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From: stevev@tekchips.UUCP (Steve Vegdahl)
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.jokes
Subject: Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 12:04:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 12:04:04 1984
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> 
>                                 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.

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