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December 11, 2008 at 6:50 am #2166732
A 1st for me – I’m going to thank folks …
Lockedby older mycroft · about 15 years, 4 months ago
As some of you folk know, Sonja emailed me at some point in the last 10 Days, and her virus came straight down the ether to me… and I’ve been coughing and spluttering ever since. – Nice one Sonja!!
(She appears back on TROLOV, resplendent on what I’ve been assured (by TiggerTwo), is not self-assembly wooden flooring [I’ve still got my doubts!!] and I sit shivering in the candlelight of my poor little Scots bothy, watching her return to stardom on the – well… on the Nitrogen Triflouride screens that we all apparently favour these days).
A PLOP through my letter box this morning. Yeah! (Don’t get much personal mail..) A Christmas Card – aye, the same handwriting as that old reprobate.
[b]But it’s NOT, it WASN’T, eh… it ISN’T – it’s from TR! – I assume this is just another of my long, lonely steps into the world of the TRUE TR peer? Something that I have to take on the chin, just wait until it’s MY turn
. Oh well… there’s always next year when I can then say THANK YOU for my 2nd Christmas Card from TR. In all honesty, it took me completely by surprise – and I [b]REALLY[/b] do appreciate it!
Cheers Guys – [i]and that other sex that I don’t totally trust.[/i] 😉
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December 11, 2008 at 6:59 am #2973239
WOW!
by larryd4 · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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I bow down to the one who has been gifted with the Yule Tide praise of TR!
Congrats!
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December 11, 2008 at 7:04 am #2973235
I have heard tale of such cards
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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however, have not been the recipient 🙁
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December 11, 2008 at 7:06 am #2973233
It’s that godhood thing.
by boxfiddler · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I have heard tale of such cards
Aren’t you supposed to ‘know’ that TR wishes you a Merry Christmas? 😀
Just read those minds, and then manifest the card at your will!
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December 11, 2008 at 1:36 pm #2974391
they don’t exist
by oz_media · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I have heard tale of such cards
Sonja just paid off OM to pretend again. Sorry, OM, I had to blow your cover ( but at least it was just the cover).
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December 12, 2008 at 12:35 pm #2972344
YAY — It Arrived :)
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I have heard tale of such cards
Now I am happy again 🙂
Thanks all 🙂
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December 11, 2008 at 7:05 am #2973234
Doomed, I tell you, doomed!
by boxfiddler · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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You guys don’t fully trust us and we gals don’t fully trust you. How will we ever learn to get along? 😀
Merry Christmas, OM. From one of the untrusted. 😉
I received a card, too. I second your emotion. Quite surprised, and very appreciative.
Merry Christmas to TR!
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December 11, 2008 at 7:12 am #2974572
The first step, boxie
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Doomed, I tell you, doomed!
is for women to learn to say “You are right, I am wrong, and I am sorry.” B-)
You don’t have to mean it, just SOUND like you do! ;\
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December 11, 2008 at 9:49 am #2974511
Yeah, it’s easy.
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to The first step, boxie
We say it all the time without really meaning it. It’s just our way of getting y’all to shut up.
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December 11, 2008 at 11:22 am #2974472
Diamonds
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Yeah, it’s easy.
that’ll shut her up…. -Ron White
😀
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December 11, 2008 at 11:34 am #2974465
Diamonds…
by boxfiddler · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Diamonds
would send me on a rant.
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December 11, 2008 at 12:07 pm #2974452
I never did understand
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Diamonds…
the hypnotic effect jewels have on some people.
Dog is at the back door barking, wife is at the front door (barking).
Who do you let in first?
The dog, of course. At least the dog will STFU after you let it in…. 😀
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December 11, 2008 at 12:47 pm #2974427
You mean there are times you aren’t? Women are always on a rant!!! :^0
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Diamonds…
Always going on about some sillyassed subject or other. Who listens?? Who cares?? Only other women. The guys just figure, “there she goes again”, and try to get on with it and stay the hell out of trouble.
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
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December 11, 2008 at 1:07 pm #2974414
You mean like this, Dawg?
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to You mean there are times you aren’t? Women are always on a rant!!! :^0
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December 11, 2008 at 1:18 pm #2974408
Yup! Pretty much sums it up!!!! :^0
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to You mean there are times you aren’t? Women are always on a rant!!! :^0
I’ve got nothing against women; they’re like Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Every guy should have at least one (more are better) but if you misuse ’em; check out the economy and look at all the trouble we’re in.
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December 11, 2008 at 1:42 pm #2974387
Thanks
by oz_media · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Diamonds
That’s the first thing that went through my head!
Gotta love Ron, he and I share such similar attitudes towards fluff and stupidity.Actiually, while I don’t think he’s aed by George Wendt – Norm from Cheers).
Definitely worth renting or you know whatting. ;)s funny, I just watched LAST YEAR’s “Larry The Cable Guy Christmas Spectacular” (2007) and must say it was a blast.
It’s done in Vegas, in a variety show style. He has all teh Vegas washups as guests, and Vickie Lawrence is there as Momma! Haven’t seen her in a good decade or so.
They do a celebrity roast, where the guests get roasted pretty damn good too (while cracking each otehr up) and Sanata is teh celebrity getting roasted (play
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December 11, 2008 at 7:06 am #2974574
Nevermind the card.
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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You have a candle to keep you warm?
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December 11, 2008 at 7:16 am #2974568
Dont be jealous
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Nevermind the card.
you have a piece of coal on the way
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December 11, 2008 at 7:19 am #2974566
That’s not until New Year’s EVE …
by older mycroft · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Dont be jealous
And don’t you be purferrin’ to dae it ony sooner!!
Or ah’ll huv ye.
I’ye dae, gor’ll bae worne’d! 😀
[b]I’m tryin’ to garner enuff w?d to build a big enuff [i][u]Mangonel[/i][/u] to send a Tonne of Coal straight through his roof on 01/01/09!!!!!![/b] 😀
[i]The only date in [i]any[/i] year that I am truly multi-lingual!![/i] :^0
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December 11, 2008 at 7:52 am #2974557
Is anyone else looking forward to 09/09/09?
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to That’s not until New Year’s EVE …
B-)
It really is the little things in life, isn’t it? ;\
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December 11, 2008 at 12:13 pm #2974446
You do know
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Is anyone else looking forward to 09/09/09?
that will be the same day over here.
:p
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December 11, 2008 at 12:28 pm #2974436
I was thinking that
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to You do know
since you write your dates out “backwards”…..
:p
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December 11, 2008 at 12:35 pm #2974432
Nah, the Japanese do it backwards
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I was thinking that
We do it forwards.
You do it just sort of mixed up and weird…
😀
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December 11, 2008 at 8:47 pm #2974245
Yeah it will – BUT …
by older mycroft · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to You do know
We’ll get it BEFORE them !! 😉
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December 17, 2008 at 1:56 am #2972743
Not only that, but …
by bizzo · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Is anyone else looking forward to 09/09/09?
We also have 20/09/2009 to look forward to, I feel sorry for you guys sometimes. 😀
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December 11, 2008 at 8:00 am #2974553
I bow
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to That’s not until New Year’s EVE …
That’s two more I add to the few I know: mangonel, aka, onager.
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December 11, 2008 at 9:50 am #2974510
Coal is COOL!
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Dont be jealous
What could be cooler that a rock you can set fire to?
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December 11, 2008 at 9:47 am #2974512
Yeah, they’re pretty impressive
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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Anytime I get a hand signed, hand addressed card from business associates, I’m impressed. I’m thinking of forwarding it to the Lowcountry with an SASE so Tammy can sign it. 🙂
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December 11, 2008 at 9:51 am #2974508
I was also so gifted
by nicknielsen · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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First time for me, too! Merry Christmas, OM.
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December 11, 2008 at 9:59 am #2974504
I got a card too.
by ontheropes · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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It’s sitting right here next to my monitor and TR swag. It’s a keeper and was quite a pleasant surprise. 😀 Thanks to all at TR.
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December 11, 2008 at 10:59 am #2974482
Got mine this morning
by tony hopkinson · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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It’s on the mantelpiece looking lonely he hints. :p
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December 17, 2008 at 1:40 am #2972749
Ahh..poor critter
by shellbot · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Got mine this morning
PM me your addy and I’ll send ye a card 🙂
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December 11, 2008 at 12:08 pm #2974451
I got one! I got one!
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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Now I want a MUG!
Merry Christmas to all of you.
Neil 😀
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December 11, 2008 at 12:27 pm #2974437
And to you
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I got one! I got one!
a happy Solstice.
B-)
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December 11, 2008 at 12:10 pm #2974448
What amazes me
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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is that you GOT the bloody thing. Did you check the post mark to make sure it wasn’t from LAST year? :0 😀
I know when I mailed something to GG, it took 3 days to get to the UK, and a couple [b]weeks[/b] to get the rest of the way.
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December 11, 2008 at 12:55 pm #2974423
I suppose it depends what you send….
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to What amazes me
…I presume adult materials get held up for special inspectons.
James
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December 11, 2008 at 1:06 pm #2974415
Testing?
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I suppose it depends what you send….
:0
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December 17, 2008 at 1:40 am #2972748
He shoots..
by shellbot · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I suppose it depends what you send….
He scores!!!!!!
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December 11, 2008 at 12:39 pm #2974429
Interesting
by tig2 · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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Just picked up the mail. No card. Hmm.
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it. Happy Holidays to those who just sleep in!
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December 11, 2008 at 12:58 pm #2974420
TechRepublic sends a special thanks to our contributor writers
by Sonja Thompson · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Interesting
These will be sent later today or tomorrow. We haven’t forgotten about you, Tig!
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December 11, 2008 at 1:49 pm #2974380
Oh I get it
by oz_media · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to TechRepublic sends a special thanks to our contributor writers
People you WANT to contribute, ahhhh, that [i]is[/i] different, isn’t it? 😀
Oh well, I can’t hold it against you, you’re way too far away for that.
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December 11, 2008 at 1:11 pm #2974411
And happy day off
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Interesting
to those who opt-out.
Whatever it is that makes you happy, right? B-)
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December 11, 2008 at 1:46 pm #2974384
I;ll take both
by oz_media · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Interesting
I’ll celebrate it by sleeping in.
No card here either, I don’ texpect the love and will just assume that the mailman’s dog team got lost.Actually no snow yet, plenty of sunshine though. They say we may get a sprinkle at the end of the week, but sun all weekend.
I’d like to see some snow, just so I can feel what it would be like to live in the great white south.
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December 11, 2008 at 12:51 pm #2974425
I too was blessed with a
by michael jay · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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Greeting card from TR, Thanks so much.
Very nice.
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December 11, 2008 at 12:55 pm #2974422
TechRepublic wishes all of our members a Happy Holiday!
by Sonja Thompson · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to A 1st for me – I’m going to thank folks …
Here’s the story…
TechRepublic has 1,656,414 members. So, no – not everyone received a card from us this year. The big question was, who gets them? What’s the criteria? The top 100? And what if a discussion was started on the site (like this one), and the members who DIDN’T receive a card felt jilted?
I decided to create my Christmas card list directly from the TR Member Spotlight interviews. Everyone who subjected themselves to my barrage of questions in 2008 will receive one — with the exception of two people who are already on my Spotlight list for 2009.
And yes, they are hand written – but some of us TR editorial folks have joked about ordering a signature stamp for next year. 😉
Card or no card, we certainly wish all of our members a very happy holiday season.
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December 11, 2008 at 1:02 pm #2974417
Thanks Sonja
by michael jay · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to TechRepublic wishes all of our members a Happy Holiday!
It did make my day when I opened it.
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December 11, 2008 at 1:11 pm #2974412
You are very welcome!
by Sonja Thompson · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Thanks Sonja
Truly… 🙂
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December 11, 2008 at 1:08 pm #2974413
Thanks Sonja
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to TechRepublic wishes all of our members a Happy Holiday!
but I took Boxy’s advice and just read minds and created a virtual card with virtual sigs 😀
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December 11, 2008 at 1:23 pm #2974402
Jilted members
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to TechRepublic wishes all of our members a Happy Holiday!
Frankly, that’s why I didn’t start this discussion yesterday. I was sure the mailing list was pretty small and I didn’t want to get members ticked off at you. Sappy Holidays.
Say, what’s in this egg nog?
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December 11, 2008 at 1:39 pm #2974389
Everyone knows
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Jilted members
Captain Morgans of course! 😀
mmmmm, eggnog! ;\
I just brought my first carton of the season two daze ago….
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December 11, 2008 at 1:55 pm #2974377
More specifically….
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Everyone knows
Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum.
I recall a situation 25 years ago, when I bought Captain Morgan’s spiced for egg nog at a friend’s party. The friend, a fairly opionated female, was shocked. She had thought Bacardi’s white, which is fine for a Mohito, but not IMHO egg nog. I tried to compromise with a golden, but she insisted I go back and get the white. I kept the spiced for myself and had some great eggnog.
A few years later, at an infamous company Christmas party (I think I tell this every year) at my first computer employer, some of the staff made egg nog from scratch, including devonshire clotted cream. Of course the rum involved was Captain Morgan’s spiced…..man oh man, it was ambrousia.
James
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December 11, 2008 at 2:06 pm #2974368
What is shocking
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to More specifically….
is that you would have to state that a female would be “fairly opinionated”…. :0 ;\
Have you tried Bacardi’s spiced rum? I think it is better than Captains.
When going for a “normal” rum, I like Bacari dark. Doesn’t have the hard “bite” or turpentine aftertaste.
Question, does Captain Morgains make a NON spiced rum?
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December 11, 2008 at 2:20 pm #2974363
Of course
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to What is shocking
In Canada we can get a Captain Morgan’s Gold, White, Dark Deluxe as well as spiced. But the brand has been popular here for decades, but only in the US since 1984.
Edited to Add:
Captain Morgans was founded by Seagrams a Canadian company which explains why it was so popular here. It was sold more recently to Diageo, same people who own Smirnoff, Johnny Walker, Guiness, Cuervo etc.
James
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December 11, 2008 at 2:24 pm #2974357
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December 11, 2008 at 1:24 pm #2974400
I’d be sort of worried if I got one. But then again…………….
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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Other than email, they don’t have my address. If they could track me down, maybe they should be sent out to find Osama; that’s Osama, [b]not[/b] Obama; we know where to find him
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December 11, 2008 at 1:27 pm #2974398
Sorry, I gave it to TR
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I’d be sort of worried if I got one. But then again…………….
after Hal gave it to me. Did you get that unexpected explosive — er — I mean package yet?
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December 11, 2008 at 1:52 pm #2974378
Obama; we know where to find him
by oz_media · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to I’d be sort of worried if I got one. But then again…………….
isn’t he hanging with his fellow evil Muslim buddies in an Afghan cave? Obama NOT Osama.
a government that can find a kid illegally popping his pimples anywhere in the world and yet a rich, powerful leader of Muslims and he’s slippery as an eel.
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December 12, 2008 at 1:18 pm #2972328
If you get Swag you are no longer Riff Raff
by rob miners · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to A 1st for me – I’m going to thank folks …
If you get a TR Christmas card where does that elevate you to. 😀
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December 12, 2008 at 7:57 pm #2972255
Not much
by oz_media · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to If you get Swag you are no longer Riff Raff
I just got one too. 🙂
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December 16, 2008 at 4:32 pm #2972831
Cloud Nine
by rob miners · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to If you get Swag you are no longer Riff Raff
received mine this morning. At the moment I am on cloud nine. Thank you Techrepublic. 😉
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December 12, 2008 at 7:53 pm #2972256
Santa came!!
by oz_media · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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I didn’t see him, again, because he came while I was working, maybe next year. 🙁
I got home to find one tiny bill and a great big Merry Christmas, I mean “Joy for the Season”, from TR.
Thanks guys and you all have a [b]MERRY CHRISTMAS[/b] too. Enjoy your holidays with your loved ones and watch that yule log on TV while listening to sickly sweet [i]Christmas[/i] music.
If you are of a religion that doesn’t celebrate “Christmas”, sucks to be you, but Happy Holidays to you anyway. 😉
tee hee hee! er,I mean HO! HO! HO!
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December 12, 2008 at 8:03 pm #2972254
I knew you had it in ye, Oz.
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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December 13, 2008 at 2:06 am #2981501
Mrs Claus complains……………..
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Santa came!!
he only does it once a year. 😉
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
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December 13, 2008 at 8:44 am #2981459
Mrs. Claus
by boxfiddler · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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needs to do more than complain. 😀
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December 13, 2008 at 8:48 am #2981456
Yes, but…
by jellimonsta · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Mrs Claus complains……………..
when he comes, he fills your stockings!! :0 :p ;\
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December 13, 2008 at 2:17 pm #2981418
Doesn’t that make the stockings…
by nicknielsen · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to Yes, but…
sticky? :0 ;\
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December 13, 2008 at 3:12 pm #2981408
Happy happy, joy joy
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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Merry Christmas. Got it yesterday. B-)
😡
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December 16, 2008 at 4:41 pm #2972828
Bonus day….
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to A 1st for me – I’m going to thank folks …
….here I was downhearted, because everyone else got their cards, and somehow mine hadn’t come….
…then yesterday, I got TWO deliveries from Lousiville, some SWAG and my card.
…and then this morning I got a card from a very special TR member.
..happy happy joy joy…
James
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December 17, 2008 at 1:45 am #2972746
Got mine the other day :)
by shellbot · about 15 years, 4 months ago
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Pretty cool!!
Ah shucks..this place is so great..just love you guys..form the seagulls to The Powers That Be..what would I do without you..
a week till xmas eve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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December 17, 2008 at 3:15 am #2972731
Wow
by bizzo · about 15 years, 4 months ago
In reply to A 1st for me – I’m going to thank folks …
Only saw this thread this morning, and guess what? Got my card this morning as well!!
Thanks guys.
So Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone at TR, and everyone on TR.
Best wishes to all.
Andy. xxx
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