Happy New Years!!!!

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Since this is tomorrow in Greenspun land... I get to be the first one to wish everyone a Happy New Year. May it be your best year so far!

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.nt), December 31, 2001

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Happy New Year FRLians!

Tricia, it is already today here, but soon it will be tomorrow, and then today will become yesterday and the next day tomorrow ;-)

Hope you have an especially nice New Year.

Here's to another year of FRLian friendship and fun together!

-- (thesonofdust@new.year), December 31, 2001.


Well, it's still yesterday down here on the bayou, but we kinda like it that way.

Trish, I read your chilly haiku, and now they're predicting sleet for tomorrow. Somehow, I just know you're to blame.

Happy New Year all you far-flung Frellians. May we all grow fat and happy. I already started on both!

I hope everyone will check in here with just a word. It's always nice to see all who still frequent our nutty neighborhood.

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-- Lon Frank (lgal@exp.net), December 31, 2001.


May we all grow happier and healthier. (Forget that fatter stuff!) ;-)

BTW, what's this about Tricia and Lon dieting???

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 31, 2001.


My greetings also. No diets here, but as soon as the nuts and chocolates are gone, I won't buy as much.

-- gene (ekbaker@essex1.com), December 31, 2001.

Happy New Year ((( FRLians))) !

-- helen (we@made.it), December 31, 2001.


No, no, Gayla, I'm not dieting. The MISSUS is dieting! Which any man knows if ten times worse. Now, not only do I gotta eat that stuff with her, but I gotta hear how good it is for me, and I gotta pretend to like it or I'm an unappreciative slob. (which I resemble, anyway)

And when your wife is on a diet craze, cheating is, well, CHEATING! I faked a phone call from a sick friend the other day, told the missus I had to go help him out, and drove 20 miles to town, just to sit hunkered down in the parking lot at Wal-Mart and eat a giant Snickers bar. And wouldn't you know it, but her sister just happened to park beside me! I pretended like I was passed-out drunk, and ate the wrapper from the candy, but I think she suspected something.

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-- Lon Frank (lgal@exp.net), December 31, 2001.


LOL Lon! When I was a kid and my dad went on a diet, the whole family had to go on a diet. He weighed everyone on Saturdays and kept a chart of what we weighed. In the winter when Mom was cold, we all had to put on a sweater. Why is it that humans require 'group participation' for everything they do? (Well, maybe not everything.) ;-)

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 31, 2001.

LOLOLOL, Lon!

No dieting here, Gayla (yet). I have until Jan. 2, 2002 before I'm back on the wagon. And you should know why - imagine that woman you met last August in a bathing suit, yech! Not that one month will make a huge difference (pun intended). Ah well, 4 weeks on, 1 week off...

-- Tricia teh Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.net), December 31, 2001.


Gayla, ma sha!

The diet's off for tonight. As usual, we're on our way to a party shortly. This little neighborhood of sorts on the bayou is populated with a lot of retirees, mostly Cajun, and they NEVER miss a chance for a big bash. When we moved out here after Kit graduated, they just all took us in like we were family. Of course, they love Kit the most, and always try to fix him all his favorite foods. He does his part by eating EVERYTHING! You know he doesn't talk and doesn't see very well, but he loves a party. And if one of the girls will dance with him to some bayou music, well, he's in boogie heaven.

We usually have all the normal stuff; gumbo, bar-b-que ribs, three of four kinds of beans, crab and gator balls, etc, etc. I don't know what we'll find tonight, but I know there will be black eyed peas and cabbage, and I know it will all be great!

The only thing better would be to have you all here with us. I'd even peel crawfish for you, and that's the ultimate sacrifice!

-------Happy New Years, Ya'll----------------

-- Lon Frank (lgal@exp.net), December 31, 2001.


Tricia, my friend, you are beautiful! Inside AND out! Do whatever makes you feel good about yourself, just don't do anything unhealthy. You have such a glow, don't ever lose it!

Lon, the party sounds delicious and fun. I LOVE crab! We will make a campfire shortly so we can stay warm while we watch fireworks. I can't believe they're calling for SNOW tomorrow!!! If I was there I would definitely dance with Kit. Sounds like fun! The last dance I had was with Rob. That was SOME party! ;-)

Glad Gene checked in... S.O.B. I miss you!

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 31, 2001.



“Crap and gator balls” ?????? Sheesh! And to think I've been satisfied all this time with puff'n puppies and Buffalo wings ;-)

Gayla, Gayla, Gayla. I remember that there dance now that ya mentioned it... you sure do have a great memory! (I might've had a few nips of ol' jiggle that night ;-)

Well, Marie is callin' so it’s back to the party.

-- (thesonofdust@nocrappy.balls), December 31, 2001.


Sorry Lon. I could've sworn I saw a 'p' and not a 'b'! What a difference one small letter makes ;-(

Poopie.

-- (thesonofdust@nopoopie.balls), December 31, 2001.


Crabs ain't crawfish ......

We wreathe you a Merry News Years and a Holly Christmas to all.

-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Marietta, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), January 01, 2002.


Happiest New Year to all of you from a faithful lurker.

-- Carlos (riffraff@cybertime.net), January 01, 2002.

Thanks for checking in Carlos! Happy New Year to YOU.

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), January 01, 2002.


LOL, Rob - Poopie it would've been ;-) Crab sounds much more appetizing to me!

Hi, Carlos! How've you been, stranger?!

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.net), January 02, 2002.


Can ya believe we've been friends for so long? The FRL just had another anniversary too. I remember back in '98 when many of us first met each other. So much has happened since. And so much never happened...Thank God. Back then we contemplated a different world after 1999, and we were right, and yet wrong at the same time.

I'm glad we're together still, and that the FRL is still around for all of us to enjoy.

Happy New Year to All FRLians!

Long the the FRL!!

Long live our Fruitcakian Freedoms!!!

-- (sonofdust@happy.NewYears), December 31, 2003.


Rob, Do the Candaianinainains celibate New Years in the metric system, or do they just multiply like the rest of us?

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), December 31, 2003.

Happy New Year everyone. Sorry I'm a bit late, but my message has to travel furthest.

My, you folks eat some different sounding stuff, but I hope you enjoy every bit of it. I also hope the girls kept Kit dancing all night long.

-- Carol (c@oz.com), January 01, 2004.


Wow. Lots of Happy New Years for the FRL!

-- helen (many@more.too), January 01, 2004.

It's neat reading these old threads. Thanks, Rob! :-)

((((((((((((FRLians)))))))))))))



-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), January 01, 2004.


Happy New Year everybody!!!

What?

Yesterday?

...oh.

-- J (jsnider@hal-pc.org), January 02, 2004.


Let me chime in, by being the LATEST of all of you, to wish everyone a peaceful and healthy New Year to you and yours!

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), January 02, 2004.

Not quite the last, though, AB! (And Welcome Back!!! We've missed you!!!)

Happy New Year to all. Earliest one year, latest another... I guess that makes me average, right? :-)

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.ntet), January 03, 2004.


Happy New Year Fruitcakes :) A good one for all of us I can feel it!!!

-- kritter (k@a.n), January 03, 2004.

Aunt Bee, I've been wondering about you! Nice to see you check in.

A Kritter sighting too. Woohoo!

Tricia, I think you're definitely ABOVE average! :-D

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), January 04, 2004.


Yo the Carol!

You guys have been gettin' some interesting questions on your "WelcomeTo Oz" website...

Visiting Australia

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The 2000 Olympics committee set up a website to deal with queries from would be spectators. These are genuine queries - plus the answers that were posted on the site for all to see..

Q. Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)

A. (Upwards, out of the ground, like the person who asked this question, who themselves will need watering if their IQ drops any lower...)

Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)

(Depends on how much beer you've consumed...)

Q. Which direction should I drive - Perth to Darwin or Darwin to Perth - to avoid driving with the sun in my eyes? (Germany)

A. (Excellent question, considering that the Olympics are being held in Sydney.)

Q. I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)

A. (Sure, it's only Seven thousand miles, so you'll need to have started about a year and a half ago to get there in time for this October...)

Q. Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)

A. (And accomplish what?)

Q. It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed porpoise. (Italy)

A. (I'm not touching this one...)

Q. My client wants to take a steel pooper-scooper into Australia. Will you let her in? (South Africa)

A. (Why? We do have toilet paper here...)

Q. Where can I learn underwater welding in Australia? (Portugal)

Q. Do the camels in Australia have one hump or two? (UK)

Q. Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)

A. (Why bother? Use your fingers like the rest of us...)

Q. Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)

A. (No. Everybody stinks.)

Q. Do tents exist in Australia? (Germany)

A. (Yes, but only in sporting supply stores, peoples' garages, and most national parks...)

Q. Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)

A. (This HAS to have been asked by a blonde...)

Q. Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)

A. (Yes. At Christmas.)

Q. Can I drive to the Great Barrier Reef? (Germany)

A. (Sure, if your vehicle is amphibious.)

Q. Are there killer bees in Australia? (Germany)

A. (Not yet, but we'll see what we can do when you get here.)

Q. Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)

A. (What's this guy smoking, and where do I get some?)

Q. Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany)

A. (Another blonde?)

Q. Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)

A. (I love this one...there are no rattlesnakes in Australia)

Q. Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)

A. (Face North and you should be about right)

Q. Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)

A. (Americans have long had considerable trouble distinguishing between Austria and Australia.)

Q. I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees (USA......where else...)

Q. Are there places in Australia where you can make love outdoors? (Italy)

A. (Yes. Outdoors)

Q. Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), January 04, 2004.


LOL RobertandJean!!! I needed that, thanks :-D

-- Tricia (theCanuck@cold.whatcold.P), January 04, 2004.

Yo RobertandJean. That's too funny, thank you. Now I don't feel so bad that I know so little about your continent.

-- Carol (c@oz.com), January 05, 2004.

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