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Bloody Christmas, here again. Let us raise a loving cup:
Peace on earth, goodwill to men,
And make them do the washing up. ~Wendy Cope
Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesnt come from a store. Maybe Christmas
perhaps
means a little bit more! ~Dr Seuss
Ive learnt that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. ~Maya Angelou
Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice. ~Dave Barry
No, I do like Christmas on the whole
In its clumsy way, it does approach Peace and Goodwill
. But oh it is clumsier every year. ~E.M. Forster
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. ~George Carlin
A lovely thing about Christmas is that its compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. ~Garrison Keillor
Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home. ~G.K. Chesterton
Ever since the Christmas of 53, I have felt that the yuletide is a special hell for those families who have suffered any loss or who must admit to any imperfection; the so-called spirit of giving can be as greedy as receivingChristmas is our time to be aware of what we lack, of whos not home. ~John Irving
For the rest, silence or good music, not much food, a lot of solitude, walks on the Heath, the time to think while others
well, often fall apart. Not so bad, not so bad at all. ~Will Self
What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for? ~Salman Rushdie
Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year. ~Victor Borge
tblue37
(65,502 posts)Runner up:
those are kinda my two favorites as well.
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)husband even laughed at Carlin's statement.