Eric, one of our favorite developers, missed the Christmas party this past week, and I promised him a gift and something special so I got together with some other GNE players and we put together a card. Under inspoetica’s suggestion I posted it here so that everyone could take a look at it.

A Christmas Card for Eric!

Dear Eric,

Thank you for all the hard work you have done for the GNE; my addiction thanks you very much as well. :)

Merry Christmas!

Sincerely,
flippy rice
Written by flippy rice at 12/19/2002 2:45:19 PM

Yay, Eric! A level 1,001 developer!

(Now, please, the antidote?)
Added by Peter Verona at 12/19/2002 2:50:45 PM

Merry Christmas (or other (non)secular holiday)!

Did’cha get any nice toys for the kids yet? :P

(Spending too much time working on GNE can be hazardous to your health! Take it easy, Eric!)
Added by yeoz at 12/19/2002 3:05:02 PM

Eric, I know we whine, bitch, tease, and just all around don’t seem to appreciate you. But if anything was to ever happen to you that’s when the real wailing would begin. We love you! I hope you and your family have a very wonderful holiday, and a blessed new year.
Added by Loli at 12/19/2002 4:16:42 PM

Eric, you make my mood +200. Thanks for the fun, the laughs, and even the occasional divine repartee (or verbal sparring match!). May this holiday season find you and yours happy and warm. :)
Added by Selva Morales at 12/19/2002 4:26:31 PM

Thanks for this beautiful world, Eric. Now go forth and stay away from the keyboard for a couple days. :)

Here’s to hoping that you and yours have a great holiday.
Added by Thurgood Marshall at 12/19/2002 4:37:17 PM

Here’s hoping you have a fantastic winter holiday, from David and me. Take it easy and see you around!
Added by Eglantine at 12/19/2002 4:42:20 PM

Oh Eric, though I try to tell you that I love you every day, I know it is not enough. The paychecks are not enough. This wouldn’t have happened without your Kung Fu, and you great ideas. Hooray for you!
Added by Stewart at 12/19/2002 4:44:27 PM

Happy Holidays Joly Moly!
Added by capodistria at 12/19/2002 5:48:17 PM

Eric is like 100,000 genomes and 500,000 purple papers. We love Eric!!
Added by caterina at 12/19/2002 6:10:38 PM

Eric, thank you so much for all you have done for us. If i could turn GNE into RL, I would!!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Added by Mina at 12/19/2002 6:28:52 PM

Thank you for your long and dedicated service, your “smiling” face, and sharing your genial nature. Happy new year, cold (and flu?) season, and everything else that can be wished upon you!
Added by majick at 12/19/2002 6:49:14 PM

Deck the halls with bowling bellies. Gel the crawling bowls of jelly. Droll, the drawling tolls of Nelly.

And, like that.
Added by Plurp at 12/19/2002 7:42:07 PM

I happened across glish.com a while back and
said “hey, this guy is good.” I learned a lot
of CSS from you and said “hey, this guy is good.”
I started playing GNE and saw you were involved
and said “this guy’s out to get me.”

Happy Holidays!
Added by Moondawg at 12/19/2002 8:19:25 PM

Thank you so much for bringing us a new addiction for the new year.

Warmest wishes for a great winter solstice, and Happy New Year. ‘squeek’
Added by konamouse at 12/19/2002 8:32:48 PM

Excellent Eric,

Our most enamored electronic error eradicator … you know I was wondering when you’d introduce a dynamic marketplace, and you know that pesky IE bug where it logs you out, and then how about … we love you Eric. Really. In the non-creepy kind of way.

Relax, unplug your phone, ignore Stewarts emails! Thank you, thank you, thank you, and yeah, about that bug…

;)
Added by inspoetica at 12/19/2002 11:30:59 PM

For everything you do… this card’s for you. (And if you drink beer, have something other than a Bud, will ya?)

Your efforts are appreciated big-time; you’re keeping me up waaaay too late at night again! :-) Thanks, and a happy new year to you and yours.
Added by Eleanor Rigby at 12/20/2002 1:39:00 AM

Merry Christmas, Eric! :)
Added by pixel a. shun at 12/20/2002 1:41:44 AM

Where would be without GOD and his randomly placed blue papers? Thank you for building a fun community here. Keep up the great work, and happy holidays!
Added by Thespian at 12/20/2002 4:50:49 PM