I am leaving my office in a few minutes and probably won't be on line for a few days and just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (or more politically correctly - Happy Holidays!).

Merry Christmas to all, I wish everyone a happy and safe holidays.

Merry Christmas. May the joy and peace of the celebration of Christ's birth spread to all.

"Good Luck, Good Tididings & A Merry Christmas for all of you... all of you on the good earth".

- Frank Borman (Closing out the Broadcast Of Apollo 8 as it circled above the Moon. 12 - 24 - 68)

Happy Holidays to everybody

I didn't know he had a stutter.

Oh no, I'm sounding like Plawrence now.

Oh no, I'm sounding like Fathersson now.

Ah good, back to Turi.

Seriously though, I look at the picture Marycas posted and I don't feel ANYTHING about it. I was brought up (theoretically) a Christian but logic in my head wont buy it for a second. I'm actually getting to a stage of my life I'm looking for something else. I can't find it. It's too hard to suddenly believe in Christianity. I'm already cut, maybe I should turn to Judaism.

From my conservative right: "Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and enjoy the holiday season!"

From the liberal left: "Have a happy* winter season, and enjoy the festivities**!."

*By 'happy,' we mean merry. But we don't mean to indicate we support any phrase like 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Chanukah' or 'Happy Kwanzaa' or 'Hare Krishna' because that would indicate support of an established religion.

**By 'festivities,' we don't mean 'holiday' which would indicate religious meaning, we just are indicating the period of time between December 24th and January 2nd upon which you will have select time allotments of recreation from school and/or employment, for reasons that are totally unrelated to religion.

This is actually titled "The Night Before Christmas in Brooklyn."

Merry Christmas everyone!


Merry Christmas Gangster BB Style


TIS

That's a classic, TIS!!

I think the guy from the poem is in Vegas right now... I saw a guy in a red silk suit and a gold pinky ring this afternoon. No joke, I swear to God, he was wearing a red silk suit. I didn't know one could BUY red silk suits anywhere. Maybe he got it made. And he was wearing it with a pink shirt, buttoned up only halfway, hairy chest showing.

Btw, merry Christmas to all.

I would like to wish everybody a safe and happy holiday season. Take it real easy on the egg nog and keep them damn candles away from the tree.

Merry Christmas

So, does anyone open their presents tonight, or does everyone wait until tomorrow?? :p


TIS

our custom is we get one "small gift" on christmas eve and then the rest on christmas day


but my fiance has to work on christmas day so she is getting everything today

Merry Christmas to all of my fellow BB'ers! Enjoy the holidays, eat a lot, open many presents, but remember the reason for the season. Have a wonderful holiday.

~Gina

EDIT: TIS, I loved the "The Night Before Christmas in Brooklyn"!

Merry Xmas for all

Merry Christmas to the best BB! Have fun everybody!

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of my fellow board members!

Hope that you ALL have a wonderful Christmas Holiday!


Don Cardi

LMAO! Classic stuff mate, as ever.

Merry Christmas everybody! Have a good 'un! I hope you've all got the food on Santa's table out...

Mick

All I know is.."I want crabs for Christmas". That's an old Bawlmer song. For my Christmas gift to all you hons I'll give you a free guide to understand us Baltimorans. Maybe this explains the so-called accent I'm supposed to have.

Or as we in Baltimore might say:

"Hiya Hons! Alluh dese words is stuff yousel hear on mah alblum."

Bawlamerese Dictionary
Who's Who in Bawlamer
What's What in Bawlamer


BAWLAMERESE

Amlance : Will take you to the horsepital.
Arn : Will press your pants.
Baffroom : Where the terlet is.
Beehive Hair : The tall hairstyle worn by a true Bawlamer Hon.
Blair Road : spelled "Belair Road."
Cammer : Where you put your fillum.
Chimbley : It's on top of the ruff.
Downer Point : Down to Fells Point.
Earl : an engine lubricant or Earl's name.
Farplace : Fireplace.
Festivus : Raven-ese for "Play-Off".
Formstone : A cement, stone-shaped rowhouse application.
Iggles : Eagles.
Merde : French for "ca-ca".
Natty Bo : National Bohemian Beer.
Orster : where you get perls.
Po-lice : To protect and Serve.
Ruff : What you hammer your shingles onto.
Sem-lem : A convenience store.
Stoop : Marble steps in front of a Baltimore Row Home.
Tars : What your car rides on.
Youse All : All of you.

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WHO'S WHO IN BAWLAMER

Artie Donovan : Baltimore Colts Defensive Tackle.
Babe ö George Herman Ruth, "The Sultan of Swat".
Blaze Starr : Owner of the 2 0'clock Strip Club on the block.
Bob Irsay : Don't you ever mention his name to me again!
Boog Powell : Oriole's first baseman and bar-b-que chef.
Calvert : George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore.
Captain Fury : Kid Show Host played by Bob McAllister.
Carroll : Charles Carroll, signed the Declaration Of Independence
Douglass : Frederick Douglass, fought for the 13th, 14th, & 15th
Amendements to the Constitution.
Earl Weaver : Orioles Manager.
Elaine Stein : WBAL Radio personality.
Hyman Pressman : Baltimore City Comptroller and poet.
Jerry Turner : WJZ-TV newscaster.
J. P. : Puppet (operated by Cal Schuman) who co-hosted the weather
and childrenâs programs on WBAL-TV.
Lorenzo : A tramp who hosted a WJZ-TV kids show.
Louis L. Goldstein : Maryland State Comptroller.
Marshall : Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme
Court Justice.
Marty Bass : WJZ-TV morning host and weatherman par excellance.
Mencken : H.L. Mencken, Baltimore Sun writer.
Mister Diz : Race track aficionado Frank Rosenfeld.
Miss Nancy : Host of "Romper Room".
Miss Rhea : Rhea Feikin, local television personality.
Pete The Pirate : Kid Show Host played by Lary Lewman.
Rosa : Rosa Ponsell, Internationally renowned Opera Singer.
Stu Kerr : WMAR-TV personality.
Szold : Henrietta Szold, educator who founded the Women's Zionist
Organization, Hadassah.
Tubman : Hariett Tubman, freed more than 300 slaves by way of
the Underground Railroad.
Vince Bagli : WBAL-TV Sportscaster.
Wally Orlinski : City Council President and Millenium Cake architect
William Donald Schaefer : Mayor of Baltimore· um, I mean,
Governor· no, I mean, State Comptroller, um, I mean...

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WHAT'S WHAT IN BAWLAMER

The Block : Adult District of Baltimore (now about 1/2 block).
The City Fair : Part carnival, part block party, now history.
The Constellation : Docked in the Inner Harbor it is the last all sail
battleship built by the US Navy.
The Dove : A ship that, along with the Ark, carried some of the first
Europeans to Maryland.
The Grand : Movie Palace in Highlandtown.
Haussner's : German Restaurant/Art Museum.
Homicide : TV series by Barry Levinson filmed in Baltimore.
Hoschild Kohn : Department store chain.
The Little Tavern : Tiny restaurant chain once famous for its
mini-hamburgers.
The Pride : A Baltimore Clipper ship known as the Goodwill Ambassador for Maryland and Baltimore.
Skipjack : A type of sloop, now the State Boat of Maryland.
White Oak : State Tree of Maryland.

Thanks Beth,

Good thing you explained what you were talking about, or I'd be lost. I think I'll need either a Balitmorese dictionary or a translator should I ever go to Baltimore. Youse guys sure talk funny.


TIS

Um, John Waters put Baltimore on the map, and no mention?? :p

Merry Christmas to All, Have Happy Holidays.

Um, John Waters put Baltimore on the map, and no mention?? :p [/b][/quote]No Barry Levinson either?

F*ckin' ho never "saw me" in her magic looking glass.

Wondering where you were going with that statement. Hope everyone has a Wonderful, Safe, and Enjoyable Christmas!


PS> Beth hope you dont itch too much
:p

I was looking for the lyrics to "I want crabs for Christmas" but couldn't find them anywhere on the internet. I guess yous all will have to interpret it as you see fit.

Hope everyone has a great day. I did very well this morning. My daughter got me a big basket with nice bath salts, body sprays, soap, etc. A girl at work got me a "pms" candle scented like chocolate and some bath salts, and a guy at work got me a bag of scented seeds to put me in my drawer. I'm seeing a trend here....hahaha. And last but not least my daughter also got me a stereo. I guess if you live long enough your kids start buying you major electronics.

Time to spend another lovely day with da family. Jeez, I just saw them Thanksgiving; two weeks ago at a birthday party, last week at my sister's Christmas party, now today. That makes 4 times in a month. I think that should fall under the category of "cruel and unusual punishment".

Have a sweet day, peeps.

F*ckin' ho never "saw me" in her magic looking glass. [/b][/quote]Funny you should mention that. I had 2 nieces and a newphew who were on Romper Room. One niece was on buy herself, (well along with 4 other kids.) My other niece and nephew were on a show together. Now, you tape 2 shows. My nephew at the time was into barking. He spent the whole show barking all around the set and tapping Miss Molly, (Miss Nancy's daughter---Miss Nancy has since retired) and saying "hey lady, hey lady". The poor boy was asked not to return for the next taping. Hah! I think he's the only kid to ever get kicked off of Romper Room. Then on the next show they were making paper dolls out of the kids. Miss Molly went to pin the paper on my niece and pricked her with the pin. My niece screams out "OWWWWWW", (in that thick Bawlamer accent of hers). We've got it all on video.

Buon Natale!
Feliz Navidad!
Maligayang Pasko!
Vrolijk kerstfeest!
Boas Festas!
Joyeux Noel!
God Jul!
Froehliche Weinachten!
Glaedelig Jul!

Merry Christmas!

Um, John Waters put Baltimore on the map, and no mention?? :p [/b][/quote]No Barry Levinson either? [/b][/quote]Homicide : TV series by Barry Levinson filmed in Baltimore.

Satisfied? :p