Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for December 08, 2016

“Universal ignorance and stupidity”. Sound like much of this world

Verne me thinks Santa is an elf………Good luck !

If that is an “Advent Calendar” why would there be an Elf? Advent is a Catholic Church calendar time frame.

‘Cuz I’ve got a Golden Ticket

And I’ll bet that you’d just love to lick it!

Tom Flapwell

There was a time when our congregation was under attack by others in the denomination for its social action. About this time of year, one of them sneered, “I bet you’re not even singing Christmas carols.” Our pastor replied, “Of course not, we are singing advent hymns.” It is not exclusive to Catholics.

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In keeping with yesterday, that pastor was a dive bomber pilot in WW-II and Reserve Chaplain to a destroyer flotilla in Korea. He would come aboard to the usual “Here comes the sky pilot; what does he know?” Then they saw the required ribbons: Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross twice, Air Medal three times, etc. The attitude change always amused him.

Advent, the coming of something: mebbe us foreigners to the MacDonalds here, sounds of carols in hi fidelity there, with the one door we get to open this year; candles, usually four, a part of Advent, too, we dimly recall; but the little cardboard doors, like the season, hold in the surprise wonders we all can’t help but experience this season, as it inexplicably happens every year, if we can just wait, Verne.