[SEL] Happy Boxing Day

[Prepair Ltd]

On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:38:42 +0000, you wrote:

>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

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/boxing.asp


Peter
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