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“ I'll get cha, Dexter; I swear I'll get ya. ”

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 — Oh, the snowflakes dance in a flurry;                          the schools close in a hurry.

                         And with great cheer, the children leap,                          as responsibilities bulk in a heap.

                         " It's a snow day ! " , they say,                          " What fun will come our way ! "

                         And as the roads clog with snow,                          adult troubles seem to show.                          What other option but to stay home,                          where the air is nice and warm?

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 — We don't celebrate                          Christmas, or Hanukkah,                          nor any religious or commercial holiday                          in my household,

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 — But we do celebrate the                                         Winter Solstice !

                         It's got to be my favorite                          of our observed holidays.                          It's the time of the year where                          we get to stay indoors and                          eat fatty foods.

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 — It's also the time of the year                          where I'm allowed to stay up                          past Sunset !

                         Because the days are so short                          and productivity is cut to half,                          I'm allowed to do whatever I want                          at any time I want! Which means