'Tis the season
I could almost forgive The Bay for opening its Christmas boutique a week after Thanksgiving (which is in October up here).
When I was shopping last Thursday for a decent pair of pyjama bottoms, I was mostly able to drown out the carols being piped into mall.
But this is inexcuseable:
-----Original Message-----
From: [The Christmas Party Gestapo]
Sent: November 9, 2004 1:25 PM
To: M-55 Everyone; CISTI, XBS
Subject: M-55 Christmas Party Talent Show - Artistes en herbe au party
de Noël de M-55
(Le français suit l'anglais)
Hello everyone,
In preparation for the upcoming M-55 Christmas Party, we are searching
for all M-55 people willing to show off their "hidden talents" as part
of our planned "Talent Show".
We are inviting anyone and everyone to join us as a singer, musician,
clown act, caroller, or whatever you feel you can contribute to this
special M-55 talent show. Please, don’t be shy!
Interested persons (or if you know of someone we should consider
contacting) please call [DELETED TO PROTECT THE NOT SO INNOCENT] Thank you for your support!
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NO! NO! NO! NO! A thousand times NO! A talent show? Are you kidding me? You expect me to shell out $7.00 (that's almost a real $7.00 for you Americans) to eat cold sausage rolls and drink tepid wine from a box, and now you want to subject me to the trolls in the basement stuttering through some Kids in the Hall skit that they can't remember the words to? (Doing comedy you can't understand is like putting that emPHAsis on the wrong syllABle.) In. Credible.
I think I feel a time-delayed case of ebola coming on. The hemhorraging will probably start at approximately noon on December 15th. What a shame.
Comments
Well - they're not doing a talent show where I work, but we did get the email notice this year our holiday party will be held at 3pm in the campus cafeteria on a thursday afternoon.
Whoopee.
Hey - it's a big deal when this traditionally has been the annual fancily-decorated-evening-dress-up-and-bring-a-guest kind of affair, and my one opportunity to buy a sparkly new dress and get all spiffed up.
Fiscal responsibility. Bah humbug.
Hey - you could wear my old grad dress, get yourself a blonde wig and do a "Madonna" lip sync as your act - that'd teach 'em ;-)
Liv ing in a ma te ri al world
(MATERIAL!)
Liv ing in a ma te ri al world
Posted by: heather at November 9, 2004 10:15 PM