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November 24, 2008

The 'Holiday' Season starts ...

Outside of the fact that I get rather annoyed at Christmas decorations and advertising that starts at 12:01 am November 1st, when most of us haven't even packed away the Halloween decorations -- and that Thanksgiving has come to mean a chance for the animal fetish crowd and history cranks to protest -- What really grates is the first sighting of the annual Celebrating the Season that Dare not Speak its Name event

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — An annual parade of boats on a Long Island river that dropped "Christmas" from its name has apparently lost lots of supporters.

About 1,000 people showed up Sunday for the Patchogue Boat Parade of Lights. That's 500 fewer than usually showed up when it was called the Patchogue Christmas Boat Parade.

Brookhaven-based fireworks company Fireworks by Grucci dropped its sponsorship after the Greater Patchogue Foundation removed "Christmas" from the parade's name. The change was made after some residents complained the name wasn't inclusive enough.


Posted by Darleen at November 24, 2008 07:36 PM

Comments

I wish the war on Christmas was an actual war and both sides completely annihilated each other, thus sparing us sane folks who don't give a shit.

What are you doing reading 1up? Hoping for a Wii for Christmas?

Posted by: Josh at November 25, 2008 12:42 AM

Good job, Darleen, finding a new OUTRAGE!!! so early in the season.

Speaking as a native Long Islander, I have to let dear Darleen know that the Jewish population of Long Island is massive. I don't know if you know any actual Jewish people, dear, despite how enamored you are of holocaust agit prop, so you might not understand that Jewish people find our Christmas fetish to be quite a huge pain in the ass. They deal with it, but it's not pleasant to have their children constantly excluded from the fun and festivity. I know your interest in Jewish people is only as a prop in your wingnut ravings, but try and think about it.

So , gee, maybe the community in Patchogue decided it would be a little more inclusive for ALL the families and children in the community if they just called it by a more general holiday name. Doesn't sound all that dastardly to me.

And the 500 fewer boats? Can't say, but might have something to do with fewer people having boats in this sick economy that your good Republicans have dumped on us.

Posted by: Leah at November 25, 2008 03:18 AM

Wal-Mart Worker Dies When Shoppers Break Down Doors

That is crazy.

Posted by: ML at November 28, 2008 09:29 AM