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“According to retailers, Easter has become the second-biggest toy-giving holiday <\/a>after Christmas.”<\/p>\n

Huh?<\/p>\n

I mean, sure, chocolate. Or even (gag) dyed hardboiled eggs.<\/p>\n

But toys?<\/i><\/p>\n

I don’t think so.<\/p>\n

(And it’s not because I’m a religious fuddy-duddy. It’s because I’m a traditionalist <\/i>fuddy-duddy. So there.)<\/p>\n

(Via Blather<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“According to retailers, Easter has become the second-biggest toy-giving holiday after Christmas.” Huh? I mean, sure, chocolate. Or even (gag) dyed hardboiled eggs. But toys? I don’t think so. 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