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Enjoy!
Your 'Have A Nice Day' Laugh is:
With all the humorous Night Before Christmas knockoffs..
I thought I'd send you guys the real version.. with
illustrations by joan stark
I wish you all the best..... Cheryl Rogers
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"A Visit From St. Nicholas"
by Clement Clarke Moore (ASCII art by joan stark)
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_ _ 'Twas the night before Christmas _/\ \ ( ) )
(o\_/o) and all through the house... /\__\\____\( )_)
|. .| Not a creature was stirring, ||""||''''| |`|
=\ /= not even a mouse. ~~`""""`""""`~~~
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The stockings were hung |=| |=| || |=|
o _ by the chimney with care, | | | | | | | |
|(')---.| In hopes that St. Nicholas /(| /(| /(| /(|
|~|o _ | would soon be there. (_/ (_/ (_/ (_/
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|~| | The children were all nestled _,_
o _|=======| all snug in their beds, _,_(( )
|(')---.| While visions of sugar plums (( )`-`_,_
|~| | danced in their heads. '-' (( )
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o _ And Mamma in her 'kerchief, ___,
|(')---.| and I in my cap, /(__\ .---.
|~| | Had just settled our brains |__)__| / \_\
|=======| for a long winter's nap. ,@@. .@@, |_____|\|
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(IIIIIIIIIII) When out on the lawn `"\_=_/"` ( ^ )
) ; ( there arose such a clatter, \_=_/
( ;|; ) I sprang from my bed
( ;`|`; ( to see what was the matter. * ____ . *
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(=@'--|--'@=) Away to the window ' ` `)a \ . '
) '; | ;` ( I flew like a flash, . * /_ |
( ;___|___; ) Tore open the shutters ,__.=' / + '
),;=======;,( and threw up the sash. + '.____.' .
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. . The moon on the breast ' * .
_\/ \/_ of the new-fallen snow
_\/\/_ Gave the lustre of mid-day . *
_\_\_\/\/_/_/_ to objects below. _ _H_ +
/ /_/\/\_\ \ + [_] (_)_
_/\/\_ When, what to my wondering |=( : ) .
/\ /\ eyes should appear, ' |( : )
* : * ' But a miniature sleigh, `~`~`"""`~`~
. _\/ \/_ . and eight tiny reindeer.
* \ \ / / * __. .--,
-=>: X :<=- With a little old driver, .=,{\/ _/ /`)
* / _/ \_ \ * so lively and quick, . ' (`._(_.;` /
' /\ /\ ' I knew in a moment . ' \_________/
* ' * it must be St. Nick. (___Y_____Y___,
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.-/___,-/___,-/___,-/___, ) More rapid than eagles
`\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )< his coursers they came.
/< <\ /< /< /< /< And he whistled and shouted,
and called them by name,
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_\/ \/_ "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! _\/ \/_
_\-'"'-/_\ / Now, Prancer and Vixen! _\-'"'-/_
(_, ,_)\/ \/_ On, Comet! On, Cupid! (_, ,_)
| ^ ^ | _\-'"'-/_ On, Donder and Blitzen! /| 6 6 |
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| Y | | o o | To the top of the porch! _\-'"'-/_ | Y |
`._|_.' | | To the top of the wall! (_, ,_)'._|_.' /
| 0 | Now dash away! Dash away! | ^ ^ | \/ \/_
\ / '._|_.' Dash away all! | | _\-'"'-/_
_\/ \/_ | @ |(_, ,_)
_\-'"'-/_ As dry leaves that before \ '._|_.'/ | 0 0 |
(_, ,_) the wild hurricane fly, _\/ \/_ | |
| 9 9 | When they meet with an _\-'"'-/_ | \_/ |
| | obstacle mount to the sky; (_, ,_) '._|_.'
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'._|_.'\-'"'-/_ So up to the house-top | |
(_, ,_) the coursers they flew, | Y | '97
| e e | With the sleigh full of toys, '._|_.' jgs
| | and St. Nicholas too.
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'._|_.' And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
, , The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
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___#_#______#_#___ As I drew in my head, .-""",
[__________________] and was turning around, /____, \
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