The TOP 10 reasons

the 2006 Maynard Christmas card is late...


Inside:

10. Semi-retired cartoonist couldn't locate his pens.

9. Legal red tape with Letterman's lawyers.

8. Gina busy trying to fit 900 ornaments on an eight-foot Christmas tree.

7. Cotton and Junior ate the first draft.

6. Didn't want this card to be overlooked among all your other Christmas cards.

5. Rick totally distracted at the prospect of attending a U.K. football bowl game for the first time this century.

4. No time to work on cards when watching "A Christmas Story" over and over.

3. Fast food knows no holidays.

2. Don't think of it as being "late for 2006." Think of it as being "early for 2007!"

And the number 1 reason the Maynard Christmas card is late...

Every day seems like Christmas with wonderful family and friends like you!