On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A reality check, “Christmas is over
Now take down the bloody tree!”

13 responses to “On The Ninth Day Of Christmas…”

  1. An early Epiphany.

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    1. I find you can’t have too many epiphanies

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  2. That’s a good shout anyway, I don’t expect you had much use for ten lords, no matter how leapy they are.

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    1. Even if I did, I’m in tier 4, so I’m not sure it would be permitted.

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    1. An even more succinct way of putting it

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  3. Not a fan of checks unless there’s money involved.

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    1. Wordplay that works less well in the UK because we spell the money kind differently. But I agree with the sentiment

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      1. A moment which goes to showcase the genius of Noah Webster, although I’m still a little bitter about his hatred of the letter “u.”

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      2. As a Brit I can’t legally condone Webster’s work, even if I secretly applaud it. But I have no idea what ‘U’ did to offend him either

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  4. Our tree is coming down as well. sigh.

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    1. In the end it is right to put the tree out of its misery but it still hurts

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