Given the cultural war on smoking, I was wondering this morning whether I could find a pipe-smoking santa.
I found lots:
I then wondered if I could find some cigar-smoking and cigarette-smoking santas.
I found quite a few of those too:
But I think there’s a cultural war on santa going on too.
And a cultural war on Christmas.
And of course a cultural war on Christianity.
And a cultural war on merriment.
Everything is under attack.
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Merriest merries to you Frank, and all tolerant (except of our sworn enemies the anti smoker prohibitionist bullies) readers of and posters to this blog. I found a military smoking Santa on Pinterest but don’t know how to include the image.
Like Big Arnie, military Santa only kills the bad people (have suggestions on where he should start).
I am now in Launceston TAS before hiking and kayaking Lake Pedder in the SW temperate forest. More inspired comments to follow…
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, Frank :D
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46647820
Good link. Interesting that Queen Victoria hated the habit.
On the topic of smoking Santa I noticed yesterday that the amimated version of Raymond Briggs’ “Father Christmas” voiced by Mel Smith smokes both a pipe and cigar.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to Frank and everyone!
See you Friday in the SD bar!!
Thank you Frank. And to you too. Have a good day….
Merry Christmas! Best wishes to everyone for a very happy holiday.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Merry Christmas, everybody.
Merry Christmas Frank and best wishes to you and all fellow readers of your excellent writing !
Merry Christmas to all…and to all a good night!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Merry Christmas Frank and to all like-minded people everywhere.
Glædelig jul!
Merrie Christmas to all!
“Peace On Earth To Men Of Good Will” as the original had it. (Luke 2:14)
No peace for the wicked, then…
Contrast with the distorted secularised modern version,
Peace on earth and goodwill to all men (or some such).
I wonder what sort of Xmas the zealot would-be lifestyle controllers are having…
(I’d made a cropped version of that… )
Cheers!
Merry Smoke-Filled Christmas, Frank.
Well, Handel’s Messiah has been all over the radio, and fair enough …
Alternate versions… I grew up with The World Record Club, classical versions.
I’m still fond of Quincy Jones version from 1991, the soulful black American version,
from “Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration”
Or, how it was on the commercially released (Grammy in 1992) album
At least a little bit inspiring? (With headphones, or through a good sound system?)
Of course there are great classical recordings too. Of the original. Fantastic!
But I didn’t like the overdone affected wobbly soprano I heard on the radio, so went to this.
Happy Xmas! (Xmas was once a legitimate early spelling;-)
~ RdM