[Sca-cooks] EK Arms and Marzipan Drumsticks

[Philip & Susan Troy]

A F Murphy wrote:

> I would say that the activity was, but calling it that wasn't. What you
> called it seemed to depend on who you were. If you were the harrasser,
> you called it Good Fun, or The Way To Talk to a Woman, or...  If  you
> were the lady's father or brother, you called it Bothering Decent Women
> or in extreme cases Subverting the Purity and Innocence of our Virtuous
> Women. (Unless, of course, the harrasser was the person you wanted to
> marry her to. Then you called it Flirtation, and made sure the marriage
> contract got signed before things went any further.) If you were the
> lady's husband, you called it things I won't repeat, and you  might
> fight over it.
>
> If you were the lady herself, your opinion didn't usually  matter all
> that much, so we don't really know what you called it... unless, of
> course, you were a Virtuous and Chaste Woman with men in a position to
> defend that.

Of course, all true, but it should be remember that I never, at any
time, said anything about Olwen's firm, round, fully packed... marzipan
arms. Other than commenting on the beauty of the piece...

Adamantius, Essence of Propriety
--
Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com

"It was so blatant that Roger threw at him.  Clemens gets away with
things that get other people thrown out of games.  As long as they
let him get away with it, it's going  to continue." -- Joe Torre, 9/98