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He was a kind and thankful toad, whose heart dilated in proportion as his skin was filled with good cheer; and whose spirits rose with eating, as some men's do with drink. - Washington Irving |
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Reason should direct and appetite obey. - Cicero |
car·ol noun
1. Music. A song of praise or joy,
especially for Christmas. 2. An old round dance often accompanied by singing. car·ol·ing
--intr. 1. To sing in a loud, joyous
manner. 2. To go from
house to house singing Christmas songs. --tr. 1. To celebrate in or as if in song: caroling the victory. 2. To sing loudly and joyously.
[Middle English carole, a kind of round dance with singing, from Old French carole,
probably from Late Latin choraula, choral song, from Latin choraul¶s¶s, accompanist, from Greek khoraul¶s : khoros, choral
dance]
Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary
For the Advent season there will be a change on this section
of the DM.
There will be a trivia question related to Christmas (not Biblically related)
The Christmas fact will appear on the Advent page - along with a Christmas
Inspiration and a Christmas Quotation.
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TODAY'S QUESTION How did "America's Christmas city," Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, get its name?
Previous Question and Answer:
Answer to today's Question: Its Moravian settlers had sung a Christmas hymn praising the town of Jesus' birth; they liked the name, so they used it.
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Merry Christmas Christmas Quotation, Fact and Inspiration.
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The Orangutan One day the zoo-keeper noticed that the orangutan
was reading two books--the Bible and Darwin's Origin of Species. The Smart Gorilla From: David E. Rinke II, Funny Pages Mailing List. The Great Escape NEWS FLASH Friday evening TRUE FACT ... Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day. SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University
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Merry
Christmas
December 26th December 27th December 28th December 29th December 30th December 31st January 1st January 2nd January 3rd January 4th Emily Wilbraham January 5th (From the law offices Taeker, Spedar,
and Baegar) I am, Sir, yours faithfully,
This year I bought several new strings of Christmas
lights, the fancy kind that flash multiple different light patterns. Several days after
putting them up on the Christmas Tree, I noticed that one string was "stuck";
the lights did not flash. I thought it was somewhat strange that the lights would be
"stuck", as I knew that the light controller was electronic, with no mechanical
parts to get "stuck". | RHF Joke Archives | chuckc@corley.sr.hp.com (Chuck Corley) |
The Four Stages Of Life
1) You believe in Santa Claus.
2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3) You are Santa Claus.
4) You look like Santa Claus.
Conduct During the Holiday Season
Running aluminum foil through a paper shredder at Kinko's to make
tinsel is discouraged.
Playing Jingle Bells on a neighbor's push-button phone during a
party is forbidden (It runs up an incredible long distance bill.)
Chores and charitable requests are not to be filed under "Bah, Humbug."
Rental cars are not to be used to go "over the river and through
the woods to Grandma's house."
Endlessly singing "Frosty, the Snowman" under your breath at the
mall will result in "no presents" this year.
All fruitcake is to be eaten before July 25, 2001.
Laced Eggnog will not be secreted in Pepsi cans.
Christmas Carols for the Psychologically Challenged
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Merry
Christmas
| RHF Joke Archives | scannell@darkstar.ma30.bull.com (Pat Scannell)
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