04-07-2005, 05:17 PM
Treesh,Apr 7 2005, 09:16 AM Wrote:Along with an orange for some reason. I thought the orange was just something that mom did, but then I heard some complete stranger (I think it may have been part of a comic's routine, but don't remember for sure anymore) mention oranges as a Christmas stocking stuffer.
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I think this tradition stems from the days when fresh fruit was very hard to come by in winter. An orange would have been a very special treat.
And you may call it righteousness
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake