[MR] Re: C & F of..the Pet Peeve(Long and ridiculous)

Just so you'll recognize the symptoms....LOL  Lady Geva
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A fuuny bit from the Antir Steps List

 

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Chris Hansen

 

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Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:35:24 -0700 (PDT)

From: Catherine of Pembroke  harmony_keep at yahoo.com  

To: althea at alfalfapress.com 

Cc: steps at antir.sca.org 

Subject: Re: C   F of..the Pet Peeve(Long and ridiculous)

 

Sophia wrote:

    I've often wondered.....  Just what do pet peeves

  eat?  and how does one best

    care for them?

 

Dear Sophia;

The Pet Peeve is a domesticated cousin to the Wild

Peeves.

These wild varieties run in packs and beset people of

all ages and cultures--such attacks lead to

"peevishness" and can be particularly acute in the

very young and the very old.

The Pet Peeve, conversely takes on the qualities of

its host/owner and so, can manifest itself in a range

of manners from kind to crushing.

This manifestation takes place close to the heart of

your question of the diet of the Pet Peeve, dear lady;

 

Each Pet Peeve has specific appetites and is roused

from its normally dormant state at the presence of the

particular delicacy to which it is attuned.

For some Pet Peeves, this may be language-based,

either oral or written. An example would be my

normally gentle aunt whose peeve could be summoned

forth only by a third repetition of "ummm" in a

sentence.

Other peeves prefer bad table manners or other bodily

states such as fidgeting, ogling, etc.. Individuals

such as my good brother harbor unusual and rare

varieties. His pet peeve is respiratorially inclined

and had a fabulous feast at the expense of a young

lady he broke off with due to her, "loud and unnatural

breathing".

Cutting this missive to the proverbial chase:

The Pet Peeve takes its sustenance from the energies

released by both host and 'peeve perpetrator' alike at

the moment when the Peeve has enticed its owner into

opening his or her mouth.

Initial warning signs of an escaping and ready to feed

Pet Peeve are the flutterings of the stomach, general

restlessness and twitchings of the eyebrows and lips

of the host when presented with the Peeve's prey.

Vague notions of 'rightness' or in severe cases,

'righteousness' may wash over the host.

While the hosting of a Pet Peeve is by no means a

vilifiable offense (indeed, rare is the man or woman

without at least one!), it behooves the Peeve host to

ensure that their Pet Peeve is house-broken,

well-behaved and current on its shots. Licensing is

mandatory in some jurisdictions (such as the Steps).

Failure to do so may result in a lapsing of the Peeve

to it's 'wild' state with the resulting attacks of

'peevishness' rendering the host unfit company for man

or beast. Those fearing they may have a renegade Peeve

or be infested by a wild pack should immediately seek

out the counsel of a close friend or family member.

The only known cure in advanced stages is a swift,

painful kick in the...well-you understand.

Forgive the length of the posting. I hope that you may

find this note a mildly amusing diversion and that it

may be of some small use in sating your desire for

knowledge on the habits of the common Pet Peeve.

Regards,

Catherine

Proprietess of the AnTir Rescue Society for Abandoned

and Neglected Peeves (formerly The Guild of Pedantry)

(boy oh boy-that vacation can't come a moment too

soon-hmmn?)

 

--- Althea Turner  althea at alfalfapress.com   
wrote:

 

  Sofia who is now going to get back to chopping

  veggies for the stew for

  Saturday night.

--- ladygeva at earthlink.net 

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