Speaking of Xmas. Who is gonna coordinate secret Santa?

tigerdean

I'm just too busy with four kids at home still but I know someone will

TNP777

I nominate Joey Farino.

edmundfitzgerald

Why do people write X-mas ?

Is it really too much of an effort to write Christ-mas ?

Why do some people replace Christ with and X ?

llafoe

<< <i>Why do people write X-mas ?

Is it really too much of an effort to write Christ-mas ?

Why do some people replace Christ with and X ? >>



From Wikipedia:

"Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but it, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass, while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word ×ñéóôüò, translated as "Christ".

There is a common misconception that the word Xmas is a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas"."

Xmas

edmundfitzgerald

Thanks, but it's still strange.

Consider these holidays.........

Halloween
Thanksgiving
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Hanukkah


All of these holidays have as many, or more letters then Christmas, and we do not shorten them with Greek letters.
But for some reason people have to find a way to take out the word Christ.

miklia

let's keep it light here. nobody's trying to take away Christ, we're just trying to celebrate the real hero of Christmas - Santa Claus.

I won't be able to play gatekeeper, but a hearty appreciation to the brave soul who can. Looking forward to participating!!

WinPitcher

Federal recognized holidays are abbreviated in UPPER CASE LETTERS.
NYD = New Years Day - January
MLK = Martin Luther King Day - January
PRS = Presidents Day - February
MEM = Memorial Day - May
IND = Independence Day - July
LAB = Labor Day - September
COL = Columbus Day - October
VET = Veterans Day - November
THK = Thanksgiving Day - November
CHR = Christmas Day - December

Other notable dates are in lower case letters.
val = Valentines Day - February
dsb = Daylight Saving Begins - March
spg = Spring Begins - March
gdf = Good Friday - March or April
eas = Easter - March or April
mom = Mothers Day - May
dad = Fathers Day - June
sum = Summer Begins - June
gpd = Grandparents Day - September
fal = Fall Begins - September
hwn = Halloween
dse = Daylight Saving Ends - November
win = Winter Begins - December
han = Hanukkah *begins at sundown previous day
kwz = Kwanzaa - December

tigerdean

Jeez Louise, sorry I wrote Xmas instead of Christmas. My life unfortunately seems to be centered around a constant lack of time & the need to be efficient so please excuse my laziness when I seized the opportunity to omit 5 characters while typing on my iPhone which I think had about 3% battery at the time but the nice experience I have with the secret Santa exchange on the board happened to cross my mind & I'm hoping my post will allow someone with more time than me, & who hopefully doesn't abbreviate anything can have a head start with coordinating it. I must also retort that I do believe in Christ. My preacher was named after Stan Musial and I gave him a Musial Card last year & you should have seen his eyes light up, so this year I got him a psa/dna autographed Musial card for Christmas. I'm thinking I should nominate our fellow boardmember edmundfitzgerald who has been on the board 2 months less than me but has made approximately 2,500 more posts than I have, to head up the secret Santa as he obviously has a lot more free time on his hands than I do I hope everyone has a happy Turkey Day
PS: just pokin some fun back at ya edmund! Dean

edmundfitzgerald

Appreciate the fun Dean.

Now let me poke some fun back at ya ! You said your life doesn't have much time, but your last post is 10X
as many words as your x-mas post.

itzagoner

ESPN loves Xmas. in fact, i bet they invented it.

CNote

I dated this girl in high school and he ran several Christmas tree lots. Whenever he'd drive around town seeing people with similar tree lots and it said "X Mas trees!" or something along those lines, he'd get livid. I loved it...

csmtampa

<< <i>I dated this girl in high school and he ran several Christmas tree lots. Whenever he'd drive around town seeing people with similar tree lots and it said "X Mas trees!" or something along those lines, he'd get livid. I loved it... >>



You sure it was a girl???

scashaggy

Hmm...Something is not right with this statement.



<< <i>I dated this girl in high school and he ran several Christmas tree lots. Whenever he'd drive around town seeing people with similar tree lots and it said "X Mas trees!" or something along those lines, he'd get livid. I loved it...

BunchOBull

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<< <i>I dated this girl in high school and he ran several Christmas tree lots. Whenever he'd drive around town seeing people with similar tree lots and it said "X Mas trees!" or something along those lines, he'd get livid. I loved it... >>



You sure it was a girl??? >>



This is one of those times where you wish your girlfriend's dad was in the story.

scashaggy

HA!! that's funny.

Big80s

I love CHRISTmas!! It's the best time of the year!

Now who's playing CU Santa Claus?

miconelegacy

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<< <i>

<< <i>I dated this girl in high school and he ran several Christmas tree lots. Whenever he'd drive around town seeing people with similar tree lots and it said "X Mas trees!" or something along those lines, he'd get livid. I loved it... >>



You sure it was a girl??? >>



This is one of those times where you wish your girlfriend's dad was in the story. >>



Hilarious.....

In all seriousness if we can now, who is running the Santa Xchange this year?

I would, but have too much going on and the plate is full.

Cincyredlegs........ I know your out there......... Mark are you there?

Yankees001

<< <i>I love CHRISTmas!! It's the best time of the year!

Now who's playing CU Santa Claus? >>



I must be the only person here that does not take part in xmas or christmas. Sorry, but I'm Athiest.

I will not not be able to help out with this stuff.

Dave

Big80s

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<< <i>I love CHRISTmas!! It's the best time of the year!

Now who's playing CU Santa Claus? >>



I must be the only person here that does not take part in xmas or christmas. Sorry, but I'm Athiest.

I will not not be able to help out with this stuff.

Dave >>



Dave, you don't have to celebrate the Holiday to enjoy a good gift exchange. It's your choice, but I must say - it can be a really fun event.

miklia

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<< <i>I love CHRISTmas!! It's the best time of the year!

Now who's playing CU Santa Claus? >>



I must be the only person here that does not take part in xmas or christmas. Sorry, but I'm Athiest.

I will not not be able to help out with this stuff.

Dave >>



I'm Buddhist, and loves me some secret santa and Christmas. Dave, no excuses! But regardless, I would hope that those of any denomination or religious choice could see that the holidays can bring out the best in peeps. They're a special time.

CNote

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<< <i>I dated this girl in high school and he ran several Christmas tree lots. Whenever he'd drive around town seeing people with similar tree lots and it said "X Mas trees!" or something along those lines, he'd get livid. I loved it... >>



You sure it was a girl??? >>



This is one of those times where you wish your girlfriend's dad was in the story. >>




LMFAO @ ME! Yes, it was HER DAD that ran the lots obviously...damn it!

wrongleg

+1 For Davey and Goliath sighting.

jimrad

<< <i>Can someone explain exactly what is involved in coordinating Secret Santa? It may help finding someone to do it. >>



I have done it the last few years and this is what I did.
First I post a thread for those interested to post that they are in and then they must PM me a list of information that includes email, mailing address, and type of items they can give and what their interests are to receive.

There has normally been 40-50 people. Then I take all that information and create a Microsoft excel spreadsheet so that I can cross reference
all the information and match up people based on their criteria as well as looking at the geographical info, especially the Canadian guys because
the shipping times can be rough.

Once you have matched up people you have to PM each person with the information they need to try and satisfy specific interests and
mailing information. You also must continue to follow up (pester) each person to get their items shipped and let you know when they do so you can update the thread so that everyone gets their stuff before Christmas.

This is the basics and it takes lots of time.

llafoe

I'll do it if no one else has any down time. I literally have nothing else to do for the next 15 days; outside of a few flights!

goraiders

I sure had a great member in my mind but would want it by hif first.
I do know hes without power right now so ill run it by him next time he's on.If this
is something the poster above would like to run,even better,I dasnt have to ask my idea,

Had a great time last few yrs. sending/recieving/

jimrad

<< <i>I'll do it if no one else has any down time. I literally have nothing else to do for the next 15 days; outside of a few flights! >>



It's not a 15 day job, it takes 6 weeks lots PM's, I think last year I had over 300 PM's involved

llafoe

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<< <i>I'll do it if no one else has any down time. I literally have nothing else to do for the next 15 days; outside of a few flights! >>



It's not a 15 day job, it takes 6 weeks lots PM's, I think last year I had over 300 PM's involved >>



I have very little to do the next 3 months... but I literally have NOTHING to do the next 15 days.