Poem: "The Care and Feeding of Peeves"

Sep 06, 2016 19:28

This poem was inspired by LJ user Ng_moonmoth. It has been sponsored by
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Whee! So much fun! ng_moonmoth September 7 2016, 01:18:28 UTC
Just what I asked for. And, of course, the Monster House storyline is exactly the right place.

Amusing and interesting that there's a name for the category of being that includes incarnated peeves.

Loved the ending! Understanding that something has a function that can be useful goes a long way toward making it a normal part of the environment.

Thanks for the poem, and the insights it provided.

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Re: Whee! So much fun! pocketnaomi September 7 2016, 01:31:11 UTC
That was awesome, Ysabet; thank you. I really love the flock of scapegoats; I want a few now!

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Re: Whee! So much fun! ng_moonmoth September 7 2016, 05:25:44 UTC
>> I really love the flock of scapegoats; I want a few now! <<

I would hazard a guess that their hair is not well suited to use in fiber arts. I suspect it is coarse and difficult to spin, and the result is likely rather rough. These would, however, be desirable properties for anyone wishing to work up a Hair Shirt; someone who wished to do so might well be interested.

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Re: Whee! So much fun! ysabetwordsmith September 7 2016, 05:29:26 UTC
Well, it would depend on the type of goat. Some breeds, most notably the Angora, are quite prized for fiber production. A majority of goats have coarse hair as you have observed, and I agree that a Hair Shirt made from scapegoats would be a truly memorable artifact.

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cat_sanctuary September 7 2016, 20:17:12 UTC
(chortles) I forget at the moment who wrote a novel in which the peeve was visualized as a real alien animal, with a personality halfway between a cat's and a pig's, which it expressed by speaking fluent English.

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