^, <, V

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Thirty-some-odd years ago on a camping trip with my family, we stopped in Reno to freshen up. Walked into a casino washroom with our gear and proceeded to brush teeth, wash face, etc.

< Mailed out my Secret Santa package today.

V Traveling for the holidays or staying home?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Stayin' home, my wife's family all live near by.

< I feel like I know many of ye here, better than those outside the pub.

V All my real friends are ... (finish the line, no one word answers! Like pirates.)

[Mad Matt]

^ dead and gone.

< Watching Muppet Family Christmas on YouTube

v Favorite Muppet character

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Used to be Grover but now my heart belongs to Elmo!

< That's a great movie - Watched the Grinch last night

V Favorite Kiddie Holiday show?

[Mad Matt]

^ Muppet Christmas Carol (Hey, I grew up in SoCal. Disney and the Muppets are a majority of the childhood entertainment memories I have.)

< I like most versions of "A Christmas Carol" - even the Flintstones!

v What's the one Christmas tradition you can't do without?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ The tree - it makes things much more festive during the gloomy Winter months (ours stays up until January 31st.)

< Grrr - It's supposed to rain this weekend, which will wreak havoc with my sailing/BBQ plans.

v Presents - Christmas eve or Christmas morning?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ Both actually

< digging a thorn out of my foot....

V What are you doing for New Year's Eve?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Absolutely nothing.

< Stubborn!!

V what one word describes you (besides pirate)?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ Dangerous to know

< falling asleep... amazing how kids can wear you out

V do you really ever have any free time for yerself?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ not much, but I enjoy the little bits here & there. It only takes 10 minutes for a mental self recharge.

< wishes her brother hadn't sent her a box of carmel chocolate candies which are now almost gone!

V sweet or salty?

[Mad Matt]

^ Sweet. That's why I talk to you. I'm salty enough for the both of us. Wait....that didn't come out right!

< Listening to Young Frankenstein on the TV in the other room. Trying not to laugh while I type!

v Favorite comedy?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ UHF, esp. the "supplies scene"

< is like coursely ground peppercorns in a sauce. Spicy, gritty, uncomfortably stuck in your teeth, and yet, somehow, the sauce is unforgettable

V If you had to listen to one, which would it be Country or Rap?

[Mad Matt]

^ I'm a redneck, so I'll choose Country.

< Matt likes a little spice.

v Coke or Pepsi?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ Coke. Its the real thing.

< Wonderin' if any piraty people plannin' ta hit the Az renn faire?

\/ Be it real, artificial ,or cuttin' yer own this year?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Goin fake this year ..not home enuf to pervent a "crisp" tree.

< UHF? lol "Is that it? nope... Is THAT it? nope...."

V Cologne, perfume or just washed?

[Mad Matt]

^ I wear cologne. Joop or Cool Water. I like a woman to smell good, but not enough perfume where I'm chokin' on it.

< Really wanting/needing to find a way to release some energy. Maybe a little adrenaline rush would help.

v Favorite movie quote

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ I wanted a man with grit... he had grit...."

< Cool Water? HAs her choice of men, but helplessly follows the ones wearing Cool Water....

V Only movie I cried at was ET I dunno, I think it was like witnessing the death of your childhood teddy bear. Ever cried at a movie?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ I've cried at a lot of movies, depending on my mood at the time. Yes, I'm a big softy sometimes.

< Hates to admit that the "Hillary Duff Concert DVD" isn't nearly as bad as expected.

V What music do you like that you're embarrased to admit.

[Mad Matt]

^ I'm never ashamed of any music I've liked. Really. Of course, I haven't listened to a WHOLE lot of different genres, so.........

< Not looking forward to finals and practicals for my EMT class, Saturday.

v What's the one CD you wish you had never wasted money on?

[Ransom]

^ Bought a version of Phantom of the Opera, that was really lame. Like they recorded it in someone's garage. Got the soundtract to the movie, and it was MUCH better.

< We don't buy a real tree either. Our house is too small, so I have about four mini-fake trees (2') that I decorate, and put up all over. Then we buy a real wreath, and hang it on the wall between the kitchen and the dinning room, so you get the cool smell.

V Do you put up Christmas lights outside? If so, what color?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ Nope. We live so far out in the hills that any light draws in the Illegals an other riffraff.

< Listnin' ta the wind ahowlin'.

\/ Best kick arse rock n roll album ever? (Live Rust :) )

[Mad Matt]

^ Everyone knows I'm biased, but I'll have to go with the Black Album (rock 'n' roll covers a LOT of genres!)

< Watchin' "White & Nerdy" by Weird Al. (funnier than hell to see Donny Osmond in this video dancing! )

v What's your favorite music video (for whatever reason...)

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ I love the weird al videos. They're about the only ones I can remember seeing actually.

< long night, must sleep, will have *good* dreams

V favorite cheap food?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Taco Bell seven-layer burrito or bean and cheese burrito

< It's Friday - yay! (LONG week!)

V If you could spend Christmas anywhere, where would you go?

[lady snow]

^besides home with my boys - out to california to spend the holidays with my in-laws

<just got notified that made the cast of beauty and the beast

\/make new year's resolutions?