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Re: The Night Before Christmas
Posted By: Random Hero <randomhero015@yahoo.com>Date: 12/22/02 7:12 p.m.

In Response To: The Night Before Christmas (Red Loser)

: Heh...sorry, I know there are probably a lot of Christmas carol parodies out
: there already, and I bet that this has already been done, but oh...what
: the heck! (Note that I perfectly preserved the meter :) )

: Merry Christmas, everyone!

: The Night Before Christmas

: 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all o'er the front
: Not a creature was stirring, not even a Grunt;
: The ammo was laid by the shotguns with care,
: In hopes that the Master Chief soon would be there;
: The soldiers were huddled all cold in their nests,
: Protected by nothing but bulletproof vests;
: And Sarge with his rifle and oddly-marked cap,
: Had just settled down for a quick power nap,
: When out on the field there arose such a clatter,
: I sprang from my post to see what was the matter.

: Away to the window I flew like a flash
: Saw fires and explosions and heard a great crash.
: The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
: Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
: When, what to my eyes should appear on the scene,
: But a Scorpion tank, and four well-armed Marines,
: With a powerful driver, so lively, you see;
: I knew in a moment it must be MC.
: More rapid than eagles his soldiers they came,
: And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
: Now, Jenkins! Bisenti! Mendoza and Dubbo!
: Let's show these Marines how to give Covies trouble!
: To the top of the ramp! to the top of the wall!
: Now fire away! fire away! fire away all!
:
: As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
: When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
: So up to the house-top the soldiers they flew,
: With the Scorpion tank, and the Master Chief too.
: And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
: The panicked retreating of Covenant hoof.
: As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
: from a hole in the roof MC came with a bound.

: He was dressed all in green, from his head to his foot,
: And his armor was tarnished with ashes and soot;
: A shotgun and ammo he flung on his back,
: And he looked like a wrestler just layin' da smack.
: The Grunts--how they cowered! The Jackals did tremble!
: Elites were mowed over, but Hunters assembled!
: The Chief aimed his pistol like Willy Tell's bow,
: And the blood of the Hunters stained new-fallen snow;

: A frag grenade thrown hit a Grunt in the teeth,
: And the smoke it encircled the Chief like a wreath;
: Though struck in the face and three times in the belly,
: He shook, laughed it off, then turned Covies to jelly.
: The Chief beat the Elites, he made Covenant yield,
: But I yelled when I saw more charge in from the field;
: A click of his gun and a twist of his head,
: Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

: He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
: And riddled the Covies; then turned with a jerk,
: And having defeated his alien foes,
: And leaping up high, to the rooftop he rose;
: He sprang to his tank, to his team gave a whistle,
: And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
: But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
: "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

This is by far the BEST christmas umm thing written by anyone anywhere ever in the history of the universe. Way better than any of them that have been brought to the table so far. thank you very much for the great read.

Fourth Element


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Replies:

The Night Before ChristmasRed Loser 12/22/02 6:42 p.m.
     Beautiful (tears) *NM*StarWarsFanMan 12/22/02 6:58 p.m.
           Re: Beautiful (tears)Dragonflame 12/22/02 7:06 p.m.
                 Re: Beautiful (tears)Lion 12/22/02 8:57 p.m.
     Re: The Night Before Christmas.mirage 12/22/02 7:08 p.m.
           Re: The Night Before ChristmasDragonflame 12/22/02 7:19 p.m.
     Re: The Night Before ChristmasRandom Hero 12/22/02 7:12 p.m.
     Re: The Night Before ChristmasKonrad9 12/22/02 7:12 p.m.
           Re: The Night Before ChristmasRed Loser 12/22/02 7:21 p.m.
                 Re: The Night Before ChristmasKonrad9 12/22/02 7:25 p.m.
                       Re: The Night Before ChristmasRed Loser 12/22/02 7:31 p.m.
           Re: The Night Before ChristmasDragonflame 12/22/02 7:34 p.m.
     Brilliant.NthDegree256 12/22/02 8:11 p.m.
           Re: Brilliant.Dragonflame 12/22/02 8:28 p.m.
                 Re: Brilliant.Postman 12/22/02 8:50 p.m.
           Re: Brilliant.Lion 12/22/02 9:00 p.m.
                 Re: Brilliant.NthDegree256 12/22/02 10:01 p.m.
     Oh, my word!vector40 12/22/02 8:38 p.m.
           Re: Oh, my word!Red Loser 12/22/02 8:55 p.m.
                 Re: Oh, my word!Lion 12/22/02 9:02 p.m.
     Re: The Night Before ChristmasWarbow 12/22/02 9:37 p.m.
     Very, very cool.Louis Wu 12/22/02 10:52 p.m.
           Re: Very, very cool.Red Loser 12/22/02 11:07 p.m.
                 Re: Very, very cool.Louis Wu 12/23/02 1:26 a.m.
     Re: The Night Before ChristmasMajor Tom 12/23/02 2:05 a.m.
           Re: The Night Before ChristmasMajor Tom 12/23/02 2:12 a.m.



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