THE CRIMSON PIGSKIN e-LETTER
SHOPPING AVERSION
The following message includes CPEL's top ten quick ideas for making sure you don't have to participate in the world of rugby that is Friday after Thanksgiving shopping. Feel free to use each and every excuse liberally, as needed. Make a fun holiday game by creating your own variations. Here's a start.
10. Staying home fights crime. A car full of gift items is too much temptation for those who would possess the stuff of others. Local hero for a day!
- Fabric allergies? Red alert! If there aren't piles of dyed fabrics in every direction there aren't flare-ups…achoo! Allergic to avarice? Don't leave the driveway.
- Home is where the heart is. It's the holidays and true nostalgics will not be bound by the constraints of mass merchandising campaigns and once a year pricing.
- Economics rule. Conserve $1.53 (This is not a typo.) gasoline in case the price increases to $4.00.
- Self-beautification. Staying in that turkey-induced cocoon means emerging on Monday like a beautiful butterfly (for most. Others will need to wait for Easter.).
- On-line shopping is much more fun and much less perilous. Microwave pork rinds? The gift that keeps on giving. Ship it? By all means. Pass the tapenade.
- The honey-do list must be attended to,…STAT! Shopping will have to wait (til Thanksgiving weekend 2012).
- Food Network is showing a recipe for
- There is too much gratitude to express in just 24 hours. It's gonna take til Saturday night around
- The Crimson Pigskin e-Letter is best savored during pre-game, half-time and post-game of a traditional rivalry like the ones on the tele (British for television) while turkey dinner percolates its way around the circle of life. Who can concentrate on shopping with all that going on?
This has been a public service announcement of the CPEL holiday rescue unit. CPEL,…bringing clarity and peace to all, in the murkiest holiday times.
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While LSU, nor
In what has been a disappointing year for Volunteer fans, CPEL would like to post the following reminder:
Being a
Next up is a visit to
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When was the last time a team in
In an atmosphere unequaled since the 1985 OU versus
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As temperatures dip into the 30's by game's end Saturday night,
THE PERCENTAGES
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Have a very happy and safe Thanksgiving! It is a privilege to serve you.
Thankfully,
Carlos
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