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.

[dansangel]

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

It pales in comparison to your Grinch-like sentiments and obvious favoritism.

See? We're two peas in a pod. Blecccch!

:-)

[The Thin Man]

If you really, really want a gift then try for the 2004 Quilt Engangement Calendar but leave the *good stuff* for someone more deserving. :-)

[dansangel]

2004 Quilt Engangement Calendar

I couldn't find that word in the dictionary, therefore I don't want it.

:-)

[MeekOneGOP]

Mikey doing his best O.J. impersonation ...

[Pippin]

JH2?

Let's see....... The RNC Calendar

[tomkow6]

[Pippin]

ROTFLOL!

[Billie]

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

I pledge my prize
(of Nothin') Sayeth the Grinch
To he who can't be nice
Not even in a pinch.

:)

[Pippin]

HEH! HEH! HEH!

[The Mayor]

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!

Well skinny, I have read all the abuse of our ladies I can handle

For you this year, ? COAL

I hope you learn from this, be and play nice.

Santa

[The Mayor]

I am deeply saddened

[The Thin Man]

Looks like I get nothin' from you this year
Much to your chagrin that's music to my ear
'Fraid I'd be stuck with something you would bake
Be it cookies, a pie or even worse, a fruitcake

[FreeTheHostages]

lol! very pretty poetry indeed

of course, The Thin Man's angst is the stuff of poetry

[FreeTheHostages]

Give them all to the only one deserving

I'll give your entry all the consideration to which it is duly entitled.

[FreeTheHostages]

"Oh, and Santa should give JohnHuang2 a nice present too."

Definitely, per the last two stanza of my poem of rules, our King of Ping will not be forgotten. He's been a very good boy this year.

[The Thin Man]

For you this year, ? COAL

A most thoughtful gift indeed. With all the coal I've received I'll most certainly stay warm this winter. :-)

[Aquamarine]

Ebenezer Thin Man Scrooge

[GailA]

I finished mine Monday.

The reason for the season

[FreeTheHostages]

Looks like I get nothin' from you this year
Much to your chagrin that's music to my ear
'Fraid I'd be stuck with something you would bake
Be it cookies, a pie or even worse, a fruitcake

Ode to the Thinnest of Men

When I wrote the rules I made sure to define
The phrase "stingy jerk" with you in mind.
Giving nothing to the hostesses would for you be
An improvement over what we usually see.

All season long you've given Billie nothing but grief
And now you appear like a cheat and a thief
And seriously try to deprive all of gifts!
Can their be any doubt where you are on Santa's lists?

Christmas is but a few days away.
I emplore you know now to change your ways.
Don't gamble with Santa, don't roll the dice.
It's never too late to switch from naughty to nice.

Just five more days, that's all the time
Left for you to repent and be kind.
Do what you have to, eat ice cream, eat cake
But find a way to be good, for goodness' sakes.

[Aquamarine]

Don't miss my entry (post 52) Free, it's my first (and last) poem. :)

Have you made your entry yet Mr. Mayor?