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

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

If you have a suggestion, or an idea, or if there's a FReeper you would like to see featured, please drop one of us a note in FR mail.

We're having fun and hope you are!
~ 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]

Wow, that's very good! LOL, the first to comply with the rules and we're at post 132! Yikes.

[FreeTheHostages]

it is IMPOSSIBLE to rhyme "feld"

(but the truth is I've misspelled it so much I think I'm stuck on the wrong way -- I didn't do that on purpose at all)

[FreeTheHostages]

oh my goodness, definitely the rules did not MEAN to say no one from another thread could win

we're VERY inclusive

poem-away to your heart's content here!

[FreeTheHostages]

Yes, I was kind of harsh, but the funny thing is I don't regret it at all. :-)

It's as if you have a big target pasted to your back with a picture of coal for the bull's eye

[FreeTheHostages]

Ah, bringing in the husband. And one whose profession I respect so much. Verrry persuasive.

[FreeTheHostages]

No I haven't, but I suspect Free has had quite a bit of it today, minus the fruitcake. :-)

Now you guys got me thinking -- should I be adding fruitcake to my glass? Hee hee. **burp**

[ST.LOUIE1]

I KNEW you'd say that!

LOL!

Aww, thanks for dropping in. It's not a holiday contest thread without you, wolfie.

Thanks, cutie. : )

My knee is feeling a wee bit better.....the leg lifts are tough. : (

[FreeTheHostages]

Hmm, right now I think you two have two of the best entries. Although .45 man's is pretty funny too. But if I go with D.S., I still have to change it so Dansangel gets the Bush doll. That much is verrry clear to me.

[FreeTheHostages]

I bet you're wonderfully steadfast with physical therapy. Hang in there, honey.

[Mama_Bear]

Mama_Bear has been baking cookies all week....

Yes, and I am a plum tuckered bear....

but we didn't get any. Did you guys make her mad or something? : )

I gave all my cookies to the FResno FReepers.......they have been very good this year. :-)

Hi, sweet louie! Have you been good this year? :-)

[ST.LOUIE1]

I bet you're wonderfully steadfast with physical therapy.
Hang in there, honey.

Well, steadfast isn't the word I'd use.....I still want to tipple over at times. LOL

You called me "honey"....I 'knew' wolfie would finally conquer you. LOLOL!!!!!

You're a *honey* too. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Mama_Bear has been baking cookies all week....

Yes, and I am a plum tuckered bear....

LOL Great graphic!!

but we didn't get any. Did you guys make her mad or something? : )

I gave all my cookies to the FResno FReepers.......they have been very good this year. :-)

Shhhh....I 'know' that. LOL

Hi, sweet louie! Have you been good this year? :-)

I must be doing something right....you laid my favorite hug on me. Makes me go bonkers every time. Hi, dollbear. : )

[FreeTheHostages]

"I gave all my cookies to the FResno FReepers.......they have been very good this year. :-)"

Aw, that's so very nice of you. Yes, they have been very good this year.

[Syncro]

Hay Mama_Bar...

Didja ever get your marguarita??

She is a Saint that lives on a ranch, ya know.

Merry Christmas Lori

:>)

[FreeTheHostages]

Tentative gift list based on entries so far:

George W. doll #1: dansangel (very good poem, needs doll to add to shrine)
Ann Coulter: John Huang2 (just required to give this to John)
Rumsfield: Aquamarine (very good poem)
Ann Coulter #2: Dutchess (away on holiday stuff, but no doubt her husband will adore her for snagging one of these!)
George W. doll #2: Mama_Bear
Billie: taking a pass, already so blessed
Best Entry: Dixie Sass (best poem so far -- sorry Pippin, yours was so good too, jwfiv -- hey, you won the last contest, I don't care how clever your poem is!). So Dixie gets the 2004 Quilt Engagement Calendar. Which is very nice.
Honorable Mention: St.Louie1: For the picture of the wolves looking for wolfie, the RNC calendar. (OK, it's not even a poem, but he's a sentimental favorite with a hurt knee.)

But you all should know it's early: we haven't heard from LadyX yet.

[FreeTheHostages]

You called me "honey"....I 'knew' wolfie would finally conquer you.

LOL, nonsense, you conquered me *long* ago.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hellooooo, pretty ladies! Finished with your shopping yet? Bet not....wimmen are always late. : )

[dansangel]

You must've gave up very quickly because I don't remember it. :-)

Your selective memory is still in effect, I see.

:-)

[dansangel]

[[[[[{{{{{(((((Louie_Wolfie_Man)))))}}}}}]]]]]

So glad to *see* you!

:-)

[ST.LOUIE1]

You called me "honey"....I 'knew' wolfie would finally conquer you.

LOL, nonsense, you conquered me *long* ago.

WOW!!!! AhhhhRooooo!!!!!

Er.....you been drinkin'? LOL

I'll be back later, Freezie, hope you are. Great thread, you're so creative. : )