The winner:
“Star of wonder, Star of might,
I bought it on Thanksgiving night."
-- Bill McGloughlin of Charlotte
The runners-up:
“This kid better be worth it.”
-- John Divine, Charlotte
“It’s the reason for the season!”
-- Moses Luski, Charlotte
“I got the gold and the myrrh, but Frankenstein was resistant.”
-- Brian Carreira, Pineville
“It was not wise, men, to send me to Wal-Mart for the gifts."
-- Loyd Dillon, Charlotte
Thanks for all your entries. Here’s some of the other better lines we received:
“An economic ‘flush’ always beats three kings!”
“It's Midnight Madness ! Jesus who?”
"Since the Arab Spring, kings don't get much respect."
“Guys, do NOT go through airport security wearing a turban and carrying wrapped gifts!”
"Whose idea was it to get these on Black Friday?"
"They closed the Post Office."
"They pepper-sprayed my camel!"
They closed the Post Office should have won this one!!!
Posted by: suzanne & co. | December 16, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Good job, Bill!
Wes Long
Posted by: wes long | December 20, 2011 at 04:55 PM
Thanks, Wes. Maybe it was the "We Three Kings" reference that did it.
Merry Christmas, and say hi to your Dad for me, OK?
Bill
Posted by: Bill McGloughlin | December 21, 2011 at 05:55 PM