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July 4, 2011

FW: Happy 4th of July America

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation. ~Woodrow Wilson

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick

Let freedom never perish in your hands. ~Joseph Addison

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck

Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

A statistician made a few calculations and discovered that since the birth of our nation more lives had been lost in celebrating independence than in winning it. ~Curtis Billings

Freedom’s natal day is here.
Fire the guns and shout for freedom,
See the flag above unfurled!
Hail the stars and stripes forever,
Dearest flag in all the world.
~Florence A. Jones

This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith. ~Lyndon B. Johnson

For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. ~John Burroughs, Journal

Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. ~Louis D. Brandeis

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. ~Albert Camus

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. ~Author unknown, sometimes attributed to M. Grundler

Liberty is the breath of life to nations. ~George Bernard Shaw

America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact – the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. ~Adlai Stevenson

May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country! ~Daniel Webster

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. ~Robert J. McCracken

If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace. ~Hamilton Fish

I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery. ~Author Unknown

I love my freedom. I love my America. ~Jessi Lane Adams

Without freedom, no one really has a name. ~Milton Acorda

Where liberty dwells, there is my country. ~Benjamin Franklin

All we have of freedom, all we use or know -
This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.
~Rudyard Kipling, The Old Issue, 1899

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. ~George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, “Maxims: Liberty and Equality,” 1905

It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism. ~J. Horace McFarland

The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the Atlantic – have always blown on free men. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. ~Simone de Beauvoir

The United States is the only country with a known birthday. ~James G. Blaine

Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim. ~Thomas Macaulay

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
~John Dickinson

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! ~Thomas Jefferson

What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom “to” and freedom “from.” ~Marilyn vos Savant, in Parade

How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy. ~Paul Sweeney

From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
~Samuel F. Smith, “America”

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit. ~Hubert H. Humphrey

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. ~Abraham Lincoln

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. ~Moshe Dayan

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood

It is sweet to serve one’s country by deeds, and it is not absurd to serve her by words. ~Sallust

My patriotic heart beats red, white, and blue. ~Author Unknown

Freedom is not enough. ~Lyndon B. Johnson

We are free, truly free, when we don’t need to rent our arms to anybody in order to be able to lift a piece of bread to our mouths. ~Ricardo Flores Magon, speech, 31 May 1914

Freedom is never free. ~Author Unknown

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. ~William J. Clinton

FW: Happy 2nd of July!

While danger was gathering round New York, and its inhabitants were in mute suspense and fearful anticipations, the General Congress at Philadelphia was discussing, with closed doors, what John Adams pronounced, “The greatest question ever debated in America, and as great as ever was or will be debated among men.” The result was, a resolution passed unanimously on the 2nd of July – “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.”

“The 2nd of July,” adds the same patriot statesman, “will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forth forevermore.”

The glorious event has, indeed, given rise to an annual jubilee – but not on the day designated by Adams. The FOURTH of July is the day of national rejoicing, for on that day the “Declaration of Independence,” that solemn and sublime document, was adopted.

FW: Dads Are Awesome And Funny! Happy Father’s Day!

FW: Zombie Love Song

This may be a little early for Halloween, but we just had to forward it on. Great music video for true zombie love!

http://forwardeverforward.com/vids/zombie-love-song.flv

FW: Happy National Doughnut Day

FW: Freedoms’ Memorial

Army Pfc. David T. Miller is carried during his funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.,.

This day is set aside
to honor those
who took the chance to die.

But they have died in vain
if we ever forget
the reason why.

Freedom can be like time
slipping away
before we even know.

But we all have the choice
more, a duty
to battle freedoms’ foe.

Let us give thanks this day
to all those brave
who paid the highest cost.

Not take it for granted
and realize
it easily could be lost.

FW: Motherhood–An Eternal Calling

We know that mother’s day was yesterday, but can you really appreciate your mother too much? Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shares an encouraging tribute to mothers who, through both challenges and accomplishments, work in partnership with God to raise His children. Read his entire talk.

FW: Happy Mother’s Day 2011

A truly inspirational video about mother’s and women in general!

One more video for Mom! Really cute!!!

FW: 8 Amazing Records By Mothers

Mother of Most Surviving Children From a Single Birth (8 babies)

Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman Gutierrez, known as Octomom in the media, is an American woman who came to international attention when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009. The Suleman octuplets are only the second full set of octuplets to be born alive in the United States and, one week after their birth, surpassed the previous worldwide survival rate for a complete set of octuplets set by the Chukwu octuplets in 1998. The circumstances of their high order multiple birth have led to controversy in the field of assisted reproductive technology as well as an investigation by the Medical Board of California of the fertility specialist involved. Public reaction turned negative when it was discovered that the single mother already had other six young children at home at the time and was not financially independent. Suleman, who was unemployed and on public assistance programs at the time, conceived the octuplets and her six older children via in-vitro fertilization.

Mother With the Longest Interval Between Kids (41 years)

Elizabeth Ann Buttle had two kids, Belinda and Joseph, which is nothing special in itself. Belinda Buttle was born on May 19, 1956 when Elizabeth Ann Buttle was 19. The amazing part is the interval between the birth of Belinda and Joseph, it is the longest interval between births ever. Joseph Buttle was born on November 20, 1997 when Elizabeth Ann Buttle was 60, an interval of 41 years 185 days. If you’re familiar with the song “I am my own grandpa,” well, Joseph’s sister was old enough to be his own grandma!

World’s Smallest Mother (2ft 4in)

The world’s smallest mother is about to give birth for the third time – despite warnings she is risking her life. Stacey Herald, who is just 2ft 4in tall, was told that becoming pregnant could kill her, but she bravely defied doctors in order to have two babies half her height. The 35-year-old from Dry Ridge, Kentucky suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which causes brittle bones and underdeveloped lungs, and means to grow. Mrs Herald, who uses a wheelchair, and her husband Will, who is 6ft 4in, are eagerly awaiting the birth of their third baby, due in the next four weeks. Currently as wide as she is tall, she cannot hold her daughter because her belly gets in the way, and has to rely on her husband to do most things around the house. She admits being pregnant is “uncomfortable” and leaves her bedridden for weeks on end. By the time the new addition, a boy, is one, he will already tower over his mother. But despite all the obstacles, the mother and father, a trainee priest, say they want even more children. The couple met in 2000 while working for a supermarket in their home town

World’s Oldest First Time Mother (70 years old)

Meet Rajo Devi Lohan, the Indian woman who, in November 2008, gave birth to her first child—at the age of 70. She said she had waited for more than 40 years for this child and that she plans to breastfeed her for at least three years. And, who knows, maybe she will.

World’s Oldest Mother of Twins (70 years old)

She was utterly determined to have a son. The fact that to do so would make 70-year-old Omkari Panwar the world’s oldest mother didn’t even cross her mind. Her resolve was matched by her husband Charan Singh Panwar, 77. To pay for the IVF treatment vital to produce a male heir, the retired farmer sold his buffalos, mortgaged his land, spent his life savings and took out a credit card loan. And it all paid off when Mrs. Panwar gave birth to twins—a boy and a girl—by emergency aaesarean section in a hospital in Muzaffarnagar, India. The twins, born a month premature and weighing 2lb each, are healthy, according to doctors. The Panwars already have two adult daughters, and five grandchildren.

Mother to the Greatest Number Of Children That Are Not Twins

The mother with the greatest number of kids that are not twins is Livia Ionce. This Romanian woman, 44, gave birth to her 18th child in Canada in 2008.

Mother With The Most Children (69 kids)

Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782), was a peasant from Shuya, Russia. Though not noteworthy himself, his first wife, Valentina Vassilyeva, set the record for most children birthed by a single woman. She gave birth to total of 69 children; however, few other details are known of her life, such as her date of birth or death. She gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births. 67 of the 69 children born survived infancy.

Mother With The Most Children In Modern Times (64 kids)

The modern world record for giving birth is held by Leontina Albina from San Antonio, Chile. Now in her mid-sixties, she claims to be the mother of 64 children. Of these, 55 are documented.

FW: All We Need to Know We Learned From the Easter Bunny!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE

Volker Kraft decorates a tree with some 9,200 Easter eggs at the garden of Christa and Volker Kraft, in Saalfeld, eastern Germany. The Kraft family have decorated their tree with Easter eggs for more than 40-years during the Easter time.

All We Need to Know
We Learned From the Easter Bunny!

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There’s no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad “hare” day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off of other people’s jelly beans.
Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket.
To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

May the joy of the season fill your heart.
AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
Happy Easter!

FW: Happy Earth Day

How different would our Earth be if this happened every time? I apologize that I couldn’t find the translation for this. However, the point behind this video really doesn’t need it.

FW: Happy April Fool’s Day

FW: How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Like an Irishman

FW: Single Awareness Day (SAD)

Happy Valentine’s everyone. We figured that if you had love in your life you didn’t need yet another lovey-dovey forwarded email. Here’s a shout out to all those who are single, we hope you are enjoying SAD. ~FEF Editors

FW: A Month After Christmas

‘Twas the month after Christmas,
and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I’d nibbled,
the eggnog I’d taste at the holiday parties
had gone to my waist.
When I got on the scales
there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store
(less a walk than a lumber).

I’d remember the marvelous meals I’d prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,
The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I’d never said, “No thank you, please.”
As I dressed myself in my husband’s old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt—
I said to myself, as only I can
“You can’t spend a winter disguised as a man!”

So–away with the last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chips
Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
“Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
I won’t have a cookie–not even a lick.
I’ll want to chew only on a long celery stick.

I won’t have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie,
I’ll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.
I’m hungry, I’m lonesome, and life is a bore—
But isn’t that what January is for?
Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!”

FW: “I Have a Dream”

Martin Luther King’s speech – full version

FW: Happy New Years–Good Bye 2010

http://forwardeverforward.com/vids/2010-Good-Bye.flv

FW: Top 25 of the Funniest New Year Resolutions

Well, here it is the last day of 2010. Hopefully, the below new year resolutions can help you get a start on 2011 Ü.

25. I will never again take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
24. I will no longer waste my time relieving the past, instead I will spend it worrying about the future.
23. I will not bore my boss by with the same excuse for taking leaves. I will think of some more excuses.
22. I will do less laundry and use more deodorant.
21. I will avoid taking a bath whenever possible and conserve more water.
20. I will assure my lawyer that I will never again show up drunk at a custody hearing.
19. I will stop saying,” Ooh, that feels nice” whenever the security guys frisk me at airports.
18. I will try to figure out why I “really” need nine e-mail addresses.
17. I resolve to work with neglected children—my own.
16. I will stop Instant Messaging and be on the phone at the same time with the same person.
15. I will spend less than one hour a day on the Internet. This, of course, does not include email, IM, Facebook, or YouTube.
14. I will stop bringing lunch from home and eat out more. Lunch is too good to waste on leftovers.
13. I will think of a password other than “password,” “hello,” and/or “123456.”
12. I will stop considering other people’s feelings when they so obviously don’t consider mine—I will tell my girlfriend she needs to brush her teeth before we kiss.
11. I will not hang around girls – they think you love them and that sucks.
10. I will not ring the stewardess button on airplanes just to get her phone number.
09. I will spend more time expanding my horizons by more watching TV.
08. I will read less, it depresses me.
07. I am tired of dieting, I will push myself to gain at least 30 pounds this year!
06. I will stop exercising. It is wasting all of my free time.
05. I will enjoy life more by procrastinating.
04. I will get drunk at least once a week. This should help me better my outlook on life.
03. I am to critical I will start being more superstitious.
02. I will spend more time at work–is forty hours really giving it my best efforts?
01. I promise to stick to my resolutions for more than a week!

FW: Why You Shouldn’t Look Back

FW: Happy Boxing Day

FW: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

FW: One Last Christmas

FW: 50 Unknown Christmas Facts

In 1836, Alabama became the first state in the United States to declare Christmas a legal holiday. In 1907, Oklahoma became the last state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
The abbreviation of Xmas for Christmas is not irreligious. The first letter of the word Christ in Greek is chi, which is identical to our X. Xmas was originally an ecclesiastical abbreviation that was used in tables and charts. In the early days of printing, when font sizes were limited and type was set by hand, abbreviations and ditto marks were used liberally. Xmas came into general use from the church.
Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorate the Christmas trees. A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral decided to have the ends bent to depict a shepherd’s crook and he would pass them out to the children to keep them quiet during the services. It wasn’t until about the 20th century that candy canes acquired their red stripes.
Oliver Cromwell, in England banned Christmas carols between 1649 and 1660. Cromwell thought that Christmas should be a very solemn day so he banned carols and parties. The only celebration was by a sermon and a prayer service.
On Christmas morning since medieval times, church bells have been rung to announce to the world the coming of the Savior. It was customary from the 18th century to wear clothes and carry a small bell to signify the birth of Christ. The ringing of the bells was to signify the importance of the His Birth.
Some priests in Australia advise you to say “Happy Christmas,” not “Merry Christmas,” because Merry has connotations of getting drunk—which brings its own problems. One should say “Happy” instead.
The largest functional Christmas cracker was 150 feet long and 10 feet in diameter. It was made by Australian international rugby player Ray Price in Markson Sparks of New South Wales, Australia and was pulled into the parking lot of the Westfield Shopping Town in Chatswood, Sydney, Australia on November 9, 1991.
The actual gift givers are different in various countries. England it is Father Christmas. France it is Pere Noel (Father Christmas). Germany it is Christkind (angelic messenger from Jesus), she is a beautiful fair-haired girl with a shining crown of candles. Holland it is St. Nicholas. In some parts of Russia it is a Babouschka (a grandmotherly figure), other parts it is Grandfather Frost. Scandinavia it is a variety of Christmas gnomes (one is called Julenisse). Spain and South America it is the Three Kings. Italy it is La Befana (a kindly old witch).
A wreath with holly, red berries, and other decorations began from at least the 17th century. Holly, with its sharply pointed leaves, symbolized the thorns in Christ’s crown-of-thorns. Red berries symbolized the drops of Christ’s blood. A wreath at Christmas signified a home that celebrated the birth of Christ.
In America, the weeks leading up to Christmas are the biggest shopping weeks of the year. Many retailers make up to 70% of their annual revenue in the month preceding Christmas.
Although many believe that the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year, it is not. It is the fifth to tenth busiest day. The Friday and Saturday before Christmas are the two busiest shopping days of the year.
An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.
December 26th was traditionally known as St. Stephen’s Day, but is more commonly known as Boxing Day. This expression came about because money was collected in alms-boxes placed in churches during the festive season. This money was then distributed to the poor and needy after Christmas.
The tradition of gifts seems to have started with the gifts that the wise men brought to Jesus. The exchanging of gifts between people started in about the 1800’s.
According to legend, holly berries were once thought to be white. Offered humbly by a child to the Christ Child who pricked His finger, the white berries blushed red in grief and shame.
The first American Christmas carol was written in 1649 by a minister named John de Brebeur and is called “Jesus is Born.”
Decorating with holly was an important practice for the Druids, a pagan tribe in northern Europe. Because holly leaves were always green, the Druids believed that the sun never deserted the plant, and it was therefore sacred. Maidens in old England thought that if they attached holly to their beds it would keep the devil from turning them into witches.
Early Christmas trees were decorated with fruits, flowers and candles, which were heavy on the tree branches. In the 1800′s German glass blowers began producing glass balls to replace the heavy decorations and called them bulbs.
Kissing under the mistletoe possibly began in old England. One theory is that the Druids started it all. They believed the mistletoe was sacred and therefore a charm against evil. They used golden sickles to harvest it and, to keep it from touching the ground, caught it in the folds of their priestly garments. Another theory is that the custom was started by the Scandinavians, who considered mistletoe to be a symbol of peace. When enemies chanced to meet under it, so the story goes, they would be required to declare a truce for the day and seal it with a kiss of peace.
For many centuries reindeer have been domesticated in their original habitat, which ranges from Norway into northern Asia. They have been trained to wear harnesses because of their strength, speed, and endurance in pulling sleds over snow.
The origin of hanging Christmas stockings comes to us from southern Europe. One legend says that an old man was in despair because he had no money for his daughter’s dowries. St. Nicholas dropped a bag of gold down the chimney, which happened to fall into a stocking hung up to dry.
Gingerbread has been a holiday tradition for thousands of years. It was originally eaten during Winter Solstice Festivals, but the tradition of the house made of Gingerbread originated in Germany.
Taffy making on Christmas Eve was one of the most important festive traditions of the Welsh. Taffy is a special kind of chewy toffee made from brown sugar and butter. It is boiled and then pulled until it becomes lovely and glossy.
It was once believed that any woman who went under a mistletoe and was not kissed would not marry the coming year.
The world’s biggest Christmas tree (249 feet high) was put up in America in 1950.
In India, they decorate banana trees at Christmas time.
Real Christmas trees are an all-American product, grown in all 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii.
The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby’s White Christmas.
Most artificial trees are manufactured in Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.
“Silent night” was written for a choir when the church organ broke down.
In North America, children put stockings out at Christmas time. Their Dutch counterparts, however, use shoes. Dutch children set out shoes to receive gifts any time between mid-November and December 5th, St. Nicholas’ birthday.
The word “Christmas” comes from Cristes mæsse, an old English phrase that means “Mass of Christ.”
French peasants believed that babies who come into the world on Christmas are born with the gift of prophecy.
More than 1,000,000 acres of land have been planted with Christmas trees.
Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
More diamonds are purchased at Christmas time (31%) than during any other holiday or occasion during the year.
More than three billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States.
It is estimated that 400,000 people become sick each year from eating tainted Christmas leftovers.
Most people will walk on average five miles between the parking lot and stores during the Christmas season.
According to tradition, giving a lump of coal in the stockings of naughty children comes from Italy.
In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
During the Christmas buying season, the Visa credit card alone is used on an average of 5,340 times every minute in the United States.
According to a 1995 survey, 7 out of 10 British dogs get Christmas gifts from their owners.
It has been estimated that at least 56 percent of Americans sing to their pets Christmas carols.
An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and receive 28 cards in return.
“Wassail” comes from the Old Norse “ves heill”— to be of good health. This evolved into the tradition of visiting neighbors on Christmas Eve and drinking to their health.
A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.
The Norwegians once believed that witches and devious spirits were likely to steal their brooms on Christmas Eve.
There is a special law in Britain that actually makes it mandatory to go to church on Christmas day. The law that is deemed the Holy Days and Fasting Act still exists, however, not so much enforced. Additionally no vehicle of any kind is to be used to get to the Christmas service.
Most of the Evergreen tree, the traditional Christmas tree, is actually edible. In addition, it is nutrient rich, and is a good source of Vitamin C.

FW: The Christmas Train

Santa Claus On the Train
by Henry C. Walsh

On a Christmas Eve an emigrant train
Sped on through the blackness of night,
And cleft the pitchy dark in twain
With the gleam of its fierce headlight.

In a crowded car, a noisome place,
Sat a mother and her child;
The woman’s face bore want’s wan trace,
But the little one only smiled,

And tugged and pulled at her mother’s dress,
And her voice had a merry ring,
As she lisped, “Now, mamma, come and guess
What Santa Claus’ll bring.”

But sadly the mother shook her head,
As she thought of a happier past;
“He never can catch us here,” she said.
“The train is going too fast.”

“O, mamma, yes, he’ll come, I say,
So swift are his little deer,
They run all over the world today; -
I’ll hang my stocking up here.”

She pinned her stocking to the seat,
And closed her tired eyes;
And soon she saw each longed-for sweet
In dreamland’s paradise.

On a seat behind the little maid
A rough man sat apart,
But a soft light o’er his features played,
And stole into his heart.

As the cars drew up at a busy town
The rough man left the train,
But scarce had from the steps jumped down
Ere he was back again.

And a great big bundle of Christmas joys
Bulged out from his pocket wide;
He filled the stocking with sweets and toys
He laid by the dreamer’s side.

At dawn the little one woke with a shout,
‘Twas sweet to hear her glee;
“I knowed that Santa Claus would find me out;
He caught the train you see.”

Though some from smiling may scarce refrain,
The child was surely right,
The good St. Nicholas caught the train,
And came aboard that night.

For the saint is fond of masquerade
And may fool the old and wise,
And so he came to the little maid
In an emigrant’s disguise.

And he dresses in many ways because
He wishes no one to know him,
For he never says, “I am Santa Claus,”
But his good deeds always show him.

FW: 2010 Person of the Year–Facebook vs Wikileaks

A very humoruous SNL spoof about Wikileaks.com’s founder, Julian Assange, disdain for Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, on being chosen by Time Magazine as Man of the Year for 2010.

http://forwardeverforward.com/vids/facebook_v_wikileaks.flv

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