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As we reach another fullfilled year, with happiness and sadness, joy and hope, friendships full of laughs and of course a beer or two in hand, I would like to wish each and everyone of you (and your families of course) a safe and happy filled Christmas. Cherish the ones you love and enjoy yourselves :) This year on SAU has been interesting and the friendships formed on here are invaluable. I would like to thank everyone especially the WA team that have come on cruises and have stood up and supported or helped others when they were in need :D Lets hope next year brings even more enjoyment and even better times ahead

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR :):P

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aww.. thanks :)

I Just posted a merry xmas thread in the pulsar forums haha..

so you can be the leader in this group !

yeh everyone .. I too say its been a pleasure getting to know you all .. drive safe ( double demerits ) and enjoy yourself ..

hope we have a WA stagea get together early in the new year

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*jumps on bandwagon*

you know I can't resist a WA luv in :)

This time last year I was like a pig in poo, I finally had my stagea and I had met some unreal people on here that I am proud to call mates.

This year, my sad smashed stagea is now gone, but I am still here. So merry christmas everyone and I hope everyone makes it back here safe and sound after the holidays.

And do us all a favour, for the love of all that is good and right in the world, PLEASE don't drink and drive :D

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yeah dont drink and drive.. but someone PLEASE tell me what happens when you get sh1tfaced drunk and jump on some sky runners!

just search it on youtube ! oh and a virtual chocolate frog for the person that posts a link to sky runner carnage!

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Merry christmas peeps! hope you had a good day ( well its not over yet) I am currently feeling full as a boot on the sphincter of the universe and ham and potato salad etc.

Lotty did wonders cooking the the sphincter of the universe and ham etc..we got TONS left over so we are going to be eating left overs for yonks! And we used the space of the stagea to good effect picking up my sisters BBQ and bringing back the Kaffir lime tree loretta got given for xmas.

god I am snoozy now.. but loretta seems to be in full flight having a drink so I am sure that my afternoon nap will have to wait.

well everyone have a great boxing day !

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Merry christmas happy new year stay safe and don't hurt any stagea's. If you have to crash something do it in a commador or a ford, toyota, mitsu, scubydoo.etc etc :banana:

does crashing a stagea into a wrx count?

*sobs*

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