All we wanted to say was "Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year"
but, knowing the repercussions of doing so, we took the
liberty of running it past a lawyer friend of ours, who
encouraged us to "cover our asses" and suggested something
like this!
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From us
..................................("the wishor")
to you ...................................("the wishee")
Please accept without obligation, implied or implicit, our
best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially
responsible, politically correct, low stress, non-addictive,
gender neutral,celebration of the winter 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.
The Wishor also wish you 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 regard to the race, creed, color, age,
physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer
platform or sexual preference of the wishee.
By accepting this greeting you are bound by these terms that:
*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 juris-
dictions and/or the restrictions herein may not be binding
upon certain wishees in certain jurisdictions and 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 or until the issuance of a subsequent
holiday greeting, whichever comes first.
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 in this greeting to "The Lord",
"Father
Christmas", "Our Savior", "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer"
or any other festive figures, whether actual or fictitious,
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.
This greeting is made under Indonesian Law, and only
actionable under the laws of the said land.
Dated at Jakarta this 20th Day
of December 2004.
