BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: beardedbruce
Date: 16 Oct 04 - 07:04 PM

Mary, oh Mary, oh have you been good?
We might find you something nice, if you could.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: beardedbruce
Date: 16 Oct 04 - 07:12 PM

or would, or should... rhyme is the easy part...

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 03:06 AM

It's the being good that's a bugger!

SECSY
LTS

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: MBSLynne
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 05:53 AM

But Liz, I'm sooooooo good, and I really like being!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Little Limpit's Secret Santa
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 06:48 AM

Oh Little one who loves her pink,
I think I'll send you a kitchen sink!
Maybe I'll make you a skating rink!
For beginnings, I'll give you this Fairy link!
I'll see you later little one! You be a good girl or you'll get a pink sink with a skating rink.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 07:02 AM

Oh, my- Santa- my innermost desire?
Sorry- even Santa couldn't grant it.

But I love regional goodies and music. And dark chocolate.

And it gets really cold and dark here in the northlands.

Surprise me!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Mooman's Secret Santa
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 10:30 AM

Sorry, Mooman -- the ol' Claus has been a bit too stretched to spend much time at Mudcat, so this hinteroony hint fest is posted much later than intended. (I suppose that fact in itself is a bit of a hint, if only by process of elimination.) I haven't even had much time to enjoy the glorious fall foliage except in the car driving to and from work. (I guess that's a geographical hint.)

But I HAVE had time to plan and start to accumulate the items for your Yule-tide tuck box. I might even get it shipped out before Hallowe'en. (Is my placement of the apostrophe a hint? Who knows.) Alas, the package won't include any of the lab glass acquired from Santa's ex-spouse (and that's not as transparent a hint about my gender as it could have been); I found a home for most of that cubic-footage a few years ago (but kept one large beaker for a non-lab purpose).

That's waaay too many hints, I think -- but I may not have much time to post any others and I didn't want you to think you were forgotten.

Mooman's Secretive Claus

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,a secret santy for Sinsull
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 12:53 PM

fRET NOT lITTLE mARY sUNSHINE (damn that cap lock!) I'm on the case. Can't promise a B.O.B., but I'm workin'on yer list!

Now, you get that roof fixed before Christmas Eve. The reindeer have got themselves a shop steward who's real big on Health & Safety regs!

Stay good!

Aunty Santy

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 05:55 PM

Oh, Limpit's Santa - that link is fantastic and I'm going to let the rest of the world in on it!

SECSY
LTS

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 06:10 PM

Oh wonderful Delvene, thanks. In answer to your question, yes I've been good - just don't make any rhymes about Kentucky (unless it's lucky.) If you're who I think you are (and I mistakenly thought it was you last year too) you are a very good singer and very quick witted.

I've just returned from a trip and am quite nostalgic for pictures. Take one of your land or sea or sunset for me today - or just save a postcard. I have a picture in mind, but surprise me!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 07:00 PM

Well...I thunk up a CD I've been wanted, oh mighty and generous Santee, oh good and glorious and, might I add, giving, Santee.

Gibson and Camp: At The Gate Of Horn.

Either the classic or the revival.

Dick Greenhaus carries both.

And SS...about that you-know-what...I can explain. Really. It wasn't at all what it looked like.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Haven't Heard from Mrs. Duck
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 07:35 PM

No -- I'm not your Secret Santa, just a dis(yeah right)interested stranger. But I know your Secret Santa hasn't heard from you -- are you out there?

Me (who knows someone)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: vectis
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 07:49 PM

1. what is your age range?
50s
2. gender?
F
3. Do you have a favorite color?
Blues and reds
4. favorite authors/ type of book?
music, songs, silly, cartoons
5. what books have you really been wanting?
Nothing in particular this year.
6. what type of music do you like?
Folk, old blues
7. what cds have you really been wanting?
none in particular. Compilations are always welcome
8. What movies have you been wanting?
none
9. what is your t-shirt size?
40 cos I like 'em fairly baggy
10. do you collect anything? if so, what?
dragons and piano accordions
11. what are some of your other hobbies?
counted cross stitch. Travelling to far-flung exotic places (I wish)
12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry?
either
13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like
Small stuff which is personally crafted and/or useful is better than big and brash as my house has little space for knick knacks. Something meaningful to my SS and from their area would be lovely.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,BaldEagle2's secret santa's elves
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 08:12 PM

Hello Mr BaldEagle are you being good? Your santa asked us to check! We are elving away getting your treats together.
Hehehehe
Elves

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,LF'S SS & Co.
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 09:58 PM

Dear LF:

Not having heard squat from you, and really needing guidance in our selection of your Great Gift, we were wondering if you would mind answering the following questions. They will provide us with a psychological profile that will ensure that you get what you would truly like.

1. Do you feel that Morris Dancers are eccentric, or merely unusual?

2. Would you rather visit Whitechapel in 1880, East Anglia in 1375, or Penzance anytime?

3. What is your favourite unreal number?

4. Which goes on first: your shoes, your trousers, or your hat?

5. Complete this sentence: When I am filled with joy and delighted with being alive, I will correct the problem by_____________________.

6. My favourite meal is ____________________________________________.

7. True or False (choose one): I would rather play a digaredoo than a flautophone.

8. Rank this statement from 1 (being the lowest) to 5 (being the highest). Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is one hot momma.

9. Please answer YES or NO.

10. Compare and contrast the epic hero in Byron's Childe Harold with Alyosha Karamazov. Discuss whether one or the other is an Absurdist Hero, making significant reference to El Cid, William Rufus, the Defence of Rourke's Drift, Svengali, Sisyphus, Hector, and the Red Branch Cycle. Be certain to keep your discussion within the Animistic-Zoroastrian context inherent in Mithriac literature. You have ten (10) minutes.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 11:23 PM

Oh Secret Santa. . . Secret Santa. . . Secret Santa. . . Where are you?

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 12:27 AM

OH SANTA....WHERE ARE YOU?

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 03:34 AM

Why do people sign up then do not play the game SECSY has everyone that put in got a secret Santa as I and many others have not heard from theirs
Concerned Anoyed and fed up

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 04:07 AM

Perhaps they've taken a quick holiday before all that sleigh riding and present delivering kicks in!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: freda underhill
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 04:38 AM

or perhaps they're at Getaway, carousing with rudolph and the others! (and Santa, give me some tantalising clues, i want to be about to speculate about you...)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,santaless
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 05:14 AM

I don't appear to have a santa or a santee who's interested. I am trying to play but its hard. But never mind I'm an optimist, I' sure they are out their somewhere................(big sigh)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Not My Guru's Secret Santa
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 07:50 AM

Do not fear, My Guru Says Once in a While: while your Secret Santa has been away from the 'puter for a while, be assured that he (or is he a she...) is thinking of the ideal pressie for you. There are lots of people doing handcrafts around here, and Santa says you will probably get something homemade as well.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Katlaughing's Secret Santa
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 09:40 AM

Santa hasn't forgotten you, Kat. He's been busy with the Elves and his flocks preparing a surprise Christmas box. So behave! :>)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,GUEST.Joybell's SS
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 10:03 AM

Just to let you know that you haven't been forgotten ...   (The quest to find a truly suitable pressie continues unabated: you don't have any additional helpful hints, do you?)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: sian, west wales
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 05:41 PM

Oh dear. My Secret Santa is awwwwfffffullllll quiet.

siân

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Jenellen Secret santa
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 06:04 PM

Just to say Ho Ho HO Jess

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 06:04 PM

Everyone who signed up with me before 3rd October got allocated a Santee.

Just because your santa hasn't tormented you, doesn't mean that you have been forgotted. I know for a fact that some of you have been tormented by Santa's who were not allocated to you!

Bruahahahahhaha!!!

SECSY
LTS

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,shang hai frank's secret saint nick
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 07:26 PM

i hear you might be travelling.
don't forget to take your tooth brush.
and buckle your seat belt.
am steering clear of pink or yellow
but Jade Green might be a choice?
No Golden Ingots on the way to
you, Head Honcho, but will try to
keep the season festive...
the rein deer are in training
with GPS unit to find their
way to your part of the planet.
Kris Kringle

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Cllr
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 06:22 AM

Dear CllrSS
I put my hints on a different thread, Also I promise I have been a good tory Err Conservative err boy. Blast, good job I like small lumps of coal.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Mrs Cobble Fooil o' a Santa!
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 07:32 AM

Niver try to mak a fooil ov onybody this month; ther's fooils enuff i'th world already. It's oft struck me what a varry slight difference ther is between a wise man and a fooil; one aims at summat an' hits it – tother aims at summat an' misses it; an' aw have known th' time when th' chap 'at's missed has been worth a dozen sich like as him 'at's hit. But th' world generally sets 'em daan to be wise men 'at happen to be lucky men, an' get hold o' lots o' brass. An' ha monny brains a chap has, if he can't spooart a pair o' kid gloves an' a daycent hat, he mun niver hope for owt better nor to tak his place amang th' fooils. Aw've monny a time thowt when aw've heared fowk settin a chap daan as a fooil; – talk prattley – may be if he wor weighed up he's a better man nor yo this minit; yo connot tell all 'at he may have had to struggle wi' –

Circumstances alter cases,
Th' same as nooases alter faces.

from John Hartley's "April Fooils"

Now, I wonder if there could be a clue in there somewhere?

Your fooil o' a Santa (who leks traikle parkin)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Mrs Cobble
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 05:48 PM

Ho Ho Ho Fooil o' a Santa if you are who I think you are traikle parkin should not be on your menu!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 05:52 PM

'Twould be a trifle hard for my secret santa to have heard from me since I don't know who it is!! Thought that was the idea :0) I do exist!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 08:33 PM

Hi santa

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Pseudolus
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 10:56 PM

Aha, so I have a secret santa! I'll be leaving the hints over in the hint thread. This is so much fun!

Frank

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Sarah the Flute's secret santa
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 11:06 PM

Hmmm, so Sarah, I've been looking over the hints thread and I've called a meeting of the elves to see just what we can come up with for ya! Stay good! We're watching!

SS

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,catsPHiddle's SS
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 11:43 PM

Ms. Phiddle--I consider myself the luckiest of Santas, to be able to re-indoctrinate you into the receiving end of the Secret Santa program. You managed very well for two years to keep us happily plotting and planning, so this will be a considerable challenge, to surprise you. Never fear! The thinking cap is screwed on tight as the ideas are examined. The elves and I have been reading up on your interests and they are happy to assist.

Your Super Secret Santa

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Sorcha
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 12:05 AM

Maybe my Santa is Clinton who is off getting married and on his honeymoon......come in, Santa!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Mary in Kentucky's Secret Santa's Elvene Del
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 03:56 AM

Dear Mary,

I don't think you have heard me sing! (probably just as well really)
I'm only a tiny little thing
Who's busy shopping just for you
So you can have a present too.

Boris The Chief Elf (who is my boss) says I am getting better at poetry.

Lots of love from Delvene the Elvene

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 04:00 AM

Thank yew, thank yew, Santa!! I am doing my best to be very good...well, as much as possible for someone who loves chocolate!:-)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,CapriUni's SS
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 04:16 AM

Heehee!! I have a little collection of things gathered...just one more to go and they will be ready to post! But you aren't to open them until Yule CapriUni!!

Love SS

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,artbrooksSS
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 07:12 AM

just to let you know
I'm endevouring to find you some thing siutable.

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Katlaughing's Secret Santa
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 09:21 AM

Chocolate,eh? Now let me see...where's my list......

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 11:58 AM

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! I have a Santa, although I'm slightly concerned about the elves here. They may just have too much influence. BUT I am being unspeakably good, so much so I hardly recognise myself these days!

Thankyou Santa

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Chanteyranger's ignored and neglected SS
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 12:27 PM

So I managed to find out a little bit about you from photos and your previous posts, but all that lacks the personal touch somewhat. What I'd like is a bit of feedback - hints, interaction ya know - that sort of thing. I wanna play the game! Otherwise, what's the point? Santa has some things that would probably interest you, but he is feeling rather underwhelmed by the silence at the moment.

Hey, if anyone out there knows Chanteyranger, could they give him a bit of a shove for me?

Frustrated Santa

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 02:04 PM

yea! Secretive Santa, it is good to hear from you again! .....please post some clues about who you are and where you are from so I can speculate about who you are!!

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,Blackcatters Sexy Santa
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 02:06 PM

Well Mr catter of Black....you are mighty quiet. I have read your hints but have heard nothing from you since....

I am checking my list...have you been a good boy or do I need to send you a lump of black coal???

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 04:05 PM

santa

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: sian, west wales
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 06:19 PM

Just saw this in the Globe and Mail and thought it would be useful info for SOME Secret Santas ...

No more letters to 'Grandma'

Washington — Most mail to Canada must bear the complete name and address of both sender and recipient or it will not be allowed into the country, the U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday.

The tighter addressing requirements announced for people mailing packages in the United States are in response to increased border security demands.

Even such sender or recipient identifications as "Grandma" or "Aunt Ruth" can result in mail's being rejected, the agency said.

All mail, except post cards, that does not show the complete name and address of sender and recipient – in Roman letters and Arabic numerals – is being denied entry.

Canada Post spokesman John Caines said that Canada Customs has become increasingly vigilant about enforcing the requirement that all international mail have a complete address for both the sender and recipient.

U.S. postal officials said addresses on mail to Canada should be printed in ink or typewritten in capital letters, and the last line of the address must show only CANADA if there is no postal code included.

If the postal code appear, mailing requirements allow that to appear as the last line of the address.

Mailers must also fill out customs forms specifically identifying the contents of parcels. General descriptions such as "gift" or "present" are no longer acceptable.


So ... bah humbug!

sian, west wales
(which won't be allowed, I guess!)

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,The Secret Santa of Leadfingers
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 06:39 PM

Subject: RE: BS: SECSY Silly Secret Santa/Santee Hints
From: GUEST,LF's SS, This Time For Real
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 06:41 PM

This thing can get away from you, can't it?

Mr. Leadfingers, you need a clew as to who I am and where I am. So here's a hint in a piece of classical verse:

I'm not a butcher
I'm not a Yid
Nor yet a foriegn skipper.
But I'm your own light-hearted fiend,
Yours Truly,
Not Jack The Ripper.