What's on our Mystical Minds....
March 1, 2009
Hello again Mystics.. Hope this newsletter finds you in a good place this month. There has been so much happening in the land of Pogo and Mystics that we hope you are enjoying yourself. If you have special requests for tourneys please contact any TD, HTD, or Admin to help you with it. We are always looking for great ideas and your input is needed to keep this league fun and exciting! Come hang out at our newest Custom Site we're always there! Welcome to the Jungle!
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March has many Birthdays to celebrate… If we miss your special day please let one of us know so that we can update our records and not miss it again.
For MARCH..
3
rd IcpbabeAs you see these players through out pogo land and in tours wish them a Happy Day! If any of these players would like a birthday tourney in their honor, please contact us and we will happily host for you.
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Congratulations to LCD our February Host with the Most AND Player of the Month!!
Excellent job LCD!
Special recognition to Vix our runner up Host and Mass our runner up Player for February! Great job!
Belated recognition to Amanda our runner up Host and CC our runner up Player for January! Woohoo!
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PAST EVENTS
We had some special tourneys hosted this month with great prizes…
WTG Gator and Tattoo on winning Texasroses Armadillo Hunt on Friday February 6th!
WTG tour winner Foxylady for winning LCD and Reds Heaven and Hell tourney on Friday the 13th!
WTG DaBomb for winning the trivia part of LCD and Reds Heaven and Hell tourney on Friday the 13th!
WTG Kat for winning Wednesday Winners with LCD on Wednesday February 18th!
WTG Dabomb for winning the TOC with Amanda on February 20th!
WTG TED on winning Amanda and Reds Staff vs Members Tour for Team Members and to LCD for putting up a great fight for Team Staff!
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MARCH SPECIAL EVENTS
*All Month: Tattoo is having a special contest to last the month of March. Every day she will host a Lottso. The player that wins the most of Tattoo’s Lottso tourneys for the month of March will win a $50 Visa gift card. Watch for those special tourneys to be a winner this month! Any tie will be broken by a Lottsoff!
*All Month: Be the player with the most total wins from LCD's tours this month and be her Lucky Little Leprachaun and receive an Irish themed mystery prize!
*Until March 7th: Have you looked for that Stray Kitty yet? She's been on the loose since February 22nd and will continue to wander until the 7th! Jump any of Kitty's tours by using your friends list.... Win first place in any tour and get 3 points, win second and get 1 point....person with the most points wins a special prize at the end of the event!
*March 4th: Battle of the Sexes with Tex and PK at 8pm in AliBaba Slots! Overall winner will receive 1000 bux and prize TBA! Runner up will receive 500 bux and prize TBA!
* March 5th: Amanda and Ccchuky54 will be hosting a trivia tourney at 8pm cases time in sock hop slots. The Trivia winner will get a candle and the runner up trivia winner will get a polar bear. The tourney winner will get 1000 bux and the tourney runner up will get 500 bux!
*March 11th: Staff vs Members with LCD and Vix at 8pm in Vaults of Atlantis!
Overall winner will receive 777 bux and things to say "irish" you a Happy St. Patricks Day! Runner up will receive777 bux and prize!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOUR TIPS
A suggestion from our hosts.....When playing in timed games it's wise, but not required, to write down the start and end tokens for yourself and your opponent for each round. There are times hosts have lots of players and others chatting and the chat can move so fast that it's possible scores are misread or mismarked, as we are human and can make mistakes! We also know that Pogo can be crabby some days and players AND hosts poof and may miss scores or there may be question on the final scores so it's helpful to all, in case these scenarios occur, to have an idea of your score and your opponents!
Have you ever
wondered how a tie game is handled in our tours?? Well here's how!
For leaderboard games (Lottso, Dice, Bowling....) Another full game
is played to determine the winner.
For timed games (WCS, Safari, Vaults etc......) Those who tied will play a 5
minute round to determine the winner.
For Golf Solitaire all players in the tour will continue to play. The
player from the tie that wins a hole first will win the previous round.
This game counts as the round for all, not just the tiebreakers, so keep
playing!
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SECRET STAFF
The host this month has been with the Mystics for two years.She is married and mother to one child. Living in Iowa, this host wants to move to a warmer climate. This host has a degree in Travel Business Management and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology. When not hosting or playing on pogo, she enjoys making jewelry and reading. You may know this host from her quote, “they are ur feelings, own them.” Proving that she is not afraid of needles, this host has four tattoos…one that is not all the way finished because it hurt too much. The tattoo she feels expresses the true her most is the 8 ball. She states it, playing pool, is the first true talent that she discovered she had. When asked what her favorite movie is, she replied, “Are you kidding me? I have to choose one?” When asked for one or two, she decided on The Jackbull and Identity. No hesitation on favorite actor though, John Cusack. This host mentioned that she had met Color Me Badd, and Slaughter among other famous bands and actors. The reason these two stick out, she says, are because it was only those two that she became speechless with. Another brush with a famous personality was Ann Landers, who complimented her on her clothes. Be the first to IM Amanda with the correct answer to win 100 Bux!
SECRET PLAYER
This month’s player has been with the mystics for about two years. She is married with 4 children in Oregon. Called Little Bunny Foo Foo by her mother, this member considers family and friends very important. While she has never met anyone famous, she has been to the home town of the person showcased in one of her favorite movies, Selena. Her other favorite movie is Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman. She counts Benjamin Bratt and Jennifer Lopez as her favorite actors. Her favorite color is purple. When dieting, this player reminds herself that, “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.” This player thinks that her online friends would be surprised to know that she is a control freak. She states that she is working on trying to change it, but admits it is hard to do. So now you know about her, but who is she??? Be the first to IM Amanda with the correct answer to win 100 Bux!
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KITTY LITTER THOUGHTS
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH ??? IT HAS FOREVER IMBUED THE DATE WITH A SENSE OF FOREBODING, BUT IN ROMAN TIMES THE EXPRESSION DID NOT NECESSARILY EVOKE A DARK MOOD -- IT WAS JUST SIMPLY THE STANDARD WAY OF SAYING "MARCH 15".
SO HERE ARE SOME SIMPLE THOUGHTS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU:
IF YOU OPEN IT, CLOSE IT
IF YOU TURN IT ON, TURN IT OFF
IF YOU UNLOCK IT, LOCK IT UP
IF YOU BREAK IT, ADMIT IT
IF CAN'T FIX IT, CALL IN SOMEONE WHO CAN
IF YOU BORROW IT, RETURN IT
IF YOU VALUE IT, TAKE CARE OF IT
IF YOU MOVE IT, PUT IT BACK
IF IT BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE, GET PERMISSION TO USE IT
IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW OPERATE IT, LEAVE IT ALONE
IF IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUISNESS, DON'T AKS QUESTIONS
UNTIL NEXT MONTH MYSTICS THESE ARE MY KITTY LITTER THOUGHTS
SUBMITTED BY TELLMEKITTY (SUE)
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Did you know that every thing
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When you hear the term memory
there are two types of memory in a computer. The first and most heard memory
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As always you can ask me questions anytime. s1vrbllt63@sbcglobal.net
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LCD wishes you all a Happy St. Patty’s Day… Here is some recipes and fun stuff…
An Old Irish Blessing
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
How to Say "Happy St. Patrick's Day" in Irish:
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit
(la ale-lah pwad-rig son-ah ditch)
Frozen Black Irish
Amount --Measure Ingredient --
Preparation Method
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1 Part Coffee Liqueur
1 Part Irish Cream
1 Part Vodka
1 To 2 Scoops Chocolate Ice Cream
Mix ingredients in a blender and then
add ice. Blend until smooth.
Yields a mocha milk shake that sneaks up on you. Very rich.
Bailey's Chocolate Mousse Pie #2
Amount -Measure Ingredient --
Preparation Method
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6 ounces Ready Crust (graham/choc)
1 package Unflavored gelatin
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3/4 cup Milk
3/4 cup Bailey's Irish Cream
6 ounces Semisweet choc chips
2 cups Frozen whipped topping
Choc-dipped strawberries*
*As garnish, if desired. -- In saucepan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over milk. Let stand about 1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add chocolate and continue cooking, stirring constantly until chocolate is melted: stir in vanilla. Remove from heat and stir occasionally, adding Bailey's about five minutes after removal from heat. When mixture forms mounds when dropped from spoon, fold in whipped topping. Turn into crust. Garnish with more whipped topping (or real whipped cream, later, by preference) and strawberries (if desired). Chill at least 4 hours before serving.
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Red's Wrap Up
Case's has added a new feature! Now you can send and receive messages with MyLeagueMail! You will find your mailbox under the My Account Tab > Private Messages. This link has been added to our Custom Site as well. Want to know about all the features? Here is the tutorial so check it out! TUTORIAL
Our hosts are back to the drawing board! Watch for a St. Patricks Day theme tour page contest coming soon and cast your vote for your favorite design page!
Are you not getting this newsletter but seeing it only from the Newsletters button on our site? Go to My Account > My Preferences and check to turn the League Newsletter on! We've got a whole new design planned for next months newsletter which should make it more fun to read and give opportunities to all of our members to contribute! How about a Member Moments section?? Births, weddings, anniversarys, graduations, accolades....whatever it is...share! Just contact CChuky or Redhenri4
Vote Vote Vote!! Ok we let January and February slide by to give some other leagues a chance :P but it's our time again....Vote Vote Vote because we ARE the best league out there!! You'll find the Vote button on the MyLeague page, and on our Custom Site in the chat box and again at the bottom of the page so there is no excuses!!
I want to stress that it is very important for me to know if anyone has any issues with the Custom Site! The only way I can attempt to fix something is if I know it's happening. There are lots of browsers out there, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, Opera.....and I know they all display webpages differently. If something doesn't look right or looks like it's missing or you're getting errors of any kind PLEASE let me know and tell me what browser you have as well. i want everyone who uses the Custom Site to enjoy it not for it to be a nuisance.
Well that should do it for this month! Until April.....Happy touring and enjoy our Mystical Minds!
*Special thanks to CC for organizing our newsletter and to all of our column contributors!!