<whining> I want some afternoon wine on a verandah. I'm stuck in the bowels of my youngest daughter's room trying to identify mounds of objects she squirrels away back there. There's always a chance there's something *alive*. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Le Pesanteur et la Grâce Date: 8/7/2004 2:44:20 PM Central Daylight Time From: _Ursula@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: Ha! This was the solution employed by the minions of Emperor Qin (he of the terracotta army) when he died suddenly on one of his desparate promenades around his empire. His administrators feared the people would rip them in half if they no longer feared the living emperor, so they propped him up in his carriage and kept promenading (hurriedly back to the capital, don't you know). When he began to smell, they placed a cart full of fish in close proximity (to blame the smell on). Wasn't entirely successful -- the people found out -- drew and quartered the prime minister when they got their hands on him. So much for fooling the people... Thanks for reminding me. Now, you'll excuse me if I take my afternoon wine down to the front porch (or verandah in gearyspeak) where the air is sweet and warm. Ursula wondering how long it takes for a wee dead mouse to dessicate (and stop smelling) Erin Holder wrote: >Put something in the room that smells worse. > > >Solving problems in Toronto, >Erin > > > >Quoting Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > > >>A nice smoked trout is even better than salmon (or carp...). >> >>Btw: anyone know how to get dead-mouse smell out from behind >>baseboards? I can barely stand to come in and check for missives. >> >>Ursula, >>with a clothespin on her nose >> >> >> >>Paul Stone wrote: >> >> >> >>>And they (some japanese scientist dudes) made some salmon give birth to >>>trout. I think I prefer salmon. >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >>digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html