Let's hear it for the mods!

[FloridaJudy]

It's Christmas Eve, and they're doing a bang-up job.

Let's all pitch in and buy them some figgy pudding and the intoxicating beverage of their choice.

They don't pay you guys enough.

[Shardik]

1. Or take them all wassailing!

WTF is wassailing anyway?

[rasputin1952]

3. I had to look it up...

I thought it meant getting drunk and ticking everyone off by singing Christams Carols very loudly...:D



Most of us think of wassailing as drinking a toast to someone's health, particularly at Christmas. Apparently, 'wassailing' was an old pagan ritual of 'blessing' one's apple trees to ensure a good harvest, explaining why the festive drink 'wassail' is decorated with whole apples.

http://www.anglo-saxon.demon.co.uk/folkcustoms/wassailing/

Dec 24 02, 10:27 AM

[Shardik]

4. Thanks. I was too lazy to look it up.

Now if I can just remember the meaning so I won't wonder the same thing next year at this time.

[proud patriot]

5. Very cool

I have an apple tree.

Wassail away

[trof]

11. All hail! WASSAIL!

[texas1928]

2. Ok that is not a group hug.

them smilies are having a round of slap and tickle.

[Longhorn]

6. I had a similar thought!

:D

Either that or they're playing soccer. :hi:

[flvegan]

7. Agreed.

They'll get busier as the egg nog starts to flow.

[mvd]

8. Thanks, and everyone at DU have a very merry Christmas!

:hi:

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. ...

:thumbsup:

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. How very nice of you!

Have a wonderful holiday all!