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<DIV><FONT size=4> <BR>Twas the night before Christmas and all through the
Hall<BR>Not a creature was stirring, not warrior nor thrall.<BR>And I in my
armor, my greaves and my helm<BR>Was drunker than anyone else in the
Realm.<BR> <BR>I staggered upstairs and fell into bed<BR>While four quarts
of mead were ablaze in my head.<BR>Then up from below came the sounds of a
brawl<BR>So I grabbed up my axe and ran down to the Hall.<BR><BR>I missed the
last step and crashed down in a heap<BR>Thinking, "Why can't those low-lifes
downstairs go to sleep!"<BR>When what to my wondering eyes should appear<BR>But
two brawny strangers, wielding mallet and spear.<BR><BR>I said to myself, "We'll
soon have them beat!"<BR>Then I noticed ten warriors laid out at their
feet.<BR>I gave out a yell and leapt into the fray...<BR>I'll always regret my
poor choice of that day.<BR> <BR>For the one laid his hammer to the side of
my nose<BR>And up, up, up to the rafters I rose.<BR>Then came a lone frightened
voice from the floor,<BR>"Those are no mortal warriors -- that's Odin and
Thor!"<BR><BR>Then they looked at each other and they said, "Battle's
done.<BR>Now they know who we are, it no longer is fun."<BR>Then Thor raised his
hammer, and his elbow he bent,<BR>And with a loud crash, through the ceiling
they went.<BR><BR>I crawled through the Hall and flung open the door,<BR>Not
really sure that I'd seen them before.<BR>The snow bathed in starlight, the moon
like a glede,<BR>I saw them ride off on an eight-legged steed.<BR><BR>And I
heard them exclaim, 'ere they flew out of sight,<BR>"TO HELA WITH CHRISTMAS, WE
JUST LOVE A GOOD FIGHT!"<BR><BR>From another list I'm on via Diana MT<BR>One
good turn gets most of the blankets<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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