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A story of a legless man that sold pencils and pretty ribbons on the streets of Fort Worth to survive. Where JFK spent his last night and gave his last speech(s). 

 

 

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It wouldn't be Christmas without Elfis would it?  As in "It Won't be Christmas Without You".  But Bleu Christmas is much more popular.

 

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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the forum

The members were fighting with no sense of decorum

The invectives were posted on the front page with care

In spite of Nicholas Katzenbach's memo right there

 

The skeptics were wrestled all smug in their LED's

With delusions of lone nuts sniping some heads

But DiEugenio in his paragraphs, and Larsen in his caps

Were endlessly debunking all the LN's bullcrap

 

When out on the thread there arose such a clatter

An argument so bad I got mad as a hatter

Just as I thought tempers had cooled and relationships might mend

Here we go with some more Tucker again

 

To the red X on the window I flew like a flash

And the button on my mouse I frantically started to mash

But the debate had gotten so far off the track

I almost wished that the Hickey theory was back

 

When, what to my wondering eyes should behold 

A document release containing much gold!

I unzipped the file and scanned all the scans

E-mailed it to the Kindle in my hot little hands

 

Read the PDF's and started scratching my head

Because it seemed to be something I'd already read

I knew in a moment it must be some kind of trick

I turned and addressed my complaint to St. Nick

 

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work

Filled their stockings with coal and called Biden a jerk

And laying his finger aside of his nose

And giving a nod, down the memory hole it goes

 

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle

And away they all flew like a Cuban air missile 

But with a wink he exclaimed, as his eye with me contacted

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a REDACTED!"

 

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3 minutes ago, Denny Zartman said:

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the forum

The members were fighting with no sense of decorum

The invectives were posted on the front page with care

In spite of Nicholas Katzenbach's memo right there

 

The skeptics were wrestled all smug in their LED's

With delusions of lone nuts sniping some heads

But DiEugenio in his paragraphs, and Larson in his caps

Were endlessly debunking all the LN's bullcrap

 

When out on the thread there arose such a clatter

An argument so bad I got mad as a hatter

Just as I thought tempers had cooled and relationships might mend

Here we go with some more Tucker again

 

To the red X on the window I flew like a flash

And the button on my mouse I frantically started to mash

But the debate had gotten so far off the track

I almost wished that the Hickey theory was back

 

When, what to my wondering eyes should behold 

A document release containing much gold!

I unzipped the file and scanned all the scans

E-mailed it to the Kindle in my hot little hands

 

Read the PDF's and started scratching my head

Because it seemed to be something I'd already read

I knew in a moment it must be some kind of trick

I turned and addressed my complaint to St. Nick

 

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work

Filled their stockings with coal and called Biden a jerk

And laying his finger aside of his nose

And giving a nod, down the memory hole it goes

 

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle

And away they all flew like a Cuban air missile 

But with a wink he exclaimed, as his eye with me contacted

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a REDACTED!"

 

🤣💯

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1 hour ago, Denny Zartman said:

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the forum

The members were fighting with no sense of decorum

The invectives were posted on the front page with care

In spite of Nicholas Katzenbach's memo right there

 

The skeptics were wrestled all smug in their LED's

With delusions of lone nuts sniping some heads

But DiEugenio in his paragraphs, and Larson in his caps

Were endlessly debunking all the LN's bullcrap

 

When out on the thread there arose such a clatter

An argument so bad I got mad as a hatter

Just as I thought tempers had cooled and relationships might mend

Here we go with some more Tucker again

 

To the red X on the window I flew like a flash

And the button on my mouse I frantically started to mash

But the debate had gotten so far off the track

I almost wished that the Hickey theory was back

 

When, what to my wondering eyes should behold 

A document release containing much gold!

I unzipped the file and scanned all the scans

E-mailed it to the Kindle in my hot little hands

 

Read the PDF's and started scratching my head

Because it seemed to be something I'd already read

I knew in a moment it must be some kind of trick

I turned and addressed my complaint to St. Nick

 

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work

Filled their stockings with coal and called Biden a jerk

And laying his finger aside of his nose

And giving a nod, down the memory hole it goes

 

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle

And away they all flew like a Cuban air missile 

But with a wink he exclaimed, as his eye with me contacted

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a REDACTED!"

 

Our own Poet Laureate!

Right On Denny Zartman!

 

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Well done, Denny!  Any friend of doggerel verse is a friend of mine.

As for Christmas music, I like everything from Medieval chant to Palestrina, Bach, and Handel to Ella Fitzgerald, Satchmo, and Sting.

My ultimate favorites are probably John Eliot Gardiner's ethereal recording of Handel's Messiah, with the English Baroque Soloists, and Anglican carols by Sir David Willcocks and the King's College Choir at Cambridge.

Here's King's College Choir performing a Medieval English Christmas carol, Myn Lyking, with a melody by the late English composer, Sir Richard Runciman Terry.

It's what Bruce Springsteen would call, "a little bit of heaven here on Earth."

 

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Nice job Denny. 👌

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17 hours ago, Denny Zartman said:

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the forum

The members were fighting with no sense of decorum

The invectives were posted on the front page with care

In spite of Nicholas Katzenbach's memo right there

 

The skeptics were wrestled all smug in their LED's

With delusions of lone nuts sniping some heads

But DiEugenio in his paragraphs, and Larson in his caps

Were endlessly debunking all the LN's bullcrap

 

When out on the thread there arose such a clatter

An argument so bad I got mad as a hatter

Just as I thought tempers had cooled and relationships might mend

Here we go with some more Tucker again

 

To the red X on the window I flew like a flash

And the button on my mouse I frantically started to mash

But the debate had gotten so far off the track

I almost wished that the Hickey theory was back

 

When, what to my wondering eyes should behold 

A document release containing much gold!

I unzipped the file and scanned all the scans

E-mailed it to the Kindle in my hot little hands

 

Read the PDF's and started scratching my head

Because it seemed to be something I'd already read

I knew in a moment it must be some kind of trick

I turned and addressed my complaint to St. Nick

 

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work

Filled their stockings with coal and called Biden a jerk

And laying his finger aside of his nose

And giving a nod, down the memory hole it goes

 

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle

And away they all flew like a Cuban air missile 

But with a wink he exclaimed, as his eye with me contacted

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a REDACTED!"

 

 

LOL That is very funny Denny, and clever!  :clapping

Thanks for writing that for us, to enjoy on this Christmas eve!

 

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Genius, Denny!! 👏🏼 

The forums needed a dash of levity and Christmas cheer. 😂 (It sounds even better when you read it aloud) 

Thanks for the Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🎅🏻

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Merry Christmas to Denny, the other contributors to this thread and all EF members. Since JFK’s paternal ancestors’ home was in County Wexford, the Wexford Carol might be appropriate:

https://www.google.com/search?q=the+wexford+carol&tbm=vid&sxsrf=ALiCzsZ6yAyEKphnZdJZZ9bIRn80RzpgEQ:1671899514520&ei=eimnY_y1H5PdgQbHy4Ew&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwj82qaF15L8AhWTbsAKHcdlAAYQ8NMDegQIDhAW&biw=1043&bih=421&dpr=3#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:111bbf35,vid:wLqkqHfLklQ

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