Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: lysie; Billie; dutchess; Aquamarine; LBKQ; Iowa Granny; Miss Marple; Jemian; snugs; All

Strange Christmas Facts
(of course they are true(???) came from internet)

Saint Nicholas of Myra, the original Santa Claus, was the patron saint of
children, thieves and pawnbrokers.

Based on previous surveys, 17 percent of you will embarrass yourselves in
some way at your office Christmas party.

A Mongolian wild ass can run 8 mph faster than a reindeer.

It's Donder, not Donner.

Christmas pudding should be stirred from east to west.

56 percent of Americans sing holiday carols to their pets.

53 percent of Americans plan to "re-gift" this year.

1 in 3 men will wait until Christmas Eve to finish their shopping.

1 in 6 men would like to get rid of all the "gift-giving nonsense."

A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig
prepared with mustard.

On Christmas Eve in 2001, the Bethlehem Hotel had 208 of its 210 rooms
free.

It's "God rest ye merry, gentlemen," not "God rest ye, merry gentlemen."

There are 1.76 billion candy canes produced every year.

Kris Kringel, a man in his 40s, lives in North Pole, Alaska, and delivers
pizzas for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford Tempo.

Based on a 1999 estimated population count of North America and Europe,
on Christmas Eve of that year Santa Claus had to visit 42,466,666 homes
in a 12-hour period -- that's 983 homes per second.


14 posted on 12/20/2005 5:18:05 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies ]


To: DollyCali
Kris Kringel, a man in his 40s, lives in North Pole, Alaska, and delivers pizzas for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford Tempo.

That's funny and sad :)

16 posted on 12/20/2005 5:36:38 AM PST by silent_jonny
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]

To: DollyCali; All

Christmas Party tonight at local hotel in Ashford, if pictures come out OK will post some on the finest tomorrow.


17 posted on 12/20/2005 6:04:49 AM PST by snugs (An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]

To: DollyCali

Just the fax, M'am! ;o)


21 posted on 12/20/2005 6:59:05 AM PST by Pippin (God bless America)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]

To: DollyCali

*grin*

Thanks for getting us the truth according to the Internet.


80 posted on 12/20/2005 10:18:11 AM PST by JustAmy (A very Merry Christmas and a BIG Thank You to our Troops!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]

To: DollyCali

This is great stuff! ROFL!!!


109 posted on 12/20/2005 4:05:49 PM PST by La Enchiladita (What Child is this, who laid to rest in Mary's arms, is sleeping ....?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson