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What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?

Tinselitus

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Don we now our gay apparel,

Fa la la, la la la, la la la. Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

See the blazing Yule before us, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Strike the harp and join the chorus. Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Follow me in merry measure,

Fa la la la la, la la la la. While I tell of Yule tide treasure,

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Sing we joyous, all together,

Fa la la la la, la la la la. Heedless of the wind and weather,

Fa la la la la, la la la la. Deck the Halls! The music to Deck the Halls is believed to be Welsh in origin and was reputed to have come from a tune called "Nos Galan" dating back to the sixteenth century. In the eighteenth century Mozart used the tune to Deck the Halls for a violin and piano duet J.P. McCaskey is some-times credited with the lyrics of Deck the Halls but he only edited the Franklin Square Song Collection in which the lyrics were first published. The first publication date of Deck the Halls is 1881. The author is unknown but the words are said to originate in America.

Deck the Halls

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Penny’s Tip of the Week I can't believe the Christmas season is once again upon us. December is such a busy month. Lots of shopping, decorating, kid’s concerts, company parties and get-togethers and not so much eating right and exercising. Sometimes instead of feeling jolly we end up feeling burnt out and stressed. So, here’s a couple tips to help you stay jolly: 1) You will have more energy and be less stressed if you don't

miss workouts altogether; instead, make them short and sweet - by sweet, I mean more intense.

2) When eating on the run, don't settle for the burger and fries - they will just weigh you down and slow you down. These days, every fast food restaurant has healthier choices on the

menu. All you need to do is order them.

What did Jack Frost say to Frosty the Snowman?

Have an ice day.

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Fieldberry Trifle Submitted by: Trudy, Design & Layout, Here’s the Scoop

(a Kraft recipe)

1 1/2 cups (375 mL) cold milk 1 pkg (4-serving size) Jell-o vanilla instant pudding

1 tub (1 L) Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed 1 angel food cake, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 cup (250 mL) blueberries 2 cups sliced (500 mL) strawberries

1. Pour milk into bowl. Add pudding mix; beat with wire

whisk 1 to 2 minutes or until well blended. Stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping.

2. Place half the cake cubes in a large serving bowl. Top with half of the fruit, then 1 cup of the whipped topping.

3. Spread pudding over whipped topping. Top with remaining cake cubes, fruit and whipped topping.

4. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Garnish with additional fruit, if desired.

Makes 10 servings.

Stay tuned for all of Here’s the

Scoop staff ’s favourite Christmas treats!

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Santa's Reindeer According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year (which are the only members of the deer family, Cervidae, to have females do so), Male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolf to Blitzen........had to be a female. We should have known this when they were able to find their way.

Zero to 200 A couple had been debating the purchase of a new auto for weeks. He wanted a new truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through traffic around town. He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range. "Look!" she said. "I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in 4 seconds or less. And my birthday is coming up. You could surprise me." So, for her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale. Services will be at Downing Funeral Home on Monday the 12th. Due to the condition of the body, this will be a closed casket service. Please send your donations to the "Think Before You Say Things To Your Wife Foundation. “

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- Dudley Moore

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A Teenager is... A connoisseur of two kinds of fine music: Loud and Very Loud. A young woman who loves the cat and tolerates her brother. A person who is always late for dinner but always on time for a rock concert. A romantic who never falls in love more than once a week. A budding beauty who never smiles until her braces come off. A boy who can sleep until noon on any Saturday when he suspects the sidewalk needs shovelling. An original thinker who is positive that her mother was never a teenager.

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You're Lost Between the Baby Boom and Gen-X If .....

1. You remember when Jordache jeans with a flat handle comb

in the back pocket was cool.

2. In your class picture you were wearing an Izod shirt with the collar up.

3. You know by heart the words to any Weird Al Yankovic song.

4. You ever rang someone's doorbell and said "Landshark!"

5. Three words: ATARI, IntelliVision and Coleco, sound famil-iar.

6. You remember the premier of MTV, in fact, you remember the Friday Night Videos before the days of MTV.

7. A predominant color in your childhood photos is plaid.

8. You remember when music that was labeled al-ternative, really was alternative. And when alterna-tive comedy really was funny.

9. You took family trips BEFORE the invention of the minivan.

10. You rode in the back of the station wagon and you faced the cars behind you.

11. You've recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phrases: When I was younger... When I was your age... You know, back when...

Knock! Knock! Who’s there? Doughnut. Doughnut who?

Doughnut open until Christmas.

Why is

Christmas just like a day

at the office?

You do all the work and

the big guy with the suit gets all

the credit.