Ok did I miss something .. what part of the globe do you & little Rachel reside in? Hey and if you are that close to the international date line . .. you call all of us and - whoops never mind your phone won't be working at Y2K . .. just kidding; below is cute spoof on Santa:
> A different view of Santa as seen by a political party. I make no claim to > support or denounce the group. > > Just the messenger, > > WASHINGTON, DC -- When Santa Claus comes to town this week, > > he'd better watch out -- because the federal government may be making a > > list of his crimes (and checking it twice), the Libertarian Party > > warned today. > > > > "Hark the federal agents sing, Santa is guilty of nearly > > everything," said the party's press secretary, George Getz. "The feds > > know when Santa's been bad or good -- and he's been bad, for goodness > > sakes." > > > > Does Santa belong in the slammer? Instead of stuffing > > stockings, should he be making license plates? > > > > Yes, said Getz, if he's held to the same standards as a typical > > American. For example: > > > > * Every December 25, the illegal immigrant known as Santa Claus > > crosses the border into the United States without a passport. He > > carries concealed contraband, which he sneaks into the country in order > > to avoid inspection by the U.S. Customs Service. And just what's in all > > those brightly colored packages tied up with ribbons, anyway? General > > Barry "Just Say No to Santa" McCaffrey wants to know. > > > > * Look at how this international fugitive gets around: Santa > > flies in a custom-built sleigh that hasn't been approved by the FAA. He > > never files a flight plan. He has no pilot's license. In the dark of > > night, he rides the skies with just a tiny bioluminescent red light to > > guide him -- a clear violation of traffic safety regulations. > > > > * Pulling Santa's sleigh: Eight tiny reindeer, a federally > > protected species being put to hard labor. None of these reindeer have > > their required shots, and Santa's never bothered to get these > > genetically-engineered animals registered and licensed. It's no wonder: > > He keeps them penned outside his workplace in a clear violation of > > zoning laws. > > > > * But Crooked Claus the Conniving Capitalist harms more than > > just animals -- he's hurting hard-working American laborers, too. Isn't > > Santa's Workshop really Santa's Sweatshop, where his non-union > > employees don't make minimum wage and get no holiday pay? Add the fact > > that OSHA has never inspected the place, and you have a Third-World > > elf-exploitation operation that only Kathy Lee Gifford could love. > > > > * No wonder Santa is able to maintain his monopoly over the toy > > distribution industry: He's cornered the Christmas gift market. Santa > > dares to give away his products for free in a sinister attempt to crush > > all competition -- just like Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Antitrust > > Lawsuit Memo to Janet Reno: Is Santa Claus the Bill Gates of Christmas? > > > > The bottom line, said Getz: "It might be tough sledding for > > Jolly St. Nick this Christmas if the government decides to prosecute > > him. > > > > "We're just surprised it hasn't already happened. After all, > > Santa Claus is everything that politicians aren't: He's popular, > > reliable, and gives us something for nothing every December 25th -- > > instead of taking our money every April 15th." P.S. and Bob Ratliffe man that is some article; I thought of something else yesterday - East Indians - Hindis are full vegetarians - does that mean they are not that intelligent - they are infertile? etc etc - you get the point, I mean what has thousands of years of vegetarian done to that race? Food for thought. <smooch> <HUG> Happy Holidays Jeannine -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
