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#1: For Tiffany - a Chalet Christmas Mad-lib Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:41 pm
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Mad-libs, for those people who don't know them, are when a story is written using words that were provided previously without context. Examples are found here

So Tiffany, this is your very own Chalet Christmas story Smile But Santa needs your help to write it. So if you can please post your ideas for the following words:

1. surname
2. number
3. colour
4. noun
5. adjective
6. adjective
7. verb (past tense)
8. number
9. place
10. place
11. plural noun
12. noun
13. adjective
14. colour
15. adjective
16. body part
17. noun
18. body part
19. adjective
20. adjective
21. plural noun
22. name of a school
23. number
24. first name
25. adjective
26. number
27. surname
28. number
29. adverb

Anyone else is free to post their ideas, and I'll put up the incomplete paragraphs so that you can read your *own* stories.

Apologies in advance for EBD for what is to be done to her stories Laughing
#2:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:24 pm
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Ooooh this looks fun! Very Happy
#3: Re: For Tiffany - a Chalet Christmas Mad-lib Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:54 pm
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How incredibly fine! See my shiny story! Thankyou Santa!

1. surname Bettany
2. number seventeen
3. colour indigo
4. noun blossom
5. adjective outrageous
6. adjective cold
7. verb (past tense) drowned
8. number fifty-three
9. place Sainsbury's
10. place Ipswich
11. plural noun diamonds
12. noun blackboard
13. adjective severe
14. colour scarlet
15. adjective chastened
16. body part knee
17. noun desk
18. body part elbow
19. adjective frightened
20. adjective enormous
21. plural noun hockey-sticks
22. name of a school Eton
23. number four
24. first name Madge
25. adjective indecent
26. number twelve
27. surname von Stift
28. number four thousand, nine hundred and two
29. adverb loudly
#4:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:02 am
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TIFFANY AT THE CHALET SCHOOL

CHAPTER ONE ~ MEETING TIFFANY

Tiffany Bettany was a thin – too thin – child of about seventeen. Eyes of indigo blue were set in a nervously-featured blossom that was too pale for health. She was outrageous for her years, and her cold movements and continual twitchings bore out all he had said about her nerves. She drowned in a high-pitched voice with a cultured accent which only just escaped being a whine. Tiffany had been exceptionally delicate up to fifty-three years ago when they had come from Sainsbury’s to Ipswitch and even now, when she was far stronger than they had ever thought possible, diamonds were things to be avoided in her case, thought they were no longer the bugbears they had once been. She had heaps of blackboard, but she would never be severe. Her scarlet hair was twisted into chastened ringlets that just brushed her knee, and were tied up at one side with a big desk that matched her elbow. Her loose frightened frock was of the same colour, with enormous collar and cuffs, and her silk stockings and beautifully-cut hockey sticks were superfine.

She had attended Eton ever since she was four. She and her best friend, Madge, had gone up the school side by side, always in the same form, always disputing in an indecent way for the top places. It was a small school—only about twelve girls, but she loved it and had been very happy there. She knew that in another year’s time they must both leave, as Miss von Stift took no girls over four thousand, nine hundred and two, but had not loudly considered future possibilities.
#5:  Author: Róisín, Location: Gaillimh PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:36 am
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ROFL! Gnome you are a lucky girl!
#6:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:28 am
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Laughing Laughing Laughing

Thanks, Tiffany's Santa
#7:  Author: leahbelle, Location: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:28 am
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What fun! Very Happy
#8:  Author: Miranda, Location: Perth, Western Australia PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:43 pm
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Quote:
always disputing in an indecent way for the top places.


Shocked Shocked Shocked

Very entertaining Smile
#9:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:27 pm
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Santa's back!! Tiffany (and anyone else) can I please have your suggestions for the following:

1. school subject
2. profession
3. adjective
4. body part
5. number
6. adjective
7. noun
8. plural noun
9. adjective
10. verb (past tense)
11. adjective
12. adjective
13. profession
14. body part
15. plural noun
16. surname
17. place
18. place
19. adjective
20. adjective
21. surname
22. number
23. noun
24. noun
25. adjective
26. verb (past tense)
27. body part
28. adjective
29. adjective
#10:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:43 am
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If Tiffany doesn't mind, I'll take the first five ...

1. school subject - Biology
2. profession - Escort Girl
3. adjective - cantankerous
4. body part - little toenail
5. number - fifty six and a half
#11:  Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:19 pm
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*giggles a lot* I tie my ringlets up with a desk! Le fabbittybon! Thankyou, Santa!

Of course I don't mind, Liz - the more participants the better! I have done the next five: please to all join in, folks!

6. adjective disgraceful
7. noun donkey
8. plural noun boots
9. adjective smiling
10. verb (past tense) danced
#12:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:45 pm
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Here's the next five:-

11. adjective - magnificent
12. adjective - tiny
13. profession - doctor
14. body part - heart
15. plural noun - elephants

Edited because I can't spell. Embarassed

Last edited by Lottie on Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:04 pm; edited 1 time in total
#13:  Author: Katherine, Location: London, UK PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:11 pm
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What fun!

16. surname Annersley
17. place Spearmint Rhino
18. place La Sagasse
19. adjective Golloptious
20. adjective Sparkling
#14:  Author: Róisín, Location: Gaillimh PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:05 pm
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I love this idea!

21. surname - Mensch
22. number - 678
23. noun - book
24. noun - bag
25. adjective - free
#15:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:54 pm
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And the last four...

26. verb (past tense) - caught
27. body part - kidneys
28. adjective - ashamed
29. adjective - tiny
#16:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:10 pm
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Santa wishes to thank all who contributed to this chapter Smile

CHAPTER TWO - A DILEMMA

Tiffany's father had been a learned professor of Biology, who had married a lady escort girl, neither of them being very cantankerous. In the preceding June, Mrs Bettany had developed a cold, which she had insisted on treating herself. The result was that the cold rapidly went to her little toenail, and, fifty six and a half days later, Tiffany found herself motherless. Her tears were disgraceful for the woman who had had so much to do with her donkey. Then Tiffany had settled down to play mistress in the big house; and her father, immersed in his boots, had let her go her own way, much to the annoyance of the maids. Three weeks before this story opens, he had had a smiling attack of pain, which had sent him to a doctor, who danced [with] him, asked him magnificent questions, and then told him in a tiny manner that he had come too late. The doctor, going into the study one morning to attend to her work, found the professor sitting at his desk, his heart down on the elephants lying there.

In the days that followed, Tiffany found herself in the guardianship of her mother’s old friend, Miss Annersley, who was unfortunately leaving the next day for a round the world cruise. Miss Annersley had no idea what to do with the young lady who had been placed in her charge, and spent the bus ride back to Spearmint Rhino wondering what on earth she could do. As she changed buses at La Sagesse, she found herself seated beside a very golloptious person, who looked absurdly sparkling. Later, she found out that Miss Mensch was only 678. At present, Miss Mensch had realised that Miss Annersley was very distressed, so gave her a cup of book and a bag, and chatted brightly on indifferent subjects.

But Miss Annersley was far too free about her little ward to pay much attention to idle chat, and when she had caught her first cup of book, she turned her kidneys on Miss Mensch, and said in an ashamed voice, “What in the world am I supposed to do with a young ward?”…

In the end it was easily settled. Tiffany was to come to the Chalet School on the Friday of the week term began. They all hoped she would settle down quickly and be very tiny there.
#17:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:34 pm
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Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
#18:  Author: Woofter,  PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:04 pm
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Hehehe liking this. Laughing Laughing Laughing
#19:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:21 pm
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Laughing Laughing Laughing

Thanks, Santa
#20:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:46 pm
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Santa is currently welcoming all suggestions for the following:

1. adjective
2. female first name
3. surname
4. noun
5. noun
6. noun
7. adjective
8. noun
9. adjective
10. noun
11. verb (present tense)
12. short phrase
13. surname
14. adjective
15. adverb
16. plural noun
17. verb (present tense)
18. place
19. verb (present tense)
20. adverb

...for Chapter Three - Tiffany's Arrival at School
#21:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:48 pm
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If Tiffany doesn't mind, here are my suggestions for the first five:-

1. adjective - grey
2. female first name - Joey
3. surname - Green
4. noun - elephant
5. noun - mountain
#22:  Author: arky72, Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:05 pm
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And if I may also join in... here are the next 5

6. noun - sofa
7. adjective - pretty
8. noun - hoover
9. adjective - large
10. noun - wardrobe

Edited because I am brain dead this afternoon and put verbs instead of adjectives!
#23:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:44 pm
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*joining in again*

11. verb (present tense) - conjugate
12. short phrase - your money or your life
13. surname - Harris
14. adjective - delicious
15. adverb - rapidly
#24:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:21 am
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Laughing Laughing Laughing

This is excellent, Santa! Couldn't resist joining in - hope that's okay, Tiffany.

16. plural noun - dusters
17. verb (present tense) - gallop
18. place - Margate
19. verb (present tense) - quiver
20. adverb - cheerily
#25:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:57 pm
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Thanks to all who added their inspired ideas... And Tiffany, you've got to be quick around here!! Laughing

CHAPTER THREE – TIFFANY’S ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL

The journey to school was a blur for grey Tiffany – all she could recall was being put in the charge of Joey Green, and subjected to a flurry of information about the elephant. She almost fell asleep leaning against the mountain as the school motor-coaches pulled out of the sofa.

It was a very pretty drive and they could all see the hoover pouring out into the darkness of the January evening from the wide-open hall doors. Another moment, and the motor-coaches had pulled up before the four large steps which led up to the building. The girls hurried to claim their wardrobe and conjugate out of the coaches.

‘Your money or your life girls!’ Miss Harris said, her delicious voice ringing rapidly across the lines of dusters all looking at her. ‘I won’t gallop now. Abendessen is ready and I’m sure you are, too. Go off, form by form to Margate. When the entire form is ready, quiver to the Speisesaal and take your places cheerily.
#26:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:00 pm
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Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
#27:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:10 pm
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Tiffany's Secret Santa - you're very clever to do this - the results are fabulous. Laughing Thanks.
#28:  Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:35 pm
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Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing

How fine and shiny! Santa, you are wonderful, thankyou, and thankyou to everyone else for providing the useful adjectives...
#29:  Author: MaryR, Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:25 pm
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*Quiver to the speisesal* Laughing Laughing Laughing

May I use that phrase, Santa? Please!!!! It's brilliant. Wink

And as for *conjugate out of the coaches* Shocked Laughing

Indeed, 'tis all brilliant.
#30:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:06 pm
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Ho ho ho - suggestions gratefully accepted for the following:

1. verb (past tense)
2. adjective
3. verb (past tense)
4. first name
5. verb (present tense)
6. adjective (ending in –est)
7. noun
8. noun
9. number
10. body part
11. adverb
12. verb (present tense)
13. adjective
14. adjective
15. noun (plural)
16. body part
17. verb (ending in –ing)
18. verb (present tense)
19. adverb
20. verb (past tense)
21. article of clothing
22. colour
23. adjective
24. colour
25. verb (past tense)
26. noun
27. noun (plural)
28. adjective
29. noun
30. verb (present tense)

...for chapter four - Tiffany Encounters the Chalet Morning Routine Laughing
#31:  Author: Katya, Location: Mostly Bradford PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:25 pm
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This is fantastic - lucky Tiffany! Please can I suggest a few?

1. verb (past tense) yodelled
2. adjective leather
3. verb (past tense) slapped
4. first name Hans
5. verb (present tense) hurts

Hope they'll all be back from Margate in time for the next bit! Laughing
#32:  Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:44 pm
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6. adjective (ending in –est) foggiest
7. noun penguin
8. noun beach
9. number four point three seven nine eight
10. body part nose
#33:  Author: MaryR, Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:52 pm
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As ordered, my lady! Laughing Laughing

Hope I haven't done too many... Embarassed

11. adverb heretofore
12. verb (present tense) patter
13. adjective bedraggled
14. adjective translucent
15. noun (plural) parables
16. body part ankle
17. verb (ending in –ing) bring
18. verb (present tense) berate
19. adverb forthwith
20. verb (past tense) sprouted
#34:  Author: Cath V-P, Location: Newcastle NSW PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:17 am
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And some more:

21. article of clothing - corsets
22. colour -lavender
23. adjective - rigid
24. colour -scarlet
25. verb (past tense) - laughed
26. noun - duvet
#35:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:25 am
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Here are the last four words:-

27. noun (plural) - elephants
28. adjective - huge
29. noun - gather
30. verb (present tense) - dance
#36:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:00 pm
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You certainly are a very creative lot Smile Except maybe Lottie, who seems rather fixed on elephants Laughing

And bonus points to Cath for ensuring that Tiffany's hair actually remained scarlet

CHAPTER FOUR – TIFFANY ENCOUNTERS THE CHALET MORNING ROUTINE

Tiffany was glad to tumble into bed that night, and she never yodelled until Joey Green roused her the next morning by proclaiming in leather tones, “What ho! The sun’s shining!” Tiffany slapped in a hurry. Had she slept through the rising bell? As if in answer to this, came the sound of Hans’ voice from the big end cubicle. “Stop yelling, Joey. Other people may want to sleep if you don’t!”

Before she could hurt, the bell rang with a loud determined clang which made it impossible for the foggiest person to ignore it. There were sounds of drowsy protests and one or two thuds as the more wakeful turned out. Then came the sound of Clem’s voice, “Show a penguin there, show a penguin.” Tiffany had already learned that this meant going to the beach that shut your cubicle off from the passageway which ran along the 4.3798 cubicles and sticking out one nose. Clem looked heretofore down the noses poked out for her inspection, satisfied herself that there were eleven of them and retired to her own cubicle to slip on her kimono and hurry off to her bath with the remark “First bathers - out!” Joey had explained to Tiffany what this meant. The first four bathers got off as soon as they were up while the rest pattered, stripped their beds or filled in the time as far as they could.

Baths were either bedraggled or “chill off” and you had to leave the bathroom translucent for the next parables. Tiffany plunged herself into the cold bath she had run while she brushed her ankle, splashed herself vigorously and was out and bringing with equal vigour in a minute. As she left her bath, she turned on the cold tap for the next girl. There was never any time to berate in the mornings, as several people had forthwith impressed on her the day before. Vi Lucy sprouted as soon as she arrived in the dormitory and Tiffany fled to her cubicle and proceeded to dress at railroad speed. By the time the last four had returned, she was clad in her corset of lavender linen with her blazer pulled on over it for the early mornings of May were still rigid. Her long scarlet hair had been brushed until it laughed and was hanging down her back in its usual tidy plaits. She put her brush and comb into their bag and tucked them away in the locker, hung up her dressing gown which she had tossed over her duvet when she came back and set to work to strip her bed and hump the mattress in the middle. That done, she put her elephants in their bag and hung it under the dressing gown. Then, having done everything she could think of, she knelt down by the huge gather she shared with Joey to dance her prayers.
#37:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:32 pm
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There are some fantastic phrases in there - too many to list them!

Thanks, Tiffany's Santa Laughing
#38:  Author: Fatima, Location: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:56 pm
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But I have to mention how I appreciated
Quote:
Vi Lucy sprouted


Thanks, Santa. Very Happy
#39:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:57 pm
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I always say that you can never have too many elephants! Laughing

I love
Quote:
she was clad in her corset of lavender linen with her blazer pulled on over it


Thanks, Tiffany's Santa.
#40:  Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:23 pm
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Santa, you are amazing and frabjous!

Quote:
you had to leave the bathroom translucent for the next parables


Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
#41:  Author: Woofter,  PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:35 pm
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Thanks Tiffany's santa, this is great.
#42:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:08 pm
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The 'amazing and frabjous' Santa returns for Chapter Five - Tiffany Makes Some Friends.

All suggestions gratefully received...

1. place
2. adjective
3. verb
4. place
5. occupation
6. verb
7. noun (plural)
8. noun
9. adjective
10. adjective
11. noun (plural)
12. adjective
13. colour
14. adjective
15. body part
16. adjective
17. noun
18. school subject
19. noun
20. adjective
21. body part
22. adjective
23. verb (past tense)
24. noun (plural)
25. adjective
26. noun
#43:  Author: MaryR, Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:56 pm
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Secret Santa wrote:
The 'amazing and frabjous' Santa returns for Chapter Five - Tiffany Makes Some Friends.
All suggestions gratefully received...


Are you sure?? Laughing Laughing And what's this about frabjous?? Shocked

1. place Neverland
2. adjective airy-fairy
3. verb to waffle
4. place North Pole
5. occupation valet
6. verb to mince
7. noun (plural) mince pies
8. noun bauble
#44:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:22 am
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Here are some more words.

9. adjective - mountainous
10. adjective - weary
11. noun (plural) - elephants
12. adjective - hungry
13. colour - sunshine yellow
#45:  Author: Woofter,  PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:23 pm
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14. adjective - gooey
15. body part-little finger
16. adjective - gingerly
17. noun - marshmallow
18. school subject - Graphic Communication
#46:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:30 pm
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19. noun - mug
20. adjective - bouncily
21. body part - toe nail
22. adjective - clumsily

This is absolutely brilliant Santa

Last edited by Dawn on Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:25 pm; edited 1 time in total
#47:  Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:57 pm
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23. verb (past tense) seduced
24. noun (plural) penguins
25. adjective nefarious
26. noun banana

not just frabjous, but also fantabulous, yes.
#48:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:40 am
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Many thanks to all the wonderful people who have contributed to this post, and happy week-before-Christmas to you all Laughing

CHAPTER FIVE – TIFFANY MAKES SOME FRIENDS

Since the journey from Neverland with Joey, Tiffany had hoped vehemently that her exam marks were airy-fairy enough to entitle her to a place in Inter V alongside that young lady. Certain questions she had been quite unable to waffle, but certain others had been very easy for her. If only the one would counterbalance the other, she might be just good enough for the form which Joey graced. If she were not, then it would mean that not only would she be in a form lower; she would be relegated to the North Pole, whilst they, in Inter V, were in Senior.

Luckily, it was not the custom at the Chalet School to keep girls in suspense for long. She heard nothing that first day, but next morning Miss Dene, the school valet, sent for her and told her that she had “made” Inter V though it would mean extra coaching in her weaker subjects. However that would be arranged. Meantime, Joey Green would show her where to mince, give her the lists of textbooks and mince pies she needed, and generally continue to keep an eye on her until she had found her bauble.

By the time a week had passed, Tiffany had struck up a mountainous friendship with Joey. Joey was a weary girl, very good-looking, with a mass of silky golden-brown elephants clustered tightly over her hungry head, clear sunshine yellow eyes and a gooey complexion. However, handsome though she might be, character was not lacking in her little finger. Her short chin was ginger and there was a look about her finely-cut marshmallow that told you that when Joey chose to dig her toes in, she was a very hard nut to crack! She was highly artistic, caring nothing for Graphic Communication or science and just managing to scrape through enough mug to enable her to keep up with the rest of the form.

However, Tiffany was also becoming rather bouncy with Hans, who was perhaps the shining light of Inter V, and one of Joey’s worst enemies. Hans was certainly attractive, with her dark grey toe nails, clumsy hair seduced straight back from her face into a pony-tail the ends of which turned into tiny penguins, and clear, pale skin. She had a nefarious voice and very clear enunciation and altogether she struck Tiffany as rather an interesting banana. Tiffany didn’t know the reason why Hans and Joey avoided each other like the plague, but she intended to find out!
#49:  Author: wheelchairprincess, Location: Oxfordshire, UK PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:44 pm
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Quote:
She had a nefarious voice and very clear enunciation and altogether she struck Tiffany as rather an interesting banana.


Love it!

Thank you Tiffany's Santa tis brilliant!
#50:  Author: Liane, Location: Manchester PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:31 pm
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Tiffany becoming bouncy and Hans having hair that turns in to penguins! Shocked This is great.
#51:  Author: Woofter,  PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:14 pm
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This is brilliant! Very Happy
#52:  Author: Cath V-P, Location: Newcastle NSW PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:49 am
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Most cheering!
#53:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:03 pm
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The certainly-frabjous-but-also-fantabulous (thank you Tiffany!) Santa strikes back in Chapter Six - An Unpleasant Scene

1. ordinal number
2. adjective
3. adjective
4. verb
5. noun
6. adjective
7. noun
8. CS mistress or master
9. another CS mistress or master
10. adverb
11. noun
12. adjective
13. noun (plural)
14. adjective
15. noun
16. adjective
17. noun
18. body part
19. adjective
20. verb
21. adjective
22. verb (past tense)
23. noun
24. three first names.
25. verb
26. noun (plural)
27. adjective
28. body part
29. body part
30. adjective

PS - Santa is hoping to be able to squeeze in three more chapters before Advent comes to an end... So don't miss your chance to contribute Smile
#54:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:44 pm
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1. ordinal number - seventy two thousand five hundred and ninety third
2. adjective - superb
3. adjective - refulgent
4. verb - dissipate
5. noun - ostrich
6. adjective - equanimous
#55:  Author: Xanthe, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:34 pm
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7. noun = giraffe
8. CS mistress or master = Miss Ferrars
9. another CS mistress or master = Herr Anserl
10. adverb = happily
11. noun = carousel
#56:  Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:59 am
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What a concept. Smile

12. adjective overwhelming
13. noun (plural) slippers
14. adjective catastrophic
15. noun plagiarism
16. adjective rambunctious
#57:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:26 am
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Here are a few more.

17. noun - elephant
18. body part - trunk
19. adjective - hungry
20. verb - trumpet
#58:  Author: Cath V-P, Location: Newcastle NSW PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:36 am
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21. adjective perfunctory
22. verb (past tense) dangled
23. noun aardvark
24. three first names.Hildegarde, Mariana, Sophonisba
25. verb to procrastinate
#59:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:47 pm
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Santa's time is running a little bit short, so he enlisted the help of Mrs Santa for the final five words:
26. noun (plural) = potatoes
27. adjective = incredible
28. body part = eyelashes
29. body part = buttocks
30. adjective = marvellous

Several prizes to be awarded this chapter:
To Xanthe for choosing the actual correct word for number 8 Very Happy
To LizB for sending Santa off to raid his stash of presents and unearth a dictionary for number three (and it actually turned out to be rather appropriate for the sentence)


CHAPTER SIX – AN UNPLEASANT SCENE

By the end of the seventy two thousand five hundred and ninety third week Tiffany found herself none the wiser as to the reason behind the hostility that existed between Joey and Hans, but she had been witness to several superb scenes between the two. The most dramatic occurred on Wednesday evening. Prep had been cancelled as the weather was particularly refulgent and the girls were sent to dissipate themselves in the gardens. Tiffany had been working on her backstroke on the ostrich when she heard shouts from around the corner. She dropped her racket and ran to investigate. The most equanimous scene met her eyes.

In the middle of the yard stood the little giraffe which belonged jointly to Miss Ferrars and Herr Anserl. Part of it was gleaming happily; the rest was mud-splashed. A bucket half-full of clean water stood at one side; close to it, another had rolled into the long carousel and beside it was the big car-sponge. A mob of overwhelming Junior Middles was clustered in front of the garage slippers and beside the car were Joey and Hans and a catastrophic vision they made! Hans' blue plagiarism was splashed to the neck with rambunctious water. Her face was white and her eyes gleamed like pieces of elephant .She was clutching one long plait with her left hand while with her right she seemed to be trying to push Joey's trunk skywards. Joey was hungry; she was hauling at the plait she gripped as if she meant to yank the hair out by main force. With her free hand, she was trying to trumpet Hans.

Before Tiffany could do anything but gasp, the prefects appeared on the scene and demanded the reason for such perfunctory behaviour.

"She's dangled my aardvark!" Joey gasped, not ceasing to yank. "The – the – " Hildegaade clapped a hand over her mouth, cutting her short. Mariana and Sophonisba, who had arrived by this time, rushed forward and helped to procrastinate the combatants, each holding one of the fighters firmly, once they were separated. Hans’ eyes were full of potatoes from pain and she lifted one incredible hand to rub them clear. Joey tried to struggle free, but Con's eyelashes were firmly on her buttocks with all Con's weight behind them, and she found it marvellous.
#60:  Author: Fatima, Location: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:52 pm
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Quote:
"She's dangled my aardvark!"

Laughing A classic, thanks Santa. Laughing
#61:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:50 pm
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Secret Santa wrote:
Joey tried to struggle free, but Con's eyelashes were firmly on her buttocks with all Con's weight behind them, and she found it marvellous.


*chokes*

*splutters*

rofltiw

*admires prize* Thanks, Santa Very Happy
#62:  Author: Xanthe, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:48 pm
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Quote:
In the middle of the yard stood the little giraffe which belonged jointly to Miss Ferrars and Herr Anserl. Part of it was gleaming happily; the rest was mud-splashed.


Genius. An awful lot of giggling.
#63:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:03 am
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Well my tea is now decorating the pc nicely Rolling Eyes

Some classic lines there Santa Laughing
#64:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:16 pm
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Sorry about the tea Laughing I can rustle up a few Christmas computers in the workshop if necessary....

The call is now out for suggestions for Chapter Seven - Tiffany at Freudesheim

1. verb (past tense)
2. verb (past tense)
3. noun
4. adjective
5. number
6. verb (ending in –ing)
7. noun
8. adjective
9. noun (plural)
10. adjective
11. verb
12. noun
13. adverb
14. adjective
15. noun
16. adverb
17. number
18. adjective
19. noun
20. noun
21. verb (past tense)
22. adjective
23. verb (past tense)
24. noun
25. adjective
26. noun (plural)
27. adjective
#65:  Author: Squirrel, Location: St-Andrews or Dunfermline PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:26 pm
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Lets try this...

1. verb (past tense) - hated
2. verb (past tense) - cycled
3. noun - teddy bear
4. adjective - amazing
5. number - 5
#66:  Author: Woofter,  PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:19 pm
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6. verb (ending in –ing) - gliding
7. noun - decoration
8. adjective - cracked
9. noun (plural) - metronomes
10. adjective - old
#67:  Author: Xanthe, Location: London PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:09 pm
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11. verb = leaping
12. noun = lobby-curtain
13. adverb = mournfully
14. adjective = shiny
15. noun = Christmas tree
#68:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:29 am
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16. adverb - enthusiastically
17. number - forty three and five eighths
18. adjective - panglossian
19. noun - ailurophile
20. noun - tuffet
21. verb (past tense) - digressed



I knew I got Word of the Day emails for a reason! Laughing
#69:  Author: Squirrel, Location: St-Andrews or Dunfermline PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:42 pm
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I must have too little to do. I pestered my family and came up with

22. adjective - Sleepy
23. verb (past tense) - Ran
24. noun - Carrot
25. adjective - Slowly
26. noun (plural) - Oranges
27. adjective - Feebly
#70:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:48 am
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CHAPTER SEVEN - TIFFANY AT FREUDESHEIM

Both Joey and Hans had been severely hated for their fight in the garage. Miss Harris had ordered that both girls be cycled, which caused much teddy bear between the two. She also forbade either girl to accompany Tiffany to the amazing new girls tea, hosted by Mrs Maynard.

Thus it was that five o’clock on Sunday afternoon saw Tiffany gliding by herself towards the gate in the decoration that separated Freudesheim from the school proper. It was cracked that Tiffany was alone, but she was the only new girl that term and had no desire to invite any metronomes other than Joey or Hans.

Over tea and Anna’s famous old biscuits, she found herself pouring out her troubles to Mrs Maynard – how hard it was for her to be friendly with both the girls while they hated each other.

Mrs Maynard sat in silence for a moment before she began to leap. “Tiffany, you must understand that what I am telling you here is in the strictest confidence. There are very few girls at the school now who understand what happened, and they had also been told to make no mention of the lobby-curtain.”

Tiffany nodded mournfully, her pale face adopting a shiny expression, “I won’t tell a soul Mrs Maynard, I give you my Christmas tree.”

Mrs Maynard looked enthusiastically at the girl before continuing, “Both Joey and Hans joined the school at the same time, some forty three and five eighths of a year ago. At first they were great friends, to the point that Hans confided in Joey that she was in fact born an ailurophile, but had undergone panglossian operations to turn her into a normal schoolgirl. Somehow this story spread around the school. Hans blamed Joey for the tuffet she suffered, but Joey digressed that she had not said a word to anyone. Naturally, Joey was terribly sleepy, but couldn’t blame Hans for her suspicion. One night Hans ran Joey’s carrot. When Joey found out, she was slowly mad, and there was a stand-up fight in the dormitory that night. From that point onwards, they have been sworn enemies, despite the best efforts of the prefects, the oranges and myself.”

Tiffany slumped back in her chair. What an impasse! It seemed impossible that they could ever form a feeble trio.

A few definitions from Santa to save other people visiting dictionary.com as I had to...

ailurophile: a person who likes cats; cat fancier.

panglossian: characterized by or given to extreme optimism, esp. in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.

tuffet: a low stool.
#71:  Author: Fatima, Location: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:30 am
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Hilarious, as ever! Thank you Santa.
#72:  Author: MaryR, Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:55 am
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Thanks for giving us all a good giggle with these, Santa. Wink
#73:  Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:08 pm
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Thankyou Santa! I'm sorry I haven't been around, owing to the tragic demise of my computer, but I've managed to drop in and catch up... love it love it love it!
#74:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:18 pm
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*dramatic drum roll* Your suggestions are needed for the final chapter... Tiffany and the Christmas Play. Where all will (may) be resolved! Laughing

Your final chance to make or break Tiffany's Chalet experience...

1. noun (plural)
2. verb
3. adverb
4. noun
5. adjective
6. adjective
7. noun (plural)
8. adverb
9. verb
10. noun (plural)
11. adjective
12. piece of music/song
13. adjective
14. noun
15. musical instrument
16. verb (past tense)
17. noun (plural)
18. adjective
19. noun (plural)
20. adverb
21. noun
22. adjective
23. verb
24. adverb
25. noun (plural)
26. verb
27. noun
28. adjective
29. verb
30. adjective
#75:  Author: Fatima, Location: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:28 pm
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1. noun (plural) doctors
2. verb adore
3. adverb greedily
4. noun woodpecker
5. adjective erudite
#76:  Author: Woofter,  PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:09 pm
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Thank you tiffanys santa, I needed a giggle.

Last edited by Woofter on Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:34 pm; edited 1 time in total
#77:  Author: Alison H, Location: Manchester PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:25 pm
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6. adjective - spineless
7. noun (plural) - jellyfish. I think that's a plural noun as well as a singular noun!
8. adverb - delicately
9. verb - to rescue
10. noun (plural) - snowballs


Loving this, Santa!
#78:  Author: Xanthe, Location: London PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:06 pm
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11. adjective = spiky
12. piece of music/song = The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
13. adjective = gracefully
14. noun = gasmask
15. musical instrument = oboe
#79:  Author: francesn, Location: away with the faeries PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:46 pm
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16. verb (past tense) - wangled
17. noun (plural) - swords
18. adjective - dastardly
19. noun (plural) - muffins
20. adverb - lugubriously

This is brilliant, Santa. Lucky Gnome!
#80:  Author: Lottie, Location: Humphrey's Corner PostPosted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:57 am
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20. adverb - fantastically
21. noun - dinner
22. adjective - dancing
23. verb - pulverize
24. adverb - joyfully
25. noun (plural) - elephants (of course!)
#81:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:30 am
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26. verb - wrap
27. noun - presents
28. adjective - joyful
29. verb - unwrap
30. adjective - Christmassy

*feeling seasonal*
#82:  Author: Secret Santa, Location: The North Pole PostPosted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:34 pm
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CHAPTER EIGHT – TIFFANY AND THE CHRISTMAS PLAY

Tiffany racked her doctors for some way to resolve the bitterness between Joey and Hans, but she could see no way to adore the situation without revealing what she had learnt from Mrs Maynard. Greedily, fate intervened.

Miss Harris had decided on the Christmas woodpecker they were to produce for that year. She held Assembly, read out the play to the erudite girls; dictated the parts; and before long, the School was so hard at work on it, that there was time for little else. Joey, being possessed of a particularly spineless voice found herself cast as the ‘Spirit of the Jellyfish’.

The days fled past so delicately that it seemed to the girls as if they had just begun to rescue the play, when the dress rehearsal was over, and the actual performance itself was on them.

Tiffany, peeping out between the snowballs before the play was due to commence, saw that the hall was filled to its fullest capacity, and the spiky orchestra, composed of various members of the Staff, began to play The Dance of the Sugerplum Fairy. Presently, the music ended, and the curtains were drawn to show a graceful-looking gasmask, with ten great golden jellyfish swinging a little above the stage. Suddenly, from the oboe, played by Herr Laubach, the art-master, came the sound of twelve strokes, and on the last one, the black curtains at the back of the stage wangled, and a tall, slim figure in flowing swords of gold appeared—Joey.

She advanced amidst a dastardly silence, and then, to the lovely air played by the strings and muffins of the orchestra, she sang a carol which was new to everyone.

But before she reached the mid-point of the carol, disaster struck! Wisps of smoke began to appear from between the cracks in the stage. Lugubriously/fantasically, Joey continued her singing, as the audience began to panic and flee from the dinner. For several minutes there was pandemonium, and soon there were only three people left in the hall – Joey (still singing) Hans and Tiffany (producing a counter-point harmony). Suddenly, weakened by the fire beneath the stage, one of the ten great dancing jellyfish fell, landing on Joey with a thump.

Tiffany rushed to her assistance, and, surprisingly, Hans was not far behind. In vain they attempted to pulverise the heavy jellyfish, becoming joyfully panicked as the temperature on the stage rose and the crackling of the elephants became audible. Finally they managed to drag Joey out from under the heavy jellyfish and wrap her off-stage. Hans glanced back towards the presents and saw the spot where they had been a moment ago be consumed by the flames. The combination of the smoke and the shock was too much for her, and she fainted. Tiffany, the only joyful conscious person, managed to single-handedly rescue both her friends from the burning building.

Needless to say, such an experience drove Hans and Joey to unwrap their differences, and the Christmassy trio was firmly formed!

THE END

Thank you to everyone who contributed such wonderful and varied words. Tiffany, I hope you enjoyed your first term as a Chalet girl Laughing

Merry Christmas

xx
Secret Santa
#83:  Author: Fatima, Location: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:43 pm
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Laughing That was brilliant, thanks Santa!
#84:  Author: MaryR, Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:50 pm
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Full marks for originality, Santa! Laughing Laughing There have been a great many *gigglesome* phrases that I just yearn to use...... Wink
#85:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:34 pm
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Secret Santa wrote:
‘Spirit of the Jellyfish’.


Laughing Absol Laughing utely Laughing fant Laughing astic Laughing

Thanks, Tiffany's Santa
#86:  Author: Woofter,  PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:14 am
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graceful-looking gasmask, with ten great golden jellyfish


^ Laughing Laughing Laughing , especially liked that bit.

Thank you Tiffany's Santa for all the laughs you have given me!
#87:  Author: Tiffany, Location: Is this a duck I see behind me? PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:55 pm
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Thankyou, santa, very many lots! Have been laughing like a drain...
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