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Old 07-22-2011, 08:18 AM   #65
Trilby
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Originally Posted by sexobon View Post
Let the old women who start the flame wars fight the flame wars.
While I understand how this could be your impression...I reject it as a general assumption about old women.

I wrote an entire paper on how the only decent people in all of Willie's MacBeth were the three crones. They worked together, they encouraged each other, they wished each other well in their endevours. They co-operated! They were like lovely socialists! *witch smilie here*
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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