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[essayel]

We all know kids have good imaginations, right? Well today the boss came into the office with a sheaf of letters from schoolies who had attended our 'Celts and Romans' school event [this is still going on by the way, I'm spending more time in sandals and a stola than my normal kit]. She read one to me, the highlight of which was:

...the bit I liked best was seeing Queen Boadicea's head on that metal thing with the babies on it.

"WHAT were you doing?" she asked me. "God, I can't leave you alone for a minute ...!"

The problem is, I can't think of a single thing I did or said that might be interpreted that way. We are waiting now for tha accusations of devil worship - AGAIN.

No I'm not joking about that. One woman's display of an old Welsh folk custom is another woman's satanic ritual. i suppose it all comes down to Jargon.

As did this email I received last week:

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I need to update so please can I have the CRUs for the AWB by Friday.

Cheers
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Ooookay - now I'm really confused.

Neeeeeed beer.

Comments

[innerslytherin]

That's not Satanic, it's the Mari Llwyd! Sheesh, don't people read Susan Cooper anymore?!

[essayel.livejournal.com]

Apparently not, though you'd think in Wales people might have heard of it.

As it is around Xmas each year we do our bit to promote a little seasonal creepiness.

Traditional, innit?