BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Megan L
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 05:52 PM

He's a right braw bonny wee lad
That cheery santa mine
He teases and he pleases
Wie clues and a bonny wee rhyme
He says that I ken him
But I'll hae tae bide ma time
Fur christmas isny far away
Or the days o auld lang syne


ach i'll hae tae stop ur we'll be the talk o the steamie :)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Helen
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 06:34 PM

You're being very mysterious, Secret Santa. I'm trying to read between the lines and work out what the "HeHeHe" could mean. It tends to make me interpret it as mischievous glee, but maybe I'm just getting paranoid. Do I need to be paranoid??!! No, of course not! Silly me! :-)

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Hollowfox
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 08:17 PM

Ahhh, at last! I got your card on Saturday. My dear SS, I've never gotten a pre-Christmas hint by post before. It's a lovely card, so my hints are that you live in England, and have good taste in notepaper. Well, that narrows it down a bit...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: artbrooks
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 10:01 PM

Santa? You out there Santa? Haven't heard from you lately......

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 09:49 AM

Dear RS Santa,

Your hints have me thinking, giving me answers, maybe all wrong ones.
It's so nice to read your straightforward, helpful clues. I'm still perplexed AND enjoying it.

However! To return to the Mummers, the Turkish Knight's lad, maybe a mummer who's not a lad? And those I know who could be bold ~ well I suppose so, but are they heroes?

And Shellbacks know OF you & I know OF you, I wonder where from & how? In an unusual team you are ~ well yes, but ~ isn't most of Folk, Morris & Mumming unusual? So what else could it be? I'll be pondering more on those clues.

Yes, I did change my name, & am now officially a seal person on Mudcat. I'm searching PM's & posts for a hint of whom I talked to & when? I'll never recall all those I'd talked to at Festivals & Gatherings. Confused it is that I am.

Meanwhile I am being very good, behaving so well & watching out for your spies ~ SPIES! SPIES! ~ I'll make mince pies of THEM ~ IF I catch them.   But if they're helping my Really Superb Santa & giving good reports, that's OK ~ I'll be lenient.

It's uncanny, you seem to know much, so I'm sure you can't be far away, or are you? Maybe you're just very canny?   I'm so looking forward to finding out who my RS Santa is. I'm trying to be very, very patient & wait for the festive season.

I've already been down so many avenues, clues leading me to weird & wonderful conclusions about your identity. Time for more hints please, to keep this little seal person happy.

Rosie xxxxx

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Megan L
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 11:46 AM

:( there a lot o cruel folk in mud world they say ye arny real an yer jist pittin re herrings across ma path.

but don't worry Santa I dinny believe them i ken fine yer real   Emma B is just jealous cause her santa took wan look and went intae hiding.

Dauvitt is haen great fun wie the wee slinky thing.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,MeganL Secret Santa
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 12:02 PM

Good, I'm pleased to hear it.
I think I'm real......yes definitely

Santa xxx

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Bill t' bodger
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 03:03 PM

Boo hoo I don't seem t have a Santa cos he is playing silent and mysterious

Sob Bill

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Emma B
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 03:06 PM

Never mind Bill come and join the Looney tunes party over at the Silent Santa support group thread



the party's here

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Bill t'bodger's silent and mysterious Santa'
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 05:31 PM

Hold on there Bill, now, never fear,
Your beaming Santa will soon be here.
He's searching hi,
He's searching low,
Some Morris pressies to you will go!

Just to be on the safe side, any particular wishes you'd like me to pass along to Santa on your behalf? A whacking good staff? Jingles? Buttons and Bells?

Believe...

Santa's dancing elf

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Alison's Silently Stressing Santa
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 04:23 AM

Alison, Alison, wherefore art thou Alison?
Not a peep or a hint hast thou yet given!

OK, enough of the Shakespeare... give us some clues or...

I'll get the COAL!!!!

I don't want to have to do that, so you better post!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,vectis' Secret Santa
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 06:22 AM

Good evening Vectis! My elves are working overtime.. soon there will be a little parcel in the post box.. keep your eyes open!!

It has been snowing here yesterday - what's it like where you are?

heh.. heh.. heh..

Your VERY SECRET Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Emma B's Still Shopping Santa
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 10:58 AM

So, Emma, just what can I find for you? Do people in Cheshire need coal, or should I perhaps pop a pair of longjohns in the post? I'm fairly sure cheese is not on your Must Have list -- not that it travels well. Cats? Would you like a cat -- or do you already have enough grins at your house?

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Emma B
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 11:05 AM

Hello Santa dear - we meet at last!
A cat would be lovely but i think I finally have the mice under control (at least if the couple remaining are both male)
There is one more grin in the house now that I know you're out there :)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: vectis
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 11:47 AM

A sledge swooped down on my house today and left a mysterious package FOR MEEEEEEEEE. Yippppeeee!
It got here from t'other side of the world in record time.
I'll save it for Christmas day.
Fank yooo Santa.
Hurraahh! :-)))))

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Bill t' bodger
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 03:27 PM

I have a santa
I always believed
now to look forward
to what I'll recieve
I hope its not coal
cos I am on gas
if its not too much
how about a lass

lol Bill

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,An admonishment from Sec Santa of Sandra in
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 07:56 PM

Dear Sandra, I, being Santa, am of course very experienced in sending pressies all over the globe and a few other places! However, the person who POSTED the pressie package to you got nervous about it's actually getting to you across the ocean, and put our names, and place of shipping and all sorts of incriminating things on the declaration, etc. SO, since pressies are already arriving (or so I learn from the Mudcat) Please 1. don't yet reveal the sender's ID, and 2. Please don't open until Christmas or your designated pressie-opening holiday!! Much cheer!! ~~ Your Secret Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Marvellous Maeve's Silent Santa
Date: 17 Nov 06 - 03:59 AM

Are you the kind of Santee who like's to open their pressies before Christmas? I seem to remember a tradition 'across the pond' of opening on Christmas Eve, but have noticed that some other Santees don't seem to be able to wait that long.....

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Megan L
Date: 17 Nov 06 - 09:05 AM

Dear Santa

weel thats another fine mess ye got me intae:) Dauvitt got that fed up wie me playing mary quant wie todays pressie that he ordered me oot o the hoose :) but ahv sneeked back in noo he is awa fur a rest .

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Hollowfox' s Secret Santa
Date: 17 Nov 06 - 09:31 AM

Hello again Hollowfox,

So nice to hear from you and pleased to hear the mail's behaving, it hasn't let us down.

Glad you liked the card, it does have a little hint on it.
So you think I'm in England? Well, close I'll admit, but look a little closer at the card and tell me ~ what's in a name?

I'm busy gathering gifts and goodies, thinking of treats I hope you'll enjoy and some you'll find interesting and informative.

Soon to be sealed up and posted to you.   

With love for now,

Your SS    xx

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 17 Nov 06 - 08:56 PM

Hello, wonderful Santa

I'll ask my neighbour who shares my post box to collect any parcel & CROSS OUT incriminating details. Tho he is so forgetful it might be better to open my door with a big black marker pen in hand, & avert my eyes while he scribbles on the parcel.

I prefer to save my pressies for the day - tho I don't put them under my tree as said tree is only 6" tall & always surrounded by lotsa' tiny little decorations. Last week I bought 3 cake decorations - Bambi, Santa in chimney & Santa in sleigh. It's almost time to get the tree & decorations out!

sandra (who really must send her Santee's pressie soon)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Jaze's BBB&B *****Santa*****
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 12:19 AM

Hello Jaze,

I have sent your package with a trusty Elf, it is on its way, so provided Trusty Elf doesn't get waylaid by the Christmas Tree fairy you should have it soon. If your parcel has a light sprinkling of fairy dust you will know that Trusty Elf wasn't quite able to resist a little dalliance on the way.

It's so hard to get good help these days........sign........

Best wishes from
Your Bedazed, Bedazzled, Bedazzling and very Befuddled *****Santa*****

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,SINSULL's Saucy Southern-fried Santa
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 05:45 AM

I thought you might like to know that my elves will be sending you some little cards very soon. These may delight you, but will more likely confuse you.

Your pressie is also completed and will be sent along at the appropriate time! Enjoy.

SSSSS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: dusty rhodes
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 03:02 PM

H,mmmm thanks for the postcard secret santa ....
Indiana , is it or is it a trick?????
dusty

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Dusty's Santa
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 03:04 PM

Well.......it seemed to be a nice postcard.......

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Partridge
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 03:43 AM

Any clues for me santa?

I'm being good - honest!

Pat x

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: My guru always said
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 07:01 AM

Dear Elfish Pressently and my Own Dear Secret Santa,
Just wanted to keep you up to date on the fact that I'm still being good (possibly) and quite clueless as to your whereabouts. Maybe you have a Tardis - if you had, maybe you wouldn't have got stuck in that library! Hope all is well in the curry ship and that you are able to enjoy some R&R in this busy time of year *grin*

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,GUEST,Micca's far away Secret Santa
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 07:07 AM

Good day oh Wiccan one

Have you received any more postcards? Have you guessed where I am yet?

Tales of your exploits in the New World have travelled far and wide, and so has your present, which is, at this moment, in the process of being delivered by a very special elf.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: CapriUni
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 03:57 PM

Dear not so-secret-santa: If that Selkie comes by again, give her the finest fish you can find, on me. Your package arrived just this last Thursday, barely a week after you handed it over.

'Course Selkies are magical, so they probably have a hotline right to flying reindeer headquarters, or something...

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: maeve
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 06:35 PM

Dear Marvellous Maeve's Silent Santa,

I have enjoyed my three, count 'em, three, lovely postcards. I have indeed been to see the mysterious White Horse once, years ago, with my father. He's been gone over a year now, and your postcard brought back so many good memories! Thank you!

As to my preferred package opening time, we usually wait until Christmas morning. In our families, though, presents occasionally find their way to us several days/weeks after the Day itself, and we enjoy the extended celebration. So no worries if your overworked elves need to mail some little thing a bit late!

Thank you again for the cards,

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: dusty rhodes
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 07:35 PM

Another postcard , florida this time...
What a tricky santa....

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Dusty's Parapatetic Santa
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 08:06 PM

Well ya know chum, this is a busy time of year for me. I have to get all over the place to make sure that all the boy and girls are being good...or, if they're not, that they have their stories all in place. The problem I'm having is that, since there isn't any snow in Oz this time of year, the reindeer are asking for extra pay to go down there - something about an environmental hazard differential, whatever the heck that is. I could barely get them as far south as Florida without paying off the lazy buggers! Not only that, I can't find my red short-sleeved shirt and knee britches, and the dratted elves sent my sandals out to the cobbler gnomes to be resoled...something about a good deal on tyre treads this time of year. But, we'll figure something out.

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,partridge
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 02:17 PM

aaw.....c'mon santa just a wee clue

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: CallyH
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 03:02 PM

oooooooooooh ... this is so exciting ... I got post from my secret santa!!!!

I got a postcard with Graceland on it!!

puuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

This cheshire kitty is griiiiiiinning!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Joybell
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 04:10 PM

Santa? Santa?? Hello! Hello!!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Ranger Steve's Embarrassed Santa
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 04:44 PM

Apologies, Ranger, for what is about to appear in your mailbox. The elves got tripped up by Homeland Security (that's my story and I am sticking to it).

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Snuffy
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 06:39 PM

Total silence for a whole month, Santa. You must be really, really busy ... I hope

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Linda Goodman Zebooker
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 12:32 AM

Over a month ago, my Santa said I should be good, or I'd be found out. Well I have been good...probably better than I should have been!

I say I HAVE BEEN GOO... Santa, are you listening?? -Linda Goodman

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Linda Goodman's suspicious secret santa
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 01:52 AM

I am keeping an eye on you and will decide if you deserve a nice pressie soon

I am always on there secretly
Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: CallyH
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 05:36 AM

Oh wow!

ANOTHER postcard from my secret santa!

This time with a picture of Portland Headlight, Cape Elizabeth.

Curiouser and curiouser ....



Thankyou santa

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Cally Hanna's secret santa
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 04:44 PM

Ho Ho Ho my little Cheshire kitty..... the mail man found you.


SS

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,rumanci's Yuletide Faery
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 08:46 PM

Tis complete, the selection is made and all that remains is to get the 'Ole Owl' a wing inspection and then it is up, up and away pulling a custom built sleigh (of course) to rumanci's House
HoHo Hoot!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,freda
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 09:38 PM

Cooee FUSS, are you okay? Santa Clues, you've been very quiet - I'm still being good, one day at a time..

freda

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,Becca's SS
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 10:35 PM

Behaving yourself,I trust? The good elfs have been collecting goodies from this fair land. They won't be travelling by sea this year, so there is still time to add a few more if the good reports continue! Your growiing ever busier Santa

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Megan L
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 06:33 AM

AWWWWW Santa Yer a star ;)

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,MeganL Secret Santa
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 07:59 AM

I try.........:-))

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: GUEST,FU's SS
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 09:19 AM

Santa Clues, you've been very quiet - not as quiet as some Santas I could name!

Nine days ago you were "in treegued" and "being very good": within the hour (or eight or nine anyway) I regaled you with random (albeit untintentionally anonymous) ramblings on gum trees and goodness.

"No answer" was the stern reply so, like the telegraph boy with his nose turned up, I cycled sadly away into the slowly sinking septentrional sunset. More than a week passed and still no stirrings from my previously prolix Piscean Proserpine - could she be hibernating? Surely not, for although winter is here, it is not there. And the odd post for others kept appearing from her, giving birthday greetings and feliciations, but not giving an unripe fig for her poor Santa waiting patiently for a word. :-(

But fear not, o haughty Helen of Hadean habitats, my time has not been idly spent: even now a small package is winging its way to my subterranean sojourner, a token to be displayed on the occasions when Persephone proudly parades in the serene sunlight of summery southern climes. A proclamation geographical rather than chronological from your santa. Or is he/she/it just an old windbag?

And the main package is ready for assembly and onward dispatch in the care of the boomers.

Santa Clues x

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 23 Nov 06 - 04:43 AM

I just got a card from my "Chrissie Judy," and it's a treasure. Custom printed with Stan Hugill artwork. Thank you!

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Emma B
Date: 23 Nov 06 - 06:56 AM

Now we're tied up to the pier

I'll find a pressie, have no fear

Glad you liked the card my dear

Jenny get your oatcake done!

Subject: RE: BS: Secret Santa Clues and Nudges
From: Emma B
Date: 23 Nov 06 - 06:56 AM

ooops!