Article: Peter Thomas: Possessed by the spirit of once-a-year indulgence.(Sports)

Byline: Peter Thomas

SEASON of goodwill, blah, blah, blah. O, little town of Bethlehem, blah, blah. Robin sitting on the end of your spade, blah. Let's cut the crap and get straight to the presents.

That's the trouble with these churchy types - they'll muscle in on a perfectly good jolly-up and exploit it for their own ends, turn it in to some kind of religious festival, and before you know it, the true meaning of Christmas has been lost beneath a welter of wise men, donkeys and myrrh. And what kind of present is that, anyway - myrrh? Give me socks and ...

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