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Old 03-12-2007, 10:40 AM
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As one who has always bought the presents, wrapped them up and done everything else at Christmas, I just have to share this short poem I've received in my email.



To dispense with the myth of Father Christmas:

WHERE ART THOU, MOTHER CHRISTMAS

Where art thou, Mother Christmas?
I only wish I knew
Why Father should get all the praise
And no one mentions you

I'll bet you buy the presents
And wrap them large and small
While all the time that rotten swine
Pretends he's done it all.

So Hail To Mother Christmas
Who shoulders all the work!
And down with Father Christmas,
That unmitigated jerk!

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Old 03-12-2007, 07:08 PM
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Old 03-12-2007, 10:13 PM
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Brilliant and soooooo true.
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That's because Father Christmas is out earning the bacon!



:ducks in anticipation of the flying shoe:
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:ducks in anticipation of the flying shoe:
The shoe cupboard actually
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We all know how many shoes you girls have!

I reckon you're a regular Imelda Marcos, Dawn.
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I reckon you're a regular Imelda Marcos, Dawn.
My shoe cupboard consists of nothing but trainers and dance shoes mate. Throw in one pair of high heels for special occasions and a pair of boots for cold weather and that's me. I don't figure as a 'normal' woman according to most other women and Lauren
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I'm sure your poem has undertones of sexual discrimination accusations, but we wont go there!!

It's only the same as the posty. Everyone thanks them (him or her) for delivering the mail all year, but no one mentions the staff at the sorting office, the truck drivers carting it around the country or the pilots flying it abroad, do they? You've never heard of a famous, wealthy cameraman when it comes to a box office hit, have you? What about all those animators who worked on LOTR? Peter Jackson's laughing tho isnt he!
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Won't somebody think of the elves!?! For the love of god, somebody think of the elves!

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That's because Father Christmas is out earning the bacon!
Mmmmm, bacon. If only FC ever brought me bacon!

Loved the poem, BTW.
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