Posted by Mike in MN at cache3.mayo.edu on December 27, 2003 at 23:52:25:
Hi guys! Mike in MN here - I just wanted to share with you the "Holiday Poem" I emailed to Ming and the VA staff. Its a take-off on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, telling the tale of the Stash Bash 2. Here's what my email said:
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Hi there! Mike in MN writing to wish you all a holiday season full of cheer and good times!
In the tradition set forth by my essay entry for the recent Stash Bash, I have composed a mirthful ode for your holiday enjoyment - please pass on to everyone on your staff to spread the spirit of the season!
So...cuddle 'round the yule log, and enjoy my "askewed view" of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas...
'Twas the end of October, the year 2003 -
And we journeyed to Red Bank, New Jersey to see
A Jay, clean and sober, with freshly shorn hair,
And hopes that a certain Tubby Bitch would be there.
So I, with my essay, headed off to The Stash
To see Malcolm naked, and to blow lots of cash.
And then there was bowling - what fun, I must say...
Meeting Maul, Ralphy, Cokechic, and the girls of eJay!
There's Karla! There's Queenie! Panther Modern and Gramp...
And Gabe's telling everyone that Nadine's a tramp!
Here's the one, who in Phantoms, is simply the O~*...
Hey - there's Amy Noble! She played Silent Bob's mom!!!
Brian O, Brian J, Ming, Jen, and Walt were present -
Yes, the aura of the View Askewniverse was quite pleasant.
And when Mr. Smith arrived, he looked me straight in the eye
While we listened to Afroman's "Because I Got High."
We laughed, we cried, we chatted a bit...
Then quicker than Walt Flanagan's dog - he split!
But I heard him exclaim to the old and the young...
"Snoochie Boochies to all, and to all a good...BUNG!!!
All the best - congrats on such a successful year, and here's looking forward to 2004!!!
"Mike in MN"