# As was the tradtion here once, with one minute to spare on the eve..."

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 25, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-was-the-tradtion-here-once-with-one-minute-to-spare-on-the-eve/845390 "2019-12-25T05:00:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-was-the-tradtion-here-once-with-one-minute-to-spare-on-the-eve/845390/1 "2019-12-25T05:00:15Z")

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It was Christmas Eve babe…

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-was-the-tradtion-here-once-with-one-minute-to-spare-on-the-eve/845390/2 "2019-12-25T05:22:43Z")

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In the drunk tank…

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-was-the-tradtion-here-once-with-one-minute-to-spare-on-the-eve/845390/3 "2019-12-25T07:02:41Z")

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… or the loony bin.

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-was-the-tradtion-here-once-with-one-minute-to-spare-on-the-eve/845390/4 "2019-12-25T16:23:57Z")

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…I forget which one, having been to both…

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**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-was-the-tradtion-here-once-with-one-minute-to-spare-on-the-eve/845390/5 "2019-12-25T16:47:17Z")

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… An old man said to me…