5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 5

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I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, North or South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio, Louisiana or Alabama on Christmas Eve.

Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract, I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies, so keep that in mind. However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement, who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differences between us.


Differences such as:

1. There is no danger of the Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads: "These toys insured by Smith and Wesson."

2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave RC cola and pork rinds (or a moon pie) on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff, so please have an empty spit can handy.

3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace.

4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen..." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty."

5. "Ho, Ho, Ho" has been replaced by "Yee Haw!" and you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, "I her'd dat!"


6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words "Back Off."

7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a Wonderful Life" will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see "Boss Hogg Saves Christmas" and "Smokey and the Bandit IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other.

And Finally,

8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put presents under the tree.

Sincerely Yours,

Santa Claus
 
CajunGirl2 said:
I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, North or South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio, Louisiana or Alabama on Christmas Eve.

Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract, I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies, so keep that in mind. However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement, who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differences between us.


Differences such as:

1. There is no danger of the Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads: "These toys insured by Smith and Wesson."

2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave RC cola and pork rinds (or a moon pie) on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff, so please have an empty spit can handy.

3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace.

4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen..." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty."

5. "Ho, Ho, Ho" has been replaced by "Yee Haw!" and you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, "I her'd dat!"


6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words "Back Off."

7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a Wonderful Life" will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see "Boss Hogg Saves Christmas" and "Smokey and the Bandit IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other.

And Finally,

8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put presents under the tree.

Sincerely Yours,

Santa Claus

Talk about your drink warning!!! :rotfl2:
 
Dancind said:
Kevin will wrap a present or two (at least he wraps mine). He also does the outdoor lights (not this year), gets the Christmas tree and decorations out of the attic (not this year, so far), sets the tree up and untangles the lights (not this year). This year, he went scuba diving.

Just set a Menorah in the window.

One of the few times that Jay ever put a present under the tree for me, it was in a brown paper bag. I got a bag of batteries!
Our first Christmas together, he gave me new floor mats for my car. Such a romantic. And people wonder why I buy my own gifts now! :confused3
 
justmestace said:
One year he tried to stand it in a bucket of mud. (please use your imagination...) Mom got new carpet that year.

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

justmestace said:
Oh yeah...those were the "good old days" weren't they??? NOT! :rotfl: You notice neither one of us lives in that weather any more.
Exactly... and I've finally convinced Mom & Dad to get out of that weather for 3 months, too!!! (They were complaining that they thought it was quite 'cold' here yesterday... it was 60... so I pulled up their 'home weather' online, and showed them that the wind chill was -2. They shut up.)

justmestace said:
How many of our hubbies help with the buying and wrapping?
For the past few years, Ray has decided to 'help' with the shopping (and subsequent wrapping that ensues) AFTER I've completed all the shopping and wrapping (and spent the full buying budget)... and you Mom's know how it is... everything's gotta be EVEN... which doesn't usually work out after HIS shopping trip. I don't complain - I'm just glad he likes to shop for them too!

But as you all know (and Jim & Sharon can attest to after Saturday night's over-abundance of food), Ray DOES do all the holiday cooking. Certainly can't complain there!!!
 

CajunGirl2 said:
3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace.

My company Christmas party is Saturday night... and guess what the main course is... yep, you guessed it... Blitzen & friends. Last week, I walked out on the loading dock (on the day my boss and a few others got back from their Texas hunting trip), and what to my wondering eyes should appear, but the lopped off heads of 57 deer. Yep... 57... all lookin' at me...

(Our company has the ultimate redneck Christmas party... but it really is a lot of fun... huge bonfire, good food (except the venison... blech...) and LOTS of laughs... oh yeah, there's a little beer, too...)
 
CajunGirl2 said:
I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, North or South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio, Louisiana or Alabama on Christmas Eve.

:rotfl2: Everyone here is wondering why I'm laughing out loud!! Too funny!

Although I am saddened to see Ohio in that grouping. We aren't like those *other* states! :)
 
ohiominnie said:
:rotfl2: Everyone here is wondering why I'm laughing out loud!! Too funny!

Although I am saddened to see Ohio in that grouping. We aren't like those *other* states! :)

btw, copying the entire thing and sending it onto my *other* friends (seems I might be the only one on this thread who has those!) :rotfl2:
 
justmestace said:
Just set a Menorah in the window.

Oh my. Don't go there. Everytime we go to the ceramics place (mike's partner's wife owns it) Nick BEGS to paint the "candle holder."

Luckily, I think, they are going out of business....although letting him paint it would create some good family stories, eh?

Like the time my sister bought me an ornament b/c it was cute....not knowing it said "baby's first Christmas" on the back.....that was 1992....2 years before my firstborn was born!
 
ohiominnie said:
:rotfl2: Everyone here is wondering why I'm laughing out loud!! Too funny!

Although I am saddened to see Ohio in that grouping. We aren't like those *other* states! :)

I have to say that I was quite surprised to see Ohio in the list.

Ang
 
kikipug said:
and what to my wondering eyes should appear, but the lopped off heads of 57 deer.

DRINK WARNING!! Come on, ppl!!
 
justmestace said:
Just set a Menorah in the window.

One of the few times that Jay ever put a present under the tree for me, it was in a brown paper bag. I got a bag of batteries!
Our first Christmas together, he gave me new floor mats for my car. Such a romantic. And people wonder why I buy my own gifts now! :confused3

If my husband ever buys me a romantic present, I'll have a heart attack!!! Since I'm sure he won't buy me anything this year, I bought myself a gift. I got him a spa gift certificate and decided to double it ... he can use $100 and I'll use the other $100!

Ang
 
ohiominnie said:
Oh my. Don't go there. Everytime we go to the ceramics place (mike's partner's wife owns it) Nick BEGS to paint the "candle holder."

Luckily, I think, they are going out of business....although letting him paint it would create some good family stories, eh?

Like the time my sister bought me an ornament b/c it was cute....not knowing it said "baby's first Christmas" on the back.....that was 1992....2 years before my firstborn was born!

Drink warning for you too missy!!!
 
ohiominnie said:
Oh my. Don't go there. Everytime we go to the ceramics place (mike's partner's wife owns it) Nick BEGS to paint the "candle holder."

Better yet, you should see the stamps that Ray bought to send out the Christmas cards... he went to buy 'holiday' stamps at the post office... went to the "holiday" section, and, not seeing any of the religious ones (that I wanted) or the snowman ones (that I also like), he took the first 'holiday' ones he saw...

here they are...
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I told him that I hadn't realized that we converted to the MUSLIM religion since leaving the METHODIST church on Sunday!!!!!!!!!! (I didn't use them on my Christmas cards...)
 
Ok. I'm off for a while. I'm going to take Ashley to the ped. I probably should have just asked for suggestions from the resident online doctors & nurses. I've said this before ... Ashley has a bad gag reflex. She's been coughing a night and winds up tossing her cookies. We've tried it all ... humidifer, Delsym & Benadryl combo, Triaminic ... nothing works. So I called the dr.'s office this morning. They said to bring her in. DH is not too happy because he says that we'll just be blowing a $15 co-pay for them to tell us that she has a cold that has to run its course and that there's nothing we can do.


Ang
 
ohiominnie said:
:rotfl2: Everyone here is wondering why I'm laughing out loud!! Too funny!

Although I am saddened to see Ohio in that grouping. We aren't like those *other* states! :)

Nope - you're WORSE!!!!!

Virgil
pirate: TFD
 
CajunGirl2 said:
Ok. I'm off for a while. I'm going to take Ashley to the ped. I probably should have just asked for suggestions from the resident online doctors & nurses. I've said this before ... Ashley has a bad gag reflex. She's been coughing a night and winds up tossing her cookies. We've tried it all ... humidifer, Delsym & Benadryl combo, Triaminic ... nothing works. So I called the dr.'s office this morning. They said to bring her in. DH is not too happy because he says that we'll just be blowing a $15 co-pay for them to tell us that she has a cold that has to run its course and that there's nothing we can do.


Ang

Hey - we have to pay our Christmas bills too!!! ;) :teeth:

Virgil
pirate: TFD

HEY - a T.O.P.!!!!
 
Here is what Bubba Claus looks like:

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chip&dale&fun said:
Hedgie does not have a passport - but she does have her own Key to the World Card. Was issued by the ticket agent for our first cruise. :rotfl2: No charging privilges - however, second cruise ticket agent was not as perky!!! or imaginative!!!!

Will have to see if we can get gnome one of those.........
 
WVMD said:
Hey - we have to pay our Christmas bills too!!! ;) :teeth:

Virgil
pirate: TFD

HEY - a T.O.P.!!!!

I guess you're right. I should have listened to DH though. I'm afraid that I exposed us all to much worse germs by sitting in the waiting room for almost an hour. Then was told that it was just a minor cold. I did get some sample prescription med out of the deal though.

Ang
 
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