Most of you know that I work in the film business. I spend several hours a day at the major film studios involved in one picture or another. Recently at a meeting, the conversation swung around to the rating of pictures—G, PG, R, and X—and then the conversation turned to X-rated pictures and p*********y.
At this point in the conversation, my mind started wandering as X-rated pictures hold very little interest for me. However, my mind began to think of the ultimate p*********y: X-mas, the abbreviation for Christmas.
The shimmer and glitter of Christmas are all gone now. Garlands hang askew, and store lights no longer twinkle. Santa Claus is back on the unemployment line. Storekeepers are home counting the take. Shoppers are left with empty pockets, overdrawn checking accounts, and overcha
