[extropy-chat] Merry Sheepmas!

Damien Broderick thespike at satx.rr.com
Fri Dec 24 03:41:44 UTC 2004


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 





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