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What’s Worse Than Getting Fruitcake for Christmas?
Answer: When it’s a fruitcake purchased at Family Dollar Store for $1.
They were thoughtful enough to scribble out the $1, and then left on the Family Dollar Store sticker so the recipient would still know how little they really care.
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Interview on The Pete and Brenda Show
Pete and Brenda interview the Managing Director of The Great Fruitcake Recycling Project, Barbara Bailey, about the environmental impact of fruitcake, and the importance of recycling.
You can listen to The Pete and Brenda Show weekdays 3-6pm on http://LifestyleTalkRadio.com.
Visit their website: http://peteandbrendainthemorning.com/
True Confessions
Social media has enabled people to find others like them easier than ever before. And, when your affliction is something you’ve kept hidden for many, many years, it can be very comforting to know that there are other people who are suffering just like you.
Admitting you love fruitcake is the first step to recovery.
Just saying the words aloud helps to reduce the hold fruitcake has on you.
Sometimes it is hard to let go.
Along the way, it is natural to get defensive. That will pass.
The pain will subside, over time.
The day will come when you’ll notice that you’ve stopped looking for fruitcake, or even thinking about it. Then will you truly have your life back.
Digital Fruitcake
The good folks at the Martin Agency have made a fruitcake that is absolutely delightful. Check it out: you can do all kinds of things to it that you would love to do to the real thing, but it’s way less messy.
Fruitcakey-Fresh
The Archie McPhee website has, by far, the weirdest of collection of candy and gifts on the entire Internet, hands down.
These fruitcake mints
promise to keep your breath fruitcake fresh.
Wouldn’t a big ol’ slug of whiskey accomplish the same thing?