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From: geoff@ncr-sd.UUCP (Geoffrey Walton)
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Subject: Christmas joke (ROT 13)Subject: Christmas joke (ROT 13)
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Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 12:38:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 12 12:38:20 1985
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*** ZNFFNTR GUVF YVAR JVGU LBHE ERCYNPRZRAG ***

N znvyzna va na Rnfgrea pvgl jnf gehqtvat guebhtu gur fabj n srj
qnlf orsber Puevfgznf.  Nf ur nccebnpurq n ubhfr ba uvf ebhgr,
gur qbbe bcrarq, whfg n penpx, naq n jbzna'f ibvpr nfxrq, "Jul
qba'g lbh pbzr va sbe n juvyr?"

Fvapr vg jnf arneyl gvzr sbe uvf oernx, naq fvapr gur ubhfr jnf
sne jnezre guna uvf pne, ur fnvq "Fher," naq jrag va.  Nf gur
qbbe pybfrq, ur jnf fubpxrq gung gur jbzna oruvaq vg jnf
qerffrq bayl va n irel oevrs naq erirnyvat artyvtrr.  Ur jnf
shegure fubpxrq nf fur gbyq uvz gb yrnir uvf znvyontf gurer naq
sbyybj ure, naq yrq uvz hcfgnvef vagb gur orqebbz.

Bapr gurer, fur pyvzorq vagb orq naq cnggrq gur znggerff,
vaivgvat uvz gb wbva ure.  Abj gur znvyzna pbhyqa'g oryvrir nyy
guvf jnf unccravat gb uvz, ohg ur haqerffrq dhvpxyl naq whzcrq
vagb gur orq.

Nsgre zber guna na ubhe bs ybirznxvat, gur znvyzna ybbxrq ng gur
jbzna arkg gb uvz naq fnvq, "V'ir ernyyl tbg gb or tbvat.  V
unir gb svavfu zl ebhgr.  Orfvqr, sbe lrnef V'ir qryvirerq lbhe
znvy, naq vg'f nyjnlf orra nqqerffrq gb Ze. naq Zef.  Guvf vf
gur svefg gvzr V'ir rire fyrcg jvgu n zneevrq jbzna, naq V pna'g
uryc jbaqrevat jung lbhe uhfonaq jbhyq guvax vs ur xarj jung
jr'ir orra qbvat."

Gur jbzna ercyvrq, "Zl uhfonaq vf gur bar jub gbyq zr gb qb
guvf, naq urer," unaqvat uvz n pevfc svir qbyyne ovyy.  "Ur nyfb
fnvq gb tvir lbh guvf."

Fghaarq, gur znvyzna gbbx gur ovyy, fnlvat "Lbh'er gelvat gb
gryy zr lbhe uhfonaq GBYQ lbh gb fyrrc jvgu zr, NAQ gb tvir zr
zbarl?"

"Gung'f evtug," fur erghearq, "ur fnvq gb qb vg."

"V'z fbeel," nafjrerq gur znvyzna, "ohg V whfg pna'g oryvrir lbhe
uhfonaq GBYQ lbh gb qb guvf."

"Ubarfgyl," fnvq gur jbzna.  "Ynfg avtug V jnf jevgvat Puevfgznf
pneqf naq qrpvqvat ba jung gb tvir rirelbar.  V fnvq, 'Ubarl,
ubj nobhg gra ohpxf sbe gur znvyzna?'  Ohg ur fnvq 'Anj, shpx
'vz, tvir uvz svir.'"

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