The gospel according to Mr. Scrooge."A Christmas Carol really invented the idea of Christmas as a paradox, 'a merry time that entails duties and obligations, especially to the poor.' To this conception Dickens added an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. new notion--that Christmas must be henceforth a special festival of redemption, a time for everybody to take stock and lead a better life. It's an idea so simple that it is to some people a ridiculous sentimentality, to others a sublime glimpse of a possible human change--conversion."--British journalist Alistair Cooke Noun 1. Alistair Cooke - United States journalist (born in England in 1908) Alfred Alistair Cooke, Cooke England - a division of the United Kingdom , in "Christmas Reflections" of his famous series Letter from America (BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. News, Dec. 30, 2002) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and I could say, "I used everything that you gave me." --Erma Bombeck American humorist hu·mor·ist n. 1. A person with a good sense of humor. 2. A performer or writer of humorous material. humorist Noun a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way (1927-1996) |
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