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<BODY>Just so you'll recognize the symptoms....LOL Lady Geva
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A href="mailto:Chrish@longpainting.com" title=Chrish@longpainting.com>rolling-thunder@ansteorra.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [thndr] Fwd: Re: C & F of..the Pet Peeve(Long and ridiculous)</DIV>
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<DIV>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:35:24 -0700 (PDT)</DIV>
<DIV>From: Catherine of Pembroke <<A href="mailto:harmony_keep@yahoo.com">harmony_keep@yahoo.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: <A href="mailto:althea@alfalfapress.com">althea@alfalfapress.com</A></DIV>
<DIV>Cc: <A href="mailto:steps@antir.sca.org">steps@antir.sca.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: C & F of..the Pet Peeve(Long and ridiculous)</DIV>
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<DIV>Sophia wrote:</DIV>
<DIV>> > I've often wondered..... Just what do pet peeves</DIV>
<DIV>> eat? and how does one best</DIV>
<DIV>> > care for them?</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Sophia;</DIV>
<DIV>The Pet Peeve is a domesticated cousin to the Wild</DIV>
<DIV>Peeves.</DIV>
<DIV>These wild varieties run in packs and beset people of</DIV>
<DIV>all ages and cultures--such attacks lead to</DIV>
<DIV>"peevishness" and can be particularly acute in the</DIV>
<DIV>very young and the very old.</DIV>
<DIV>The Pet Peeve, conversely takes on the qualities of</DIV>
<DIV>its host/owner and so, can manifest itself in a range</DIV>
<DIV>of manners from kind to crushing.</DIV>
<DIV>This manifestation takes place close to the heart of</DIV>
<DIV>your question of the diet of the Pet Peeve, dear lady;</DIV>
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<DIV>Each Pet Peeve has specific appetites and is roused</DIV>
<DIV>from its normally dormant state at the presence of the</DIV>
<DIV>particular delicacy to which it is attuned.</DIV>
<DIV>For some Pet Peeves, this may be language-based,</DIV>
<DIV>either oral or written. An example would be my</DIV>
<DIV>normally gentle aunt whose peeve could be summoned</DIV>
<DIV>forth only by a third repetition of "ummm" in a</DIV>
<DIV>sentence.</DIV>
<DIV>Other peeves prefer bad table manners or other bodily</DIV>
<DIV>states such as fidgeting, ogling, etc.. Individuals</DIV>
<DIV>such as my good brother harbor unusual and rare</DIV>
<DIV>varieties. His pet peeve is respiratorially inclined</DIV>
<DIV>and had a fabulous feast at the expense of a young</DIV>
<DIV>lady he broke off with due to her, "loud and unnatural</DIV>
<DIV>breathing".</DIV>
<DIV>Cutting this missive to the proverbial chase:</DIV>
<DIV>The Pet Peeve takes its sustenance from the energies</DIV>
<DIV>released by both host and 'peeve perpetrator' alike at</DIV>
<DIV>the moment when the Peeve has enticed its owner into</DIV>
<DIV>opening his or her mouth.</DIV>
<DIV>Initial warning signs of an escaping and ready to feed</DIV>
<DIV>Pet Peeve are the flutterings of the stomach, general</DIV>
<DIV>restlessness and twitchings of the eyebrows and lips</DIV>
<DIV>of the host when presented with the Peeve's prey.</DIV>
<DIV>Vague notions of 'rightness' or in severe cases,</DIV>
<DIV>'righteousness' may wash over the host.</DIV>
<DIV>While the hosting of a Pet Peeve is by no means a</DIV>
<DIV>vilifiable offense (indeed, rare is the man or woman</DIV>
<DIV>without at least one!), it behooves the Peeve host to</DIV>
<DIV>ensure that their Pet Peeve is house-broken,</DIV>
<DIV>well-behaved and current on its shots. Licensing is</DIV>
<DIV>mandatory in some jurisdictions (such as the Steps).</DIV>
<DIV>Failure to do so may result in a lapsing of the Peeve</DIV>
<DIV>to it's 'wild' state with the resulting attacks of</DIV>
<DIV>'peevishness' rendering the host unfit company for man</DIV>
<DIV>or beast. Those fearing they may have a renegade Peeve</DIV>
<DIV>or be infested by a wild pack should immediately seek</DIV>
<DIV>out the counsel of a close friend or family member.</DIV>
<DIV>The only known cure in advanced stages is a swift,</DIV>
<DIV>painful kick in the...well-you understand.</DIV>
<DIV>Forgive the length of the posting. I hope that you may</DIV>
<DIV>find this note a mildly amusing diversion and that it</DIV>
<DIV>may be of some small use in sating your desire for</DIV>
<DIV>knowledge on the habits of the common Pet Peeve.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Catherine</DIV>
<DIV>Proprietess of the AnTir Rescue Society for Abandoned</DIV>
<DIV>and Neglected Peeves (formerly The Guild of Pedantry)</DIV>
<DIV>(boy oh boy-that vacation can't come a moment too</DIV>
<DIV>soon-hmmn?)</DIV>
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<DIV>--- Althea Turner <<A href="mailto:althea@alfalfapress.com">althea@alfalfapress.com</A>> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>> Sofia who is now going to get back to chopping</DIV>
<DIV>> veggies for the stew for</DIV>
<DIV>> Saturday night.</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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