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Future of Christmas

santa is mad and no wonder why can’t even wave as he dashes by first hurry to Walmart then on to Cuisinart getting gifts on the shelf, by July sooner and sooner display the ware to heck with the reason to be there just help me fill my stein fatten my bottom line ease my pain, raise my gain is my fare pretty soon we will be years ahead we’ll get gifts back after we are dead with no way to exchange we’ll have to pre arrange for Santa to return them instead Limerick © 18 Nov 2010 Charles Henderson placed 3 rd Carolyn's commercialized Holiday contest

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Date: 11/29/2010 2:20:00 PM
Many congratulations on your win Charles, in Carolyn's fine contest >> James
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Date: 11/29/2010 12:17:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in Carolyn's Contest, Charles! Love, Audrey
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Date: 11/29/2010 5:31:00 AM
Congratulations Charles on your win in the "Commercialized Holiday Humor" contest sponsored by Carolyn Devonshire. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/28/2010 9:49:00 PM
Very humorous. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 11/28/2010 8:08:00 PM
Oh Charles, Santa would have to the returns to Hardrock, Cocoa, and Joe! (lol) Great write and congrats on your win. Dan C
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Date: 11/28/2010 4:32:00 PM
Congratulations Charles..Santa sure would be busy then!
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Date: 11/28/2010 4:31:00 PM
That last stanza is really clever, Charles. Nothing like good old hyperbole to get your message across. Luv, Andrea
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Date: 11/28/2010 12:51:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in this fine contest..Sara
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Date: 11/28/2010 10:53:00 AM
ease my pain, raise my gain is my fare! So witty and so trueful, Charles! "Congratulations" on a worthy poem's recognition. Agape, Moses
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Date: 11/28/2010 7:15:00 AM
I can just see the gifts being returned post-mortem, Charles. Very funny! Congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 11/20/2010 6:48:00 AM
Good one..Reads like a winner to me..Sara
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Date: 11/18/2010 4:17:00 PM
hahahahahahahahaha..Charles this is brilliant .. good luck in the contest luv.. a sure winner for a top spot. ..hahahahahahahahaha.. the real reason for the season got buried somewhere in the commercialization of it all.. our Black Friday started the Friday before Halloween Eve .. talk about early ...
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Date: 11/18/2010 1:13:00 PM
very timely and realistic thoughts on the future of the Christmas, charles
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Date: 11/18/2010 5:31:00 AM
Excellent, Charles, but I didn't see it in the contest entries yet. Be sure to submit it and thanks for supporting the contest! Love, Carolyn
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