Regalia

Has anyone seen the Ceremonial Mace of Honour? It's not in the cabinet.

Is it not still propping up the Tracing Board?

Regalia? We have "kingship" here? I might have to sign off.

Regaling us with problems again?

Have you checked the spice cabinet? Next to the nutmeg grater?

>4 PhaedraB: First place I looked.

That's your problem then. You have to go to the LAST place you'll look.

Wasn't it hidden in the secret hiding space that no one is supposed to know about?

#2 I always understood that was the Flail of Righteousness.

That's my fault. Sorry. I took it out for a game of Trugo and the knob on the end fell off. It's in for repair at the moment.

Don't worry about security, they think it's a particularly flashy Trugo mallet and I have a couple of possums keeping an eye on the workshop.

Australia has possums?

Can they also restring it while it's in the shop?

I am pretty sure the Australian government will deny any involvement.

Naturally. As if we'd believe it.

#11 - We don't want it restrung unless they have approved material. That's the problem with it now.

>10 suitable1: Oh yes. Here is one of the Australian division of the Hugotontheonbiquiffinarians Squirrel Squadron in my back yard. This is how I pay them.



>11 SylviaC:/14 Noted. It's so very difficult to find proper dodo intestines these days.

I believe that moa guts are an acceptable substitute.

Moa guts! Because you never have enuf.

>17 PhaedraB: Thank you for that!

#9 - Did you pick up the one with the left-hand spin or the one with the right-hand spin?

Good job of misleading any foreign operatives out there, Jim #15.
We here in Aussie, only have 'undercover squirrels' in Zoos.
Your picture shows a 'possum' and its eating 'loquotes', I think. Yum.

ETA. Doesn't look like a ring tail. Bushy tail?

Never try to ID anything by tail types. There's a brisk underworld trade in caudal toupees.

The newly-refurbished Ceremonial Mace* of Honour has been replaced in the appropriate cabinet.

I put the invoice in the Great Circular Filing Cabinet, hunted down Guido and shook him until the petty cash fell out, and reimbursed myself for the cost of the repairs.

*>4 PhaedraB: "nutmeg grater" I 'got' it! ;)

Have the squirrels changed their coats now that it is truly not going to snow at least another 5 months ?( I wouldn't bet on longer)
Who is in charge of storage? ( and not the hamster I hope!)

>23 torontoc:
The squirrels are independent contractors, so they have to worry about their own coats.

As I recall (who has the minutes?) SylviaC was re-elected as Storage Chairperson during the lunch break at the last annual meeting. The Ceremonial Mace of Honour did look nice in its proper place.

>24 suitable1: You probably recall correctly. I missed that particular lunch break (I was still eating breakfast), therefore it is highly likely that I was elected for something.

By the way, the Ceremonial Mace of Honour has been refilled with fresh peppercorns!

Oh, good! Now we can get ready for our next lunch break!