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Poet deVine
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0 posted 2004-12-27 12:00 PM



Three days before Christmas
And all through the mall
Mr. Taylor bought gifts
Both big ones and small

His family was large
Every uncle and cousin
He bought up mittens
And socks by the dozen

At last he found Target
Bustling with life
He picked out a gift
For Judy, his wife

As he looked up and down
Surveying each line
He glanced at the clock
It was quarter to nine!

The short line wasn't moving
The longest no better
So he stepped in line three
With a necklace and sweater

Two crying babes wailed
in the cart just ahead
Their shrieks caused a pain
Deep in Mr. T's head

He stood all alone
Wondering when he'd be done
When someone cried out
"No one's in line one!"

He dashed down the line
Only to find at his hip
A woman and man
Two carts like a ship

They pushed him aside
Like a seaworthy cutter
Removed him from line
Like hot melting butter

He rushed down to three
But the line snaked back
To a man in a raincoat
With a coughing attack

Mr. Taylor then turned
To lane number four
And prayed that he could
Just get out the front door

The line how it creeped
A snail would go faster
Mr. Taylor was sure this
was a Christmas disaster

When suddenly
to his great surprise
Lane six opened up
Before his wide eyes

He ran right a way
His spot to take
But wilted when he heard
"I'm closed for a break!"

it took him three hours
to reach the cashier
and he said as he paid
'Get me outta here!"

Every head turned his way
As he walked quickly away
'Next year," he declared
"I'm shopping in May!"

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Susan Caldwell
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1 posted 2004-12-27 01:01 PM


Poor Mr. T.

lol

I shopped on the 18th.  Started and finished.

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

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2 posted 2004-12-27 05:46 PM


shopping in May, may get him the half price sales...

enjoyed

~ec~

SmartChick
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3 posted 2004-12-27 09:15 PM


LOL! Thank you for the repost. I haven't read this one before. I start my Christmas shopping atleast a month ahead of time.
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4 posted 2004-12-27 10:33 PM


Ahah see, now you understand why I shop all year?
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5 posted 2004-12-28 03:51 PM


LOL... I've only had this sort of experience once... and that was more than enough to reform even someone who hates to shop! LOL

One long ago Christmas Eve, I had the misfortune to be in Shreveport, LA... needing a last minute gift. The only place open was Eckerd's drugstore... and the customers outnumbered the cashier() about 100 to 1! I did find a suitable gift... and stood in the line from hell... only to have the cashier snarl "this doesn't have a price on it!" Well... the selections were fairly non-existent even if I'd been willing to go through the hunting procedure again... Fortunately for me, the people in line behind me had more humor than the poor overworked cashier... they started bidding on my gift... As more and more prices were suggested, the cashier started laughing... asked if I'd be willing to pay such-&-such - and I broke new speed records agreeing. *G*

So... I left with a grin... but also with a vow that any gift not bought before Christmas Eve can wait until next year! *G*

Kethry
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6 posted 2004-12-28 04:03 PM


I've never gone shopping on the night before Christmas but this year I shopped on Christmas eve,eve. It was a nightmare. 35 degrees and people collapsing in the underground car park because of the heat. This brought back recent memories. Thanks I think.

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind.  Unknown



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7 posted 2004-12-28 06:08 PM


Lol!

~Alli~

Happy Holidays!

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