quote: Alan Plester

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My wife and I shall be off to a local hotel as ususal

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That's a different way to celebrate Christmas.
Thanks for the idea!



P.S. Happy Holidays!
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 12-24-2007, 12:51 PM:
 
Merry Christmas to all Film-Techers!

We will be experiencing both extremes this year:

1. Nice Christmas Eve with just me, my wife and my mom-in-law (tonight)
2. Chaotic Christmas Day with about 30 people on my side of the family (tomorrow)
 

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 12-24-2007, 02:47 PM:
 
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Similar schedule the next two days as Mike's... I gotta cook the Ham and Mashed Sweet Potatoes though... BAM!

Mark
 

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Posted by Ben Wales (Member # 92) on 12-24-2007, 03:25 PM:
 
And A Very Merry Christmas from Me to everyone on Film-Tech from the other side of the Pond.

It's Christmas day at the parents for me.
 

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Posted by Rick Hunter (Member # 1606) on 12-24-2007, 04:16 PM:
 
A Merry Christmas and a great New Year to all.

Down here we might just start celebrations a bit before you all to get a head start...and then off to the beach.
 

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Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 12-24-2007, 05:41 PM:
 
Twenty to midnight, and I'm off to bed.

Merry Christmas to all.
 

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Posted by Peter David Bruce (Member # 4447) on 12-24-2007, 06:31 PM:
 
28 past mightmight here in the UK; merry xmas to all filmtech folks and glad tidings from across the water to all the US peeps and peepettes in filmland!

xmas wishes from Empire Cinemas too!
 

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Posted by Floyd Justin Newton (Member # 1316) on 12-24-2007, 06:45 PM:
 
Mark-- Smash those sweet potatoes and use a pound of butter!
Yummy!
 

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 12-24-2007, 07:04 PM:
 

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Mark-- Smash those sweet potatoes and use a pound of butter!
Yummy!

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I go way beyond that! 7 lbs of sweet potatoes mashed...

add to create your taste...

pure maple syrup
light brown sugar
Just enough vanilla to know its there
1 stick of unsalted butter
1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
1/2 tsp. Salt
Sprinkle with fresh Thyme leaves...

This stuff is dam near lethal!
 

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Posted by Robert E. Allen (Member # 1351) on 12-24-2007, 07:18 PM:
 
To you all from the "Old Showman": May you and yours have a merry Christmas and a blessed new year. I am on hiatus from exhibition and working in retailing but I'm not done yet and I'll be back.
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 12-25-2007, 12:33 AM:
 
Mele Kalikimaka and Haoli Makahiki Hou everyone

-Claude
 

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Posted by Chad M Calpito (Member # 3736) on 12-25-2007, 12:43 AM:
 
Mele Kalikimaka to all! May this Holiday season be a special one for all Film-Tech members and families.

Pretenama (Peace)!
 

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Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 12-25-2007, 04:22 AM:
 
Merry Christmas Everyone!!! Hope Santa brings all of you what you asked for this year. Have a safe and Happy Holiday!!
 

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Posted by Christos Mitsakis (Member # 143) on 12-25-2007, 06:37 AM:
 
OK! Just in time:

KALA XRISTOUGENA SE OLOUS!!
(that is "Merry Christmas to everyone" in Greeklish)

Every wish for Health and Happiness to all beloved filmtechers!

Christos.
 

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Posted by Jeff Stricker (Member # 224) on 12-25-2007, 08:13 AM:
 
Personally I'd skip the Maple Syrup, Mark. Other than that it looks to be an excellent way to enjoy sweet potatoes. Anyway, Merry Christmas to all on FT. My wish for everyone is a healthy and prosperous 2008!
 

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Posted by Rachel Craven (Member # 1016) on 12-25-2007, 09:15 AM:
 
Merry Christmas all!

Off to my parents, then my Aunts, then a friends, then the hubby's mom's, then maybe seeing the hubby's dad (if we have time...). Wow... heh.
 

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Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 12-25-2007, 11:14 AM:
 
I will be flying out later today to good ole' Cincinnati, Ohio. I will be visiting with my family (grandparents, father, brother, aunts and uncles). I also will spend a couple of days there, enjoying Skyline Chili,LaRosa's Pizza,White Castle and Frisch's.

OK - well maybe not all of them. But most of them? It's the holidays! Why not enjoy some good food?

Merry friggin Christmas!!!!

((OR JUST GO TO THIS WEBSITE: Cincy Favorites ))
 

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 12-25-2007, 12:43 PM:
 
Be careful in your travels Dennis... Watch out for the weather!

Jeff, There is only 1/3 cup of maple syrup to 7 LBS of potatoes and it does indeed make an important addition to the taste... The taste as a whole is what matters... the right combination of chemicals gets you there...

Mark

[ 12-25-2007, 02:25 PM: Message edited by: Mark Gulbrandsen ]
 

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Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 12-25-2007, 01:10 PM:
 
We celebrated last night on the Eve rather than the day, with our entire Italian clan of twenty-seven, ranging in age from a mere 14 months to our 73 yr old O'pa. Today all had to be off to inlaws and such so as to keep everyone happy.

Today the theatre is dark, so I spent the morning helping out at the local soup kitchen -- I am one super speedy potato peeler and have become quite famous for my Incredible, Edible, Lasagnia. The rest of the day, in about 20 minutes, it will be up to Yonkers to JoAnne's great aunt who is homebound, and then finally this evening will be calling all those good friends in distant places who I miss dearly, which, thanks to Vonage this year, won't require taking out a second mortage for phone company long distance charges!

To all the good people here at F-T, may you all find some calm, quite place where the spirit can be enriched and renewed. And in 2008 may we all have joy.
 

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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 12-25-2007, 01:47 PM:
 
Yes, Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays to you all.

Time to go see some films, so that those theater staffs that are working today won't be doing so in vain.

Kurisumasu omedetou gozaimasu!
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-25-2007, 05:17 PM:
 
Merry Christmas y'all...Ho, Ho, Ho!


 

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