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Here is a shout out to all our cycling friends. Did you know that I overheard Santa the other day say to Mrs. Claus: “I’d rather be cycling.” So, that gave me an idea…. By George presents a dozen Christmas images of Santa and his bike for all who can’t wait for spring thaw and…
#FakeChristmasSongFacts from Twitter! Very funny… The full version of Little Drummer Boy has a twenty minute drum solo. Silent Night is best performed by mimes. Do You Hear What I Hear was inspired by an ear exam. Only 2 Of The Hens Were French. The Other 1 Was Portuguese. There Is A 3rd Verse Where…
Today’s global challenges require the North Pole to continue to look for better, more competitive steps. Effective immediately, the following economy measures are to take place in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” subsidiary. The partridge will be retained, but the pear tree never turned out to be the cash crop forecasted. It will be replaced…
Cryptic Christmas Card A man sent his friend a cryptic Christmas card. It read: A B C D E F G H I J K M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. The recipient puzzled over it for weeks, finally gave up and wrote asking for an explanation….
10. Hey! There’s a gift! 9. Well, well, well … 8. Boy, if I had not recently shot up 4 sizes that would’ve fit. 7. This is perfect for wearing around the basement. 6. Gosh. I hope this never catches fire! It is fire season though. There are lots of unexplained fires. 5. If the…
A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. — Garrison Keillor Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music. — Tom Sims Christmas is a time when you…
What did Adam say the day before Christmas? – It’s Christmas, Eve! What is a typical elf greeting? – “Small world, isn’t it?” You better get spruced up if you’re going to sell Christmas trees. Some children call him Santa Caus since there is Noel. How do Santa and Mrs. Claus travel? – On an…
We just realized that we provided a recipe for Greek Christmas Cookies this week without forwarding any rules to help you through the season… Here are some Holiday Cookie Rules. If you eat a Christmas cookie fresh out of the oven, it has no calories because everyone knows that the first cookie is the test…
Here are some fun one-liners and jokes to get the laughter started at your Christmas gathering through this up-coming week. Why did no-one bid for Rudolph and Blitzen on Ebay? – Because they were two deer What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? – Claustrophobic. What do you get when you…
Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home. — Carol Nelson Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we’ll be seeing six or seven. — W….
A family had twin boys whose only resemblance to each other was their looks. If one felt it was too hot, the other thought it was too cold. If one said the TV was too loud, the other claimed the volume needed to be turned up. Opposite in every way, one was an eternal optimist,…
By George brings you a special set of Christmas memes to commemorate this extraordinary year that was…. We hope you might save and share these dozen memes to help spread the realities of our 2020 holiday season. Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator?…
By George Journal brings you some rather non-traditional memes feature that ever-annoying Elf-on-the-Shelf. . (ed. – Apologies to all Elf-on-the-Shelf admirers.) Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @CG&A COMMUNICATIONS.
For the third installment of By George’s Christmas memes, we are providing a few that are uniquely Canadian. Enjoy eh! (Right click on the meme below. Like , eh, you can copy or save it and then share it to help spread the joy of the season.) Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and…
These half-dozen guffaws are the second installment of By George’s Christmas memes – posts that we have enjoyed with followers on our Facebook page. (You can find our first installment of memes – clicking here.) It’s a sideways look at the season — and go ahead and right click on any of the memes below….
By George launches its season of Christmas memes with a warning that the endless deluge of Christmas posters and gifs are seldom funny and often in bad taste. Still, our hope is to unearth a few striking memes that you will want to share. We begin with this set of 5 which we entitle “Beware…
(A story forwarded from a friend to pass along.) I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counsellor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one. I wasn’t sure how…
Did you know that 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the beloved Christmas show “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?” To celebrate the longevity of this wonderful story, the By George Journal presents ten facts you should know about the timeless classic favourite. On Dec. 6, 1964, television audiences across North America watched ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’…
Here is By George‘s humble opinion of the top ten movies – “the must sees” – at this special time of year (listed in order from the best – but this should not dissuade you from watching all of them!). 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. White Christmas 3. A Christmas Carol (1938 or 1951)…
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal in 1984, Director Frank Capra expressed amazement on the film’s elevated status: “It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen. The…