Holiday Wishes

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When asked his whereabouts on Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 05:29:37PM -0500,
Bill Randall took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred:
> I watched a show on History Channel the other night that explained.  The 
> original term was coined back in the 1800's with the guy (can't remember 
> his name) that wrote 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'.  The short story 
> was not even originally called that but something else.  Any ways, the 
> final line in that story read 'Happy Christmas to all and to all a good 
> night'.  It was changed to 'Merry' when it hit the US and the title was 
> changed.  They explained it as corresponding to the commercialization of 
> Christmas and the introduction of Santa that we know today.

THANK you!!!!  :)  Sweet!

I asked once...I think it was an Aussie, not a Pommie...what the formal rule
for 's' instead of zed was.  I believe the answer I got back was very close
to, "There's only a zed where a Yank decided there needed to be one."  :)

I think that -may- actually have been Ken Cole.  :)

Whomever it was, that cracked me up, and still does!

mark->
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