[Spridgets] Happy Spritely July 4th of 250 years

[Erick Zanner]

A very spritely gathering!
Happy Fourth guys!!

On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) <
crusaderchuck55 at aol.com> wrote:

> Minor oversight?
> "Things go better with Sprite"!
> Chuck
> Be happy be safe!
>
> On Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 05:30:56 PM EDT, stanbmason--- via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Spridgeteers and other references to our Sprite Name Sake!
>
> Happy 4th to all my Spritely friends.  In the past I have had a lot of fun
> making up alternative names on the base root "Sprite" from the creation of
> Donald and Geoffrey Healey.  I thought I would share what the
> dictionary/internet says about Sprite and share a tribute to Donald
> Healey's Birth:
>
> spriteAmerican
> [sprahyt]/ spraɪt /
> *Or* *spright*
> noun
> sprites
>
>    1.
>
>    (in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin.
>
> noun
>
>    1.
>
>    (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water
>    2.
>
>    a small dainty person
>
> I Guess I used "Have a Spritely life" as a corruption of sprightly life,
> which I think our favorite ride is more than ever knowing it's advance age
> of 68 years old (younger than many of it's owners / Racers)
> adjective
> sprightlier, sprightliest
>
>    1.
>
>    animated or vivacious; lively.
>    Synonyms:spry <https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/spry>, buoyant
>    <https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/buoyant>, blithe
>    <https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/blithe>, spirited
>    <https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/spirited>
>
> adverb
>
>    1.
>
>    in a sprightly manner.
>
> sprightlyBritish
> / ˈspraɪtlɪ /
> adjective
>
>    1.
>
>    full of vitality; lively
>
> EtymologyOrigin of sprightly
> <https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sprightly#hdr-headword-dcom-1>
>
> 1590–1600; *spright* (spelling variant of sprite
> <https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sprite> ) + -ly
> <https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ly>
>
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