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Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Percy von Wurzel Posted Apr 5, 2000
I'm having a really bad week. I could use a whole colony of Japanese purring weevils, living or undead, and a holiday. Speaking of which, is there any consensus on the feast of the ancestors (undead) idea?
I am certain that undead weevils would really enjoy attending their own memorial bash.
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 5, 2000
Feast of the Ancestors......hmmmm.......I LIKE IT!
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Nick O`Teen Posted Apr 6, 2000
Good Lord, NO! That's horrible! Oh...wait, I thought you said "Feast ON the Ancestors".
"Feast of the Ancestors" sounds good to me. 
Imagine a bunch of undead weevils having a collective wake for themselves.
P.S. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time, Perc. Hope the stressy parts go away soon.
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 6, 2000
Feast of the Ancestors it must be!
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Percy von Wurzel Posted Apr 7, 2000
Well Doc, give us a suitably hibernal date for this feast - but bear in mind that Iranian Bazooka Weevils will be busy trick or treating on certain days. In fact, Iranian Bazooka weevils should be the only creatures ever permitted to indulge in this ill-considered custom.
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 10, 2000
well, let's see here. St. Weevil's day is in August. We need at LEAST 3 months to recuperate from that (of course we may not want to recuperate from it!). January 15th should be the date of Feast on..of the Ancestors.
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Percy von Wurzel Posted Apr 11, 2000
January 15th sounds just right, but steady with the Freudian slips or you'll upset Kensington. Boswell doesn't mind Freudian slips. In fact he wants to buy one for his girlfriend - well,strictly speaking, female weevil friend.
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 11, 2000
Sorry about that. No offense Kensington.
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Nick O`Teen Posted Apr 12, 2000
Kensington says he didn't take any offense, and that he's looking forward to celebrating a brand new holiday. He says he hopes there's biscuits and corn syrup, and that he wouldn't mind a bit of marzipan gin thrown in there as well.
He just pinging up and down with glee from the anticipation of it all.
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 12, 2000
Don't get too excited Kensington, you have to wait 9 months till the celebration comes around.
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Nick O`Teen Posted Apr 12, 2000
Yes, but it's only four months 'til St. Weevil's Day.
He's just excited about discovering what festivities will be included in the new holiday. Besides, that level of excitement is nothing that a wee drop of marzipan gin won't ease to allow a diminutive weevil to get a good night's sleep.
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 12, 2000
True True. Now I and my Dementia Weevils can't wait!
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Nick O`Teen Posted Apr 13, 2000
OK, so I believe this is what we've come up with so far:
It's called the Feast of the Ancestors.
It's held on January 15.
It appears to involve some kind of winter activities, evening fires, reminiscing (telling of tales, I suppose), and perhaps acts as some kind of collective wake for those weevils in attendance who have become recently undead.
There will be digestive biscuits and corn syrup, as well as marzipan gin.
Let me know if I left anything out. It seems to be shaping up into another classically surreal weevil holiday, but I think there's still a ways to go before we have enough to describe a complete holiday.
Perhaps we could elaborate on some of these elements, like the winter activities, or the telling of tales. Some history behind the holiday would be great, too.
What about curling? This could provide a fun daytime winter competition for humans, whilst the weevils can have fun riding on the curling rocks. No?
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 13, 2000
There should be a snow weevil/snowman contest. The weevils make snow weevils that should resemble (if they damn well feel like it) a recently undead weevil. Us humans make snowmen of whatever. We have the undead weevils judge them.
The Good Doctor
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Percy von Wurzel Posted Apr 17, 2000
Curling would be great. Boswell says that whizzing across the ice on a large grey rock is almost as much fun as drinking Marzipan Gin. Of course only the younger weevils, ie,those yet to become undead,do this. Ride on the curling stones that is.
The telling of tales takes place around the hearth of the Great Hall of Ancestors or, in a pinch, around the hearth of a suitably welcoming inn. Boswell says that the first tale is always that of Ethelred the Undead and Olivia Oatweevil and that this is a tale of love overcoming adversity. Well, death actually. You can't get much more adverse than death can you?
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 18, 2000
Okay, so we have curling and a snowman/snowweevil contest. Anything else we need to add to the Feast of the Ancestors?
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Percy von Wurzel Posted Apr 20, 2000
We obviously need some sort of origin for this event. I was rather hoping that Nick might compose another epic along the lines of the St.Weevil's day non-massacre.
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") Posted Apr 20, 2000
Nick, we need origins!
Dr. D
Name the NEW HOLIDAY
Nick O`Teen Posted Apr 20, 2000
It still feels like there aren't enough elements to tie togther to form a rediculous, yet cohesive, origin. With St. Weevil's Day, all of the elements of the holiday celebration were used in the origin: grouse, exchanging of gifts, and a plucky weevil around whom the holiday was originally formed.
I can't write up the origin until we've finished coming up with the elements of the holiday celebration. Still feels like we need something slightly 'out there' (like the hedghog cuddling competition on St. Weevil's Day).
Have we finished, then? No other components needed?
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Name the NEW HOLIDAY
- 21: Percy von Wurzel (Apr 5, 2000)
- 22: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 5, 2000)
- 23: Nick O`Teen (Apr 6, 2000)
- 24: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 6, 2000)
- 25: Percy von Wurzel (Apr 7, 2000)
- 26: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 10, 2000)
- 27: Percy von Wurzel (Apr 11, 2000)
- 28: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 11, 2000)
- 29: Nick O`Teen (Apr 12, 2000)
- 30: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 12, 2000)
- 31: Nick O`Teen (Apr 12, 2000)
- 32: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 12, 2000)
- 33: Nick O`Teen (Apr 13, 2000)
- 34: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 13, 2000)
- 35: Percy von Wurzel (Apr 17, 2000)
- 36: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 18, 2000)
- 37: Percy von Wurzel (Apr 20, 2000)
- 38: Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.") (Apr 20, 2000)
- 39: Nick O`Teen (Apr 20, 2000)
- 40: Nick O`Teen (Apr 20, 2000)
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