tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2768012919331304915..comments2024-03-29T08:14:50.315-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Brighten the Christmas of a needy child, damn you!Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67830021060084404142015-12-16T05:31:53.110-06:002015-12-16T05:31:53.110-06:00I'd never heard that, but I changed it, just t...I'd never heard that, but I changed it, just to stop people from emailing me about it.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-37248241796125810922015-12-15T13:34:50.247-06:002015-12-15T13:34:50.247-06:00Your wife is right, don't be cheap. There are ...Your wife is right, don't be cheap. There are people with kids in college who make less, yet not poor enough to get aide, that manage. You are better off than you think.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49655396234704228132015-12-14T17:42:35.903-06:002015-12-14T17:42:35.903-06:00Oddly, I've only ever heard the "think&qu...Oddly, I've only ever heard the "think" version. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51248836507976219332015-12-14T17:42:29.002-06:002015-12-14T17:42:29.002-06:00Damn, I thought I caught it before anyone noticed!...Damn, I thought I caught it before anyone noticed! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541828632284556589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46739561761321567492015-12-14T17:41:27.355-06:002015-12-14T17:41:27.355-06:00The other spelling made me smile. The other spelling made me smile. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63352889055443341192015-12-14T17:39:57.769-06:002015-12-14T17:39:57.769-06:00Corrected for spelling...Do something good for oth...Corrected for spelling...Do something good for others this holiday season because you want to; not because you feel you have to. It's not just about toys for the needy. Donate to food pantries and why not buy a gift card for a deserving family?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541828632284556589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80488342831797999892015-12-14T16:56:11.892-06:002015-12-14T16:56:11.892-06:00Brings to mind what Oscar Wilde said about Dickens...Brings to mind what Oscar Wilde said about Dickens' "Old Curiosity Shop:" "One must have a heart of stone to read about the death of little Nell without laughing."<br /><br />You're right that the original saying is "another think."<br /><br />Tom EvansTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56947100280369388852015-12-14T16:21:24.051-06:002015-12-14T16:21:24.051-06:00The Scrooge-ish tone does my cold, withered heart ...The Scrooge-ish tone does my cold, withered heart good. <br /><br />My friend Janine, who's a fellow grammar-and-language nerd, asked me just the other night about the phrase "You've got another thing coming" and asked if I'd ever seen or heard it expressed as "You've got another think coming." I said I hadn't and she told me that was the original phrase, and has changed over the years to the point the original has been mostly lost. Not that I didn't believe her, but I do like to look these things up to see for myself, and sure enough, she was correct. It probably changed because the original sounded, and was (intentionally, as it turns out) ungrammatical. The things you learn swilling booze at a holiday party...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53410018595554395242015-12-14T15:31:28.602-06:002015-12-14T15:31:28.602-06:00Yeah, we can pretend Christ was born in a leap yea...Yeah, we can pretend Christ was born in a leap year. We're already pretending that he was born around the winter solstice.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88058959019213692132015-12-14T14:03:22.685-06:002015-12-14T14:03:22.685-06:00Christmas should be like the Olympics. Every four ...Christmas should be like the Olympics. Every four years. <br /><br />That's how we get excited when tiny women twirl around huge mats with ribbons on a stick. If you saw that stuff every year you might open a vein. At a minimum you would be cynical. Like most of us are regarding the annual Christmas consumer orgy. <br /><br />If people waving ribbons on a stick can be scintillating if we are forced to wait 4 years, imagine how mind blowing Christmas will be if we only do it every four years. If you don't like this proposal, remember, they laughed at Fulton.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-57678884337948494002015-12-14T13:57:59.165-06:002015-12-14T13:57:59.165-06:00Best Christmas article ever.Best Christmas article ever.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36196275522030157342015-12-14T08:36:33.774-06:002015-12-14T08:36:33.774-06:00I've enjoyed this program for years, especiall...I've enjoyed this program for years, especially since my own kids grew past the toy store years. Lest anyone be discouraged by the costs our host incurred, a $25-30 gift limit is encouraged, so "no one will feel slighted by Santa." This year my letters were from kindergarteners, so the lack of eloquence and legible handwriting were more than made up for by the artwork. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1885820193662681822015-12-14T07:45:59.663-06:002015-12-14T07:45:59.663-06:00Great heading for this. I'm hoping you were ki...Great heading for this. I'm hoping you were kidding about the no toy stores. Toys R Us is still around the city isn't it? I've gotten little green army men there for my son, Toy Story brought them back big time. I think American Science & Surplus has them too. The Minecraft Legos are cool sets, did you get the Nether? It's extremely kind of you doing this, those could be the only gifts that student gets, as opposed to the UK mom who posted photos of the 300+ gifts for her kids. It doesn't take much thought to figure which child will appreciate their gifts. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88245013285301516822015-12-14T06:40:44.806-06:002015-12-14T06:40:44.806-06:00"are there no workhouses..."
You did th..."are there no workhouses..."<br /><br />You did the right thing.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.com