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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Liz the Squeak Date: 26 Dec 00 - 02:49 PM I got some chocolate, a book about chocolate and some new earphones. And a green man. And a coat that is a bit on the large size - still, I'll not need gloves with it! I also got a child with a temperature of 39.8..... she's better now and got lots of fuzzy felt and a Clangers' puzzle. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Jimmy C Date: 26 Dec 00 - 03:10 PM Sarah, thanks for the beautiful story - it reminded me of a time when some friends and I discovered a neighbour who was in the same situation, the father was out of work and sick, 3 children, the mother too proud to ask for help etc. We found out by accident through the visiting nurse who was attending the husband, After a few phone calls we came up with 2 hampers of food, turkey included, about 6 boxes of toys and clothes for the children and parents. Not to embarrass the lady we had it delivered with no name. Later when her husband recovered and returned to work, she mentioned it one day to me, I just played dumb and said " Maybe there is a Sanat Claus after all". She still has no idea where the stuff came from. WE all felt really good that year. This year, after Midnight Mass, all the family at home except one daughter, snow on the ground, good Christmassy feeling all around. I got the usual shirts,chocolates, after shave, socks etc. but also my wife gave me a book " 1000 years of Irish Poetry", my daughter gave me " 44 Irish Short Stories" and from Santa another book " Traditional Songs from the North of Ireland". Later my 2nd daughter who lives in Ireland called to wish us a Merry Christmas and to inform us that she was engaged to be married, he proposed on Christmas day, she was so happy it made our day also. All in all a very merry Christmas. |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: NightWing Date: 26 Dec 00 - 06:00 PM Jacket and a cookbook NO MUSIC! *grump* I'm always slightly grumpy this time of year. Too much going on. But I did get to watch my 5-year-old nephew get quite basically buried by a blizzard of gifts from both sets of grandparents and five aunts and uncles. No doubt he really and truly is growing up. Last year he spent the rest of the day playing with the wrapping paper and boxes; this year, the Game Boy. *L*
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Sorcha Date: 26 Dec 00 - 06:12 PM Liz, that is what you get for taking her to Micca's! LOL! Sorry she is ill, that's no fun at all. PS--we all also got another bucket load of tears and joy from Wes and Bretta.......damn these tears, you'd think I'd be cried out dry by now, but oh no............ |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: katlaughing Date: 26 Dec 00 - 06:19 PM Damn, Sorcha, ya should have gotten in the car and come over! If I'd known you were going to be sitting there thinking of laundry I'd have told you so that day!*BG* We had plenty to go round and it would have been fun to have you. Next year, m'dear, if circumstances are the same! kat |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Sorcha Date: 26 Dec 00 - 06:38 PM Well, damn all! I shoulda thought of that, too! Oh well. Next year will probably be more of same, you still gonna be in Casper? We could make a PLAN!! Whatcha doin for New Years Eve/Day? I could sleep on the flaw, and smoke in the garage with Rog......... |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 26 Dec 00 - 06:43 PM Krizmuz started owt purty fair fer me cuz I ment thizzerr ol girl whut wantud ta do sum fine sekshual acts on me an I figger as ta how I wernt doin nuthin' elz Ide take her up on the idee. Come ta find owt tho thet she wantud me ta pay her an wen I dint have no money, she slapped me upside the head reel hard an callt me a lotta names. Weuns went ta Catspaws playz fer the mornin an Paw gimmee thizzeer book whutz got maps of all the states an everthang senz weer alwayz a gittin lost when we come a lookin fer you folks. Catspaw gimmee the honor uv goin down inna bazement an pluggin in the outdoor lights. Now I kinda messed up there cuz I wuzza standin in some cat pee er sumpin there by the litter boxes which are over whair the plugs is. When I plugged 'em in I got me a big ol jolt uv thet thair eelecktricity whut nocked me acrost the bazement on my ass. The resta the day wuz kinda blurry after thet an I wuzza gittin worreet thet the shock had messed me up sorta' so the boys all took me ta the Emurjentzy Room. Az I wuz goin thru Catspaw's back yard though, I stepped in one of them piles uv Weimaraner poop an Buford made me leev my shoos inna driveway an I went barefoot ta thet ER. The Docs sed thet I wuz jist a little screwt up frum the axsiddent an Ide be OK, but they alzo found out when they wuzza checkin me over thet the girl who give me her body also gimmee one of them thair Veneereeyul dizeezis so they gimmee sum pennysillin an sent me on home. So I guess fer Krizmus I got a map, a zap, some crap, an the clap. CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 26 Dec 00 - 06:50 PM Oh yeah.....an a slap too. Soze thatted be a slap,a map,a zap,some crap,an the clap. Ialwayz gitz sum mitey fine stuff. CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Sorcha Date: 26 Dec 00 - 06:55 PM Oh, Cletus, honey, I am soooooo sorry! You better git PawSpaw to take you out to the compost heap so's you kin git a good meal. Mebbe there is some Piggy Pudding left? |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Banjer Date: 26 Dec 00 - 07:09 PM Cletus, you don't suppose that map 'Spaw give ya is a hint of some kind, do ya? I bet if ya look at it real good you'll find the page for Ohio cut out of the book. That's so when ya find yer way to anyplace you won't be able to find yer way back...That 'Spaw is kinda sneaky in some ways...What I really wonder about is when ya got knocked on yer ass with the 'letricity, how did ya know that anythin' was wrong...What I hear, you wander around in a fog about all the time anyhow...Well, I gotta go, tell the Reg's I wish all of you a Merry Christmas. By the way folks, do you realize now that it's over there are only 364 shopping days till we do it again? |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Sorcha Date: 26 Dec 00 - 07:11 PM And today I got.......1 pound of pristine pecan halves from my bestest friend Judith, and a set of prints (watercolor) from an artist friend--Barbara Schaffner--of me and part of my "band" performing at Old Fort Laramie in period dress. These are WAY, WAY cool! 4 small ones, and one large one, all #93 of 2,000. I wish you could all see them (need digi cam!!) Now I just have to get them framed and find a place to hang them..........(I have unframed art stashed behind the sofa, the speakers, the bed......no more wall space!!) |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST Date: 26 Dec 00 - 07:14 PM a broken heart and a bitter disposition |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Sorcha Date: 26 Dec 00 - 07:17 PM Well, GUEST, I have had a broken heart more than once, most recently 9 Demember. A bitter dispositon? That one is your choice, my friend, your choice. Need a hug? Here's one.....((((((**)))))) |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: momnopp Date: 26 Dec 00 - 08:22 PM I got drunk and silly on eggnog & Captain Morgan's that I bought with my Christmas bonus. Luckily I did my drinking in front of the fire with family/loved ones. I got a book on writing a business plan and some earrings and a Celtic Women CD and lot of smiles and giggles and a stomachache from stuffing myself silly with lucious food. All told it was a good and a warm holiday. Eventually we remembered to light the Menorah and then we went home. JudyO |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,nathan tompkins Date: 26 Dec 00 - 08:47 PM Sorcha, Thank you for the hug....I need all the hugs I can get right now....been crying my eyes out....she dumped me today and is going back to her ex husband (who btw is a control freak).... Nathan aka Amergin |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Sorcha Date: 26 Dec 00 - 09:04 PM Well, nathan, I am sorry she dumped you, but it was her decision. There is heartbreak, and then there is heartbreak......our best friend killed himself Dec 9, and Wesley lost his newborn son last Friday. Pull yourself out and see what you can do for others,,,,,,,,and another hug, in case you need it......(((((((((**)))))))) |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Nathan Tompkins (inactive) Date: 26 Dec 00 - 09:21 PM Oh, Sorcha, I am so sorry to hear that....I am still in shock over this....I love her....Well, here's a big hug for you and Wes, Sweetie.....((((((((**)))))))) NT |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,Noreen Date: 26 Dec 00 - 10:15 PM Sorry for your trouble, Nathan / Amergin: knowing that someone hurts worse than you, doesn't necessarily make your own hurt any less... What did I get? I got through Christmas Day, and had some laughs with my children. Mudcatters will understand- peeling veggies in the morning, all round the kitchen table, listening to 'Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits', singing along but changing a few relevant words: I am a Sprout, I am a Ca-a-a-rrot I'd Rather be a Carrot Than a Sprout... OK, but it was funny at the time. Noreen |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,Noreen Date: 27 Dec 00 - 08:59 AM Well I thought it was funny anyway... |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: katlaughing Date: 27 Dec 00 - 09:16 AM Noreen, I laughed so hard, I am just now picking m'self up off the floor! *bg* Esp. significant to a veggie like me! katlaughing |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Firecat Date: 27 Dec 00 - 09:21 AM I tgot a Siemens Mobile!!! And a Steps book and a Westlife and a1 album and a Westlife bag and 2 clocks andlots and lots of teeties and a v. posh address book and a little chest of drawers and slippers and a new outfit and magician coming down and Chicken Run and a pot doll and 2 teddies and bubbles and a tenner and a £10 HMV voucher so I did pretty well. Roll on 9 days time for my birthday!!!! 17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: catspaw49 Date: 27 Dec 00 - 10:05 AM Firecat? You got lots of teeties? I thought two were all that was needed? Are these falsies or somethin'? Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,Caitrin @ home Date: 27 Dec 00 - 11:05 AM Well, the spiffiest thing I got for Christmas was a Gerber multi-tool. :) It could eat a swiss army knife for breakfast...a great thing for a techie to have. The second-spiffiest thing was a nice piece of Clan MacDonald tartan, just the right length for an ardsaidh, and a black silk dress to wear it with. On another note, I also got a nice trip home. Living six hours away, it's fairly seldom that I see my family...even with Mum's martyr complex and Dad grilling me about my grades, and Charles fighting me for the computer, it was good to be home. |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,Nancy King Date: 27 Dec 00 - 11:27 AM I had both my sons at home for Christmas, and that's always a gift... But in addition, I got a wonderful surprise: sixteen individuals and couples--many of them Mudcatters--got together and bought me a beautiful piece of art I'd been publicly coveting for a couple of years now. It's a remarkable turned-wood piece made by 'Catter Bill Day, who really knows how to bring out the hidden beauty in a chunk of wood. No verbal description can do it justice--you'll all just have to come to my house and see it! I'm really overwhelmed that so many friends think enough of me to do this. The best surprise I've had in years. Love to all, Nancy |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Bert Date: 27 Dec 00 - 02:40 PM TWO robes, now I won't have to stand around naked while one is in the wash. A sweat shirt, a wooden model kit for a boat and other little goodies. BUT in the after Xmas sales I got a reversable windproof coat for $18. And A 5HP 13 gallon Air compressor with some air tools. Now I've got the giggles picturing Rick building a shed with his Dremel tool. Rick, you should heed 'Tim The Toolman' and find yourself a 350 Chevvy Engine and.... Bert. (BTW, is Tim The Toolman related to Cletus?) |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Songster Bob Date: 27 Dec 00 - 03:04 PM Moll wrote: ""Thought you 'Catters would appreciate the song we whipped up at our traditional Christmas Eve bar carol last night. On the first day of Christmas, Alex (proprietor) gave to me, One very tall Long Island iced tea; Two pints of beer, Three mai tais, Four salty dogs, Five shots of rum! Six scotch and sodas, Seven whiskey sours, Eight Bloody Marys, Nine Fuzzy Navels, Ten Margaritas, Eleven Margaritas, Twelve Margaritas... " ... which reminds me of the T-shirt I saw: One tequila, Two tequila, Three tequila, Floor! I got only one bottle of booze (maybe I'm less type-cast than I used to be; I used to get at bottles from at least four different friends, and sometimes more), three CDs or four, some shirts and socks, and permission to buy myself a National steel guitar clone from Ebay. It came a week ago, and sat around till Christmas when I could finally open it and see if it was any good. And it was. Plain metal (not etched or engraved) but decent sound, no dents or dings, hard case, etc. Bob Clayton |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: sledge Date: 28 Dec 00 - 03:50 AM I have yet to find out what santa bought for me, however two weeks will see a flurry of torn wrapping paper and who knows what else? Merry christmas and all the best for the new year Sledge |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST,scabby doug (at work) Date: 28 Dec 00 - 11:02 AM I got a new shiny Crafter mandolin that I had been hinting heavily about, and the soundtrack CD to movie "O Brother Where art Thou?". I'd like to echo some of the syrupy stuff that others have been posting but I kepp getting ovecome by nausea (sorry - just kidding..LOL) |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Liz the Squeak Date: 28 Dec 00 - 07:07 PM Must be a bummer having orthodox Christmas, just when the telly puts on all the new series' stuff.... Still, it's a bit of a bummer when all you get is syrupy stuff about lost elves, absent parents who always make it home, and every Christmas, everywhere, from Trondhiem to Tanganika being a white (as in snowy) Christmas... Phoebe wouldn't believe it was Christmas day because it wasn't snowing! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: CamiSu Date: 28 Dec 00 - 07:30 PM My two older kids are home for a while, and they CLEANED the living room. After that I wasn't expecting anything else from them, but they'd also brought fun stuff from St Andrews and Barcelona. And my Austrian son gave me a painting by a new friend. Plus a really nice quiet day. AND my brother, whom I was caring for in early December is doing quite well now, and has a marvellous HUGE scar that we threatened to tattoo a zipper onto! Happy New Year to All CamiSu |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: GUEST Date: 28 Dec 00 - 07:44 PM A cold. |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Sorcha Date: 28 Dec 00 - 07:50 PM Guest, I had one of those too, but I passed it along, as one is supposed to do with colds. Feel much better now. CamiSu, GO FOR IT!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Gypsy Date: 28 Dec 00 - 11:43 PM a beautiful, handcarved tuning wrench for the dulcimer! Wow! two stands for the mandolins! Yay! a pickpocket for the picks! Life is good. Now if i just pull out that wheel fiddle..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: WyoWoman Date: 29 Dec 00 - 10:57 PM I got from my son a Leatherman tool, the only material thing I really wanted. He thoughtfully got me the "urban" version, complete with corkscrew and butter spreader. Said he figured I'd need it more than an awl ... And the following card from my daughter:
"Mommy -- (yes, she's 23, but I'm still her mommy)
And in a telephone call with my 81-year-old mother, she -- eternally cranky she, the source of so much fury and angst during my younger days -- said, "You know, I think I've learned from you how to say 'Thank you,' and I've been just thanking people for how they've contributed to me over the years ..." Now THAT one just about made my heart burst. I haven't had much this Christmas in the way of material goodies, but I've had such a remarkable season on a spiritual and emotional level. And, of course the jester's hat. My friend Paige bought me a big, purple jester's hat because I said I always look like a dope in hats. Now I REALLY look like a dope in my hat ... Best wishes of the season to all y'all, WyoWoman |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Son of the Mill Date: 29 Dec 00 - 11:23 PM I got a pair of socks and a ---- both three sizes to big. |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Matt_R Date: 29 Dec 00 - 11:27 PM A big bully is trying to take my present away and keep it for his own. I mean to take it back. |
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Subject: RE: BS: What did you get From: Haruo Date: 29 Dec 00 - 11:41 PM Least needed but well-meant: Vineyard songbook & CD Jesus, I believe you. Most pleasing: two coffee mugs (one huge, the other more modest but with writing in Mazatec on the outside (being a language nut, Mazatec strikes a chord - it's the infamous Mexican whistling language, a tongue so tonal that large amounts of content can be whistled from mountaintop to mountaintop); well, actually the $50 from Aunt Barbara was probably almost as pleasing to me as the mugs. Hottest to the tongue: wasabi peanuts. Most needed that I didn't get: my annual haircut (Lynne forgot to bring her clippers). Liland |