[SEL] Happy Boxing Day

[cgandree at mchsi.com]

Very good Peter, when I asked someone else the other day (a knowledgable Brit 
whom we both know) I first got the cleanup after Christmas story then he 
decided to get the real story from goggle.   Did you get out for the Steam 
Tractor parade?
regards,
Curt Andree
> 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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