In the spirit of the season, we are offering to adopt any of the thousands of unwanted

Greyhound

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Thu Dec-25-08 03:22 PM
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In the spirit of the season, we are offering to adopt any of the thousands of unwanted

fruitcakes currently being schlepped around the country by the USPS.

This much maligned orphan of days gone by has borne the slings and arrows of outrageous tastelessness for decades, if not centuries. An excellent source of needed mid-winter nutrients and fond memories of fruit, giving us solace in the knowledge that spring is coming and times will be easier soon.

Besides, even the worst of them are fine if married to enough bourbon/rum sauce.

:toast:

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watrwefitinfor

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Thu Dec-25-08 03:38 PM
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1. Hear! Hear!

And a very merry to you and your fruit cakes.
I love em, too.

Wat

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pleah

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Thu Dec-25-08 03:48 PM
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2. K&R Just cause I wanted to.

I don't have a fruit cake, but if I did, I would send it to you.:toast:

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Wiley50

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Thu Dec-25-08 03:57 PM
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3. This is one fruitcake that greatfully accepts your offer

It's been another lonley holiday with no family
and no friends except DU.

Are you coming for me and my stuff
or will you just send a ticket?

Do I get my own room?

How much do I get for an allowance?

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katanalori

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Thu Dec-25-08 04:45 PM
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5. Wiley50, YOU FUNNY! n/t

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Greyhound

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Thu Dec-25-08 11:29 PM
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9. Do you come with your own Bourbon/Rum sauce? n/t

:hug:

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LiberalEsto

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Thu Dec-25-08 04:19 PM
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4. Just get them spayed or neutered

so their offspring don't wind up in fruitcake shelters.

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Betsy Ross

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Thu Dec-25-08 05:27 PM
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6. So there is at least one other person in the world

who likes fruitcake. It seems to have become so dispised that it is barely available around town. Picked up one at Whole foods; just too wholesome. I like "classic" fruitcake with the nasty candied fruit.

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Dervill Crow

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Thu Dec-25-08 09:23 PM
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7. I love fruitcake. Please don't tell. nt

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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Thu Dec-25-08 09:28 PM
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8. You might enjoy this one:

It was made in 1911 and still survives.

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Ikonoklast

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Fri Dec-26-08 07:14 PM
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10. That looks like a land mine dug up from the Battle of The Somme.

Probably tastes better than any fruitcake, though.

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