Dickens Said It Best...

[mizzoumark]

Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world. Some people laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let

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[whobyfire78]

Merry Christmas my good friend :-) I love ya.

Personally I prefer Great Expectations; I read it every Christmas.

[mizzoumark]

I haven't read Great Expectations since high school. Is it really all that Christmasy?

Anyway, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

[whobyfire78]

It isn't all that Christmas-ey, no...but the first time I read it I was in high school, and it was assigned over Christmas break. I started reading it on Christmas Eve and became so engrossed in it I ended up staying up all night in front of the fireplace until I finished it about 7AM Christmas morning.

Since then I've read it every year and in my mind it is synonymous with Christmas.

[tko_ak]

Have a good one, Mark.

[mizzoumark]

Thanks. I hope you had a good one, as well.