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"We interrupt this program for an emergency

  • "We interrupt this program for an emergency broadcast. President Trump's burrito bombed, so he declared war on Mexico. Chef swears Lo Mein is ok, but stay tuned. Back to the game."

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  • "We interrupt this interruption to bring you this potentially very important announcement."

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  • Katie Jacobs hadn't been paying attention, but something about this interruption of an interruption seemed very important. "There are 15 volcanoes in your area which are about to

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  • …I'm sorry, that's 15 KITTENS just born moments ago. We now return to the previous interruption already in progress...don't know at this time if the possible upcoming interruption

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  • Will produce ginger kitties, torties or little tigers. We shall see. The magi knew what they were doing when they served the earl grey tea with scones. One or two kittens stay!

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  • But really, they had to sell most of Will's purebred Maine Coons. One flame-mix tortie went for $2,000 to a breeder in Lithuania. The magi's tea was almost brewed.

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  • But at the last moment it got concocted instead. Baltazar was the first to notice the change but kept silent about it as an example of just discernment. Next Gaspar also noticed

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  • and though he tried to remain neutral, he let out a small gasp. (Balthazar gave Gaspar a small warning kick.) Melchior, however, was outraged, and shouted "Hey! I didn't come all

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  • prepared for this and incense was the best gift I could find on short notice! And anyway it's the thought that counts". Balthazar and Gaspar snickered and sneered at Melchior,

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  • and in bird voices taunted him: “Cheap! Cheap!” Melchior dug in his pockets, frantically looking for another gift. There was only lint, which further delighted Gaspar & Balthazar.

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4 Comments

  1. TarotGuy May 03 2020 @ 14:19

    The incident in the last few folds of this story served as the basis for a short story (now lost) by O. Henry: “The Rift of the Magi.”

  2. LordVacuity May 03 2020 @ 15:54

    I thought it more like that other lost O Henry short story, “The Ransom of Red Manger Camel”.

  3. Woab May 05 2020 @ 17:24

    I love the premise of the Three Kings dissing each other's gifts. Pure gold! Or lint...

  4. BlastedHeath May 12 2020 @ 15:31

    Only the truly wise appreciate the existence of lint.

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