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There were no Windows at creation. Eve looked at a command line for a 16-bit (64 KB) OS and declared it superior to a 24/32 bit OS that had a decent gui. We've been banished from Eden ever since. ;)

Well, if we are telling Christmas stories, I have one. The battery charger on the little one's 13" Macbook crashed last Sunday evening and the batteries were dead. Warranty service is unavailable in central Arkansas, so nothing to do but call Apple at 445p on a Sunday night. Got the usual shipping instructions and was told up to one week for delivery.... 3-7 days.

Facing no Facebook for a week, the little one was despondent. The charger arrived at 8:30a the next morning. See... there is a Santa Claus and miracles do happen, even during the busy Christmas shipping season and on a Sunday night.

You really have to factor some value into a Mac with service like that. Yes, they shipped it "overnight priority." Still, 17 hours from phone call to delivery to my front door is pretty darned amazing.

To the image, that's exactly how the person people are celebrating this December was conceived.

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Originally Posted by aehurst (Post 565813)

You guys are kidding, right? Of course it is offensive to a huge segment of the population, and every one of you know that. Nothing wrong with views that offend others I guess, I just thought that was against the forum rules when it came to religion.
Offending others was the intended purpose of the billboard, right?

Offence is in the eye of the beholder. I myself am frequently amazed (or perhaps offended?) by what people choose to take offence to.
I don't think any offence is intended by the advert, but I'm sure that someone will take offence.

One of the things I learnt at school was that once I realised people were trying to offend me, just to get a reaction, then it became very easy not to take the bait.
Since then, I've rarely been offended. In fact, I've often laughed when someone comes up with a well-crafted insult towards me.
And when people are offended by something I say (and the chances are that I didn't mean to offend), then I often reply "I'm very sorry that you found it offensive".

The retort "You should get out more", to the statement "I've never been so insulted" is not only funny but wise.

Here's wishing you all a Merry Christmas. (No offence!):D

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Originally Posted by aehurst (Post 565865)

The charger arrived at 8:30a the next morning. See... there is a Santa Claus and miracles do happen, even during the busy Christmas shipping season and on a Sunday night.

That’s a nice story! :)

As a Christian, the billboard certainly didn’t offend my sensibilities. In fact I thought it was a nice take, successful in making people pause and reflect. The message certainly wasn’t one-dimensional.

However, in order to reduce the temptation to slide this discussion into forbidden territory, I’m closing the thread. ;)

Y’all have a Blessed Christmas!

-- ArcticStones
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