Standard Christmas greeting with legal disclaimer

Since Christmas is coming, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to update the blog these days, allow me to send my greeting early by recycling this standard greeting

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!

Legal Disclaimer

Please accept my wishes without this implying any obligation or commitment whatsoever, implicit or explicit. The Merry Christmas wishes I am sending do not imply and must not be construed as religious proselytizing, each recipient of this greeting being absolutely free to enjoy said date under the practices and traditions of the religion they profess, or under the secular practices they wish, or under the religion or secular practices of others or, at their option, to engage in no religious or secular practice at all.
The wishes of happiness and prosperity for the New Year are made assuming the calendar generally accepted in the Western hemisphere, but do not imply ignorance of the existence of other calendars or of the cultures that sustain them, which since pre-Hispanic times have made our country great (which does not necessarily imply that our country is greater than other countries in the region or elsewhere in the world, which I say particularly for our Argentine, Bolivian, North American and Norwegian colleagues. Said countries have been listed in alphabetical order, which implies no preference or animosity whatsoever. The expression North American does not entail ignorance of the several countries in North America).

This greeting is made without distinction, exclusion or preference based on race, color, sex, age, marital status, union membership, religion, political opinion, nationality, national extraction or social origin, or any other consideration that could be construed as offensive or discriminatory.
By accepting this greeting, its terms are likewise accepted, indivisibly. In any case, this greeting is subject to clarification or even withdrawal ipso iure by the undersigned, in whole or in part, without any prior notice or warning.
Likewise, this greeting is freely transferable, provided that its original text is not altered and, in any case, without any further liability for the undersigned.
In the same way, this greeting implies no commitment or obligation on the part of the undersigned to implement or assist in bringing about the wishes each person may have, nor may it be construed as a form of participation, inducement or concealment, should anyone have wishes that are contrary to or prohibited by law and should these come to pass.
This greeting shall have a term of one year and shall not be renewable, and shall therefore expire by operation of law at Christmas 2011.

Likewise, it implies no guarantee whatsoever that the wishes and good tidings will actually come true, it being made clear that past happiness fluctuates, so nothing guarantees that it will be repeated in the future.

It is emphasized that this Christmas greeting is granted out of sheer generosity and does not set a precedent requiring it to be repeated in future years, whatever the circumstances in which the greeter and the greetee may find themselves. It should also be noted that any greetings that may be extended during the year, for birthdays or saints’ days, are made with no intention of renewing the Christmas greeting, which remains unchanged throughout the Roman calendar year or whichever one may replace it in the future.

Do not print this greeting on paper. This greeting includes no flash images in order to reduce the energy emitted by the computers that display it. This greeting is encoded using web standards approved by the W3C. No animal (or plant) was harmed in the making of this message.

Thanks to Sergio Miranda, who originally sent me this message, which was published at Christmas 2008. To this day I don’t know who the author of this greeting is, and I hope I don’t get sued for plagiarism.

Change Log:

1. By ediaz, 2009 is replaced with 2011.
2. By ediaz, final ecological paragraph is added.