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Powderhorn	Post subject: Dear. God. Why? Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:13 pm
Joined: Fri Jun 07, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 840 Location: Ashland, Ore.	Price of gifts listed in 'Twelve Days of Christmas' carol hits $78,100 PITTSBURGH (AP) — While the origins of the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" may be a mystery, one thing is certain: It's getting more costly to buy your true love all the items mentioned. It would cost $78,100 to buy the 364 items, from a single partridge in a pear tree to the 12 drummers drumming, repeatedly on each day as the song suggests, according to the annual PNC Christmas Price Index compiled by PNC Wealth Management. The cost is up 4 percent from $75,122 last year. What is this a measurement of, and why should I care?
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Heartodixie	Post subject: Re: Dear. God. Why? Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:25 pm
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:15 am Posts: 1432 Location: Alabamer	Powderhorn wrote: Price of gifts listed in 'Twelve Days of Christmas' carol hits $78,100 PITTSBURGH (AP) — While the origins of the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" may be a mystery, one thing is certain: It's getting more costly to buy your true love all the items mentioned. It would cost $78,100 to buy the 364 items, from a single partridge in a pear tree to the 12 drummers drumming, repeatedly on each day as the song suggests, according to the annual PNC Christmas Price Index compiled by PNC Wealth Management. The cost is up 4 percent from $75,122 last year. What is this a measurement of, and why should I care? Indicators accountants dreamed up to generate publicity for themselves. Whoever puts it on their front page should be shot.
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Nessie3	Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:20 am
Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:03 am Posts: 1224 Location: Japan	Just tell me how many football fields I'll need to hold the darn mess.
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dadadata	Post subject: 12 Days of Copy Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:17 am
Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:11 pm Posts: 16 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland	Quote: What is this a measurement of, and why should I care? A desperate need to fill column inches?
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Capo di tutti copy	Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:52 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 08, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 102 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	This thing seems to be trotted out annually, in a demonstration of the overall lack of imagination in American journalism. Not that we lacked other examples.
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:57 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	Capo di tutti copy wrote: This thing seems to be trotted out annually... Amen. Starting with Gutenberg's "Zwölf Tage Weihnachten." And it hasn't gotten a bit more interesting or relevant since.
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Powderhorn	Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:00 pm
Joined: Fri Jun 07, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 840 Location: Ashland, Ore.	I'd hoped this would be a one-day oddity, but no ... Eds: CORRECTS cost of three French hens to $45, not $40, in 9thgraf.
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Redaktor	Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:28 pm
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:22 pm Posts: 377 Location: Up North and unaffiliated	Ha! Excellent cx. I dodged this bullet for the business page in our news meeting. This year, anyway.
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Nessie3	Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:43 am
Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:03 am Posts: 1224 Location: Japan	Redaktor wrote: Ha! Excellent cx. I dodged this bullet for the business page in our news meeting. This year, anyway. Panicky investors in French hens this year...
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hwoodnorth	Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:35 pm
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:45 pm Posts: 320 Location: Banks of the Red	It gets worse. It’s not just about the money anymore. True love gave to me... hefty carbon footprint Environmental cost of song high -- CanWest News Service
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