And thank you, Mr. Spenser... [?] On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:15 PM, J. Forster <[email protected]> wrote:
> And some are Faerie Queens. > > -John > > =========== > > > I'm sure some faeries are fairies... > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Graham <[email protected]> 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 -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >
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