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

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: 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: 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: 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: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 04:37 PM

SNIFF

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: 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: sian, west wales
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:09 PM

Pass me one, too. I'm feeling a bit 'waif and stray' here ...

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:17 PM

Pass those tissues Jude.
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:44 PM

Her you are Sian and Goik....*sniff*
It's a Silentsantademic. From Scotland to Wales across the Atlantic to Boston all the way to Maine....this is heartbreaking!
I'll nip out and get another couple of Boxes...if I can see through the tears to get to the Store.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:46 PM

Her = HERE! Ma eyes are awe swollen fae greetin awe day

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Barb'ry
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:58 PM

No one for me, either - can I join the unloved club too...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:04 PM

Wis that a christmas greetin' Jude hen?
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: dulcimer42
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:08 PM

Help please! I need to find the thread where the recipient of my gift might have posted some ideas. And also, where I might do the same. Is this the place? Or is there another? I'm a first timer ant this Secret Santa thing.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:10 PM

Here
G

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:10 PM

the thread you are looking for dulcimer is Secret Santa Hints 2007

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Severn's Secret Santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:10 PM

Just in case you were wondering, I have put you on my list. I will warn the elves that they'd better come up with something good if they know what's good for them. I may have to cut their gruel ration.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:10 PM

Slow Meg

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 06:13 PM

I may be slow but i'm no auld

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Mrs Cobble
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 07:22 PM

Ho goody !    I have a santa ....    but what has maths to do with it...   not my strong point but I can always manage to add 2+2 and make 5 hehehe.

Nice to hear from you santa

Mrs C

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Not Jacqui's SS
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 07:35 PM

Knock off the snivelling or risk SINSULL holding your pressies until New Year's.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 07:42 PM

Nobody lufs me, neither, Alba...SNIFF...SNIFF

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 08:26 PM

sniff, can I have a tissue, too, please

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 08:38 PM

Here you all go. I bought wholesale amounts as it seems the numbers of those infected with silentsantaeyetis are growing so we shall be needing quite few Boxes of Kleenex.
Here you go Kat ma Dear. Have a snotter rag.

a Christmas Greetin Giok...LOL! now back tae greetin...sob sigh blubber

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Guest; Catherine Jane's Secret Santa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 09:08 PM

Nothing's the matter with Catherine Jane,
And I hope she has neither an ache or a pain,
Her Santa is setting the presents in train,
Nothing's the matter with Catherine Jane.

We hope that it wasn't a worry or pain
That Santa took long to prepare this refrain.
The holiday season is coming again,
And Santa is planning for Catherine Jane!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Severn
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 09:16 PM

Dear Santa,

Your Elves will need their feed to stay rational while fulfilling (and filling-full) their grueling task! But if that's what they actually eat, maybe I'll leave some out for them. Would McCann's Irish Oatmeal be spoiling them too much? Would the thought of regular oatmeal leave them quaking? Let me know!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Colin Yerstocken-The Anti-Santy
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 09:33 PM

I'm through working for that skinflint Santa for slave wages and poor benefits! I have quit and vowed revenge! The UK postal strike is only the beginning of my Reign Of Terror! I will play hell with the flow of presents. And you are powerless to stop me!


Hoohooohooohooohahahahahahahaha!


Colin Yerstocken,
Renegade Elf

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 03:25 AM

Colin - back on your meds, now!!!

SECSY
LTS

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

Aw Liz unfair you get pretty cranky working fur that auld bissim as weel and you wur a volunteer.

Colin: SKELP for disruptin the post. we got a stupid letter from the pensions department yesterday saying because of the strike they would not send out dauvitts pension which should arrive today but send it by currior(I know its spelled wrang) to the post office. hLast time they did that it wis three days late sheesh could they no jist hiv sent the flamin giro wie thier letter.

I blame OWK personnaly a right troublemaker.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Pseudolus's SS
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 04:56 AM

Oh, fear not, I'm here, and I know ALL about you!!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,Barb'rys secret santa
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 05:06 AM

Barb'ry don't worry you didn't have to stay in the unloved club very long -

I'm here - so you just make sure you behave - or at least don't get caught

love

santa

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Barb'ry
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 05:47 AM

Thank goodness - my computer is red hot with all the checking I've been doing every 5 minutes... I've not had time to be bad (never mind do any of the work I'm supposed to ;-))
Anyway, I promise not to get caught and there will be sherry and mince pies waiting for you by the newly swept chimney.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 06:04 AM

YOu won't be needing anymore Tissue then Barb'ry. Just use the ones you have left to wipe away your tears of joy.
I am happy for you.
*sob, wail, sniff*

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 06:39 AM

I am full of cares and woe, where did my nice Santa go
Where's my Santa
I've been good, just like Jude
I would be better if I could
Where's my Santa
All I want is someone to be Santa
I don't want to go into a rant,a
Little hint that would be nice
A little reindeer diet advice
Santa cry cry.

If you want to save another rain forest being felled to make tissues for us pair negleckit souls, gie's a wee hint.

G.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Leadfingers
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 06:40 AM

I am assuming that PbDigits SS is mine ! The post IS a little cryptic though

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:23 AM

MacKenzie whit a fibber "I don't want to go into a rant" mechty lad ye should be served an ASBO ye dae naethin bit rant. As fur bein guid even santa kin see through that yin.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Pseudolus
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:26 AM

I gotta Santa!!!!!!!!!! Life is good! And my Santa knows ALL about me...hopefully that's a good thing!

Frank

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Barb'ry
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:32 AM

Thanks for the use of the tissues, Alba - are you sure you don't want them back to recycle them...?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:49 AM

Hello Santa! Thank you for the poem!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 11:29 AM

It's ok Barb'ry.
I have an enourmous stack of used tissues right here which I intend to plant out in the backyard in hopes that they recycle themselves and in doing so produce the same number of trees it took to make them in the first place.
Now I am feeling like an Non~Eco Friendly Santee into the bargain...*sniff*
Thanks for the offer though...*weak but heartfelt smile*
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Barb'ry
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 12:39 PM

ahhhh {{{{{{{{{Jude }}}}}}}}}}}} AND a hearty dose of your favourite tipple over the airways...
Ok? better now?
Right - must keep on! Stiff upper lip! Onwards and Upwards! Always look on the bright side! There's always folks worse off than you(my mother's personal favourite) No use crying over spilt milk! Every cloud has a silver lining! and my favourite - Get a grip!
There, hope that helped, I feel much better
love Barb'ry

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 12:45 PM

Haud yer wheesht wumman dinnae girn, and get thon glaikit look aff yer coupon, or else ah'll draw the back o' ma haund aff yer gub!

We're a' in the same wee bit boatie, and it leaves frae the Broomielaw the nicht.

If ye want somethin' tae greet aboot, ah'll gie ye a guid reason pal.

G. ¦^]

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Alba
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 01:27 PM

A jist lucked in the mirror and yir right Giok, thats a helluva coupin a huv on me so it is!
Barb'ry your Mum is right too, there are always folks worse off than yourself. Oh and since you ask I'll have a wee Laphroaig, for medicinal purposes you understand:)

Save the skelp Giok. Steady as she goes. Meet you at the corner of Boots on Argyll street the nicht fir a spin doon the Clyde oon yon majestic Vessel, The Vital Spark.
Nuthin like a wee trip doon the bonnie Clyde tae pit the roses back oan yir cheeks.
By the way...
See me, see ma secret santa, I'll jist see ma santa when a see em, nae buther at awe.
Grip caught!
Jude    *starting to smile*

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 02:12 PM

What joy I have I think I know,
It's having a Secret Santa, though
I do not know what will be brought
I only hope it's not for nought.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 02:24 PM

Careful Giok. I am not so sure about Bonnie and Clyde. My own Santa is prominent by his/her absence but unlike this snivelling lot I will keep my anxiety well hidden, use no tissues (oh dear) and kick the cat instead. Here Kitty Kitty Kitty!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,The Care and Rapaire Santaire
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 03:56 PM

No, not for nought, o naughty nut;
Nay! Never know what deeds are wrought
To nab some knicknacks; night and noon
The knotty problem niggles.

CARS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,MeganL's Industrious Secret Santa
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 04:38 PM

To Do List

1. Interview the person known as One Who Knows about their claim that Ms MeganL is not a lady at all. Evaluate outcome.

2. Quiz MeganL herself about certain statements made over the past years, most notably this one made in January of this year:
(hhm wonders - - - nah its to early to start being nice fur next year yet :p)
Is the girl not being nice all the time??

3. Check whether the girl has mental problems of some sort and needs medication. She does seem to be rather unstable (*totally evil laugh etc) and prone to pick fights with all and sundry (most notably Secsy LtS and the Scot - what's his name?)

4. Find a reliable coal supplier who can supply in bulk.

5. Check Prancer for footrot and Blitzen for the trots.

(sigh!!) A Santa's work is never done..

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 04:51 PM

Oh Santa how could you be so cruel LTS and MacKenzie dinny coont, ahm nice tae cats and dugs. mind you a few bags o coal widny go amiss dae ye ken whit they charge fur it up here i could mak a fortune.

As for the *totally evil laugh* honestly it only happens when i am in to close a connection wie certain people it must be an alergic reaction or something . Cause I am always a guid girl honest injuns

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: GUEST,MeganL's Industrious Secret Santa
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 05:27 PM

"ahm nice tae cats and dugs"..

OK, I'll put that on the list of mitigating circumstances, Dear. Now, tell me, do you have pierced ears?

MISS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Messages '07
From: Megan L
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 06:25 PM

*Goes tae check in the mirror
*hings hied sheepishly
Aye santa
I will try tae be good but i need a dispensation fur the McMudgather cause LTS and MacKenzie are both gonny be there.
tries Gnu's trick
*scuffs toe on floor and uses maist wheedlin voice and since i'm a lassie bats eyelashes