Welcome, October

 “The skies they were ashen and sober;        The leaves they were crispĂ©d and sere—        The leaves they were withering and sere;  It was night in the lonesome October        Of my most immemorial year;  It was hard by the dim lake of Auber,        In the misty mid region of Weir—  It was down by the dank tarn of Auber,        In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir.” (First stanza of “Ulalume” by Edgar Allen Poe)

What do you say when you get a gift you *Really Don't Like*.

10. "Well, well, well, now, there's a gift!"


9. "No, with all the hostile takeovers this year, I missed the big Ronco/K-Tel/Ginsu merger. Would you just look at that! What will they think of next?!"


8. "Hey, as long as I don't have to feed it, or clean up after it, or put batteries in it, I'm happy!"


7. "No, really, I didn't know that there was a Chia Pet tie! Oh, wow! It's a clip-on too!"


6. "You know, I always wanted one of these! Jog my memory -- what's it called again?"


5. "You know what? -- I'm going to find a special place to put this!"


4. "Boy, you don't see craftsmanship like that every day!"


3. "And it's such an interesting color too!"


2. "You say that was the last one? Am I ever glad that you snapped that baby up!"


And the number one thing to say about the Christmas gifts you didn't like is: "You shouldn't have! I mean it -- you really shouldn't have!"

(from Crosswalk)

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