a red state, know plenty of those evil, bigoted, racist, homophobic Christians and none seem to mind X-Mas being used.

[jonnyblitz]

18. well "christ" is too long of a word to have to spell out everytime

DAMMIT!!! :P

[amazona]

21. why would it annoy a real Xtian?

The "X" is in honor of the Christians martyred for their faith in Roman times and who had to use secret signs like the X and the fish to stand for in writing out the name of Christ.

If someone is offended by the "X," I know right away that they have not attended to their Sunday School class or their church history and that they are a fake, probably a fundie who converted for convenience or social reasons in adulthood or something of that stripe, not a person with a legitimate Christian background who knows the story of their faith.

People who object to the X are just stamping themselves as ignorant.

[yellowdogintexas]

24. on top of which, some martyr was crucified on an X shaped

cross.

X = Chi (greek letter) =first part of Christ.

silly people got no idea why the X is there in the first place, get all mad about it, just another example of too much energy and not enough brains. Too much time on their hands.

I won't go out of my way to annoy, but if somebody brings it up, I do what I can to ed yoo kate them.

[leftyandproud]

25. I'm going to try saying "MerryX-mas" verbally...just to see the reaction.

:)

[Carson]

22. I'm a Christian and I don't find the term offensive, however,

your motivation for using the term is very childish. Why purposefully and intentionally offend and annoy people? Life's too short for such behavior, in my opinion.

I've written the word "x-mas" in emails and such as a time-saver, but if I knew it would offend someone, I certainly wouldn't do it just to get a reaction. To what purpose? To show I can be an ass too?

[buddhamama]

23. no

X-mas doesn't hold any christian or religious meaning for me, so i abbreviate the "christ" part.

[ernstbass]

26. yes I do