In an effort to lighten the mood...I give you this missive that was sent to the Kiersted Household list from a member who is vacationing in forgien lands...<br><br>For if we can't laugh at ourselves...we're taking ourselves WAY TOO seriously...<br><br>LDeerSlayer<br><br>(thank Lady Moira for the chuckle...)<br><br><b><i></i></b><br> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><div id="ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="padding: 0pt 20px 0pt 0pt; width: 530px; float: left; position: relative; z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text"> <div>Goldihat and the Three Peers<br> by Maister Iago ab Adam<br> <br> Once upon a time there were three Peers: a Birdy Peer, a Shrubby Peer, and a Chivy Peer.<br> <br> One morning Shrubby Peer and Chivy Peer awoke to find that Birdy Peer had stayed up all night preparing an elaborate
breakfast of porridge. They all sat down to eat.<br> <br> "This porridge, which I stayed up all night preparing, is too hot," said the Birdy Peer.<br> <br> "Porridge would not have been served at this temperature in period," said the Shrubby Peer.<br> <br> "Ow," said the Chivy Peer.<br> <br> "Well, no sense in wasting time while we wait for it to cool- let's go out and tidy the forest," said the Birdy Peer.<br> <br> "I do need to look for some rare herbs," said the Shrubby Peer.<br> <br> "Pretty trees!" said the Chivy Peer.<br> <br> So off they went. <br> <br> Soon, a girl happened by, followed by her retinue. She was called Goldihat, because of her beautiful gold plated headgear. She walked in to the Peers' kitchen.<br> <br> "Food tester, test this porridge," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This porridge is too hot, your worthiness."<br> <br> "Food tester, test that porridge," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This porridge is too cold, your worthiness."<br> <br> "Food tester, test this
porridge," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This porridge is just right, your worthiness."<br> <br> So Goldihat sat down and ate the whole bowl. Then she and her retinue processed to the living room.<br> <br> "Chair tester, test this spot on the floor where a chair would be if Birdy Peer ever sat down," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This spot on the floor where a chair would be if Birdy Peer ever sat down is too hard, your worthiness."<br> <br> "Chair tester, test this elaborately hand carved chair piled high with intricately embroidered pillows," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This elaborately hand carved chair piled high with intricately embroidered pillows is too soft, your worthiness."<br> <br> "Chair tester, test this La-Z-Boy," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This La-Z-Boy is just right, your worthiness."<br> <br> So Goldihat sat down and reclined, and sat up and reclined, and raised the footrest and lowered the footrest until *SPROING*. Then she and her retinue processed to the bedroom.<br>
<br> "Bed tester, test this spot on the floor where a bed would be if Birdy Peer ever slept," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This spot on the floor where a bed would be if Birdy Peer ever slept is too hard, your worthiness."<br> <br> "Bed tester, test this pile of leafy branches," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This pile of leafy branches is too soft, your worthiness."<br> <br> "Bed tester, test this racing car bed," said Goldihat.<br> <br> "This racing car bed is just right, your worthiness."<br> <br> So Goldihat lay down on the bed, tucked her headgear under the pillow, and fell fast asleep (because there is no other way to fall asleep on a racing car bed).<br> <br> Soon after, the Peers arrived home from their walk and went to finish their breakfast.<br> <br> "Someone has been eating my porridge, which I stayed up all night preparing," said the Birdy Peer.<br> <br> "Someone has been eating my porridge, and the used the wrong spoon!" said the Shrubby Peer.<br> <br> "Hungry!" said
the Chivy Peer.<br> <br> Then they went to the living room.<br> <br> "Somebody has been sitting on the spot on the floor where a chair would be if I ever sat down," said the Birdy Peer.<br> <br> "Somebody has been getting their greasy fingers all over my elaborately hand carved chair piled high with intricately embroidered pillows," said the Shrubby Peer.<br> <br> "Broken!" said the Chivy Peer.<br> <br> Then the Peers proceded to the bedroom.<br> <br> "Somebody has been sleeping on the spot on the floor where a bed would be if I ever slept," said the Birdy Peer.<br> <br> "Somebody has been resting on my laurels," said the Shrubby Peer. <br> <br> "Woman!" said the Chivy Peer.<br> <br> Just then, Goldihat awoke, sat up, and put on her headgear.<br> <br> "Your worthiness!" said the Birdy Peer.<br> <br> "Your worthiness!" said the Shrubby Peer.<br> <br> "Shiny!" said the Chivy Peer.<br> <br> So the Peers joined Goldihat's retinue, and they went around invading houses all over
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