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December 27, 2008 by Lauren 5 Comments

Brad gave us gifts!  Gold, and frankincense and myrrh.  No, wait.  A ‘gift of rage’ for Lloyd – a poster that shows how the government spends our taxes,

More sad than wrathful.

and for me, a delightful little guy called ‘Benny’ who plays music when you wind him up!  Benny has a place of honor by the ukuleles now.  I love him because he doesn’t say anything about taxes or the government.

Li’l Benny.

Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: christmas

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  1. Beth says

    December 28, 2008 at 7:34 am

    Awww… And Benny is right next to “Joyful Sounds” the hymnal of every Lutheran school across America. Cute little guy. Sweet little hymnal.

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  2. Peggy says

    December 28, 2008 at 11:53 am

    Benny is ADORABLE!! How about a little movie of him playing…

    Sorry Lloyd…well, at least you can be happy about “Death”, what with being a Christian and all…

    “It’s income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta.”
    — D. Barry

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  3. Lauren's mom says

    December 28, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    How is it that you can see right through Benny? I see the flower and the left edge of the ukelele. What is holding him together?

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    • Lauren says

      December 28, 2008 at 10:15 pm

      He has a clear plastic barrel for his belly. He’s so cute.

      Reply
  4. Brad says

    December 28, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    Insert Libertarian rant here…

    Reply

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