Longgrain
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Sun Dec-26-04 08:46 AM
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Happy Boxing Day Everyone! |
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Dec. 26 for those of you not in the know...
Good King Wenceslas looked out On the feast of Stephen When the snow lay round about Deep and crisp and even Brightly shone the moon that night Though the frost was cruel When a poor man came in sight Gath'ring winter fuel
"Hither, page, and stand by me If thou know'st it, telling Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?" "Sire, he lives a good league hence Underneath the mountain Right against the forest fence By Saint Agnes' fountain."
"Bring me flesh and bring me wine Bring me pine logs hither Thou and I will see him dine When we bear him thither." Page and monarch forth they went Forth they went together Through the rude wind's wild lament And the bitter weather
"Sire, the night is darker now And the wind blows stronger Fails my heart, I know not how, I can go no longer." "Mark my footsteps, my good page Tread thou in them boldly Thou shalt find the winter's rage Freeze thy blood less coldly."
In his master's steps he trod Where the snow lay dinted Heat was in the very sod Which the Saint had printed Therefore, Christian men, be sure Wealth or rank possessing Ye who now will bless the poor Shall yourselves find blessing
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Sun Dec-26-04 10:51 AM
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1. And Happy Birthday to Smelly Melly, no, not a DU screen name, |
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but the nickname of a much loved British pal who suffers the slings & arrows of outrageous US politics from her vantage point in Florida.
If you're DU-ing, Melly, :hi: and Happy Birthday. You're still younger than me!
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Sun Dec-26-04 11:09 AM
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2. now on Boxing Day you can decide |
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which boxes to return. ;)
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Sun Dec-26-04 11:13 AM
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Sun Dec-26-04 11:45 AM
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Sun Dec-26-04 11:19 AM
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4. Here's to our friends in Canada, the UK, Australia, and NZ! |
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And anywhere else I may have missed. :toast:
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Sun Dec-26-04 02:13 PM
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Glad to see I'm not the only one who remembered our friends in the UK, across Canada, and all over the globe :thumbsup:
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