I'm sure some faeries are fairies...
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Graham <planoph...@aei.ca> wrote: > Indeed, my house has it's share. > > My Gram told me all about them when I was wee lad. I tell similar tales of > Faeries to my grandchildren who now pass them on any others who will listen. > > Sadly, not the typical meaning of the term Faeries (or Fairies if you > prefer) here in North America. > > cheers, Graham ve3gtc > > > > > > On 11/12/2010 09:40, William H. Fite wrote: > >> "Faeries," ma Scottish Gram use' tae say. >> >> My son found his sunglasses on the back of a shelf in his refrigerator... >> >> When I unpacked a box of my Scots kit following a cross-country move, I >> found a Byrds album tucked neatly between my best kilt and my full >> plaid... >> >> When we cleared out Gram's house after her death, we found a petrified >> apple >> pie up on a top shelf with her "good" china... >> >> These are the same wee folk who clutter your closet with empty wire >> hangers >> when you don't need them and empty it of same when you do. >> >> Who move your roll of solder right in the middle of your job so that you >> have to stop and find it when you used it not two minutes ago. >> >> Who cause the printer cartridge that you know damned well you bought two >> weeks ago to disappear entirely. >> >> And who now seem to have purloined the upper-middle section of my 12' Xmas >> tree. >> >> Gram said you could mollify them by leaving bowls of milk out for them to >> drink. >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.