Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 4/2/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!grm From: grm@drutx.UUCP (MartinezGR) Newsgroups: net.social Subject: Re: XMAS PRESENTS AND .... Message-ID: <1576@drutx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 11:02:42 EST Article-I.D.: drutx.1576 Posted: Tue Dec 11 11:02:42 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 05:27:42 EST References: <1747@wateng.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 7 Just for discussion - does anyone have any ideas how one can gracefully escape from the vicious circle of buying family members (becoming more and more extended!) gifts for x-mas - especially when the "act of giving" has degraded to commercial routine? No flames please about the Christmas spirit... this is serious - without ebing a shmuck.