Yes, shrubberies are my trade. I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies.
Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange & design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history
New family member automatically begins with Carpenter occupation?
Political Correctness did a blitzkrieg and won the open conflict long ago. Now there is only an loosely connected underground of independent freedom fighters known collectively as the "Frank Resistance". It will be a long time before we are liberated from the PC stormtroopers.
Political Correctness did a blitzkrieg and won the open conflict long ago. Now there is only an loosely connected underground of independent freedom fighters known collectively as the "Frank Resistance". It will be a long time before we are liberated from the PC stormtroopers.
and yet the card is unambiguously about one and only one religion. O woe.
I think this needs some clarification. Let's say I have a fenced in stable with a ratio of 2 or fewer animals in the pasture. Is that considered an unused stable, or an occupied one?
If there is Jesus in the stable, why to camouflage it?
What the heck is "Season greeting" and "Happy holidays"? Arent holidays always happy? Have we already lost the war with political correctness?
Because some people find Christianity and religion in general offensive. Not that I do, or that I care, but it's a pretty easy side to understand.
I don't find it easy to understand at all. "Happy Winter Break, everyone!" OTOH, I guess it's not that hard to understand that some people are just filled with hate. I've seen it often on this very website, of all places.
And if you get five food from Bake Bread and two food from Fishing, that's enough to feed your family for the rest of the game.
Hanno was gracious enough to give me permission to upload a PDF of the card for easy printing. Just have to wait for admin approval so watch the files section!
EDIT: The PDF version is now available! Thanks Hanno!
The card itself is Christmas-y (you know, the holiday that was basically established to counter the Winter Solstice and Roman pagan feast days and initially opposed by protestants because of it's connection to the Catholic church and the evil pope).
Ever think that maybe they have customers that aren't Christian and they wanted to wish all of them Happy Holidays? Or would you prefer that it said Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Merry Christmas, Happy Winter Solstice (guess what, 'pagans' still do exist'), etc.
I know it's hard to believe but there ARE other belief systems out there that celebrate holidays around this time of year as well.
I know it's hard to believe but there ARE other belief systems out there that celebrate holidays around this time of year as well.
A hundred percent right.
However, the nativity scene depicted on the card seems to be somewhat more related to Christmas than, say, the Solstice, so the designers of the card have already given up their neutrality in that respect.
I can understand them trying to edge towards being unbiased in the wording, and seeing some of the reactions in this thread, I understand.
On the other hand, must we take everything so seriously? I say celebrate whatever you celebrate this time of the year, and peace be with you.
"I wish that every man that walked about the holiday season with the words "HAPPY CHRISTMAS!" on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart."
"Sometimes game rulebooks are meant to be used as a guide - not chiseled into stone tablets as scripture. If using a specific rule makes a game more fun for you, then it is not only your right - but it is your duty to change it." --Rob Bell
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Scrooge-like comments -> RSP
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and best wishes to all my fellow BGGers!!
Does this replace a particular action card, supplement them at some point, or go with 'through the seasons' and only become available as a an action during the winter?
Not that I do, or that I care, but it's a pretty easy side to understand.
