Dear 16th-century Poet Who Wrote the “12 Days of Christmas”*:
I’d like to adapt your song to reference my life as a professor. I hope you don’t mind.
For space’s sake, we’ll skip to the last verse. Please sing to the tune of the standard arrangement by Frederic Austin.
On the 12th day of Christmas, my students gave to me:
12 “strongly agree”s
11 alumni notes
10 brilliant comments
9 rec. requests
8 mangled clauses
7 late-night emails
6 Twitter retweets
5 bacon links
4 lame excuses
3 “utilize”s
2 ampersands
And pride in a job well done!
(They drive me crazy, but I love them just the same.)
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Sincerely,
Beth
*No one knows for sure who wrote it.
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