Jean and I wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year which will be celebrated in San Francisco and elsewhere by bohemians who will strip naked for the Hippy Nude Year;
by the Indians of the Southwest who will gather the fruits of the forest (such as they are in those parts) for the Hopi Nut Year;
by large, newlywed African water mammals for the Hippo Née Year;
by people making unhappy health discoveries for the Herpes Node year;
by old-time Hollywood comic actors drinking holiday libations for the Harpo Nog Year;
by Jewish Broadway actors trying to avoid being too corny during the Hammy Nerd Year;
by ordinary farm nags celebrating the Homey Neigh Year;
by acceding Quakers celebrating the Humble Nod Year;
by whales with the sniffles celebrating the Humpy Nose Year;
by wives celebrating the demise of their spouses in the Hubby Noose Year;
by panhandlers trying to avoid fleas during the Hobo Nit Year;
by rats living in foreign-made cars during the Honda Gnaw Year;
by Japanese actresses playing viragos for the Harpy Noh Year;
by bored African birds for the Hoopoe Ennui Year;
by cross-breeding frogs and salamanders for the Hoppy Newt Year;
and by everyone else during the Hoopla Now! Year.
