It's been a hard old year and really not much to smile about soooooo...
T'is the season to be jolly, and everything else; ending in olly.
How to make me smile
Alternative fairy tale endings:
“And then Jack chopped down what was the world's last beanstalk, adding murder and ecological terrorism to the theft, enticement, and trespass charges already mentioned, and all the giant's children didn't have a daddy anymore. But he got away with it and lived happily ever after, without so much as a guilty twinge about what he had done...which proves that you can be excused for just about anything if you are a hero, because no one asks inconvenient questions.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
Alternative Santa's
“IT'S THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR LITTLE FACES I LIKE, said the Hogfather.
"You mean sort of fear and awe and not knowing whether to laugh or cry or wet their pants?"
YES. NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL BELIEF.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
I do love Terry Pratchett and the Hogfather at this time of year is worth a read or at least a viewing of the DvD this Christmas:
So it remains for me to ask
HAVE YOU BEEN NAUGHTY OR NICE?
“YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
I hope that everyone will have a wonderful festive season, and remember that a smile costs nothing.
Love
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