lolol...Everytime I start I find the wagon has rolled along a little further without me. Dizzying pace, but beautiful to behold. The Blatherwagon certainly gathers no moss!!
Offical Muffler Sulking Section (and other Various Chatter)
Whereas Grow wants blue roses and green roses for her garden. I think she shall have some problems with that, whereas I have not seen the aforementioned colours.
:P!! First a green rose...
:P!! Then blue...
or blue...
What do the CHICKSS think of this neck warming device?
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36069477&ref=fp_feat_1
Grow, that first one scarcely looks like a rose, and I call the second one pinky-mauve, but hey, whatever floats your boat.... ;-)
I have a BLUE rose! its beautiful! I also have seen GREEN roses. i intend to acquire a green rose bush next season.
Oh fine. I have taken the aura test... environmental tan and violet. What kind of dweebish fashion blind spiritual dwarf came up with this? I refuse to wear anything with that combo...
However, I wouldn't turn down a crocheted tractor... I think the chain stitch would give it more torque... in John Deere green...
BTW... my body is also a temple. A Buddha temple. =0) I make regular offerings...
grey, it is chocolate ESPRESSO P-thud Pie...
I have a different recipe for pure, unadulterated Chocolate P-thud Pie. =0)
Hah!! Take THAT, Mistress Moxon!!
well both sound great!
So, when I think "blue" rose I think cornflower blue, or Himalayan poppy blue, like the one pictured here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_rose
And that, my friends, is not natural!
mine is a greyish purplish blue cabbage rose, smells amazing. :)
That's a yeller rose...
Grow that is a lovely ivory coloured rose.
For comparison, here is a green one. Of course, it's not real.
http://painting.about.com/od/artistreferencephotos/ig/Reference-Photos-Flowers-/Reference-Photo-Green-Rose.htm
Everyone (well, excepting the querulous Moxon) knows that blue in nature is extremely difficult to reproduce photographically--calling for filters and special lighting.
So I believe, though I do not see, that grownut's roses are blue.
Wait! Isn't that the a biblical definition of faith?....why yes it is! I feel my halo glowing...is it sparkly?
Moxon, despite her lack of faith in rosy blueness, does have very nice taste in thermo-cervical devices.
No, it only looks like a Puli; it's not a real Puli.
Thank you (I think) Catscan. It seems the CHICKSS are too busy arguing about rose colours to bother looking at the link I provided of potential neck warmer design material. Grumble...
Your halo has always been sparkly. It goes with the tiny silver bells laugh.
You're welcome, Moxon. The unstockinged ones are so easily distracted by trivialities. One can only hope enscarfment will help them settle.
Now I think it is time that we all come to accept that it was indubitably a Pooka (aka Puca).
I looked! its pretty. I'm not sure about buttoning something to my neck as the small children I babysit might take that as a handle with which to lever themselves up onto my neck & start clinging like the little monkeys they are. Give me a bit to consider this. Might not be a bad option.. just as long as it also can double as a nice straight non button scarf.
this is pretty too.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32980182&ref=sr_gallery_6&&ga_search_query=scarf&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&includes[]=tags
Oh Cat... harvey is my fav!!!
It is lovely greykyttyn--maybe not $95 worth to buy--but certainly to make.
Did I notice some slightly lichenly slouch hats at the same site?
MIne too, frans!
o yes.. i saw those too. quite interesting also... I was not looking at prices.. bc i know someone who can usually figure out the patterns. :) I also wasn't so much looking at the way the color was put into it as I would take a something similar in solid or striped or whatever way. I was mainly liking the shape & the way it draped around the head without being so very bulking like those sometimes can appear to be.
Whereas... I am laughing so hard I can barely type...
Whereas... I am wondering what a gingerbread crust might do to the Jay's DDDP***P***
Whereas.... The Christmas tress was wonderfully decorated by me and Billy and Mr Ronnie who had the patience of a saint to put up with Me and Billy...
Whereas.... I finally lit the Ventless heater that has been in my house since I moved in and had I known it worked so good, I would have lit it last year
Whereas... I am still laughing jolly and inebriated by the conversations above...
Whereas..... I think Billy will be one lucky boy Wren and all of us are truly blessed to have all of you in our lives...
Whereas... Not only did I enjoy the official bylaws that CMoxon so valiantly typed, and I did look at her link.... How many times do you think it would wrap around??
Whereas.... I officially submit my application to become a member of CHICKSS
Is this enough Whereas??? I am sure I have more.
u have to officially submit an application!!! o no.. i dont want to be left out..
Therefore, I, Greykyttyn, happily submit my application to become a member of the group currently known as CHICKSS.
Whereas.. I forgot to state my aura is still Yellow.... A lovely sunny aura with flecks of spontaneous joyest greens fluttering about..
Whereas.... I am still cackling by the 500 lights on the christmas tree...
Omigosh, I wander off to serve Canada goose to my family, wend my weary way upstairs, and come down this morning to find a whole panoply of suggestions wrapped in legalese drenched in p**** p** With chocolate no less!
What did Thursday Next have to say about the use of "u"s in our neighbours across the pond? I missed that although I have eagerly perused all tomes about said sleuth.
Re the paucity - nay, the total absence - of whereases, one could handily append one at the front of each Rule, Subpart, and SubSubpart. But then the document SCREAMS for a "Now be it Resolved" at the very end which could read thusly:
Therefore now be it Resolved that all members of CHICKSS shall duly abide by said Rules, Subparts, and SubSubparts under pain of Excommunication or Smothering in Scarves or Denial of P**** P**, should any member so breach said Rules, Subparts, and/or SubSubparts.
Roll call, please!
Wren I am a slow inableer (?you would not believe the words that my spell check tried to give me for that one) I have one foot lengh done on young Mr Billy's scarf.
Whereas I, jayryunen, am suitably impressed by MsJestr's ability to sling a whereas faster than anyone...
Whereas I am relieved we have left behind the thorny question of bluey roses...
Whereas said party sincerely hopes that a sufficiency of NWD keeps the blood to all the chickenheads heads warm enough to enable further splendiferous and sparkly thoughts to continue during the Holiday Season and beyond...
Whereas certain equids with very long ears would gleefully strangle me if I had anything wrapped around my neck...
Therefore it is hereby resolved that I too want to submit an official application for CHICKSS in an auxillary, supportive, pie baking role.
Whereas g_g requested info on the 'u' situation...
And whereas I got tangled in my whereas's and fell on my whatsit...
let me just cut to the chase and post the relevant info with no further ado...
Thursday Next, Vol. 3 "The Well of Lost Plots", p. 107... minutes from Jurisfiction Session No. 40319, to-whit...
"Remember that craze a few years back in the BookWorld for sending chain letters? Receive a letter and send one on to ten friends? Well, someone has been overenthusiastic with the letter 'U'--I've got a report here from the Text Sea Environmental Protection Agency saying that reserves of the letter 'U' have reached dangerously low levels--we need to decrease consumption until stocks are brought back up. Any suggestions?"
"How about using a lower-case 'n' upside down?" said Benedict.
"We tried that with 'M' and 'W' during the great 'M' migration of '62; it never worked." ['M's migrate? Who knew!?]
"How about respelling what, what?" suggested King Pellinore, stroking his large white mustache. "Any word with the -our ending could be spelt -or, don'tchaknow."
"Like neighbor instead of neighbour?"
"It's a good idea," put in Snell. "Labor, valor, flavor, harbor---there must be hundreds. If we confine it to one geographical area, we can claim it as a local spelling idiosyncrasy."
Aha, it comes back to me! I do love Thursday Next. His other series isn't nearly as clever, and Fforde was even waning a bit as he proceeded with Thursday's adventures, but his first ones were a sheer delight!
I do wonder why we de-"u" those words when our mates are so generous with them.
I believe it's become a cap and trade sort of system...
developing countries must be brought into line on this. I've noticed Africa is absolutely profligate in it's use of 'u'.
We have traded the use of 'u' for other letters... eg.
"We'll hang up th' door at fur end o' th' shop an' write on't 'Seth Bede, the Methody, his work.' Here, Jim, lend's hould o' th' red-pot."
By golly the Brits have got such an overage of 'u's they're throwing them in everywhere, but they've clearly got some serious restrictions on other let'rs.
Methinks we got the better end of the deal.
With regard to the letter U, don't forget that we Canadians also use it, as do the Aussies. It is favoured by many countries indeed!
Right, here is the next revision of the official rules (which were not actually finished and which would have had a "be it resolved" clause but I am very appreciative of the provided BIR clause because now I don't have to think of one on this last day of studying evidence which is frying my whereas brain):.
NOTE! Lots of new rules and amendments for the delight of the CHICKSS!!!
New rules and subparts and subsubparts may be added as required henceforth.
WHEREFORE AND WHEREAS a group has been formed or created, and further wherein said group shall be herein known as the "Chicken Heads Insisting on Crocheted & Knitted Scarves Sulk" hereinafter referred to as CHICKSS, and whereas said CHICKSS have banded together in common purpose and action, the following rules shall apply.
Rule 1 WHEREAS the CHICKSS shall allow membership of any member in good standing, wherein said member desires a crocheted or knitted scarf, and wherein said member plays by the rules, the CHICKSS hereby declare membership to be open, subject to the clause of Rule 2 and Subpart B1.
Subpart A: WHEREAS such member as has been admitted to CHICKSS should not be desirous of a crocheted or knitted scarf, and whereas such lack of desire may cause other members to roll their eyes, gnash their teeth, or wish that they lived in warmer climes, acceptable substitutes include cowls, muffs, mufflers, shrugs, neck warmers, and other similar forms of attire.
Subpart A1: WHEREAS it may occur that a member wishes none of the items, but wishes to join for the solidarity of the CHICKSS movement, said member shall give good reason why they do not wish such an item, and be admitted upon approval of a quorum of the members. WHEREAS all members sincerely wish to prevent interlopers from the dangerous and insidious "knitted and crocheted fanny pack wearers" group, and also the "crocheted and knitted bikini supporters" group, from which CHICKSS wishes to remain entirely unaffiliated, this rule shall be strictly enforced.
Subsubpart A1ab-sub-c: WHEREAS such members exist as defined in Subpart A1, they can be referred to in the following ways, or any combination thereof: Auxiliary Members, Supporting Members, Peanut Gallery Members, Baking Members, Pom-Pom Cheering Squad Members, Fruit Bat Fancier Members, or any other term agreed upon by the member as deemed suitable by the whole.
Subsubpart A1fg-sub-q: WHEREAS such members exist who wish to join in the preparation of neck warming devices, such members may refer to themselves as Enablers, and may be either C-Enablers or K-Enablers depending on their choice of crochet or knitting. Such members are gleefully adored by all other members. Further whereas any member may make more than one neck warming device, they shall be known as SUPEREnablers, and shall be showered with love and baked goods.
Subpart A2: WHEREAS it is to be recognized that a muffler is also a vehicular component in many parts of the world, and further WHEREAS CHICKSS does not recommend the wrapping of vehicular components around the neck for warmth, nor for any other reasonable purpose, this subpart is hereby the vehicular safety clause.
SubSubpart A35: WHEREAS members may or may not, at whimsy, contribute non-desirous crocheted and knitted anomalies, including sparkly or non sparkly anomalies, potentially including knitted or crocheted vehicular parts, or other oddities, all members shall be festive and silly upon the revealing of such anomalies.
SubSubSubpart S22: WHEREAS members are interested in socks, this too shall be encouraged, because socks are part of the venerable history of the CHICKSS, and all discussion of socks and wearing of same (except for member Grownut) shall be celebrated.
Rule 2 WHEREAS CHICKSS, while not generally being an overly formal organization, recognizes the need for a date established for the close of registration, the following rule shall apply. Accordingly, registrants may continue to provide information regarding personal preferences, but after December 18, 2009, no further sulkers expectant of neck ornamentation whether functional, decorative or both, may append their requests to the established order.
Subpart B1: WHEREAS it is to be made clear that further members may in fact join CHICKSS in the event that further sulking is found to be within recognized group parameters, and that such latecoming members may submit information for future sulking events, should such events be officially held.
Subpart B2: WHEREAS it is also to be made clear that "personal preferences" is intended to be relevant to neck ornamentation and not to other such proclivities as members may have unless they are suitable for discussion in the CHICKSS milieu.
Subsubpart B47: WHEREAS it is envisioned that the FaceBook page of Moxon may be suitable for broader discussions, such may be used thereupon.
Subsubpart B267-a: WHEREAS no member shall expect any neck warming device to be delivered upon any particular schedule, all members shall appreciate any neck warming device no matter its date of arrival, even if it is to be worn in the next appropriate season, which may not be this particular season, since some of the Enabler members are slow knitters and crocheters, and since the knitting and crocheting of all neck warming devices is done out of the goodness of their hearts and not on a tight schedule.
Rule 3: WHEREAS the CHICKSS are very linguistically inclined, the use of whereas is encouraged and supported in any and all conversations, should the member be suffering from a lack of whereases.
Rule 4: WHEREAS the CHICKSS are also interested in refreshment, the following subrules shall apply.
Subrule i The mentioning of pies or any other baked goods involving the pecan nut shall not be mentioned in the presence of Moxon, who has an unfortunate habit of passing out without notice, due to her predilection for said nuts. Therefore, all such items will be referred to as Pethuds, such as pethud pie, pethud rolls, etc. in order that Moxon shall retain consciousness.
Subrule ii The throwing of cupcakes is strictly forbidden.
Subrule iii The sharing of recipes involving eggs is strongly encouraged
THEREFORE NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT all members of CHICKSS shall duly abide by said Rules, Subparts, Subrules and SubSubparts under pain of Excommunication or Smothering in Scarves or Denial of Pethud Pie in any flavour variation, should any member so breach said Rules, Subparts, Subrules, and/or SubSubparts.
Moxie, BRILLIANT! And I am honoured that my contribu-u-tions have been adoupted.
Didn't mean to leave out Canadians and Australians in my u-musings. I figured that was understood since they also swear fealty to Her Majesty the Queen, that being a prerequisite for immoderate and unstinting use of "u."
Excellent!
FRAN! Where are you and why have you not submitted your preferences. After all, I believe you were the initiator of the sulk.
Not able to keep up today, but Virginians use the "u" without any sort of swearing to queens required...
(lol, all my grade school buddies use it as do I, had to laugh...)
Grownut, you should at least consult new rule subsubpart S22, since it mentions you.
Oh wow... I think CMOXON's got us beat, MsJestr. Never in all my bourne days have I seen such a lightening fast use of whereas's... and the opening salee of whereas combined with wherefore.... high caliber stuff for sure. Hit the mark from 1000 paces. Yupsters, I think we are seeing the birth of a fer sure high powered legal sharpe shooter!
yes, er, well...my thanks and homage to the sockies...;)