Opening Toast
/act walks up to the line, carefully watching
her toes... and tosses a glass.
To tolerance and diversity...
with a sense of humo(U)r attached...
****************smash********************
(and chuckle...)
Cham (WEBMISTRESS) November 15, 2001
Manager's Corner
Hi all..
Operation Butterball Continues!
Reports are coming in that Callahanians all over the world are
contributing to their local communities in a variety of ways
to help feed the poor during this hiliday season.
It's not too late for you to make a donation to a local
charity and then let us know about it. Do please help us reach
our goal of 1000 gifts given this year..:)
Operation Butterball
November 1–December 31
An annual tradition at Callahan’s Saloon.
We encourage you to donate food, time, money, clothing, toiletries,
warm blankets, etc. to those in need in your local community. Then
take a moment to tell us about it.
Click here for details
As of December 1st, the total gifts donated stood at 512. Thanks
to all, and keep 'em coming!
The
around Delphi in November, was that Prospero has
sold the Delphi forums to a new company. Delphi Forums, eHow,
and IdeaExchange will merge to
form a new company. Make sure you check out the links,
because it will affect your Delphi email address, your webspace,
and even how you log into Delphi and Callahans, with all new URL's.
We'll try hard to keep you up to speed on these developments
on our board!
Lou
Conference News
Brigitte sends us this report on the Monday before Thanksgiving:
Decorating for Christmas
Many folks got into the holiday spirit and helped me to decorate
Cal's for Christmas, boxes were drug out of the back room (not
The Box for goodness sake) and the decorating began.
Roger made his way up to the rafters to string lights, Carol decided
she wanted to hang the blue balls on the tree. Snowflakes were hung
from the bar, Dix made her grandma's special egg nog. Tad joined
the fun by coming in and saying Bah Humbug, Carol quickly placed a
Santa hat on his head and I wrapped him in a garland *boa*.
The bar got really quiet when we noticed that Tad was sitting under
the mistletoe, he must have heard us whispering and dove under the
table, I managed to give him a smooch as he peeked out!
Roger had a wonderful suggestion, candles placed on the mantle, one
red for the firefighters, one blue for the policeman, one white for
the medical people and a silver candle for the civilians from the
9/11 tragedies.
And another monday with Brigitte..:)
It was just another Monday night, good friends at the bar, I decide
to break out my can of Silly String. Walt looked rather dashing with
his long silly string hair and Shane made an apron with it for Mitzi,
which she modeled for us.
New arrivals were greeted with a smile and a shot of Silly String. We
learned that Peter always wanted to have a Birthday party with silly
string, which Carol quickly added to the Book o'Rumors.
Kaptnkate was looking thru the latest issue of a *certain* magazine
when she spotted a picture of Peter, OH MY! Something else for the
Book o'Rumors! All the ladies just had to take a peek <G> Peter,
thanks for being such a good sport :)
Message Board News
It's been a long time since we had a tender flip flop, but Miss Silky
has made the change. Her work schedule made it impossible for her to
host evening chats, so I've happily welcomed her as a board tender.
Silky will be tending the General Discussion folder in particular -
something she's no stranger to, as she's been helping out with writing
Bar Rag info for it for months! I'm glad you're here playing, Silk!
Do you like silly romps? Just wait 'til you see what Ron (SOUTHRON2)
and Miss Silky have in store for you! Ron starts off with a little
redecoration, getting everyone in the mood, and
Silky steps it up in
Longbranch Saloon and Klondike Mercantile. To
heck with pulling up a chair and grabbing a drink, pull on a costume,
and grab a ... errr... nemmind! This one isn't going in the Grab Bag!
Who's idea were the fishnet stockings, tight laces and the dancing
girls, anyway? Ron... :) Join Sheriff Bee, gamblin man, Kestrel the
Kid, dancing girl Woo-woo Sandy, Calamity bits, and the pride and
joy of Callahan's Frontiertown.... Peter Desmond as Reverend Pete,
in a role you never thought you'd see!
September was a tough month for all of us. The Gathering was quickly
overshadowed by world events. Grey was finally able to get some of his
target="_blank" photos posted this month though, and we've been
eagerly awaiting each new batch. Check them out, and encourage him to
spend every evening scanning and uploading his
fourteen rolls of film!
The
Leonid Meteor Showers took place in the early
morning hours of November 18th, and Callahanians all over the world
were out and about in the middle of the night to watch what promised,
and proved to be a magnificent display. Peter, MaryEdna, Chad, Tim and
Sue, Caneguru, Sylphidine, Cortland, JustJoe (HULLJOE), dwarvenkind
(and family), and newcomer Trainman all regaled us with their tales of
oooohhh's and ahhhhh's...
Cortland, ever-ready with a poem or a pun, wrote this beauty:
I heard the radio newsman say
What nighttime brought would go away
For thirty years and more, he said,
Once in lifetime; I'd be dead!
At midnight dragged myself outside
To thick, white fog, on every side.
Once in a lifetime, I can't wait
Until the next; that's way too late.
Put on a coat, put hat on head
And got into the car instead.
This must be local, I'll drive on
'Til sky is clear, and fog is gone.
So ninety miles North I went,
Some trace of clearing evident,
The bolides passing overhead
Through holes, pressed on to see, instead
Where I might find a spot to park
And watch God's fireworks light the dark.
And what a show! I was content
For all the time that I had spent
To watch the fires of heaven blaze
A Leonid storm for all my days --
And blessing to my weary eyes,
On the way home, a great sunrise!
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Ron |
|
SOUTHRON2 |
|
November 02 |
| Betsey |
|
BETSEY49 |
|
November 07 |
| Rique |
|
SEAMUSTHEDOG |
|
November 09 |
| Bee |
|
RAWLINSON1 |
|
November 09 |
| Adriane |
|
ADRIANE |
|
November 12 |
| Jim |
|
CROWLEY47 |
|
November 16 |
| Tracy |
|
TAALVERT |
|
November 18 |
| K'Gale |
|
KNIGHTINGALE |
|
November 19 |
| Marthann |
|
MARTHANN |
|
November 23 |
| Linda |
|
SIGNALER |
|
November 24 |
| Lauren |
|
LDYLAUREN |
|
November 26 |
| Mike |
|
MIKEMACE1 |
|
November 27 |
| Lynn |
|
LYNNM4 |
|
November 28 |
| Drummer |
|
DFRNTDRUMMER |
|
November 28 |
| CoGoddess |
|
COGODDESS |
|
November 29 |
| Grey |
|
GREYLENSMAN |
|
November 30 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| MEB43 |
|
November 04, 2000 |
| Paul McCulloch PAITHQ |
|
November 06, 2000 |
| Hombre Verde |
|
November 08, 1999 |
| Mike MIKEMACE1 |
|
November 16, 1999 |
| Patt MIST4 |
|
November 16, 1998 |
| Cortland KA5S |
|
November 19, 1994 |
| Noelle PRETTYDARK |
|
November 19, 2000 |
| SpecialWoman |
|
November 21, 2000 |
| PyeWacket |
|
November 22, 1997 |
| Tracy DOVE21 |
|
November 23, 1998 |
| EGLEHAWK2 |
|
November 24, 2000 |
| Scooby SCOOBYT |
|
November 25, 2000 |
| RAVEN512 |
|
November 28, 1999 |
Joke of The Month
Some men in a pickup truck drove into a lumberyard. One of the men
walked in the office and said, "We need some four-by-twos."
The clerk said, "You mean two-by-fours, don't you?" The man
said, "I'll check," and went back to the truck. He returned
in a minute and said, "Yeah, I meant two-by-fours."
"Alright. How long do you need them?" The customer paused
for a minute and said, "I'd better check." After awhile,
the customer returned to the office and said, "A long time.
We're gonna build a house."
- Unknown
Pun of the Month
>Epimenides _the Cretan_.
Uh HUH.
I went to the grocery store to buy spices and laundry soap.
But along the way stopped for a beer. When I got to SafeWay,
they were out of what I needed. I complained to a clerk
and mentioned what had happened. Too bad, she said, they'd
JUST sold out; thyme and Tide wait for no man.
- Cortland November 17, 2001
Poem of the Month -
"Funerals, Holidays, and
The Great Guilt Trip "
Five hours
Five hours to ham
And casseroles
And miracle whip
And soggy green beans
Five hours to a guilt buffet
Five hours till liquor is water
Five hours to smoke and laughter
Five hours till hugs and condescension
Five hours
Five hours
Gotta stop and get gas
Maybe four more times
Gotta see that landmark
Need something to drink
Amazing how much you can stop
In the middle of nowhere
Five hours
Maybe I can make it six
I can feel the knots in my belly
Can almost see myself changing
Sliding into what they like
Five hours
And I will do their dance
Five hours
And damned if I can figure out
How it seems so far
And never close enough
- GirlZoot November 21, 2001
Closing Quote
"To love your fellow man is to know true joy. To get him out
of the house before your spouse comes home is also a good thing."
- Caroline Gennity
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