BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,pegsverysecretsantatatatatatata
Date: 06 Dec 04 - 04:11 AM

Hi Peg,

I'm glad they got to you intact. As to when you open them? Well whenever your pagan soul wants to is fine by me. I just hope you like the goodies.

love from santa xx

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 Dec 04 - 05:51 AM

The first day of Christmas is Dec 25th, thus the 12th Day of Christmas is 12th Night..... logical eh?

Glad to hear the system is working... mostly!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Crane Driver
Date: 06 Dec 04 - 06:38 AM

Er, yes - Day is Night - that's clear enough, Liz ...........

Happy thingmas

Andrew

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Open Mike's Secret Santa
Date: 06 Dec 04 - 09:56 PM

Well Open Mike, you have far surpassed all my expectations of goodhood. Your Christmas present is ON ITS WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are some special instructions: Follow the directions on the outer wrapping (basically it just says "open the outer wrapping"). Then follow the instructions on the Christmas wrapping inside. Hopefully you will not get to impatient and the mystery will last a little longer. Have a happy holiday.

Santa

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Partridge
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 04:25 AM

Mine arrived today! thank you to my canadian secret santa. I'm going to ask my daughter to hide it as I have no willpower to speak of. Thank you santa

xxxxxxxxx

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: SINSULL
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 11:06 AM

What is a "flutterby"?

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: MMario
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 11:12 AM

oh - mary - you don't know "flutterby"? I'm *so* sorry.


spoonerize it.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 12:38 PM

Flutter by little butterfly. Or in this day and age it could become a 'HighinpolyunsaturatesIcan'tbelieveit'snotbutterfly' dosn't have the same ring does it?
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Blackcatter's Solstice Fairy
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 12:54 PM

Well Mr. Blackcatter I have gathered your presents together and packed them neatly into a brown box and handed it over to the Holly King who is sending it airmail to you as I type. Look out in the mail for a package from another country!

Enjoy!!

Yours
Solstice Fairy

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,To Crane Driver
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 01:37 PM

So........ Does this mean your package arrived? SS

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Limpit
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 01:57 PM

I got mine today. Um... hee haa, mummy won't let me open the little packets, but I can play with the Santa that was in it. He's cuddly and small and doesn't look like ColK.

Thank you Secret Santa.

Limpit

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Crane Driver
Date: 07 Dec 04 - 05:41 PM

Alas, not yet, dear poetic elf. Never fear, it's probably in this country somewhere (I guess you're from over the ocean, but I'm not sure which one). The postal service here leaves somewhat to be desired (like reliability) but the runner with the forked stick will probably be here eventually. I'm all a-grog with anticipation.

Thanks in advance,
Andrew

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Alaska Mike
Date: 08 Dec 04 - 01:00 AM

My Secret Santa DID send my present and it came in the mail TODAY!! I wasn't home when it arrived but will be home in 10 days to examine it carefully, thank you Santa. The mystery of who you are is also solved, but I won't tell just yet. I promise to be good and not open 'til Christmas. Happy Holidays, MT.

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: katlaughing
Date: 08 Dec 04 - 04:19 AM

I got two beautiful and mysterious postcards in the mail this week...Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains. One of them esp. was so clever...had the shape of a starfish cut out...when we lived near the ocean, I loved looking for starfish. Thanks, Santa!!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Champagne Carole's Secret Santa/Soltice Pal
Date: 08 Dec 04 - 06:33 AM

Oh Cahmpagne Carole!

The Reindeer appear to be mostly over the Flu that held many of them out of early delivery service and the good news is that Donner has left the North Pole with your first pack of Pressies! Dancer got drafted for another Mission adn Donner bravely volunteered to shepherd the box to your door.

Only one thing - It dawned on me that you might open one of the pressies and assume it is soap. Please don't do that. Disasterous results would ensue! There is NO soap-like substance in ANY of your Pressies...just something currently very popular which happens to be shaped like soap. I repeat it is NOT SOAP.

NOT SOAP!   NOT SOAP!    NOT SOAP!

Please keep this in mind. It could prevent a potential catastrophe. Others have not been so lucky as to be warned, have presumed it to be soap and....well....let's just say the scene...it wasn't pretty. Not as bad as the exploding pumpkin fiasco....but rather unfortunate.

For the sake of making sure that the Pressies would come back to The North Pole in the event that Donner stops off at a pub and leaves them behind...certain identifying remarks were left on the package. I don't mind you catching on to my identity early. Donner has a tendency to tipple. Especially when he's recovering from Flu. It's his tragic flaw.

So..Pressie box number one...winging it's way towards Champagne Carole as we speak.


NOT SOAP! NOT SOAP! NOT SOAP!


Santa has left the building......

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Vectis' Secret Santa
Date: 08 Dec 04 - 02:46 PM

Well, Dearie, your pressie is now in the hands of the Postal Elves, who assure me it should reach you in 4-7 days. I hope they're right, but as long as it gets there before the 25th, all is well, right?

HO HO HO!!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Dec 04 - 07:34 PM

On Friday I found a slip from the postman. I got to the post office yesterday and picked up my box--from Australia! It has official looking stickers on it (no bombs, apparently!)

Now the waiting begins. The pleasure of anticipating opening the package gave the whole household a boost!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Alaska Mike's Secret Santa
Date: 08 Dec 04 - 08:14 PM

Oh, go ahead and open it. I didn't giftwrap the presents inside the postal envelope, so when you open the outer wrappings you'll see the pressies. Have fun. I started to give a hint as to my identity today, but seems I'm too late!

Ho Ho Ho - the "Sun Shines Bright" here - nyah, nyah

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 07:54 AM

Dear Santa,

I fear that your little elf may have a hernia after delivering my pressie - thanks! Opened nothing individual yet...

Not really sure what I will do with the little package labelled 'the good stuff' - I'm just hoping nobody knocks on the door unexpectedly, or I may have to flush it... perhaps I can swap it with a friend...

May be I can trade the Chrissie card with Joe Offer - I think that is his line of interest, but I have always been interested in light houses too.... never liked heavy ones...

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: SINSULL
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 11:16 AM

The good stuff is pure and unadulterated. Heaven.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 01:48 PM

No sign of anything here! And me with two as well.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Partridge's SS
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 03:52 PM

I'm glad to know Canada Post works on the out-bound route -- BUT MINE ISN'T HERE YET so perhaps the in-bound direction is less reliable!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: open mike
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 04:39 PM

ahhh haaa!!
the elves have done the deed!
straight from the igloo,
to remain on ice until
the appointed time..
brrr the arctic circle
is a long way off..
winter wonder land...
mush, doggies!
jingle all the way...
thanks -- your thoughtfullness
has brought many smiles already..
and more to come, certainly!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 05:00 PM

Oh my god! it's Civet Coffee!

Well, I've always loved to smell things like cigars, etc that I never smoke, etc, but not everything that smells nice I like to put into my body, as the actress said to the bishop...

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Nancy King
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 10:12 PM

Yippee! My parcel has arrived! I'll be putting it (still in its silvery packaging) under the Christmas tree -- er -- when I get the Christmas tree up...

Thanks, Santa-Type Person!

Nancy

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Robin2
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 11:46 PM

ooh, ooh, ooh, my pressie has arrived! No clues on the package, but the pressies are nested under the tree for Xmas morning!

I can't wait

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: pixieofdoom
Date: 10 Dec 04 - 08:33 AM

Mine arrived!! I'm being very good and not opening it though. Thank you very much Santa

A Very Excited and Bouncing Up and Down Type Pixie

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Hollowfox
Date: 10 Dec 04 - 02:12 PM

My package has arrived safely. I think I figured out who you are, thanks to the postmark and the Mudcat Locater. Of course, I'll keep your identity a secret until the great unveiling on Christmas, just to keep the other Cats guessing. hehehe Thank you so much. The postal invoice tells me that it's just what I wanted.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: rumanci
Date: 10 Dec 04 - 05:28 PM

Whoopee !! I must have been good .......because mine has arrived too.
I haven't opened it yet but from the postal details I narrowed it down to two or three and from the contents description I may have narrowed it down to one !! and if so..........WOW !! but I will continue to be goo......er patient and wait for the surprise.
Multitudinous thanks Santa :-D

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: artbrooks
Date: 10 Dec 04 - 05:35 PM

The good news is MY PRESENT HAS ARRIVED!!!!! The bad news is that my Santa put "not to be opened until Christmas day" on it. Darn.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Karen K's busy Secret Santa
Date: 10 Dec 04 - 05:45 PM

Ho ho ho Karen

I have given your present to my trusty elves to take to the santa post office tomorrow! In a few days time your parcel should arrive-----but it is not to be opened until Christmas day.

Santa xxxxxxx

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 10:36 AM

refresh

Keeping my eyes open for news of package arrivals!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Champagne Carol's Secret Santa-Pirate
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 11:58 AM

Yo-Ho-Ho!

Ho-Ho-Hum

Hoping to see that Pressie Box number one has made it safely to Champagne Carole but no such luck.

That drunkard Reindeer Donner is probably lying on a pubfloor somehwere with the Pressie Box still strapped to his back. I used a padlock just in case this might happen. If you see a Hungover reindeer staggering out a pub-door, give him a hand, a paracetamol and point him in the general direction of Champagne Carole's house, okay?

Thanks ever so much. When he gets back I am going to insist he go to AA or face lay-off. He's already been to Hazelton & Betty Ford.

Chasmpagne Carole's Secret Santa-Pirate

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Seaking
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 12:56 PM

A small red package was delivered to SK Towers two days ago. No hints, clues or instructions but assume it's from my SS. Now under the tree (the small red parcel, not me)and will be investigated further on Dec 28 when I open my pressies.

Happy Christmas to all Santas and Santees

Cheers

Chris

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Mudlark's Secret Santa
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 03:15 PM

Finally rounded up them dogies..er, I mean reindeer, threw on the traces and a-w-a-y they went with your package! Thanks to some unusual weather, they actually had snow in the valley from which to glide off...hauling that sleigh with a phatman is a bit much when it's over alkali flats!

Merry Christmas!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Firecat's Cryptic Claus
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 04:22 PM

Well, it has gone and is now heading your way on the wings of - dare I say it? - flutterbys. Hope it gets there someday...flutterbys can fly pretty slow sometimes.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: MMario
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 06:38 PM

MINE has arived - all the way from Australia!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,SeaKing's Secretive Santa
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 08:52 AM

sorry you Oceanic Majesty - the little red box is not from me. Rudolph is still balking over the elephant. (But I expect to bring him around tonight. Olive (the other reindeer) is going to talk with him.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Tinker
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 11:41 AM

Thank you! Thank You! Thank You !

Secretive, Teaser, Delighted,Fantabulous, Tenacious, World-Reknown, Marvelously Musical, Perfectly Patient, Out-of-Breath, Spell Casting, Spell Shifting, Dear, Dear Secret Santa,

My present has arrived. and it's timeing is perfect as I had just finished cleaning and rearranging the living room to make room for the Christmas tree. I had even re hung the curtains I took down 3 months ago to wash (and then forgot about--yes they did get washed first...) So I feel like Santa used special Santa vision to catch me being good and I got a reward from the UK that even says CHOCOLATES on the custom declaration. Now as soon as the tree is in place they will be the first boxes to go underneath.
Can I open the outer wrapping or will that break the spell ???

The Good Little Housekeeper,

Tinker

Okay, so I haven't done the dishes yet, and it's almost noon... I know Santa I promise I'll get them done now.... some one has to do something about this "sees you when.." business.....

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,MyGuru's Santa's Assistant
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 11:48 AM

At the directions of your Secret Santa (aka, She Who Must Be Obeyed), I placed your present(s) into the postal system this morning. With luck, they may arrive sometime before Spring. Please let us know if they are deposited upon your doorstep...Santa worries about things like that.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 12:55 PM

My secret pressies have arrived from the one i must obey which of cause Santa,dont know what they are.

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: SINSULL
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 01:06 PM

I got it! But I still don't know who my Santa is. Don't want to open the outer wrapping and peek...hehe

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: SINSULL
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 05:11 PM

I know who it is...I think. Definitely Welsh. Maybe he drives heavy equipment?

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 06:04 PM

Dearest Secret Santa's Most Glorious Assistant!!

Am soooo excited, cannot wait for postal service to do it's stuff! My guessing has reached a punctuation mark of some sort for the moment while chaos reigns here at home, but will begin again with a clear head soon.

Be assured I am hopping up & down in anticipation & will let you know the moment it arrives. Will have the tree up at the weekend & will not take it down until your pressie arrives, even if Spring is Sprung.....

Many thanks, blessings upon you & yours {{{{{all concerned}}}}}

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,SS to the excellently mannered Tinker
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 06:14 PM

Aha, so those Sea-Fairies have finally reached your shores - excellent, I may use them again, perchance next Christmas!

Have you done the washing up now? If so, you are welcome to open the outer packaging, all is safely wrapped inside. Customs declarations are terribly tedious, but you will find that, in this case, there have been no falsehoods!

It will be up to you to restrain yourself with anything unwrapped if you wish, but wrapped articles (interesting but inexpensive) will be happy under your tree until your self-appointed opening date - Birthday or Solstice as I recall. Perhaps you could share them between the dates? Do let me know how you get on, patience is still a virtue Dear Tinker.....

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: GUEST,Sinsull's Lucky Kissy-Elf
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 04:32 AM

SINSULL: "I know who it is...I think. Definitely Welsh. Maybe he drives heavy equipment? "

D'Ya think?

Glad it's arrived before I have to get off on my travels ... says the sly santa ... Don't go peekin' early. I'll check up on you when I get back and keep my flyin' fingers crossed that I've got it right!


Lucky Kissy-Elf

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 06:00 AM

My pressie arrived, all the way from Derbyshire! Hmmm, thanks Hollowfox for reminding me of the Mudcat Locator! Or maybe I'll just wait until Christmas...

If I can!

Allison

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 09:23 AM

Santa,
Have a wonderful trip. Australia is one of my favorite places on the earth. I actually made it to Broken Hill. Always regretted not buying a painting by an artist who used to paint scenes from the mines. His stuff is way out of my price range now.
Toss another shrimp (actually prawn) on the barbie.
SINS, who is shaking but not peeking

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 09:31 AM

Meanwhile the rest of us just have to be patient !

Subject: RE: BS: My Secret Santa present has arrived!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 09:32 AM

Oh ! By The Way ! Post number 100 ! Sorry Ted !