December!!

Got your attention, eh? Thought so...


December is upon us like a pervy uncle in a game of hide and seek when your parents are out. Where did the year go? Perhaps it went shopping for shoes or maybe it's gone to make jam in a convent in southern Spain.

All i know is that December means one thing and one thing only...no, not World Aids Day, i'm talking about Christmas! I'm so excited that I've been doing laps of my pool and i refuse to stop until Christmas morning when i get to open all my presents.

Anyway, apart from the aforementioned, there are apparently some 'other' fascinating facts about the month which i feel contractually obliged to tell you about.

Hannukah, which starts in December, is the Jewish 'Festival of Lights'. This means that fatties can't join in and only Ryvita can be eaten can be eaten until all the little candles are lit on those funky 8 candle holding Jewish thingymajobs.

Independence Day is celebrated in Finland (the place where dolphins obtain their fins) and Joulokuu is the word for December there which translates into 'month of Christmas' and can also mean 'Time to buy Smy presents' depending on how you say it.

In Xhosa (don't tell me you've never heard of it), December is called ngeyomNga which means 'month of the mimosa thorn tree'. I wonder if the mimosa thorn trees appreciate this.



*see? I can go an entire post without mentioning otters...oh, wait.... damn!