| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
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| 1021.1 |  | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Learning to lean | Thu Dec 22 1994 09:17 | 27 | 
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>Is it me, or does it seem just a little strange to see Amy Grant boosting
>Target stores on Christmas TV commercials?
I'll admit that this one bothers me..as does the apparant "mainstreamism" of
Amy Grant.
>Is it me, or does it seem just a little disconcerting that retailers are
>reporting sales this Christmas season are up while the Salvation Army reports
>giving is down (compared to last year)?
 Also disconcerting to me, particularly since many retailers have used
 a (mis) interpretation of a Supreme Court ruling to boot the Salvation 
 Army out of malls/stores, etc..one of the talk stations in Boston did
 a show on this last week blasting mall/store owners..interesting how many
 comments came from shoppers who were "irritated" by the ringing bells of
 the SA people.
Jim
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| 1021.2 |  | LGP30::FLEISCHER | without vision the people perish (DTN 297-5780, MRO3-3/L16) | Thu Dec 22 1994 09:44 | 9 | 
|  | re Note 1021.1 by CSLALL::HENDERSON:
>  a show on this last week blasting mall/store owners..interesting how many
>  comments came from shoppers who were "irritated" by the ringing bells of
>  the SA people.
  
        It's almost as irritating as a nagging conscience.
        Bob
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| 1021.3 |  | APACHE::MYERS |  | Thu Dec 22 1994 09:56 | 4 | 
|  |     Is it me, or does it seem almost anti-Christmas to have the video game
    "Mortal Kombat" top many youngster's wish list.
    Eric
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| 1021.4 |  | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Learning to lean | Thu Dec 22 1994 12:59 | 11 | 
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>>  a show on this last week blasting mall/store owners..interesting how many
>>  comments came from shoppers who were "irritated" by the ringing bells of
>>  the SA people.
  
  >      It's almost as irritating as a nagging conscience.
   
 Precisely
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| 1021.5 |  | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Learning to lean | Thu Dec 22 1994 13:01 | 14 | 
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>    Is it me, or does it seem almost anti-Christmas to have the video game
>    "Mortal Kombat" top many youngster's wish list.
 
   Anti Christmas and Anti-Human in my book..I refused to buy either version
   for my kids, though my ex ignoring my wishes bought them.  I also refuse to
   buy them Heavy Metal music CD's, particularly ones my eldest wanted..violent,
   horrible and IMO Satanic.
 Jim
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| 1021.6 |  | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Learning to lean | Fri Dec 23 1994 20:50 | 20 | 
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 Tonight as I went to the grocery store, there was a man with a salvation
 army bucket and for the first time I've seen this year, a bell.  In fact
 as I thought, it was the first time in quite a few years that I recall
 hearing the bell, and as I walked I remembered as a child my grandmother
 would take me to San Francisco (we lived a bit south of there) and we'd
 go to the dept stores (pre malls) and one could hear the bells all over
 the place...it was a pleasant memory.
 Merry Christmas, all...
 Jim
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