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Originally Posted By: nursemike
I used to go out to the barn and sit with critters, having heard that cattle and such can speak at midnight on Christmas Eve, and because the company was better in the barn than in the house. Did it a few times, nobody was chatty. Asked the old man about it-he said "Just cause the cows don't talk to you doesn't mean they don't talk."
I once had a long heartfelt conversation with our old dog (RIP) late, late on Christmas Eve. Then I put away the bottle and went to bed.
For me, it is to always hear the sleigh bell ring.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. -- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
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#159442 - 12/22/0801:44 AMRe: do you believe any myths on the Xmas holiday?
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Jakam
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I grew up in a house that had a coal burning fireplace (tiny), each year until I was about 17, my bros and I had to shovel a ton of coal in to the coal bin in the basement before the onset of winter.
And yes, I got a lump of coal in my stocking one year. I was a bad boy.
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