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[oakenguy]

Back from the CT Faire, where I had a blast thanks in part to a large number of Pastimes folks running around, celebrating birthdays, clogging I-90 and going on to flummox the staff of Ruby Tuesdays.

At one point today I managed to fulfill a quest I've attempted but never managed in the last four or five faires I've attended--I bought a Scotch Egg. I'm very sad to report that it contains neither scotch nor Scotsmen. I mean, sure, the vendors will tell you it's a hardboiled egg coated in sausage and breadcrumbs and deep-fried...but how much harder could it be to boil an egg, coat it in sausage and breadcrumbs, deep-fry it, and make a little voice say "Crivens!" when you open it up?

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[nmsunbear.livejournal.com]

So besides the lack of Scotsmen inside, how was the Scotch Egg?

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Well, it was challenging. It was very tough on the outside. So if I'd had a knife...and a plate a little less flimsy than the paper one I had...and the plate hadn't been balanced on my lap...and it wasn't so windy...it probably would've been very good. And I wouldn't've wound up wearing so much of it.

[nmsunbear.livejournal.com]

Well, there's a blessing, at least; you didn't wind up wearing tiny Scotsmen! (Or maybe you would have enjoyed that. Hmm.)

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

CRIVENS!

[ketala.livejournal.com]

That's what a Scotch egg is? Aww... Now I wish I'd gotten one...

And had some scotch with it...

Perhaps if Rowdy Roddy Piper offered you a Scotch egg?

[kissoflife.livejournal.com]

Just to pretend there's a brilliant tie-in to the Scotch Egg debacle here... if I asked quite randomly if you could be up for, say, inventing a confection of a ghost 'with Walter Denton's head on it!' (WD being gawky teen), could you imagine embarking on such an enterprise?? Being excited by it?
For a certain Halloween show, even? Could it be tempting, moreso than a Scotch Egg, say?? *blink, blink slinkily*

[ketala.livejournal.com]

So I found a place in Salem that sells Scotch Eggs! With plate, knife and fork no less! It's the Old Spot on Essex St. They were delicious, so I must insist you come to Salem for some cider and Scotch Eggs!

So there!

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Well, if you insist :)

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

OK, now how could we get Terry Pratchett to write a bit with a Nac Mac Feegle saying "Crivens!" as he emerges from a Scotch Egg?

P.S. Did you see that the convention community moved? It's at nadwcon2009 now. Also, email "info@nadwcon.org" if you want to be on the newsletter list. :)

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

I'm a member *and* am watching it! (I'm not sure how that works, exactly, but it's quite exciting. ;) )

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Hee! Very.

Well, we should have more news REALLY SOON. I am waaaaiting on word from the Chair and Hotel Liason.

Also we have 2 other confirmed guests so far.