Hear ye!! Hear ye!! Hear ye!!
<Nimbus takes his upright dignified speech pose, leaning on Stattles'
head for support these days>
It is with great honour that I present another Ratlist Mischief Award.
<cheesy dance routine and fanfare>
For new ratlist members, the Mischief Award is a highly coveted award
presented to any ratlister who makes
us laugh above and beyond the level of decent propriety (eg. snorting
coffee through one's nose at the monitor
or spluttering muffin crumbs into the keyboard)...
Today I have the honour of presenting this prestigious award to
<drum roll>
Julie "Tails, giant goolies, pee trails and all" Eschliman!! For
her hilarious posts "The Trading Cages Transcripts"
and her numerous other entertaining commentaries about her fuzzy boys
over the last few years on-list.
Congratulations Julie, you can now display your Mischief Award Declaration
(M.A.D.) status after your name and
feel proud of your accomplishment.
<polite applause and bruxing from the assembled masses>
-Robyn, M.A.D.
Congratulations on winning the coveted M.A.D. Award!! You deserve it!
(Doesn't stop me from being jealous though!)
I watched some of the "Trading Spaces" Marathon on the weekend and
just about killed myself laughing--you've got these guys down pat!
Especially Doug. A bit huffy, that one.
-Heide
Subject: (rats) MAD award and Trading Cages
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 16:03:09 -0400
Congrats, Julie!
You certainly deserve the award...and I have to say that I've watched
Doug pitch some really awful fits
about being THE DESIGNER...he and Hildi are my least faves on the show.
Gen and Frank would do
great rattie cages...Hildi would scream and run and Doug would, well,
he'd probably outrun Hildi. I
don't know what Vern would do. Probably find a way to make a wall display
of 10 rat cages set at precise
points on the wall, each occupied by two rats of coordinating colors.
Subject: Re: (rats) MAD award and Trading Cages
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002
19:37:06 -0400
I think Laurie would do an ok job...but I think she'd spend some time
nerving herself up to go into the cage!
And if she encountered a raisin or a pee trail...lookout!
Guess you can tell Frank and Gen are my favorites!
-Paige
Where is Trading Cages Transcript 4? I was watching the Trading Spaces
Marathon earlier today..i just
love that show..they are hilarious..especially Ty and Frank.
P.s CongRATS..on the award Julie "Tails, giant goolies, pee trails and all" Eschliman. You surely deserve it!
Nash <who is a girl Nash and biting her nails with anticipation>
-Nash
Hi, Itz e Rafe, Nash's bouy.
I want o sae, CongRATS..oo Julie on er M.A.D Award. Wee at tis huoseold
ar veddy appy oo
ee u gets a awerd. Yur uniqe take on Twading Spases iz, tee bezt talant
ee ave een en yeers. Keeep
itz up!
O frum uz all ere, ee congratulate oo,
Rafe end tee rest ov tee FerretCove Mischief
-Nash's boy, Rafe
Brilliant, but now you've got me waiting for part two, hurry up with
that, I'm
desperate to hear how it turns out !!!! :-)
-Karen, M.A.D.
ONE a day?? You are going to KILL us!!
I've never seen the show, but I've heard a lot about it. Can't
wait to see how YOUR episode turns
out! It's VERY entertaining, Julie!
-Cathy
You are too funny! I'm a HUGE fan...I also watch Changing Rooms on BBCAmerica...hours
and hours
of it...you've really captured the spirit of the show! I can hardly
wait for Amy Wynn to show up!
-Paige
Oh god, that's BRILLIANT! I was in hysterics!
You are *good!*
-Heide
Oooh, I love that! Sometimes I catch the Show on BBC Prime and always
enjoy it. Some of designs in the
show are a bit weird, but other stuff, I'd copy right away!
-Clivia
The Trading Cages Transcript is just a riot! I am so glad that you won
the MAD award! It is richly
deserved...<I'm still laughing over the transcripts!)
-Karen
This is great stuff Julie...............keep it coming :)
-Ann
I am SO loving this!! ROTFLOLOL!!!
Can't wait for the next part!
-Mel
<<(Camera cut to CC and Dewey, staring doubtfully at their finished
paint job.)
Dewey: Well, at least it's not pink.
(end part 3)>>
My thoughts exacally!
These are *really* funny!
:>)
-Donell
COME ON!!! Come on, come on come on, where's part four? Are they guys
going to like their new
"Eggplant" visionary home? I hope their not going to be disapointed,
I'm getting really attached to them
from these transcripts. Ohhhh, I hope they're all going to like their
new cage deco.
Hurry up with part four, I just GOTTA know what happens. :-)
-Karen, M.A.D.
I must say you have Doug done to a tee! Keep up the good work..I am
printing
these out and keeping them somewhere special for people to see.
Thanks for the great laughs,
-Nash
> Dewey: We are so dead.
ROTFLMOLOLOL
-Mel
The hammocks were cut up!?
They *are* so dead!
LOL!
-Donell
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO enjoying this!! And Julie, you DESERVE
the award!!
CongRATulations!! But, but, but...I feel so SORRY for Bugle and
Button!! Is it going to be OK
for them?? I'm biting my EXPENSIVE nails, wondering how it's
all going to turn out!!
-Cathy
Ok, this is sad. I hate these shows in real life, but I am totally addicted
to
this one. I NEED to know what happens next, keep them coming Julie
:-)
-Karen, M.A.D.
LMAO! <wiping away a tear> This is the best episode yet!!!
I hope you're going to archive these on your website somewhere.
-Robyn, M.A.D.
Nooooooo !!! I need part 6 !!! The suspense is killing me !!! Are the
older boys going to forgive the
younger? Will they understand that it wasn't their fault, and pee on
Doug instead? I just GOTTA KNOW !!!!
Good grief, please, no-one start a ratty soapie, I'll never be able
to go home for fear of missing the next
exciting episode of Does of our Lives, or the Buck and the Beautiful.
-Karen, M.A.D.
Dang !! All right, I guess I can wait for a couple of hours, but NO
LONGER !!! I can't believe this, I HATE
these shows, but I'm absolutely on tenderhooks, waiting for the next
instalment for this !!! You write very well
to get that kind of emotional attachment in an email :-)
-Karen, M.A.D.
Oh, dear...I'm going to be at the computer all day until part 6 comes
over the...uh...wire.
I wonder what would happen if Changing Rooms did rat cages?
-Paige
Julie writes:
> (Will Bugle and Button like their new Doug-designed cage? Will
CC and Dewey have to leave their rattie
>paradise behind and go on the lam? Stay tuned tomorrow for part
7--the grand finale!)
No! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
I can't wait that long!!!
-Robyn, M.A.D.
TOMORROW !!! What the h#ll are you trying to do to me woman !!!??? I
have to be out on site ALL
DAY !! I'm not going to find out what happens until Friday !!! I can't
believe this, I have butterflies in my
stomach wondering how it's going to work out !!! I haven't been this
addicted to a show since, since .. .well,
since Buffy series 2 !!! Arrrgh !!
-Karen, M.A.D.
...Actually it's daytime, I'm at work, and I'm on a sugar-high from
the Coke I just had !!! Not to mention the
nervous energy I'm getting from wanting to hear the next episode of
Trading Cages !!! That is REALLY
fantastic writing :-)
-Karen, M.A.D.
Oh YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!! I was SO worried about Bugle and Button
-- I'm so glad it worked
out well for them!!
Julie, this was a MASTERPIECE!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU
for the laughs and entertainment!!
-Cathy
> Doug Wilson quit "Trading Cages" and went back to torturing human home owners.
This was absolutely WONDERFUL!!!! ROTFLMOLOLOL!!! How perfect!!!
Thanks so much for sharing with us!!! LOVED it!
-Mel
That was fantastic...I forget who mentioned a ratty soap, but if you
did
"All My Ratlets" or something, I'd be hooked for sure!
-Heide
Nash<who thanks you for the laughs as she is watching the show every
day at 4 pm and wondering if she will
ever see Bugle, Button, C.C and Dewey on it one day>
-Nash
You did this whole thing so professionally......you had everyone anxiously
waiting for the next episode........VERY
well done............what next???????
-Ann