Monday, December 24, 2012

It was Christmas Eve, babe...

... in the drunk tank, an old man said to me, won't see another one, and then they sang a song, the rare old Mountain Dew, I turned my face away, and dreamed about you...


I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and you have lots of laughs and get the biggest smiles when people open the presents you've given them. And for those of you who don't celebrate Christmas... hey, it's a day off school, right?


Oh, and Skulduggery was very happy to hear that the Americans kept up their side of the bargain. Nice going, fellas.


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  1. Oh, you should tweet something on your twitter account! Just something small! (or simple) Like hi.....or hello!

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  2. Sorry GTG playing Runes Of Magic (Great RPG MMO game)
    Advance hello to nixon strange and the gang!
    Hey Eve!
    Krestel!
    Zaf!

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  3. (Im so glad I RSS'd this site, I get updates whenever you post!

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  4. 6th!!!!!!
    Merry Christmas, Derek!!
    I hope you have a great one!!

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  5. Merry Christmas Derek! Do we get a Christmas blog and a Happy Birthday for my doggy? :D

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  6. Shut storm, if I had just checked..

    Godammit! I need first on a post.

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  7. First is a hard thing to get. I'm happy.

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  8. I think this is as close as I've ever gotten. Derek, I know you're there, so are you going to chat?

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  10. He might come on, he might not. He's probably too busy with his presents the naughty leprechaun

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  11. Happy Christmas, everyone! And to you, Derek!! For you are above being put into the same category as 'everyone'.

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  12. Merry Christmas to you too Derek, and to all the rest of you nutters ^_^

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  13. he's watching us, BEHAVE MUNCHKINS! We must not get on landy Clauses
    naughty list!

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  14. Merry Christmas Derek!! And just in case I don't get the opportunity to: Happy New Year!! :D

    That goes for all you commenting too :)

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  15. So... what presents have you all gotten? :D

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  16. indeed! you did a sarcastic post last year about how your family is cheap on buying presents for you! (and how you always buy expensive gifts for them)
    Funny post that was!

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  17. MERRY CHRISTMAS DEREK!


    MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!


    *hugs*

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  18. I keep on mixing Darren Shan and Derek Landy up! I talk to darren alot!

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  19. Merry Christmas, if you celebrate it.

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  20. Near the top!

    I just finished reciting the entire Grinch poem on my front lawn.

    And he..he himself. The Grinch carved the roast beast.

    Thank you, goodbye.

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  21. Merry Xmas everyone!!!!!

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  22. Wishing all of you a very happy holiday. Enjoy yourselves and be safe <3

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  23. christmas is as awesome this year as it is every year, its such a great time of year for people who celebrate it

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  24. Merry Christmas everyone! :D

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  25. You, too Pandora!!! :-)

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  26. RAECHEL HUDSON


    "MAN WALKS DOWN THE STREET IN THAT HAT, PEOPLE KNOW HE AIN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING."

    FDALKJEICKEAMLWIOMWI YOU PROBABLY WON'T EVEN SEE THIS BUT MERRY CHRISTMAS.

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  27. Merry Christmas!
    ...
    I should really be asleep, it's only 6 hours until I have to wake up again :)

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  28. Merry christmas everyone! Although I don't know why you're on here when you could be doing something else. NEVER MIND.

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  29. And now, I shall go admire my presents once again.

    HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE WITH LOTS OF PRESSIES AND FUN TIMES AND OVER-EATING!!!

    ~ Missy

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  30. I'm writing my letter to Santa. :D

    Lots of annoying questions. My mom is getting a little freaked out :D :D

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  31. Merry Christmas, Derek!


    I celebrated it today - Christmas Eve - with part of my family, and then with the rest tomorrow. Two, well, three, Christmases! Yay!


    Hope you get some decent presents, Derek!

    (If you were in America, I would've gotten you a present, but... )

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  32. OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD



    I JUST GOT AN IPHONE 4S



    WHAT IS GOING ON

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  33. Merry Christmas Derek, and to all of the bloggers <3

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  34. HOLY SH*T


    I JUST FINISHED MERLIN...



    CHRISTMAS IS NOW RUINED FOREVER
    THIS MEMORY IS GOING TO AHUNT ALL OF MY CHRISTMASES


    ***FOREVER****

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  35. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FEEL
    BUT IT'S DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY



    OH

    MY

    GOD


    *DIES*

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  36. Frowns at Jubi's corpse. That must have been a really bad final episode...

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  37. *resssurects*
    O
    MI
    GOD

    FABI IT RUINED MY CHRISTMAS!
    YET IT WAS AN AMAZING EPISODE



    GAH!!

    *dies again*

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  38. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO FEEL!

    I JUST WANT TO DIEEE!!!!

    wait.. I AM dead... heh heh riight...
    *goes back to being dead...*

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  39. WHY DID THEY HAVE TO PUT IT OUR RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS?!?!



    WWHHYYY??!?!!?!??!!!???!!!??!!

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  40. Merry Christmas 2 you, too. XD

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  41. Idk, I didn't plan it. Maybe they thought christmas would make y'all feel better after it?

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  42. For a corpse, you talk an awful lot. :-p

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  43. Ah. Well I have a grudge against December 9 for a similar reason. Except not Merlin.

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  44. Well, it's not that different talking with a dead person than a live one. :-)

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  45. MY LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!!


    ok I'm probably over exaggerating on this... tomorrow I'll probably wake up and be like "Oh Silly me... It wasn't THAT bad..."



    WTF AM I SAYING?!??!?!? MY LIFE IS FOREVER CHANGED!!!!!!!!



    *screams*



    hehe

    *dies again*

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  46. I see.

    "you really don't see, do you?"

    No, I really don't.

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  47. Of course your life will never b the same. Ur dead.

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  48. Oh yea... GOOD POINT!





    *Clementine Brings me back to life*

    NO CLEMENTINE!! LEAVE ME DEAD!!!


    *dies again*

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  49. Ur is dead!!!! The giants have awoken!!'

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  50. Save us, Cosma? ...Lem? ...Grendaline? ...Tii? ...Someone?

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  51. Sigh. At least it wasn't a rook attack.

    (I knoW, it sounds like nonsense 2 you.)

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  52. Good Clementine. [pets]

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  53. Alph? ...Humbaba? ...Spriggan? ...Mab? ...Zille? ...Friendly? ...Please?

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  54. Heya, any fellow Glitchen who recognize these names. But I'm forgetting one... :-(((

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  55. [gives Clementine an apple, and continues to rant about Glitch]

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  56. [does not xPect u to listen or understand]

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  57. Yeah.. I have NO IDEA what you're talkin about...


    IM TOO BUSY DYING



    mreh


    playin my new Sims game that I got for Christmas to get my mind off of....... MERLIN

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  58. OMG, it was Pot!!! I 4got Pot!!!!!

    (glitch.com, it was the awesomely game ever!!!)

    Pot...? Stoot....? Little poundcake??

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  59. The eleveness of everything. XD

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  60. Grins. Frowns. Pot, I'll never 4get u again if u bring back Ur!!!!! Please????

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  61. Lol the giants were characters in the game glitch which rocked then died. Stoot and LP are/were staff members that if anyone could bring back Ur, they could. Ur was the name for the world in glitch, the rook was the villain, Prime numbers (esp 11) were important...

    Guess I'd feel the same way if u were talking Merlin though. XD

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  62. oh my god...


    i'm scarred for LIFE


    LIFE I TEL YOU


    btw.. I'm alive again... Death was too boring

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  63. Yay! I've never confused a dead person before. :-p my explanation probably confused you more, srry.

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  64. Congrats, glad you're back!

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  65. Glitch rocked!!! You could milk butterflies, donate to shrines to gain favor with the giants, harvest eggs from an egg plant, meet awesome people, pocket salmon, and SO MUCH MORE!!! Wish I'd truly gotten 2 experience all of it ;-(

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  66. Got the expansion pack, or my quarazy explanation??

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  67. [continues to rant] I didn't even complete Haraiva!!!!

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  68. Yay, I'm part of the gang! Thanks, Editor's Article!

    And Merry Christmas, everyone!

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  69. I'll never be able 2 go 2 Roobrik or Balzare again!!!!

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  70. The only thing worse was when I thought the faceless ones was the last sp book! Then I realized there were more I couldn't get here. I cheated. :-p

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  71. My Australia friends sent me books, like they always do. No KOTW though. :-(

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  72. This is boring ima go act out SP scenes with my sisters rainbow magic books!!! Bye, nobody!!!! XD

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  73. Nope, guess you were wrong.

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  74. I'm just a figment of your imagination, and my own.

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  75. Ohh


    yeah that happens to me a lot....


    HI FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE FABI!

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  76. Skulduggery Pleasant, chapters late 16-17.
    STARRING
    Emily the emerald fairy as skulduggery
    Lara the black cat fairy as Valkyrie Cain
    Penny the pony fairy as Tanith Low
    Felicity the Friday Fairy as Ghastly
    Stacey the soccer fairy as Mr. Bliss
    Rebecca the rock'n'roll fairy as Serpine
    Poppy the piano fairy as the White Cleaver
    Brittany the basketball fairy as the other cleaver
    Jade the disco fairy, Polly the party fun fairy, Amy the amethyst fairy, Bethany the ballet fairy and Chloe the topaz fairy as hollow men.

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  77. Yeah, I guess it does. Lol XD

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  78. Haha, I usually use Maya the Harp fairy or Riganna the Seahorse fairy.

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  79. ooohh


    SEAHORSES ARE PRETTY!!
    don't you argee Clementine?

    Clementine: NIEGH

    I KNEW YOU WOULD! *pats Clementine*

    Hey Clementine, is it OK if I call you Clemy? Because Clementine takes too long to type...

    Clementine: NEIGH!

    YAY! you're name is Clemy for now on

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  80. OMG figment of Jubis imagination, you sound just like me!!!!!! [glares]

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  81. Sorry, Fabi. I just...

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  82. Not cool!! [battles]

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  83. Hey, Jubi! Does it hurt when I battle figments of your imagination??

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  84. You're imaginary!

    No, YOU'RE imaginary!!!!

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  85. [the real one pats clemy, the fake one fakes it.]

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  86. Polly the party fun fairy also plays Scapegrace and Grace the Glitter fairy is Crux. Brilliant, I know.

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  87. Yawn. Ima go sleep, you should 2 if you aren't already.

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  88. And Happy Christmas to you too Derek ! :)

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  89. the doctor saved the world once again. merry christmas, derek. here's hoping your family manage to get you an awesome gift this year

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  90. ~yawns~

    Christmas morning, it would appear. Happy Christmas/Yule/holidays of your choice or preference that happen to fall on this day/period, everyone!

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  91. Merry Christmas, Master Derek, and everyone else too!

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  92. Merry Christmas everyone!! I can't stop!! Jubi, I haven't watched Merlin yet!! Hope everyone has a great day!!!!! And Merry Christmas Derek, I hope you get better presents for Christmas!! Bye!!

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  93. Merry Christmas Derek and everyone!
    Damn, I was waiting on the other post for about 30 mins...-_-

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  94. Merry Christmas to you too, Derek! :P

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  95. Mr Derek of the Landys. COME ONLINE OH LORD AND LET US BASK IN YOUR CHRISTMASSY GLORY.


    OH LORD.

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  96. A story for anyone who's bored and alone here.

    This was just a regular airport, and everything was normal.

    Wait. Scratch that. There's a woman in passport control arguing because her passport says she is a man named Vaurien Scapegrace. And her boyfriend apparently looks more handsome in his passport photograph then in real life. Wait, that's not a woman. It is Scapegrace.

    "I know it says I'm a man!" Scapegrace yelled. "I AM A MAN!"

    "Um, no, you're clearly not. Your boyfriend there, though, is. Still, he doesn't look anything like his passport photo."

    "HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND! AND I AM A MAN!"

    The security looked at him like he was absolutely crazy. "Sir, we're going to have to put you in jail if you keep insisting that you're male."

    "I AM MALE!"

    "Master... I don't actually know if you're male or not," Thrasher gulped.

    "OF COURSE I AM MALE YOU FOOL!" he screamed, and kicked Thrasher in the shin. Thrasher assumed the fetal position and cried.

    "Sir, we're going to have to put you in prison," the guard started.

    "No! No! The Zombie King will not take orders!"

    "I think it should be the Zombie Queen," Thrasher added helpfully, and Scapegrace pulled him off the floor.

    "Let us ride in our carriage!" he yelled, running towards one of those car things that airports have. (What do you call those?)

    Thrasher got in first and, once Scapegrace was seated, started driving at top speed. Scapegrace gave a regal wave to anybody who passed him, and like any good lady wearing a dress, he kept his legs together.

    Thrasher looked at him. "Ma'am?"

    "I am male, Thrasher."

    "You're wearing a dress. With flowers on it. Pink flowers."

    "But they're pretty!"

    "Um... All right... anyway, we're heading for a store. Do you want me to switch directions before we collide?"

    "No! The shops will part for the Zombie King!"

    Thrasher whimpered and drove straight into a cafe, knocking everybody over.

    Scapegrace whispered to Thrasher, "I need to get some makeup on the way, so can you head to Sephora?"

    Thrasher gave him a horrified look. "I think you're turning female."

    "No! I'm not! Just because a man wears a pink dress and high heels doesn't make him female!"

    Thrasher looked at Scapegrace's heels. "Ah. That's why you needed the car to get away from the security."

    "No! I practice running in heels all the time. See?" Scapegrace hopped out of the car and started running alongside it. That is, until he tripped and fell flat on his face.

    Thrasher jumped off the car and went to help Scapegrace up. "I'm sorry," he sobbed. "I shouldn't have let you run in heels."

    Scapegrace looked at him. "Wait, did you turn off the car?"

    A couple of shrieks gave him his answer, and he looked up to see the car disappearing into the sunset. Technically the airport. Details, details.

    "Well, if we can't run, we can hide!" Scapegrace shouted, and jumped into a coffee shop. "Act normal!" he told Thrasher.

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  97. They both sat down at a table. And sat. And sat. And then a guy came up to Scapegrace.

    "Hello, beautiful. Can I buy you something?"

    Scapegrace looked at him. "Bring me a cup of coffee, slave."

    He laughed. "All right then. Is this your boyfriend?"

    Scapegrace looked at Thrasher. He was sleeping with his mouth wide open, and was slowly sliding down the chair. "Um."

    "I'll take that as a no."

    And then the man kept on talking to her—HIM, sorry—and would not shut up. And Scapegrace was beginning to feel annoyed. She—HE—kept trying to tell him that he was male, but the guy would just laugh and say something boring.

    Finally, the man left, but only so he could order Scapegrace's coffee and come back. Scapegrace woke Thrasher up by slapping him.

    "Thrasher," he said, "I need you to pretend you're my boyfriend so this man will stop bugging me."

    Thrasher looked at him blankly. "OK." When Scapegrace turned away, he squealed happily.

    The man came back.

    "DON'T TOUCH MY BOYFRIEND!" Thrasher screamed, flailing his arms about, and Scapegrace put his head in his hands. "DON'T TOUCH HIM! GET AWAY FROM HIM! GO! MOVE!"

    The man gave him a confused look, and Thrasher said, "SEE? HE HATES YOU ENOUGH THAT HE MADE ME HIS BOYFRIEND! SO GO!"

    The man was completely lost for words, so he settled for walking away.

    "YOU'D BETTER RUN!" Thrasher shouted, and the man walked faster.

    "How did I do?" he said.

    Scapegrace stared at him with his mouth open. "I am going to kill you," he managed to say.

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  98. Wow, September. That is really good! :D

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  99. If you read the first sentence of Death Bringer to a dictator, it will come out like this: The closing Dynamique can like that watching everything of aghast at the table.

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  100. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!


    Editorsarticle, I'm part of the gang now? I feel so loved!

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  101. DOCTOR WHO TODAY! THE FIRST EPISODE THAT I WILL WATCH LIVE!

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  102. By live I mean as it airs, o'course.

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  103. And I am going now, for it is Christle Mistle!

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  104. Oh dear....wait...nope I'm good! Doctor Who is on tomorrow, for me...that is.
    YAYNESS.

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  105. Oh dear....wait...nope I'm good! Doctor Who is on tomorrow, for me...that is.
    YAYNESS.

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  106. Can't wait for Doctor who, maybe he prevented the world from ending

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  107. Merry Christmas to everyone!!! :) <3

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  108. Off topic !!!

    But Derek do you know you are a green egg on twitter?

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  109. ADMIRE MY NEW PROFILE PICTURE! MADE IT THIS MORNING! WITH MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT, AKA PHOTOSHOP!

    Admire itttttttttttttttt. Took me hours . . . mostly coz I was figuring out how to use Photoshop at the same time . . .

    BUT WHATEVER.

    Merry Christmas, everyone!

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  110. MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU PERFECT PEOPLE YOU!<3


    IMREALLYHAPPYBECAUSEIOWN52SKULDUGGERYPLEASANTBOOKSANDOHMYGOLDENGODTHEYAREALLGLORIOUSANDIMGETTINGMOREBECAUSEIGOTSOMEMONEYASWELLASTHESEOTHERTHINGS:3

    MERRY CHRISTMAS, GUYS! MERRY CHRISTMAS, DEREK!

    I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE (HAD) A WONDERFUL DAY, LIKE YOU DESERVE!:3 <3

    now I might go watch Avengers... :D

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  111. Merry Christmas Derek! I got a bunch of Doctor Who stuff like the latest season, i got an iPod Touch, uhm...my SP books KOTW paperback and TEOTW Aussie version arent here yet, Amazon didnt get them in time,

    ITS A WHITE CHRITMAS MASTER DEREK :D

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  112. And you can tell Skulddugery I was the one who stopped some idiots from trying to start a tsunami at Irelabd, needless to say they are not free today

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  113. Uhm i dont watch Merlin sorry! My iPod is copying my iPad data atm so i just waiting

    And i promised Derek to take pictures of my white Christmas i shall

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  114. Hey Zaf! I got an iPhone!

    Would anybody be kind enough to look at my blog? I reccomend fanfics on it.

    http://septembersilver.blogspot.sg/

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  115. Derek Landy, you are awesome, and funny, and amazing, and I can't think of anything else to say right now, and this sentence is too long, and I just realised that I always make sentences this long, and I think my English teacher would have a fit.

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  116. MERRy CHRISTMAS YALL!

    ~Adra's new laptop#forthewin

    *hands out skulcakes and fezzes and mini santa hats*

    <3

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  117. oi.
    I'm still getting used to the new keyboard.

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  118. OH YEAH:

    SPARKY SAYS HELLO AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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  119. Hello.

    I'm on and off. :s

    Waiting for my dad to get home since he's working today.

    And my brother keeps yelling at me for no reason! I swear he's had too much sugar...

    Speaking of my brother, I need to buy DD onwards in Audio book format because he refuses to read but wants to know what happens without me explaining it...

    He's so awkward ._.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!:D

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  120. NO, I don't believe so *shakes hand* hello, I'm Adrasdos Dark, an American elder at the sanctuary :D

    And I have a cardboard cutout of a TARDIS and a David Tennant. And so much more. And a fez. Wow. I love Christmas.

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  121. OH MY GOD IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR PRESENTSSSSSSSSSS

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  122. LOL VAL :D I GOT A TARDIS. A LIFE. SIZED. TARDIS. AND A TENNANT. WTMFH AND A FEZ. *creys*

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  123. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

    I got my HG admin to start reading SP! :D

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  124. And a very merry Christmas to you!...Wish I had the confidence to say more...I HAVE QUESTIONS DAMN IT AND MY BRAIN WON'T LET ME ASK THEM!

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  125. I got an iPod touch doctor who last season tardis lamp skyrherin shirt thg dvd thg ring ans gift cards

    As for later today idk

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  126. I got a lot of books, an iPhone, CD's from musicals, a book of Cats music, a book of Phantom of the Opera music, and a book of some songs from Jekyll and Hyde that didn't get used in the final show.

    I'm doing my stocking after breakfast

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  127. Hi ValkyrieMarshmallow!

    Can I call you ValMar?

    I have to go eat breakfast now. Homemade cinnamon buns. :D

    Truly today is wonderful.

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  128. Hey! :D yeah, sure:) I was going to take Persephone as my taken name too! Im still deciding though... XD

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  129. Well im so happy Derek gave me the best christmas present on sunday

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  130. Oi! Persephone is mine. You can be Ethelfritha ;P

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  131. My dad got a BONGO! A BONGO!!! Like,the drum kind!!!

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  132. WHY DOES THIS POST NOT HAVE MANY COMMENTS

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  133. Oh, dear, the ded.

    Ahem
    I dedicate this page to the Christmas spirit: presents, strange dreams of Santa Claus on the roof with a salad, visiting relatives, candy, and all that jazz!!! Oh, and even if y'all don't celebrate Christmas, have a nIce day any way! XD

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  134. Cause it's Xmas, Georgina.

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