I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Big Mick
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 08:35 AM

Big, yes.............soft, no............well maybe just a llttle..........HHHHHHMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPHHHHHH!!!!!! You will just have to give me a double dose of those OZ smooches to make up for that, FAIR ONE

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Áine
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 09:45 AM

'Tis a kiss that you want, my dear 'Seed?
Well come here, Man, and get what you need!
While the 'puppies' pile on
We'll break into a song
And see if the others will follow our lead

Kisses to Max and Bert at the 'Cat
And Howie the Elf in his hat
Let it never be said
That I e'er went to bed
Without checking where the 'Cats were at!

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mbo
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 09:54 AM

Áine, I dub thee "Lady Limerick." You're on a roll!

--Mbo

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Jeri
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 10:21 AM

I'm just going to wander around the room and smooch anyone who doesn't get away fast enough. Who the heck needs mistletoe!!??

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Den
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 01:16 PM

A Merry Christmas to you all, too many to name and thanks for helping me out here and there with lyric requests and information etc. throughout the year. I have a cold at the moment so I promise I won't kiss anyone. Den

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Dani
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 01:23 PM

...just a little around the heart, eh Mick?

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mían
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 01:43 PM

bseed,micca, a warm smooch & hug for thee & thee whilst i wait (still patiently) for cleigh. And micca, 'tis not the end that means just a vacation; i think fondle-ly of the smoothness of his little clay receptacle...

Subject: Lyr Add: THE MISTLETOE BOUGH (Thomas Haynes Bayly)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 02:14 PM

It could all end in tears - as in Thomas Haynes Bayly's:The Mistletoe Bough

The mistletoe hung in the castle hall,
The holly branch shone on the old oak wall;
And the baron's retainers were blithe and gay
And keeping their Christmas holiday.
The baron beheld, with a father's pride
His beautiful child, young Lovell's bride;
While she with her bright eyes seemed to be
The star of the goodly company.

"I'm weary of dancing now," she cried;
"Here tarry a moment—Ill hide, I'll hide!
And Lovell, be sure thou'rt first to trace
The clue to my secret lurking place."
Away she ran—and her friends began
Each tower to search, and each nook to scan;
And young Lovell cried, "Oh where dost thou hide?
I'm lonesome without thee, my own dear bride.

They sought her that night! And they sought her next day!
And the sought her in vain when a week passed away!
In the highest—the lowest—the loneliest spot,
Young Lovell sought wildly—but found her not.
And years flew by, and their grief at last
Was told as a sorrowful tale long past;
And when Lovell appeared, the children cried
"See the old man weeps for his fairy bride."

At length an oak chest, that had long lay hid,
Was found in the castle—they raised the lid—
And a skeleton form lay mouldering there,
In the bridal wreath of that lady fair!
Oh sad was her fate!—in sportive jest
She hid from her lord in the old oak chest.
It closed with a spring! And, dreadful doom,
The bride lay clasp'd in her living tomb

In the traditional carol sessions in the pubs of Sheffield, this is a favourite party piece.

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: emily rain
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 03:36 PM

oh, my lord, i've heard that story before, but never in verse. do you have the tune? my covetousness warning light is blinking above my head.

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: MMario
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 03:49 PM

Midi file at the following site:

url=http://www.tromboni.demon.co.uk/carols/words/misbough.html

missile-toe

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 03:51 PM

Skipjack, here I am, all fresh from the office and waiting for that special moment when SO opens the phone bill......

Love to all,

Good Solstice all, should be extra bright this year, as full moon is the same time, so about 14% extra bright.

SO it should be.

Blessings of all sorts be.

LTS XXXXXXXXXX

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Caitrin
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 04:15 PM

More kisses all around to anyone who'll take 'em! :x

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 07:12 PM

Uncle Charles, can we go home now, I am so tired.

Little Neo

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 08:23 PM

Is it coincidence or fate or whatever that I've got Cyndi Lauper singing "True Colours" on the cd player as I read this..
I might even bring in a good old Leicestershire saying and say.. "What Are You Lot Like?"
I'm glad tho' the mudcat is keeping alive the spirit of Saturnalia (apologies if I spelt that wrong).. i.e the festives before JC was born
And so many people to take to task for either not including me or offering their smooches elsewhere...
Sometimes it's lonely standing under the mistletoe.. LOL
Though I need to say this so bear with me.. MARY.. major detention...
And now I'm gone but not without saying, have a great Christmas you lot
Mick

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 08:41 PM

Mick,

Why have I got major Detention???? I gave you a big kiss! I know! I bet you are jealous that I am smooching with the other mudcat fellows! So, if that is it, I will just have to shower you with kisses!!! You can tell me in chat Friday where you want em!

Mary

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: alison
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 08:44 PM

hahaha... is anyone standing by with a big bucket of water yet???????

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 08:48 PM

Having had time to ponder over this particular thread since my last posting and since a smattering of poetry has graced its presence I felt compelled to add this, dedicated to a very special person who not only has contributed to this thread, but seems to be collecting my inane ramblings...
A THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS

I am
Because you are

Now let the party begin
Mick

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Áine
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 09:03 PM

This one's for you, Micko:

Here's a smooch to my fella, Mick Lowe
The best Prof on the Net, don't ya know
'Though my smooches are late
My affection you can't abate
You're the best of the lot, don't ya know!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 09:19 PM

Áine.. are you trying to turn my head as they say on this side of the murky waters.. though I don't think I've pinned you down as to where you are exactly.. and are you still looking for lessons in HTML?.. I've a window open for you if you're interested.
Mick

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: DougR
Date: 15 Dec 99 - 09:32 PM

bbc: I may have missed you, but I don't think you have contributed to this thread. If you look in please know you have a big smaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak from DougR, and best wishes for a joyous holiday season to all the mudcatters.

DougR

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Skipjack
Date: 16 Dec 99 - 06:37 AM

Wow, Liz, a Frenchie first time! It's awful dark in here, can't find Micca's picture. Where is it?

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 16 Dec 99 - 03:22 PM

alison,

Are you implying it is getting a bit too hot in here??? LOL

Cheers to you! (And thanks for all your lyrics and music help this past year!)

Mary

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: jeffp
Date: 16 Dec 99 - 03:45 PM

Hugs and kisses from me and mine to you and yours!!

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 10:59 AM

Skipjack, can I have my gum back please.....?

LTS

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Roger the skiffler
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 11:11 AM

Who gave me the hicky? I can't go home looking like this!
RtS

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Big Mick
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 11:19 AM

I did, Rog, sorry................In the dark, I thought you were THE FAIR ONE. Don't tell anyone, OK??????

Big Mick

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Roger the skiffler
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 11:42 AM

(Blush) Well, I am fair, though greying, Mick, charming aftershave you have! Guinness by Givenchy?
RtS ;o)

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 08:51 PM

I must say I WONDER about some of the replies here..
If you were all over here in the UK and knew what I meant I would say.." What are you guys like????"
Instead I shall say .. thank you Áine for the poem and I'm standing under the mistletoe, but alas the major snogging has already been reservedby a very special catter..
Remember a love affair is not only for Christmas..
I'm out of here
Mick

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 09:44 PM

I just heard a song on the radio whose words I never truly listened to before (probably because I'm not that "into" the Carpenters)...now the words have so much meaning for me and since I haven't the luxury of time to write my own poem, I shall borrow the words that convey my sentiments...

This is for a special someone in my life...yes, a fellow mudcatter who I knew before I became a regular/member here...

This is for you...along with all the kissing you want under the mistletoe. Maybe next Christmas we will share together.

From,

"Your angel"

Merry Christmas Darling
By: The Carpenters

Greeting cards have all been sent
The Christmas rush is through
But I still have one wish to make
A special one for you:

Merry Christmas darling,
We're apart that's true
But I can dream
And in my dreams
I'm Christmasing with you

Holidays are joyful
There's always something new
But every day's a holiday
When I'm near you

The lights on my tree
I wish you could see
I wish it every day
The logs on the fire
Fill me with desire
To see you and to say

That I wish you Merry Christmas
Happy New Year too
I've just one wish on this Christmas Eve
I wish I were with you

The logs on the fire
Fill me with desire
To see you and to say
That I wish you Merry Christmas
Happy New Year too

I've just one wish on this Christmas Eve
I wish I were with you...

I wish I were with you
Merry Christmas Darling

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: bseed(charleskratz)
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 10:01 PM

Hey, is this real romance blooming right here on the Mudcat? And in the Christmas season, no less: best wishes to both of you (or is it all four of you): Mick, Mary, ?,

--seed

And now that I've tucked you in, Bonnie, maybe I'll just snuggle up for a while...

--Uncle Charles

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Terri
Date: 18 Dec 99 - 12:36 PM

Micca and Liz, if you two want to swap secrets on air ( so to speak) I've got one or two the other mud catters would love! So, what you getting me for xmas then :)??? BTW, I am fine, (after yesterdays little unpleasantness)but not very mobile yet, hence hanging around here. Merry Yule all!!

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 10:28 AM

What was the little unpleasantness then, did the mistletoe berry get stuck up your nose again?

And you are getting whatever is left under the tree, because the label fell off your present and we can't sort them out without the phair Phoebe "helping".....

LTS

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 10:30 AM

Mick, some of us are here in the UK, freezing our little bits off under the clock at Waterloo, waiting for you to keep your date!!

LTS,replete with free chocolate bar and a really really BIG bunch of mistletoe - guess who had a good year!!

Terri and Micca, you can just shut up now!!!

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: _gargoyle
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 11:57 AM

here kitty, kitty, kitty

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: T in Oklahoma (Okiemockbird)
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 12:08 PM

Handshakes all around, and good wishes. T.

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Dave Swan
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 12:22 PM

I think it's spuds which are hung at the Mudcat. Mistletoe, a lovely thing, may be attached, affixed, or adhered, but we save hung for spuds. Ask Mickus Maximus. E.S.

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: bseed(charleskratz)
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 12:38 PM

Hey, Gargoyle, I think she's around here somewhere. Maybe a little catnip would bring her over.

--seed

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: TerriM
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 12:41 PM

the little unpleasantness was a small operation from which I am more or less recovered ( and no, it wasn't to retrieve a mistletoe berry... that's another story ). If I'm getting what's left under the tree, I expect it's either going to be pine needles or the bit of the fairy that fell off when Phoebe tried to dissect it... ah well.

Gargoyle, I have a cat you can have... well, two actually, you can take your pick. Not very bright but.... well, just not very bright really. How about it, free to good home, or even an indifferent one??? If not, has anyone got any tips about how to discourage cats from climbing a not very stable xmas tree?

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: jeffp
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 12:53 PM

I've found that a water pistol can be very effective. If you manage to conceal it from the cats, they don't even realize it was you who squirted them. They think the tree itself piddled on them. Yuck, what a concept! Good luck.

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Metchosin
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 12:55 PM

A BB gun is always useful, but one must take care to miss the decorations, but thats another story. *BG*

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mbo
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 02:16 PM

My father and I built a cute little white picket fence about a foot and a half high to put around the tree, since our cat likes to hide under it, and play with the ornaments. We got the pickets at Lowe's--they were supposed to be for a garden, and were connected together with wire. We pulled the individuals pickets off, made them a little shorter, and made cross rails to hold them together. Our tree is in a corner, so the fence is 3-sided, and hinged together. It really works! Boo doesn't even try anything with it in place. It's also really festive!

--Mbo

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 02:51 PM

Uncle Charles, were you eating ice cream in bed last night?

Little Neo

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: TerriM
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 06:28 PM

I'm worried about a water pistol in case the electric fairy lights go up and I have no idea what a b.b gun is! A picket fence sounds like a good idea however garden centres here ( U.K) don't sell anything that doesn't look like a xmas present this time of year.

I think my older cat has declared war on the bow at the top of the tree and the younger is merely cannon fodder.Armistice may be declared should a fish be produced in the near future, however I am clean out of our little scaly friends. Anyone got a fish?

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: emily rain
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 06:59 PM

bb:

ewwwwwww.

love,
em

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 20 Dec 99 - 07:04 PM

So much catching up to do..and I've only been away a couple of days..
First then.. Liz.. what on earth are you doing standing under the clock at Waterloo?.. you want to be freezing the whatsits off at Hinckley.. then I can get you warmed up in the Queen's Head, providing you give us the odd song/tune or two.
As for all you cat owners.. I think you need to make a choice.. tree or cat.. cat or tree.. if you really think you need both then you could try one of the following..

Lead booties for the feline (stops them climbing)
A rolled up newspaper with which to beat the said feline into submission any time it attempts to "mount" the tree
Perhaps the easiest option.. settle for a smaller tree mounted on a table etc so said thicko pussy doesn't realise it's there
If however you've got a really inquistive breed of fur ball you could always visit for a frontal labotemy (apologies re spelling) for your favourite cat
Personally I would use the sack and the nearest canal/river.. but eh.. I don't profess to be a cat lover, even at this time of year.. now I suspect that has wound up many springs.. so I'll sit back and see what happens

Charles.. what can I say?

In such matters of the heart
What true gentleman would impart
Such details of his heart's desire
That when such facts would then transpire
To announce his love to all the world
And expose their secret to all unfurled
Whilst disrecretion should be the trade to woo
And leave you all just wondering who

Peace to you all
Mick

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Caitrin
Date: 21 Dec 99 - 12:00 AM

I attempted to use classical conditioning to prevent my cat from climbing the Christmas tree for my psychology project. I was attempting the water spraying method. Unfortunately, the cat was a little too specific in his conditioning. It doesn't keep him from climbing the tree, he just doesn't climb it when I'm in the room.

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 21 Dec 99 - 02:53 AM

We just let our little cat climb and then fall out of the tree. Once he'd landed on his head a few times, even HE got the idea and he is even thicker than Terri's two; whom I've met and they are everything she says, and more.....

Mick, where is Hinkley? If it is further north than Islington, I ain't gonna be there, I dunno, three flakes of watery snow and the country grinds to a halt. Bet it's all gone by Christmas Eve!

Here it is, three days before Christmas and there isn't a stick of holly to be found. The only tree in my garden with berry (singular)is also in flower, at a time when there are no others flowering to pollinate it, and the other two hollies have decided to hibernate. Managed to get one small twig with a berry on it, smooth leaves, so I rule the house again..... (old tradition, if the first holly in the house has smooth leaves, (no prickles) the woman rules. If it has sharp leave, i.e., prickles, the man rules. He hasn't managed to so far in 9 years together......)

Good job I found some mistletoe then, isn't it.

Happy Solstice to you all, keep well, and don't worry, after tonight, the evenings start to get lighter and Spring is on its way!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 21 Dec 99 - 02:34 PM

Lots to catch up on from the last few days!

I like the idea of the picket fence even without a cat! One of my favourite tree decorating items was the year my Dad made a small ladder and propped it against the (artificial) tree attaching it to the "trunk" with a support wire and place one of my old dolls (a 3 ft "walking" doll) on the ladder in a pretty dress as if she were decorating the tree...

I can't even find any artificial mistletoe where I live! But I have holly and ivy...

I need to say this, Charles (seed), that I must keep mum 'bout the one I love, though my heart wants to cry it out. It's fun to raise eyebrows and make people wonder just which fellow has won my heart. But for now it's a secret and should the time come, it will be announced with a cheer and a shout...

UGH! and to think I have a BA in English Lit!

I'm off to frost more cookies...and start wrapping gifts.

Heh, let's have a "wrapping party"! Anyone have a good mulled wine recipe?? (Always wanted to try that.)

Mary

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 21 Dec 99 - 05:45 PM

Liz
No problems in finding holly out here in the sticks..then again we haven't got your pollution problems (vague reference to Princess Alice if you recall that far back..)
And yes Hinckley is in that "foreign country" you Londoners refer to as North of Watford... tho' mine host in the Queen's is a born and bred Cockney.. you can't win them all I suppose..
Happy Chrimble to one and all
Mick

Subject: RE: I've just hung the Mistletoe at Mudcat!
From: bseed(charleskratz)
Date: 21 Dec 99 - 05:56 PM

Aw, c'mon guys, it's the cat that's supposed to get the hosing down.

And Bonnie, luv, are there stains?

--Uncle Ba-aa-ad Seed