A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-19-03...A Christmas Contest: Play Santa

12/19/03 | FreeTheHostages

[FreeTheHostages]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine ~

	Welcome to a Christmas Contest
There will be SEVEN prizes!! P.S. Six are spoken for.
1	2	3
		A 2004 Republican National Committee Wall Calendar, Each Page Containing a Beautiful Photograph of Our President!
4	5	6
		A 2004 Quilt Engangement Calendar!!

It's about time we give Christmas tips to the hostesses around here.   Each of the five regular hostesses -- Billie, Mama_bear, Dansangel, Dutchess, and Aquamarine -- will receive one of the gifts pictured above (unless they prefer of course not to trust an erratic judge like me with their snail mail address, hee hee!).

But hmm, they've all been so good this year.  Who should get which gift??  Play Santa the best and divvy up the gifts and you'll win a special prize! And yes hostesses *are* qualified to enter the contest win the surprise gift too. Of course, a holiday contest thread wouldn't be complete without silly rules, so here are mine:

THE RULES

You know how wonderful our hostesses are
And you know how hard they work.
So pony up your Christmas tip
And don't be a stingy jerk.


Above you see six pictured toys
And your only job is a piece of cake:
Write a poem of that explains
Which gift each hostess should take.


Explain in your poem -- which need not rhyme
Why which hostess should get which toy.
If your poem is the best you'll win for yourself
A surprise which will bring much joy.


To do well in this contest it will help to have read
Some of the threads of this year.
So you'll know, e.g., which hostess loves quilts
And whose hot for George W. in flight gear.


But if you don't know, that's no excuse
Not to offer a poem of praise.
It's Christmas time and well we all know
How much our hostesses deserve a raise.


As you can see from this poem my standards are low
Regarding both meter and rhyme,
But one key to winning is to be sure to enter
By 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.


They've worked so hard all year long
And given you color, and graphics, and fun, and great joy.
Please help play Santa for our lovely sistahs
And you'll win a precious toy!


Now some of you may see six gifts
And think that I'm the sixth
But guess again and think real hard
About who else should be on your list!


There's another who appears more often
And delights you with his prose
He should get a gift too and which one
You'll also decide in your lovely poem.


Good luck and have fun and my final advice
Is go for it and be sincere
It's the thought that counts, not how "good" your poem
Just share with us your good cheer!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 12-15-03...Military Monday 12-16-03...Shop 'til You Drop! 12-17-03..."Gilligan... A Splash of...whatever!" 12-18-03..."We Got Him!" by JohnHuang2

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

Click on the photo to view the album. To
submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45Man
at
danbh59@yahoo.com
and include Freeper Photo Album in subject line.

[FreeTheHostages]

If the George W's went to Mama and dansangel and the Rumsfield went to Aqua and Billie's declining or ceding the gift that would leave you as the only one without a doll. Which cannot be and shall not because my special extra surprise was a doll too. And then either the RNC calendar or the quilt engagement calendar can be the prize for the best poem entry.

I'm seeing a way this can all fit together. Heh heh, now of course a normal person would have thought this through earlier, like, say, before posting the thread, but worry not on the doll front: I believe I've got you covered. I know you're busy doing xmas stuff today and not here in person, but I'm thinking of *all* my sistahs. Worry not.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Wrapping presents! I'm jealous!

LOL, I don't think so. You should've seen me how bad I looked yesterday. I think I fainted from exhaustion. I was so tired, I went to bed early and slept for over 12 hours, LOL!

[FreeTheHostages]

Looks like you shopped a lot all at once: that's my style too!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Lori, so good to see you!

[Aquamarine]

See, you CAN write poetry. Very good Sistah!

Think I have a hidden gift? lol

Maybe Amy will let me take over the P&P. :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

No, I had most of my shopping done already, but I needed a few more things to buy and I was determined to do it yesterday. I'm OK, now. :-)

[Pippin]

(((Lori)))!

Have a wonderful day!

[Aquamarine]

Very amusing poem, it's looking more and more like the Rummy doll is coming my way. :)

[Pippin]

I'll take the W in flightsuit doll! :O)

[JustAmy]

Hey, Aqua ..... C'mon over.
I could use some help; want to commit to a poem a day? LOL

I can't write poetry , that's why I can't win any of these great prizes. : (

I also think the rules said no one from another thread could win.

[Pippin]

I had you and Dansy picked right! LOL!!

[dixie sass]

Six boxes all in a row.
Each with a tag and a bow.

Shake, shake, rattle and roll,
what surprise has FTH set in store
for our hostesses
and one host!

Billie, who started it all,
someone who in our eyes stands very tall.
Like fellow Texan and Top Gun
for her is perfect doll!

JohnHuang2, our man of the hour,
with tongue in cheek can out write
every male Freepers dream girl,
Ann Coulter doll for his bower
I choose!

Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Dansangel and AquaMarine,
Who has the calendar gone to - now let me see.
Ah, yes - what better way to share pictures galore
with co-host Gizmo than 12 pictures of "The Boss"
all in a row.

That leaves Rummy, another Top Gun.
A calendar full of quilts galore.
Who shall receive each one.
Mama_Bear, who takes us on trips
Rummy shall have.

Quilts give warmth and so does Dansy,
with humour and love. A calendar to see
each day of the year filled quilts
humour and love have made.

So that leaves another Top Gun,
to Aquamarine who stands straight and tall.
Amercian pride shows in each thread
and post that she illustrates for all.

To Free you deserve a Top Gun for all that you do.
Your humour and calendar cheer us all too.
But alas and alack none are left. What do we do now,
Nothing left to do but say:

FreeTheHostages arise and take a bow!

[Pippin]

Hey!

I think they'll make an exception since you were origanally from this thread! :O)

[The Thin Man]

Thank you for that wonderful ode to me. I'm very touched by your kind words that I know came straight from your heart.

[Pippin]

(clapping) Great! :O)

[Pippin]

(((Thinny)))!

What gift would suit Thinny?

[The Thin Man]

Ebenezer Thin Man Scrooge

As a great admirer of Mr. Scrooge, I thank you.

[dixie sass]

How true that is and I miss my every day. Be sure and tell her everyday that you love her and every member of your family.

[Aquamarine]

Here's a better picture of you, correcting everyone's spelling.

ETTS

[dixie sass]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yummmmmmmmmmmmm cookies!!!!!!!!!!!! I just showed your teddy bear to my teddy bear - now I have to go and get him a hat.

lololol