BS: Santas and Santees

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: JennieG
Date: 08 Dec 11 - 03:59 PM

Oooooo Santa, I'm all excited now! Tomorrow night we are expecting a lunar eclipse, will that cause any problems to the reindeer's night vision?

Cheers
JennieG all agog

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Leadfinger's Lazy Santa
Date: 08 Dec 11 - 10:35 PM

Well, everything is more or less collected. Now the elves need to find appropriate packaging and get it all together to send out. The reindeer are on strike, so I'm going to hitch eight tiny escargot to the sleigh...one of these days. No need to be concerned about reindeer poop, but you just might get slimed.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Dec 11 - 10:59 PM

Ewww. Gifts traveling by snail mail, on a bed of mucus?

These folks are colorful in their methods!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Severn
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 12:45 AM

To compete with "E-Mail", "S-Cargo" is a catchier name for Snail Mail, and it could very well catch on.

They could start "S-Cargo Cults" to worship the Airmail planes on mountaintops.

Besides, Gastropod-Mail just doesn't have that ring to it.

The US Postal Service already refers to small packages as "Slugs" when sorting them

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: artbrooks
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 08:04 AM

One of your better efforts, Sev.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Cats' creative Santa
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 03:18 PM

My dear Cats!

Your Santa is hard at work but suspects that your pressie may arrive somewhat later than usual due to, er, certain reasons which are entirely out of Santa's control. Therefore, he has just had a little something posted from inside the UK. Note: It is not your present. It is, however, something concerning your Santa's corner of the world and was penned by your Santa's father. Santa hopes that reading it will keep you occcupied until Santa can finish preparing something more suitable. Surely by Candlemas ...

By the by, do you already have a "This Is Us" order in? Enquiring minds want to know...

Ho ho ho!
Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Severn's sniggering and still secretive Sant
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 04:53 PM

Well, well, well ... it appears a little bit of misdirection can go a long way.   Some of your deductions are on target, others not, but I know I've given you very little to go on. Suffice it to say, my dear Severn, that my delivery team have a good idea how to find you, that they will need to stop for refuelling along the way and that they're more accustomed to a glass of mulled wine than eggnog with their mince pies.
Which reminds me that I must take the latest batch out of the oven! And that's not as easy as it should be as those reindeer still afflicted with the snuffles have been using tea towels to blow their noses on instead of tissues.
Ho, ho, ho ...

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: greg stephens
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 05:28 PM

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: greg stephens
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 05:30 PM

Well, unlike last year(I am still waiting, Secret Santa!) Christmas has come early, a massive parcel arrived today. I am of course being a Good Boy and it will wait under the tree till the Great Day

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: ClaireBear
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 05:37 PM

Santa, I am being very good. Well, not actually, now that I think about it, but although I am misbehaving, I am doing it very well. Surely that counts for something...

Anyway, I wanted you to know that I am very much looking forward to Christmas. I will be all moved into my new "home" in a neighbor's garden shed by then, and I hope to have it looking all lovely and Christmassy. Not sure if I can manage my traditional Christmas Eve Santa fare -- a plate of lasagne and a glass of red wine -- without a kitchen, but I will do my best for you.

Love,
ClaireBear

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: artbrooks
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 05:39 PM

Greg, did you check the postmark date? It might be last year's package!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: greg stephens
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 06:23 PM

definitely postmarked a couple of days ago in England. And I am pretty sure last year's no-show Santa was an Amurcan.Mind you, Secret Santas get up to all sorts of trickery.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: My guru always said
Date: 10 Dec 11 - 03:16 AM

My Secret Santa has excelled herself and my parcel has arrived safe and sound from Down Under. Huge thanks to you, how lovely to be revisited by my Own Dear Santa - how spooky is that?

Anyway, rest assured that I will be a Very Good Girl (Christmas Panics notwithstanding) and your parcel will stay under the tree until the day itself. Many thanks!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Severn
Date: 10 Dec 11 - 03:57 AM

I assure you that I am and have been a good man, however easy it seems to be able to find me. My Mint Spies should be through checking out the coming year's new coins in time to mull over in their noggins your whinings so that all elves, reindeer and Santas will have nothing whatsoever to complain about with the best Gourmet fixings this side of Steve Lawrence's singing partner/wife.

The mention of tea towels (to match your short sleeved shirts?) would seem to indicate that you were a Brit, or at least had visited there. One person I know over there was with me when I shopped for one to bring back home. I'd have never thought of using them as hankies for snuffly reindeer to deposit their panky in. "Run, Run Rudolph", indeed!

Speaking of Rudolph, he's the rare example of the "headlight in the deer" look.....

You say you've been baking mince pies from children's thighs with which to feed the faries? In that case, I'll leave you prepare food for your own expected visitors.

Eagerly awaiting your prescence and presents,
Your Santee

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Nancy King
Date: 10 Dec 11 - 02:17 PM

Woo hoo! I just got a package from AUSTRALIA!!! It will remain under wraps until The Day, though I am itchingly curious...

Thanks, Santa!

Nancy

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Severn's surreptitious and serendipitous San
Date: 10 Dec 11 - 05:27 PM

Short sleeved shirts? Children's thighs? Too much egg nog, methinks, Severn. And quite what your level of goodness has to do with my delivery team knowing where you live I have no idea, and nor do any of my elves.

However I'm sure you mean well and on the scales of "naughty or nice" I have no doubt how you'd weigh in, or I wouldn't be contemplating the small sack of goodies that will be coming your way. It is a smaller sack than we might have hoped, for various reasons to do with supply, ways and means and general lack of opportunity, but it is sent with much love.

To go with the mince pies, if you can't manage the mulled wine a nice glass of vintage port would be most welcome.   Rudolph and the boys would be happy with the traditional carrot.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Cats
Date: 10 Dec 11 - 05:46 PM

No This is Us order...
can't wait for the extra something...

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Nancy King's Dancing Santa
Date: 10 Dec 11 - 08:28 PM

Nancy, you may if you wish remove the postal bag and place the contents under your tree, as it will look prettier than the somewhat daggy bag which the post office elves said we had to use.

Just remember, curiosity killed the cat.....you wouldn't want to have all those poor little kitties on your conscience, would you now?

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 04:31 PM

Today I sent out part two of the operation - a card recipient to those who requested to participate in that. I dealt myself in this time to enlarge the pool a tad. PMs were sent this morning. Two business weeks till xmas - sending early this week should have these things landing in the mail box right before the holiday.

SRS - Santa's Postal Service representative

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Nancy King
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 11:09 PM

Thanks, Santa! Will do! As soon as I have the tree up, that is....

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 11:06 AM

We haven't done the card thing before, and I don't remember if we actually thought the cards should be "secret" or if it was simply a chance to send a nice card to someone instead of a gift. So I'll open this up a bit.

If you would like to send a card to someone you know is participating in this secret santa and/or card thing (in addition to an address you may have already randomly received) send me a PM and ask for the address of that person.

No addresses will be published in the thread, and none to unknown folks (since you have to be logged in to send PMs, that's one filter right there) but if you don't want your address given to anyone from mudcat who wants to send you a card, also send me a PM. You might put "Don't distribute my address" in the subject line. I doubt this will be the case, but I have in the past run into folks here who were dealing with stalkers or annoyers, and I can understand not wanting addresses released in that case!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Art's artistically aerial Santa
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 04:28 PM

The sled is fully charged and on its way. Watch the chimney (mail box) and let me know when it arrives.

YO! HO! HO!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 04:51 PM

Santa! Santa! A curious package from the UK arrived today! It feels suspiciously filled with several enticing packages! And me without a tree as yet! I'm excited, but planning to be a good girl (better than I was last week when another package arrived from a London-based elf).
Thanking you in joyful anticipation...

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,the wolfhound clause
Date: 13 Dec 11 - 10:48 AM

woof again

your pressie is on it's way!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Wolfhound person
Date: 13 Dec 11 - 04:19 PM

Tail wag. Lick.

The pack will be waiting for it (and the postie - but they always do that!)
We promise not to lick the elves too enthusiastically, we know small people don't like it.

Paws

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Jacqui C's deliberately obfuscating Santa
Date: 13 Dec 11 - 04:25 PM

Well the package is ready: now, where shall we send it?

Here, or there; and is there here, or here there.
Some would say it's neither here nor there.

It'll be there, but where? And when?

Have a happy holiday, here, there and everywhere.

Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Kim C's Santa of Secretivity!
Date: 14 Dec 11 - 05:31 AM

Well Kim,
The elves have been creating havoc here and the weathyer had taken a turn for the worst, which is good for the sleigh!
As my life is at this time of year hectic, I make noexcuses when I say that your present is finally ready and will be winging its way to you very soon. Enjoy.................and a very Merry Christmas to you my dear.
Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: jacqui.c
Date: 14 Dec 11 - 02:22 PM

Thank you Santa! I'll wait and see where it lands. I just have to make sure that there will be sustenance for the carrier and the reindeer at both addresses!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Cats
Date: 15 Dec 11 - 12:31 PM

Dear Santa,
What a lovely surprise. It is really something I hadn't thought about before and it is enthralling. Your father is just so clever.
Love
Cats
xxx

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Anne Lister
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 04:17 PM

OOOH, Santa! Package collected from the post office today from New Hampshire - so that must be from you, right?   Thank you so much ... will be patient a while longer before opening it, although it's very tempting!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 18 Dec 11 - 07:47 AM

whoooppppeeeee ! I have a big box from Kensington USA - it says quite clearly. DO NOT OPEN BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY so I am staring at it and resisting all thoughts of temptation.....this is going to be hard

THANKYOUUUUU SANTA

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 18 Dec 11 - 02:36 PM

Good to see that packages are arriving. Is anyone still with no package or news from their Santa? Send a PM if that is the case.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Sandra's Secret Santa Somewhere Near Sydney;
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 10:01 AM

Keep your eyes out, Miss Sandra. The elves are fast headed your way and you should expect delivery of the "goods" by the weekend if the postal elves are being truthful!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Becca72
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 01:24 PM

Santa, are you still out there? I hope the black cats didn't scare you away. They really are very sweet!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Claire bears SS
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 01:36 PM

Dear Claire Bear,
Your parcel is on the sleigh and the reindeer have promised they will look after it until it arrives with you. They hope it will be there before Christmas and have said they will do all they can to get it under your tree in time. If they don't it will be beacuse Rudolf likes to stop at every single house and eat up all the carrots and mince pies that have been left out for him.
Lots of Love
Mother Yule
xxx

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: artbrooks
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 05:46 PM

Huzzah!! Got a package from the UK today. Customs tag says 'book and CD', but 3 things inside...one is suspiciously candy-bar shaped. Chocolate...yum. 3 postcards from East Sussex - who do I know in East Sussex? Isn't My Gas from that part of the would? Is it you?

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 20 Dec 11 - 04:06 AM

thankyou Santa

I will wait patiently

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Dec 11 - 05:09 PM

Yes I am, ArtDear, although I'm in the county of Surrey, not Sussex. Nice try but not me this time *grin*

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: artbrooks
Date: 20 Dec 11 - 08:46 PM

Sniff :( Then I guess I'll have to wait and see if there are more clues inside.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Barb'ry
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 12:06 PM

I've got a present! It arrived this morning and is now sitting in solitary splendour under the tree! I'm not opening it until Christmas Day, but thank you santa, whoever you are!

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Hawker's just got it sent Santa
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 06:46 PM

I just got the reindeer back from the farrier and the sled back from the blacksmith and sent your package on its way. It probably won't get there by the 25th, but it should get there within the twelve days of Christmas. Merry Christmas, dear. Your SS

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Joybell
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 07:17 PM

So glad the parcel arrived Dear Santee. We know who we are now don't we?
Have a wonderful christmas.
Cheers, Joy

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Severn's solicitous Santa
Date: 22 Dec 11 - 03:11 AM

A little concerned that your package doesn't seem to have arrived yet .. I was assured by the reindeer (and the elves) that all was in perfect order.
It is on its way, dear Severn, and I hope it will reach you by 25th.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 22 Dec 11 - 07:03 AM

many thanks to Vectis for a lovely card.

We seem to be having some other place's summer. It hasn't been very sunny over the last few weeks & we've had lots of rain & cooler nights than usual.

But of course, I'd be complaining if we had the usual heat & humidity.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Jenn Brooks' Suspiciously Secret Santa
Date: 22 Dec 11 - 07:25 AM

Watch the skies on Christmas Eve, that's when the reindeers fly(unless Icelandic volcanoes make this impossible on health and safety grounds).

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: jacqui.c
Date: 22 Dec 11 - 12:19 PM

I got a parcel in the post today! I opened the card, which shows a lovely Northumberland scene - now, who's in that part of the world.....

The presents are under the tree until Sunday.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Vectis' Chagrinned Santa
Date: 22 Dec 11 - 02:30 PM

I'm sorry the gift might arive a mite late
But in gold, I assure you, it's well worth the wait.
I've been burdened with sickness and things I can't tell,
But now Santa is better, and I hope you are well

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: Severn
Date: 22 Dec 11 - 07:16 PM

I will be pleased whenever things arrive. I have scattered relatives and friends and I will be getting and giving gifts for some time. I trust and believe, for MudSantas have never let me down, bless their collective generous hearts. It still has a chance.

I know the US Postal Service seems to be going to Hell since I retired. After 37 years they're finally taking one of my suggestions seriously! But I still have faith in them, as well, or at least those from lower management on down.

I've gotten to know a few of the wee folk, too, through Hash and McGhee, and though a bit erratic and with a tendancy to party hard (I've never had any leftovers from the feasts I've put out over the years), I trust them implicitly, as well. Never has there been any complaints about reindeer.

So however it arrives, I'll be greatful and content with the content.

Waiting is part of Christmas, and alone, divorced and with friends and family widespread, it's up to me to do it. Don't worry, I could do it in my sleep.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: GUEST,Barb'ry's Secret Santa
Date: 23 Dec 11 - 11:48 AM

Solitary splendor? That's sad. You could open the parcel--I seem to remember one unwrapped thing, or two, in there plus two that could still be holiday surprises! Good holidays--I hope you like your pressies.

Subject: RE: BS: Santas and Santees
From: jennbrooks
Date: 23 Dec 11 - 11:59 AM

To my Suspiciously Secret Santa,

Since I'm on a Christmas trip,
Visiting my sweet grandbaby,
Santa, fly with care, don't slip,
The present could be later, maybe.
If it's there on New Year's Day,
That is when I'll get to see it,
Meanwhile, joyfully I play
With my family; I say, So Be It.
Safe journey, Santa, and safe home!
There's no rush, so have no fear,
(Except, perhaps, for this bad poem?)
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!