Come up here and sit on my knee and tell me what you'd like me to bring for you when I make my trip this year!

Electronics seem to be popular again this year - plasmas, iPhones especially. And for some strange reason lots of people want little robotic hamsters. But what do YOU want?

I can't do world peace, okay? Please stop asking, it just makes me think I've failed.

Edited by sue943 as Santa made a typo in the topic title!

OK, typing error fixed, say thank you to me Santa!

What do I want? Ah, difficult. You can't do world peace, ok then can you make my little grandson be better behaved for his mummy while she has a broken ankle? No? OK, perhaps some crafty things then?

1. My Mother for 30 minutes.
2. Good health.
3. A guarantee of no more deaths in war.
4. Lynn's full and quick recovery.
5. An edit button to remove commercials about "He went to Jared".
6. A sausage pizza with real dough, and not that cracker mix junk.
7. The magic wand to stop a tornado.
8. A new pair of running shoes.
9. UPS truck repellent spray.
10. Eric Clapton.

I'd like a kitten, and an interesting job that I don't have to take the bus to! Or enough money that I don't have to work, it's your call, Santa.

I understand about world peace Santa, but can you arrange a (reasonably!) Happy Christmas for everyone on Funtrivia, and their families? Poor Sue's daughter with a broken ankle and a almost two year old!

OK, Mr. Santa. Let's talk. Remember how I hounded you about getting a "functioning toilet" for two years in a row, a few years back? Young man, I'm not sure if it all happened because of you or Mrs. Claus (who is likely the 'brains behind the operations' up there in the North Pole; don't kid a kidder saying otherwise, you rascal) but my toilet is flushing with the best of them these days --- with a (quite) handleable lapse once in a while. So I thank you for that. You rock.

So about this year? The past months, several o' them, have been on this side of aggravating over here. I seem to flip between feeling pretty darned great and then slipping into similar lapses when I feel like the residue in a cat's litter box. By the way, thanks for said cat, too . He's working out great, despite that he's gotten incredibly fatter in a short time and seems to have developed a bit of a flatulence problem as that went. Dude gets happy, curls up and starts to snore? It's just about then you'd better stand back. Mr. Middlemarch has, evidently, mastered the "silent but deadly", indeed. But I digress ...

But this year, Mr. Santa. All I ask for is a personal assistant. It ought to be easy (much easier than finding a good plumber, is my guess). You find him or her for me? You pay 'em for their time? I'll be happy to feed them and give them their own room. It'd be pretty darned cool to have somebody around to help me when I found/find myself in need of some able-bodiedness. And just as cool to have somebody around to joke with and tickle my brain when I don't.

Got any elves interested in, maybe, seasonal work?

Pretty much, Santa, I'm thinking I need someone on a full-time basis to yell at once in a while. Whaddya think?

I remember when Santa had trouble spelling his name. I don't think a title typo is too bad LOL

Under the tree this year I'd like the latest Bryce Courtenay book, some stamps and the time to play with them! If you could organise some regular rain that would be nice too.

Safe travels, Santa!

All I want for Christmas is to get a part in the show I'm auditioning for tomorrow. Please?!?!?!

*great big sad blue eyes*

Well Gats, you had me thinking about Sue until you stated

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Pretty much, Santa, I'm thinking I need someone on a full-time basis to yell at once in a while. Whaddya think?

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That pretty much squelches that idea. She'd kill you!

Not fair Nightmare, I wanted Eric Clapton.
I have the book, the video the cds and the tee shirt. Now I want HIM.
Apart from that, material things are out this year. Lets have:
An extremely Happy Christmas for all the FT family and their families, all health and happiness to them all. I know that's hard Santa, but it's worth a try.
(oh and could you let Ipswich town climb up the Championship table a tad? Thanks)

Dear Santa
I have been a really good girl this year, so I am wondering if you could please bring me a nice neighbour - a female of 50 or more, interested in books, craft and gardening and living a bit closer than the 30 kilometres than the nearest neighbour answering that description. Forget the ipod, blackberry, Wii etc... the neighbour is all I want, particularly if she too gets a bit lonely on weekends.
With love, and I promise to leave you beer, fruit mince pies (my special ones)and home made coconut ice
Tezza

Edited by Tezza because of a typo

You need to move to Jersey, Tezza - sounds like SUe is the woman you're after!
I'd like a neighbour like that too - my closet one is abut 200kms away. Have you popped into the craft threads here, Tezza?

Sounds like a good idea Copago.. don't think I want to leave WA though..
Thanks for the suggestion to try the craft threads here.. will do.
Merry Xmas from WA.

Dear Santa,

Bring me a badge with the treasure on it please!

I promise I've been good and I'll unwrap it with Glee!

I'll leave you extra cookies if you'll grant me this wish.

I'll even clean the tank so you can see my goldfish!

Love,
Weeeps




P.S. And if the treasure badge is too much trouble this year, could you please grant me a never emptying keg of beer! And if a keg of beer is not feasible, could you please bring me a new dining room table?

okay table and feasible don't quite rhyme but i spent 2 hours trying to make a rhyme that would work lol

I have your dream neighbor, Tezza. Back to back with my house is the public library, with a small shared yard in between. The librarian is a fiftysomething woman that crafts, gardens, and has an interest in books.

Anyways....I would like a new guitar, amp, and accessories.
A new car, or even just repairs to my current piece of crap.
A Wii, because I need something other than trivia to do all winter (and the workout would't hurt either).

Those things would be nice, but nothing would make me happier than a handmade card from my kids.

Dear Santa,

First, I would like for everyone at FT to have a happy holiday.

For me I would like the heater in my car fixed.
For my husband, an awesome new job.
For my son, a Wii, because he really is a very good boy.

Lastly, for everyone else I would like a sprinkle of holiday cheer that will last all year long.

Betsy.


P.S. I wouldn't mind a bunch of froggies either.


ETA: The P.S.

The common denominator this year seems to be Sue. Would anyone like to open the bidding.

Wayman, your location and neighbour both sound wonderful.

I hope you get everything you wish for, and most particularly that homemade card.
I have a very dear friend who had a phone call two Christmases ago from the daughter he had not had contact with for 25 years - since she was 4... dreams CAN come true.

Santa, can you please give me a sleep-in?
I really am a night-owl and having kids that get up at the crack of dawn is really hampering my efforts to get enough sleep (that and a husband who can't keep on his side of the bed! ).
And maybe a whole day (or a half-day if a whole one is too much) of quiet from my daughter. She's only just turned 1 and can 'talk' with the best of them...

Oh, please, no, not Frenchmen (I have a husband, no need for an international tryst). I love frogs, stuffed, ceramic, pictures of them, etc.

Dear Santa,

Do you happen to have a spare job? All I really need right now is to be employed so that I can pay the bills and keep a roof over our heads.

I'm thinking anything you might have available might be a bit of a commute, though...

Failing that, maybe you can just keep FunTrivia happy and healthy so that I will continue to have something pleasant to distract me.

I really don't need anything but since Mom always told me that just because I put it on the list doesn't mean I'll get it, here goes:

* Real estate - I've got the parcel picked out, I'll show you.
* 1973 Ford Maverick Grabber if possible, if not I'll take a regular one. 302v-8 automatic.
* About half a million dollars - That should cover the bills of my immediate family with some to spare.
* The ability to open my own business.
* Happy homes for animals.
* Peace of mind.

That's it for the moment. Hope things are well at the North Pole.