Did you get everything you wanted?
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Remember the scene from “A Christmas Story,” after all the opening of the presents, where the Old Man and Ralphie’s Mom are sitting on the couch with Ralphie between them while Randy is passed out amid the trash next to the Frankenstein’s Monster mask with the zeppelin under his arm?
The Old Man asks Ralphie “Did you get everything you wanted?” Turns out Ralphie didn’t. After all, for the previous 1:19:47, Ralphie has been scheming to get an official Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle. And there wasn’t one.
Only, the Old Man pointed out to Ralphie that there was one other thing behind the desk, which turned out to be that very gift.
Well, I didn’t get what I wanted for Christmas. We have the same old president. And no one has pointed out a brand new president boxed up behind the desk.
How about you? Did you get what you wanted? Or were you disappointed by not getting that one special thing?
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(4 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Tags: Politics
December 26th, 2012 at 9:28 am
Nope. No Canadian resident status under my tree. No tree, either, actually; such is the life of a sixty-year-old lifelong bachelor.
December 26th, 2012 at 10:10 am
No, but if the prices aren’t too high, I will be getting what I want the day after tomorrow. What I want is one with a high-capacity magazine.
December 26th, 2012 at 10:50 am
Would it be better if Barak Obama came with a compass in his backside?
December 26th, 2012 at 11:04 am
James,
I still think he’ll shoot the economy out.
Oh, wait.
December 26th, 2012 at 11:11 am
I got a bottle of Glenlivet…but I really wanted a bottle of Glenfetish.
December 26th, 2012 at 11:49 am
My daughter requested a qualified teacher for her freshman honors biology class. Still stuck with the teacher with the temporary certificate pending completion of her own education.
December 26th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
No. What I wanted for Christmas was a better December 21 end-of-the-world scenario. And I didn’t get it.
Namely a large meteor on you-know-where.
December 26th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
“Fraid not-Obama’s are only vacationing in Hawaii, not retired in Hawaii.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:31 am
Delayed Christmas present:
Our choir director has a black belt in conducting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlEVXoYV0oM&list=PLCiqSXTBzsTzNNNLJBjbHnuI9aEBRKSwM
Merry Christmas Everybody!