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Robyn Bankes Posted Feb 24, 2003
My bag doesn't have a..........MY! Those are Le Crueset frying pans! About £40 each in John Lewis stores.
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Little Miss Muffet (featuring Gladys the Spider) Posted Feb 25, 2003
*Little Miss Muffet produces a guitar from behind a bush*
[LLM] A little musical diversion.
[Gladys 
]: *to the tune of Ghost Riders in the Sky*
Old Reb and Zello they rode out one dark and windy day
At Peta Gulch the Posse won and sent them on their way
But they came back in ghostly form to join our little jaunt
And wearing granny's bonnet, the jailhouse they did haunt
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in disguise
They sidled up to Billy Kid. His gun they tried to steal
But he was just too quick for them when movement he did feel
He took some string, he locked his gun and looked up in the sky
The rest of us got on with things and ignored their mournful cry
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in disguise
They waited at the crossroads to give us a surprise
While we were in the garden being shot at by three mice
It's hard to be quite certain just what will happen next
But we'll wager everything we've got that they'll be sorely vexed.
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in disguise
So listen to this song we sing and heed the lesson good
If you don't pay attention as we advise you should
Like Reb and Zello you'll end up as every cowboy dreads
A-tryin' to catch up with the herd across these endless threads
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in disguise
Ghost riders in disguise
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Humpty Dumpty (and Chicken Little, his chicken) Posted Feb 25, 2003
*Gasps in horror at the fried eggs on Fanny's apron*
How could you! Oh, how could you! 
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Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence Posted Feb 25, 2003
*stands to applaud the Ghost Song* Huzzah! Huzzah!
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Pansy Ffing Posted Feb 25, 2003
*Pansy stops chasing 
and pulls herself up to her full height. She thrusts her bodice in Humpty's direction.*
Fanny? I'll have you know, I'm a Pansy and proud of it.
*Pansy flounces off stage once more, waving to the audience as she goes, loudly and tunelessly singing the last verse of the ghost song.*
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in disguise
Ghost riders in disguise
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Coniraya Posted Feb 25, 2003
*applauds loudly*
Yay, brilliant!
*bits the top off a Cadbury's Creme Egg*
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Feb 25, 2003
(B4 nudges Asteroid Lil)
Definitely 'worth the price of admisssion', I must admit. Thanks for inviting me over for this.
Encore! Encore! 
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Feb 25, 2003
Admission was free.
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Feb 25, 2003
(B4 gets down on his hands and knees, crawls on the floor past Lil, then stops in front of Amy the 
's seat. He leans close to her, getting face-to-face, eye-to-eyes. Any closer and Amy's antennae would tickle his brow.)
All I meant, dear, was that this is 'priceless'. Worth anything it would take to attend.
(He gingerly takes one of Amy the 's forelegs on the tip of his index finger, gives it a dainty little kiss, graces her with another of his , then scuttles back to his own seat and makes himself comfortable again.)
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Feb 25, 2003
Just as long as you buy the CD when it's released .
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Coniraya Posted Feb 25, 2003
It should win a Grammy! Such an excellent sound track.
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The Ghost of Rebjello Posted Feb 25, 2003
*Staggers, or rather, drifts back after being shot, clutching the new hole in his chest.*
OOOooooOOoooOOOo [Ahhhhhh! They got me!]
*Collapses on the ground.*
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The Ghost of Zello (now with a crash helmet and goggles) Posted Feb 25, 2003
*Rushes over to Rebjello*
OoooOOOoo OOOoooooo [Reb! Reb! Speak to me!]
OooooOOOOooo [Hey! Wait a minute - yer already dead!]
*Kicks Rebjello*
OooooOOOOOooooooOO [Get up, you idjit!]
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The Ghost of Rebjello Posted Feb 25, 2003
*Opens one eye. Looks around. Opens the other. Sits up.*
OOooooOOOOoooo [Hey, thanks, buddy. You saved my death.]
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Thistle Howl - a frighteningly cute Critter of the Night Posted Feb 25, 2003
*staggers about, eyes screwed shut, and trying to breath through her mouth*
Ooooooo! I'b ot eco-pasm i'b by ose!!! I'b ibhailed ah ost!!! An't beeth, an't beeth...!
*finally, with a mighty sneeze, Thistle manages to clear her sinuses of stray ectoplasm. But she was already teetering off balance, and this sneeze sends her stumbling into the foliage.*
Help! I've done a face plant right in the Monkscap! Help!
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Mysterious Stranger Posted Feb 26, 2003
*the cry for help finally makes him come out of the stupor caused by seeing Pansy in her - um - nightwear before he had the time to turn his back*
*takes a few long strides and grabs hold Thistle Howl and starts pulling*
Little one, you had better get away from that monkscap!
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Cinders Posted Feb 26, 2003
Thistle, Thistle are you alright?
*rushes over to the little critter*
Don't be rough with her Mr Mysterious!
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Mysterious Stranger Posted Feb 26, 2003
Rough? Moi?
Mademoiselle - I do not think you realize how serious this situation is!
*pulls even harder*
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Thistle Howl - a frighteningly cute Critter of the Night Posted Feb 27, 2003
*with the Stranger's help Thistle escapes from the weeds, but she's far from steady on her feet. At first it appears that all her fur is bristling as if she is enraged; but on second glance it looks more as if she is swelling up. It is difficult to tell through all the fur, but Thistle seems to be turning bright red.
She trys to get something out of a sweater pocket, but Thistle is having trouble bending at swollen joints. She also has trouble drawing enough air to speak.*
Puff-Ah, Puff-Ah!
*Thistle tries to pantomime something. It looks as if she's trying to shoot herself in the face.*
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- 101: Robyn Bankes (Feb 24, 2003)
- 102: Little Miss Muffet (featuring Gladys the Spider) (Feb 25, 2003)
- 103: Humpty Dumpty (and Chicken Little, his chicken) (Feb 25, 2003)
- 104: Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence (Feb 25, 2003)
- 105: Pansy Ffing (Feb 25, 2003)
- 106: Titania (gone for lunch) (Feb 25, 2003)
- 107: Coniraya (Feb 25, 2003)
- 108: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Feb 25, 2003)
- 109: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Feb 25, 2003)
- 110: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Feb 25, 2003)
- 111: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Feb 25, 2003)
- 112: Coniraya (Feb 25, 2003)
- 113: The Ghost of Rebjello (Feb 25, 2003)
- 114: The Ghost of Zello (now with a crash helmet and goggles) (Feb 25, 2003)
- 115: The Ghost of Rebjello (Feb 25, 2003)
- 116: Thistle Howl - a frighteningly cute Critter of the Night (Feb 25, 2003)
- 117: Mysterious Stranger (Feb 26, 2003)
- 118: Cinders (Feb 26, 2003)
- 119: Mysterious Stranger (Feb 26, 2003)
- 120: Thistle Howl - a frighteningly cute Critter of the Night (Feb 27, 2003)
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