[3023] in Humor
HUMOR:angel on the christmas tree
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Freak on a Leash)
Sun Nov 28 18:01:23 1999
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 18:00:32 -0500
From: Freak on a Leash <descentr@MIT.EDU>
> Do you think you 've ever had a day like this one?
One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was getting ready for
his annual trip ... but there were problems everywhere. Four of his elves
got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the
regular ones. Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind
schedule.
Then, Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit. This stressed
Santa even more. When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three
of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out,
heaven knows where. More stress. Then when he began to load the sleigh one
of the boards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the
toys.
So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of
whiskey. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered that the elves had
hidden the liquor and there was nothing to drink. In his frustration, he
accidentally dropped the coffee pot and broke it into hundreds of little
pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found that
mice had eaten the straw it was made from.
Just then the doorbell rang and Santa cussed on his way to the door. He
opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas
tree. The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas Santa. Isn't it just
a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Isn't it just a lovely tree?
Where would you like me to stick it?"
Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.
