Hope this bit of seasonal levity brings a smile: Dick
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It was the morning of December 24th and Santa was really in a terrible mood.
Mrs. Klaus had burned all the Xmas cookies as well as ruined the fruitcakes
because the chimney had clogged and driven her out of the kitchen .
The elves went on strike days earlier, demanding overtime pay and only half
the toys needed were finished.
Only a few hours ago, the reindeer had tipped over Santas last barrel of egg
nog and had gotten themselves into a drunken stupor, during which time they
took out his sled for a practice spin and managed to crash into a tree,
breaking off one runner.
Santa had sent out an angel to bring home a nice Xmas tree and the angel was
now gone three days and showed no signs of ever returning.
All of sudden, the front door burst open letting in a blast of chill air and
a massive flurry of blown snow !
When it finally settled down Santa saw the angel, standing there holding a
pitiful looking scrawny fir tree. "Where do want me to stick this tree
Santa?" said the angle.
And this my friends......is how the tradition of placing an angel atop your
Xmas tree was born !
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