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   Joe,   
      
    >   Well, soon, it'll be "the most wonderful time of the year" -- Back To   
    > School.    
      
    JM>   I remember that commercial and thought it was funny.   
      
     I still chuckle over it.   
      
    JM>   Until I was working in parking.   
      
     Killjoy    
      
    JM>    I would be asked what I was looking forward to in the new (school)   
    JM> year and I would reply "when they go away in May".   
      
     For that matter, it's like the cartoon, where on the first day of school,   
   the parents (many with walkers, canes, and wheelchairs) are sobbing and   
   bawling with their kids at the school bus stop. But, after the bus loads   
   the kids, and disappears over the hill, the parents start doing cartwheels,   
   and celebrating.    
      
    JM>    Starting around Independence Day they would have one or two   
    JM> Christmas items out.  Then bit by bit, a little here, a little there,   
    JM> and by September their Christmas stuff was out.  First s small corner   
    JM> then like a rash it grew to about about a quarter of the store.   
      
     Happens every year. The best time to shop for decorations is the day   
   after (when most gifts get exchanged). Prices are greater than 70% off.   
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... Being born is bad for your health; it leads to death.   
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