[Spridgets] [External] Re: Happy Spritely July 4th of 250 years

[Orkin, Jack L]

I remember this bumper sticker at Spridget 50 at LOTO.  Think it was on Trevor Jesse's car.  Hope everyone survived the 4th, sounded like WWIII at my house!

Jack
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Subject: [External] Re: [Spridgets] Happy Spritely July 4th of 250 years

A very spritely gathering!
Happy Fourth guys!!
[cid:19f2fbebc19deb9412c1]

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

sprite
American
[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

Etymology
Origin 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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