[SEL] Happy Boxing Day

[cgandree at mchsi.com]

Ohhhh Tom, you blew it...should of let Arnie struggle with it because I am 
sure he learned a different story from his past visits to english pubs and it 
would of been distored.
Curt
> In a message dated 12/27/2004 7:17:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> cgandree at mchsi.com writes:
> 
> << Ok Arnie, not all those on list know what "Happy Boxing Day" is, I do, but 
>  lets see about your iq?????? >>
> 
> 
> The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian 
> martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of 
> church 
> poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy 
> apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters' clients.
> 
> Sorry to answer, but figured Arnie needed help on Monday morning after all 
> the Christmas cheer!
> 
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va. USA
> Germoamer at aol.com
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