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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 03 Sep 08 - 12:07 PM I am happy to be used as a UK Go-between if people wish to send parcels from abroad anonymously. I get the package from you, wre-wrap it and post it on... just so long as it isn't too heavy! Getaway attendees have also been known to ferry the odd present across the pond - haven't they Micca! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: open mike Date: 03 Sep 08 - 02:04 PM i'll give this a go... I sure can use something to look forward to! and will be on the look out for treasures to send. Laurel |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Anne Lister Date: 04 Sep 08 - 01:20 PM refresh |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Becca72 Date: 04 Sep 08 - 07:24 PM LOL Liz. Micca's was the best delivery yet! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Eye Lander Date: 05 Sep 08 - 10:02 AM rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Eye Lander Date: 05 Sep 08 - 10:03 AM fresh. come on peeps, i'm sure there were more of us last year. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: My guru always said Date: 06 Sep 08 - 08:44 AM Oh yes, I'm in!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Sep 08 - 12:57 PM Bubble up to the top, just like cream.... SECSY LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Date: 07 Sep 08 - 04:00 PM Does cream bubble when it's fresh?? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: vectis Date: 07 Sep 08 - 08:31 PM details on the way, don't leave me out whatever you do. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: JennieG Date: 08 Sep 08 - 12:36 AM Maybe some of us who have already PM'd Liz haven't said anything in this thread, which is why there may not seem to be as many folk who want to play this year? Like me, for instance? I have enjoyed being both Santa and Santee and look forward to more fun this year. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: My guru always said Date: 08 Sep 08 - 08:30 AM Must admit it would be nice if all the players posted on this thread. It would make it so much easier to do the investigation of who your Santa is *grin* |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 09 Sep 08 - 03:38 AM But where would be the fun in that MGAS?! SECSY LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Eye Lander Date: 09 Sep 08 - 06:53 PM Hooray and up she rises! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: jacqui.c Date: 10 Sep 08 - 09:52 AM And again! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 Sep 08 - 05:38 PM When do you think the names will be distributed? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: jacqui.c Date: 10 Sep 08 - 08:11 PM I hope before too long - there may need to be packages couriered across the Pond after the Getaway! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: maeve Date: 10 Sep 08 - 08:16 PM Liz the Squeak said, " At the end of September I'll do the draw and send you a PM with the address of your Santee." Such efficiency! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 Sep 08 - 08:18 PM Well, it is the 10th--close enough to the end of September for me! ;-D |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Eye Lander Date: 11 Sep 08 - 05:02 AM Well done Liz. as if you have nothing else to do |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Escapee Date: 11 Sep 08 - 10:57 PM Can I play too? CanIcanIhuh? SKP |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 15 Sep 08 - 07:49 PM refresh, it's getting closer to the end of September! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 16 Sep 08 - 04:57 AM Halfway through September and there's still time to sign up. I'll repeat for the hard of learning.... PM me your postal name and address - make sure it's a valid address as we've had some packages going astray. If you're going to move house between now and December 24th, let me know so I can pass your details on to your Santa! Put some hints into the Secret Santa Hints thread and play the game! I am in charge, but I am not - repeat NOT responsible. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: SINSULL Date: 16 Sep 08 - 07:28 PM Not this year. Money is tight and I have made it clear that only the family babies are getting gifts this year.The rest will see "Thank Yous" from a local charity. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 16 Sep 08 - 10:31 PM Sins, I have such a vast array of great things to consider for the gift because of my de-cluttering that the main expense will be postage. Surely you have a spare pink flamingo around somewhere that you can send? If you mail it early enough the postage is a pittance. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 17 Sep 08 - 07:21 PM As every day passes I am more and more ready to shift my attention to this game of sending an anonymous gift and contemplating teasing and cajoling my Santee to guess who I am or what I might be sending. It's such a nice change from the politics and economics and war of the day. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Tig Date: 18 Sep 08 - 07:03 PM Postage can end up more than you expect SRS. I know that because of the large and varied places Badger sends ebay stuff to! I know how Sins is feeling. I was in that position last year so couldn't play. That's why I'm pleased to be back this year. Hugs |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 18 Sep 08 - 09:24 PM I send eBay stuff to those same places, Tig. Amazing how much some people will pay for some things. An antique music box to Australia from Texas--the shipping cost as much as the box (about $100 each). But it was a beautiful box and I'm sure that once it is restored (probably a minor operation) then it will bring thousands. So it was worth the $100 to get it. Since I wasn't willing to pay a couple hundred to restore it to get a couple of thousand, it worked out for both of us. I intend to keep my shipping costs within reason this holiday season. The earlier you ship, and if you pack it well, it will get there safe and sound and inexpensively. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: JennieG Date: 19 Sep 08 - 03:02 AM And of course Oz is such a long way from anywhere that we have to take postage costs into consideration! But I have budgeted for postage. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 19 Sep 08 - 04:15 AM I found that posting an A4 envelope overseas - ie. booklets & other flat stuff - was cheaper & easier than sending 3-dimensional stuff, cos parcel rates are calculated using some esoteric formula depending on the length, width, depth, weight or whatever else the person behind the counter decides. Also envelopes don't need a customs declaration, so contents can be kept secret! So far the stuff I have collected for potential Santees is meant to fit into envelopes, but it just depends on my santee's list what I end up sending. All previous Santees have ended up with something in a parcel of some kind. sandra |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: GUEST,SECSY Date: 19 Sep 08 - 07:36 AM As a non participant, I'm happy to forward a certain number of gifts on from secret locations. In previous years, if an organised Santa in the US got a Santee in the UK, then parcels were handed over that the Getaway to willing mules.. sorry, couriers, and they handed them over to me to forward on. It works quite well and up to postage of £5 I'm happy to participate. SECSY LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 19 Sep 08 - 10:46 AM But all forwarding bets are off if your parcel gives off a whiff of chocolate. . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: ranger1 Date: 19 Sep 08 - 07:35 PM You got that right, Maggie! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: artbrooks Date: 19 Sep 08 - 07:44 PM I only send chili chocolate - eat it at your peril! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 24 Sep 08 - 06:52 PM |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: JennieG Date: 24 Sep 08 - 09:13 PM Not quite...... Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 25 Sep 08 - 03:46 AM Less than a week left to go... sign up soon or be a sad Santee.... I'll make the draw next Wednesday or Thursday.... watch your PM's folks! Stilly - I've been very wary of those chocolate scented parcels ever since someone sent me some chocolate scented hand made soaps and they weren't labelled 'do not eat'.... I'm a lot older and much wiser since those days though. Now I test everything out on the child first. Art - no need to send me any more peanut brittle thanks, I'm still working my way through last years! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Eye Lander Date: 25 Sep 08 - 05:32 AM Stilly, How do you do that clever stuff. I can only just manage CAPITAL LETTERS, let alone colours AND MOVING!!! Jillie |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 25 Sep 08 - 11:46 AM do a search for some of the html practice threads here at mudcat. They're all over, and usually once you find one the others are linked in the top of the thread. the movement is a tag called "marquee" and the font size is simply font size=+12 or whatever size. You have to open and close fonts to change colors. All tucked in carets, of course. < and the other one. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Becca72 Date: 25 Sep 08 - 01:49 PM "Now I test everything out on the child first." Liz..ROFLMAO!! LOVE it! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: GUEST,The Giant Squid Date: 25 Sep 08 - 04:58 PM I'd like a pressie too. Is it too late to get into the thing? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 26 Sep 08 - 03:02 PM How about a fresh case of lime jello? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Donuel Date: 26 Sep 08 - 04:04 PM Dear Santa I would like a French style stand up string bass 3/4 or full size. I already know how to play but have never had one of my own. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 27 Sep 08 - 12:30 PM Eye Lander, Joe Offer was poking around and brought up this one: obsolete html stuff it was a marquee practice thread for much earlier browsers and back when we could make tables and such. You have to look at the source code to get a lot of it (View Menu, then open Source in IE). SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Mrs Cobble Date: 29 Sep 08 - 07:48 PM not too long now |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: GUEST,SECSY LTS Date: 30 Sep 08 - 06:12 AM Squiddie - send me a valid postal address and you're in... but remember you have to send a nice present to someone else - no cases of 18month old lime jello that's been hanging around that pit for too long! Last day today.... get in quick because I'll be picking them tomorrow and Thursday! Watch your PMs at the weekend chaps! SECSY LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: ranger1 Date: 30 Sep 08 - 09:24 AM Oh, goodie, goodie! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 30 Sep 08 - 01:49 PM This is always such fun! Thanks again, Liz, for doing this, and we'll be sure any chocolate that comes your way was never in or near China, and is not loaded with soap. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Megan L Date: 30 Sep 08 - 01:51 PM Hey liz I did find some nice chocolate candles :) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa 2008 From: Tig Date: 30 Sep 08 - 05:15 PM Soon we'll find out!!! |
