[extropy-chat] Merry Sheepmas!

[Damien Broderick]

At 10:16 PM 12/23/2004 -0500, Joseph (an auspicious name under the circs) 
wrote:

>Shepherds don't have their flocks this time of year.

This is a misunderstanding based on a faulty translation dating back to 
Elizabethan times. The shepherds weren't watching their flocks, they were 
washing their frocks. Getting ready for a big Christmas party.

Damien Broderick