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All this mention of Hawaii makes me think of this:

Lili`uokalani
Ha`aheo `e ka ua I nā pāli
Ke nihi a`ele i ka nahele
E uhai ana paha i ka liko
Pua `āhihi lehua o uka.

hui:
Aloha `oe, aloha `oe
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo.
"One fond embrace," a ho`i a`e au
A hui hou aku.

`O ka hali`a aloha ka i hiki mai
Ke hone a`e nei i ku`u manawa.
`O `oe nō ka`u ipo aloha
A loko e hana nei.

Maopopo ku`u `ike i ka nani
Nā pua rose o Mauna-wili.
I laila ho`ohie nā manu,
Miki`ala i ka nani o ia pua. Proudly the rain on the cliffs
Creeps into the forest
Seeking the buds
And miniature lehua flowers of the uplands.

Chorus:
Farewell to thee, farewell to thee
O fragrance in the blue depths.
One fond embrace and I leave
To meet again.

Sweet memories come
Sound softly in my heart.
You are my beloved sweetheart
Felt within.

I understand the beauty
Of rose blossoms at Mauna-wili.
There the birds delight
To the beauty of this flower

(Which reminds me. Can you guess just by reading the above which letter of the alphabet is not used in the Hawaiian language?)

"Z"

Good guess, but wrong.

'v"

Still wrong.

Q

Mm mm mm. Nope.

Hawaiian alphabet
'ā
'ē
'ī
'ō
'ū
'ā kō
'ē kō
'ī kō
'ō kō

Ū ū H h K k L l M m N n P p W w '
'ū kō
hē
kē
lā
mū
nū
pī
wē/vē
'okina

Notice there's no T.

nor any b's or c's nor any d's

Good morning, listeners. Welcome to WA2K's Holiday Luau. Sooooooo, let's all lei back and have a piece of poi.

Alfred Hitchcock once sent a Christmas card to all his friends with all the letters of the alphabet but one. If you guess that omitted letter, you have a bit of yuletide news.

Noel Greetings to all. And Happy Birthday to:

1805 Joseph Smith, religious leader and founder of the Mormon Church (Sharon, VT; died 1844)
1860 Harriet Monroe, poet (Chicago, IL; died 1936)
1918 Jose Greco, dancer (Abruzzi, Italy)
Helmut Schmidt, West German chancellor (Hamburg, Germany)
1923 Ruth Roman, actress (Lynn, MA; died 1999)
1926 Robert Bly, author (Madison, MN)
1933 Akihito, emperor of Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
1943 Harry Shearer, comedian/actor (Los Angeles, CA)
1948 Susan Lucci, actress (Scarsdale, NY)
1963 Jim Harbaugh, football player (Toledo, OH)





<sigh>

It's disgraceful!

Greco sure ain't no Geekoh is he, Raggedy.

Hey, gal. How about showing us a pix of Anthony Dexter. Now there's a hunk that rivals George.(soccer George, that is)

Let's shake with the Beatles and the Sheik, listeners:








Beatles
» The Sheik Of Araby

Well I'm the sheik of Araby,
Your love belongs to me.
Well at night where you're asleep,
Into your tent I'll creep.
The stars that shine above
Will light our way to love.
You rule this world with me,
I'm the sheik of Araby.
Well I'm the sheik of Araby,
Your love belongs to me.
Oh at night where you're asleep,
Into your tent I'll creep.
The sun that shines above
Will light our way to love.
You rule this world with me,
I'm the sheik of Araby.
Well I'm the sheik of Araby,
Well I'm the sheik of Araby, yeah.

Amazing disgrace, C.I. Funnnneeeeeee.

Will this do?



And, might I say Noel again. :wink:


Love your funnies, CI.

Ah, Raggedy....(sigh) and yes, you got it.

Noel!

Letty goes off with rose in teeth sighing The Blue Tango.

Seed, Fantastic. A rose in the teeth is worth two in the hand.

Listeners, Here's an interesting note on the use of the word Xmas.

Why is there an X in Christmas? (X-mas)
A seasonal and interesting etymology question: was the X a "commercializing" thing to make Christmas more edible for non-Christians? Is the X really a cross?

Neither, in fact; it appears that the X is really the first letter of the word Xtos (ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ), which in Greek is the word for Christ.


Xmas

SYLLABICATION: X·mas
PRONUNCIATION: krsms, ksms
NOUN: Christmas.
ETYMOLOGY: From X, the Greek letter chi, first letter of Greek Khrstos, Christ. See Christ.
USAGE NOTE: Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of , "Christ." In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, "Christian." But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (ksms). Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas.


Sources:
Pulseplanet: Etymology of Christmas

Many folks aren't aware of that little tidbit.

Letty, Your mention of xmas is becoming somewhat of political football in many communities around this country. Non-christians are complaining that christmas decorations, carols, signs, and displays are anti-other religions, and they complain they are not getting equal 'treatment.' On that basis, many communities in the US now disallow any displays in yards, government and commercial buildings. Talk about "disgrace," what is happening to this country that people can't enjoy one of the holidays we have enjoyed for so many decades free of all this b.s.?