So, We Thought We Could Dance!!

THE STARS SHINE AT MUTTON!!

MLCAMLers and their guests from all eras joined many Celebrities who were out in full force for the first ever Mutton Lake Dance Party.  Many celebs returned from the dead for the occasion in fact.  Big shout out and thanks for making the effort to MJ, Madonna, John "what's this switch for?" Denver, Patsy Cline, Betty Boop, the Fonzie gang and of course, The King himself!!

Well, there is not much more to say, so we can let the pictures do the talking.  Big thanks to Poolhouse Steph for sending in these photos, as these are the only ones sent to MLCAML Blog Central. 

Betty Boop (I think?), The King and one of the Fonzies!

Some Hippie and Micheal Jackson rockin a Tilley!

Elvis and his shiney daughter, Mepps #8.

Fonzie #2 and Gay Fonzie.

Fonzie #1, Madonna and some Hippie.

Some Hippie and his 'ol lady!

When line dancing goes wrong!

John Denver, MJ, The King and Patsy Kline!

Gay Fonzie steppin it up a notch!

The Romainian gymnastics team looks on!!

That's right, people actually dancing!!

Ted (enough said!)

Patsy on clean-up duty after the "incident", which had nothing to do with Gay Fonzie whatsoever!!

Some Hippie with his other 'ol lady!

A Dance Crasher being shown the door!

More dancing!

And even more dancing!

AND NOW, TIME FOR THE AWARDS PRESENTATIONS!!

Best Costume: Ray as Elvis!! (Great Elvis Ray, just stay off the toilet and you should be fine!)

Most Original Costume: 6 way tie! Fonzie #3, Fonzie #2, Gay Fonzie, Fonzie #4, Wife Beater Fonzie, and Fonzie #1

King and Queen of the Hop:  Bob and Max!  (turns out the dance crasher loves to dance and dare I say, one of Maxine's prouder moments?!)

DANCE PARTY INVITATION

SATURDAY NIGHT SWING*

Come dressed to your favourite music era and dance under the stars.
Put on your bobby socks & blue suede shoes and
show off your best dance moves!

When: Saturday, July 10, 2010
Where: Lodge Deck
Time: 9:30pm

Prizes Awarded for:
• Spot dances
• Best Dressed Dancer
• King & Queen of the hop

 An MLCAML Sponsored Event       Rain Date TBA        *Remember – don’t drink & jive...

FORE!!

(or "four" as Sam texted to me menacingly on the eve of the big match!)

The 1st annual Mutton Lake Cottage Association of Mutton Lake Links Challenge (MLCAMLLC) took place on May 15th, 2010 at the Parry Sound Golf Club. Participants were chosen via a complex qualification system akin to the selection process for the Masters. In other words, Poolhouse Rob had a coupon and the first three other people to hear about it became eligible to reap the benefits of Rob's offer to share the wealth!! In the end, the field was Poolhouse Rob, Lodge Ron, Lakehead Tom and Wannabe Sam. The toughest test this group would face was the tee time………………….8:00 am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some unbelievable golf was displayed throughout the round, however the scorecard has gone mising and the results have been lost forever! Though I am pretty sure that Tom won as Sam put all his golf balls and few others into the same pond on the same hole, I believe Rob is still in the bunker we lowered him into at the 12th before realizing there was no way he was getting his ball, or himself back out, and Ron was last seen trying to find the puny head on his puny driver!! Photographic evidence below……………...

The MLCAML Blog Returns!!!!

SPRUNG!!

Well, I finally made bail and am free to blog once again! All appeals have been exhausted and the Google decision (degooglecision) stands. NO MONEY FOR YOU!! EVER!!

Whatever, who cares, all the advertisers were scammers and thieves anyways.  So, where were we????

Blog Master being led into court.

Looks like prison life agreed with him!

AQUA CADABRA!!

Anyhoo, well I was gone, Mutton Lake nearly ran out of water!! We experienced record low water levels during the last week of May and the first couple weeks of June.

How low was it?  It was so low that Kenny walked to the Island!!

Photo: Ken half way to Island. Nice Tan eh!!??






My theory is that Google Goons were stealing our water as an act of revenge for the perceived blog "ad-scam"!

But if it was not Google Goons, where did all the water go? The Falls at Lakehead, being one of our major inputs have been running strong, and the beaver dam down the river has been doing its job, so…where did all the water go?. The answer, Evaporation.

EVAPORATION - Here are the facts:

• Mutton Lake contains exactly (that's right, exactly) 810 Million litres of water (that's 98,973,607 cases of beer!).
• Under the following conditions: 12c water temps, combined with 18c air temp and relative humidity of 45%, Mutton Lake would lose about 1.2 million litres of water a day (that’s 146,627 cases of beer), or about 2.75cm of water depth. 11 Days of these conditions and Mutton Lake would lower about 1 foot.
• Evaporation increases as humidity drops and temps rise. Evaporation stops at about 70% relative humidity.

Obviously there a many factors, but you get the point, lots of water can be lost to evaporation when we don't have the rain to replace it. So there, believe it or not!

THE SPIRIT OF RADIO
The Sted Manco Radio Hour has returned and renewed itself as a Saturday night classic, entertaining all MLCAML members. During the season premier a couple of weeks ago, Sted introduced us all to his very own theme song to open the program, which in itself, is worth tuning in for. This past Saturday was a Karaoke edition of the popular radio show AND Sted introduced us to an exciting new addition to the broadcast, weatherman Parry Hooter! Although Parry sounded a little nervous during his first appearance on the show, I think I speak for all listeners when I say we look forward to hearing more on the spot weather conditions, mafore codes, forecasts and especially, in which direction the wind is NOT blowing!! Welcome Parry!!

HIGH TECH OFF GRID
Parry Hooter of the Sted Manco show comes live to us from the newly installed Mutton Lake Meteorologic Centre of Applied Meteorology of Mutton Lake (MLMCAMML). This is a high tech weather station designed to provide MLCAML members with specialized, localized and approximized weather conditions and forecasts. The facility was financed in a part by some members of the Mutton Lake Cottage Association of Mutton Lake (MLCAML) and installed as a group effort. The centre will be known simply as the MLCAML-MLMCAMML.

This is not a photo of the MLCAML-MLMCAMML weather station.

OTHER RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Poolhouse's Chris nearly killed himself while wakeboarding due to a high speed dropoff too close the dock! Captain Drive Safely would have been so proud! Glad to report, no serious injury, but some cuts and bruises and a really cool story. Rumour has it there are photos, and Blog-land would love to see them, so cough them up if you have them! treed1872osl@gmail.com

The first annula MLCAML Golf Tourny was held back on May 15.  More on this in a future post.....

Stay tuned,

See ya!

Blog Bust!!

Breaking News!
It looks like the much anticipated MLCAML Blog Docktail party, to be funded by Blog Ad earnings, will not happen.  After what appears to be an intensive investigation (probably) involving multiple levels of government (maybe) in what may well have been an international sting operation, the MLCAML blog has been accused of "invalid activity" regarding ad clicks.  All funds earned to date have been refunded to the "alleged" advertisers and the MLCAML Google Ad account has been closed.  When contacted for comment, a representative of the RCMP had this to say:    "...for service in English please press 1 now".  Exactly.  The whole thing reeks of a cover up!  The Blog Master could not be reached for comment, but his out of office reply stated that he was not available as he was busy "Aclickinforcash", whatever that is?  Probably trying to match homeless people with good jobs or some other charitable cause, God Bless him.  The Blogmaster has yet to hire a lawyer, but they certainly would be exploring any and all avenues for an appeal and to restore the good name of the Blog Master and all of the Blog Followers, who are probably the real criminals in this case anyways.
So, until the appeal is heard and won, there will be no more ads appearing on the MLCAML Blog.  I for one say thank goodness.  The pure art that appears on this Blog in the form of witty comments, photos, valuable education and health and safety tips should never have been sullied by the corporate pigs and greed bred from a capatalist society and their shameless advertising and corruption of innocence.  Good riddance. 

APA

The Blog Master's reaction when told of the "invalid activity".

(Identity concealed due to publication ban)

Stay tuned for further developments in this story.  Donations are being accepted and will be used for the defense of the alleged allegations.

Associated Press Association

Boats Ahoy!

Emma Lee Floats!!
It was a very exciting weekend amongst those MLCAMLers who were there. Here are some highlights!

Greg made his first appearance of the year as he prepares for his prolonged exile at Baywatch. Oddly enough, chief among his concerns was internet access! This from a man who said to me"….f^*k, well, I don't know how to start an email from scratch, but I can reply to one that was sent to me…..". Hmmmmm?

Poolhouse housed a complete and total STAIN, who shall remain nameless, except to say it rhymes with Blob! There also appeared to be some sort of work going on over at Poolhouse, but I didn't get close enough to see exacxtly what was happening…..

Lakehead  launched! Thanks to Baywatch for the use of his home…er, I mean his truck, and Poolhouse for providing the launch facility!

And the most exciting news of all….The Lodge picked and Launched their brand new 17', 90hp Legend named the "Emma Lee". Apparently it took a lot of work to get her into the water, but I didn't get close enough to see exacxtly what was happening, but it is in and she is a beauty. Ron was a little confused however, he had no idea where to spray the quick start to gett'er goin!  Anyways, she rides like a dream with nary a sound……..even the radio is quiet!! 
Less quiet was the Birthday celebration for Kerri that followed.  It was a very special evening with the traditional cake and scotch!  Through tears, Kerri said it was the best birthday ever...or something like that, I wasn't really listening.........good times!

CAPTAINS CORNER
Fresh off his his spring boat shows tour and with 2 of the MLCAML boats in the water and the rest soon to follow, Captain Drive Safely wishes to pass on some of his Boating safety tips to ensure everyone gets the absolute most enjoyment from there favourite activity involving liquid!!

Captain Drive Safely Safety Tips

• Ensure all cup holders, the drivers in particular, are clean and obstruction free.
• Be prepared! Always carry a surplus of beverages, you never know when you might have a spill or pick up some babes along the way. (or dudes)
• Plan ahead. When traveling by boat to a party, one is always well stocked for the trip over and the party itself, but do NOT forget about the trip home! Leaving a full beverage in the cup holder when you arrive is an easy way to ensure you have the "one more" you need when you hop aboard for the late night, long journey home! 
• Speaking of the late night journey home…..just because it is dark, that is no reason to reduce speeds. Whether you are traveling fast or slow, it will remain dark! Since it is a known fact that the more time you spend on the water, the greater your risk of drowning, it only makes sense to always go fast and get the hell off the water and on to dry ground where it is safe!
• The amount of beer required to operate a power boat is directly and positively proportionate to the amount of horsepower of the vessel you intend to drive.  10hp requires 1 beer, 20hp-2 beer......90hp-9 beer......and so on. 
•  And always remember; canoes, kayaks and peddle boats are not really boats and therefore do not belong on our prestine lakes.  If you should encounter any of these lake menace, pass them closely and at full throttle.  This display of speed and power will be sure to leave the occupants of these "obstacles" in awe and may inspire them to get out of their death traps into the safety of a "liquid" powered wake maker

So Happy Boating everybody, and remember....
Scotch in your water, beer while you steer!!

CDS

MLCAML Trivia Answers

Well, I have to say that the Trivia Contest stirred quite a reaction, and a lot of unwanted hostility!!
I seriously considered not ever revealing the answers, but that just would not be fair to the decent folk.  So below you will find not only the answers, but the proof of each answer as I am sure the skeptics would be raging in the absence of such proof! 

The Pride Rock ordered stewards inquiry did reveal one small itsy bitsy error on the quiz master's part, HOWEVER, this did not affect the outcome as no one correctly answered all of the questions as required to claim the surprise prize!!

But, even though no one correctly answered all 10 questions.....we do have a WINNER.  The Lodge scored 9/10, however have been rewarded 1 bonus point for declaring the Quizmaster to be Awesome!!!  Congrats Lodgers, well done!  Be on the lookout for your Surprise Prize!!

1.  Answer, b) Mutton Lake has a surface area of 45 hectares. 
Proof:  I am a professional measurer, it is what I do and I am almost always sometimes right about these things!

2. Answer b) The first MLL Horshoe tournament was contested in 1981.
I actually though it was 1980 and graded all of the answers that way........no matter, just add 1 to your loser score if you answered 1981.
Proof: Ask Ron, or visit the Lodge and have a gander at the trophy.

3.  Answer c) There 6 cottages in the Mutton Lake Cotage Association of Mutton Lake which make up the 6 member Cottages of the Mutton Lake Cottage Association of Mutton Lake.
Proof:  See map above, which shows all of the member cottages of the Mutton Lake Cottage Association of Mutton Lake, and count them.  (note, this will require both hands!)

4. Answer a) As the boat floats, it is 640 metres from the Lakehard Dock to the Lodge dock.
Proof:  See photo below.

5. Answer a) As the boat floats, it is 640 metres from the Lakehard Dock to the Point dock.

Proof: See photo below.

6. Actually that question contained an error, as Brier never pees in the lake......I on the other hand do it all the time!!  So the question is still valid re the science of it all..........Answer is indeed d) Elgin dives into my pee all of the time, and so do the rest of you!!!!!!!!  (sucks to be downstream!)

Proof:  You really don't want to know!

7. Answer, c) The 2 flags that fly at Pride Rock have a total of 2 different colours.

Proof:  Pride Rock proudly flies the Canadian Flag and the Flag of Mother Egland!

8. Answer, d) Sam is a Jack Ass for all the reasons listed in the question plus so many more!

Proof:  Knowing Sam.

9. Answer a) or b) The Moutton Lake super duo, the Lava Lamps only have 1 talented member.

Proof:  Ask anyone who has heard them play.

10. Answer a)  At the time of posting there was 37 more sleeps iuntil the next long weekend!!

Proof:  The Julian Calendar and my ability to use a calculator.

Hello from Baywatch

The following note was received today from Baywatch:

greetings fellow cottagers. i am back to the great white north, in a big way. after sparring with the real estate it looks like may 1 i will be officially homeless. so after over 5 minutes of contemplation i have decided to hole up on mutton lake for a little while until the smoke clears. that might not be the ideal place to wait for the smoke to clear, but i'm going in anyway. if you get up that way stop by for a visit, you will find me , i'm on toms map.

Wow.  5 minutes of contemplation!!  Did not think you had that in you Mason!!
I think I speak for the entire MLCAML when i say we can't wait to raise a glass or two with you!  I am also a little fearful of what may come of a bored to tears Mason over an extended, isolated stay in your cabin by the lake........um, hello?  did someone say Uni-bomber??  I am ascared...........

Answers to the Trivia will be posted on Monday, please submit your answers for your chance at the suprise prize.  Only one entry so far (and one sneaky attempt to obtain the answers...you know who you are), but no winner.  If you can't leave a comment for some reason, send your answers to me via email and i will post for you......
treed1872ols@gmail.com

See Ya!

Trivia Contest

Time for some MLCAML trivia to pass the time til the summer weather returns!!
None of the answers are available on line so do not even try to Google them!!
Submit your answers by clicking on the comments button at the bottom of this post.
First one to submit all correct answers will be declared the winner.  The prize is, of course, a surprise!

1)  What is the surface area of Mutton Lake?
         a) 4.5 hectares
         b) 45 hectares
         c) 450 hectares
         d) one million trillion hectares

2) What year was the first annual Mutton Lake Lodge Horseshoe Tournament played?
        a)1980
        b)1981
        c)1978
        d)1985

3) How many of the 6 cottages in the Mutton Lake Cottage Association of Mutton Lake make up the 6 member cottages of the Mutton Lake Cottage Association of Mutton Lake?
        a) 6.5
        b) 10
        c) 6
        d) 33

4) How many metres from Lakehead Dock to Lodge Dock? (via the channel as if in a boat)
        a) 640
        b) 710
        c) 1500
        d) one million trillion metres
       
5) How many metres from Lakehead Dock to Point Dock? (via the channel as if in a boat)
       a) 640
       b) 710
       c) 1500
       d) one trillion zillion metres

6) If Brier pees in the water at Lakehead at 10am, at what time does Elgin dive into that pee at the Point?
      a) 10:15
      b) 10am the next day
      c) at Miller time
      d) all the time

7)  How many total colours are on the 2 flags that traditionally fly at Pride Rock?
      a) 3
      b) 4
      c) 2
      d) one million billion colours

8) If Sam is travelling north, in the fog, on highway 400 at 120 km/hour and Bobby Orr is travelling south on highway 400 at 110 km/hour at the same place and time, why is Sam a Jack Ass?
      a) because he thinks he saw Bobby Orr go by.
      b) because he actually TOLD people he thinks he saw Bobby Orr go by.
      c) because....just because
      d) all of the above and so much more

9)  How many members of the Mutton Lake super duo, "The Lava Lamps" actually have talent?
      a) 1
      b) all of the above

10) How many more sleeps until the next long weekend!!!!
       a) 37
       b) 31
       c) 5
       d) one million billion sleeps

Good luck to everyone!!  See you soon.

Also, don't forget to send me any photos you wouldlike to share with the world!
treed1872ols@gmail.com 

See ya!!!

Easter Bunny

This bunny not only hides eggs, but beer mugs too!!!

Easter Wrap-Up

Stain Report
The first long weekend is behind us.  The weather was summer-like, the water was ice-like and the parties were fun-like!  Which of course brings us to the first long weekends Stain nominees brought to you by Tide.......Stains Out, No Doubt!!

Congrats to all nominees!  But remember, not winning this award is no reason to feel shame, just being nominated should be shameful enough!!  As always though, it was tough to choose a winner from such a stellar crop, and following a lively discussion amongst the council, here are the nominees.........

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  Ted clearly had the early lead despite being on lite duty with a lacerated digit.....he made a remarkable recovery however to be at his child's side for her b-day......(sob!)
• 
  
  Rob was getting there, but couldn't live down to the low expectations.
• 
  
  John, always a contender was declared the "Free Square" on the Bingo Card and, as such, is not eligible!
• 
  
  Kerri barely survived the Easter "Hunt" once again, but seeemed to pull it together, only to put herself right back into contention once the storm hit........close, but not this time..................
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  Which of course leaves our friend from across the pond, the gracefull Ballroom dance instructor and first Stain of the season, Sir Brian.  Not a flashy participant, but quietly went about his business without great disturbance until some "BASTARD" moved his empty mug he so strategically placed in the middle of the road to be retreived upon his return.....brilliant move in thoery, not so much in execution!! Well done old chap!! Jolly good!  Bravo! 

Photographic evidence of the stain would be much appreciated.  Please send to treed1872ols@gmail.com. 

Wild Life Report

Beavers were spotted at both The Point and Lakehead.  Cute, furry little fellas they were......looked like they could use a shave though!!

Stay tuned..............................

Easter Fundays

Get out the sun screen!
Looks like this weekend could be the nicest weekend of the summer if last year is any indication!!  Sunny and 21 Degrees both Friday and Saturday!! Hope the Easter Bunnies don't melt! Calling for showers and 13 for Sunday, and about the same for holiday Monday (well, holiday for us government slaves!).   

Lakehead will be heading up on Thurs night. Remember to tune in to Channel 4 (for Bobby Orr!!) on your MLCAML radio waves and announce your arrival. (that cartoon kills me bty).

Easter Weekend Events

This is a jam packed long weekend of events!! 

• Saturday @ noon do not miss the  Poolhose Easter "Egg" hunt!!  This is age appropriate fun for all!  I know someone at the Lodge really, really, really enjoyed this last year!! 
• Then, for those still "able", @ 3pm Saturday, there will be a Birthday Party at the Point for the youngest goaltender in the MLCAML.....see pic below!  (BTY, I think it's a surprise!!)

• There will also be a Blog Launch Party!!  Not sure what a Blog Launch Party would be, but, the words Blog and Party seem to fit the MLCAML crowd to a Tee......I am sure we will figure it out!     This will likely just be incorporated into the Birthday Party....that way we can all justify drinking heavily at a child's birthday party!! 
• Following the Birthday/Blog Launch Party will be The MLCAML Easter Pot Luck dinner at the Point (oh ya, this should be good!)  Contact Pride Rock for details of what to bring so it too can be left out in the cold while the drunks get drunkser!!

**Work will only be permitted on Friday between noon and 3pm, and only if the temperatures do not rise above 21 degrees.   


Attendance Outlook
Looks like all the regulars will be up this weekend.
PLUS! Warm the beer!  Sir Brian of Mother England will be gracing his rolling estate this weekend.  Jolly good!  Brilliant!!  Safe travels my good man.

Click the link below to see an Easter Greeting from Lady Silvia of Mother England.
BTW, Lady Silvia informed me not to worry about warming the beer as Brian will tea todling it this weekend!!
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=2264878204743&source=jl99


STAIN PREDICTIONS
Kerri's opening Stain act last year may be hard to top, but my money this year is on Rob.....just a gut feeling!  Though it could be anyone, you never know who's time it is to shine!!

mBAY - freeBAY - update:
The vintage 21" colour TV has yet to be claimed......don't be shy.  Delivery is included!

Blog Blog Blog
Try to add yourslef as a follower, I understand this could be problematic, but just try ok?  And feel free to leave comments.....just click on "Comments" at the bottom of each post.
While all you MLCAML members know who you are, you should also know we have a loyal cast of Wannabes, namely. the Francisisis's of Barrie, and Sister 5......beware, they are listening!

SEE YA!!

Blog Launch

Hello all members of the Mutton Lake Cottage Association of Mutton Lake (MLCAML) and welcome to the beta test for a cottage blog.
Reed #5 has inspired me to start this blog, could be a great place to post pics, news and most importantly, party invitations!! Look for exciting features like;

• Picture of the Week
• Weekend in Review (Stain Report!)
• Captain Drive Safely safety tips
• Wild life Report
• Fish report, aka, the John and Rob report!
• Mbay - FreeBay
• Interesting Facts

If anyone has any news, pictures, INVITATIONS they want posted, email Lakehead at treed1872ols@gmail.com

Below is a sample of what you can expect......................I was up a couple weekends ago......

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!

March 21 Report
Brier and I attended Lakehead this weekend. Happy to report that the snow is all but gone, just trace amounts amongst the trees. The ice is in retreat, open water from Lakehead to just past campers point. Speaking of Campers point, there was about 4 people having a fire or bbq there on Sunday. I think they were quite surprised to see me go by in a kayak! The weather was amazing, despite the crappy forecast, there was barely a cloud in the sky all day Sat and Sunday, it was a perfect spring weekend! The attached pics are from my phone, so not great, but there is a pic of each cottage in the bay, proof that they are all still standing, and as far as I could tell, no trees upon them!

(CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR FULL SCREEN VIEW)

mBay - FreeBay

Lakehead went into WalMart this past Sat to pick up a couple of $5 DVDs and ended up walking out with a new 32" flatscreen!! Therefore, we have a new item up on FreeBAY!! See pic below.

This bad boy is about a 21" vintage colour TV featuring channel up and down buttons as well as volume controls to compliment the on/off switch!! Do not hesitate! This baby wil only be available to the first taker until Easter weekend when it will be donated to the Christie Township dump store.

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Captain Drive Safely Tip of the Week! When snowmobiling on thin ice during the spring thaw season, be sure to compliment each beer with some sort of Liqueur or hard booze prior to your trip. This will thin your blood to improve circulation, increase your blood alcohol level and therefore increase your chance of survival when you inevitably go through the razor thin ice. Have you ever seen a frozen bottle of Vodka?? Didn't think so!! I rest my case.

Remember:  "Scotch in your water, Beer while you steer!!!"

CDS


See you all Easter Weekend.  Stay tuned for upcoming news regarding our First Long Weekend of 2010!

(Oh, in case you were wondering, in Roman Numerals, MLCAML = 1050100A1050!)