{"id":370,"date":"2008-12-08T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melrosetroop68.org\/blog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2008-12-08T15:57:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-08T15:57:00","slug":"getting-to-know-me-christmas-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melrosetroop68.org\/blog\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Getting To Know Me &#8211; Christmas Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/melrosetroop68.org\/uploaded_images\/ssp_racers-707995.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px;\" src=\"http:\/\/melrosetroop68.org\/uploaded_images\/ssp_racers-707974.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Scoutmaster Jerry<\/span> from Oregon recently sent me one of those &#8220;Getting to know you&#8221; emails in which you answer a bunch of questions and then send it to all the contacts in your email address book. I usually look them over and then delete them, but this one was a little different and had Christmas as its theme. It was kinda fun so I thought I would post it here as something for the spirit of the season.<\/span>                                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"  style=\"font-family:courier new;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">1. <span style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_1\">Wrapping paper<\/span> or gift bags? Wrapping paper<br \/>2. Real tree or Artificial?  Artificial<br \/>3. When do you put up the tree?  It has to be up by this Saturday.<br \/>4. When do you take the tree down?  New Years<br \/>5. Do you like eggnog?  Never had it.<br \/>6. Favorite gift received as a child?  SSP racers<br \/>7. Hardest person to buy for?  Parents<br \/>8. Easiest person to buy for?  Godson<br \/>9. Do you have a <span style=\"border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_2\">nativity scene<\/span>?  Yes<br \/>10. Mail or email <span style=\"border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_3\">Christmas cards<\/span>?  Christmas cards (and a few emails)<br \/>11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received?  Pokeman cards<br \/>12. Favorite Christmas Movie?  It&#8217;s A Wonderful Life<br \/>13. When do you start shopping for <span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_6\">Christmas<\/span>?  After Thanksgiving<br \/>14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?  once or twice<br \/>15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?  Turkey<br \/>16. Lights on the tree?  Of course<br \/>17. Favorite <span style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_8\">Christmas song<\/span>s?  What Child Is This, Little Drummer Boy<br \/>18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?  Brother&#8217;s is only nine miles from home.<br \/>19. Can you name all of Santa&#8217;s reindeer&#8217;s?  Yes<br \/>20. Angel on the <span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_10\">tree top<\/span> or a star?  My grandparent&#8217;s St. Nick<br \/>21. Open the presents <span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_11\">Christmas Eve<\/span> or morning?  Christmas Day<br \/>22. <span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_13\">Most annoying thing<\/span> about this time of the year?  Crowds when shopping<br \/>23. Favorite ornament theme or color?  Traditional stuff, and ornaments given to me by my Scouts.<br \/>24. Favorite for <span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1228749658_14\">Christmas dinner<\/span>?  Turkey, mash potatoes, gravy<br \/>25. What do you want for Christmas this year?  Already bought it. hehehe<br \/>26. Who is most likely to respond to this?  Probably no one, I guess.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">Subscribe to &#8220;A Scoutmaster&#8217;s Blog&#8221; at<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/28330606\/posts\/default<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scoutmaster Jerry from Oregon recently sent me one of those &#8220;Getting to know you&#8221; emails in which you answer a bunch of questions and then send it to all the contacts in your email address book. 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