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From: "Raymond Henderson" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] A Cautionary Christmas tale!
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:48:04 +1100
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Thanks for you reply to bad people have lost the true meaning of Christmas,
but it's their problem and where left with it
It was a request of the person not to put the writer name on it, something
to do with security reasons

Regards,
Ray.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deb Guildner" <>
To: <>
Cc: "Trisha McLatchie" <>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 11:39 PM
Subject: [AUS-MELBOURNE] A Cautionary Christmas tale!


> Hello Ray,
>
> Yes, I know, it isn't your fault that there are so many tedious people in
> the UK ruining lists!
> Some of us who are studying genealogy actually have a genuine interest in
> humanity, but others....God only knows!
> I did acknowledge you as the sender of the poem. Any clues as to the
> original author?
> I can't imagine why people resented it being posted to their list, after
> all, it was a genuine request, and a one-off
> (though personally I wouldn't have minded more peoms!)
> Anyhow, think nothing of the critics. I don't!
> Like I said to someone else recently...I take an insult from a fool as a
> compliment
> The Title of the poem speaks for itself as to why it is being posted on
> December 15th.
> I think some folks are taking the human out of being, and the Christ out
> of
> Christmas.
> Thanks for being friendly, after all, it's only human! The computer's the
> machine!
>
> Have a very happy Christmas Ray,
> Best wishes for 2007,
> Deb
>
> My Favourite List:
> Cornish!
> (Cornish Virtual Christmas Party in Full Swing:
> Its at ;
>
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrisu/cornish_christmas_party_2006.htm
>
> Everybody joins in sending emails back & forth as in role playing by
> email.
> It's a way for everyone to meet each other and just be kids again.
> Just for the twelve days of Christmas!)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Raymond Henderson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] A Cautionary Christmas tale!
>
>
>> Well I am the administrator of the Melbourne list and I'm making the list
>> open now till Christmas for anyone who wishes to send friends a message!
>> And yes it was me that posted the message in the first please
>>
>> Best Wishes for Christmas
>> Ray.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Deb Guildner" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:56 PM
>> Subject: [AUS-MELBOURNE] A Cautionary Christmas tale!
>>
>>
>>> Hello Trishs,
>>>
>>> Well that's interesting, it did an 'older' ring about it but it wasn't
>>> presented to AUS-MELB list as such.
>>> I think I left the original type on the bottom of the page. At least
>>> someone wrote to say the retype was good (light edit job was reqd as it
>>> was
>>> posted in caps with no stanzas). Ah, all I can say in my defence is that
>>> it
>>> came to me from that other genealogy list, it had a Christmas theme, and
>>> it
>>> came with a note to pass it on!.
>>> I passed it on as requested, and immediately became automatically
>>> unsubscribed from three mailing lists.
>>> Ah well, they were all the boring lists full of grumble bums and
>>> gossips!
>>> I'll count it as a Christmas blessing in disguise.
>>> I'll put it down to the silly season, and watch out for further
>>> incursions,
>>> though the season won't be in vogue for too much longer.
>>>
>>> A very happy Christmas to all,
>>> Deb
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Trisha McLatchie" <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:04 PM
>>> Subject: RE: [AUS-SAG] A Christmas tale
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Deb,
>>>>
>>>> Not a new poem, it has been imperfectly adapted from a USA one I have
>>>> seen
>>>> before. Not sure why you'd send it to a genealogy group. Trisha
>>>> McLatchie
>>>
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