Once upon a time, a tribe of cannibals caught Saint Nicholas as
he was delivering toys on Christmas Eve and ate him. He was
very tender and tasty, yet they were all very sick afterwards and
threw him up. It shows that you can't keep a good man down.

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Musical Advice to Christmas Shoppers
Make out your Chopin Liszt early before Debussy season, when
you have time to check out where Verdi good bargains are and
can still get gifts Faure good price, not have to Handel large crowds
and have time to take Bach things you decide you don't want.


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Picabo Street (pronounced "Peekaboo"), the U.S. Olympic ski
champion, apparently came into a lot of money because of her
performance during the winter Olympics. Rather than spend it
on herself, she showed a lot of character by donating it to a local
hospital just before Christmas. The hospital needed a new
Intensive Care Unit, so in her honour, the hospital board is going
to name the new unit, "Picabo I.C.U.


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A mother received a handmade Christmas card from her son. It
looked like a tree but it had a piece of green fruit and a Gameboy
disc stuck to it. Not wanting to hurt his feelings, she exclaimed,
"My, what a lovely Christmas tree!"
Placing his hands on his hips, the boy declared,
"It's not a Christmas tree... It's a cartridge in a pear tree!"