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Default The Holidays are here

Goomba38 wrote:
> Peter A wrote:
>> In article >, sf says...
>>
>>
>>> Halloween is here, so we're officially in the holiday season. Mrs.
>>> Claus is here to help with some fairly simple recipes.
>>>
>>>

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>> Why can't people wait to start the Christmas season? Two months
>> ahead? Asinine. Wait until after Thanksgiving at least, please!
>>

> I refuse to do a thing for Christmas until at least after
> Thanksgiving. (Except I did put up my Limoncello). I even avoid
> shopping places where they're hot into the Christmas spirit. I have
> this perverse pleasure in enjoying each holiday on its own and not as
> a "package" deal.


I started getting catalogs in the mailing featuring Christmas stuff in
August! It's ridiculous. The holidays are *not* here! Thanksgiving isn't
here. As I would say to my cat Persia when she begs for food, "It's not
time yet!" It's definitely not time for the December holidays yet.

Jill