December
      3,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ¢
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      Christmas
      is
      Cool
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Julie
      Clow
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      was
      walking
      in
      the
      mall
      the
      other
      night
      and
      I
      could
      hear
     
     
      a
      loud
      female
      voice
      proclaiming
      her
      hatred
      for
      the
      season.So,
     
     
      as
      I
      stood
      awestruck,
      she
      walked
      away
      never
      realizing
      the
      pain
     
     
      she
      had
      caused.
     
    

    
     
      In
      all
      seriousness,
      how
      could
      anyone
      hate
      Christmas.
      I
     
     
      love
      it
      ,
      if
      for
      no
      other
      reason
      then
      that
      we
      get
      to
      be
      as
      loud
      and
     
     
      tacky
      as
      any
      early
      eighties
      rock
      band.
      And
      we
      all
      loved
      the
     
     
      eighties,right?
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      no
      greater
      reward
      for
      the
      year
      of
      turmoil
      than
      at
     
     
      the
      end
      of
      it
      complete
      chaos.
      Running
      through
      the
      mall
      at
     
     
      breakneck
      speeds
      in
      hope
      of
      beating
      some
      other
      shopper
      to
      the
     
     
      Toy
      section
      to
      purchase
      for
      a
      hopelessly
      high
      price
      Toy
      Story
     
     
      action
      figure
      that
      does
      everything
      but
      type
      your
      papers.
     
    

    
     
      And
      the
      food!
      Need
      I
      say
      more.
      Of
      course.I
      can
      not
     
     
      believe
      anyone
      in
      their
      right
      mind
      could
      harbour
      any
      negative
     
     
      feelings
      for
      any
      time
      of
      the
      year
      where
      Turtles
      are
      on
      sale.
     
    

    
     
      For
      anyone
      out
      there
      who
      has
      trouble
      with
      Jolly
      old
      St.
     
     
      Nick
      and
      the
      season
      he
      is
      associated
      with
      here
      are
      some
      quick
     
     
      and
      easy
      tips:
     
    

    
     
      -If
      you
      have
      something
      against
      shopping
      get
      gift
      certifi-
     
     
      cates
      for
      everywhere.
      They
      range
      from
      one
      dollar
      ice
      creams
     
     
      to
      fifty
      dollar
      bar
      tabs.
     
    

    
     
      -If
      the
      family
      association
      is
      what
      gets
      you
      down,
      avoid
      it.
     
     
      Geta
      lock
      for
      your
      room,
      say
      you
      have
      to
      work
      ona
      paper(head
     
     
      start
      for
      next
      semester),say
      you
      are
      allergic
      to
      Aunt
      Bertha's
     
     
      cheap
      perfume.
     
    

    
     
      -While
      I
      am
      very
      into
      the
      decorations
      at
      Christmas
      I
      am
     
     
      aware
      everyone
      else
      may
      not
      be.
      So,
      decorate
      in
      black,
      use
     
     
      Halloween
      stuff,
      or
      just
      say
      Bah
      Humbug
      and
      close
      your
      eyes.
     
    

    
     
      -And
      last
      but
      not
      least,
      if
      you
      hate
      Christmas,please
      do
     
     
      me
      a
      favour
      and
      wait
      till
      January.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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