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    The abbreviation X for Christ goes back a good way. I do a bit of genealogy and often find a 17thC priest has set down : Baptised, Xpofer son of Jno Jones or similar. He saves on vellum by shortening Christopher to Xpofer and Jonathan to Jno. But, I don't suppose modern users of Xmas will know much of suchlike.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry Nicholson View Post
    .......Any road up - May you all have a perfect Christmas, Yule, Solstice, or whatever brings contentment and peace.
    Yesterday,A What's App Group Message to a Yoga Class I used to attend-before my hips popped,my downward-facing dog went face-up ,and my face never recovered from seeing my own fundamental- the message said 'Happy Winter Solstice !'
    Oh dear,I'm so glad I don't attend anymore.
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    Hope you had your nav. lights on Gilly. :-)

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    #11shortening Christopher to Xpofer makes me wonder if they knew at some time UCL would come along and maybe this was just their version of Poofter??
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    #12. How about “ And the same to you with Equinoxes on “ . JS
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    #11 That might be the answer to where sextant came from Harry, ? It is a shortened word for expectant where the user is hopeful of finding out where they are . JS
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    and the other expression is the hash tag in front of everything hashtag.jpg what the fxck is that suppose to mean

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    Bryan, I don't have a mobile phone, but know roughly how they work, but for the life of me I can't get those hash tags, they are everywhere on Newspapers shop doorways, everywhere, when they first came out I thought they were advertising Hash meals on wheels.
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    #17 The game of noughts and crosses ? JS
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    Des, no mobile phone!!

    So that means when you go out alone her indoors cannot get hold of you.
    Might not be such a bad idea.
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