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L O W L A N D S - L - 24 December 2011 - Volume 02<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p><font>From:</font><span></span><span></span><span> </span><span class="gI"><span class="gD">Sandy Fleming</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:fleemin@live.co.uk">fleemin@live.co.uk</a></span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span>
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Subject: </font><span class="gI">Traditions</span><br><span class="gI">
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</span><span></span><font>> From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
</font><font>> </font><font>Subject: Traditions<br><br></font><font>> </font><font>
Hi, Lowlanders!<br><br></font><font>> </font><font>Let's figure out the extent and diversity of the pre-Christmas tradition of what in American English is known as "Secret Santa."<br><br>I've
never come across this in real life. The first time I heard of it was
in the British sitcom "The Office" where in the final Christmas special
(broadcast about 2005?), the practice results in a spectacular plot
reversal.<br><br>Everybody seems to know how it works now, but this may have jumped in popularity in Britain after the broadcast.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>Sandy Fleming<br><a href="http://scotstext.org/" target="_blank">http://scotstext.org/</a><br>
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