This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------3D06F4E88AF422C155568774 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Happy Holidays Bill Attwood Tucson, Arizona xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------3D06F4E88AF422C155568774 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-POP3-Rcpt: battwood@cepheus Return-Path: SUSSEX-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by pegasus.azstarnet.com (8.8.5-nerd/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA07990 for <battwood@azstarnet.com>; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 15:16:32 -0700 (MST) X-Sent-via: StarNet http://www.azstarnet.com/ Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA22409; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 14:05:19 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 14:05:19 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <000001be2df8$08cf5f60$c9b524cb@graham> From: "Graham Sharpe" <graham@foxall.com.au> Old-To: "Sussex/Kent Roots" <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: A Christmas Story! Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 21:16:17 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Resent-Message-ID: <"eSFS_C.A.6dF.eeBg2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/6863 X-Loop: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: SUSSEX-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 It's never too early for a heartwarming Christmas story... One particular Christmas season, a long time ago, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip. But there were problems. Four of his elves were sick, and the trainee elves just weren't working out. Things got worse when Mrs. Claus told him her mother was coming to visit. Then, when he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth. Two others had jumped the fence and were out carousing,heaven knows where. When he went to load the sleigh, one of the side boards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground, scattering the toys. Frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey, but when he opened the cupboard, he discovered the elves had apparently had a party, and there was nothing left to drink. Just as he accidentally dropped the coffee pot, breaking it in hundreds of little pieces, the doorbell rang. Santa opened the door, cursing beneath his breath, and there stood a beautiful little angel with an enormous, perfectly shaped Traditional Christmas tree. "Merry Christmas Santa," the angel said. "Isn't it just a lovely day to be alive? Look! I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?" Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree. Have a merry Christmas! ==== SUSSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== The Surrey surname interests page can be found at http://sentinel.mcc.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/Surnames/sry.htm --------------3D06F4E88AF422C155568774--