BS: Secret Santa Messages '07-Santas, Come Play!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 04:39 PM

Here you are Jacqui ma Dear. Let's share this box of Kleenex Tissues.
SOB!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,JennyO's Secret Secret Santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 04:37 PM

Jenny O fear not! Take heart!
It was not me at the very start
But after that I think you'll see,
The other postings were from ME!
To help you play this little game,
I put an extra secret in my name....
So certain be, despite this banter
You really have been secret Santa'd
I've hunted high and hunted low
And now theres little I don't know
For info I now need not beg
rest assured you won't get the wooden leg!

JO'sSSS07! (the REAL one)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 04:37 PM

SNIFF

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Silenus Charm, Research Elf
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 03:13 PM

I believe the picture is beginning to come clear, Dave'sWife. But do please continue. You never know what tiny piece of information will come in useful to Santa. I'll put him off the Crumble and the liqueur, although now he's onto violet you may receive an assortment of items in a range of purple-ish colours. I do hope you are fond...

S.C., R.E.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 02:50 PM

Dear Silenus Charm, Research Elf:

Violet Crumbles do not involve Violets as ingredients. They are a honeycomb type nougat covered with chocolate. However, $17,000 worth of wonderful dental work over the past 3 years leads me to suggest nothing along the lines of hard to chew items! I have a condition which causes brittle teeth so I've had problems with chiped enamel. As a result, I've had a great many crowns and 3 bridges. The bridges were to replace teeth broken during an assault over a decade ago. I now have marvelous looking teeth but I stay away from Nougat! As for liquor - neither me or my husband drink much these days. We have quite a lot of wine gathering dust and an equal amount of spirits. I would not want Santa to consider any alcoholic beverages since they are expenisve to ship and we really don't need any. Please let Santa know.

About me:

I am an enthusiastic cook and gardener. I love old cookbooks, handed-down recipes,unusually shaped biscuit cutters (cookie cutters), interesting cake tins (pans), salad and/or pudding molds, Shortbread molds or stamps, and other such items. One thing I do not have but would love to have is a Pie Bird.

To give you an idea of what I am like, My Mum asked me what one item of hers I wanted the most after she died and I told her I wanted her Potato masher. Here in the USA, Potato Ricers are all the rage these days but when I was growing up, my Mum used a mashing device that was shaped like a sign wave. I managed to have an antique-dealing friend get me one that was similar but it's not exactly the same. The mashers around now are all squared patterns and make for lousy mashed praties.

I live in southern California but I am originally from the Irish Bronx, a section of New York City that historically has been the home of recent Irish emigrants. My family came to the USA from 1916 to the 1920's. That first date should give a clue as to why. My mother's family is also from ireland but by way of Canada. They arrived a generation earlier and settled in an iron mining town of far upstate New York. Her side of the family became union activists, something I inherited. Here in Los Angeles, I once ran for president of my Craft Local and lost by just 6 votes!

I grew up in a very musical family on both sides but I no longer play an instrument due to a painful joint condition (the same condition that makes my teeth brittle). I do still sing, however. My sister and I had a little folk duo as children and teens. We've both recorded but only she has actually had music available commerically. Both of us played guitar during the Folk Mass era of The Catholic Church here in the USA. It's an era I recall fondly despite the simplicity of some of the music. My sister eventually left popular music to cooncentrate solely on the Music Ministry and now she and her husband publish and distribute original litergical music. I was terribly fond of the Weston Priory music written by the former Brother Gregory Norbett. I don't have any of it on CD and would love to have some of my old favorites such as: Hosea, Wherever You Go and others from that time period. While the latter Weston priory Music is nice, it doesn't carry the same nostalgia for me as the Norbett songs.

I was the harmony singer in our family and as a result, I grew up to be terribly fond of nicely matched duos such as The Louvin brothers, The Everly Brothers and the work Gram parsons did with Emmylou Harris. My voice was once very similar to hers, so I boought every album she ever made up to a point. I have most of them now as well except for a few that have never made it onto CD. I would die of happiness if I could get the Albums White Shoes and 13 on CD.

Speaking of albums transferred to CD - there is one Irish ROvers album from when I was a child called Tales To Warm Your Mind that has several songs that have never been available on CD - songs such as Brambleshire Wood and a different version of The Stolen Child than you hear elsewhere. If anyone had this and could put it on CD - I would be so in their debt.

I have a pretty huge CD collection, but there are allows more albums that you love and want, right? I would love a copy of the Everly Brother's Album Songs That Our Daddy Taught Us with songs such as Put My Little Shoes Away and The Lightening Express (Please Mister Conductor). I've always been a sucker for all those heart-wrenching type songs. In fact, my mother used to sing me The Prisoner's Song (If I had the wings of an angel) as a Lullabye! I only have one version of it on CD - the Sonny James one from 1976.

Perhaps all this has given you a picture ofwhat I like. I'll ad more later.

Dave'sWife

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 02:46 PM

Oh Santa Oh Santa
Oh Santa
Sniff ~ Sob What did I do wrong ~ wringing of hands, nashing of teeth ~ SANTA PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOU ARE THERE

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Pseudolus
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 02:08 PM

Santa? Oh where fore art thou Santa? I've been a good boy I promise! I haven't even complained that it's 86 degrees outside but it feels like mid-winter around my desk! Unless you include the fact that I just told YOU that. Drop me a post will ya?

Frank

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: JennyO
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 02:00 PM

Now I'm really confused. How many times has MY Secret Santa posted? And which posts? Any? Or were they all meant for Jennie G?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,The Care and Rapaire Santaire
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 01:31 PM

I have a little Santee
He do come from Idaho,
He's over in d' Rockies
Where the praties they do grow.

He says he wants that Bible but,
His list he must revise;
I'll serve him Gutenburger,
Well-done with extra fries.

He's rugged and he's sporty
With an XY Chromosone
He plays the trumpet, but for this rhyme
I'd prefer it, t'were trombone.

My Idahoan Santee
Is the Gem of the Gem State
But if he seeks his Santa's name
He'll have to bleedin' wait.

For now I go a-shoppin'
With Euro, buck or quid
To get his little present
And mail it off to ID

And Ho, and Ho and Ho again
My Spud and my Santee.
Thus Esto Perpetua,
The Mudcat Revelry!


(and remember not to sign my Mudcat name or it will all be screwed up, right?)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Jenny G's SSS
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 11:53 AM

100


Oh yes I am a Billy Sugger, I misheard what Secsy said, I thought the said young Jonny O, and she meant Jenny G
Oh Jenny G oh Jenny G.
Please forgive poor doted me
I am your Santa, forgive my blunder, but still
I 'd like to be, big down under.


JG'S SOS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 11:07 AM

Shucks, MM's SS, here's a nice teal recipe. There are lots more on the World Wide Web, too. Just do a search for "teal" and "recipes" like I did.

Now your work is half done and you can buy MMario something really, really expensive. Like Elizabeth I or something.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Mmario's Secret Santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 09:33 AM

Ho ho ho. Can it be that I am Mario's Santa? Shawly knot! Well, definitely not Santa Lucia.

My elves are currently scouring the globe for a Terry Pratchett cookbook with a recipe for teal. Will they suck seed? Or will it have to be coal?

We shall see what we shall see

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,MeganL's Impish Secret Santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 08:08 AM

Ah Megan, my Dear
Never you fear
That Santa would ever forget
His dear little ward
Way up in the North
I'll string you along, little pet

--<--<--@

MISS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 07:30 AM

Just a guess but why not feed it to the donkey?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Dani's thankful santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 07:19 AM

Whiskey and donkeys ... not round these parts :-))
However, further hints have been noted.
Be very glad you don't have Mr/Mrs grumpy-santa above though - you might have just got coal!
Now, I wonder if I still have my '100 things to do with burnt toast' recipe book

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,A confused Santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:45 AM

It would help even more in the Hints thread!!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:07 AM

Whoa... donkeys?!

I like donkey's OK. I LOVE llamas. Hmmmm....

One thing I love (that doesn't often come up in music conversations ; ) is hand puppets. I like the kind that look just like animals. While not actually a collection, I have quite a few and you never know when they're going to come in handy.

What else....

I like good whiskey, which is sometimes found around donkeys ; ) if they have a sense of humor, which all donkeys don't. I like food. A lot. I'm actually a chef, a sometime gardener/grower, and I'm very interested in cooking good fresh simple food from scratch.

Does that help?

Dani

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,JennyO's Secret Secret Santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 04:08 AM

Its nice to have a santee
From the Antipodes
But it would be nice to have a clue
'bout JennyO's likings ....PLEASE!
I've lots of dust and old dog hairs
One old and worn out shoe
A wooden leg with woodworm in
and a pot of half set glue
Some almost ripe tomatoes
A piece of wire that's bent
But if you were wanting something else
Please tell, before these are sent!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of love JO'sSSS07!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Guardian of Limpit
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 03:47 AM

She won't guess, she never does. She likes the presents but can't be bothered with all the hints and things... too much like hard work when she could be plugged into the PS2. Whoever got her as a Santa might as well give up now!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Sussex Carole's SS
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 03:28 AM

Now I hope you have been a good girl this year.

Can't see any hints but I think I can find something apropriate.

Be a good girl till Christmas.

Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Dave Earl
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 03:22 AM

Oh Goody I have a Santa.

Er John Ford the Film Director (Westerns tha knows)

Dave

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: alison
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 09:28 PM

YAY.... I've got a santa..... I've got a santa....

happy happy happy dance...............

I've been good santa..... honest......... well sort of..... well.........

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: CET
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 08:58 PM

I'm very pleased to see that my Secret Santa is on the job so quickly and efficiently. You are evidently a scholar and a judge of fine wines, since you quote my favourite (or possibly second favourite - my favourite might be Kipling) song writer, Robert Burns.

Cheers

Edmund

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Breton Cap's SS is here!
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 07:07 PM

But where?
Here at my computer, of course!
I have given the elves specific instructions on your pressie.
Ford, eh? The president or the director?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,SS of Limpit and so happy-to-be
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 06:50 PM

Dear Limpit. You have a Santa. A very special Santa.
Now! Off to seek out the presents.
Guess where I am. Go on.
Yes! That's right! Im here. Right here. Now you know where I live. I live right here.
Over the rivers. Over the mountains. Over the sea.
And then to here.

Gathering presents. Gathering presents.
Greetings from Me. Your own special Santa.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: bfdk
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 06:09 PM

Esteemed BOSS Santa,

I wouldn't be cross with you, Santa dear, far be it from that. I don't believe in getting cross, it's such a waste of time. Getting even is much more satisfactory, I find :-)

Awww.. shucks, I should have known those photos would come back to haunt me, but I assure you, Santa, that if you've seen picture(s) of me clinging to a glass containing a brown liquid, then that liquid will in all likelihood have been coke (possibly with a wee drop of Bacardi in it), definitely not Guiness.

As for giving the present to Milloup, I have no objection to that, dearest Santa. I do love my wee furry bundle, and I want him to always have the best. Only, I think I should warn you a bit. You see, his preference is "The smellier, the better".. So, if you were to be thinking of getting him something to take orally, dried fish and dried intestines of various descriptions seem to go down the best.. Squeaky toys are usually murdered on sight around here (dunno if I'd ever dare invite Ms Squeak to visit our domicile here, should she ever make it back this way..).

I remain,

Respectfully yours,

Bente

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,SS of Red Haired Drummer from Oz
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 06:00 PM

Let's try that again, shall we....

A book about Provence? That's a possibility.
A Celtic music CD, eh? And what is YOUR definition of Celtic?
Silver jewelery? Another possibility.

Huuummmmm...looking at your website in enjoyable in itself...it makes my night into your day.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 05:57 PM

Oh santa ahv'e bin awfy guid
ah promise that itst true
come oan noo santa darlin
wid auld meg lie tae you

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Mrs Cobble's Santa
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 05:54 PM

Lots of surprises in store for you this year from this far off land Mrs Cobble. 2(Ho Ho HO).   How's your maths?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,PbDigits SS
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 05:40 PM

So lets get this straight - from your hints you are looking for a pensionable blue virgin with a 40 inch chest who enjoys listening to folk and reads Sci Fi and wears gold cufflinks. Well there's a challenge. And if I find her - do you have any idea of the cost of fuelling my sleigh to get to you? Mutter mutter

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Kim C's exceedingly devious Santa
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 05:34 PM

Avast me beauty - I have your details right handy. Now all that's left to do is to find the right ingredients for your bounty and make sure that it goes to the elves in plenty of time for Yuletide delivery.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Becca72
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 05:07 PM

Sorry for the misunderstanding, Santa. I meant Meatloaf the big sweaty singer guy...but I do like meatloaf as well, though with no tomato sauce on top or green peppers in, please :-) Why people have to put those nasty tomatoes on everything is beyond me!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Astro and Desert Dancer's SS
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 04:52 PM

Chickens? and Puce? and whats wrong with stuffed cats?!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Becca72's naughty santa
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 04:47 PM

So my santee likes meatloaf a strange request but I don't know how well it will travel. would you like onions with that my dear?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Mrzzy's mystified Secret Santa
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 04:32 PM

There's a certain piece of knowledge which I note you have withheld
Which might make my mission mired in murky mist
You do not mention, my dear, if you're a fellow or a gel
So I'm wondering if there are any hints I've missed.
I'm sure there are unisex gifts of many kinds
I'll get my elves to search on every shelf
But if this is a trick to make presents difficult to find
It might yet prove damaging to YOUR healf.
(in the form of lumps of coal, not chocolate, frex)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Da BOSS
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 04:27 PM

Ah, my little Danish Pastry, don't get cross! You know well that as Da BOSS I see all, especially when you post pictures of yourself drinking the said guinness and other alcoholic beverages.

It looks as if Milloup will be getting the present and you'll be getting the coal.

Da BOSS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Ghost of Yuletide Present
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 03:56 PM

Just a reminder: IF you signed up to "play" ...PLAY! It's no fun if both the Santa and the Santee don't play. You'll have a lot more fun that way!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 02:55 PM

Liz I wouldn't dare upset my santa, Insult them perhaps but hey In Glasgow thats a sign o friendship.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 02:08 PM

That's not an Inner light, that's the ALIEN!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Guest, Ranger1's Secret Sants
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 02:02 PM

(Tried to correct the typo but my finger insisted in retyping the same one, so who am I to blow against the wind?)

Not liking purple sounds like liking a lump of coal to me, or it would if I actually did this on Christmas. But since I'm a winter solstice kind of person, you shall be magnanimously spared, since that is showing my Inner Light. Which we need at the Solstice since there isn't any outward one...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 01:51 PM

make a nice brew and cogitate the catalogues

You do and you clean it up yourself!!

SECSY
LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Snuffy
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 01:23 PM

So pleased to know I have an active Santa: I hope your searching and collection proves worthwhile

You could send me a lump of coal if you like, but I'm not really into precious stones. And as Mae West once said "Goodness had nothing to do with it"

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Dani's worried secret santa
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 11:55 AM

Well, your list has arrived at north pole central, dani - but it doesn't give me a lot of ideas - except sand and you wouldn't want any of that from round here - far too many donkeys...
You are having to stretch Santa's imagination! (pulls thinking cap firmly in place..)
Right, I'm off to make a nice brew and cogitate the catalogues.
Be good - I'm watching you

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: ClaireBear
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 10:57 AM

My dearest Santa,

I am ever so happy to hear from you, but it concerns me that you seem a touch forgetful. Is that hole in the ozone above your house letting in too many cosmic rays? If any of your gift wrap this year is foil, you might want to use some to line your pointy hat.

Secret Santa usually means gift at Christmas, but if in your case it means egg at Easter I shall try to be duly appreciative. By the way, Easter eggs are often wrapped in foil too, so you might try stuffing your hat full of chocolate Easter eggs as an alternative to the Christmas wrap. The eggs also come in handy if you are up late, as I know you tend to be this time of year, and need a snack. In your climate, I wouldn't be too concerned about them melting. No, wait, the polar icecap is melting too, innit? In that case, better not.

Talk to you soon, Santa! I have been at least 51 percent good.

Claire

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 10:45 AM

If Jacqui has a really devious Santa, that individual will remain silent. I hope they're not so cruel!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,ClaireBears Secret Santa
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 08:14 AM

ClaireBear; It's me!!! Your Secret Santa!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. Who am I??????? Jeez I dunno, oh that's right. I'm your Secret Santa. Does that mean gift at Xmas or does that mean egg at Easter???? Tell me. Please.   :~>

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: jacqui.c
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 08:10 AM

Not enough energy right now to climb the walls. I'll just sit here and wail "Where's my Santa???????"

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,LTS still pretending
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 06:57 AM

Ah Viking, I know that your Santa can well take care of themselves, and has beaten many a small boy into submission - and a few big ones too! But I can safely say that not a drop of Guinness has passed my lips for years and years!

Megan - you really don't want to upset your Santa that much... they've been known to invade countries on a mere whim!

SECSY - enjoying the show!
LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 06:53 AM

Meg ( who no longer has to pretend to work) Pulls a silly face at those sitting on the fence "Ya boo sucks" hey that actually felt good today hmmm

I had enough bother wie that santa I had last year she kept getting me intae bother at the kirk.(honest i had forgoten i had left the whooppee cushion on the speakers chair HONEST."

Ok now i am fair wabbit and feeling sick again this time i will go lie down.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: bfdk
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 06:47 AM

Of course, Liz, do come up. It's a very big, comfy cushion, especially designed for sitting on fences. Please bring an umbrella, too, to protect my poor Santa from Meg's onslaught.

Meg, why don't you go pester your own Santa instead of attacking mine? Although I'm sure the poor bugger wouldn't know what hit him (or her)..

Bente
(trying to pretend to pretend to be working)