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Holiday wishes
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Subject: Well, at least he's likely to get his wish.
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 14:13:31 -0500
Forwarded-by: Keith Bostic <[email protected]>
Forwarded-by: Eric Osborne <[email protected]>
Forwarded-by: Justin Sheehy <[email protected]>
A supposedly true story ...
In the weeks before Christmas the British ambassador in Canada received
a phone call from the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company, a Canadian
TV station). The CBC representative on the other end of the line thanked
the ambassador for his prompt arrival at interviews etc, and for a
generally good year. The ambassador returned the thanks. The CBC
representative then asked the ambassador what he wanted for Christmas.
Thinking that it might be inappropriate for him to accept a gift, the
ambassador said that he didn't think that it was a very good idea.
However, The CBC representative insisted, and in the end the ambassador
said that he wanted a small box of crystallised fruits.
The CBC rep seemed a little puzzled at this answer, but they ended the
conversation and the ambassador thought nothing more of it.
Later that month, on Boxing Day, the ambassador was sitting watching the
news on TV with his family when he was treated to this item at the end:
"Before Christmas, we asked three foreign ambassadors what they wanted
for Christmas. The French ambassador said that he wanted world peace and
an end to suffering, the German ambassador said that he wanted a cure for
cancer, and the British ambassador said that he wanted a small box of
crystallised fruits..."
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