9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for December 21, 2003

Transcript:

"Oh, good lord." "Amos, I must be honest... even if the spread of contagion through personal contact weren't a concern to all people..." "...Were I to give in to this mistletoe custom, it would only be a charity kiss.. and you wouldn't want that... you have too much self-respect and dignity." "I see... I see." "So, what you're saying is, a kiss from you is not only disease-ridden, it's an indignity no self-respecting person would endure." "Merry Christmas." "Don't say that to Mary. The whole season seems to bring out the heavy self-esteem issues."