Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekchips.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!hoxna!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!tekcrl!tekchips!stevev From: stevev@tekchips.UUCP (Steve Vegdahl) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.jokes Subject: Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS Message-ID: <131@tekchips.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 12:04:04 EST Article-I.D.: tekchips.131 Posted: Mon Dec 10 12:04:04 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 05:12:08 EST References: <413@hoxna.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 28 Xref: watmath net.misc:7113 net.jokes:9867 > > Miss Agnes McHolstein > 69 Cash Avenue > Beaver Valley, Colorado > > December 14,1981 > > Dearest John, > > I went to the door today and the postman delivered a > partridge and a pear tree. What a thoroughly delightful > gift. I couldn't have been more surprised. > > ... I believe that "Dearest John", as well as being insensitive to Agnes in respect to gift-giving, is also confused as to what constitutes the 12 days of Christmas, which begin on 25 December and continue through 5 January. Modern commercialism has apparently convinced most of us that Christmas begins sometime around Halloween, and ends at the close of the business day on 24 December. Sigh. ******************************** Steve Vegdahl NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR Computer Research Lab. typos Tektronix, Inc. logical errors Beaverton, Oregon actions of my pet alligator ********************************