BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR

Subject: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Spaw's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 04:12 AM

New thread! Old one is here.

Shame on you Spaw - I've written to you more than once! Ashes for you, boy.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,SpAw's SecRet SanTa'S Elf
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 04:19 AM

I aM ResCuing You SpaW cos The Big BeArdY BloKe wanTs to send You "MisS WillOughby's Ye OLde BarnYard AnimaL CuTe ChristMAs DeCoraTive Plates" and Me and thE boYs say NO! and wE havE puT a beTTer preSent in inStead so thaT Old FaT BasTard senDs you SomeThing Decent ha Ha thaT'Ll shOw hiM

SSSE

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 04:54 AM

Ooooh goodie! Thank you Santa, just a thought of warm sunshine cheers me up on a cold grey day here. Local snippets would be lovely- and a photograph? Happy happy!

Noreen
whoisalwaysgood

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,CapriUni's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 05:02 AM

Wassail! I'm on the case. Elves are complaining like billy-o, but I've told 'em that all mince-pie rations will be cut unless productivity is increased. It takes a lot of work to knit a book, you know.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Dani
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:31 AM

Gee, how do you do all that fancy 'guest' stuff? I'm still trying to figure out how to change my postmark without getting arrested.

I was sort of joking about the tome. Don't expect to receive that from my mudcat Santa, but thought putting it in writing might get the idea into the REAL Santa's head. It's the kind of thing you put 10 dollars a week aside for the rest of your life to buy. Unless it's a business expense. I just love grammar, Latin and Greek roots, etymology of all kinds. You know, where words come from, and how we use the language. I'm the kind of wierdo who enjoys teaching subject/verb agreement.

Really, gift-wise, I'm easy, and not easy. I was serious about the sand: I have many of them, from all over the world, in small glass jars. But not nearly enough! It's very cool to hold them, and then see them compared to all the others, and imagine all the places they've come from. Kids love to help me plot them all on the globe.

I love gospel in the Black tradition, "folk" of almost any kind, but especially good, hard a cappella music. My CD of the year last year was Ken and Allison, Nextradition. After this Getaway, it's the Johnson Girls' and Kendall Morse.

I hate clothes, but wear 'em anyway. I especially hate t-shirts.

I'm a gardener, and a cook, and am relentlessly, ruthlessly curious.

Now you know more about me than most of my friends and family.

Dani

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:39 AM

Since my Secret Santa duties have ended, sniff sniff, and I don't have anything to do, sniff sniff, and I have all this free web space at ivillage.com, why don't some of y'all send me some pictures to put up? Also, PM me if you want a web page for your santee.

I could disguise myself and play Santa for lots of folks, but I really do hate being anonymous. It's like my brother-in-law said about lying (he planned a surprise birthday party for his wife), "It gets easier the more you do it!"

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Morticia
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:42 AM

Whoopee....I've got a Santa, I've got a Santa!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Mary In Kentucky's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:52 AM

I am here, honest!! I'm busy hunting!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Allan C.
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:55 AM

Note to Dani or to Dani's Santa:

That "tome" can be found here at a price that you may be surprised to note is well within reasonable limits. If, for some reason, this link should not prove to connect properly, do a search for the title at: http://www.alibris.com/home.cfm

Others may also wish to investigate this (often inexpensive) source for books.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: SharonA
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:07 AM

KarenB, you're a wonder! Thank you for telling all the SSS's (Silent Secret Santas) that they've been missed here!

Ah, but have I posted a message to my Santee yet? Maybe so... then again, maybe not... ;^)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,RangerSteve's Secrette Santette
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:09 AM

C'est vrai ca, mon petit! I send zes cadeaux zat you desire! One, she is "Clearly" marveilleus! Et les autres - les billets doux. Alors! Joyeux Noël, mon petit chou!

Santette

(and her scribe elf what don't remember too much high school French - or is that obvious?)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:09 AM

OOOOOOOO --- this is fun. Think postcards...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Mary In Kentucky's Secret Santina
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:12 AM

Postcards, eh??? Right, I think I know where to shop now!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:17 AM

Geez....Ask and you shall receive!!! Between me and Blackcatter, I think we've learned that's true!!!

Sorry Santa....I'll go have another look...or maybe you could PM me?

Tricky huh? hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Spaw's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:24 AM

PM on it's way, Spaw - now stop trying to be such a devious little boy!

SSS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:29 AM

Oh yeah....that's cute.....Got the PM.......uh-huh.............

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Spaw's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:41 AM

Would you prefer elf scrotum pouches Spaw? The little buggers are wearing me down. I caught one of them trying to feed Rudolph vegemite. Claimed it would lead to a jet-propelled sleigh. Didn't even think of how my beard might get singed.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,The_one_and_only_Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:56 AM

Dai? Oh, Dai????!?

I expect to have the elves post your package within the next few days. Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

Something enduring, and something ephemeral.........

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST, JenEllen's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 10:00 AM

Okay, okay, so I've been a stealth secret Santa, but I HAVE been doing extracurricular research on this Pacific Northwest veterinarian. Any more suggestions as to what would make you purr? Bear repellant? Heavy duty cat hair remover?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 11:04 AM

Some inside information, JE's SS: JenEllen's kitchen is decorated, ready for Christmas, in subtle shades of red and green, so anything in that colour scheme (particularly tomato and avocado) is bound to go down well... or not... *grin*

The Avocado Acolyte

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: JenEllen
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 11:53 AM

Ah!! Marie Santoinette!! Let them eat Guacamole!! (And Titanic Daquiris!!)

Dear Santa:
She's right, you know. It not so much that I can't cook, it's just that each attempt turns into, at worst, some monumental clean-up, or at best, a lesson in vulgarity for the neighbors.
Things I have learned: ALWAYS pit avacados before trying to make guacamole in the blender. Otherwise, you and 20 of your closest elves will end up covered in green flecks and having an inpromtu funeral by the dumpster, re-living all the great times you've had mixing drinks with said blender, and humming 'Taps'. Also: ALWAYS check to see that your appliances are turned off before you plug them in, especially hand mixers, and especially when trying to make tomato soup. I still stand firm, dear Santa, that I wasn't so much trying to throw this mixer towards the pot as I was trying to throw it away from myself...but you get the idea....

purring just knowing you're out there,
~JE

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: KarenB
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 12:51 PM

OK FOlks I need some help. On October 27th, someone posted as "GUEST, Jeri's secret santa" and asked a question of Jeri. I just got a PM from Jeri's secret Santa and she said that she did not make that post! I need for anyone out there who thinks that they are shopping for Jeri to PM me as soon as possible. I looked at all of my original PM's and I only gave Jeri's name out once, I think. So if you think you have Jeri, PM me. I mean, it's ok if Jeri gets two gifts but that means someone will get nothing, and that would make me sad. You all don't want me to be sad do you?????? *BG*

KarenB

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 12:53 PM

It ain't me, babe. I am not shopping for Jeri.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 12:55 PM

Oh sure. Jeri gets two and I get none!That does it! I am sending my SS a kitten.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,California Susan's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 01:09 PM

Santa baybeee
Slide something under the tree, for me

Sinsull, no kittens. There'll be a little something for you, I'm sure of it.

Susan? Where are you? The elves are getting restless. What do you teach? Do you ever write letters by snail mail?

Eartha Kitten

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Jeri
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 01:13 PM

Karen B, sorry. I thought the point of this was to have fun (still do) and enjoy anticipating. (Like the kid looking at/shaking/furtively trying to peel the tape off the boxes under the tree. Not that I did any of that stuff.) I'm afraid I got a bit playful. It was me, hoping for a post like "hey, wait a minute - you can't be Jeri's SS, because I am!" Didn't work.

I apologize to you and to my Secret Santa, who obviously doesn't feel comfortable posting.

Jeri,
Thinking "Ooh - pretty coal. Nobody ever gave me coal before!"

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 01:37 PM

Clever thought, Jeri!

(Maybe JenEllen could send you all her carefully- removed avocado pits to go with your coal? *grin*)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Naemanson
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 01:40 PM

Jeri, I personally believe you have a whole coal cellar full of previous Christmas gifts! *grin*

I haven't been paying attention lately. Sorry about that but now it is time to tease my Secret Good-Or-Bad-Little-Boy-Or-Girl.

Stay tuned to these spaces!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Naemanson's Special Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 02:13 PM

Welcome back, Brett old son. Glad you're ready to play again.

A little bird tells me that you have been otherwise occupied recently. I hope you have been very good? Good.

My elves can't find a pattern to make a hat just as you described, so you may have to keep the old one for another year.

Any further requests for the elves? They do so enjoy making people happy!

NSSS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: KarenB
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 02:30 PM

Jeri, Jeri, Jeri.....actually that's pretty funny! And yes the idea is to have fun so keep it up! Just stop scaring me huh?!?!? *BG*!!!!

KarenB

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 02:47 PM

So Jeri gets only one...but I still get none! Hope she gets a carton full of ladybugs. Bah Humbug!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,SINSULL's Spirit of Christmas Present
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 03:04 PM

Well, I'm not your Secret Santa, but if you're going to take after old Ebenezer, I may have to take you on a tour of the streets of London (and I ain't talkin' about the Ralph McTell song!)......

Cheer up! Your Secret Santa shall appear! If he doesn't, I'll visit him too (and maybe throw some of my fruit at him).

SoCP

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Fortunato
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 03:08 PM

Watson,

Upon reassessment of the clues, I have changed my mind.

My secret Santa is male and lives in OZ, hence the phrase, "no worries" ala Paul Hogan. He is of average height, greying at the temples, and slight paunchy from over indulgence in Foster's. Small scar on forehead from crushing beer cans. He plays the guitar but never, never sings "Waltzing Mathilda."

Well, Well, Santa, am I getting warmer?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: MMario
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 03:10 PM

whoopee! MERRY CHRISTMAS! I got a loverly package from Morticia on Halloween; all wrapped up in shiny blue metallic paper, with a brocade ribbon - inside was a Hampshire folk song book, a CD 'The Best of British Folk' - and best of all 'Hunter's Moon' - SIXTEEN audio tracks of Morticia and Gomez!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: SharonA
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 03:22 PM

Don't you kids have any patience at all? The real Santa is going to think you very naughty for opening your presents so early. Whenever mine arrives, it's going under my tree till Christmas morning (assuming my apartment doesn't swallow it up before then, like it does most of my stuff...)!!!

I'm still wondering about my Secret Santa's rubber Marigolds... ? What the heck was (s)he talking about?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Fortunato's secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 04:24 PM

Well, I play the guitar anyway!! LOL!!!! I'm not in your back yard but I'm not nearly as far away as you described. Cool, the no worries thing steered you off the track, my apologies but it was intentional!! Sorry.....oh hell I am not sorry, this is fun!!!

Henry....

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: MMario
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 04:26 PM

Sharon - for me - Christmas starts tomorrow - I have eight bleedin' weeks of it! - so I enjoy it as it comes - because otherwise I'll turn into Scrooge.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Helen
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 05:21 PM

I would be disappointed to have to wait until Christmas to find out if my Santee liked his/her gift. I'm hoping my gift gets opened as soon as Santee receives it.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Helen
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 05:25 PM

Dani, or a hint for Dani's SS,

If you haven't already read it, there is a book you would probably really like. It is called History in English Words, by Owen Barfield, who was a member of the Inklings, with C.S. Lewis & Tolkien, etc.

It traces the origins of words and relates them to the culture & social aspects of the original language's society.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: SharonA
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 05:40 PM

Ah, well, whatever makes ya happy (that's the whole point, isn't it?). I've had such teeny-tiny Christmases of late that I want to make my Secret Santa's gift part of the day's celebration, so I hope (s)he'll understand. Last year: no Christmas dinner at all, and no present-exchanging with the family till the following Sunday (around my father's retirement-home-room bed). Fortunately a friend brought over a pressie in the morning, and I had two song-share parties to attend, so that was nice.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Kim C no cookie
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 05:45 PM

MMario how do you get eight weeks of Christmas? Can I have some too? ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: CapriUni
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 06:07 PM

Hey, Ho! CapriUni's Secret Santa. Tell the elves not to sweat it on my account, an unbound book in ascii and sent via email would just as fine as a knitted one (and, by cricket, I have enough trouble with my cats curling up on my paper-printed books! I can't imagine how diffecult it would be to read a knit one)!

And remember, to, that my birthday is January 12, and we have a tradition in my family of a week's grace period with that, and (frankly) I'm willing to extend my Holiday season into February, this year so tell your elves (and yourself) that time is not of the essence!

(Heck! 'Twould be wonderful to recieve the present in June, for that matter... I'm in this for the giving, not the recieving)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Big Mick's Secret Santa
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 06:29 PM

I'm working on the case... I trust the secretary-liason assigned to us has sent you an official letter? It was cc'd to me, so I was just wondering...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 07:13 PM

Sharon : in the UK, Marigold is a brand of rubber gloves, bright pink or bright yellow usually, used for washing up and other similar tasks.

Maybe I should send you some as an extra Xmas pressie as you're so interested? *grin*

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Naemanson
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 07:29 PM

Hmmm, so I do have a secret Santa. I wonder. There was no snide comment on the condition of my current hat so it couldn't be Sinsull.

If you are from an area of the world that I am not then anything special from your neck of the woods would be fine.

I guess part of the fun is in the detective work. Let me review the clues:

"Brett old son" This would indicate to me an American, possibly with a southwestern or midwestern origin.

Then there is a comment on finding a pattern to make the hat in question. This is someone who is handy with cloth. That sems to point to a woman thought the use of "old son" might indicate a man. Hmmm. Gonna have to skull this one out.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: MMario
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:02 PM

Time travel, Kim - with rehearsals starting tomorrow - and performances starting the day after Thanksgiving -

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: GUEST,Jeri's youknowwhat
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:46 PM

aHA!!

Now I've got your secret. So to speak.

Jeri, your jig was up because I'm not as clever as you are when it comes to the in-tricacies and out-tricacies of Mudcat, so I didn't cache your joke. Thanks to our intermediary, I didn't ditch you. Couldn't: gifts are enroute!!

So, now you know that both you and I are your secret Santas!!

Question: Are you a down-and-dirty gardener, or a Martha-by-the-book gardener?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Jeri
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:10 PM

Woulda served me right for being a smart-ass!

Martha who? (Just kidding.) I'm an I-don't-have-a-clue-what-I'm-doing, stick-it-in-the-ground-and-hope-it-doesn't-die gardener. I should plan things, and I often mean to, but I don't.

Hmmm...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:32 PM

HMMMM. Jeri has a SS...and I am not Brett's or he would get a clean hat for sure.Guess I will just have to wait and see - the thing I do least well...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa HINTS THREAD PART FOUR
From: Blackcatter
Date: 02 Nov 01 - 10:18 PM

Hi All

Sharon - Sounds a lot like my Christmases too. I don't really have a family and it's been 4 years now since I had even a passable relationship at holiday time. Usually I get invited over to a friend's family gathering and wind up feeling very dissappointed when I don't fit in as part of the family. I try to tell myself every year not to accept my friends generous offers, but I usually accept.

Oh well...

By the way, one of the homes around the corner from mine has decorated their yard for Christmas - they did so on Hallowe'en night while the kids were going trick-or-treating.

pax yall