[blml] Gut yontiff, Pontiff [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

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Richard Hills:

In the 2005 Ashes cricket series, England
defeated the long-time holders Australia by
only two runs (the narrow margin of victory
in the decisive Second Test).

[Note: In the current Ashes series, England
has also bounced back from an embarrassing
First Test loss to play impressively in the
(still ongoing) Second Test.]

Congratulations to Sven Pran for finally
dethroning me as the most loquacious blmler
by the even narrower margin of only one
posting.

In a private email from Grattan Endicott to
me, he wrote:

>>Merry politically correct occasions,
>>                ~ Grattan ~   +=+

to which I replied:

>>>The late great Isaac Asimov noted that
>>>"Happy holidays, your Holiness,"
>>>translated into Yiddish was:
>>>
>>>"Gut yontiff, Pontiff."

I will be taking a week's happy holidays, so
I can catch up on my science-fiction reading
and my movie watching.

Because I will be away from my computer for
a week, this is a golden opportunity for
Sven Pran to defend his title - although if
I was a betting man, I would put my money on
dark horse Herman De Wael to win December.

:-)


Season's greetings

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch
02 6225 6285

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