From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V7 #7 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Friday, January 19 2007 Volume 07 : Number 007 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [chakram-refugees] 'Twas The Night Before Xena Day..... [Michelle Chapman] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:16:45 -0800 From: Michelle Chapman-Thurber Subject: [chakram-refugees] 'Twas The Night Before Xena Day..... At 10:38 AM 1/17/2007, you wrote: >MICHELLE SAID: > >Well, I'm just glad I'm not the only one who still has all those old >emails saved in a folder for nostalgia's sake. I think the earliest >one I have in there is from Sept. 3, 1996...a poem from Mythcelany >entitled "The Night Before Xena Day". > >michelle, would you mind posting it? > >lilli Sure Lilli :) Here it is: If I remember correctly, Xena Day was set on Sept. 4th, as that was the Monday of the first week Xena started airing in 1995. - - Michelle >Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 01:29:49 -0500 >Reply-To: chakram@adler.kellogg.nwu.edu >Originator: chakram@adler.kellogg.nwu.edu >Sender: chakram@adler.kellogg.nwu.edu >From: Mythcelany@aol.com >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: 'Twas The Night Before Xena Day.....(long) >X-Comment: The Xena: Warrior Princess fan list > >O.K. guys..... Here's a little "Xena Day eve" item for ya.... ;) > > >'Twas the Night Before Xena Day > >'Twas the night before Xena Day and all through our house, >not a creature was stirring, except Sal (our pet mouse). >Fish on a rope were hung in Saran wrap with care, >chakram cookies lay cooling in "styrostone" oven ware. >The kids were all nestled,snug in their beds, >10" Xena dollies laid out by their heads. >And mom in her leather and I in my vest, >had just settled down for a peaceful nights rest. >When out in the field there arose such a sound, >I turned my head (whoosh!), sprang up from my bed, did a flip in the air and >landed at the window with a bound! >When what to my wondering eyes should appear, >but an army of "nay-sayers"-I drew back in fear! >People ,all ages -a hundred or more, >(actually just fifteen extras-you know the score! ), >They filled up my yard-every cranny and nook, >raised their loud talking things and with that oft -seen look, >proceeded to wryly voice their collective disfavor >of my family's hardcore nutball behavior! >I started to shake -I took a step back, >tripped over my war staff - and let out an AAACK!!!! >"So that's where it was." my wife said,full of pep, >"We haven't seen that since the Amazon ep.!" >I paused for a moment and took a deep breath, >What would Xena do here? Why she'd fight to the death! >"TAKE THE CYNICS!!!" I screamed as I ran through the hall, >My family "gods love em" - they answered my call! >We grabbed our nerfswords, and our wet cloths to fling, >we picked up our whammo round killing things. >Through the front door we stormed with our best Xena yells, >yiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi!!!!-(we do that so well!) >The battle grew heated ,one guy called me a dork, >I went back for my sword but instead drew a fork. ;) >In no time at all , though, we had 'em defeated , >we herded 'em indoors and had' em all seated. > -Tied em up in front of the set-so they couldn't roam far, >then pushed the play button on our VCR. >We served them iced nut bread and bottled fizzy soda, >and we didn't regret it -not one iota! >'Cuz after a few eps. they began to clearly see, > they'd been blindly judging both Xena and my family. >They apologized and asked if they >could stay for all of Xena Day! >As we untied them- we said of course! >We'll even let you ride Argo our (fisherprice)horse! >And we were heard to exclaim as we turned out the lights. >"Happy Xena Day to all the Xenites!!!!" > >-Mythcelany -who is anxiously awaiting Xena Day!!!! ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V7 #7 ************************************