On 23-Dec-04 kpwatson@pop3.ukfsn.org wrote:

Now I don't want to raise the hopes of any of our unattached and footloose members but you might be interested in this site <www.linuxvirgins.com>

A well conceived site! Thanks for the pointer.

For the PC inclined amongst us, have a joyful solstice festival and best wishes for the coming year , for the non-PC, A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. :o)

Keith

Having taken carefully considered professional advice, I now send you Wishes as below.

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** From us (hereinafter called "the Wishor") to you (hereinafter called "the Wishee") please accept without obligation express or implicit our best wishes for an environmentally conscious socially responsible politically correct low-stress non-addictive gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice or secular practices of your choice with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all ...

and a financially successful personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2005 but with due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures or sects and having due regard to the race or creed or color or age or physical ability or religious faith or choice of computer platform or dietary preference of the Wishee.

By accepting this greeting you agree to be bound by the following terms as applicable:

*This greeting is subject to further clarification or withdrawal;

*This greeting is freely transferable provided that no alteration shall be made to the original greeting and that the proprietary rights of the wishor are acknowledged;

*This greeting implies no promise by the wishor to actually implement any of the wishes;

*This greeting may not be enforceable in certain jurisdictions and/or all or some of the restrictions herein may not be binding upon certain Wishees in certain jurisdictions and it is revocable at the sole discretion of the Wishor;

*This greeting is warranted to perform as reasonably may be expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting whichever shall be the earlier;

*The Wishor warrants this greeting only for the limited replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the Wishor;

*Any references implied in this greeting to a deity or to a mythical figure or to any other traditionally festive figures whether actual or fictitious or dead or alive shall not imply any endorsement by or from them in respect of this greeting and all proprietary rights in any referenced third party names and images are hereby acknowledged.

Ted.

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