So, I had a review on ffnet that made me wonder.

[of_anoesis]

It wasn't a nasty review, by any stretch. I was just someone giving their opinion about how Severus Snape would act. An opinion which was was different to my own - shock horror - but the examples they used...

They said: "I can see Snape as a spy, I can see him as a killer, I can see him writing sonnets to Lily and then tossing them in the

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[jenidralph]

Well, as a poster child for "good girl", I never swear. I mean, it's just rude.

As for what I think Severus would never do?

* Carry a pink parasol
* Paint his face and chest in Gryffindor colors and ride a lion into a quidditch match
* Keep a 200 foot long scorpion as a pet
* Molest a child
* Enter a cricket-spitting competition
* Fall in love with a Marauder (apologies to those who ship that way, but I just can't see it)
* Purchase feminine sanitary products
* Get a nose job

Oh, as to whether or not he would swear...?

Fuck yeah, he would!

[of_anoesis]

Well, I'm glad we had a good girl on hand to give us her honest fucking opinion... I mean... dammit!

cricket spitting competition? Oh, tell me those are real!

[jenidralph]

Unfortunately, they are. My mom's church has a "Harvest Festival" in lieu of a Halloween party. They had one. The kids loved it.

I nearly lost my lunch when my niece entered... and won!

It's fucking disgusting. :P

[of_anoesis]

.....

....I think you may have to explain the rules to me...

[of_anoesis]

Hang on, just looked this up on Wiki.

I may still need this explaining.

[jenidralph]

LOL... the Wiki says "dead cricket". Mom's church used live ones (from a bait shop, I'm guessing).

[jenidralph]

There is a container of live crickets. The people in charge give a few to each participant. The participant puts one into his/her mouth and spits it. Whoever spits their cricket the farthest wins.

I had never heard of it before this particular festival.

[of_anoesis]

I can't even... this is just too immense. Have you submitted any prompts to the sshg promptfest, yet? Because if not, this has winning prompt all over it!

[jenidralph]

LOL! I've already submitted mine. This never even entered my mind. Maybe someone else will grab it. :)

[hbart]

What's even better is that it isn't like some rogue gang of kids in a pickup game of cricket spit: it's a church. Not that it's a satanic sport or anything, but now all I can picture is little old ladies in their Sunday finest placing bet on and cheering for their favorite bug spitter.