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Merry Christmas to all

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JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 25 Dec 2018 18:37

Hope you had a lovely RED;-) day Allan! :-D

Happy Christmas Everyone :-)

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 25 Dec 2018 08:36

Merry Christmas Mr and Mrs Allan. :-D <3

Bix

Bix Report 25 Dec 2018 07:50

Merry Christmas from Glasgow, bonnie Scotland.

Brian

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 25 Dec 2018 06:49

Merry Christmas Allan :-D :-D <3 <3

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 25 Dec 2018 01:33


Merry Christmas.

Lizx

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 24 Dec 2018 23:56

Love the poem! :-D :-D :-D

Merry Christmas! <3

Allan

Allan Report 24 Dec 2018 22:09

Thanks, Mr_MAGOO :-D

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 24 Dec 2018 22:04

Merry Christmas Allan and family. Enjoy the day. :-D

Allan

Allan Report 24 Dec 2018 22:03

Thanks, ShelleyRose. Your good wishes are heartily reciprocated :-D :-D

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 24 Dec 2018 21:52

:-D :-D I needed a good laugh Allan thanks for that A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours (a couple of hours before we to Christmas day over here in the u.k).

Allan

Allan Report 24 Dec 2018 21:34

It's escaped attention over the last few years, Caroline ;-)

I do have another version, but I'm not game to post it :-D :-D

Thank you EOS, I wish yourself and your family a very Merry and safe Christmas

Caroline

Caroline Report 24 Dec 2018 21:11

:-D :-D :-D If that doesn't rattle the dreaded you know who nothing will

Happy Christmas

Elizabethofseasons

Elizabethofseasons Report 24 Dec 2018 21:08

Dear Allan

Hello

Happy Christmas to you and Mrs Allan.

Take gentle care
Very best wishes to you and your family
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Allan

Allan Report 24 Dec 2018 20:50

Well, Christmas has already started in Oz so I just want to wish all of you, including the RR'r who has resumed activity over the last few days, a safe and merry Christmas.

To all who have contributed to my threads, or started threads that I have contributed to, a big thank you.

Christmas Day in the Workhouse

Anon.

It was Christmas Day in the workhouse
The merriest day of the year
The paupers and the prisoners
Were all assembled there.

In came the Christmas pudding
When a voice that shattered glass
Said, “We don’t want your Christmas pudding
So stick it there with the rest of the unwanted presents.”

The workhouse master then arose
And prepared to carve the duck
He said “Who wants the parson’s nose
And the prisoners shouted “You have it yourself, sir.”

The vicar brought his Bible
And read out little bits.
Said one old crone at the back of the hall
“This man gets on very well with everybody.”

The workhouse mistress then began
To hand out Christmas parcels.
The paupers tore the wrappers off
And began to wipe their eyes, which were full of tears.

The master rose to make a speech
But just before he started
The mistress, who was fifteen stone,
Gave three loud cheers and nearly choked herself.

And all the paupers then began
To pull their Christmas crackers.
One pauper held his too low down
And blew off both his paper hat and the man’s next to him.

A steaming bowl of white bread sauce
Was handed round to some.
An aged gourmet then called aloud
“This bread sauce tastes like it was made by a continental chef.”

Mince pie with custard sauce was next
And each received a bit.
One pauper said “The mince pie’s nice
But the custard tastes like the bread sauce we had in the last verse!”

The mistress dishing out the food
Dropped custard down her front.
She cried “Aren’t I a silly girl!”
And they answered “You’re a
perfect picture as always ma’am !”

“This pudding “, said the master,
“Is solid, hard and thick.
How am I going to cut it?”
And a man cried, “Use your penknife sir, the one with the pearl handle.”

The mistress asked the vicar
To entertain his flock.
He said, “What would you like to see ?”
And they cried, “Let’s see your conjuring tricks, they’re always worth watching.”

“Your reverence, may I be excused ?”
Said one benign old chap.
“I don’t like any conjuring tricks.
I’d sooner have a carol or two around the fire”

So then they all began to sing
Which shook the workhouse walls.
“Merry Christmas!” cried the master,
And the inmates shouted “Best of luck to you as well sir!”






:-D :-D :-D