Dear friends, I have a little request and I hope it's okay with the mods that I can post it here.  I do not post it in the OT section by purpose, because I feel the C3 modders share a very special community and I became friends with many of you over the years.

As some of you know, I'm working at a small local newspaper in a westphalian German town. From time to time, somebody sends us a picture of him-/herself reading our little newspaper abroad, like on a mountain or at the beach.

I'd like to ask you if you could do me a similar favour.

I've spent many hours to complete a free 40-page Xmas special for the locals that will be distributed tomorrow. I'd love to have my boss appreciated it even more by showing him pictures of many people with that magazine. And wouldn't it be cool if it were people not only from our town, but from all over the world?

So here is my request, and I hope you're willing to help:

1) Download the cover I've attached below, and print it (regular printer page, 210 x 297mm or 8.3 x 11.7 inches, DIN A4 in Germany, full page)
2) Place yourself in front of a nice background (something typical for your country like a landmark, your town, a special building etc) holding the paper like it was the full newspaper (putting a real newspaper behind the cover page might add to the illusion).
3) Do anything funny or nice that you want, but remember that it's a family-friendly magazine. Dress up in typical clothing. Show something interesting, like your Thanksgiving turkey, a local speciality or something else - surprise me!
4) Take a picture and email it to me in full resolution (right off the camera) before December 20th:
ares.de.borg (at) gmx.de
Please add your christian name, the country and where the pic was taken. Add some christmas greetings to the people of our town (Dorsten) if you want.

The best shots will be published in our newspaper ("Xmas greetings from all over the world" or a similar title), and I will attach the full pages as pdf files in this thread.

I know this is an unusual request, and I hope you can help.

PS: I'm not earning any extra money with it, the paper will be distributed for free.
I'm really looking forward to your ideas - and I promise I will add a pic of myself as well.

A blessed Advent to y'all (and specifically the folk in Dorsten) from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada!

P.S. Normally I don't walk around in leather chaps, a buckskin jacket and a .303 Lee-Enfield over the shoulder, but I thought the occasion called for them.