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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 01:51:45 GMT
- Sender: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- From: Graham Toal <gtoal@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
- Subject: Re: An observation
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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- You folks have *money* left to shop? Yikes. I cleaned the
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- Sure. Never bought any xmas presents or cards this year. I've been
- promising not to for years, but I usually give in at the last moment.
- This year I got so many hints and reminders from my mother that I was
- disgusted with the whole thing and stuck to my principles. No amount
- of telling relatives that I don't give a shit about Jesus fucking Christ
- and his bloody birthday have done any good, so I'm just going to keep
- the presents they send me and not reciprocate until they get the
- message.
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- G
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