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From my e-mailbox: ===...=== NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 World Wide Web: www.LP.org ===...=== For release: December 22, 1999 ===...=== For additional information: George Getz, Press (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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(...) Why is it every political party has to get their grimy paws attached to holidays with which they have absolutely no association? For me, this is the sleaziest of actions. (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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(...) Hey, this is supposed to be "fun". I often disagree with Larry's politics too, but .fun isn't the place to do it. If you want to argue, take it to .debate. (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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Just come to my mind. Is there a word as "noel" in English or other western languages? I just realized that we call Santa Claus(1) as "Noel Baba" which means "father noel" or "noel father", and I just wondered what is the origin of this name. Selçuk (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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(...) The origin of the word noel or the name "Father Noel?" The word itself is middle English, drawn from the Latin "natalis" or "to be born." (...) Yep, that's who the fat man supposedly is...patron saint of children and seamen, I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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Larry, This is great! LOL! Scott S. < Snipped "Evil" Santa Description > ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. LEGO Page: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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(...) Noel is French for christmas, where Santa Claus is called "Pere Noel" (Father christmas). It could be that the french got it from your area, though, as as you say, the saint IIRC originates in Turkey (He was bishop of Myra, way after his death (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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