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!

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at
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[JulieRNR21]

I'm not good at writing poetry but I love Free's contests so in the Spirit of the Season....here's my humble contribution.........


On the first day of Christmas, the Finest gave to Billie:
An awesome Rummy confronting the press....
On the second day of Christmas, the Finest gave to Dansangel:
A Top Gun Dubya leading US to victory on terrorism.....

On the third day of Christmas, the Finest gave to Mama_Bear:
A 2004 quilted engagement calendar to plan 'Enduring Freedom' Freeps, Freeper Picnics, etc.....

On the fourth day of Christmas, the Finest gave to Dutchess:
The other Top Gun Dubya so she would not be jealous of Dutchess....

On the fifth day of Christmas, the Finest gave to Aquamarine:
The 2004 Calendar with a photo of President Bush for every month so she would not be jealous of Dansy & Dutchess......

And on the sixth day of Christmas, the Finest gave to JohnHuang2:
An Ann Coulter doll to keep him company while he writes his brilliant 'My 2 Cents' Editorials.......

And finally on the seventh day of Christmas, the Finest gave to Free the Hostages:

12 Dems self-destructing, 11 Press Pipers piping propaganda, 10 Lords leaping for Dubya, 9 Ladies dancing for Dubya, 7 Swans swimming for Dubya, 6 Geese a-laying for Dubya, 5 Golden rings around Dubya, 4 Calling Birds for Dubya and Partridge in a Pear Tree!

[dansangel]

Cooool poem, dansy. : )

Thank you sweet Wolfie-Man!

Scrubbin' floors, huh? Bet you still look pretty as a picture. : )

I'm a *wreck*!! But, you can smooth-talk me anytime - makes me smile, it does! :-)

[dansangel]

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

Trust me, it was *all* his doing. He couldn't stand seeing Skinny Dood shredding me to ribbons!

:-)

[dansangel]

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.

You're *enjoying* this, aren't you Freezie?

:-)

[ST.LOUIE1]

I'm not good at writing poetry but I love Free's contests so in the Spirit of the Season..
..here's my humble contribution.........

This is wonderful and funny! You are one talented lady!

Hi, cutie! Glad I didn't miss you, was just getting ready to leave the building. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Cooool poem, dansy. : ) Thank you sweet Wolfie-Man!

My pleasure. : )

Scrubbin' floors, huh? Bet you still look pretty as a picture. : )

I'm a *wreck*!! But, you can smooth-talk me anytime - makes me smile, it does! :-)

: ) More sweet talk will be heading your way. Sweet talkin' dansy makes wolfie curl his lips into a big grin. : )

[JulieRNR21]

Oh Louie.....So glad I 'caught' you!
Here's some hugs for my favorite Wolfie....

J{{{{{{{{{{{Wolfie}}}}}}}}}J

[dansangel]

[clapping hands]

That was *wonderful* (((((((Julie)))))))))

We're leaving tonight to spend Christmas in your fair state (hopefully to be *my* state again sometime soon!)

[dixie sass]

You're here!!!! How are you feeling?

[dansangel]

Sweet talkin' dansy makes wolfie curl his lips into a big grin. : )

Glad to see you grinning again Wolfie-Man! :-)

[dixie sass]

I love it soaked in liquer or liquor!!!

[JulieRNR21]

We're leaving tonight to spend Christmas in your fair state (hopefully to be *my* state again sometime soon!)

It would be grand to have you living here in 'Paradise'!

Have a Merry Christmas with your FL family!

[dansangel]

Have a Merry Christmas with your FL family!

The very same to you and yours, ((((Julie)))))))

Add to that a very safe, Happy and Healthy New Year!

[dixie sass]

Blush

[dixie sass]

Wonderful!!! Love it, Julie!

[dansangel]

Good night to everyone at the Finest. I'm off to try to get few hours sleep before our departure time of 2 a.m.

Love and ((((((HUGS))))))) to everyone! I hope to be checking back in with y'alls soon! :-)

[FreeTheHostages]

Wow, that's VERY good!!

[JustAmy]

Ann Coulter should go to my Brother,
Cause he likes her more than any other.
He gave me this cartoon to post,
hoped y'all would enjoy his joke.



Not exactly a hostess but he loves the hostess babes.

[Dubya]

WARNING....WARNING....ADVENT VIRUS IS GOING OUT
Be on the alert for symptoms of inner HOPE, PEACE, JOY and LOVE. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to this virus, and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world.
Some signs and symptoms of the ADVENT VIRUS:
* A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experience.
* An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
* A loss of interest in judging other people
* A loss of interest in conflict.
* A loss of the ability to worry (this is a very serious symptom)
* Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation
* Contented feeling of connectedness with others and with nature.
* Frequent attacks of smiling
* An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrolled urge to extend it ourselves.
Please send this WARNING out to all your friends. This virus can and has affected many systems. Some systems have been completely cleaned out because of the ADVENT VIRUS.
-- Author Unknown

[dutchess]

Hey Freezie and lovely sistahs...what a neat thread I'm missing....only a quick sneak peek unfortunately...my mother is "my shadow" even following me into the bathroom.....she just walked in shaking her head saying "WHAT ARE YOU DOING????" LOL!

Here's a (VERY) feeble attempt sistahs...

GW Bush is oh so cool
And dressed top gun...he made me drool

He's exactly what our country needs
And his top gun doll would be awesome under my tree'd (oh well...never mind)

Again great job today free....hope to come back and enjoy the thread when everybody goes to bed....(hey...it rhymes!!!)

Here comes mother! Later!