Margaret Layne
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While having an afternoon stare yesterday, I found myself really listening to "The 12 Days of Christmas" and it struck me that there are a lot of birds involved. I mean really an unholy number of birds, especially if you consider that "5 golden rings" probably refers
03:02 PM - Dec 27, 2023
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Margaret Layne
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to golden ring-necked pheasants, and that the guy is giving her *each day* all of the cumulative gifts from the previous days, plus the gift for the current day. I haven't done the exact math, but it adds up to a helluva lot of birds. Does she have a bird sanctuary? Is she
03:02 PM - Dec 27, 2023
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Margaret Layne
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starting one and needs to populate it? Or, as I suspect, did she at some point just randomly mention in passing that she quite liked birds and now she's in this avian sorcerer's-apprentice situation?

Probably I should go for a walk.
03:02 PM - Dec 27, 2023
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