(radio static….) “Officer Clowie to School Janitor….please clear the parking lot of “debris” from yesterday’s visit by Santa and his man-eating otters STAT!”
Greetings students – time for the TELL ALL !
It was quite a day yesterday with our visitors but now that Officer Clowie is taking care of getting the parking lot back in order, we can just chalk that experience up to a lesson learned never to become a criminal. Yesirree boys and girls, it pays to stay on the straight and narrow. That includes STUDYING HARD so you can eventually graduate from Ding Dong Fish School and go on to some sterling career in………….whatever!
Now let’s talk yesterday’s TEASER shall we? When we opened the school doors yesterday we had only ONE of you chomping at the bit to be FIRST COMMENTER.
Drumroll please……..
SHARON !
YAY MISS SHARON – OUR FIRSTIE!!!
Here is your winners badge – Sharon you get ANOTHER one of these for your collection:

I was the FIRST COMMENTER on the Teaser post of December 14, 2021. YAY FOR ME !!!!
Then we got down to business – waiting for a FIRST RIGHT GUESSER……………………….it was so quiet in class you could hear a pin drop…..you all were studying the Teaser photo really hard!
“pins? what pins…we didn’t hear pins!”
Finally we had not one but TWO of you who gave the RIGHT ANSWER at the SAME TIME! That’s right – that sure doesn’t happen often but we had TWO FIRST RIGHT GUESSERS in the same minute:
WHOOOOoooooo?
Drumroll please…………………..
SHARON AND CHARLES!
THAT HARDLY EVER HAPPENS! TWO AT ONCE!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You each get one of these badges THEN and we have a special double win badge for Miss Sharon

I was one of TWO FIRST RIGHT GUESSERS on the Teaser post of December 14, 2021….we guessed right at the SAME time!!!!! WOW!!!!
And THIS one is for you Sharon:

I was a DOUBLE FIRSTIE on the Teaser Post of December 14, 2021! I was the FIRST COMMENTER AND one of TWO First Right Guessers…..lucky me! AND Leo is handing me a glass of champagne!
Did you also guess correctly? Well you DO get a badge for that so help yourself to one of these if you were RIGHT:

I was RIGHT with my guess on the Teaser of December 14, 2021 BUT I was not the FIRST one to be right!
And of course if you DID guess but you were WRONG WRONG WRONG, you still get a badge – it’s this one and you can copy it for your VERY OWN!

I guessed on the Teaser of December 14, 2021 but sadly my guess was WRONG. I still won a badge….so I’m happy anyway!
Now on to the Teaser – what’s the scoop on it??????? Here it is one more time:
Christmas Market in Valkenburg, The Netherlands
And you MUST see this wonderful video of Valkenburg and the markets – you will WANT to go there yourself! CLICK HERE
HOPE YOU STUDENTS ENJOYED OUR HOLIDAY TEASER – there will be another one NEXT week too!
Cheer Team? Come and give us a cheer before we go to lunch please??

What a day in Teaserland
Wake up the marching band!
One FIRST COMMENTER and that was SHARON
But she wasn’t done with winning while the horns were blaring!
SHARON and CHARLES chimed in together
To be TWIN FIRST RIGHT GUESSERS in this snowy weather!
Simultaneous Firsties is quite amazing
With our cheer the roof we’re raising!!
Now let’s round out today’s class with a nice lunch in the cafeteria………………..and remember class, next week special CHRISTMAS BADGES and we’ll celebrate the fact Santa is on his way!
OK Students! Bring it on – we’re ready for a crowd at the cafeteria line!
Pre-Christmas Menu:
- Fried Shrimp Burger
- Christmas Punch
- Hot Chocolate
- Onion Rings
- Steak and Eggs
- Breakfast Quesadilla
- Breakfast Baguette
- Shrimp and grits
- Brunch Casserole
- BLT Brunch Pie
- Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/beans
- Seafood Gumbo
- Shrimp Fried Rice
- Chicken Fried Steak
- Fried Shrimp and Onion Rings
- Fried Cabbage with Bacon
- Bacon Wrapped Chicken in Mushroom Sauce
- Oven Swiss Steak with Gravy
- Scottish Salmon Steaks
- Corn Souffle
- Asparagus
- Loaded Sweet Potato Casserole
- Peaches and Cream Pie
- Chocolate Bacon Zucchini Bread
- Strawberry Chocolate Cake
- Raspberry tart
- Cranberry Smoothie
- Eggnog Smoothie
- PREMIUM Sunflower Seed for Kismet
congrats and congrats to sharon and congrats to charles! our mama gets old now, she is too late at all things…. but at least she was not totally clueless LOL
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That’s right – she guessed RIGHT!!! WOO HOO!
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Well done everyone! Hope Clowie has had nightmare-free dreams since then 😉
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I’ve hardly slept because my trainees needed me as reassurance while they slept. I think they’re coming to terms with the experience now! 😀
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Good for them……being on security service means “able to handle anything” – including man-eating otters visiting !! 🙂
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I think we ALL need to have nightmare free dreams after Tuesday’s class!! LOL
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Congratulations Charles!
Double congratulations Sharon!
I think the school and grounds are back to normal after a very eventful day or two.
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Thanks for all you do Officer Clowie!
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I am glad Officer Clowie has cleared up after the visit by the man eating otters. That was very scary! Congrats to the winners. I have to admit I never got as far as looking at the Teaser photo yesterday. What a great place! T would love to go there.
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I think the same thing – that would be SO MUCH fun to visit at holiday time. I doubt that will happen for us but “never say never” ! Yes Clowie was right on top of that mess the otters left – YAY FOR CLOWIE!
Hugs, Pam
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I do a lot of Christmas shopping online because I am not a fan of fighting the crowds but I would gladly go to The Netherlands to do some shopping.
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Yep – same here – definitely I’d visit that market !! We have often thought about an Avalon cruise to take in the Christmas markets…..it’s a short cruise but we worried about weather, etc. so never did it. Now I kind of wish we had some years ago when we were actively river cruising in Europe. Anyway, this market is fascinating and the video is fun to watch.
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I think that people regret what they do far less than what they don’t do.
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I think that’s “age-specific”……..I have to say I didn’t have much that I didn’t do when I was young and I regretted very little that I did do. (that is a ridiculous sentence…..and I think it goes in a big circle and says nothing !!).
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🙂 I wish I had done more when I was young.
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I did a lot….maybe too much !
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Cheers Sharon for the double – and hooray Charles! …. but I didn’t see my Last Wrong Answer badge! 😦 … but I still won!!! 😀
Lunch time … Shrimp Fried Rice … Onion Rings .. make that a double order in case Ingrid joins me. … Must try the chocolate bacon zucchini bread (first time for me – must be a Teddie special) … and a cranberry smoothie. As always, a balanced lunch.
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I’m SURE Ingrid will join you eventually – depends on her work schedule I reckon……..that chocolate bacon zucchini bread is yummy stuff. Enjoy!!!!
Hugs, Pam
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Congratulations to Sharon and Charles and a thank you to Clowie for a job well done! That is a very cool shopping experience in The Netherlands. Good Morning to Virginieeeeeeeeeeeee!
Such a selection of FOOD today… I am going to have bacon wrapped chicken with mushroom sauce with a side of shrimp and grits… Ha!
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Sweet video!
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Isn’t that the coolest place – and that little boy has a ball – nothing like looking through a childs’ eyes is there……….
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That is exactly what I thought when he went skipping the cave.
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Now THAT is a mighty fine meal you’ve chosen. I KNEW you’d have the bacon wrapped chicken with mushroom sauce but shrimp and grits sounds like a really excellent “side dish” !! For dessert we’ll give you a free ride in an ambulance to the hospital’s “HELP I ATE TOO MUCH” ward!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Good Morning Floridaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad0000000000000000000000000daaaaaaaaaaaaa
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LOL!!!! I am sharing with SSNS…maybe.
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HAHAHAHA……!
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Thank COD those otters are gone!!! We’re lucky to have Clowie to protect us!!! Concats to our Mom…she did GOOD! Concats to Charles too.
We would like the raspberry tart and a smoothie please.
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Enjoy your tart and smoothie…..Clowie certainly did keep us all safe when those otters landed…..and did a good job making sure school grounds personnel cleaned up the “evidence” of their visit!!
Hugs, Teddy
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Double congrats to Sharon and congrats to Charles! Nice cheer ladies. That does look like a nice market. Have a great day. XO
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Yikes,, there sure was a mess out there by those buses…OMC! Clowie and his crew did a great job to clean it all up:)
Yes, I need to visit that ‘KerstMarkt’ for sure! My bucket list is growing larger each week, when I come to class, LOL!
Congrats to Charles and a double congrats to Miss Sharon!
A pat on the back to me for my right but not first, guess.
I see Mr Frank has saved me a seat. Yoo Hoo, I am here now!!!
May I please have some onion rings (of course I HAVE to have those, LOL!), some of the bacon BLT pie, and some peaches and cream pie…and that hot choc with peppermint candy canes looks good, too. Thanks. Maybe I need a big tray to lug all of that over to my saved seat:)
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Oh I think you can juggle that tray of food – I bet you carry around bigger loads than THAT at work!!!! Congrats for being right – AND yes our dear Clowie and her crew made sure school grounds crew got rid of the “evidence” left behind by the otters.
Hugs, Pam
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Congrats. This market would really put you in the mood for Christmas. So pretty.
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Yes I agree – a truly magical holiday market…..!
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Congrats to the winner(s). Well done!
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YES – it was a fun Teaser!
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Peaches and cream in a PIE!? Mom usually has peaches and cream yogurt. Big difference.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Oh yes – big different but same yumminess!!!!
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Concats to Miss Sharon and to Mr Charles! WOWWWWW, being a sole First In Class and a Shared First Right Guesser is really special!!!! I think I cannot resist a loaded sweet potato casserole and a raspberry tart and purrrrrhaps some peaches and cream pie!
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ENJOY!!!!! That’s a nice combination of delicious-ness !!
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Man eating otters OH that gave me a real scary visual.
Congrats all
Hugs Cecilia
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It is a scary visual AND a scary reality – every week we talk about man-eating otters on Teaser Tuesday – who knew they’d actually visit us at school!!!
Hugs, Teddy
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GUMBO, GUMBO, every time! Mama is unfreezing some shrimp, inspired by the one above….and we wish we could visit that market, except we’re cleaning out drawers and closets instead, haha.
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Oh gumbo is a nice choice!! I bet your Mama’s will be delish whatever she does with those shrimpies! Please tell your Mama we received her gift to my Mom. She’s excited – I like it when Mom’s excited!
Love, Teddy
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Miss D needs to hand out directions to the emergency room.
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Hooray for the smart and fast! That sure is a pretty market.
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What a cool place! The mom says she would love to go Christmas shopping there. ~Ernie
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DITTO!!!!
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Hooray for the winners! Our Christmas markets are never that good looking.
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We don’t have Christmas markets here AT ALL but a lot of the small town shops are open late and warmly welcome patrons….they couldn’t/didn’t do that last year!
Hugs, Pam
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