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Laughter is the best medicine.
A baiioon-o-gram was given to
health occupations teacher
Debbie Ziegler for her birthday
from her fifth hour class.

Embarrassment is only part of

the fun in gifts / f

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Fun, fun, fun that's what gift giving starts singing a song she has written
is all about. The hustle and bustle at just for you, the whole crowd starts
stores is only a small part of the screaming and you turn beet red and
procedure one goes through for one are ready to crawl in any available
gift. Also one has to go through the hole.
'what should I get him' 'what would he "The strangest gift I ever got was
like' stage. a pair of slippers from my boyfriend on
Why do people give gifts? Christmas. We'd been going out for
"I like to give gifts because its fun over a year and that wasn't quite
to make your friends happy," said what I'd expected," said junior Donna
junior Claudine Carbullido. Johnston.
On the other side there is receiv­ Other strange gifts include a
ing gifts. Junior Michele Baillargeon sing-o-gram, monogramed bathroom
said, "I like getting gifts because i like tissue and balloon-o-grams.
surprises." Whether you give a gift or
Some surprises get embarrassing receive one, gifts are always enjoyed
for the person who has to receive by all those involved.
them. When the cafeteria is full of
noisy students eating lunch and a
stranger in black pants, a red vest and
a black cap walks in carrying a dozen
balloons in her hand, the noise
suddenly stops and everyone stops to
see who is going to get it, and hoping
it's not them. The messenger walks up
and taps you on the shoulder and
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