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

12/19/03 | FreeTheHostages

[FreeTheHostages]

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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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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.
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at
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[dansangel]

I would say you're in a very good position, 'specially since I have 2 dolls in your favored category.

Kewl! ;-)

I won't be able to post past 7 this evening as I am shooting for about 5 hours sleep before we leave. That's why I made sure I posted early.

[Pippin]

Mama_Bear’s a jewel! There is no doubt, She has a nice smile and a real big heart! I know how Krafty this mama bear is please give her a “quilt “ on on the wall to display

Dansangel’s a “Bush-Bot” There’s no doubt in her costume she was a scream in her house on Halloween Send her please our beloved Dubya ’Cause Dansey we really luvya! That’s why I think our dansy needs Dubya in a flight suit!

Aquamarine is cool as her name implies She never complians, She never cries! That’s why I say she should get Rummy and swoon all day

Billie is sweet a real cow girl Though she wears no boots and has no hat But this Texas belle loves Dubya and is really talented too! I think you should send her something that’ll really suit you see, Please send the RNC calendar to our own Billie!

Dutchess is wonderful and really neat all her posts are really sweet I think Dubya in his flightsuit Is a real hoot thought I say that with all affection I’ll make this selection It’s Dubya on ’04 for Dutchess!

Ah! The Anne Coulter Doll So sexy and smart No Wonder, she’s a Conservative! My pick would be as you can see, It’s Ms Coulter for our own freeper Dubya!

Now these are the lists I think you’ll agree should be the gifts to our hostess’s from our own Freezie!

[Flyer]

I won't be able to post past 7 this evening as I am shooting for about 5 hours

Jeepers! You're gonna go through a LOT of ammo!

. . . at least that's what popped into my mind until I read "sleep".

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL! Very good. But what about John Huang2? Doesn't he get something??

[FreeTheHostages]

Very good rhyming, too!

[Billie]

Good morning, Freezie! Good morning, Finest FRiends!

Free, without a doubt, you come up with the cutest, most creative, off-the-wall, quirky threads! And I love them! Will be anxious to check (wish I could stay and play all day) :( to see which gift I've *WON*! LOL! You are very generous to offer these prizes in your contests, and in the spirit of Christmas, I would like for you to donate *MY* gift to either someone here who really, really, really, really wants (whatever I win) or to someone of your own choosing. Your contests are too much fun! (You should have links to your previous ones!)

Aqua, last night you asked 'what' I was baking yesterday - it's the annual chocolate/meringue *mushrooms*, and almond rolls, and decorated butter cookies. Every year, I tell myself I'm going to destroy those recipes and never make them again, and here I am, at the last minute doing it again. :(

Have a wonderful weekend, all - I may not 'see' you again until Monday. Vote me a good gift! :) I'm okay with Dansy getting the Bush Flight-suit doll. :)

[FreeTheHostages]

Jeepers! You're gonna go through a LOT of ammo!

LOL! Only on a conservative news website would you read that!!

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe !

Dean to Saddam: Hang in there, buddy !
I've already put in a call to Johnny Cochran ! ...

[FreeTheHostages]

"I'm okay with Dansy getting the Bush Flight-suit doll. :)"

Wow, words from on high. It's pretty much a done deal now, except I can't say so 'cause it's not 8 p.m. EST!

[FreeTheHostages]

Maggie, you'd be so good at today's contest. I do hope you come. I can't remember who's already travelling for the holidays and who's around. . . .

[The Thin Man]

Nothin' for Mama_Bear, that would bring me great cheer

Nothin' for dansy, this, next or the following year

Nothin' for dutchess, now don't feel too blue

Nothin' for Aqua, if you don't like it, boo-hoo to you

Nothin' for Billie, she's been bad and her mistreatment of me is well-known

Give them all to the only one deserving, our ace reporter, Miss Maggie Malone!

[dansangel]

Jeepers! You're gonna go through a LOT of ammo!

ROFL! I got my actual "shooting" out of my system this past Sunday at the range with .45MAN. Unfortunately, my arthritis prevents me from shooting for more than an hour or so.

Bought a new Bersa Thunder .380 at a gun show and was anxious to try it out as my newest concealed weapon. It was wonderful - very accurate and has a nice trigger pull for such a small gun. I'm very happy with it and plan to use it as an ankle rig.

[The Thin Man]

A 2004 Quilt Engangement Calendar!!

What's that?

[dansangel]

((((((((Billie)))))))) The treat sound delish - *and* I can tell they are a lot of work, to boot.

Thank you for the vote. I'm feeling the same way that you are - that I should donate any prize I win to a worthier cause. That *is*, after all, the spirit of Christmas, isn't it?

[dansangel]

((((((((Skinny Dood)))))))

I was wondering when we'd hear from you!

Nothin' for dansy, this, next or the following year

Bah humbug to you, too! :-(

Give them all to the only one deserving, our ace reporter, Miss Maggie Malone!

Your blatant favoritism astounds me. See if I'm *ever* nice to you ever again!

:-)

[The Thin Man]

Now don't be afraid to enter. Unlike before, maybe this time you'll get 'honorable mention.' :-)

[dansangel]

Nicely done (((((Pippin)))))

Thank you! ;-)

[The Thin Man]

That's the most shameful display of self promotion I've ever seen!

:-)

[Temple Owl]

I can't top Pippin in post 62 so I'll just go with her if it's okay with you. Oh, and Santa should give JohnHuang2 a nice present too.
HO! HO! HO! Merry Christmas to all FReepers everywhere.

[cyborg]

Maybe he and Jacko will be in the same mosque