Fotadas Secret Santa
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Post by Fotadas Secret Santa on Dec 9, 2007 0:50:40 GMT -5
Ho, ho, ho, Fotada! Santa has some more goodies in his bag and they’ve got your name written all over them. You asked about pop culture and Santa knew exactly what you were looking for, because Santa is a cool daddio. He’s a hep cat and the bee's knees.
Or at least he thought he was. Frankly, Santa had the sleigh loaded up with all sorts of things that would have been just perfect. Like some very keen (if Santa does say so himself) hit records by all the latest singers – Patti Page and that nice Connie Francis. But Donner and Prancer got the rest of the team together and, according to them, “staged an intervention”. After some conversation that was really very confusing for Santa, we ended up unloading the sleigh and putting together the following list of links.
I don’t understand a word of what follows, Fotada, but the elves agreed with the deer, so this is what you’re getting.
Podcasts
www.bigredpodcast.com/ (Recent musings on Heroes and Chuck and Dexter, oh my) deltaparkproject.com/ blog.podcastalley.com/ www.popgoestheculture.com/
Blogs
www.ramblingsofatvwhore.com/ (Fellow s’cubie Rae always has something interesting to say) popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/ popculturetent.blogspot.com/
Discussion boards
snarkish.com/ (Putting the smackdown on Pop culture) www.inthe00s.com/
And, heck, if you want to get more serious, there’s always the Popular Culture Association / American Cuture Association.
www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/
Ahem.
Ahem!!
Well, darn it, Prancer, let a man speak!
Santa here again. I may not know as much about this crazy popping culture thing as the rest of the team, but I know what makes a nice present. I am Santa after all! So here you are, Fotada. A couple of items that Santa knows you’ll want to unwrap and lay down by the fire with.
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Post by Lola m on Dec 9, 2007 13:02:19 GMT -5
Santa has more presents for Lola! Santa is a busy guy. He’s got to constantly keep on those elves to make sure they aren’t sneaking off to play Guitar Hero. He’s got to clean up a LOT of reindeer poop. And he’s got to squeeze in a little fun time with the Mrs, if you know what I mean.
So when Santa finds a gift that both offers the personal touch, yet is easy as pie to create, well, that’s the icing on the cake. (Pie?? Cake?? Santa’s hungry!)
Anyhoo, Santa stumbled across this fun BtVS little icon "factory." Simply type in some text, then choose your font, picture and layout. Voila! You have a custom-made icon! These are for you:
Just in case these aren’t to your liking, you can make your own here and here.
See you next week, sweet thing![/color] [/quote] **squeaks happily** Oh my darling Santa!! This? Is fab! And fun! And most excellent indeed!!! **runs off with icons and links** You deserve a very tasty treat, Santa!
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Post by Michelle on Dec 9, 2007 13:38:24 GMT -5
Ho, ho, ho, Fotada! Santa has some more goodies in his bag and they’ve got your name written all over them. You asked about pop culture and Santa knew exactly what you were looking for, because Santa is a cool daddio. He’s a hep cat and the bee's knees.
Or at least he thought he was. Frankly, Santa had the sleigh loaded up with all sorts of things that would have been just perfect. Like some very keen (if Santa does say so himself) hit records by all the latest singers – Patti Page and that nice Connie Francis. But Donner and Prancer got the rest of the team together and, according to them, “staged an intervention”. After some conversation that was really very confusing for Santa, we ended up unloading the sleigh and putting together the following list of links.
I don’t understand a word of what follows, Fotada, but the elves agreed with the deer, so this is what you’re getting.
Podcasts
www.bigredpodcast.com/ (Recent musings on Heroes and Chuck and Dexter, oh my) deltaparkproject.com/ blog.podcastalley.com/ www.popgoestheculture.com/
Blogs
www.ramblingsofatvwhore.com/ (Fellow s’cubie Rae always has something interesting to say) popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/ popculturetent.blogspot.com/
Discussion boards
snarkish.com/ (Putting the smackdown on Pop culture) www.inthe00s.com/
And, heck, if you want to get more serious, there’s always the Popular Culture Association / American Cuture Association.
www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/
Ahem.
Ahem!!
Well, darn it, Prancer, let a man speak!
Santa here again. I may not know as much about this crazy popping culture thing as the rest of the team, but I know what makes a nice present. I am Santa after all! So here you are, Fotada. A couple of items that Santa knows you’ll want to unwrap and lay down by the fire with.
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[/color][/b] [/quote] SANTA!! When you deliver--you deliver!! These are wonderful! I will be perusing these sites in the days, months, years to come. Talk about a gift that keeps on giving. And the pictures! Jensen. Jensen, Jensen Jensen.... Oh. What was I saying? I must wipe the drool from my lower lip. And George! Humina humina. And I'll a throw a BRROWWR in there too. And manly, hunky Adam Baldwin. Le sigh. I am practically swooning as I type this. Here, please enjoy a tasty beverage. And look: I even remembered those little marshmallows:
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Post by Sue on Dec 9, 2007 13:39:28 GMT -5
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Post by ErinsSecretSanta on Dec 9, 2007 16:26:57 GMT -5
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2007 21:57:30 GMT -5
Dear Sweet Shan!I hope you are enjoying the Christmas season so far! I noticed that you asked for:Silly, obsessive-making games to play You must know my motto, which is: Ask and you shall receive!My favorite game:
www.miniclip.com/games/snow-line/en/
I got obsessed myself with this one, and started to believe I would never finish it. But I did. In case the same thing happens to you, here is proof that it can be done:
Not that I am trying to insure an obsession or anything . . .
Christmas Games:
www.miniclip.com/games/en/christmas.php
Games in general:
www.miniclip.com/games/en/
Before I say good bye for now, I will add a special treat:
I heard you work around construction types, so you probably see this kind of thing all the time, but I thought you might like a picture.
Yours for the holidays,Santa Dear Santa, You are evil and I hate you for the games, even though I asked for them. My children also hate you (actually, I'll just hate you on their behalf because it seems they really enjoy them). And pretty soon, everybody I work with will hate you as well. Or at least their bosses will, for the decline in productivity. ;D Um. You'll still give out presents though, right?
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Post by Onjels Santa on Dec 10, 2007 17:24:44 GMT -5
Onjel! Here's a little late-Monday pick-you-up in case your Monday was particularly Monday-ish.* One day while walking down the street a highly successful partner in a law firm was tragically hit by a bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself.
"Welcome to Heaven," said St. Peter. "Before you get settled in though, it seems we have a problem. You see, strangely enough, we've never once had an law firm partner make it this far and we're not really sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," said the woman.
"Well, I'd like to, but I have higher orders. What we're going to do is let you have a day in Hell and a day in Heaven and then you can choose whichever one you want to spend an eternity in."
"Actually, I think I've made up my mind...I prefer to stay in Heaven", replied the woman.
"Sorry, we have rules..." And with that St. Peter put the law partner in an elevator and which slowly descended to the depths of Hell.
When the doors opened, much to her surprise, the woman found herself stepping out onto the putting green of a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club and standing in front of her were all her old friends -- including lawyers that she had worked with who had passed away -- and they were all dressed in tuxedoes and evening gowns and cheering for her. They ran up and greeted her warmly, and they talked about old times.
After an excellent round of golf, and at night they went to the country club where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster dinner. She met the Devil who was actually a really nice guy (kinda cute) and she had a great time telling jokes and dancing. She was having such a good time that before she knew it, her day was over and it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand and waved good-bye as she got on the elevator back up to Heaven.
The elevator slowly rose, and eventually opened back up at the Pearly Gates, and she found St. Peter waiting for her. "Now it's time to spend a day in heaven," he said. So she spent the next 24 hours lounging around on clouds and playing the harp and singing. It was very soothing and peaceful, and she had a great time. Before she knew it, her 24 hours were up.
St. Peter came and got her and said, "So, you've spent a day in hell and you've spent a day in heaven. Now you must choose your eternity."
The woman paused for a second and then replied, "Well, I never thought I'd say this, I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had a better time in Hell."
St. Peter escorted the woman back to the elevator and again she descended to Hell. When the doors of the elevator opened she found herself standing in a desolate wasteland covered in filth. Her friends were burning in towers of flame, as demons prodded them with pitchforks. The Devil came up to her and welcomed her back.
"I don't understand," stammered the woman. "Yesterday I was here, and there was a golf course and a country club and we ate lobster and we danced and had a great time. Now all there is a wasteland of filth, and all my old friends are miserable."
The Devil looked at her and smiled. "Yesterday we were recruiting you; today you're an associate."*p.s. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find not just pro-lawyer jokes, but non-ANTI-lawyer jokes? What's WRONG with people!?
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Post by Onjel on Dec 10, 2007 20:39:34 GMT -5
Ooooooh, Santa!!!!!! You are so smart! You pegged the life of a lawyer in one! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! You rock! Thank you for all your hard work in finding this joke! You deserve another treat:
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Post by Onjels Santa on Dec 14, 2007 11:03:16 GMT -5
Let's not forget to stop and take a break once in a while! I'm at the age now where naps sort of sneak up on me and I pretty much had no chance here when my little helper decided it was time to take 5....
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Post by Lolas Secret Santa on Dec 14, 2007 15:00:33 GMT -5
Lovely Lola! I see you requested a lovely, pretty, snowy winter. Well, I’ll put in a good word with Mother Nature, but you know what a bitca SHE can be. Hurricane Katrina? I mean, was THAT really necessary?
But at the very least, I can give you a reasonable facsimile of a snowy scene. Have some winter fun playing with this Holiday Snowglobe:Sometimes Santa needs to blow off some steam during the holidays, and I suspect you do too. And while I’m obviously a giving person, making sure all the little children get their favorite toys for Christmas, I’m not a saint. Well, uh, I guess I am a saint, being St. Nick and all, but even saints like to have a little fun at the expense of others. So, I can’t help but laughing at these poor guys who have tried to fill my shoes and failed miserably:And finally, I have to laugh at this lame attempt by George Lucas to cash in on the holidays. He released the now infamous Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978. Bootlegs of this crapfest have been shared by Star Wars fans for years (as immortalized in Weird Al’s “White & Nerdy” video) and it is truly a classic. A classic what, I can’t say, but classic nonetheless. Watch clips of the special here:And download audio and video from the show here: Enjoy!!
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Post by Onjel on Dec 14, 2007 21:47:23 GMT -5
Let's not forget to stop and take a break once in a while! I'm at the age now where naps sort of sneak up on me and I pretty much had no chance here when my little helper decided it was time to take 5.... This is the cutest picture evah! Thanks for the Christmas cheer, Santa!
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Karens Secret Santa
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Post by Karens Secret Santa on Dec 15, 2007 15:39:09 GMT -5
Dearest Karen,
I am busy at work fulfilling some of your other requests. Retirement? What is this retirement of which you speak? This is not a concept Santa is familiar with.
I hear that you have also been verrrrrry busy this week. With a present that Santa had no hand in, eh?
Still, I wanted to make sure you didn't miss picking up this present from last week:
Don't do anything Santa wouldn't do!
Karen, do you know what time it is again? It's time for more [/i] You asked for suggestions for books for one-year olds. Grandma going to read to her favorite grandbaby-boy, hmmm?
Spot says these should give you a good start: More More More," Said the Baby Vera B. Williams
My Very First Mother Goose Iona Opie
Katy Cat and Beaky Boo Lusy Cousins
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See Bill Martin Jr.
Ten, Nine, Eight Molly Bang
The Snowy Day Erza Jack Keats
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungry Catepiller Eric Carle The Very Busy Spider Eric Carle
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Is There an Elephant in Your Kitchen? by Kessler
Mr. Brown can Moo, Can You? Dr. Suess
We're Going On A Bear Hunt, by Rosen/Oxenbury
All of the SPOT books by Eric Hill[shadow=green,left,200]Santa loves ya, babe.[/shadow][/quote]
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Post by Queen E on Dec 15, 2007 18:31:41 GMT -5
Ho! Ho! Ho, Erin!!!
Time for Week 3!!
Are you ready? First, Santa says thank you very, very much for Santa's gifts! Santa is living the life this year, that's for sure! On to the gifts for you. ;D Santa got on Orbitz, Travelocity and every travel site Santa could find. Santa was finally able to book you a trip on a little-known service, but it's one way and you might have to rough it. You'll be traveling on this:
[/center] And, to take with you on your trip . . ..
If you need more chocolate you can go here.You might have to do some cooking and meat is scarce so Santa found you some great places for vegetarian and vegan recipes here and here and here.Just for fun. . .Merry ChristmasErin!!! [/quote] Oh, Santa. I'm sorry; I've been so insane this week, how could I miss this extremely awesome gift? I've been hoping for this one for years! I hope this goes a little way into expressing my graditude and admiration for your mad skilz:
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Post by Onjels Santa on Dec 15, 2007 18:34:26 GMT -5
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Post by Sues Secret Santa on Dec 15, 2007 19:10:19 GMT -5
SUE! Santa apologizes for the delay in your gift. Santa, in fact, spent the better part of the week on a sugar and wine bender, thanks to your most delightful gift basket! Please remember, though; it is truly Santa’s pleasure to grant whatever wishes Santa can, and you’ve been on my good list for years!
I’m still working on world peace, so this week I’ve decided to help you out with some Christmas decorations. How about a couple of things for outdoors… And some tree trimmers… You also asked for some help putting them up…I think this creature could help you in a half a trice… Just don’t forget to treat him well. Afterwards, how about a brisk stroll, then a nice eggnog (and a snog, if you’re so inclined), with this gentleman?
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