Mark Leslie's Silly Christmas Lyric Meme

Mark has started a fun meme about what lyrics to Christmas songs we find silly. He wants to know what makes us laugh or scratch our noggins or raise an eyebrow as if to say, 'huh???' Look, he even designed this groovy little button just for it. That's a seriously dedicated meme writer! Either that or he's a procrastinator extraordinaire, one at whose feet I should sit as he dispenses wisdom in the ways of avoiding productivity. But I digress....

I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?

Mary mild and Christ were there,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the bells on earth did ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning

What in blue blazes do sailing ships have to do with Bethlehem, donkeys, and stables? Inquiring minds want to know. Where did they find a sailing ship in the Judean desert? And if they could find a ship why did they have to bother with a stable at all? Maybe they should have skipped the sailing ship and gone for an aircraft carrier. I'm told they have fairly extensive medical facilities on board. Mary could have delivered in a nice, clean, well-equipped hospital type environment if they had just put forth the effort. And what's this bit with every bell ringing? Is there historical documentation of every bell in the world simultaneously sounding the day Christ was born?? I mean really....

Yesterday in a fit of silly desperation I braved the crowds and voulntarily entered a Walmart. I needed groceries and to finish some Christmas shopping. It was utter madenss. As always the lines were outrageous. Why they build 20 checkout lines and even at this time of year only have half of them open is way beyond my understanding, but again I digress. I found a line that seemed relatively short and joined it. I had two separate orders, which I am sure made the people behind me less than happy. I was hurrying to get my stuff on the belt and the cashier made eye contact, smiled, and told me not to hurry myself. She chatted pleasantly as she rang everything up. She packed bags properly (Oh, I can't tell you the joy that is a properly packed bag! Seriously, I get a bit annoyed when they put 2 small things in a bag and call it full, or they smash the bread with cans or whatever. Her bags were a thing of beauty....wait, that sounds REALLY wrong.....shopping bags, people! Don't get pervy on me! Ok, I'll stop digressing) Anyway, pleasant demeanor, properly packed bags, efficient and accurate execution of duties...I told her when she was done that whatever she was being payed she deserved double because of all that. I think she almost got a tear in her eye when she said, 'Thank you, it's very rare that people acknowledge that.' Folks, this is a crazy time of year to work retail. If you get good service be sure to tell the person how much you appreciate it.

In other news, I've heard from Susie in India. She sends her greetings to one and all. She is also enduring a rather nasty case of Delhi belly which is putting a big crimp in her travelling style. Feel free to leave her some well wishes either here or at her place.