Could it be some scrumpy? I tried some once and had the same reaction. ----- Original Message ----- From: "hlmw" <hlmw1@telus.net> To: "Cornish" <Cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 9:38 AM Subject: [CORNISH] Party 2012 >I have caught up to the parrots who were bearing what they thought were > pike-staffs. (a couple of branches from decorations). With many gestures > they let me know that they had fought off the Beast, the Wyrm and a dog > that > was skulking around in the dungeons looking for rats. The parrots can't > talk > but they can give a fine demonstration of: "Have at it ye scoundrels, take > that and that, one, two, one, two and a couple more!" > Time to go upstairs where candles beam brightly and Ed, dancing and food > await. I have changed the parrots into their top hat and tails for the > dancing. They have white canes ala Fred Astaire and are practicing > twirling > them as we K-lomp up the stairs on the LEFT - am I being misguided? And > what > about those two - Mistress Agnes and Mrs P ? Are they claiming to be the > armoured ones? > Ah, a bottle of something at the top of the stairs, just right. I have had > nothing to eat or drink since I arrived here. I will give the parrots a > little sip, they must be very thirsty and then I will ... ooh what is the > matter with the parrots? They are goggle-eyed and staggering about making > strange noises - snurty, ghorky, wince, herly, thunk - their idea of > singing > "I've got a lovely bunch of cocoanuts!". > Someone has left that bottle here on purpose... could have been Duchess > Daft > or Mistress whatsername. Thath OK, I am thober ath a thkinny rat and I > think > I will........K-lunk - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz > Limp Lorna > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message